def block_raw(request, block_id):
"""
Renders the view associated with the block with the given ID.
The view will be rendered verbatim, and thus will *not*
constitute well-formed HTML. Use this to include the block in
existing pages not able to embed the view itself, for example
using AJAX.
:param request: the HTTP request that retrieved this view
:param block_id: the identifier of the block (usually its name)
:type block_id: string, integer or `GridBlock`
:rtype: the result of calling the block's view with this request
"""
block = GridBlock.get_or_404(block_id)
return render(
request,
'grid/block_indirect.html',
{
'box': block,
'template': template_of(block),
}
)
def grid_block(context, block_id):
"""
Renders the grid block of the given ID.
:param block_id: the ID (name or primary key) of the block
:type block_id: string, integer or `GridBlock`
:rtype: a template tag node
"""
# Effectively pass the entire existing context with the
# difference that 'box' is set to the block ID and 'template' to
# the actual template block_indirect should render.
# This is required for embedded views to work properly, just
# returning a context of {'box': GridBlock.get(block_id)} causes
# embedded views to break.
box = GridBlock.get(block_id)
context['box'] = box
context['template'] = views.template_of(box)
return context
