from json import dumps as json_dumps from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse from django.http import HttpResponse from django.shortcuts import redirect from django.template import RequestContext def redirect_message(request, message, type='info', owner=None): request.messages.set_flash(message, type, owner) return redirect(reverse('index')) def json_response(request, json=None, status=200, message=None): json = json or {} json.update({'code': status, 'message': unicode(message)}) response = json_dumps(json, sort_keys=True, ensure_ascii=False) return HttpResponse(response, content_type='application/json', status=status)