from django.views import View from .. import render class AdminView(View): def final_template(self): return "%s/%s" % (self.templates_dir, self.template) def current_link(self, request): matched_url = request.resolver_match.url_name return "%s:%s" % (request.resolver_match.namespace, matched_url) def process_context(self, request, context): """simple hook for extending and manipulating template context.""" return context def render(self, request, context=None, template=None): context = context or {} context["root_link"] = self.root_link context["current_link"] = self.current_link(request) context = self.process_context(request, context) template = template or self.final_template() return render(request, template, context)