peeringdb-peeringdb/peeringdb_server/request.py

"""
Django HTTPRequest utilities.
"""

from peeringdb_server.context import current_request


def bypass_validation(request=None, check_admin=False):
    """
    Return whether the specified request is to bypass
    certain data quality validations. (#741)

    If not request is passed, attempt to get
    the current request from the current request
    context.

    If no request can be obtained this will return False.
    """

    if not request:
        with current_request() as _request:
            request = _request

    if not request or not getattr(request, "user", None):
        return False

    if check_admin:
        if not request or getattr(request, "path", None).startswith("/cp/") is not True:
            return False

    return request.user.is_superuser