http://github.com/idlesign/django-siteprefs
django-siteprefs allows Django applications settings to come alive
Let's suppose you have your pretty settings.py file with you application:
from django.conf import settings MY_OPTION_1 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_1', True) MY_OPTION_2 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_2', 'No alien utopia // Will long survive our bravery') MY_OPTION_42 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_42', 42)
Now you want these options to be exposed to Django Admin interface:
from django.conf import settings
MY_OPTION_1 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_1', True)
MY_OPTION_2 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_2', 'No alien utopia // Will long survive our bravery')
MY_OPTION_42 = getattr(settings, 'MY_APP_MY_OPTION_42', 42)
# To be sure our app is still functional without django-siteprefs
# we use this try-except block.
try:
from siteprefs.toolbox import patch_locals, register_prefs
patch_locals() # This bootstrap is required before `register_prefs` step.
# And that's how we expose our options to Admin.
register_prefs(MY_OPTION_1, MY_OPTION_2, MY_OPTION_42)
except ImportError:
pass
We're done with the app. Now to your settings.py of your project.
Add siteprefs into INSTALLED_APPS;
Use siteprefs autodiscover_siteprefs function to locate all the options exposed by apps in your project:
from siteprefs.toolbox import autodiscover_siteprefs autodiscover_siteprefs()
Now you can view your settings in Django Admin.
If you want those settings to be editable through the Admin - siteprefs allows that too, and even more.
Read the docs ;)