How can I implement custom Django middleware for request/response processing?

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I'm working on a Django project and encountering an issue with Django forms. Here's my current implementation:


# models.py
# views.py
from django.shortcuts import render
from .models import Article

def article_list(request):
    articles = Article.objects.all()
    for article in articles:
        print(article.author.username)  # N+1 problem here
    return render(request, 'articles.html', {'articles': articles})

The specific error I'm getting is: "django.db.utils.DataError: value too long for type character varying(100)"

I've already tried the following approaches:

  • Checked Django documentation and Stack Overflow
  • Verified my database schema and migrations
  • Added debugging prints to trace the issue
  • Tested with different data inputs

Environment details:

  • Django version: 5.0.1
  • Python version: 3.11.0
  • Database: PostgreSQL 15
  • Operating system: macOS Ventura

Has anyone encountered this before? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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Asked by abadi
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2 Answers

18

Here's a comprehensive approach to implementing JWT authentication in Django REST Framework:

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'rest_framework',
    'rest_framework_simplejwt',
]

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',
    ),
    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
    ],
}

from datetime import timedelta
SIMPLE_JWT = {
    'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(minutes=60),
    'REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(days=7),
    'ROTATE_REFRESH_TOKENS': True,
}
# urls.py
from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import (
    TokenObtainPairView,
    TokenRefreshView,
)

urlpatterns = [
    path('api/token/', TokenObtainPairView.as_view()),
    path('api/token/refresh/', TokenRefreshView.as_view()),
]
# Custom serializer for additional user data
from rest_framework_simplejwt.serializers import TokenObtainPairSerializer

class CustomTokenObtainPairSerializer(TokenObtainPairSerializer):
    @classmethod
    def get_token(cls, user):
        token = super().get_token(user)
        token['username'] = user.username
        token['email'] = user.email
        return token
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Answered by abdullah 1 week, 4 days ago
Bronze 60 rep
13

The difference between threading and multiprocessing in Python is crucial for performance:

Threading (shared memory, GIL limitation):

import threading
import time

def io_bound_task(name):
    print(f'Starting {name}')
    time.sleep(2)  # Simulates I/O operation
    print(f'Finished {name}')

# Good for I/O-bound tasks
threads = []
for i in range(3):
    t = threading.Thread(target=io_bound_task, args=(f'Task-{i}',))
    threads.append(t)
    t.start()

for t in threads:
    t.join()

Multiprocessing (separate memory, no GIL):

import multiprocessing
import time

def cpu_bound_task(name):
    # CPU-intensive calculation
    result = sum(i * i for i in range(1000000))
    return f'{name}: {result}'

# Good for CPU-bound tasks
if __name__ == '__main__':
    with multiprocessing.Pool(processes=4) as pool:
        tasks = [f'Process-{i}' for i in range(4)]
        results = pool.map(cpu_bound_task, tasks)
        print(results)

Concurrent.futures (unified interface):

from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, ProcessPoolExecutor

# For I/O-bound tasks
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
    futures = [executor.submit(io_bound_task, f'Task-{i}') for i in range(4)]
    results = [future.result() for future in futures]

# For CPU-bound tasks
with ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
    futures = [executor.submit(cpu_bound_task, f'Process-{i}') for i in range(4)]
    results = [future.result() for future in futures]
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Answered by abdullah3 1 week, 4 days ago
Bronze 90 rep

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