Calling Django `reverse` in client-side Javascript

Question

I\'m using Django on Appengine. I\'m using the django reverse() function everywhere, keeping everything as DRY as possible.

However, I\'m having trouble

Answer 1

Good thing is to assume that all parameters from JavaScript to Django will be passed as request.GET or request.POST. You can do that in most cases, because you don't need nice formatted urls for JavaScript queries.

Then only problem is to pass url from Django to JavaScript. I have published library for that. Example code:

urls.py

def javascript_settings():
    return {
        'template_preview_url': reverse('template-preview'),
    }

javascript

$.ajax({
  type: 'POST',
  url: configuration['my_rendering_app']['template_preview_url'],
  data: { template: 'foo.html' },
});