Attempt at append_slash, and backtrack.

core/context.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
-from troggle.core.models.troggle import Expedition
+# from troggle.core.models.troggle import Expedition
 
 """This is the only troggle-specific 'context processor' that troggle uses
 in the processing of Django templates

core/middleware.py

@@ -1,31 +1,48 @@
+import pathlib 
 from django import http
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import Resolver404, resolve
+from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
+from troggle import settings
 
 """Non-standard django middleware is loaded from this file.
 
 """
 todo = """SmartAppendSlashMiddleware(object) Not Working. 
-It needs re-writing to be compatible with Django v2.0 and later
+It needs re-writing. Can we make this work even though we have a catchall url rule ?
 """
 
 
-class SmartAppendSlashMiddleware(object):
+class TroggleAppendSlashMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
     """
     "SmartAppendSlash" middleware for taking care of URL rewriting.
 
     This middleware appends a missing slash, if:
     * the SMART_APPEND_SLASH setting is True
-    * the URL without the slash does not exist
-    * the URL with an appended slash does exist.
+    * the URL without the slash does not exist in urls.py
+    * the URL with an appended slash does exist in urls.py
     Otherwise it won't touch the URL.
+    
+    MODIFICATION
+    Since we have a universal catchall url pattern in urls.py, the usual way this works
+    won't ever trigger adding a slash. So we check for the existence of a file in expoweb,
+    not the existence of a pattern in urls.py...
+    
+    but site_media..
+    but css etc....
+    
+    CONCLUSION
+    This technique "works" but would be a maintence nightmare, so DO NOT USE IT
+    do NOT include 
+    troggle.core.middleware.TroggleAppendSlashMiddleware
+    in settings.py 
     """
 
     def process_request(self, request):
         """Called for every url so return as quickly as possible
-        Append a slash if SMART_APPEND_SLASH is set, the resulting URL resolves and it doesn't without the /
+        Append a slash if TROGGLE_APPEND_SLASH is set, the resulting URL resolves and it doesn't without the /
         """
-        if not settings.SMART_APPEND_SLASH:
+        if not settings.TROGGLE_APPEND_SLASH:
             return None
 
         if request.path.endswith("/"):
@@ -33,16 +50,31 @@ class SmartAppendSlashMiddleware(object):
 
         if request.path.endswith("_edit"):
             return None
+        
+        if request.path.startswith("/"):
+            relative_path = request.path[1:]
+        else:
+            relative_path = request.path
+            
+        for root in [settings.MEDIA_ROOT, settings.JSLIB_ROOT, settings.EXPOFILES, settings.SCANS_ROOT, settings.PHOTOS_ROOT]:
+            full_path = root / relative_path
+            print(f"+++++ MIDDLEWARE checking {root} / {relative_path} ")
+            if full_path.is_file():
+                print(f"+++++ MIDDLEWARE It IS a {root} file {full_path=} so use it as-is.")
+                return None
+            else:
+                print(f"+++++ MIDDLEWARE NOT a {root}file {full_path=}")       
 
         host = http.HttpRequest.get_host(request)
         old_url = [host, request.path]
-        if _resolves(old_url[1]):
-            return None
+        # if _resolves(old_url[1]):
+            # return None
 
-        # So: it does not resolve according to our criteria, i.e. _edit doesn't count
+        # So: it does not resolve according to our criteria, i.e. _edit doesn't count, and URL resolves doesn't count because of the catch all
         new_url = old_url[:]
         new_url[1] = new_url[1] + "/"
         if not _resolves(new_url[1]):
+            print(f"+++++ MIDDLEWARE add SLASH and resolves {old_url=} => {new_url=}")
             return None
         else:
             if settings.DEBUG and request.method == "POST":

core/views/logbook_edit.py

@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ def logbookedit(request, year=None, slug=None):
  
                 text = lbe.text
                 rows = max(5,len(text)/50)
-                print("IDENT",identified_login, who_are_you)
                 return render(
                     request,
                     "logbookform.html",

core/views/uploads.py

@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ def dwgupload(request, folder=None, gitdisable="no"):
         
     if identified_login:
         # disable editing the git id string as we get it from the logged-on user data
-        print(f"IDENTIFIED {identified_login}")
         form.fields["who_are_you"].widget.attrs["readonly"]="readonly"
     response = render(
         request,