whitenoise_index.py

from whitenoise import WhiteNoise


class WhiteNoiseIndex(WhiteNoise):
    
    index_file = 'index.html'
    
    def add_files(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(WhiteNoiseIndex, self).add_files(*args, **kwargs)
        index_urls = [url for url in self.files.keys() if url.endswith('/' + self.index_file)]
        for url in index_urls:
            new_url = url[:-len(self.index_file)]
            self.files[new_url] = self.files[url]
    
    def find_file(self, url):
        if url.endswith('/'):
            url = url + self.index_file
        return super(WhiteNoiseIndex, self).find_file(url)