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Created July 31, 2014 15:09
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Configure jQuery to send 'X-CSRFToken' required by Django. With this piece of code loaded after jQuery, it's not necessary to config headers in every jQuery.post against Django.
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jquery-django-csrf.js
(function($){
if(!$) {
return;
}
var match = document.cookie.match(/csrftoken=(\w+)/);
var token = match ? match[1] : '';
$.ajaxSetup({
headers: { 'X-CSRFToken': token }
});
})(window.jQuery);
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The cookie name may vary according to Django configuration. More details in https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#csrf-cookie-name.

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