ajax_upload

views

def ajax_upload( request ):
	if request.method == "POST":
		if request.is_ajax( ):
			# the file is stored raw in the request
			upload = request
			is_raw = True
			is_common = False
			# AJAX Upload will pass the filename in the querystring if it is the "advanced" ajax upload
			try:
				filename = request.GET[ 'qqfile' ]
			except KeyError:
				return HttpResponseBadRequest( "AJAX request not valid" )
		# not an ajax upload, so it was the "basic" iframe version with submission via form
		else:
			is_raw = False
			if len( request.FILES ) == 1:
				# FILES is a dictionary in Django but Ajax Upload gives the uploaded file an
				# ID based on a random number, so it cannot be guessed here in the code.
				# Rather than editing Ajax Upload to pass the ID in the querystring,
				# observer that each upload is a separate request,
				# so FILES should only have one entry.
				# Thus, we can just grab the first (and only) value in the dict.
				upload = request.FILES.values( )[ 0 ]
			else:
				raise Http404( "Bad Upload" )
			filename = upload.name

		# save the file
		success = save_upload( upload, filename, is_raw )

		# let Ajax Upload know whether we saved it or not
		import json
		ret_json = { 'success': success, }
		return HttpResponse( json.dumps( ret_json ) )