Mark active menu item django templatetag

active_menu.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from django import template
from django.core import urlresolvers

register = template.Library()

@register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
def current(context, url_name, return_value=' active', **kwargs):
    matches = current_url_equals(context, url_name, **kwargs)
    return return_value if matches else ''


def current_url_equals(context, url_name, **kwargs):
    resolved = False
    try:
        resolved = urlresolvers.resolve(context.get('request').path)
    except:
        pass
    matches = resolved and resolved.url_name == url_name
    if matches and kwargs:
        for key in kwargs:
            kwarg = kwargs.get(key)
            resolved_kwarg = resolved.kwargs.get(key)
            if not resolved_kwarg or kwarg != resolved_kwarg:
                return False
    return matches