Hi Tomas,
Thanks again for your tips and code samples, I really appreciate it.
I really liked that technique of using __init__.py to add a constant
to the settings.py file. Very cool!
I get what you mean now when you say "I think hardcoding the 'app/'
directory is the usual way to do this, you should be the one naming
your /static/app/ directory anyways"... Here's my current solution:
Top of my widgets.py file:
from django.conf import settings
(I removed the crosshair function and put it in a JS file in my apps'
static folder)
class Media:
js = (
'%smy_app/my_app.js' % settings.STATIC_URL,
)
In my_app.js, I link to crosshair.gif using a root-relative URI:
div.innerHTML = '<img src="/static/sound/crosshair.gif">';
(sometimes I wish JS could link to things relatively from the JS file
like css files do... Oh well, no harm in linking from the root path
here.)
With all that said, I did experiment with your suggestions. One
problem I ran into, was that os.path.dirname(__file__) returned a
server path to my apps' static folder (which is what I originally
asked for)... I soon remembered/realized that I needed a path to the
static collected folder, hence the use of the settings.STATIC_URL in
my widgets.py file.
Well, long story short (too late), as you can see, I did end up
hard-coding my app name into the widget file.
Like I said, I do like your technique of using __init__.py to add
vars/constants to the settings file. At one point, I was considering
doing something like this:
# __init__.py
settings.APP_NAME = 'my_app'
# Widget media JS:
'%s%s/location.js' % (settings.STATIC_URL, settings.APP_NAME),
But maybe that's serious overkill?
Anyway, many thanks for the inspiration and kick in the right direction. :)
Have an excellent night!
Cheers,
Micky
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