> 1. I need basecamp-esque URLS i.e. [instance].maindomain.com where > [instance] is an "instance" of the application. I've looked at the > sites feature for this but I'm not 100% sure it's suitable with > constraint (2) below. Is there any (optionally anecdotal) evidence > either way to suggest that it will handle this?
Yes, Django can/does handle this. There's a modest write-up here: http://www.rossp.org/blog/2007/apr/28/using-subdomains-django/ This could be expanded to a middleware that attaches the hostname (or subdomain name) to the request object; or it could be implemented as a decorator that attaches itself to germane view functions and then mungs the call-signature or request object before handing it off to the actual view. > 2. Separate authentication for each instance. I'm not sure the user > auth stuff built into Django can do this on a per instance basis as it > lacks a ForeignKey against Site. Is this easy to hack in before I go > doing it or is there a more django-way of doing it? I'm not sure on this one. Depending on the scope of any cookies used, it may come for free, or you may have to do a little twiddling. > 3. Project / application structure. Should the "instance" code be an > application or a separate project? The concept of a "project" is actually a bit of a crutch. It's nice for getting up to speed quickly, but it does promote writing non-portable code. James gives a good rant^Wargument here: http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/nov/09/projects/ for why the idea of a project should be dumped in favor of more portable apps. It sounds like a single app can do all you need. If it got large, apps should usually split along functional/conceptual boundaries, not along data boundaries. My $0.02 -tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
