""" Functions that modify an HTTP request or response in some way. """ # This group of functions are run as part of the response handling, after # everything else, including all response middleware. Think of them as # "compulsory response middleware". Be careful about what goes here, because # it's a little fiddly to override this behavior, so they should be truly # universally applicable. def conditional_content_removal(request, response): """ Removes the content of responses for HEAD requests, 1xx, 204 and 304 responses. Ensures compliance with RFC 2616, section 4.3. """ if 100 <= response.status_code < 200 or response.status_code in (204, 304): if response.streaming: response.streaming_content = [] else: response.content = b'' response['Content-Length'] = '0' if request.method == 'HEAD': if response.streaming: response.streaming_content = [] else: response.content = b'' return response