store request in thread local data

browser/common.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ from loops.resource import Resource
 from loops.security.common import canAccessObject, canListObject, canWriteObject
 from loops.type import ITypeConcept
 from loops import util
-from loops.util import _
+from loops.util import _, saveRequest
 from loops import version
 from loops.versioning.interfaces import IVersionable
 
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class BaseView(GenericView, I18NView):
                 raise Unauthorized(str(self.contextInfo))
         except ForbiddenAttribute:  # ignore when testing
             pass
+        saveRequest(request)
 
     def checkPermissions(self):
         return canAccessObject(self.context)

util.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2006 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2012 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 """
 Utility functions.
-
-$Id$
 """
 
 import os
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 from zope.interface import directlyProvides, directlyProvidedBy
 from zope.i18nmessageid import MessageFactory
 from zope.schema import vocabulary
+from zope import thread
 
 import cybertools
 from loops.browser.util import html_quote
@@ -134,3 +133,12 @@ def getLogDirectory(request=None):
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(varDir), 'log')
 
 
+# store thread-local stuff
+
+local_data = thread.local()
+
+def saveRequest(request):
+    local_data.request = request
+
+def getRequest():
+    return local_data.request