New to Flask and Python. I've cloned a github Flask chat app example and am trying to get a referrer URL (i.e. the URL the user was in before going into my app). However, when I run the app locally, the referrer link always come back as None if the request comes from an external URL. If it is sent from within the app, I am getting the right referrer URL.
Here's the relevant bits of code. I've tried looking at previous questions, but couldn't find a solution.
My routing logic:
from flask import session, redirect, url_for, render_template, request
from . import main
from .forms import LoginForm
@main.before_request
def before_request():
print("Ref1:", request.referrer)
print("Ref2:", request.values.get("url"))
@main.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def index():
form = LoginForm()
ip_address = request.access_route[0] or request.remote_addr
print("ip_addr:", ip_address)
if form.validate_on_submit():
session['name'] = form.name.data
session['room'] = form.room.data
return redirect(url_for('.chat'))
elif request.method == 'GET':
form.name.data = session.get('name', '')
form.room.data = session.get('room', '')
return render_template('index.html', form=form)
@main.route('/chat')
def chat():
name = session.get('name', '')
room = session.get('room', '')
if name == '' or room == '':
return redirect(url_for('.index'))
return render_template('chat.html', name=name, room=room)
My main app code is:
#!/bin/env python
from app import create_app, socketio
app = create_app(debug=True)
if __name__ == '__main__':
socketio.run(app)
Would really appreciate any advice. Thanks!
