Ticket #9015: signal_connection_patch.2.diff

django/dispatch/dispatcher.py

@@ -28 +28 @@
         if providing_args is None:
             providing_args = []
         self.providing_args = set(providing_args)
-
+    
+    def deco_connect(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """Decorate a receiver, connecting it to sender for signal.""" 
+        # ``deco_connect`` is being called with a function.
+        if args: 
+            self.connect(*args, **kwargs) 
+            # Return the receiver, if being used for decoration. 
+            return args[0] 
+        # Create a wrapper which closes over the given kwargs, a sort-of
+        # implementation of currying.
+        def connection_wrapper(receiver): 
+            self.connect(receiver, **kwargs) 
+            return receiver
+        # Return this wrapper so that it can be used to decorate a function.
+        return connection_wrapper
+    
     def connect(self, receiver, sender=None, weak=True, dispatch_uid=None):
         """Connect receiver to sender for signal