id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 1268 [magic-removal] [patch] Allow access to the current user outside of a request jkocherhans Adrian Holovaty A common request is for modified_by and added_by fields. It's not currently possible to do these automatically in django beacuse the model/manipulator is decoupled from the request object, and the request is the only place that has access to the current user. A couple of attempts to address this issue have been made in #1132 and #1164. These were generally rejected. A common solution for this problem is to store the current user in a thread local. This ticket uses that approach. enhancement closed Core (Other) magic-removal normal wontfix upadhyay@… Unreviewed 1 0 0 0 0 0