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
2104	[patch] Make admin view methods wrappable by user views for non-staff	garthk@…	nobody	"I'm trying to call admin views from my views to greatly simplify my code. My efforts are frustrated by this style of view definition in django.contrib.admin.views.main: 

{{{
def useful_view_method(request): 
   # ...
useful_view_method = staff_member_required(usefulmethod)
}}}

Thanks to the wrapper, the method is useful only to the admin interface unless I make a copy of it. Such a copy is inefficient, error-prone, and requires checking each Django code update. 

Making the unprotected view available as follows would let me wrap the view myself to whatever protection level I see fit: 

{{{ 
def _useful_view_method(request):
    # ...
useful_view_method = staff_member_required(_useful_view_method)
}}}

On a similar line of thinking: {{{change_list}}} needlessly insists on change permission. I'd like it to list regardless, as even mortals should be able to ''view'' the table I've got in mind. I can have my {{{change_stage}}} equivalent check permissions and then pass on to either a read-only view method or the ""official"" {{{change_stage}}}, at least once I can reach around the {{{staff_member_required}}} wrapper. "	enhancement	closed	contrib.admin		normal	wontfix		gary.wilson@…	Design decision needed	1	0	0	0	0	0