mark active menu item as active

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* :support:`-` mark active menu item as active via context_processor and
+  corresponding template markup
 * :feature:`-` add links to webmail, phpmyadmin and phppgadmin
 
 * :release:`0.10.0 <2015-02-01>`

gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/context_processors.py

@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ This module provides context processor implementations for gnuviechadmin.
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+import logging
+
 from django.conf import settings
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 
 def navigation(request):
     """
@@ -24,4 +29,25 @@ def navigation(request):
         'phppgadmin_url': settings.GVA_LINK_PHPPGADMIN,
         'active_item': 'dashboard',
     }
+    if request.resolver_match:
+        viewfunc = request.resolver_match.func
+        viewmodule = viewfunc.__module__
+        if viewmodule == 'contact.views':
+            context['active_item'] = 'contact'
+        elif viewmodule == 'about.views':
+            context['active_item'] = 'about'
+        elif viewmodule in (
+            'hostingpackages.views', 'osusers.views', 'userdbs.views',
+            'managemails.views', 'websites.views', 'domains.views',
+        ):
+            context['active_item'] = 'hostingpackage'
+        elif viewmodule in (
+            'allauth.account.views', 'allauth.socialaccount.views'
+        ):
+            context['active_item'] = 'account'
+        else:
+            _LOGGER.debug(
+                'no special handling for view %s in module %s, fallback to '
+                'default active menu item %s',
+                viewfunc.__name__, viewmodule, context['active_item'])
     return context

gnuviechadmin/templates/base.html

@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
                 <li><a href="{{ phppgadmin_url }}" title="{% trans "phpPgAdmin - PostgreSQL database administration frontend" %}"><i class="icon-postgres"></i> {% trans "phpPgAdmin" %}</a></li>
               </ul>
             </li>
-            <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
+            <li{% if active_item == 'about' %} class="active"{% endif %}><a href="#about">About</a></li>
-            <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
+            <li{% if active_item == 'contact' %} class="active"{% endif %}><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
           </ul>
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
             {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-            <li class="dropdown">
+            <li class="dropdown{% if active_item == 'account' %} active{% endif %}">
               <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">{% trans "My Account" %} <span class="caret"></span></a>
               <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
                 {% if user.is_staff %}<li><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% trans "Admin site" %}</a></li>{% endif %}