django call a function with in the context_processors.py

Question

In my context_processors.py page I am trying to pass a value from one function to another, but it is not working and I cannot understand why it does not work.

Here is my context_processors.py page code:

def get_current_page_value(request):
    if request.get_full_path() == settings.MENU_DETAIL_LINK_AA_DETAILS:
        return {'current_page_value02':settings.MENU_DETAIL_VALUE_AA_DETAILS}
    elif request.get_full_path() == settings.MENU_DETAIL_LINK_BB_DETAILS:
        return {'current_page_value02':settings.MENU_DETAIL_VALUE_BB_DETAILS}
    else:
        return {'current_page_value02':settings.MENU_DETAIL_VALUE_CC_DETAILS}


def resume_menu_list(request):
    if not request.user.is_authenticated():
        return {}
    try:
        current_page_val = current_page_value02

How can I pass the value current_page_value02 from get_current_page_value(request) to resume_menu_list(request)?

I have declared the values in my settings page:

'X.core.context_processors.get_current_page_value',
'X.core.context_processors.resume_menu_list',

Answer 1

If you want to access the value returned by a function, you have to call it.

get_current_page_value()

This will return a dictionary, and you can then access individual keys

get_current_page_value()['current_page_value02']

So you could include get_current_page_value()['current_page_value02'] in your context processor.

Context processors really should be distinct, and not rely on each other. If you do call the get_current_page_value function inside the context processor, then it will be called twice -- once as a context processor, and once inside resume_menu_list. That doesn't seem right to me, but I'm not sure what to suggest, as I don't understand exactly what you're trying to achieve.