Flask: current page in request variable
As long as you've imported request
, request.path
should contain this information.
Using request.path doesn't seem to be a proper approach since you'll have to update the paths in case of changing URL rules or deploying your site under a subfolder.
Use request.url_rule.endpoint instead, it contains actual endpoint name independent of actual path:
(Pdb) request.url_rule.endpoint
'myblueprint.client_pipeline'
In a template:
<li {% if request.url_rule.endpoint == "myblueprint.client_pipeline" %}class="active"{% endif %}>Home</li>
Good luck!
First import request from flask in your application. Then you can use it without passing to template:
<li {%- if request.path == "/home" %} class="active"{% endif %}>
<a href="/">Home</a>
</li>
<li {%- if request.path=="/about" %} class="active"{% endif %}>
<a href="/about">About</a>
</li>