[web2py] get last visited page

[Richard Vézina]

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a built vars to know what was the last page
a user had visited?

I would like to build a basic navigation bar that will contain a back button
and I would like to know what was the last visited page so I could write
rule for different view depending from where the user come from the back
button will redirect at the rigth place.

Thanks

Richard

[web2py] get last visited page

[pbreit]

Request.ENV.referer but it's not super reliable.

Re: [web2py] get last visited page

[Richard Vézina]

I thougth this :

In view I can get active url or function or what ever... :

{{session.last_visited_url=request.url}}

Last visited url : {{=session.last_visited_url}}


But then I would need to actualize these session variables on any events
that when the user make action... But I am blocked if the user use the
navigator button...

Richard

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM, pbreit pbreitenb...@gmail.com wrote:

 Request.ENV.referer but it's not super reliable.

Re: [web2py] get last visited page

[ron_m]

a href=javascript:void(history.go(-1))img src={{URL('static', 
)}}/a

puts an image link that simulates the back button on the page. You could 
convert it to button and use the jQuery alternative

Too much of a hack? The web2py framework is very good with history 
integration.

Re: [web2py] get last visited page

[pbreit]

You could put this at the top of your controller files (outside a def():) 
and it would happen on every page visit:

session.last_visited_url=request.url

Re: [web2py] get last visited page

[Richard Vézina]

Thanks for the hint pbreit!

I think the : javascript:void(history.go(-1)) will do it for now...

Thanks all for your help.

Richard

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:42 PM, pbreit pbreitenb...@gmail.com wrote:

 You could put this at the top of your controller files (outside a def():)
 and it would happen on every page visit:

 session.last_visited_url=request.url