flask.globals current_app Example Code

current_app is function in Flask's flask.globals module and is an instance of LocalProxy from the Werkzeug framework. current_app can be used to access data about the running application, including the configuration. This is useful for both developers using the framework and ones building extensions for Flask.

You will often see current_app imported directly from flask instead of flask.globals. These imports are equivalent because flask is simply importing current_app from flask.globals.

g, request, and session are several other callables with code examples from the same flask.globals package.

Example 1 from CTFd

CTFd (homepage) is a capture the flag (CTF) hacking web app built with Flask. The application can be used as-is to run CTF events, or modified for custom rules for related scenarios. CTFd is open sourced under the Apache License 2.0.

CTFd / migrations / env.py

# env.py
from __future__ import with_statement

import logging
from logging.config import fileConfig

from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
from sqlalchemy import pool

from alembic import context

config = context.config

fileConfig(config.config_file_name, disable_existing_loggers=False)
logger = logging.getLogger("alembic.env")

from flask import current_app

config.set_main_option(
    "sqlalchemy.url",
    str(current_app.extensions["migrate"].db.engine.url).replace("%", "%%"),
)
target_metadata = current_app.extensions["migrate"].db.metadata



def run_migrations_offline():
    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
    context.configure(url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True)

    with context.begin_transaction():
        context.run_migrations()


def run_migrations_online():

    def process_revision_directives(context, revision, directives):
        if getattr(config.cmd_opts, "autogenerate", False):
            script = directives[0]
            if script.upgrade_ops.is_empty():
                directives[:] = []
                logger.info("No changes in schema detected.")

    connectable = engine_from_config(
        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
        poolclass=pool.NullPool,


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Example 2 from Flask AppBuilder

Flask-AppBuilder (documentation and example apps) is a web application generator that uses Flask to automatically create the code for database-driven applications based on parameters set by the user. The generated applications include default security settings, forms, and internationalization support.

Flask App Builder is provided under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" license.

Flask AppBuilder / flask_appbuilder / validators.py

# validators.py
import re
from typing import Optional

from flask import current_app
from flask_appbuilder.exceptions import PasswordComplexityValidationError
from flask_appbuilder.models.base import BaseInterface
from flask_babel import gettext
from wtforms import Field, Form, ValidationError

password_complexity_regex = re.compile(
    r"""(
    ^(?=.*[A-Z].*[A-Z])                # at least two capital letters
    (?=.*[^0-9a-zA-Z])                 # at least one of these special characters
    (?=.*[0-9].*[0-9])                 # at least two numeric digits
    (?=.*[a-z].*[a-z].*[a-z])          # at least three lower case letters
    .{10,}                             # at least 10 total characters
    $
    )""",
    re.VERBOSE,
)


class Unique:

    field_flags = ("unique",)

    def __init__(
        self, datamodel: BaseInterface, col_name: str, message: Optional[str] = None
    ) -> None:
        self.datamodel = datamodel
        self.col_name = col_name
        self.message = message

    def __call__(self, form: Form, field: Field) -> None:
        filters = self.datamodel.get_filters().add_filter(
            self.col_name, self.datamodel.FilterEqual, field.data
        )
        count, obj = self.datamodel.query(filters)
        if count > 0:
            if not hasattr(form, "_id") or form._id != self.datamodel.get_keys(obj)[0]:
                if self.message is None:
                    self.message = field.gettext(u"Already exists.")
                raise ValidationError(self.message)


class PasswordComplexityValidator:

    def __call__(self, form: Form, field: Field) -> None:
        if current_app.config.get("FAB_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_ENABLED", False):
            password_complexity_validator = current_app.config.get(
                "FAB_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_VALIDATOR", None
            )
            if password_complexity_validator is not None:
                try:
                    password_complexity_validator(field.data)
                except PasswordComplexityValidationError as exc:
                    raise ValidationError(str(exc))
            else:
                try:
                    default_password_complexity(field.data)
                except PasswordComplexityValidationError as exc:
                    raise ValidationError(str(exc))


def default_password_complexity(password: str) -> None:
    match = re.search(password_complexity_regex, password)
    if not match:
        raise PasswordComplexityValidationError(
            gettext(
                "Must have at least two capital letters,"
                " one special character, two digits, three lower case letters and"
                " a minimal length of 10."
            )
        )


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Example 3 from Flask-Authorize

Flask-Authorize (documentation and PyPI package) is a Flask extension to make it easier to implement Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) into web applications. The project is open sourced under the MIT license.

Flask-Authorize / flask_authorize / mixins.py

# mixins.py


import six
import re
import json
from flask import current_app
from werkzeug.exceptions import Unauthorized
from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy.types import Integer, Text
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
from sqlalchemy.sql import operators
from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declared_attr
from sqlalchemy import TypeDecorator, inspect, and_, or_


class JSON(TypeDecorator):
    impl = Text

    @property
    def python_type(self):
        return object

    def process_bind_param(self, value, dialect):
        return json.dumps(value)

    def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
        try:
            return json.loads(value)
        except (ValueError, TypeError):
            return None


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                  operators.contains_op):
            return Text()
        else:
            return self

    def process_bind_param(self, value, dialect):
        if not value:
            return None
        return '|'.join(value)

    def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
        try:
            if not value:
                return []
            return value.split('|')
        except (ValueError, TypeError):
            return None


MODELS = dict()


def gather_models():
    global MODELS

    from flask import current_app
    if 'sqlalchemy' not in current_app.extensions:
        return
    check = current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_IGNORE_PROPERTY']

    db = current_app.extensions['sqlalchemy'].db
    for cls in db.Model._decl_class_registry.values():
        if isinstance(cls, type) and issubclass(cls, db.Model):
            if hasattr(cls, check) and not getattr(cls, check):
                continue
            MODELS[table_key(cls)] = cls
    return


def table_key(cls):
    if current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_MODEL_PARSER'] == 'class':
        return cls.__name__

    elif current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_MODEL_PARSER'] == 'lower':
        return cls.__name__.lower()

    elif current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_MODEL_PARSER'] == 'snake':
        words = re.findall(r'([A-Z][0-9a-z]+)', cls.__name__)
        if len(words) > 1:
            return '_'.join(map(lambda x: x.lower(), words))

    elif current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_MODEL_PARSER'] == 'table':
        mapper = inspect(cls)
        return mapper.tables[0].name


def default_permissions_factory(name):
    def _(cls=None):
        perms = default_permissions(cls)
        return perms.get(name, [])
    return _


def default_permissions(cls=None):
    if cls is None or cls.__permissions__ is None:
        return current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS']
    elif isinstance(cls.__permissions__, int):
        return parse_permission_set(cls.__permissions__)
    elif isinstance(cls.__permissions__, dict):
        return cls.__permissions__


def default_allowances(cls=None):
    global MODELS
    if not MODELS:
        gather_models()

    default = {
        key: current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_DEFAULT_ALLOWANCES']
        for key in MODELS
    }

    if cls is None:
        return default

    if isinstance(cls.__allowances__, dict):
        return cls.__allowances__

    return default


def default_restrictions(cls=None):
    global MODELS
    if not MODELS:
        gather_models()

    default = {
        key: current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_DEFAULT_RESTRICTIONS']
        for key in MODELS
    }

    if cls is None:
        return default

    if cls.__restrictions__ == '*' or cls.__restrictions__ is True:
        return {
            key: current_app.config['AUTHORIZE_DEFAULT_ACTIONS']
            for key in MODELS
        }

    if isinstance(cls.__restrictions__, dict):
        default.update(cls.__restrictions__)
    return default


def permission_list(number):
    if isinstance(number, six.string_types) and len(number) == 1:
        number = int(number)
    if not isinstance(number, int):
        return number

    ret = []
    for mask, name in zip([1, 2, 4], ['delete', 'read', 'update']):
        if number & mask:
            ret.append(name)
    return ret


def parse_permission_set(number):
    if isinstance(number, six.string_types) and len(number) == 3:
        number = int(number)


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                    cls.group_id.in_([x.id for x in current_user.groups]),
                    cls.group_permissions.contains(check)
                ))
        return or_(*clauses)

    @property
    def permissions(self):
        result = {}
        for name in ['owner', 'group', 'other']:
            prop = name + '_permissions'
            if hasattr(self, prop):
                result[name] = getattr(self, prop)
        return result

    @permissions.setter
    def permissions(self, value):
        for name in ['owner', 'group', 'other']:
            if name not in value:
                continue
            prop = name + '_permissions'
            if hasattr(self, prop):
                setattr(self, prop, value[name])
        return

    def set_permissions(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if 'authorize' in current_app.extensions:
            authorize = current_app.extensions['authorize']
            if not authorize.update(self):
                raise Unauthorized

        if len(args):
            perms = parse_permission_set(args[0])
            kwargs.update(perms)

        permissions = self.permissions.copy()
        permissions.update(kwargs)
        self.permissions = permissions
        return self


class OwnerMixin(object):
    __user_model__ = 'User'

    @classmethod
    def get_user_default(cls):
        from .plugin import CURRENT_USER
        return CURRENT_USER().id

    @classmethod
    def get_user_tablename(cls):
        if isinstance(cls.__user_model__, str):


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Example 4 from FlaskBB

FlaskBB (project website) is a Flask-based forum web application. The web app allows users to chat in an open message board or send private messages in plain text or Markdown.

FlaskBB is provided as open source under this license.

FlaskBB / flaskbb / auth / views.py

# views.py
import logging
from datetime import datetime

from flask import Blueprint, current_app, flash, g, redirect, request, url_for
from flask.views import MethodView
from flask_babelplus import gettext as _
from flask_login import (
    confirm_login,
    current_user,
    login_fresh,
    login_required,
    login_user,
    logout_user,
)

from flaskbb.auth.forms import (
    AccountActivationForm,
    ForgotPasswordForm,
    LoginForm,
    LoginRecaptchaForm,
    ReauthForm,
    RegisterForm,
    RequestActivationForm,
    ResetPasswordForm,
)
from flaskbb.extensions import db, limiter
from flaskbb.utils.helpers import (
    anonymous_required,


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            reauth_manager = self.reauthentication_factory()
            try:
                reauth_manager.reauthenticate(
                    user=current_user, secret=form.password.data
                )
                confirm_login()
                flash(_("Reauthenticated."), "success")
                return redirect_or_next(current_user.url)
            except StopAuthentication as e:
                flash(e.reason, "danger")
            except Exception:
                flash(_("Unrecoverable error while handling reauthentication"))
                raise

        return render_template("auth/reauth.html", form=form)


class Register(MethodView):
    decorators = [anonymous_required, registration_enabled]

    def __init__(self, registration_service_factory):
        self.registration_service_factory = registration_service_factory

    def form(self):
        current_app.pluggy.hook.flaskbb_form_registration(form=RegisterForm)
        form = RegisterForm()

        form.language.choices = get_available_languages()
        form.language.default = flaskbb_config['DEFAULT_LANGUAGE']
        form.process(request.form)  # needed because a default is overriden
        return form

    def get(self):
        return render_template("auth/register.html", form=self.form())

    def post(self):
        form = self.form()
        if form.validate_on_submit():
            registration_info = UserRegistrationInfo(
                username=form.username.data,
                password=form.password.data,
                group=4,
                email=form.email.data,
                language=form.language.data
            )

            service = self.registration_service_factory()
            try:
                service.register(registration_info)
            except StopValidation as e:
                form.populate_errors(e.reasons)
                return render_template("auth/register.html", form=form)
            except PersistenceError:
                    logger.exception("Database error while persisting user")
                    flash(
                        _(
                            "Could not process registration due"
                            "to an unrecoverable error"
                        ), "danger"
                    )

                    return render_template("auth/register.html", form=form)

            current_app.pluggy.hook.flaskbb_event_user_registered(
                username=registration_info.username
            )
            return redirect_or_next(url_for('forum.index'))

        return render_template("auth/register.html", form=form)


class ForgotPassword(MethodView):
    decorators = [anonymous_required]
    form = ForgotPasswordForm

    def __init__(self, password_reset_service_factory):
        self.password_reset_service_factory = password_reset_service_factory

    def get(self):
        return render_template("auth/forgot_password.html", form=self.form())

    def post(self):
        form = self.form()
        if form.validate_on_submit():

            try:
                service = self.password_reset_service_factory()
                service.initiate_password_reset(form.email.data)


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Example 5 from flask-base

flask-base (project documentation) provides boilerplate code for new Flask web apps. The purpose of the boilerplate is to stitch together disparate libraries that are commonly used in Flask projects, such as Redis for fast caching and transient data storage, SendGrid for transactional email, SQLAlchemy for persistent data storage through a relational database backend, Flask-WTF for form handling and many others.

flask-base is provided as open source under the MIT license.

flask-base / app / models / user.py

# user.py
from flask import current_app
from flask_login import AnonymousUserMixin, UserMixin
from itsdangerous import TimedJSONWebSignatureSerializer as Serializer
from itsdangerous import BadSignature, SignatureExpired
from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash, generate_password_hash

from .. import db, login_manager


class Permission:
    GENERAL = 0x01
    ADMINISTER = 0xff


class Role(db.Model):
    __tablename__ = 'roles'
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    name = db.Column(db.String(64), unique=True)
    index = db.Column(db.String(64))
    default = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, index=True)
    permissions = db.Column(db.Integer)
    users = db.relationship('User', backref='role', lazy='dynamic')

    @staticmethod
    def insert_roles():


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            if role is None:
                role = Role(name=r)
            role.permissions = roles[r][0]
            role.index = roles[r][1]
            role.default = roles[r][2]
            db.session.add(role)
        db.session.commit()

    def __repr__(self):
        return '<Role \'%s\'>' % self.name


class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
    __tablename__ = 'users'
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    confirmed = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
    first_name = db.Column(db.String(64), index=True)
    last_name = db.Column(db.String(64), index=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(64), unique=True, index=True)
    password_hash = db.Column(db.String(128))
    role_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('roles.id'))

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        super(User, self).__init__(**kwargs)
        if self.role is None:
            if self.email == current_app.config['ADMIN_EMAIL']:
                self.role = Role.query.filter_by(
                    permissions=Permission.ADMINISTER).first()
            if self.role is None:
                self.role = Role.query.filter_by(default=True).first()

    def full_name(self):
        return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

    def can(self, permissions):
        return self.role is not None and \
            (self.role.permissions & permissions) == permissions

    def is_admin(self):
        return self.can(Permission.ADMINISTER)

    @property
    def password(self):
        raise AttributeError('`password` is not a readable attribute')

    @password.setter
    def password(self, password):
        self.password_hash = generate_password_hash(password)

    def verify_password(self, password):


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Example 6 from flask-bookshelf

flask-bookshelf is the example Flask application that developers create when going through this Flask series of blog posts.

flask-bookshelf / bookshelf / init.py

# __init__.py
from flask import abort, Flask, g, render_template, request, current_app
from flask_babel import Babel
from flask_security import current_user
from bookshelf.utils import get_instance_folder_path
from bookshelf.main.controllers import main
from bookshelf.admin.controllers import admin
from bookshelf.cache import cache
from bookshelf.config import configure_app
from bookshelf.data.models import db

app = Flask(
    __name__,
    instance_path=get_instance_folder_path(),
    instance_relative_config=True,
    template_folder="templates",
)

babel = Babel(app)
configure_app(app)
cache.init_app(app)
db.init_app(app)
app.jinja_env.add_extension("jinja2.ext.loopcontrols")


@app.url_defaults


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        g.lang_code = values.pop("lang_code", None)


@app.before_request
def ensure_lang_support():
    lang_code = g.get("lang_code", None)
    if lang_code and lang_code not in app.config["SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES"].keys():
        abort(404)


@babel.localeselector
def get_locale():
    return g.get("lang_code", app.config["BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE"])


@babel.timezoneselector
def get_timezone():
    user = g.get("user", None)
    if user is not None:
        return user.timezone
    return "UTC"


@app.errorhandler(404)
def page_not_found(error):
    current_app.logger.error("Page not found: %s", (request.path, error))
    return render_template("404.htm"), 404


@app.errorhandler(500)
def internal_server_error(error):
    current_app.logger.error("Server Error: %s", (error))
    return render_template("500.htm"), 500


@app.errorhandler(Exception)
def unhandled_exception(error):
    current_app.logger.error("Unhandled Exception: %s", (error))
    return render_template("500.htm"), 500


@app.context_processor
def inject_data():
    return dict(user=current_user, lang_code=g.get("lang_code", None))


@app.route("/")
@app.route("/<lang_code>/")
@cache.cached(300)
def home(lang_code=None):
    return render_template("index.htm")


app.register_blueprint(main, url_prefix="/main")
app.register_blueprint(main, url_prefix="/<lang_code>/main")
app.register_blueprint(admin, url_prefix="/admin")
app.register_blueprint(admin, url_prefix="/<lang_code>/admin")



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Example 7 from Flask-Bootstrap

flask-bootstrap (PyPI package information) makes it easier to use the Bootstrap CSS framework in your Flask applications with less boilerplate code. The project was primarily created by Marc Brinkmann @mbr and the source code is open sourced under the Apache 2.0 license.

Flask-Bootstrap / flask_bootstrap / init.py

# __init__.py

import re

from flask import Blueprint, current_app, url_for

try:
    from wtforms.fields import HiddenField
except ImportError:

    def is_hidden_field_filter(field):
        raise RuntimeError('WTForms is not installed.')
else:

    def is_hidden_field_filter(field):
        return isinstance(field, HiddenField)


from .forms import render_form

__version__ = '3.3.7.1.dev1'
BOOTSTRAP_VERSION = re.sub(r'^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+).*', r'\1', __version__)
JQUERY_VERSION = '1.12.4'
HTML5SHIV_VERSION = '3.7.3'
RESPONDJS_VERSION = '1.4.2'


class CDN(object):

    def get_resource_url(self, filename):
        raise NotImplementedError


class StaticCDN(object):

    def __init__(self, static_endpoint='static', rev=False):
        self.static_endpoint = static_endpoint
        self.rev = rev

    def get_resource_url(self, filename):
        extra_args = {}

        if self.rev and current_app.config['BOOTSTRAP_QUERYSTRING_REVVING']:
            extra_args['bootstrap'] = __version__

        return url_for(self.static_endpoint, filename=filename, **extra_args)


class WebCDN(object):

    def __init__(self, baseurl):
        self.baseurl = baseurl

    def get_resource_url(self, filename):
        return self.baseurl + filename


class ConditionalCDN(object):

    def __init__(self, confvar, primary, fallback):
        self.confvar = confvar
        self.primary = primary
        self.fallback = fallback

    def get_resource_url(self, filename):
        if current_app.config[self.confvar]:
            return self.primary.get_resource_url(filename)
        return self.fallback.get_resource_url(filename)


def bootstrap_find_resource(filename, cdn, use_minified=None, local=True):
    config = current_app.config

    if None == use_minified:
        use_minified = config['BOOTSTRAP_USE_MINIFIED']

    if use_minified:
        filename = '%s.min.%s' % tuple(filename.rsplit('.', 1))

    cdns = current_app.extensions['bootstrap']['cdns']
    resource_url = cdns[cdn].get_resource_url(filename)

    if resource_url.startswith('//') and config['BOOTSTRAP_CDN_FORCE_SSL']:
        resource_url = 'https:%s' % resource_url

    return resource_url


class Bootstrap(object):
    def __init__(self, app=None):
        if app is not None:
            self.init_app(app)

    def init_app(self, app):
        app.config.setdefault('BOOTSTRAP_USE_MINIFIED', True)
        app.config.setdefault('BOOTSTRAP_CDN_FORCE_SSL', False)

        app.config.setdefault('BOOTSTRAP_QUERYSTRING_REVVING', True)
        app.config.setdefault('BOOTSTRAP_SERVE_LOCAL', False)

        app.config.setdefault('BOOTSTRAP_LOCAL_SUBDOMAIN', None)

        blueprint = Blueprint(
            'bootstrap',


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Example 8 from flask-debugtoolbar

Flask Debug-toolbar (documentation and PyPI page) is a Flask conversion of the popular Django Debug Toolbar project. This extension creates a sidebar with useful debugging information when you are running a Flask application in development mode. The project is provided as open source under this license.

flask-debugtoolbar / flask_debugtoolbar / init.py

# __init__.py
import os
import warnings

from flask import Blueprint, current_app, request, g, send_from_directory, url_for
from flask.globals import _request_ctx_stack
from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
from werkzeug.urls import url_quote_plus

from flask_debugtoolbar.compat import iteritems
from flask_debugtoolbar.toolbar import DebugToolbar
from flask_debugtoolbar.utils import decode_text, gzip_compress, gzip_decompress

try:
    from importlib.metadata import version

    __version__ = version("Flask-DebugToolbar")
except ImportError:
    import pkg_resources

    __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("Flask-DebugToolbar").version


module = Blueprint('debugtoolbar', __name__)


def replace_insensitive(string, target, replacement):
    no_case = string.lower()
    index = no_case.rfind(target.lower())


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            ),
        }

    def dispatch_request(self):
        req = _request_ctx_stack.top.request
        app = current_app

        if req.routing_exception is not None:
            app.raise_routing_exception(req)

        rule = req.url_rule

        if getattr(rule, 'provide_automatic_options', False) \
           and req.method == 'OPTIONS':
            return app.make_default_options_response()

        view_func = app.view_functions[rule.endpoint]
        view_func = self.process_view(app, view_func, req.view_args)

        return view_func(**req.view_args)

    def _show_toolbar(self):
        if request.blueprint == 'debugtoolbar':
            return False

        hosts = current_app.config['DEBUG_TB_HOSTS']
        if hosts and request.remote_addr not in hosts:
            return False

        return True

    def send_static_file(self, filename):
        return send_from_directory(self._static_dir, filename)

    def process_request(self):
        g.debug_toolbar = self

        if not self._show_toolbar():
            return

        real_request = request._get_current_object()

        self.debug_toolbars[real_request] = (
            DebugToolbar(real_request, self.jinja_env))

        for panel in self.debug_toolbars[real_request].panels:
            panel.process_request(real_request)

    def process_view(self, app, view_func, view_kwargs):
        real_request = request._get_current_object()
        try:
            toolbar = self.debug_toolbars[real_request]
        except KeyError:
            return view_func

        for panel in toolbar.panels:
            new_view = panel.process_view(real_request, view_func, view_kwargs)
            if new_view:
                view_func = new_view

        return view_func

    def process_response(self, response):
        real_request = request._get_current_object()
        if real_request not in self.debug_toolbars:
            return response

        if current_app.config['DEBUG_TB_INTERCEPT_REDIRECTS']:
            if response.status_code in self._redirect_codes:
                redirect_to = response.location
                redirect_code = response.status_code
                if redirect_to:
                    content = self.render('redirect.html', {
                        'redirect_to': redirect_to,
                        'redirect_code': redirect_code
                    })
                    response.content_length = len(content)
                    response.location = None
                    response.response = [content]
                    response.status_code = 200

        if not (response.status_code == 200 and
                response.is_sequence and
                response.headers['content-type'].startswith('text/html')):
            return response

        if 'gzip' in response.headers.get('Content-Encoding', ''):
            response_html = gzip_decompress(response.data).decode(response.charset)
        else:
            response_html = response.data.decode(response.charset)

        no_case = response_html.lower()


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Example 9 from flask_jsondash

Flask JSONDash is a configurable web application built in Flask that creates charts and dashboards from arbitrary API endpoints. Everything for the web app is configured in JSON. The code is provided as open source under the MIT license.

flask_jsondash / flask_jsondash / charts_builder.py

# charts_builder.py


import json
import os
import uuid
from datetime import datetime as dt

import jinja2
from flask import (Blueprint, current_app, flash, redirect, render_template,
                   request, send_from_directory, url_for)

from flask_jsondash import static, templates

from flask_jsondash import db
from flask_jsondash import settings
from flask_jsondash.utils import setting
from flask_jsondash.utils import adapter
from flask_jsondash import utils
from flask_jsondash.schema import (
    validate_raw_json, InvalidSchemaError,
)

TEMPLATE_DIR = os.path.dirname(templates.__file__)
STATIC_DIR = os.path.dirname(static.__file__)

REQUIRED_STATIC_FAMILES = ['D3']

charts = Blueprint(
    'jsondash',
    __name__,
    template_folder=TEMPLATE_DIR,
    static_url_path=STATIC_DIR,
    static_folder=STATIC_DIR,
)


def auth(**kwargs):
    if 'JSONDASH' not in current_app.config:
        return True
    if 'auth' not in current_app.config['JSONDASH']:
        return True
    authtype = kwargs.pop('authtype')
    auth_conf = current_app.config.get('JSONDASH').get('auth')
    if authtype not in auth_conf:
        return True
    return auth_conf[authtype](**kwargs)


def metadata(key=None, exclude=[]):
    _metadata = dict()
    conf = current_app.config
    conf_metadata = conf.get('JSONDASH', {}).get('metadata')
    if key is not None:
        if key in conf_metadata:
            return conf_metadata[key]()
        else:
            return None
    for k, func in conf_metadata.items():
        if k in exclude:
            continue
        _metadata[k] = conf_metadata[k]()
    return _metadata


def local_static(chart_config, static_config):
    js_path = static_config.get('js_path')
    css_path = static_config.get('css_path')
    for family, config in chart_config.items():
        if config['js_url']:
            for i, url in enumerate(config['js_url']):
                url = '{}{}'.format(js_path, url.split('/')[-1])
                config['js_url'][i] = url_for('static', filename=url)
        if config['css_url']:
            for i, url in enumerate(config['css_url']):
                url = '{}{}'.format(css_path, url.split('/')[-1])


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Example 10 from flask-login

Flask-Login (project documentation and PyPI package) is a Flask extension that provides user session management, which handles common tasks such as logging in and out of a web application and managing associated user session data. Flask-Login is open sourced under the MIT license.

flask-login / flask_login / utils.py

# utils.py


import hmac
from hashlib import sha512
from functools import wraps
from werkzeug.local import LocalProxy
from werkzeug.security import safe_str_cmp
from werkzeug.urls import url_decode, url_encode

from flask import (_request_ctx_stack, current_app, request, session, url_for,
                   has_request_context)

from ._compat import text_type, urlparse, urlunparse
from .config import COOKIE_NAME, EXEMPT_METHODS
from .signals import user_logged_in, user_logged_out, user_login_confirmed


current_user = LocalProxy(lambda: _get_user())


def encode_cookie(payload, key=None):
    return u'{0}|{1}'.format(payload, _cookie_digest(payload, key=key))


def decode_cookie(cookie, key=None):
    try:
        payload, digest = cookie.rsplit(u'|', 1)
        if hasattr(digest, 'decode'):
            digest = digest.decode('ascii')  # pragma: no cover
    except ValueError:
        return

    if safe_str_cmp(_cookie_digest(payload, key=key), digest):
        return payload


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


    if (not l_url.scheme or l_url.scheme == c_url.scheme) and \
            (not l_url.netloc or l_url.netloc == c_url.netloc):
        return urlunparse(('', '', c_url.path, c_url.params, c_url.query, ''))
    return current_url


def expand_login_view(login_view):
    if login_view.startswith(('https://', 'http://', '/')):
        return login_view
    else:
        if request.view_args is None:
            return url_for(login_view)
        else:
            return url_for(login_view, **request.view_args)


def login_url(login_view, next_url=None, next_field='next'):
    base = expand_login_view(login_view)

    if next_url is None:
        return base

    parsed_result = urlparse(base)
    md = url_decode(parsed_result.query)
    md[next_field] = make_next_param(base, next_url)
    netloc = current_app.config.get('FORCE_HOST_FOR_REDIRECTS') or \
        parsed_result.netloc
    parsed_result = parsed_result._replace(netloc=netloc,
                                           query=url_encode(md, sort=True))
    return urlunparse(parsed_result)


def login_fresh():
    return session.get('_fresh', False)


def login_user(user, remember=False, duration=None, force=False, fresh=True):
    if not force and not user.is_active:
        return False

    user_id = getattr(user, current_app.login_manager.id_attribute)()
    session['_user_id'] = user_id
    session['_fresh'] = fresh
    session['_id'] = current_app.login_manager._session_identifier_generator()

    if remember:
        session['_remember'] = 'set'
        if duration is not None:
            try:
                session['_remember_seconds'] = (duration.microseconds +
                                                (duration.seconds +
                                                 duration.days * 24 * 3600) *
                                                10**6) / 10.0**6
            except AttributeError:
                raise Exception('duration must be a datetime.timedelta, '
                                'instead got: {0}'.format(duration))

    current_app.login_manager._update_request_context_with_user(user)
    user_logged_in.send(current_app._get_current_object(), user=_get_user())
    return True


def logout_user():

    user = _get_user()

    if '_user_id' in session:
        session.pop('_user_id')

    if '_fresh' in session:
        session.pop('_fresh')

    if '_id' in session:
        session.pop('_id')

    cookie_name = current_app.config.get('REMEMBER_COOKIE_NAME', COOKIE_NAME)
    if cookie_name in request.cookies:
        session['_remember'] = 'clear'
        if '_remember_seconds' in session:
            session.pop('_remember_seconds')

    user_logged_out.send(current_app._get_current_object(), user=user)

    current_app.login_manager._update_request_context_with_user()
    return True


def confirm_login():
    session['_fresh'] = True
    session['_id'] = current_app.login_manager._session_identifier_generator()
    user_login_confirmed.send(current_app._get_current_object())


def login_required(func):
    @wraps(func)
    def decorated_view(*args, **kwargs):
        if request.method in EXEMPT_METHODS:
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        elif current_app.config.get('LOGIN_DISABLED'):
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        elif not current_user.is_authenticated:
            return current_app.login_manager.unauthorized()
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return decorated_view


def fresh_login_required(func):
    @wraps(func)
    def decorated_view(*args, **kwargs):
        if request.method in EXEMPT_METHODS:
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        elif current_app.config.get('LOGIN_DISABLED'):
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        elif not current_user.is_authenticated:
            return current_app.login_manager.unauthorized()
        elif not login_fresh():
            return current_app.login_manager.needs_refresh()
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return decorated_view


def set_login_view(login_view, blueprint=None):

    num_login_views = len(current_app.login_manager.blueprint_login_views)
    if blueprint is not None or num_login_views != 0:

        (current_app.login_manager
            .blueprint_login_views[blueprint.name]) = login_view

        if (current_app.login_manager.login_view is not None and
                None not in current_app.login_manager.blueprint_login_views):

            (current_app.login_manager
                .blueprint_login_views[None]) = (current_app.login_manager
                                                 .login_view)

        current_app.login_manager.login_view = None
    else:
        current_app.login_manager.login_view = login_view


def _get_user():
    if has_request_context() and not hasattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, 'user'):
        current_app.login_manager._load_user()

    return getattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, 'user', None)


def _cookie_digest(payload, key=None):
    key = _secret_key(key)

    return hmac.new(key, payload.encode('utf-8'), sha512).hexdigest()


def _get_remote_addr():
    address = request.headers.get('X-Forwarded-For', request.remote_addr)
    if address is not None:
        address = address.encode('utf-8').split(b',')[0].strip()
    return address


def _create_identifier():
    user_agent = request.headers.get('User-Agent')
    if user_agent is not None:
        user_agent = user_agent.encode('utf-8')
    base = '{0}|{1}'.format(_get_remote_addr(), user_agent)
    if str is bytes:
        base = text_type(base, 'utf-8', errors='replace')  # pragma: no cover
    h = sha512()
    h.update(base.encode('utf8'))
    return h.hexdigest()


def _user_context_processor():
    return dict(current_user=_get_user())


def _secret_key(key=None):
    if key is None:
        key = current_app.config['SECRET_KEY']

    if isinstance(key, text_type):  # pragma: no cover
        key = key.encode('latin1')  # ensure bytes

    return key



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Example 11 from Flask-Meld

Flask-Meld (PyPI package information) allows you to write your front end web code in your back end Python code. It does this by adding a {% meld_scripts %} tag to the Flask template engine and then inserting components written in Python scripts created by a developer.

Flask-Meld / flask_meld / message.py

# message.py
import ast
from werkzeug.wrappers.response import Response
import functools

from .component import get_component_class
from flask import jsonify, current_app
import orjson


def process_message(message):
    meld_id = message["id"]
    component_name = message["componentName"]
    action_queue = message["actionQueue"]

    data = message["data"]
    Component = get_component_class(component_name)
    component = Component(meld_id, **data)
    return_data = None

    for action in action_queue:
        payload = action.get("payload", None)
        if "syncInput" in action["type"]:
            if hasattr(component, payload["name"]):
                setattr(component, payload["name"], payload["value"])
                if component._form:
                    field_name = payload.get("name")
                    if field_name in component._form._fields:
                        field = getattr(component._form, field_name)
                        component._set_field_data(field_name, payload["value"])
                        component.updated(field)


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...



    if "(" in call_method_name and call_method_name.endswith(")"):
        param_idx = call_method_name.index("(")
        params_str = call_method_name[param_idx:]

        method_name = call_method_name.replace(params_str, "")

        params_str = params_str[1:-1]
        if params_str != "":
            try:
                params = ast.literal_eval("[" + params_str + "]")
            except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
                params = list(map(str.strip, params_str.split(",")))

    return method_name, params


def listen(*event_names: str):
    def dec(func):
        func._meld_event_names = event_names
        return func
    return dec


def emit(event_name: str, **kwargs):
    current_app.socketio.emit("meld-event", {"event": event_name, "message": kwargs})



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Example 12 from flask-restx

Flask RESTX is an extension that makes it easier to build RESTful APIs into your applications. Flask RESTX aims for minimal configuration to get basic APIs running for existing applications and it exposes endpoint documentation using Swagger.

Flask RESTX is provided as open source under the BSD 3-Clause license.

flask-restx / flask_restx / swagger.py

# swagger.py
from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import

import itertools
import re

from inspect import isclass, getdoc
from collections import OrderedDict

try:
    from collections.abc import Hashable
except ImportError:
    from collections import Hashable
from six import string_types, itervalues, iteritems, iterkeys

from flask import current_app
from werkzeug.routing import parse_rule

from . import fields
from .model import Model, ModelBase, OrderedModel
from .reqparse import RequestParser
from .utils import merge, not_none, not_none_sorted
from ._http import HTTPStatus

try:
    from urllib.parse import quote
except ImportError:
    from urllib import quote

PATH_TYPES = {
    "int": "integer",
    "float": "number",
    "string": "string",
    "default": "string",
}


PY_TYPES = {
    int: "integer",
    float: "number",


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


)


def ref(model):
    name = model.name if isinstance(model, ModelBase) else model
    return {"$ref": "#/definitions/{0}".format(quote(name, safe=""))}


def _v(value):
    return value() if callable(value) else value


def extract_path(path):
    return RE_URL.sub(r"{\1}", path)


def extract_path_params(path):
    params = OrderedDict()
    for converter, arguments, variable in parse_rule(path):
        if not converter:
            continue
        param = {"name": variable, "in": "path", "required": True}

        if converter in PATH_TYPES:
            param["type"] = PATH_TYPES[converter]
        elif converter in current_app.url_map.converters:
            param["type"] = "string"
        else:
            raise ValueError("Unsupported type converter: %s" % converter)
        params[variable] = param
    return params


def _param_to_header(param):
    param.pop("in", None)
    param.pop("name", None)
    return _clean_header(param)


def _clean_header(header):
    if isinstance(header, string_types):
        header = {"description": header}
    typedef = header.get("type", "string")
    if isinstance(typedef, Hashable) and typedef in PY_TYPES:
        header["type"] = PY_TYPES[typedef]
    elif (
        isinstance(typedef, (list, tuple))
        and len(typedef) == 1
        and typedef[0] in PY_TYPES
    ):


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


        if self.api.contact and (self.api.contact_email or self.api.contact_url):
            infos["contact"] = {
                "name": _v(self.api.contact),
                "email": _v(self.api.contact_email),
                "url": _v(self.api.contact_url),
            }
        if self.api.license:
            infos["license"] = {"name": _v(self.api.license)}
            if self.api.license_url:
                infos["license"]["url"] = _v(self.api.license_url)

        paths = {}
        tags = self.extract_tags(self.api)

        responses = self.register_errors()

        for ns in self.api.namespaces:
            for resource, urls, route_doc, kwargs in ns.resources:
                for url in self.api.ns_urls(ns, urls):
                    path = extract_path(url)
                    serialized = self.serialize_resource(
                        ns, resource, url, route_doc=route_doc, **kwargs
                    )
                    paths[path] = serialized

        if current_app.config["RESTX_INCLUDE_ALL_MODELS"]:
            for m in self.api.models:
                self.register_model(m)

        for ns in self.api.namespaces:
            if ns.authorizations:
                if self.api.authorizations is None:
                    self.api.authorizations = {}
                self.api.authorizations = merge(
                    self.api.authorizations, ns.authorizations
                )

        specs = {
            "swagger": "2.0",
            "basePath": basepath,
            "paths": not_none_sorted(paths),
            "info": infos,
            "produces": list(iterkeys(self.api.representations)),
            "consumes": ["application/json"],
            "securityDefinitions": self.api.authorizations or None,
            "security": self.security_requirements(self.api.security) or None,
            "tags": tags,
            "definitions": self.serialize_definitions() or None,
            "responses": responses or None,
            "host": self.get_host(),
        }
        return not_none(specs)

    def get_host(self):
        hostname = current_app.config.get("SERVER_NAME", None) or None
        if hostname and self.api.blueprint and self.api.blueprint.subdomain:
            hostname = ".".join((self.api.blueprint.subdomain, hostname))
        return hostname

    def extract_tags(self, api):
        tags = []
        by_name = {}
        for tag in api.tags:
            if isinstance(tag, string_types):
                tag = {"name": tag}
            elif isinstance(tag, (list, tuple)):
                tag = {"name": tag[0], "description": tag[1]}
            elif isinstance(tag, dict) and "name" in tag:
                pass
            else:
                raise ValueError("Unsupported tag format for {0}".format(tag))
            tags.append(tag)
            by_name[tag["name"]] = tag
        for ns in api.namespaces:
            if not ns.resources:
                continue
            if all(is_hidden(r.resource, route_doc=r.route_doc) for r in ns.resources):
                continue
            if ns.name not in by_name:


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


            else self.api.default_id(doc["name"], method)
        )

    def parameters_for(self, doc):
        params = []
        for name, param in iteritems(doc["params"]):
            param["name"] = name
            if "type" not in param and "schema" not in param:
                param["type"] = "string"
            if "in" not in param:
                param["in"] = "query"

            if "type" in param and "schema" not in param:
                ptype = param.get("type", None)
                if isinstance(ptype, (list, tuple)):
                    typ = ptype[0]
                    param["type"] = "array"
                    param["items"] = {"type": PY_TYPES.get(typ, typ)}

                elif isinstance(ptype, (type, type(None))) and ptype in PY_TYPES:
                    param["type"] = PY_TYPES[ptype]

            params.append(param)

        mask = doc.get("__mask__")
        if mask and current_app.config["RESTX_MASK_SWAGGER"]:
            param = {
                "name": current_app.config["RESTX_MASK_HEADER"],
                "in": "header",
                "type": "string",
                "format": "mask",
                "description": "An optional fields mask",
            }
            if isinstance(mask, string_types):
                param["default"] = mask
            params.append(param)

        return params

    def responses_for(self, doc, method):
        responses = {}

        for d in doc, doc[method]:
            if "responses" in d:
                for code, response in iteritems(d["responses"]):
                    code = str(code)
                    if isinstance(response, string_types):
                        description = response
                        model = None
                        kwargs = {}
                    elif len(response) == 3:
                        description, model, kwargs = response


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Example 13 from flask-sqlalchemy

flask-sqlalchemy (project documentation and PyPI information) is a Flask extension that makes it easier to use SQLAlchemy when building Flask apps. flask-sqlalchemy provides helper functions that reduce the amount of common boilerplate code that you have to frequently write yourself if you did not use this library when combining Flask with SQLAlchemy.

flask-sqlalchemy is provided as open source under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License.

flask-sqlalchemy / src/flask_sqlalchemy / init.py

# __init__.py
import functools
import os
import sys
import warnings
from math import ceil
from operator import itemgetter
from threading import Lock
from time import perf_counter

import sqlalchemy
from flask import _app_ctx_stack
from flask import abort
from flask import current_app
from flask import request
from flask.signals import Namespace
from sqlalchemy import event
from sqlalchemy import inspect
from sqlalchemy import orm
from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import UnmappedClassError
from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session as SessionBase

from .model import DefaultMeta
from .model import Model

try:
    from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
    from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeMeta
except ImportError:
    from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
    from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import DeclarativeMeta

try:
    from greenlet import getcurrent as _ident_func
except ImportError:
    from threading import get_ident as _ident_func



## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


        return _EngineConnector(self, self.get_app(app), bind)

    def get_engine(self, app=None, bind=None):

        app = self.get_app(app)
        state = get_state(app)

        with self._engine_lock:
            connector = state.connectors.get(bind)

            if connector is None:
                connector = self.make_connector(app, bind)
                state.connectors[bind] = connector

            return connector.get_engine()

    def create_engine(self, sa_url, engine_opts):
        return sqlalchemy.create_engine(sa_url, **engine_opts)

    def get_app(self, reference_app=None):

        if reference_app is not None:
            return reference_app

        if current_app:
            return current_app._get_current_object()

        if self.app is not None:
            return self.app

        raise RuntimeError(
            "No application found. Either work inside a view function or push"
            " an application context. See"
            " https://flask-sqlalchemy.palletsprojects.com/contexts/."
        )

    def get_tables_for_bind(self, bind=None):
        result = []
        for table in self.Model.metadata.tables.values():
            if table.info.get("bind_key") == bind:
                result.append(table)
        return result

    def get_binds(self, app=None):
        app = self.get_app(app)
        binds = [None] + list(app.config.get("SQLALCHEMY_BINDS") or ())
        retval = {}
        for bind in binds:
            engine = self.get_engine(app, bind)
            tables = self.get_tables_for_bind(bind)


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Example 14 from Flask-WTF

Flask-WTF (project documentation and PyPI page) provides a bridge between Flask and the the WTForms form-handling library. It makes it easier to use WTForms by reducing boilerplate code and shorter examples for common form operations as well as common security practices such as CSRF.

Flask-WTF / flask_wtf / csrf.py

# csrf.py
import hashlib
import logging
import os
import warnings
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from functools import wraps

from flask import Blueprint, current_app, g, request, session
from itsdangerous import BadData, SignatureExpired, URLSafeTimedSerializer
from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest
from werkzeug.security import safe_str_cmp
from wtforms import ValidationError
from wtforms.csrf.core import CSRF

from ._compat import FlaskWTFDeprecationWarning

__all__ = ('generate_csrf', 'validate_csrf', 'CSRFProtect')
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def generate_csrf(secret_key=None, token_key=None):

    secret_key = _get_config(
        secret_key, 'WTF_CSRF_SECRET_KEY', current_app.secret_key,
        message='A secret key is required to use CSRF.'
    )
    field_name = _get_config(
        token_key, 'WTF_CSRF_FIELD_NAME', 'csrf_token',
        message='A field name is required to use CSRF.'
    )

    if field_name not in g:
        s = URLSafeTimedSerializer(secret_key, salt='wtf-csrf-token')

        if field_name not in session:
            session[field_name] = hashlib.sha1(os.urandom(64)).hexdigest()

        try:
            token = s.dumps(session[field_name])
        except TypeError:
            session[field_name] = hashlib.sha1(os.urandom(64)).hexdigest()
            token = s.dumps(session[field_name])

        setattr(g, field_name, token)

    return g.get(field_name)


def validate_csrf(data, secret_key=None, time_limit=None, token_key=None):

    secret_key = _get_config(
        secret_key, 'WTF_CSRF_SECRET_KEY', current_app.secret_key,
        message='A secret key is required to use CSRF.'
    )
    field_name = _get_config(
        token_key, 'WTF_CSRF_FIELD_NAME', 'csrf_token',
        message='A field name is required to use CSRF.'
    )
    time_limit = _get_config(
        time_limit, 'WTF_CSRF_TIME_LIMIT', 3600, required=False
    )

    if not data:
        raise ValidationError('The CSRF token is missing.')

    if field_name not in session:
        raise ValidationError('The CSRF session token is missing.')

    s = URLSafeTimedSerializer(secret_key, salt='wtf-csrf-token')

    try:
        token = s.loads(data, max_age=time_limit)
    except SignatureExpired:
        raise ValidationError('The CSRF token has expired.')
    except BadData:
        raise ValidationError('The CSRF token is invalid.')

    if not safe_str_cmp(session[field_name], token):
        raise ValidationError('The CSRF tokens do not match.')


def _get_config(
    value, config_name, default=None,
    required=True, message='CSRF is not configured.'
):

    if value is None:
        value = current_app.config.get(config_name, default)

    if required and value is None:
        raise RuntimeError(message)

    return value


class _FlaskFormCSRF(CSRF):
    def setup_form(self, form):
        self.meta = form.meta
        return super().setup_form(form)

    def generate_csrf_token(self, csrf_token_field):
        return generate_csrf(
            secret_key=self.meta.csrf_secret,
            token_key=self.meta.csrf_field_name
        )

    def validate_csrf_token(self, form, field):
        if g.get('csrf_valid', False):
            return

        try:
            validate_csrf(


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


        def csrf_protect():
            if not app.config['WTF_CSRF_ENABLED']:
                return

            if not app.config['WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT']:
                return

            if request.method not in app.config['WTF_CSRF_METHODS']:
                return

            if not request.endpoint:
                return

            if request.blueprint in self._exempt_blueprints:
                return

            view = app.view_functions.get(request.endpoint)
            dest = f'{view.__module__}.{view.__name__}'

            if dest in self._exempt_views:
                return

            self.protect()

    def _get_csrf_token(self):
        field_name = current_app.config['WTF_CSRF_FIELD_NAME']
        base_token = request.form.get(field_name)

        if base_token:
            return base_token

        for key in request.form:
            if key.endswith(field_name):
                csrf_token = request.form[key]

                if csrf_token:
                    return csrf_token

        for header_name in current_app.config['WTF_CSRF_HEADERS']:
            csrf_token = request.headers.get(header_name)

            if csrf_token:
                return csrf_token

        return None

    def protect(self):
        if request.method not in current_app.config['WTF_CSRF_METHODS']:
            return

        try:
            validate_csrf(self._get_csrf_token())
        except ValidationError as e:
            logger.info(e.args[0])
            self._error_response(e.args[0])

        if request.is_secure and current_app.config['WTF_CSRF_SSL_STRICT']:
            if not request.referrer:
                self._error_response('The referrer header is missing.')

            good_referrer = f'https://{request.host}/'

            if not same_origin(request.referrer, good_referrer):
                self._error_response('The referrer does not match the host.')

        g.csrf_valid = True  # mark this request as CSRF valid

    def exempt(self, view):

        if isinstance(view, Blueprint):
            self._exempt_blueprints.add(view.name)
            return view

        if isinstance(view, str):
            view_location = view
        else:
            view_location = '.'.join((view.__module__, view.__name__))

        self._exempt_views.add(view_location)
        return view

    def _error_response(self, reason):
        raise CSRFError(reason)

    def error_handler(self, view):

        warnings.warn(FlaskWTFDeprecationWarning(
            '"@csrf.error_handler" is deprecated. Use the standard Flask '
            'error system with "@app.errorhandler(CSRFError)" instead. This '
            'will be removed in 1.0.'
        ), stacklevel=2)

        @wraps(view)
        def handler(reason):
            response = current_app.make_response(view(reason))
            raise CSRFError(response=response)

        self._error_response = handler
        return view


class CsrfProtect(CSRFProtect):

    def __init__(self, app=None):
        warnings.warn(FlaskWTFDeprecationWarning(
            '"flask_wtf.CsrfProtect" has been renamed to "CSRFProtect" '
            'and will be removed in 1.0.'
        ), stacklevel=2)
        super().__init__(app=app)


class CSRFError(BadRequest):

    description = 'CSRF validation failed.'


def same_origin(current_uri, compare_uri):
    current = urlparse(current_uri)
    compare = urlparse(compare_uri)


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Example 15 from Flask-Security-Too

Flask-Security-Too (PyPi page and project documentation) is a maintained fork of the original Flask-Security project that makes it easier to add common security features to Flask web applications. A few of the critical goals of the Flask-Security-Too project are ensuring JavaScript client-based single-page applications (SPAs) can work securely with Flask-based backends and that guidance by the OWASP organization is followed by default.

The Flask-Security-Too project is provided as open source under the MIT license.

Flask-Security-Too / flask_security / core.py

# core.py

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import re
import typing as t
import warnings

import pkg_resources
from flask import _request_ctx_stack, current_app
from flask.json import JSONEncoder
from flask_login import AnonymousUserMixin, LoginManager
from flask_login import UserMixin as BaseUserMixin
from flask_login import current_user
from flask_principal import Identity, Principal, RoleNeed, UserNeed, identity_loaded
from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
from itsdangerous import URLSafeTimedSerializer
from passlib.context import CryptContext
from werkzeug.datastructures import ImmutableList
from werkzeug.local import LocalProxy

from .babel import FsDomain
from .decorators import (
    default_reauthn_handler,
    default_unauthn_handler,
    default_unauthz_handler,
)
from .forms import (
    ChangePasswordForm,
    ConfirmRegisterForm,
    ForgotPasswordForm,
    LoginForm,
    PasswordlessLoginForm,
    RegisterForm,


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


    "TRACKABLE": False,
    "PASSWORDLESS": False,
    "CHANGEABLE": False,
    "TWO_FACTOR": False,
    "SEND_REGISTER_EMAIL": True,
    "SEND_PASSWORD_CHANGE_EMAIL": True,
    "SEND_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL": True,
    "SEND_PASSWORD_RESET_NOTICE_EMAIL": True,
    "LOGIN_WITHIN": "1 days",
    "TWO_FACTOR_AUTHENTICATOR_VALIDITY": 120,
    "TWO_FACTOR_MAIL_VALIDITY": 300,
    "TWO_FACTOR_SMS_VALIDITY": 120,
    "TWO_FACTOR_ALWAYS_VALIDATE": True,
    "TWO_FACTOR_LOGIN_VALIDITY": "30 days",
    "TWO_FACTOR_VALIDITY_SALT": "tf-validity-salt",
    "TWO_FACTOR_VALIDITY_COOKIE": {
        "httponly": True,
        "secure": False,
        "samesite": "Strict",
    },
    "CONFIRM_EMAIL_WITHIN": "5 days",
    "RESET_PASSWORD_WITHIN": "5 days",
    "LOGIN_WITHOUT_CONFIRMATION": False,
    "AUTO_LOGIN_AFTER_CONFIRM": True,
    "EMAIL_SENDER": LocalProxy(
        lambda: current_app.config.get("MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER", "no-reply@localhost")
    ),
    "TWO_FACTOR_RESCUE_MAIL": "no-reply@localhost",
    "TOKEN_AUTHENTICATION_KEY": "auth_token",
    "TOKEN_AUTHENTICATION_HEADER": "Authentication-Token",
    "TOKEN_MAX_AGE": None,
    "CONFIRM_SALT": "confirm-salt",
    "RESET_SALT": "reset-salt",
    "LOGIN_SALT": "login-salt",
    "CHANGE_SALT": "change-salt",
    "REMEMBER_SALT": "remember-salt",
    "DEFAULT_REMEMBER_ME": False,
    "DEFAULT_HTTP_AUTH_REALM": _("Login Required"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_REGISTER": _("Welcome"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_CONFIRM": _("Please confirm your email"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_PASSWORDLESS": _("Login instructions"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_PASSWORD_NOTICE": _("Your password has been reset"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_PASSWORD_CHANGE_NOTICE": _("Your password has been changed"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_PASSWORD_RESET": _("Password reset instructions"),
    "EMAIL_PLAINTEXT": True,
    "EMAIL_HTML": True,
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_TWO_FACTOR": _("Two-factor Login"),
    "EMAIL_SUBJECT_TWO_FACTOR_RESCUE": _("Two-factor Rescue"),
    "USER_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTES": [
        {"email": {"mapper": uia_email_mapper, "case_insensitive": True}}


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        for key, value in get_config(app).items():
            setattr(self, key.lower(), value)

        identity_loaded.connect_via(app)(_on_identity_loaded)

        if hasattr(self.datastore, "user_model") and not hasattr(
            self.datastore.user_model, "fs_uniquifier"
        ):  # pragma: no cover
            raise ValueError("User model must contain fs_uniquifier as of 4.0.0")

        for uia in cv("USER_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTES", app=app):  # pragma: no cover
            if not isinstance(uia, dict):
                raise ValueError(
                    "SECURITY_USER_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTES changed semantics"
                    " in 4.0 - please see release notes."
                )
            if len(list(uia.keys())) != 1:
                raise ValueError(
                    "Each element in SECURITY_USER_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTES"
                    " must have one and only one key."
                )

        @app.before_first_request
        def _register_i18n():
            if "_" not in app.jinja_env.globals:
                current_app.jinja_env.globals["_"] = self.i18n_domain.gettext
            current_app.jinja_env.globals["_fsdomain"] = self.i18n_domain.gettext

        @app.before_first_request
        def _csrf_init():
            if not current_app.config.get("WTF_CSRF_ENABLED", True):
                return
            csrf = current_app.extensions.get("csrf", None)

            if cv("CSRF_PROTECT_MECHANISMS") != AUTHN_MECHANISMS:
                if not csrf:
                    raise ValueError(
                        "CSRF_PROTECT_MECHANISMS defined but"
                        " CsrfProtect not part of application"
                    )
                if current_app.config.get("WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT", True):
                    raise ValueError(
                        "WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT must be set to False if"
                        " CSRF_PROTECT_MECHANISMS is set"
                    )
            if (
                cv("CSRF_IGNORE_UNAUTH_ENDPOINTS")
                and csrf
                and current_app.config.get("WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT", False)
            ):
                raise ValueError(
                    "To ignore unauth endpoints you must set WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT"
                    " to False"
                )

            csrf_cookie = cv("CSRF_COOKIE")
            if csrf_cookie and csrf_cookie.get("key", None):
                current_app.config["SECURITY_CSRF_COOKIE_NAME"] = csrf_cookie.pop("key")
            if cv("CSRF_COOKIE_NAME") and not csrf:
                raise ValueError(
                    "CSRF_COOKIE defined however CsrfProtect not part of application"
                )

            if csrf:
                csrf.exempt("flask_security.views.logout")
            if cv("CSRF_COOKIE_NAME"):
                current_app.after_request(csrf_cookie_handler)
                current_app.config["WTF_CSRF_HEADERS"].append(cv("CSRF_HEADER"))

        self._phone_util = self.phone_util_cls(app)
        self._mail_util = self.mail_util_cls(app)
        self._password_util = self.password_util_cls(app)
        self._username_util = self.username_util_cls(app)
        rvre = cv("REDIRECT_VALIDATE_RE", app=app)
        if rvre:
            self._redirect_validate_re = re.compile(rvre)

        if not hasattr(app, "login_manager") or not self.login_manager:
            self.login_manager = _get_login_manager(app, self.anonymous_user)

        self.remember_token_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "remember")
        self.login_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "login")
        self.reset_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "reset")
        self.confirm_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "confirm")
        self.us_setup_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "us_setup")
        self.tf_validity_serializer = _get_serializer(app, "two_factor_validity")
        self.principal = _get_principal(app)
        self.pwd_context = _get_pwd_context(app)
        self.hashing_context = _get_hashing_context(app)
        self.i18n_domain = FsDomain(app)

        if cv("USERNAME_ENABLE", app):


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Example 16 from Flask-User

Flask-User (PyPI information and project documentation) is a Flask extension that makes it easier to add custom user account management and authentication to the projects you are building. The extension supports persistent data storage through both relational databases and MongoDB. The project is provided as open source under the MIT license.

Flask-User / flask_user / user_manager.py

# user_manager.py


import datetime

from flask import abort, Blueprint, current_app, Flask, session
from flask_login import LoginManager
from wtforms import ValidationError

from . import ConfigError
from . import forms
from .db_manager import DBManager
from .email_manager import EmailManager
from .password_manager import PasswordManager
from .token_manager import TokenManager
from .translation_utils import lazy_gettext as _  # map _() to lazy_gettext()
from .user_manager__settings import UserManager__Settings
from .user_manager__utils import UserManager__Utils
from .user_manager__views import UserManager__Views


class UserManager(UserManager__Settings, UserManager__Utils, UserManager__Views):

    def __init__(self, app, db, UserClass, **kwargs):

        self.app = app
        if app:
            self.init_app(app, db, UserClass, **kwargs)

    def init_app(


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


            @app.before_request
            def advance_session_timeout():
                session.permanent = True    # Timeout after app.permanent_session_lifetime period
                session.modified = True     # Advance session timeout each time a user visits a page

        self.login_manager = LoginManager(app)
        self.login_manager.login_view = 'user.login'

        @self.login_manager.user_loader
        def load_user_by_user_token(user_token):
            user = self.db_manager.UserClass.get_user_by_token(user_token)
            return user

        self.babel = app.extensions.get('babel', None)
        from .translation_utils import init_translations
        init_translations(self.babel)

        if not hasattr(app.jinja_env, 'install_gettext_callables'):
            app.jinja_env.add_extension('jinja2.ext.i18n')
            app.jinja_env.install_null_translations()

        def flask_user_context_processor():
            def call_or_get(function_or_property):
                return function_or_property() if callable(function_or_property) else function_or_property

            return dict(
                user_manager=current_app.user_manager,
                call_or_get=call_or_get,
            )

        app.context_processor(flask_user_context_processor)

        blueprint = Blueprint('flask_user', __name__, template_folder='templates')
        app.register_blueprint(blueprint)

        self.AddEmailFormClass = forms.AddEmailForm
        self.ChangePasswordFormClass = forms.ChangePasswordForm
        self.ChangeUsernameFormClass = forms.ChangeUsernameForm
        self.EditUserProfileFormClass = forms.EditUserProfileForm
        self.ForgotPasswordFormClass = forms.ForgotPasswordForm
        self.InviteUserFormClass = forms.InviteUserForm
        self.LoginFormClass = forms.LoginForm
        self.RegisterFormClass = forms.RegisterForm
        self.ResendEmailConfirmationFormClass = forms.ResendEmailConfirmationForm
        self.ResetPasswordFormClass = forms.ResetPasswordForm

        self.db_manager = DBManager(app, db, UserClass, UserEmailClass, UserInvitationClass, RoleClass)

        self.password_manager = PasswordManager(app)

        if self.USER_ENABLE_EMAIL:


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Example 17 from Flask-VueJs-Template

Flask-VueJs-Template (demo site) is a minimal Flask boilerplate starter project that combines Flask, Vue.js, and Flask-RESTPlus. The project provides some sensible defaults that are easy to continue building on, and the source code is open source under the MIT license.

Flask-VueJs-Template / app / init.py

# __init__.py
import os
from flask import Flask, current_app, send_file

from .api import api_bp
from .client import client_bp

app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='../dist/static')
app.register_blueprint(api_bp)

from .config import Config
app.logger.info('>>> {}'.format(Config.FLASK_ENV))

@app.route('/')
def index_client():
    dist_dir = current_app.config['DIST_DIR']
    entry = os.path.join(dist_dir, 'index.html')
    return send_file(entry)





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Example 18 from Flasky

Flasky is a wonderful example application by Miguel Grinberg that he builds while teaching developers how to use Flask in his books and videos. Flasky is open sourced under the MIT license.

Flasky / migrations / env.py

# env.py
from __future__ import with_statement
from alembic import context
from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
from logging.config import fileConfig

config = context.config

fileConfig(config.config_file_name)

from flask import current_app
config.set_main_option('sqlalchemy.url', current_app.config.get('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'))
target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata


def run_migrations_offline():
    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
    context.configure(url=url)

    with context.begin_transaction():
        context.run_migrations()

def run_migrations_online():
    engine = engine_from_config(
                config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
                prefix='sqlalchemy.',
                poolclass=pool.NullPool)

    connection = engine.connect()
    context.configure(
                connection=connection,
                target_metadata=target_metadata
                )

    try:
        with context.begin_transaction():
            context.run_migrations()


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Example 19 from indico

indico (project website, documentation and sandbox demo) is a Flask-based web app for event management. The code is open sourced under the MIT license.

indico / indico / migrations / env.py

# env.py

import logging.config

from alembic import context
from flask import current_app
from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool

from indico.core.db.sqlalchemy.util.models import import_all_models


import_all_models()

config = context.config
logging.config.fileConfig(config.config_file_name)

config.set_main_option('sqlalchemy.url', current_app.config.get('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'))
target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata


def _include_object(object_, name, type_, reflected, compare_to):
    if type_ != 'table':
        return True
    if object_.schema and object_.schema.startswith('plugin_'):
        return False
    return name != 'alembic_version' and not name.startswith('alembic_version_')


def _render_item(type_, obj, autogen_context):
    if hasattr(obj, 'info') and obj.info.get('alembic_dont_render'):
        return None
    func = getattr(obj, 'alembic_render_' + type_, None)
    if func is None:
        return False
    return func(autogen_context, autogen_context.opts['template_args']['toplevel_code'])


def run_migrations_offline():
    url = config.get_main_option('sqlalchemy.url')
    context.configure(url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, include_schemas=True,
                      version_table_schema='public', include_object=_include_object, render_item=_render_item,
                      template_args={'toplevel_code': set()})


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Example 20 from sandman2

sandman2 (project documentation and PyPI package information) is a code library for automatically generating RESTful APIs from existing database schemas. This approach is handy for solving straightforward situations where you want to put an abstraction layer between one or more applications and your relational database to prevent or reduce direct database access.

The sandman2 project is provided under the Apache License 2.0.

sandman2 / sandman2 / app.py

# app.py

from flask import Flask, current_app, jsonify
from sqlalchemy.sql import sqltypes

from sandman2.exception import (
    BadRequestException,
    ForbiddenException,
    NotFoundException,
    NotAcceptableException,
    NotImplementedException,
    ConflictException,
    ServerErrorException,
    ServiceUnavailableException,
    )
from sandman2.service import Service
from sandman2.model import db, Model, AutomapModel
from sandman2.admin import CustomAdminView
from flask_admin import Admin
from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth

auth = HTTPBasicAuth()

def get_app(
        database_uri,
        exclude_tables=None,
        user_models=None,


## ... source file abbreviated to get to current_app examples ...


                cls.__model__.primary_key())
        return jsonify(routes)
    return app


def _register_error_handlers(app):
    @app.errorhandler(BadRequestException)
    @app.errorhandler(ForbiddenException)
    @app.errorhandler(NotAcceptableException)
    @app.errorhandler(NotFoundException)
    @app.errorhandler(ConflictException)
    @app.errorhandler(ServerErrorException)
    @app.errorhandler(NotImplementedException)
    @app.errorhandler(ServiceUnavailableException)
    def handle_application_error(error):  # pylint:disable=unused-variable
        response = jsonify(error.to_dict())
        response.status_code = error.code
        return response


def register_service(cls, primary_key_type):
    view_func = cls.as_view(cls.__name__.lower())  # pylint: disable=no-member
    methods = set(cls.__model__.__methods__)  # pylint: disable=no-member

    if 'GET' in methods:  # pylint: disable=no-member
        current_app.add_url_rule(
            cls.__model__.__url__ + '/', defaults={'resource_id': None},
            view_func=view_func,
            methods=['GET'])
        current_app.add_url_rule(
            '{resource}/meta'.format(resource=cls.__model__.__url__),
            view_func=view_func,
            methods=['GET'])
    if 'POST' in methods:  # pylint: disable=no-member
        current_app.add_url_rule(
            cls.__model__.__url__ + '/', view_func=view_func, methods=['POST', ])
    current_app.add_url_rule(
        '{resource}/<{pk_type}:{pk}>'.format(
            resource=cls.__model__.__url__,
            pk='resource_id', pk_type=primary_key_type),
        view_func=view_func,
        methods=methods - {'POST'})
    current_app.classes.append(cls)


def _reflect_all(exclude_tables=None, admin=None, read_only=False, schema=None):
    AutomapModel.prepare(  # pylint:disable=maybe-no-member
        db.engine, reflect=True, schema=schema)
    for cls in AutomapModel.classes:
        if exclude_tables and cls.__table__.name in exclude_tables:
            continue
        if read_only:
            cls.__methods__ = {'GET'}
        register_model(cls, admin)


def register_model(cls, admin=None):
    cls.__url__ = '/{}'.format(cls.__name__.lower())
    service_class = type(
        cls.__name__ + 'Service',
        (Service,),
        {
            '__model__': cls,
        })

    cols = list(cls().__table__.primary_key.columns)



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Example 21 from tedivms-flask

tedivm's flask starter app is a base of Flask code and related projects such as Celery which provides a template to start your own Flask web app. The project comes baked with an admin panel, API authentication and authorization, SQLAlchemy and many other common libraries that are often used with Flask.

The project's code is provided as open source under the BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" license.

tedivms-flask / app / utils / api.py

# api.py
from app.models import user_models as users
from functools import wraps
from flask import request, abort, current_app


def is_authorized_api_user(roles=False):
    if 'API_ID' not in request.headers:
        return False
    if 'API_KEY' not in request.headers:
        return False
    api_key = users.ApiKey.query.filter(users.ApiKey.id==request.headers['API_ID']).first()
    if not api_key:
        return False
    if not current_app.user_manager.verify_password(request.headers['API_KEY'], api_key.hash):
        return False
    if not roles:
        return True
    if api_key.user.has_role('admin'):
        return True
    for role in roles:
        if api_key.user.has_role(role):
            return True
    return False


def roles_accepted_api(*role_names):
    def wrapper(view_function):
        @wraps(view_function)
        def decorated_view_function(*args, **kwargs):
            if not is_authorized_api_user(role_names):
                return abort(403)
            return view_function(*args, **kwargs)
        return decorated_view_function
    return wrapper


def api_credentials_required():
    def wrapper(view_function):


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