Using override_template should not be required if you GET /customer.json instead of /customer. The page extension will be used to choose which engine to use.
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:03 PM, pkraus <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a controller method that needs to return json if its an ajax request > (from jquery get,post,ajax) or return a template. > > @expose('json') > @expose('erp.templates.search.customer') > def customer(self,query,came_from,search_type): > log.debug("(%s) %s"%(search_type,query)) > if search_type == 'query': > pass > elif search_type == 'by_id': > customer = m_ar.Customer.by_code(query) > override_template(Search.customer,'json:') > return {'customer_id':customer.customer_id} > return dict(customers = customers) > > This doesn't work. I am not sure i need the override but without it the > actual genshi template is returned. Without i get errors about identity not > being able to translate into json. > > How should I best go about this? I could split this into two methods search > at call time i know if its json i want or the template however i am still > curious about how this could work. > > PK > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TurboGears" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/turbogears/-/XvS0ssADkqUJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en.
