django-mtg-res 0.1.4

A Django app for logging HTTP requests and responses

Django MTG RES is a reusable Django app for logging HTTP requests and responses. It provides a simple way to track API calls, debug issues, and maintain audit logs of external service interactions.

Features

• Log HTTP requests and responses with full metadata

• Support for different request/response formats (JSON, text, etc.)

• Flexible reference system to link logs to specific objects

• Safe error handling to prevent logging failures from breaking your app

• Admin interface for viewing and managing logs

Quick start

1. Install django-mtg-res:

   pip install django-mtg-res

2. Add “django_mtg_res” to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'django_mtg_res',
   ]

3. Run migrations to create the RequestLog model:

   python manage.py migrate

4. Start using the RequestLog model in your code:

   from django_mtg_res.models import RequestLog
   import requests
   
   # Make an API call
   response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data')
   
   # Log the request and response
   RequestLog.create_request_log(
       url='https://api.example.com/data',
       method='GET',
       request=None,  # No request body for GET
       response=response,
       ref_obj='User',
       ref_id='123',
       remarks='Fetching user data'
   )

Usage Examples

Basic logging:

from django_mtg_res.models import RequestLog

# Log a simple request
RequestLog.create_request_log(
    url='https://api.service.com/endpoint',
    method='POST',
    request={'key': 'value'},
    response={'result': 'success'},
    status_code=200
)

With reference objects:

# Log with reference to a specific model instance
RequestLog.create_request_log(
    url='https://payment.service.com/charge',
    method='POST',
    request=payment_data,
    response=payment_response,
    ref_obj='Order',
    ref_id=str(order.id),
    remarks='Payment processing'
)

Safe logging (won’t raise exceptions):

# This will not raise exceptions even if logging fails
RequestLog.create_request_log(
    url=api_url,
    request=request_data,
    response=response_data,
    safely_create=True  # Default is True
)

Admin Interface

The app includes Django admin integration. You can view and search request logs in the Django admin panel under “Request Logs”.

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• Django >= 4.0

• requests >= 2.25.0

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on the project repository.