from django.utils import timezone from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin from account.models import UserProfile class TimezoneMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin): """ Activate the timezone from request.user.userprofile if user is authenticated, deactivate the timezone otherwise and use default (UTC) """ def process_request(self, request): if request.user.is_authenticated: try: tz = request.user.userprofile.timezone timezone.activate(tz) except UserProfile.DoesNotExist: UserProfile.objects.create(user=request.user) tz = request.user.userprofile.timezone timezone.activate(tz) else: timezone.deactivate()