+from django import http
+from django.utils import simplejson as json
+from django.utils.functional import Promise
+from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class ExtendedEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+
+ def default(self, obj):
+ if isinstance(obj, Promise):
+ return unicode(obj)
+
+ if isinstance(obj, datetime):
+ return datetime.ctime(obj) + " " + (datetime.tzname(obj) or 'GMT')
+
+ return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)
+
+# shortcut for JSON reponses
+class JSONResponse(http.HttpResponse):
+
+ def __init__(self, data = {}, **kwargs):
+ # get rid of mimetype
+ kwargs.pop('mimetype', None)
+
+ super(JSONResponse, self).__init__(
+ json.dumps(data, cls=ExtendedEncoder),
+ mimetype = "application/json", **kwargs)
+
+
+# return errors
+class JSONFormInvalid(JSONResponse):
+ def __init__(self, form):
+ super(JSONFormInvalid, self).__init__(form.errors, status = 400)
+
+class JSONServerError(JSONResponse):
+ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+ kwargs['status'] = 500
+ super(JSONServerError, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+
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