Django 1.8 Configuration

[datamafia]

Hello.

In upgrading an app that uses admin tools to 1.8 we have a config issue.

The current config:

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [ ... ],
        'APP_DIRS': False,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [ ... ],
            'loaders': [
                 'admin_tools.template_loaders.Loader',
             ],        
        },
    },
]

The APP_DIRS when set to True allows per app template directory discovery. To use the loaders then APP_DIRS must be False.

Is there a compromise? With APP_DIRS set to False all of the templates break in all of the apps.

As of yet I can't get a working prototype to pull the app templates back in (syntax?), only auto-discover works as of now.

I am guessing the use of loaders is an architectural decision. I have begun to trace the code but I would also like to know if I am missing something or another way of finding a solution.

Thanks in advance

[izimobil]

Hi,

Just set your loaders like this:

[
    'admin_tools.template_loaders.Loader',
    'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
    'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader',
]

Having APP_DIRS set to True is basically the same as adding 'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader' in your template loaders.

BTW I find this setting variable (APP_DIRS) very confusing, I think the django folks should deprecate it.