from django.core.urlresolvers import RegexURLResolver, RegexURLPattern, Resolver404, get_resolver __all__ = ('resolve_to_name',) def _pattern_resolve_to_name(self, path): match = self.regex.search(path) if match: name = "" if self.name: name = self.name elif hasattr(self, '_callback_str'): name = self._callback_str else: name = "%s.%s" % (self.callback.__module__, self.callback.func_name) return name def _resolver_resolve_to_name(self, path): tried = [] match = self.regex.search(path) if match: new_path = path[match.end():] for pattern in self.url_patterns: try: name = pattern.resolve_to_name(new_path) except Resolver404, e: tried.extend([(pattern.regex.pattern + ' ' + t) for t in e.args[0]['tried']]) else: if name: return name tried.append(pattern.regex.pattern) raise Resolver404, {'tried': tried, 'path': new_path} # here goes monkeypatching RegexURLPattern.resolve_to_name = _pattern_resolve_to_name RegexURLResolver.resolve_to_name = _resolver_resolve_to_name def resolve_to_name(path, urlconf=None): return get_resolver(urlconf).resolve_to_name(path)