Set user variable in template tag

manager/templatetags/userstatus.py

@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ def updateUserStatus(user, sec = False):
         except Exception as e:
             return "<!-- %s -->" % str(e)
     return ""
+
+@register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
+def setUser(context):
+    return context.request.user

manager/views.py

@@ -255,12 +255,7 @@ def ping(request, device_id):
 
 @login_required
 def devices(request):
-    return render(request, "manager/index.html",
+    return render(request, "manager/index.html", {"title": "Device Administration"})
-            {
-                "title": "Device Administration",
-                "user": request.user
-                }
-            )
 
 @login_required
 def editdevice(request, device_id):
@@ -318,7 +313,6 @@ def editdevice(request, device_id):
                "title": "Edit Device",
                "device": device[0],
                "subnets": subnets,
-               "user": request.user,
                "wifis": wifis,
                "curfis": Wifi.objects.filter(device=device[0])
                }

templates/base.html

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     {% load static %}
     {% load repo %}
     {% load userstatus %}
+    {% setUser as user %}
     {% updateUserStatus user %}
     {% block header %}
     {% endblock %}