# validators.py # # validators for file uploads, etc. from django.conf import settings # TODO: can we use the builtin Django validator instead? # see: # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/validators/#fileextensionvalidator def validate_file_extension(value): from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError import os ext = os.path.splitext(value.name)[1] # [0] returns path+filename # TODO: we might improve this with more thorough checks of file types # rather than just the extensions. # check if VALID_EXTENSIONS is defined in settings.py # if not use defaults if hasattr(settings, 'VALID_EXTENSIONS'): valid_extensions = settings.VALID_EXTENSIONS else: valid_extensions = ['.txt', '.asc', '.htm', '.html', '.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.odt', '.jpg', '.png', '.eml'] if not ext.lower() in valid_extensions: # TODO: one more check in case it is a file with no extension; we # should always allow that? if not (ext.lower() == '' or ext.lower() == '.'): raise ValidationError( 'Unsupported file extension: %s.' % ext.lower())