flask/flask/app.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
    flask.app
    ~~~~~~~~~

    This module implements the central WSGI application object.

    :copyright: (c) 2010 by Armin Ronacher.
    :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
"""

import os
from threading import Lock
from datetime import timedelta, datetime
from itertools import chain

from jinja2 import Environment

from werkzeug import ImmutableDict, create_environ
from werkzeug.routing import Map, Rule
from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException, InternalServerError, NotFound

from flask.helpers import _PackageBoundObject, url_for, get_flashed_messages, \
    _tojson_filter
from flask.wrappers import Request, Response
from flask.config import ConfigAttribute, Config
from flask.ctx import _default_template_ctx_processor, _RequestContext
from flask.globals import _request_ctx_stack, request
from flask.session import Session, _NullSession
from flask.module import _ModuleSetupState
from flask.templating import _DispatchingJinjaLoader

# a lock used for logger initialization
_logger_lock = Lock()


class Flask(_PackageBoundObject):
    """The flask object implements a WSGI application and acts as the central
    object.  It is passed the name of the module or package of the
    application.  Once it is created it will act as a central registry for
    the view functions, the URL rules, template configuration and much more.

    The name of the package is used to resolve resources from inside the
    package or the folder the module is contained in depending on if the
    package parameter resolves to an actual python package (a folder with
    an `__init__.py` file inside) or a standard module (just a `.py` file).

    For more information about resource loading, see :func:`open_resource`.

    Usually you create a :class:`Flask` instance in your main module or
    in the `__init__.py` file of your package like this::

        from flask import Flask
        app = Flask(__name__)

    .. admonition:: About the First Parameter

        The idea of the first parameter is to give Flask an idea what
        belongs to your application.  This name is used to find resources
        on the file system, can be used by extensions to improve debugging
        information and a lot more.

        So it's important what you provide there.  If you are using a single
        module, `__name__` is always the correct value.  If you however are
        using a package, it's usually recommended to hardcode the name of
        your package there.

        For example if your application is defined in `yourapplication/app.py`
        you should create it with one of the two versions below::

            app = Flask('yourapplication')
            app = Flask(__name__.split('.')[0])

        Why is that?  The application will work even with `__name__`, thanks
        to how resources are looked up.  However it will make debugging more
        painful.  Certain extensions can make assumptions based on the
        import name of your application.  For example the Flask-SQLAlchemy
        extension will look for the code in your application that triggered
        an SQL query in debug mode.  If the import name is not properly set
        up, that debugging information is lost.  (For example it would only
        pick up SQL queries in `yourapplicaiton.app` and not
        `yourapplication.views.frontend`)
    """

    #: The class that is used for request objects.  See :class:`~flask.Request`
    #: for more information.
    request_class = Request

    #: The class that is used for response objects.  See
    #: :class:`~flask.Response` for more information.
    response_class = Response

    #: Path for the static files.  If you don't want to use static files
    #: you can set this value to `None` in which case no URL rule is added
    #: and the development server will no longer serve any static files.
    #:
    #: This is the default used for application and modules unless a
    #: different value is passed to the constructor.
    static_path = '/static'

    #: The debug flag.  Set this to `True` to enable debugging of the
    #: application.  In debug mode the debugger will kick in when an unhandled
    #: exception ocurrs and the integrated server will automatically reload
    #: the application if changes in the code are detected.
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the `DEBUG`
    #: configuration key.  Defaults to `False`.
    debug = ConfigAttribute('DEBUG')

    #: The testing flask.  Set this to `True` to enable the test mode of
    #: Flask extensions (and in the future probably also Flask itself).
    #: For example this might activate unittest helpers that have an
    #: additional runtime cost which should not be enabled by default.
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the
    #: `TESTING` configuration key.  Defaults to `False`.
    testing = ConfigAttribute('TESTING')

    #: If a secret key is set, cryptographic components can use this to
    #: sign cookies and other things.  Set this to a complex random value
    #: when you want to use the secure cookie for instance.
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the
    #: `SECRET_KEY` configuration key.  Defaults to `None`.
    secret_key = ConfigAttribute('SECRET_KEY')

    #: The secure cookie uses this for the name of the session cookie.
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the
    #: `SESSION_COOKIE_NAME` configuration key.  Defaults to ``'session'``
    session_cookie_name = ConfigAttribute('SESSION_COOKIE_NAME')

    #: A :class:`~datetime.timedelta` which is used to set the expiration
    #: date of a permanent session.  The default is 31 days which makes a
    #: permanent session survive for roughly one month.
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the
    #: `PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME` configuration key.  Defaults to
    #: ``timedelta(days=31)``
    permanent_session_lifetime = ConfigAttribute('PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME')

    #: Enable this if you want to use the X-Sendfile feature.  Keep in
    #: mind that the server has to support this.  This only affects files
    #: sent with the :func:`send_file` method.
    #:
    #: .. versionadded:: 0.2
    #:
    #: This attribute can also be configured from the config with the
    #: `USE_X_SENDFILE` configuration key.  Defaults to `False`.
    use_x_sendfile = ConfigAttribute('USE_X_SENDFILE')

    #: The name of the logger to use.  By default the logger name is the
    #: package name passed to the constructor.
    #:
    #: .. versionadded:: 0.4
    logger_name = ConfigAttribute('LOGGER_NAME')

    #: The logging format used for the debug logger.  This is only used when
    #: the application is in debug mode, otherwise the attached logging
    #: handler does the formatting.
    #:
    #: .. versionadded:: 0.3
    debug_log_format = (
        '-' * 80 + '\n' +
        '%(levelname)s in %(module)s [%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d]:\n' +
        '%(message)s\n' +
        '-' * 80
    )

    #: Options that are passed directly to the Jinja2 environment.
    jinja_options = ImmutableDict(
        extensions=['jinja2.ext.autoescape', 'jinja2.ext.with_']
    )

    #: Default configuration parameters.
    default_config = ImmutableDict({
        'DEBUG':                                False,
        'TESTING':                              False,
        'SECRET_KEY':                           None,
        'SESSION_COOKIE_NAME':                  'session',
        'PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME':           timedelta(days=31),
        'USE_X_SENDFILE':                       False,
        'LOGGER_NAME':                          None,
        'SERVER_NAME':                          None
    })

    def __init__(self, import_name, static_path=None):
        _PackageBoundObject.__init__(self, import_name)
        if static_path is not None:
            self.static_path = static_path

        #: The configuration dictionary as :class:`Config`.  This behaves
        #: exactly like a regular dictionary but supports additional methods
        #: to load a config from files.
        self.config = Config(self.root_path, self.default_config)

        #: Prepare the deferred setup of the logger.
        self._logger = None
        self.logger_name = self.import_name

        #: A dictionary of all view functions registered.  The keys will
        #: be function names which are also used to generate URLs and
        #: the values are the function objects themselves.
        #: to register a view function, use the :meth:`route` decorator.
        self.view_functions = {}

        #: A dictionary of all registered error handlers.  The key is
        #: be the error code as integer, the value the function that
        #: should handle that error.
        #: To register a error handler, use the :meth:`errorhandler`
        #: decorator.
        self.error_handlers = {}

        #: A dictionary with lists of functions that should be called at the
        #: beginning of the request.  The key of the dictionary is the name of
        #: the module this function is active for, `None` for all requests.
        #: This can for example be used to open database connections or
        #: getting hold of the currently logged in user.  To register a
        #: function here, use the :meth:`before_request` decorator.
        self.before_request_funcs = {}

        #: A dictionary with lists of functions that should be called after
        #: each request.  The key of the dictionary is the name of the module
        #: this function is active for, `None` for all requests.  This can for
        #: example be used to open database connections or getting hold of the
        #: currently logged in user.  To register a function here, use the
        #: :meth:`before_request` decorator.
        self.after_request_funcs = {}

        #: A dictionary with list of functions that are called without argument
        #: to populate the template context.  They key of the dictionary is the
        #: name of the module this function is active for, `None` for all
        #: requests.  Each returns a dictionary that the template context is
        #: updated with.  To register a function here, use the
        #: :meth:`context_processor` decorator.
        self.template_context_processors = {
            None: [_default_template_ctx_processor]
        }

        #: all the loaded modules in a dictionary by name.
        #:
        #: .. versionadded:: 0.5
        self.modules = {}

        #: The :class:`~werkzeug.routing.Map` for this instance.  You can use
        #: this to change the routing converters after the class was created
        #: but before any routes are connected.  Example::
        #:
        #:    from werkzeug import BaseConverter
        #:
        #:    class ListConverter(BaseConverter):
        #:        def to_python(self, value):
        #:            return value.split(',')
        #:        def to_url(self, values):
        #:            return ','.join(BaseConverter.to_url(value)
        #:                            for value in values)
        #:
        #:    app = Flask(__name__)
        #:    app.url_map.converters['list'] = ListConverter
        self.url_map = Map()

        # if there is a static folder, register it for the application.
        if self.has_static_folder:
            self.add_url_rule(self.static_path + '/<filename>',
                              endpoint='static',
                              view_func=self.send_static_file)

        #: The Jinja2 environment.  It is created from the
        #: :attr:`jinja_options`.
        self.jinja_env = self.create_jinja_environment()
        self.init_jinja_globals()

    @property
    def logger(self):
        """A :class:`logging.Logger` object for this application.  The
        default configuration is to log to stderr if the application is
        in debug mode.  This logger can be used to (surprise) log messages.
        Here some examples::

            app.logger.debug('A value for debugging')
            app.logger.warning('A warning ocurred (%d apples)', 42)
            app.logger.error('An error occoured')

        .. versionadded:: 0.3
        """
        if self._logger and self._logger.name == self.logger_name:
            return self._logger
        with _logger_lock:
            if self._logger and self._logger.name == self.logger_name:
                return self._logger
            from logging import getLogger, StreamHandler, Formatter, \
                                Logger,  DEBUG
            class DebugLogger(Logger):
                def getEffectiveLevel(x):
                    return DEBUG if self.debug else Logger.getEffectiveLevel(x)
            class DebugHandler(StreamHandler):
                def emit(x, record):
                    StreamHandler.emit(x, record) if self.debug else None
            handler = DebugHandler()
            handler.setLevel(DEBUG)
            handler.setFormatter(Formatter(self.debug_log_format))
            logger = getLogger(self.logger_name)
            logger.__class__ = DebugLogger
            logger.addHandler(handler)
            self._logger = logger
            return logger

    def create_jinja_environment(self):
        """Creates the Jinja2 environment based on :attr:`jinja_options`
        and :meth:`create_jinja_loader`.

        .. versionadded:: 0.5
        """
        options = dict(self.jinja_options)
        if 'autoescape' not in options:
            options['autoescape'] = self.select_jinja_autoescape
        return Environment(loader=_DispatchingJinjaLoader(self), **options)

    def init_jinja_globals(self):
        """Called directly after the environment was created to inject
        some defaults (like `url_for`, `get_flashed_messages` and the
        `tojson` filter.

        .. versionadded:: 0.5
        """
        self.jinja_env.globals.update(
            url_for=url_for,
            get_flashed_messages=get_flashed_messages
        )
        self.jinja_env.filters['tojson'] = _tojson_filter

    def select_jinja_autoescape(self, filename):
        """Returns `True` if autoescaping should be active for the given
        template name.

        .. versionadded:: 0.5
        """
        if filename is None:
            return False
        return filename.endswith(('.html', '.htm', '.xml', '.xhtml'))

    def update_template_context(self, context):
        """Update the template context with some commonly used variables.
        This injects request, session and g into the template context.

        :param context: the context as a dictionary that is updated in place
                        to add extra variables.
        """
        funcs = self.template_context_processors[None]
        mod = _request_ctx_stack.top.request.module
        if mod is not None and mod in self.template_context_processors:
            funcs = chain(funcs, self.template_context_processors[mod])
        for func in funcs:
            context.update(func())

    def run(self, host='127.0.0.1', port=5000, **options):
        """Runs the application on a local development server.  If the
        :attr:`debug` flag is set the server will automatically reload
        for code changes and show a debugger in case an exception happened.

        .. admonition:: Keep in Mind

           Flask will supress any server error with a generic error page
           unless it is in debug mode.  As such to enable just the
           interactive debugger without the code reloading, you ahve to
           invoke :meth:`run` with ``debug=True`` and ``use_reloader=False``.
           Setting ``use_debugger`` to `True` without being in debug mode
           won't catch any exceptions because there won't be any to
           catch.

        :param host: the hostname to listen on.  set this to ``'0.0.0.0'``
                     to have the server available externally as well.
        :param port: the port of the webserver
        :param options: the options to be forwarded to the underlying
                        Werkzeug server.  See :func:`werkzeug.run_simple`
                        for more information.
        """
        from werkzeug import run_simple
        if 'debug' in options:
            self.debug = options.pop('debug')
        options.setdefault('use_reloader', self.debug)
        options.setdefault('use_debugger', self.debug)
        return run_simple(host, port, self, **options)

    def test_client(self):
        """Creates a test client for this application.  For information
        about unit testing head over to :ref:`testing`.

        The test client can be used in a `with` block to defer the closing down
        of the context until the end of the `with` block.  This is useful if
        you want to access the context locals for testing::

            with app.test_client() as c:
                rv = c.get('/?vodka=42')
                assert request.args['vodka'] == '42'

        .. versionchanged:: 0.4
           added support for `with` block usage for the client.
        """
        from werkzeug import Client
        class FlaskClient(Client):
            preserve_context = context_preserved = False
            def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
                if self.context_preserved:
                    _request_ctx_stack.pop()
                    self.context_preserved = False
                kwargs.setdefault('environ_overrides', {}) \
                    ['flask._preserve_context'] = self.preserve_context
                old = _request_ctx_stack.top
                try:
                    return Client.open(self, *args, **kwargs)
                finally:
                    self.context_preserved = _request_ctx_stack.top is not old
            def __enter__(self):
                self.preserve_context = True
                return self
            def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
                self.preserve_context = False
                if self.context_preserved:
                    _request_ctx_stack.pop()
        return FlaskClient(self, self.response_class, use_cookies=True)

    def open_session(self, request):
        """Creates or opens a new session.  Default implementation stores all
        session data in a signed cookie.  This requires that the
        :attr:`secret_key` is set.

        :param request: an instance of :attr:`request_class`.
        """
        key = self.secret_key
        if key is not None:
            return Session.load_cookie(request, self.session_cookie_name,
                                       secret_key=key)

    def save_session(self, session, response):
        """Saves the session if it needs updates.  For the default
        implementation, check :meth:`open_session`.

        :param session: the session to be saved (a
                        :class:`~werkzeug.contrib.securecookie.SecureCookie`
                        object)
        :param response: an instance of :attr:`response_class`
        """
        expires = None
        if session.permanent:
            expires = datetime.utcnow() + self.permanent_session_lifetime
        session.save_cookie(response, self.session_cookie_name,
                            expires=expires, httponly=True)

    def register_module(self, module, **options):
        """Registers a module with this application.  The keyword argument
        of this function are the same as the ones for the constructor of the
        :class:`Module` class and will override the values of the module if
        provided.
        """
        options.setdefault('url_prefix', module.url_prefix)
        state = _ModuleSetupState(self, **options)
        for func in module._register_events:
            func(state)

    def add_url_rule(self, rule, endpoint=None, view_func=None, **options):
        """Connects a URL rule.  Works exactly like the :meth:`route`
        decorator.  If a view_func is provided it will be registered with the
        endpoint.

        Basically this example::

            @app.route('/')
            def index():
                pass

        Is equivalent to the following::

            def index():
                pass
            app.add_url_rule('/', 'index', index)

        If the view_func is not provided you will need to connect the endpoint
        to a view function like so::

            app.view_functions['index'] = index

        .. versionchanged:: 0.2
           `view_func` parameter added.

        :param rule: the URL rule as string
        :param endpoint: the endpoint for the registered URL rule.  Flask
                         itself assumes the name of the view function as
                         endpoint
        :param view_func: the function to call when serving a request to the
                          provided endpoint
        :param options: the options to be forwarded to the underlying
                        :class:`~werkzeug.routing.Rule` object
        """
        if endpoint is None:
            assert view_func is not None, 'expected view func if endpoint ' \
                                          'is not provided.'
            endpoint = view_func.__name__
        options['endpoint'] = endpoint
        options.setdefault('methods', ('GET',))
        self.url_map.add(Rule(rule, **options))
        if view_func is not None:
            self.view_functions[endpoint] = view_func

    def route(self, rule, **options):
        """A decorator that is used to register a view function for a
        given URL rule.  Example::

            @app.route('/')
            def index():
                return 'Hello World'

        Variables parts in the route can be specified with angular
        brackets (``/user/<username>``).  By default a variable part
        in the URL accepts any string without a slash however a different
        converter can be specified as well by using ``<converter:name>``.

        Variable parts are passed to the view function as keyword
        arguments.

        The following converters are possible:

        =========== ===========================================
        `int`       accepts integers
        `float`     like `int` but for floating point values
        `path`      like the default but also accepts slashes
        =========== ===========================================

        Here some examples::

            @app.route('/')
            def index():
                pass

            @app.route('/<username>')
            def show_user(username):
                pass

            @app.route('/post/<int:post_id>')
            def show_post(post_id):
                pass

        An important detail to keep in mind is how Flask deals with trailing
        slashes.  The idea is to keep each URL unique so the following rules
        apply:

        1. If a rule ends with a slash and is requested without a slash
           by the user, the user is automatically redirected to the same
           page with a trailing slash attached.
        2. If a rule does not end with a trailing slash and the user request
           the page with a trailing slash, a 404 not found is raised.

        This is consistent with how web servers deal with static files.  This
        also makes it possible to use relative link targets safely.

        The :meth:`route` decorator accepts a couple of other arguments
        as well:

        :param rule: the URL rule as string
        :param methods: a list of methods this rule should be limited
                        to (``GET``, ``POST`` etc.).  By default a rule
                        just listens for ``GET`` (and implicitly ``HEAD``).
        :param subdomain: specifies the rule for the subdomain in case
                          subdomain matching is in use.
        :param strict_slashes: can be used to disable the strict slashes
                               setting for this rule.  See above.
        :param options: other options to be forwarded to the underlying
                        :class:`~werkzeug.routing.Rule` object.
        """
        def decorator(f):
            self.add_url_rule(rule, None, f, **options)
            return f
        return decorator

    def errorhandler(self, code):
        """A decorator that is used to register a function give a given
        error code.  Example::

            @app.errorhandler(404)
            def page_not_found(error):
                return 'This page does not exist', 404

        You can also register a function as error handler without using
        the :meth:`errorhandler` decorator.  The following example is
        equivalent to the one above::

            def page_not_found(error):
                return 'This page does not exist', 404
            app.error_handlers[404] = page_not_found

        :param code: the code as integer for the handler
        """
        def decorator(f):
            self.error_handlers[code] = f
            return f
        return decorator

    def template_filter(self, name=None):
        """A decorator that is used to register custom template filter.
        You can specify a name for the filter, otherwise the function
        name will be used. Example::

          @app.template_filter()
          def reverse(s):
              return s[::-1]

        :param name: the optional name of the filter, otherwise the
                     function name will be used.
        """
        def decorator(f):
            self.jinja_env.filters[name or f.__name__] = f
            return f
        return decorator

    def before_request(self, f):
        """Registers a function to run before each request."""
        self.before_request_funcs.setdefault(None, []).append(f)
        return f

    def after_request(self, f):
        """Register a function to be run after each request."""
        self.after_request_funcs.setdefault(None, []).append(f)
        return f

    def context_processor(self, f):
        """Registers a template context processor function."""
        self.template_context_processors[None].append(f)
        return f

    def handle_http_exception(self, e):
        """Handles an HTTP exception.  By default this will invoke the
        registered error handlers and fall back to returning the
        exception as response.

        .. versionadded: 0.3
        """
        handler = self.error_handlers.get(e.code)
        if handler is None:
            return e
        return handler(e)

    def handle_exception(self, e):
        """Default exception handling that kicks in when an exception
        occours that is not catched.  In debug mode the exception will
        be re-raised immediately, otherwise it is logged and the handler
        for a 500 internal server error is used.  If no such handler
        exists, a default 500 internal server error message is displayed.

        .. versionadded: 0.3
        """
        handler = self.error_handlers.get(500)
        if self.debug:
            raise
        self.logger.exception('Exception on %s [%s]' % (
            request.path,
            request.method
        ))
        if handler is None:
            return InternalServerError()
        return handler(e)

    def dispatch_request(self):
        """Does the request dispatching.  Matches the URL and returns the
        return value of the view or error handler.  This does not have to
        be a response object.  In order to convert the return value to a
        proper response object, call :func:`make_response`.
        """
        req = _request_ctx_stack.top.request
        try:
            if req.routing_exception is not None:
                raise req.routing_exception
            return self.view_functions[req.endpoint](**req.view_args)
        except HTTPException, e:
            return self.handle_http_exception(e)

    def make_response(self, rv):
        """Converts the return value from a view function to a real
        response object that is an instance of :attr:`response_class`.

        The following types are allowed for `rv`:

        .. tabularcolumns:: |p{3.5cm}|p{9.5cm}|

        ======================= ===========================================
        :attr:`response_class`  the object is returned unchanged
        :class:`str`            a response object is created with the
                                string as body
        :class:`unicode`        a response object is created with the
                                string encoded to utf-8 as body
        :class:`tuple`          the response object is created with the
                                contents of the tuple as arguments
        a WSGI function         the function is called as WSGI application
                                and buffered as response object
        ======================= ===========================================

        :param rv: the return value from the view function
        """
        if rv is None:
            raise ValueError('View function did not return a response')
        if isinstance(rv, self.response_class):
            return rv
        if isinstance(rv, basestring):
            return self.response_class(rv)
        if isinstance(rv, tuple):
            return self.response_class(*rv)
        return self.response_class.force_type(rv, request.environ)

    def preprocess_request(self):
        """Called before the actual request dispatching and will
        call every as :meth:`before_request` decorated function.
        If any of these function returns a value it's handled as
        if it was the return value from the view and further
        request handling is stopped.
        """
        funcs = self.before_request_funcs.get(None, ())
        mod = request.module
        if mod and mod in self.before_request_funcs:
            funcs = chain(funcs, self.before_request_funcs[mod])
        for func in funcs:
            rv = func()
            if rv is not None:
                return rv

    def process_response(self, response):
        """Can be overridden in order to modify the response object
        before it's sent to the WSGI server.  By default this will
        call all the :meth:`after_request` decorated functions.

        :param response: a :attr:`response_class` object.
        :return: a new response object or the same, has to be an
                 instance of :attr:`response_class`.
        """
        ctx = _request_ctx_stack.top
        mod = ctx.request.module
        if not isinstance(ctx.session, _NullSession):
            self.save_session(ctx.session, response)
        funcs = ()
        if mod and mod in self.after_request_funcs:
            funcs = chain(funcs, self.after_request_funcs[mod])
        if None in self.after_request_funcs:
            funcs = chain(funcs, self.after_request_funcs[None])
        for handler in funcs:
            response = handler(response)
        return response

    def wsgi_app(self, environ, start_response):
        """The actual WSGI application.  This is not implemented in
        `__call__` so that middlewares can be applied without losing a
        reference to the class.  So instead of doing this::

            app = MyMiddleware(app)

        It's a better idea to do this instead::

            app.wsgi_app = MyMiddleware(app.wsgi_app)

        Then you still have the original application object around and
        can continue to call methods on it.

        .. versionchanged:: 0.4
           The :meth:`after_request` functions are now called even if an
           error handler took over request processing.  This ensures that
           even if an exception happens database have the chance to
           properly close the connection.

        :param environ: a WSGI environment
        :param start_response: a callable accepting a status code,
                               a list of headers and an optional
                               exception context to start the response
        """
        with self.request_context(environ):
            try:
                rv = self.preprocess_request()
                if rv is None:
                    rv = self.dispatch_request()
                response = self.make_response(rv)
            except Exception, e:
                response = self.make_response(self.handle_exception(e))
            try:
                response = self.process_response(response)
            except Exception, e:
                response = self.make_response(self.handle_exception(e))
            return response(environ, start_response)

    def request_context(self, environ):
        """Creates a request context from the given environment and binds
        it to the current context.  This must be used in combination with
        the `with` statement because the request is only bound to the
        current context for the duration of the `with` block.

        Example usage::

            with app.request_context(environ):
                do_something_with(request)

        The object returned can also be used without the `with` statement
        which is useful for working in the shell.  The example above is
        doing exactly the same as this code::

            ctx = app.request_context(environ)
            ctx.push()
            try:
                do_something_with(request)
            finally:
                ctx.pop()

        The big advantage of this approach is that you can use it without
        the try/finally statement in a shell for interactive testing:

        >>> ctx = app.test_request_context()
        >>> ctx.bind()
        >>> request.path
        u'/'
        >>> ctx.unbind()

        .. versionchanged:: 0.3
           Added support for non-with statement usage and `with` statement
           is now passed the ctx object.

        :param environ: a WSGI environment
        """
        return _RequestContext(self, environ)

    def test_request_context(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Creates a WSGI environment from the given values (see
        :func:`werkzeug.create_environ` for more information, this
        function accepts the same arguments).
        """
        return self.request_context(create_environ(*args, **kwargs))

    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
        """Shortcut for :attr:`wsgi_app`."""
        return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)