dj-urls-panel 0.2.1
Django admin URL introspection. Inspect, search, and understand your project's URL routing—directly from the admin.
License: MIT
Requires Python: >=3.9
Keywords: django, admin, panel

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# Dj Urls Panel

Django admin URL introspection. Inspect, search, and understand your project's URL routing—directly from the admin.

![DJ Urls Panel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/dj-urls-panel.png)


## Docs

[https://yassi.github.io/dj-urls-panel/](https://yassi.github.io/dj-urls-panel/)

## Features

- **URL Visualization**: View all Django URL patterns in an organized, searchable interface
- **URL Testing Interface**: Swagger-like interface for testing URLs with:
  - HTTP method selection (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc.)
  - Dynamic URL parameter input
  - Header specification
  - Authentication support (Bearer, Token, Basic Auth, Session)
  - Request body editor with JSON formatting
  - Live cURL command generation with copy functionality
  - Real-time response display with headers and body
- **DRF Integration**: Automatic detection and visualization of Django REST Framework serializers
- **Security Features**:
  - Configurable SSRF protection with default blocklist for internal IPs
  - Optional host whitelisting for production environments
  - Ability to disable testing interface entirely
- **Search & Filter**: Search URLs by pattern, name, or view function
- **Namespace Support**: Filter and organize URLs by namespace


### Project Structure

```
dj-urls-panel/
├── dj_urls_panel/         # Main package
│   ├── templates/           # Django templates
│   ├── views.py             # Django views
│   └── urls.py              # URL patterns
├── example_project/         # Example Django project
├── tests/                   # Test suite
├── images/                  # Screenshots for README
└── requirements.txt         # Development dependencies
```

## Requirements

- Python 3.9+
- Django 4.2+



## Screenshots

### Django Admin Integration
Seamlessly integrated into your Django admin interface. A new section for dj-urls-panel
will appear in the same places where your models appear.

**NOTE:** This application does not actually introduce any model or migrations.

![Admin Home](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_home.png)

### URL List View
Browse all URLs in your Django project with detailed information about patterns, views, and namespaces.

![URL List](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_list.png)

### URL Detail & Testing Interface
View detailed information about each URL and test it directly from the admin interface.

![URL Detail](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_detail.png)

### Interactive Testing - GET Request
Test GET requests with dynamic URL parameters, headers, and authentication.

![Test GET Request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_test_get.png)

### Interactive Testing - PATCH Request
Test PATCH/POST/PUT requests with request body editor and see responses in real-time.

![Test PATCH Request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_test_patch.png)

### DRF Serializer Information
Automatic detection and visualization of Django REST Framework serializers with field details.

![Serializer Info](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_serializaer.png)

### URL Metadata & Usage Examples
View URL metadata and get code examples for using URLs in your Django views.

![URL Metadata](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_meta.png)

![Usage Examples](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel/main/images/admin_url_usage.png)


## Installation

### 1. Install the Package

```bash
pip install dj-urls-panel
```

### 2. Add to Django Settings

Add `dj_urls_panel` to your `INSTALLED_APPS`:

```python
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'dj_urls_panel',  # Add this line
    # ... your other apps
]
```

### 3. Configure Settings (Optional)

Add custom configuration to your Django settings:

```python
# Optional: Configure dj_urls_panel
DJ_URLS_PANEL_SETTINGS = {
    # Exclude specific URL patterns from the panel
    'EXCLUDE_URLS': [
        r'^admin/',      # Exclude admin URLs
        r'^__debug__/',  # Exclude debug toolbar
    ],
    
    # Use a custom URLconf instead of ROOT_URLCONF
    'URL_CONFIG': None,  # e.g., 'myproject.api_urls'
    
    # Enable/disable URL testing interface (recommended: False in production)
    'ENABLE_TESTING': True,
    
    # Whitelist hosts for URL testing (SSRF protection)
    # None = default blocklist only (blocks localhost, private IPs)
    # List = only allow specified hosts
    'ALLOWED_HOSTS': None,  # e.g., ['example.com', 'api.example.com']
}
```

**Security Recommendations:**

For production environments, we recommend:
```python
DJ_URLS_PANEL_SETTINGS = {
    'ENABLE_TESTING': False,  # Disable testing interface
    # OR if you need testing in production:
    'ALLOWED_HOSTS': ['yourdomain.com'],  # Whitelist only your domains
}
```




### 4. Include URLs

Add the Panel URLs to your main `urls.py`:

```python
from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/dj-urls-panel/', include('dj_urls_panel.urls')),  # Add this line
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
]
```

### 5. Run Migrations and Create Superuser

```bash
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser  # If you don't have an admin user
```

### 6. Access the Panel

1. Start your Django development server:
   ```bash
   python manage.py runserver
   ```

2. Navigate to the Django admin at `http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/`

3. Look for the "DJ URLS PANEL" section in the admin interface



## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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## Development Setup

If you want to contribute to this project or set it up for local development:

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.9 or higher
- Redis server running locally
- Git
- Autoconf
- Docker

It is reccommended that you use docker since it will automate much of dev env setup

### 1. Clone the Repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yassi/dj-urls-panel.git
cd dj-urls-panel
```

### 2a. Set up dev environment using virtualenv

```bash
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

pip install -e . # install dj-urls-panel package locally
pip intall -r requirements.txt  # install all dev requirements

# Alternatively
make install # this will also do the above in one single command
```

### 2b. Set up dev environment using docker

```bash
make docker_up  # bring up all services (redis, memached) and dev environment container
make docker_shell  # open up a shell in the docker conatiner
```

### 3. Set Up Example Project

The repository includes an example Django project for development and testing

```bash
cd example_project
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
```

### 4. Populate Test Data (Optional)

Add any custom management commands for populating test data if needed.

### 6. Run the Development Server

```bash
python manage.py runserver
```

Visit `http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/` to access the Django admin with Dj Urls Panel.

### 7. Running Tests

The project includes a comprehensive test suite. You can run them by using make or
by invoking pytest directly:

```bash
# build and install all dev dependencies and run all tests inside of docker container
make test_docker

# Test without the docker on your host machine.
# note that testing always requires a redis and memcached service to be up.
# these are mostly easily brought up using docker
make test_local
```