Add the name of the view in the context

[Former user]

Why not add the name of the current view (often "self.view_name") in "self.get_context_data(**kwargs)" ?

Currently, one cannot highlight the active tab in "postman/base.html" ( "{% block postman_menu %}"). Adding this name could fix this problem.

Thanks for your attention.

Matthieu

[Patrick Samson]

I think you should avoid making a decision in a template, based on the name of the view.

For the case you mention, I prefer the following pattern extract (built on Bootstrap4):

In base.html:

<li class="nav-item {% block nav-sent %}{% endblock %}">
 <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'postman:sent' %}">
  &raquo;&nbsp;{% trans "Sent Messages" %}
 </a>
</li>

And in sent.html only:

...
{% block nav-sent %}active{% endblock %}
...

[Patrick Samson]

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