Middleware for AJAX requests

mamweb/middleware.py

@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class LoggedInHintCookieMiddleware(object):
     def process_response(self, request, response):
         if request.is_secure():
             # assuming full session info (as the conn. is secure)
-            if request.user.is_authenticated():
+            try:
+                user = request.user
+            except AttributeError: # no user - ajax or other special request
+                return response
+            if user.is_authenticated():
                 if not self.cookie_correct(request):
                     expiry = None if request.session.get_expire_at_browser_close() else request.session.get_expiry_date()
                     response.set_cookie(self.cookie_name, value=self.cookie_value, expires=expiry, secure=False)