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+from mod_python import apache
+
+# 404 should do NOTHING so apache can handle it.  This view is referenced
+# in sflc.urls
+def view404(request):
+    from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
+    return HttpResponseNotFound("")
+
+def outputfilter(filter):
+    # set appropriate cache timeout
+    filter.req.headers_out["Cache-Control"] = "max-age=600"
+
+    # read raw template
+    raw = []
+    s = filter.read()
+    while s:
+        raw.append(s)
+        s = filter.read()
+    raw = "".join(raw)
+
+    # render it
+    from django.template import Context, Template
+    t = Template(raw.decode('utf-8'))
+    del raw
+    cooked = t.render(Context())
+    del t
+
+    # send it off!
+    filter.write(cooked.encode('utf-8'))
+    if s is None:
+        filter.close()
+
+# This is unreferenced from this file, but it must be imported to
+# enable template inheritance in the outputfilter!
+import django.template.loader
+
+# And now we override a few things in the module
+# django.core.handlers.modpython
+
+from django.core.handlers.modpython import *
+del handler
+
+class ModPythonRequest(ModPythonRequest):
+    def is_secure(self):
+        return self._req.get_options().has_key('HTTPS') and self._req.get_options()['HTTPS'] == 'on'
+
+class ModPythonHandler(BaseHandler):
+    request_class = ModPythonRequest
+
+    def __call__(self, req):
+        # mod_python fakes the environ, and thus doesn't process SetEnv.  This fixes that
+        # (SFLC instance doesn't call this)
+        #os.environ.update(req.subprocess_env)
+
+        # now that the environ works we can see the correct settings, so imports
+        # requesthat use settings now can work
+        from django.conf import settings
+
+        # if we need to set up middleware, now that settings works we can do it now.
+        if self._request_middleware is None:
+            self.load_middleware()
+
+        set_script_prefix(req.get_options().get('django.root', '')) 
+        signals.request_started.send(sender=self.__class__) 
+        try:
+            try:
+                request = self.request_class(req)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                response = http.HttpResponseBadRequest()
+            else:
+                response = self.get_response(request)
+
+                # Apply response middleware
+                for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
+                    response = middleware_method(request, response)
+                response = self.apply_response_fixes(request, response)
+        finally:
+            signals.request_finished.send(sender=self.__class__) 
+
+        # SFLC: decline so apache can serve a static file
+        if response.status_code == 404:
+            return apache.DECLINED
+
+        # Convert our custom HttpResponse object back into the mod_python req.
+        req.content_type = response['Content-Type']
+        for key, value in response.items():
+            if key != 'content-type':
+                req.headers_out[str(key)] = str(value)
+        for c in response.cookies.values():
+            req.headers_out.add('Set-Cookie', c.output(header=''))
+        req.status = response.status_code
+        try:
+            for chunk in response:
+                req.write(chunk)
+        finally:
+            response.close()
+
+        return apache.DONE # skip all remaining phases (sf[l]c customization)
+
+def postreadrequesthandler(req):
+    # mod_python hooks into this function.
+    return ModPythonHandler()(req)