import time
from flask import _request_ctx_stack, current_app, url_for as _url_for
def timestamp():
"""Return the current timestamp as an integer."""
return int(time.time())
def url_for(*args, **kwargs):
"""url_for replacement that works even when there is no request context.
"""
if '_external' not in kwargs:
kwargs['_external'] = False
reqctx = _request_ctx_stack.top
if reqctx is None:
if kwargs['_external']:
raise RuntimeError('Cannot generate external URLs without a '
'request context.')
with current_app.test_request_context():
return _url_for(*args, **kwargs)
return _url_for(*args, **kwargs)
