Accessing the user's request in a post_save signal

Question

I have done the below post_save signal in my project.

from django.db.models.signals import post_save
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

# CORE - SIGNALS
# Core Signals will operate based on post

def after_save_handler_attr_audit_obj(sender, **kwargs):
    print User.get_profile()

    if hasattr(kwargs['instance'], 'audit_obj'):
        if kwargs['created']:
            kwargs['instance'].audit_obj.create(operation="INSERT", operation_by=**USER.ID**).save()
        else:
            kwargs['instance'].audit_obj.create(operation="UPDATE").save()


# Connect the handler with the post save signal - Django 1.2
post_save.connect(after_save_handler_attr_audit_obj, dispatch_uid="core.models.audit.new")

The operation_by column, I want to get the user_id and store it. Any idea how can do that?

Answer 1

Can't be done. The current user is only available via the request, which is not available when using purely model functionality. Access the user in the view somehow.