Implement an easy bridge between django reverse() and javascript ajax

local/context.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db.models import Sum
 from donate.models import Donation
 from datetime import datetime
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 def random_quote(request):
     quote = models.Quote.objects.order_by('?')
@@ -33,3 +34,12 @@ def donation_info(request):
     else:
         progress = donationTotal/goal*100
     return {'donation_month_total': donationTotal, 'donation_month_goal': goal, 'donation_goal_progress': progress}
+
+def javascript_uris(request):
+    uris = (
+      'local.views.mark_notifications_read',
+    )
+    ret = []
+    for u in uris:
+        ret.append({'name':u, 'uri':reverse(u)})
+    return {'js_uris': ret}

settings.py

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     "local.context.login_form",
     "local.context.forum_activity",
     "local.context.donation_info",
+    "local.context.javascript_uris",
     "minecraft.context.server_info",
     "appversion.context.git_version",
     "messages.context_processors.inbox",

templates/base_full.html

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ STATIC_PREFIX }}/css/badges.css?{{app_version}}"/>
 <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{ STATIC_PREFIX }}/images/logo.png"/>
 {% block extracss %}{% endblock extracss %}
+<script type="text/javascript">
+var uris = {};
+{% for uri in js_uris %}
+uris["{{uri.name}}"] = "{{uri.uri}}"; {% endfor %}
+</script>
 <!-- Google+ -->
 <script type="text/javascript">
 window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en'};