testing interface, more work on backend

utils/shortcuts.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.utils import simplejson
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="text/json"):
+    indent=None
+    if settings.DEBUG:
+        content_type = "text/javascript"
+        indent = 2
+    return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(dictionary, indent=indent), content_type=content_type)
+