Adding ability to change http response code

jazzband · Aug 19, 2021 · 6858aea · 6858aea
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diff --git a/axes/conf.py b/axes/conf.py
@@ -129,3 +129,6 @@
 # set the callable for the readable string that can be used in
 # e.g. logging to distinguish client requests
 settings.AXES_CLIENT_STR_CALLABLE = getattr(settings, "AXES_CLIENT_STR_CALLABLE", None)
+
+# set the HTTP response code given by too many requests
+settings.AXES_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE = getattr(settings, "AXES_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE", 403)
diff --git a/axes/helpers.py b/axes/helpers.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def get_lockout_response(request, credentials: dict = None) -> HttpResponse:
             "settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE needs to be a string, callable, or None."
         )
 
-    status = 403
+    status = settings.AXES_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE
     context = {
         "failure_limit": get_failure_limit(request, credentials),
         "username": get_client_username(request, credentials) or "",