Is it safe to use get_request() in plugin signal?

[Selfmade-RuLeZ]

Hi guys,

I'm currently developing a plugin and I need to make a conjunction between my model and the user who created an object of an existing model (VirtualMachine).

I get the signal of the created VirtualMachine and can create my new object. I even successful tried to get the user of the request by using get_request(). Now I have safety concerns about the usage of get_request() as it is a threaded variable. Do I have to implement something else or even drop this approach or just use it like in signals.py?

netbox/netbox/extras/signals.py

Line 33 in f94c1e9

request = get_request()

Thanks a lot!

[jeremystretch]

As a rule, never assume any undocumented component of the NetBox code base is safe to use. Non-public parts of the plugins API are subject to change without warning. If there's something in particular you'd like to see officially supported, please consider opening a feature request.