allow handler to be a dotted name

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/pyramid/config.py b/pyramid/config.py
index cf6fb4182..46249d14e 100644
--- a/pyramid/config.py
+++ b/pyramid/config.py
@@ -901,9 +901,10 @@ class Configurator(object):
         the server.
 
         A request handler factory (passed as ``handler_factory``) must be a
-        callable which accepts two arguments: ``handler`` and ``registry``.
-        ``handler`` will be the request handler being wrapped.  ``registry``
-        will be the Pyramid :term:`application registry` represented by this
+        callable (or a :term:`Python dotted name` to a callable) which
+        accepts two arguments: ``handler`` and ``registry``.  ``handler``
+        will be the request handler being wrapped.  ``registry`` will be the
+        Pyramid :term:`application registry` represented by this
         Configurator.  A request handler factory must return a request
         handler when it is called.
 
@@ -954,6 +955,7 @@ class Configurator(object):
 
         .. note:: This feature is new as of Pyramid 1.1.1.
         """
+        handler_factory = self.maybe_dotted(handler_factory)
         def register():
             registry = self.registry
             registry.registerUtility(handler_factory, IRequestHandlerFactory,
diff --git a/pyramid/tests/test_config.py b/pyramid/tests/test_config.py
index 57ec1c044..22dd878c5 100644
--- a/pyramid/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/pyramid/tests/test_config.py
@@ -616,6 +616,18 @@ class ConfiguratorTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(f1, factory1)
         self.assertEqual(f2, factory2)
 
+    def test_add_request_handlers_dottednames(self):
+        import pyramid.tests
+        from pyramid.interfaces import IRequestHandlerFactories
+        from pyramid.interfaces import IRequestHandlerFactory
+        config = self._makeOne()
+        config.add_request_handler('pyramid.tests', 'name1')
+        config.commit()
+        names = config.registry.queryUtility(IRequestHandlerFactories)
+        self.assertEqual(names, ['name1'])
+        f1 = config.registry.getUtility(IRequestHandlerFactory, name='name1')
+        self.assertEqual(f1, pyramid.tests)
+
     def test_add_request_handlers_names_overlap(self):
         from pyramid.interfaces import IRequestHandlerFactories
         from pyramid.interfaces import IRequestHandlerFactory