try:
    from threading import local
except ImportError:
    from django.utils._threading_local import local

_thread_locals = local()

def get_current_request():
    return getattr(_thread_locals, 'request', None)

def get_current_user():
    request = get_current_request()
    if request:
        return getattr(request, 'user', None)

class ThreadLocalMiddleware(object):
    def __init__(self, get_response):
        self.get_response = get_response

    def __call__(self, request):
        _thread_locals.request = request
        return self.get_response(request)