# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- from functools import wraps from sanic import Sanic from sanic.response import json app = Sanic("Example") def check_request_for_authorization_status(request): # Note: Define your check, for instance cookie, session. flag = True return flag def authorized(f): @wraps(f) async def decorated_function(request, *args, **kwargs): # run some method that checks the request # for the client's authorization status is_authorized = check_request_for_authorization_status(request) if is_authorized: # the user is authorized. # run the handler method and return the response response = await f(request, *args, **kwargs) return response else: # the user is not authorized. return json({"status": "not_authorized"}, 403) return decorated_function @app.route("/") @authorized async def test(request): return json({"status": "authorized"}) if __name__ == "__main__": app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)