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import json
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.utils.encoding import force_text
from ajax_select import registry


def ajax_lookup(request, channel):

    """Load the named lookup channel and lookup matching models.

    GET or POST should contain 'term'

    Returns:
        HttpResponse - JSON: `[{pk: value: match: repr:}, ...]`
    Raises:
        PermissionDenied - depending on the LookupChannel's implementation of check_auth
    """

    # it should come in as GET unless global $.ajaxSetup({type:"POST"}) has been set
    # in which case we'll support POST
    if request.method == "GET":
        # we could also insist on an ajax request
        if 'term' not in request.GET:
            return HttpResponse('')
        query = request.GET['term']
    else:
        if 'term' not in request.POST:
            return HttpResponse('')  # suspicious
        query = request.POST['term']

    lookup = registry.get(channel)
    if hasattr(lookup, 'check_auth'):
        lookup.check_auth(request)

    if len(query) >= getattr(lookup, 'min_length', 1):
        instances = lookup.get_query(query, request)
    else:
        instances = []

    results = json.dumps([
        {
            'pk': force_text(getattr(item, 'pk', None)),
            'value': lookup.get_result(item),
            'match': lookup.format_match(item),
            'repr': lookup.format_item_display(item)
        } for item in instances
    ])

    response = HttpResponse(results, content_type='application/json')
    response['Cache-Control'] = 'max-age=0, must-revalidate, no-store, no-cache;'
    return response