def shortcut(request, content_type_id, object_id):
    "Redirect to an object's page based on a content-type ID and an object ID."
    # Look up the object, making sure it's got a get_absolute_url() function.
    try:
        content_type = ContentType.objects.get(pk=content_type_id)
        obj = content_type.get_object_for_this_type(pk=object_id)
    except __HOLE__:
        raise http.Http404, "Content type %s object %s doesn't exist" % (content_type_id, object_id)
    try:
        absurl = obj.get_absolute_url()
    except AttributeError:
        raise http.Http404, "%s objects don't have get_absolute_url() methods" % content_type.name

    # Try to figure out the object's domain, so we can do a cross-site redirect
    # if necessary.

    # If the object actually defines a domain, we're done.
    if absurl.startswith('http://'):
        return http.HttpResponseRedirect(absurl)

    object_domain = None

    # Otherwise, we need to introspect the object's relationships for a
    # relation to the Site object
    opts = obj._meta

    # First, look for an many-to-many relationship to sites
    for field in opts.many_to_many:
        if field.rel.to is Site:
            try:
                object_domain = getattr(obj, field.name).all()[0].domain
            except IndexError:
                pass
            if object_domain is not None:
                break

    # Next look for a many-to-one relationship to site
    if object_domain is None:
        for field in obj._meta.fields:
            if field.rel and field.rel.to is Site:
                try:
                    object_domain = getattr(obj, field.name).domain
                except Site.DoesNotExist:
                    pass
                if object_domain is not None:
                    break

    # Fall back to the current site (if possible)
    if object_domain is None:
        try:
            object_domain = Site.objects.get_current().domain
        except Site.DoesNotExist:
            pass

    # If all that malarkey found an object domain, use it; otherwise fall back
    # to whatever get_absolute_url() returned.
    if object_domain is not None:
        return http.HttpResponseRedirect('http://%s%s' % (object_domain, absurl))
    else:
        return http.HttpResponseRedirect(absurl)
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