update app.redirect docs

CHANGES.rst

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ Version 2.2.0
 
 Unreleased
 
--   Add ``aborter_class`` and ``aborter`` attributes to the Flask app
+-   Add new customization points to the ``Flask`` app object for many
-    object. ``flask.abort`` will call ``app.aborter``. This makes it
+    previously global behaviors.
-    possible for an app to override how aborts work, including custom
+
-    status codes. :issue:`4567`
+    -   ``flask.abort`` will call ``app.aborter``.
--   Add an ``app.redirect`` method, which ``flask.redirect`` will call.
+        ``Flask.aborter_class`` and ``Flask.make_aborter`` can be used
-    This makes it possible for an app to override how redirects work.
+        to customize this aborter. :issue:`4567`
-    :issue:`4569`
+    -   ``flask.redirect`` will call ``app.redirect``. :issue:`4569`
+
 -   Refactor ``register_error_handler`` to consolidate error checking.
     Rewrite some error messages to be more consistent. :issue:`4559`
 

src/flask/app.py

@@ -1664,8 +1664,11 @@ class Flask(Scaffold):
     def redirect(self, location: str, code: int = 302) -> BaseResponse:
         """Create a redirect response object.
 
-        :param location: the url of the redirect
+        This is called by :func:`flask.redirect`, and can be called
-        :param code: http return code
+        directly as well.
+
+        :param location: The URL to redirect to.
+        :param code: The status code for the redirect.
 
         .. versionadded:: 2.2
         """

src/flask/helpers.py

@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ def redirect(
 ) -> "BaseResponse":
     """Create a redirect response object.
 
-    If :data:`~flask.current_app` is available, it will use
+    If :data:`~flask.current_app` is available, it will use its
-    :meth:`~flask.app.Flask.redirect`, otherwise it will use
+    :meth:`~flask.Flask.redirect` method, otherwise it will use
     :func:`werkzeug.utils.redirect`.
 
     :param location: The URL to redirect to.
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ def redirect(
         ``current_app`` is active, which uses ``app.response_class``.
 
     .. versionadded:: 2.2
+        Calls ``current_app.redirect`` if available instead of always
+        using Werkzeug's default ``redirect``.
     """
     if current_app:
         return current_app.redirect(location, code=code)