New user login/logoff system using standard Dj

core/views/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from builtins import str
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.http import Http404, HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login, logout
+from django.contrib.auth import forms as auth_forms
+
+# This is copied from CUYC.cuy.website.view.auth
+# If we want to do the whole online-email thing, we would also need to copy across the code in these 
+# imported files and delete what is superfluous. 
+# Or we could just load the latest version of django-registration app.
+#from cuy.club.models import Member, Message
+#from ..forms import WebsiteLoginForm, WebsiteRegisterForm
+#from ...common import mail_site_error
+#from .generic import user_is_active
+
+'''The login and logout functions.
+This is also where we would manage registration: for people wanting to create and validate their individual
+logon accounts/forgottenpassword'''
+
+############################
+# Authentication Functions #
+############################
+
+def expologout(request):
+    login_form = auth_forms.AuthenticationForm()
+    logout(request)
+ 
+    return render(request, 'login/logout.html', {'form':login_form})
+
+def expologin(request):
+    # GET
+    if not request.method == 'POST':
+        if (not request.user.is_authenticated) or (not request.user.is_active):
+            return render(request, 'login/index.html', {})
+        else:
+            # going to login page when you are already logged in
+            return render(request, 'tasks.html', {})
+
+    # POST
+    username = request.POST['username']
+    password = request.POST['password']
+
+    user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
+    if user is None:
+        return render(request, 'login/index.html',
+                {'invalid': True, 'username':username})
+    if not user.is_active:
+        return render(request, 'login/enable.html',
+                {'login_state':'notenabled'})
+
+    try:
+        login(request, user)
+        # Should do the ?next= stuff here..
+        return render(request, 'tasks.html', {})
+    except:
+        return render(request, 'errors/generic.html', {})
+
+

core/views/other.py

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def showrequest(request):
     return HttpResponse(request.GET)
 
 def frontpage(request): 
-    '''never seen in practice'''
-    # bthe messages system does a popup on this page if there is a recent message, e.g. from the admin site actions.
+    '''never seen in common practice. Logon should redirect here when this is more useful'''
+    # the messages system does a popup on this page if there is a recent message, e.g. from the admin site actions.
     # via django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware 
     # this is set in the templates.
     if request.user.is_authenticated():