django-userpure

Basic feature set for managing users in Django 1.5. With the deprecation of user profiles and the growth of custom user models, the need for a new user management system was necessary.

Installation

To install django-userpure, download django-userpure and run:

python setup.py install

Usage

The following is an example of how to use the Activation feature:

models.py:

class UserManager(UserpureActivationManager, BaseUserManager):
    def create_user(self, email, password, **extra_fields):
        now = timezone.now()
        if not email:
            raise ValueError('The given email must be set')
        email = UserManager.normalize_email(email)
        user = self.model(email=email, is_active=True, is_superuser=False, last_login=now, **extra_fields)

        user.set_password(password)
        user.save(using=self._db)
        return user

class User(UserpureActivationMixin, PermissionsMixin, AbstractBaseUser):
    objects = UserManager()

    USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = []

views.py:

class Activate(View):
    """
    Activate a user by activation key.
    """
    activation_key = None
    user = None
    redirect_url = None
    
    def get(self, request):
        self.activation_key = request.GET.get('activation_key', None)
        if self.activation_key:
            self.user = get_user_model().objects.activate(self.activation_key)
            if self.user:
                messages.success(request, _("User activated successfully."))
            else:
                messages.error(request, _("Could not activate user."))
        return HttpResponseRedirect(self.redirect_url)

Design

The idea is that any amount of functionality can be mixed into managers or models. Since there are two types of forms, mixins can be danerous to use with forms. This is largely why forms are left out of the picture for now.

Available models

1. UserpureActivationMixin enables activation of a user.

Available managers

1. UserpureActivationManager enables activation of a user through a manager.