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zulip/humbug/backends.py
Tim Abbott 135c82717d Authenticate by email.
Approach from http://www.micahcarrick.com/django-email-authentication.html.

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2012-09-21 10:34:48 -04:00

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from django.contrib.auth.models import User, check_password
class EmailAuthBackend(object):
"""
Email Authentication Backend
Allows a user to sign in using an email/password pair rather than
a username/password pair.
"""
def authenticate(self, username=None, password=None):
""" Authenticate a user based on email address as the user name. """
try:
user = User.objects.get(email=username)
if user.check_password(password):
return user
except User.DoesNotExist:
return None
def get_user(self, user_id):
""" Get a User object from the user_id. """
try:
return User.objects.get(pk=user_id)
except User.DoesNotExist:
return None