Implemented standard user authentication using DRF which returns token

workx_backend/settings.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
-
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
-
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
@@ -37,7 +35,8 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'rest_framework'
+    'rest_framework',
+    'rest_framework.authtoken',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -57,6 +56,9 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
     'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
         'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+    ],
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication'
     ]
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'workx_backend.wsgi.application'
 
-
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases
 
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     },
 ]
 
-
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/i18n/
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ USE_I18N = True
 
 USE_TZ = True
 
-
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/static-files/
 

workx_backend/urls.py

@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path, include
-
-# Serializers define the API representation.
 from rest_framework import routers
-
-
-# Routers provide an easy way of automatically determining the URL conf.
-from workx_backend.views import UserViewSet
+from workx_backend.views import UserViewSet, CustomAuthToken
+from rest_framework.authtoken import views
 
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()
 router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
 
-# Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
-# Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API.
-
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('api/', include(router.urls)),
-    path('api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls'))
+    path('authenticate/', CustomAuthToken.as_view())
 ]
+

workx_backend/views.py

@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from rest_framework import viewsets
-
+from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+from rest_framework.authtoken.views import ObtainAuthToken
 from workx_backend.serializers import UserSerializer
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 
 class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = User.objects.all()
     serializer_class = UserSerializer
+
+
+class CustomAuthToken(ObtainAuthToken):
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        serializer = self.serializer_class(data=request.data,
+                                           context={'request': request})
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        user = serializer.validated_data['user']
+        # token, created = Token.objects.get_or_create(user=user)
+        return Response({
+            # 'token': token.key,
+            # 'user_id': user.pk,
+            'email': user.email
+        })