django-modern-user 1.0.1

An improved custom user model for django projects

Django Modern User

Django Modern User is a custom user model for Django projects that replaces the default username field with a case-insensitive email field for authentication, and removes the requirement for first and last names. This model aims to provide a more practical and modern approach to user management in Django.

Installation

[!IMPORTANT] The instructions below are intended for integrating django-modern-user into new projects. Incorporating this package into existing projects, especially those with existing user data, can be complex and requires careful database migrations and potentially some code adjustments. The integration into projects with existing users is beyond the scope of this documentation.

1. Install django-modern-user via pip:

   python -m pip install django-modern-user
   

2. Add django_modern_user to your INSTALLED_APPS in your Django settings:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       # ... other apps
       'django_modern_user',
   ]
   

3. Create a new user model in your project by subclassing django_modern_user.ModernUser:

   # In your models.py
   from django_modern_user.models import ModernUser
   
   class CustomUser(ModernUser):
       pass
   

4. Update your Django settings to use your new user model:

   AUTH_USER_MODEL = "<your_app_name>.CustomUser"
   

5. To use the provided ModernUserAdmin class in your Django admin site, you can subclass it in your admin.py file:

   from django.contrib import admin
   from django_modern_user.admin import ModernUserAdmin
   from .models import CustomUser
   
   @admin.register(CustomUser)
   class CustomUserAdmin(ModernUserAdmin):
       pass
   

6. Run migrations to create the necessary database table:

   python manage.py migrate
   

This setup allows you to further customize your user model and admin interface while benefiting from the features provided by django-modern-user.

Usage

With django-modern-user and your subclassed user model, authentication is done using the email field. The email field is case-insensitive, ensuring a user-friendly authentication process.

First, ensure that you have created a subclass of ModernUser as described in the Installation section.

Here's an example of how you might create a new user with your subclassed user model:

# Assume you have defined CustomUser in your models.py
from <your_app_name>.models import CustomUser

# Create a new user
user = CustomUser.objects.create_user(email='[e-mail]', password='password123')

# Create a superuser
superuser = CustomUser.objects.create_superuser(email='[e-mail]', password='password123')

In this example, replace <your_app_name> with the name of your Django app. This way, you're creating users with your project-specific user model, which subclasses django-modern-user's ModernUser.

Custom User Manager

django-modern-user comes with a custom user manager, ModernUserManager, which handles user creation and ensures the email field is used for authentication.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the project, open a PR, or submit an issue if you find bugs or have suggestions for improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.