Django Nigerians Only

Django Nigerians Only is a third-party Django application that restricts access to Django applications to only Nigerian users. It can be extended to other countries with a few simple steps.

Requirements

• Django >= 4.1
• geoip2 >= 4.8.0

Installation

1. Install Nigerian Only using pip:

   pip install django-nigerians-only
   

2. Add 'nigerian_only' to INSTALLED_APPS in your Django project's settings.py:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'nigerian_only',
   ]
   

3. Add the middleware to MIDDLEWARE in settings.py:

   MIDDLEWARE = [
       ...
       'nigerian_only.middleware.NigeriansOnlyMiddleware',
   ]
   

4. Whitelist allowed countries by setting the list of allowed countries using ISO Alpha-2 country codes. Find Country Codes Alpha-2 & Alpha-3 here.

   WHITELISTED_COUNTRIES = ["NG"]  # Example: "NG" for Nigeria
   

5. Download the GeoIP2 database from MaxMind and set the path in settings.py. You can read more on setting up GeoIP for Django here.

   GEOIP_PATH = "path/to/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb"
   

Usage

Once the above steps are completed, the middleware will restrict access to users from the whitelisted countries.

• Example Usage with Middleware: The middleware automatically restricts access for all views.

• Restrict Access Per View: You can also restrict access on a per-view basis using the whitelisted_country_only decorator:

  from django.http import HttpResponse
  from nigerian_only.decorators import whitelisted_country_only
  
  @whitelisted_country_only
  def restricted_view(request):
      return HttpResponse("This is a restricted view to only whitelisted countries.")
  

Important Notes

• Access will not be restricted if any of the steps mentioned above is not completed correctly.

• Development Environment: During development, the default IP address is 127.0.0.1, which cannot determine the user's country. You need to set WHITELISTED_IPS in settings.py to allow access during development:

  WHITELISTED_IPS = ['127.0.0.1']
  

• Testing: To test the middleware, use a VPN to change your location to one of the specified countries or use a valid IP address to determine the user's country.

Example Project

You can check out this app with a basic setup example of the package here: Django Nigeria Only Example.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and appreciated! Follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Make changes and write tests to ensure your changes don't break anything.
4. Push the changes to your fork.
5. Submit a pull request.

License

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

Developed by Afeez Lawal

Contact Me:

• Email: lawalafeez052@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn
• GitHub: GitHub