django-session-refresh 0.2.0

A simple Django middleware to refresh user sessions periodically to prevent timeout during active use

django-session-refresh

A simple Django middleware to refresh user sessions periodically (24h by default) to prevent timeout during user activity.

This middleware updates a timestamp in the session data at specified intervals, effectively extending the session's lifetime as long as the user is active.

Installation

1. Run pip install django-session-refresh
2. Add session_refresh.middleware.SessionRefreshMiddleware settings.py ass bellow

MIDDLEWARE = [
    ...
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',  # Django default SessionMiddleware
    'session_refresh.middleware.SessionRefreshMiddleware',   # django-session-refresh
    ...
]

Configuration (optional)

The settings bellow are optional and if not defined in settings.py the default values will be used.

# The interval in seconds to refresh the session
SESSION_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 86400  # 24 hours

# The name of the session key to store the last refresh timestamp
SESSION_REFRESH_KEY = 'last_session_refresh'

# Skips session refresh for is_staff users
SESSION_REFRESH_SKIP_STAFF_USERS = False

# Skips session refresh for is_superuser users
SESSION_REFRESH_SKIP_SUPERUSER_USERS = True

# Skips session refresh for static and media file requests
SESSION_REFRESH_SKIP_STATIC_AND_MEDIA = True

# Skips session refresh for unauthenticated users
SESSION_REFRESH_SKIP_UNAUTHENTICATED_USERS = True