views.py file

views.py

# Simple imports
import json, logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

# Django imports
from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
from django.shortcuts import render, render_to_response
from django.contrib.auth import authenticate as dj_authenticate, login as dj_login, logout as dj_logout
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import user_passes_test, login_required
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods

# App specific imports
from project.forms import LoginForm
from project.models import Influencer

def index (request):
    return render(request, "project/index.html", { "user" : request.user })

@require_http_methods(["GET", "POST"])
def login (request):
    if request.user.is_authenticated():
        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("index"))
    if request.method == "POST":
        form = LoginForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            data = form.cleaned_data
            user = dj_authenticate(username=data.get("username"), password=data.get("password"))
            if user is not None and user.is_active:
                dj_login(request, user)
                return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("index"))
    else:
        form = LoginForm()
    return render(request, "project/login.html", { "form" : form })

def logout (request):
    dj_logout(request)
    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("project-login"))