LoginMixin. A mixin for securing a class.

gistfile1.py

class LoginMixin(object):
    """Mixin for securing a class.

    Taken from here:
    https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/g2E_6ZYN_R0/tnB9b262lcAJ
    """

    def do_logout(self, request):
        """Logs the user out if necessary."""
        logout(request)
        return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_login_url())

    def get_test_func(self):
        """
        Returns the function that is being used to test if a user is
        authenticated.
        """
        return get_test_func(getattr(self, 'test_func', None))

    def get_login_url(self):
        """Returns the login URL."""
        return getattr(self, 'login_url', None)

    def get_redirect_field_name(self):
        """Returns the redirect_field_name."""
        return getattr(self, 'redirect_field_name', None)

    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        test_kwargs = {}
        login_url = self.get_login_url()
        if login_url:
            test_kwargs['login_url'] = login_url
        redirect_field_name = self.get_redirect_field_name()
        if redirect_field_name:
            test_kwargs['redirect_field_name'] = redirect_field_name
        return user_passes_test(
            self.get_test_func(),
            **test_kwargs
        )(super(LoginMixin, self).dispatch)(request, *args, **kwargs)