django_sesame_magic_link_token_authentication_quickstart.py

1# 1. In settings.py, add the authentication backend:
2AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
3    "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend",
4    "sesame.backends.ModelBackend",
5]
6
7# 2. In your code (e.g., a view or management command), generate a link:
8from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
9from sesame.utils import get_query_string
10
11User = get_user_model()
12user = User.objects.get(username="alice")
13
14# Generate the token that will be appended to the URL
15login_token = get_query_string(user)
16link = "https://example.com/" + login_token
17
18print(f"Click here to login: {link}")
19
20# 3. In urls.py, include the sesame middleware or use the decorator 
21# to allow automatic login when the link is clicked.
22# (Note: Middleware is the most common quickstart method)
23MIDDLEWARE = [
24    ...,
25    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
26    "sesame.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
27    ...,
28]