8.2. Auth and Permissions

8.2.1. Basic Auth

from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login

class BasicAuthMixin:
    def basic_auth(self):
        auth_header = self.request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION')

        if not auth_header:
            raise PermissionError

        auth_type, credentials = auth_header.split()
        credentials = base64.b64decode(credentials).decode()
        username, password = credentials.split(':')
        user = authenticate(self.request, username=username, password=password)

        if user is not None:
            login(self.request, user)
        else:
            raise PermissionError


class ContactJSON(BasicAuthMixin, View):
    def get(self, request, **kwargs):
        if not request.user.is_authenticated:
            try:
                self.basic_auth()
            except PermissionError:
                return JsonResponse(status=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, data={'status': HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, 'reason': 'Forbidden'})

        p = Person.objects.all().values()
        return JsonResponse(status=HTTPStatus.OK, data=list(p), safe=False)

8.2.2. Require Permissions

from django.contrib.auth.mixins import PermissionRequiredMixin


class ContactJSON(PermissionRequiredMixin, View):
    permission_required = 'contact.can_view'

    def get(self, request, **kwargs):
        p = Person.objects.all().values()
        return JsonResponse(status=HTTPStatus.OK, data=list(p), safe=False)