Django LoginRequiredMixedIn doesnn't let users sign in - django

Question

I am building an app that allows users to view posts. However, every time I try to log in if I do not set the LoginRequiredMixin the user will still be able to view posts after logging out. But when I set the LoginRequiredMixin everytime user puts info it keeps going back to main page and nothing happens.
my home/views.py
#login_required
def home(request):
posts = Post.objects.all()
context = {'posts':posts}
return render(request, 'home/home.html', context)
class PostListView(ListView):
model = Post
template_name = 'home/home.html' # <app>/<model>_<viewtype>.html
context_object_name = 'posts'
ordering = ['-date_posted']
my home/urls.py:
path('',views.PostListView.as_view(), name='home'),
my main/urls.py
urlpatterns=[
path('signup/',views.signup,name='signup'),
path('signin/',views.user_login, name='user_login'),
path('signout/', views.user_logout, name='user_logout'),
path('',views.main_page,name='main_page'),
path('edit/', views.edit_profile, name='edit_profile'),
path('', include('django.contrib.auth.urls')),
]
my main/views.py:
def main_page(request):
return render(request,'main/user_login.html')
#login_required
def user_logout(request):
logout(request)
return redirect('main:main_page')
def signup(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = SignUpForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
user = form.save()
raw_password = form.cleaned_data.get('password1')
user = authenticate(username=user.username, password=raw_password)
return redirect('main:main_page')
else:
form = SignUpForm()
return render(request, 'main/signup.html', {'form': form})
def user_login(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
username = request.POST.get('username', '')
password = request.POST.get('password', '')
user = authenticate(request, username=username, password=password)
if user is not None:
return redirect(reverse('home:home'))
else:
messages.error(request,'Sorry, the username or password you entered is not valid please try again.')
return HttpResponseRedirect('/')
else:
form=AuthenticationForm()
return render(request, 'main/user_login.html', {"form":form})
int my settings.py I only have:
LOGIN_URL = 'main:main_page'
I have been working a lot on this and I cannot find how to fix this issue.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I guess the authentication is failing. However here is some snippet you can try.
from django.shortcuts import render,redirect
from django.contrib.auth import login,logout
from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
def loginView(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
# Authentication form is provided by django, it will parse username and password
# in the post request
form = AuthenticationForm(data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
user = form.get_user()
login(request, user)
return redirect('home:home')
else:
form = AuthenticationForm()
return render(request, 'main/user_login.html', context={'form': form})
#login_required
def logout_request(request):
logout(request)
return redirect('home:user_login')
In settings.py make sure you have following properties set:
LOGIN_URL = reverse_lazy('home:user_login')
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = reverse_lazy('home:home')
LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = reverse_lazy('home:user_login')
Note: If you are using custom made user(other than default user model provided by djnago) then make sure you have following property in settings.py set, otherwise AuthenticationForm won't work.
AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'AppName.YourCustomUserModel'