1 """This module contains the views for the login for the portal.

     2 """

     3 

     4 

     5 __authors__ = [

     6   '"Madhusudan.C.S" <madhusudancs@gmail.com>',

     7 ]

     8 

     9 

    10 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login

    11 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404

    12 

    13 

    14 def login_validate(request):

    15   """Validate the user and log him in.

    16   """

    17 

    18   username = request.POST['username']

    19   password = request.POST['password']

    20   user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)

    21   if user is not None:

    22     if user.is_active:

    23       login(request, user)

    24         # Redirect to a success page.

    25     else:

    26       pass

    27       # Return a 'disabled account' error message

    28   else:

    29     # Return an 'invalid login' error message.

    30     pass

    31 

    32 def logout_view(request):

    33   """Logout the user

    34   """

    35