add remember me checkbox to login view and set session expire, #77

tubearchivist/home/forms.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class CustomAuthForm(AuthenticationForm):
     password = forms.CharField(
         widget=PasswordInput(attrs={"placeholder": "Password"}), label=False
     )
+    remember_me = forms.BooleanField(required=False)
 
 
 class UserSettingsForm(forms.Form):

tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
         {% endif %}
         <form action="/login/" method="POST" name="login">
             {% csrf_token %}
-            {% for field in form %}
+            {{ form.username }}<br>
-                {{ field }}<br>
+            {{ form.password }}<br>
-            {% endfor %}
+            <p>Remember me: {{ form.remember_me }}</p>
             <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.GET.next }}" />
             <button type="submit">Login</button>
         </form>

tubearchivist/home/views.py

@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ class LoginView(View):
     Greeting and login page
     """
 
+    SEC_IN_DAY = 60 * 60 * 24
+
     @staticmethod
     def get(request):
         """handle get requests"""
@@ -182,11 +184,17 @@ class LoginView(View):
         context = {"colors": colors, "form": form, "form_error": failed}
         return render(request, "home/login.html", context)
 
-    @staticmethod
+    def post(self, request):
-    def post(request):
         """handle login post request"""
         form = AuthenticationForm(data=request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
+            remember_me = request.POST.get("remember_me") or False
+            if remember_me == "on":
+                request.session.set_expiry(self.SEC_IN_DAY * 365)
+            else:
+                request.session.set_expiry(self.SEC_IN_DAY * 2)
+            print(f"expire session in {request.session.get_expiry_age()} secs")
+
             next_url = request.POST.get("next") or "home"
             user = form.get_user()
             login(request, user)

tubearchivist/static/css/style.css

@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ button:hover {
     min-width: 200px;
 }
 
+#id_remember_me {
+    min-width: unset;
+}
+
 .login-page button,
 .login-page .danger-zone {
     width: 210px;