Django GraphQL User Authentication

This project is a demonstration of how to implement user authentication in a Django project using GraphQL.

Features Register a new user Log in an existing user Log out a logged in user View the current authenticated user Prerequisites Python 3.11.x Django 4.x

Installation

Clone the repository:

• git clone https://github.com//MuhammadZainJaved/BasicAuthentication.git

Install the requirements:

• pip install -r requirements.txt

Run migrations:

• python manage.py migrate

Start the development server:

• python manage.py runserver

Usage

Register a user To register a new user, send a mutation request to the /graphql endpoint with the following variables:

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mutation { register(username: "YOUR-USERNAME", email: "YOUR-EMAIL", password: "YOUR-PASSWORD") { user { id username email } token } }

Log in a user

To log in an existing user, send a mutation request to the /graphql endpoint with the following variables:

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# Logout is not implemented

View the current authenticated user

To view the current authenticated user, send a query request to the /graphql endpoint with the following variables:

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Contribute If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or a pull request.