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# Django REST Framework JWT Authentication

This project is a simple Django REST API that provides user registration and login functionality using JWT (JSON Web Token) for authentication.

## Features

- **User Registration**: Users can sign up and receive an authentication token.
- **User Login**: Users can log in with their credentials and receive a token.
- **Token Authentication**: Secured API endpoints using session and token authentication.

## Endpoints

### 1. User Signup

**URL**: `/api/signup/`  
**Method**: `POST`  
**Request Body**:
```json
{
  "username": "your_username",
  "password": "your_password",
  "email": "your_email@example.com"
}

Response:

• 200 OK: Returns a token and user details.
• 400 Bad Request: Returns validation errors.

2. User Login

URL: /api/login/
Method: POST
Request Body:

{
  "username": "your_username",
  "password": "your_password"
}

Response:

• 200 OK: Returns a token and user details.
• 404 Not Found: Returns "missing user" if the credentials are invalid.

3. Test Token

URL: /api/test-token/
Method: GET
Authentication: Requires token authentication.

Response:

• 200 OK: Returns "passed!" if the token is valid.

Setup and Installation

1. Clone the Repository

git git@github.com:Robben1972/Auth_JWT.git
cd repo-name

2. Create a Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run Migrations

python manage.py migrate

6. Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

Testing the Endpoints

You can test the API endpoints using tools like Postman or cURL, or just use test.rest file.