Added ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTO_LOGIN feature

Fixes #130.

Author: brosner

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ version with these. Your code will need to be updated to continue working.
  * fixed migration with language codes to dynamically set
  * added password expiration
  * added password stripping by default
+ * added `ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTO_LOGIN` feature (default is `False`)
 
 ## 1.3.0
 

account/conf.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class AccountAppConf(AppConf):
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED = False
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL = True
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRE_DAYS = 3
+    EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTO_LOGIN = False
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_ANONYMOUS_REDIRECT_URL = "account_login"
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTHENTICATED_REDIRECT_URL = None
     EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_URL = "account_confirm_email"

account/views.py

@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.object = confirmation = self.get_object()
         confirmation.confirm()
         self.after_confirmation(confirmation)
+        if settings.ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTO_LOGIN:
+            self.user = self.login_user(confirmation.email_address.user)
+        else:
+            self.user = self.request.user
         redirect_url = self.get_redirect_url()
         if not redirect_url:
             ctx = self.get_context_data()
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         return ctx
 
     def get_redirect_url(self):
-        if self.request.user.is_authenticated():
+        if self.user.is_authenticated():
             if not settings.ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTHENTICATED_REDIRECT_URL:
                 return settings.ACCOUNT_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL
             return settings.ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_AUTHENTICATED_REDIRECT_URL
@@ -503,6 +507,11 @@ def after_confirmation(self, confirmation):
         user.is_active = True
         user.save()
 
+    def login_user(self, user):
+        user.backend = "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend"
+        auth.login(self.request, user)
+        return user
+
 
 class ChangePasswordView(PasswordMixin, FormView):