Custom User Model

This Django application implements a custom user model that uses email as the primary identifier instead of a username. The implementation extends Django's built-in authentication system while providing additional customization options.

Features

• Email-based authentication
• Full name field
• Custom user manager with email normalization
• Proper password hashing
• Superuser creation support
• Integration with Django's permission system

Models

CustomUser

The CustomUser model extends Django's AbstractBaseUser and PermissionsMixin to provide a complete user authentication system.

Fields

• email (EmailField): Unique identifier for authentication
• full_name (CharField): User's full name
• is_active (BooleanField): Designates whether the user account is active
• is_staff (BooleanField): Determines if the user can access the admin site

CustomUserManager

A custom manager class that handles user creation and superuser creation.

Methods

• create_user(email, password=None, **extra_fields): Creates and saves a regular user
• create_superuser(email, password=None, **extra_fields): Creates and saves a superuser

Usage

Installation

1. Add the custom user model to your Django settings:

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'your_app_name.CustomUser'

2. Run migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

Creating Users

# Create a regular user
user = CustomUser.objects.create_user(
    email='user@example.com',
    password='your_password',
    full_name='John Doe'
)

# Create a superuser
superuser = CustomUser.objects.create_superuser(
    email='admin@example.com',
    password='admin_password',
    full_name='Admin User'
)

Authentication

Users can authenticate using their email address and password through Django's standard authentication backend.

Security Features

• Passwords are automatically hashed using Django's password hashing system
• Email addresses are normalized before saving
• Built-in support for Django's permission system through PermissionsMixin

Requirements

• Django 3.x or higher
• Python 3.x

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests.