def client_login(client, user):
request = RequestFactory().request()
request.LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'
request.user = user
request.user.backend = "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend"
request.session = {}
engine = import_module(settings.SESSION_ENGINE)
session_cookie = settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
session = engine.SessionStore()
request.session = session
request.cookie_demand = []
login(request, user)
request.session.save()
client.cookies[session_cookie] = session.session_key
cookie_data = {
'max-age': None,
'path': '/',
'domain': settings.SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN,
'secure': settings.SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE or None,
'expires': None,
}
client.cookies[session_cookie].update(cookie_data)
return user
