def validate_token(cls, user_id, token, token_ts=None):
"""Validates a token.
Tokens are random strings used to authenticate temporarily. They are
used to validate sessions or service requests.
:param user_id:
User id.
:param token:
Token to be checked.
:param token_ts:
Optional token timestamp used to pre-validate the token age.
:returns:
A tuple ``(user_dict, token)``.
"""
now = int(time.time())
delete = token_ts and ((now - token_ts) > TOKEN_CONFIG['token_max_age'])
create = False
if not delete:
# Try to fetch the user.
user, ts = cls.get_user_by_auth_token(user_id, token)
if user:
# Now validate the real timestamp.
delete = (now - ts) > TOKEN_CONFIG['token_max_age']
create = (now - ts) > TOKEN_CONFIG['token_new_age']
if delete or create or not user:
if delete or create:
# Delete token from db.
User.delete_auth_token(user_id, token)
if delete:
user = None
token = None
return user, token
def get_user_by_auth_token(cls, user_id, token):
"""Returns a user dict based on user_id and auth token.
:param user_id:
User id.
:param token:
Authentication token.
:returns:
A tuple ``(user_dict, token_timestamp)``. Both values can be None.
The token timestamp will be None if the user is invalid or it
is valid but the token requires renewal.
"""
user, ts = User.get_by_auth_token(user_id, token)
return cls.user_to_dict(user), ts