def test_authenticate(self):
"""
Verify that User autheticate method can match credentials
and return a user if it should.
"""
authenticated_user = User.authenticate(self.test_user.email,
self.test_password)
self.assertNotEqual(None, authenticated_user)
self.assertEqual(self.test_user.id, authenticated_user.id)
def login(request):
"""Log a user in check their credentials"""
required_params_list = ['email', 'password']
for param in required_params_list:
if not request.POST.get(param):
raise Exception('Param: %s missing from request' %
(param))
user = User.authenticate(request.POST['email'],
request.POST['password'])
if user is None:
raise Exception('Invalid Credentials')
headers = remember(request, str(user.id))
return HTTPFound(location='dashboard', headers=headers)
