Changes between Version 21 and Version 22 of ContribAuthImprovements

Timestamp:

Apr 4, 2012, 3:32:59 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

bhuztez

Comment:

Solution 2e: MYAPP_USER_MODEL setting (b)

ContribAuthImprovements

@@ -224 +224 @@
 As for Solution 2a.
 
-== Solution 2d: `MYAPP_USER_MODEL` setting ==
+== Solution 2d: `MYAPP_USER_MODEL` setting (a) ==
 
 Similar to solution 2a, but instead of a single global `USER_MODEL` setting, each app has its own `USER_MODEL` setting.
@@ -245 +245 @@
 
 same as solution 2a.
+
+== Solution 2e: `MYAPP_USER_MODEL` setting (b) ==
+
+A combination of solution 2b and 2d. Every model is pluggable and each app has its own `USER_MODEL` setting.
+
+=== Implementation ===
+
+`django.contrib.admin` can introduce an `ADMIN_USER_MODEL` setting which defaults to `"auth.user"`.
+
+{{{
+user = models.ForeignKey(settings.ADMIN_USER_MODEL)
+}}}
+
+=== Advantages ===
+
+ * support multiple user models
+ * Existing projects require no migration. the same as solution 2/2a. 
+ * Unlike solution 2a, change is not required for existing apps, if they do not use a different user model.
+ * Unrelated and third-party apps can indicate that they depend on various orthogonal mixins. the same as solution 2a. 
+
+=== Problems ===
+
+same as solution 2b, and
+
+ * As with Solution 2, prone to unpredictable problems if `MYAPP_USER_MODEL` is modified after the initial syncdb.