Auto-generate credentials on registration

accounts/forms.py

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django import forms
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import (
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ class StaffAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             }
         ),
         label="Username",
+        required=False
     )
 
     first_name = forms.CharField(
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ class StaffAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             }
         ),
         label="Password",
+        required=False
     )
 
     password2 = forms.CharField(
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ class StaffAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             }
         ),
         label="Password Confirmation",
+        required=False
     )
 
     class Meta(UserCreationForm.Meta):
@@ -110,8 +116,33 @@ class StaffAddForm(UserCreationForm):
         user.phone = self.cleaned_data.get("phone")
         user.address = self.cleaned_data.get("address")
         user.email = self.cleaned_data.get("email")
+
+        # Generate a username based on first and last name and registration date
+        registration_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+        generated_username = f"{user.first_name.lower()}{user.last_name.lower()}{registration_date}"
+
+        # Check if the generated username already exists, and regenerate if needed
+        while User.objects.filter(username=generated_username).exists():
+            registration_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+            generated_username = f"{user.first_name.lower()}{user.last_name.lower()}{registration_date}".replace(" ", "")
+
+        user.username = generated_username
+
+        generated_password = User.objects.make_random_password()
+        user.set_password(generated_password)
+
         if commit:
             user.save()
+
+            # Send email with the generated credentials
+            send_mail(
+                'Your account credentials',
+                f'Your username: {generated_username}\nYour password: {generated_password}',
+                'from@example.com',
+                [user.email],
+                fail_silently=False,
+            )
+
         return user
 
 
@@ -122,6 +153,8 @@ class StudentAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             attrs={"type": "text", "class": "form-control", "id": "username_id"}
         ),
         label="Username",
+        required=False
+
     )
     address = forms.CharField(
         max_length=30,
@@ -203,6 +236,8 @@ class StudentAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             }
         ),
         label="Password",
+        required=False
+
     )
 
     password2 = forms.CharField(
@@ -214,6 +249,7 @@ class StudentAddForm(UserCreationForm):
             }
         ),
         label="Password Confirmation",
+        required=False
     )
 
     # def validate_email(self):
@@ -225,21 +261,41 @@ class StudentAddForm(UserCreationForm):
         model = User
 
     @transaction.atomic()
-    def save(self):
+    def save(self, commit=True):
         user = super().save(commit=False)
-        user.is_student = True
+        user.is_lecturer = True
         user.first_name = self.cleaned_data.get("first_name")
         user.last_name = self.cleaned_data.get("last_name")
-        user.address = self.cleaned_data.get("address")
         user.phone = self.cleaned_data.get("phone")
+        user.address = self.cleaned_data.get("address")
         user.email = self.cleaned_data.get("email")
+
+        # Generate a username based on first and last name and registration date
+        registration_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+        generated_username = f"{user.first_name.lower()}{user.last_name.lower()}{registration_date}"
+
+        # Check if the generated username already exists, and regenerate if needed
+        while User.objects.filter(username=generated_username).exists():
+            registration_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+            generated_username = f"{user.first_name.lower()}{user.last_name.lower()}{registration_date}".replace(" ", "")
+
+        user.username = generated_username
+
+        generated_password = User.objects.make_random_password()
+        user.set_password(generated_password)
+
+        if commit:
             user.save()
-        student = Student.objects.create(
+
-            student=user,
+            # Send email with the generated credentials
-            level=self.cleaned_data.get("level"),
+            send_mail(
-            program=self.cleaned_data.get("program"),
+                'Your account credentials',
+                f'Your username: {generated_username}\nYour password: {generated_password}',
+                'from@example.com',
+                [user.email],
+                fail_silently=False,
             )
-        student.save()
+
         return user
 
 

accounts/views.py

@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ def staff_add_view(request):
         form = StaffAddForm(request.POST)
         first_name = request.POST.get("first_name")
         last_name = request.POST.get("last_name")
+     
         if form.is_valid():
+            
             form.save()
             messages.success(
                 request,

config/settings.py

@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "media")
 # -----------------------------------
 # E-mail configuration
 
-EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
+EMAIL_BACKEND = config("EMAIL_BACKEND", default="django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend")
-EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.gmail.com"  # Gmail as the email host, but you can change it
+EMAIL_HOST = config("EMAIL_HOST", default="smtp.gmail.com")  # Gmail as the email host, but you can change it
 EMAIL_PORT = config("EMAIL_PORT", default=587)
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = config("USER_EMAIL")

templates/accounts/add_staff.html

@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@
 
 <form action="" method="POST">{% csrf_token %}
     <div class="row mb-3">
-        <div class="col-md-6">
+        
-            <div class="card">
-                <p class="form-title">Login Info</p>
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    {{ form.username|as_crispy_field }}
-                    {{ form.password1|as_crispy_field }}
-                    {{ form.password2|as_crispy_field }}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
         <div class="col-md-6">
             <div class="card">
                 <p class="form-title">Personal Info</p>

templates/accounts/add_student.html

@@ -19,17 +19,7 @@
 
 <form action="" method="POST">{% csrf_token %}
     <div class="row mb-3">
-        <div class="col-md-6">
-            <div class="card">
-                <p class="form-title">Login Info</p>
        
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    {{ form.username|as_crispy_field }}
-                    {{ form.password1|as_crispy_field }}
-                    {{ form.password2|as_crispy_field }}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
         <div class="col-md-6">
             <div class="card">
                 <p class="form-title">Personal Info</p>
@@ -42,8 +32,6 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="row mb-3">
         <div class="col-md-6 mr-auto">
             <div class="card">
                 <p class="form-title">Others</p>
@@ -54,6 +42,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
+
     <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Save">
 </form>