How do I set up asynchronous authentication in Django REST framework?

How do I set up asynchronous authentication in Django REST framework?

To set up asynchronous authentication in Django REST, you can use Django Channels along with Django REST Framework. First, ensure you have Django Channels installed.

What are the steps to install Django Channels?

You can install Django Channels using pip. Run pip install channels in your terminal. After that, add 'channels' to your INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.

How do I configure the authentication backend?

In your settings.py, set the ASGI application to use Channels. Then, create a custom authentication backend that handles async requests.

Can you provide an example of a custom authentication backend?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter

application = ProtocolTypeRouter({
    "http": get_asgi_application(),
    "websocket": AuthMiddlewareStack(
        URLRouter([
            # Your websocket URL patterns
        ])
    ),
})