Ask HN: Fastest/easiest framework to build a web application in 2020?

Re:Ask HN: Fastest/easiest framework to build a web applicat... by Zivanovicb on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @07:59AM (#22168911)

How do you feel about implementing social authentication with Django Rest Framework? What are the packages you'd normally use?

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Re:Ask HN: Fastest/easiest framework to build a web applicat... by franga2000 on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @10:58AM (#22170518)

I just lost the whole explanation I was about to send because Android is really stupid sometimes, so here's the short version:

Most social auth uses OAuth2, which doesn't exactly make sense with REST, but you can still use it alongside a REST-based app.

I see 4 scenarios:

1. A JS web app that uses SessionAuthentication can just use python-social-auth's Django app directly. Since the session is shared, it should Just Work™.

2. A JS web app that uses tokens: django-rest-framework-social-oauth2 seems to be made for this, but you could also do it with plain python-social-auth (which the former uses internally) by generating a token on your /success URL and sticking it into localStorage.

3. A non-web app that uses tokens: like number 2, but in a WebView.

4. A non-web app that uses sessions: like number 1, but copy your cookies into a WebView, do authenticate in there, then copy the cookies back.

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