how to create a django user authentication system for different usertypes eg. doctor patient nurse..
#how to create a django user authentication system for different usertypes eg. doctor patient nurse..
wide hedge
wide hedge
Hi ... What would be right approach to create authentication system for different usertypes.. using djoser and jwt
serene granite
I would use the User model mainly for auth and common attributes (name, email, etc...) and create a profile model for each different user type. Each profile should be created with a OneToOne relationship with the user model.
This is assuming they are different enough: a doctor might have "expertises"/"skills" while a patient would have treatments, medical history etc...
In your application, you might want to think about what happens when a user has more then 1 profile: eg a doctor could also be a patient. You could have a profile switcher in the nav bar, for example.
serene granite
Using djoser, another lib for auth views or write your own is a bit of an orthogonal decision from how you model your profiles. And using jwt vs session is yet another separate decision.
Each of these 3 decisions are not mutually exclusive, on the contrary, that's more 3 different facets of the user management.
serene granite
But keeping your user model close to vanilla Django would probably help integration with other libraries, I think