Django Class-Based View Mixins: Part 1

login_required.py

class LoginRequiredMixin(object):
    """
    View mixin which requires that the user is authenticated.
    """
    @method_decorator(login_required)
    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        return super(LoginRequiredMixin, self).dispatch(
            self, request, *args, **kwargs)

permissions_required.py

class PermissionsRequiredMixin(object):
    """
    View mixin which verifies that the logged in user has the specified
    permissions.

    Settings:

    `required_permissions` - list/tuple of required permissions

    Example Usage:

        class SomeView(PermissionsRequiredMixin, ListView):
            ...
            required_permissions = (
                'app1.permission_a',
                'app2.permission_b',
            )
            ...
    """
    required_permissions = ()

    @method_decorator(login_required)
    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        if not request.user.has_perms(self.required_permissions):
            messages.error(
                request,
                'You do not have the permission required to perform the '
                'requested operation.')
            return redirect(settings.LOGIN_URL)
        return super(PermissionsRequiredMixin, self).dispatch(
            request, *args, **kwargs)

staff_required.py

class StaffRequiredMixin(object):
    """
    View mixin which requires that the authenticated user is a staff member
    (i.e. `is_staff` is True).
    """

    @method_decorator(login_required)
    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        if not request.user.is_staff:
            messages.error(
                request,
                'You do not have the permission required to perform the '
                'requested operation.')
            return redirect(settings.LOGIN_URL)
        return super(StaffRequiredMixin, self).dispatch(request,
            *args, **kwargs)

superuser_required.py

class SuperUserRequiredMixin(object):
    """
    View mixin which requires that the authenticated user is a super user
    (i.e. `is_superuser` is True).
    """

    @method_decorator(login_required)
    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        if not request.user.is_superuser:
            messages.error(
                request,
                'You do not have the permission required to perform the '
                'requested operation.')
            return redirect(settings.LOGIN_URL)
        return super(SuperUserRequiredMixin, self).dispatch(request,
            *args, **kwargs)