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django-punbb

This project allows a fluxbb/punbb and django applications working together. Features are provided in 3 applications: punbb.authent punbb.forum punbb.avatar The punbb.authent application is a dependencie for the 2 others applications. Featurespunbb.authentIt provides the punbb's user and ... [More] group models a backend for authentication based on punbb users a middleware providing a kind of sso with a punbb application a command to import punbb users and groups into django.auth models punbb.forumIt provides the others punbb's models a command to import punbb forums into tribes (pinax) models punbb.avatarIt is based on the gravatar (pinax) application both punbb and gravatar avatars management UsageAdd the PunBBSessionMiddleware middleware after session and authentication middlewares: MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = ( ..., 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', 'punbb.authent.middleware.PunBBSessionMiddleware', ..., )Add this in the settings.py file: AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ( 'punbb.authent.authentication.PunBBShaBackend', ) COOKIE_SEED = 'SAME VALUE AS $COOKIE_SEED IN CONFIG.PHP' PUNBB_COOKIE_NAME = 'punbb_cookie' EXTERN_USER_IS_STAFF = False # if True, PunBB users are django staff users PUNBB_TABLES_PREFIX = 'punbb_' # you should edit thisCommandsusage: python manage.py [command]import_punbb_usersimports punbb users/groups into django authentication tables. import_punbb2tribesThis command should work in the context of django project that support forums features, like pinax. It imports forums, categories, posts into django (pinax tribes) tables. The mapping is as follows: punbb pinax tribes category tribe forum tag topics topic posts threadedcomment Attention: the import_punbb_users command should be runned before. SSO use casethe user loggs in with a username/password from punBB database the user opens a session from django: a punBB session is also opened. the user opens a session from punBB: a django session is also opened. example of a sso integration with 2 php applications: dokuwiki (support authentication based on a punBB db) punBB forum (user/group data) django site (with django-punbb inside) [Less]