Django check if superuser in class-based view

Question

I am converting my project from function-based view to class-based view. In a view function, I can check if a user is a superuser using request.user.is_superuser() function. I can check if a user is logged in by inheriting LoginRequiredMixin in a View class, I want to know if there is any similar way that can be used for checking if the user is a superuser in a View class. I want a Django app only accessible by the superusers of the site.

Answer 1

You can create your own :

from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin

class SuperUserRequiredMixin(LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin):

    def test_func(self):
        return self.request.user.is_superuser

and then instead of using LoginRequiredMixin in your ClassBasedView you use your SuperUserRequiredMixin

Now your view will only allow logged-in superuser.