Question

For a password change I am using auth_views.password_change and for the password reset auth_views.password_reset.

How can I be notified when a user successfully changes their password? I do not need to know old nor new password. Just that the event took place, and for which user.

Similarly, I would like to get notified when someone requested a password reset and also when they successfully completed the reset procedure.

Can i do the above with signals or some simple patching? Or do I need to write my own views to do this?

Answer 1

Create a decorator:

def notify_admins(func):
    def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
        # send email to admins
        return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
    return wrapper

Then, just add wrap it around the appropriate views in your urls.py:

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    ...
    (r'^password_change/done/$', notify_admins(auth_views.password_change_done)),
    (r'^password_reset/done/$', notify_admins(auth_views.password_reset_done)),
    (r'^reset/done/$', notify_admins(auth_views.password_reset_complete)),
    ...
)

Keep in mind that sending email directly from a view, or in this case a decorator, will tie up the request. Instead of sending the email there directly, it would be better to create a custom signal and a handler that will fire off a thread to actually send the email. Then, in the decorator, you simply send the signal.