API Endpoint for Users Registration

backend/webapp/prototype/filehandler/views.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponse
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 import json
 
 from prototype.filehandler.models import Document, Forum
@@ -71,3 +72,19 @@ def visualize(request, id):
             return HttpResponse('Error: Couldn\'t list posts', status=406)
     else:
         return HttpResponse('Error: Unacceptable HTTP method', status=406)
+
+@csrf_exempt
+def user(request):
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        login = request.POST['login']
+        try:
+            user = User.objects.get(username = login)
+        except User.DoesNotExist:
+            user = User.objects.create_user(username = login, email = login, password = request.POST['password'])
+            return HttpResponse('User created successfully!', status=200)
+        except Exception:
+            return HttpResponse('Error: Couldn\'t register user', status=406)
+        return HttpResponse('Error: User already exists', status=406)
+    else:
+        return HttpResponse('Error: Unacceptable HTTP method', status=406)
+

backend/webapp/prototype/urls.py

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('prototype/form/', views.model_form_upload, name='model_form_upload'),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('discussions/<int:id>', views.discussions),
-    path('visualize/<int:id>', views.visualize)
+    path('visualize/<int:id>', views.visualize),
+    path('user/', views.user)
 ]
 
 if settings.DEBUG: