Feat: Add login view with authentication

backend/users/views.py

@@ -1,10 +1,40 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
 
 # Create your views here.
 
 from rest_framework import generics
-from .serializers import UserSerializer
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import status
+
+from drf_yasg.utils import swagger_auto_schema
+
+# from drf_yasg import openapi
+
+from .serializers import UserSerializer, LoginSerializer
 
 
 class CreateUserView(generics.CreateAPIView):
     serializer_class = UserSerializer
+
+
+@swagger_auto_schema(
+    method="post",
+    request_body=LoginSerializer,
+    operation_description="Login to the application",
+)
+@api_view(["POST"])
+def LoginView(request):
+    username = request.data.get("username")
+    password = request.data.get("password")
+    user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
+
+    if user is not None:
+        # Login successful
+        return Response({"message": "Login successful"}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+    else:
+        # Login failed
+        return Response(
+            {"message": "Invalid credentials"}, status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+        )