Revised the documentation.

README.rst

@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ views.
 
 HTTP Digest Authentication is specified in `RFC 2617`_.
 
+Refer to the full `Flask-Digest-Auth readthedocs documentation`_.
+
 
 Why HTTP Digest Authentication?
 -------------------------------
 
-HTTP Digest Authentication has the advantage that it does not send the
-actual password to the server, which greatly enhances the security.
-It uses the challenge-response authentication scheme.  The client
-returns the response calculated from the challenge and the password,
-but not the original password.
+*HTTP Digest Authentication* has the advantage that it does not send
+thee actual password to the server, which greatly enhances the
+security.  It uses the challenge-response authentication scheme.  The
+client returns the response calculated from the challenge and the
+password, but not the original password.
 
 Log in forms has the advantage of freedom, in the senses of both the
 visual design and the actual implementation.  You may implement your
@@ -33,51 +35,6 @@ separated with the authentication mechanism.  You can create protected
 Flask modules without knowing the actual authentication mechanisms.
 
 
-Features
---------
-
-There are a couple of Flask HTTP digest authentication
-implementations.  Flask-Digest-Auth has the following features:
-
-
-Flask-Login Integration
-#######################
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth features Flask-Login integration.  The views
-can be totally independent with the actual authentication mechanism.
-You can write a Flask module that requires log in, without specify
-the actual authentication mechanism.  The application can specify
-either HTTP Digest Authentication, or the log in forms, as needed.
-
-
-Session Integration
-###################
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth features session integration.  The user log in
-is remembered in the session.  The authentication information is not
-requested again.  This is different to the practice of the HTTP Digest
-Authentication, but is convenient for the log in accounting.
-
-
-Log Out Support
-###############
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth supports log out.  The user will be prompted for
-new username and password.
-
-
-Log In Bookkeeping
-##################
-
-You can register a callback to run when the user logs in.
-
-
-.. _HTTP Digest Authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_access_authentication
-.. _RFC 2617: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2617
-.. _Flask: https://flask.palletsprojects.com
-.. _Flask-Login: https://flask-login.readthedocs.io
-
-
 Installation
 ============
 
@@ -92,11 +49,25 @@ You may also install the latest source from the
 
 ::
 
-    git clone git@github.com:imacat/flask-digest-auth.git
-    cd flask-digest-auth
-    pip install .
+    pip install git+https://github.com/imacat/flask-digest-auth.git
 
-.. _Flask-Digest-Auth GitHub repository: https://github.com/imacat/flask-digest-auth
+
+Setting the Password
+====================
+
+The password hash of the HTTP Digest Authentication is composed of the
+realm, the username, and the password.  Example for setting the
+password:
+
+::
+
+    from flask_digest_auth import make_password_hash
+
+    user.password = make_password_hash(realm, username, password)
+
+The username is part of the hash.  If the user changes their username,
+you need to ask their password, to generate and store the new password
+hash.
 
 
 Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
@@ -104,11 +75,9 @@ Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
 
 Flask-Digest-Auth can authenticate the users alone.
 
-The currently logged-in user can be retrieved at ``g.user``, if any.
 
-
-Example for Simple Applications with Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
-------------------------------------------------------------
+Simple Applications with Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
+------------------------------------------------
 
 In your ``my_app.py``:
 
@@ -143,8 +112,8 @@ In your ``my_app.py``:
         return redirect(request.form.get("next"))
 
 
-Example for Larger Applications with ``create_app()`` with Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Larger Applications with ``create_app()`` with Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 In your ``my_app/__init__.py``:
 
@@ -196,23 +165,29 @@ In your ``my_app/views.py``:
         app.register_blueprint(bp)
 
 
+
 Flask-Login Integration
 =======================
 
-Flask-Digest-Auth can work with Flask-Login.  You can write a Flask
-module that requires log in, without specifying the authentication
-mechanism.  The Flask application can specify the actual
-authentication mechanism as it sees fit.
+Flask-Digest-Auth works with Flask-Login_.  You can write a Flask
+module that requires log in, without specifying how to log in.  The
+application can use either HTTP Digest Authentication, or the log in
+forms, as needed.
 
+To use Flask-Login with Flask-Digest-Auth,
 ``login_manager.init_app(app)`` must be called before
 ``auth.init_app(app)``.
 
 The currently logged-in user can be retrieved at
 ``flask_login.current_user``, if any.
 
+The views only depend on Flask-Login, but not the Flask-Digest-Auth.
+You can change the actual authentication mechanism without changing
+the views.
 
-Example for Simple Applications with Flask-Login Integration
-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Simple Applications with Flask-Login Integration
+------------------------------------------------
 
 In your ``my_app.py``:
 
@@ -252,8 +227,8 @@ In your ``my_app.py``:
         return redirect(request.form.get("next"))
 
 
-Example for Larger Applications with ``create_app()`` with Flask-Login Integration
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Larger Applications with ``create_app()`` with Flask-Login Integration
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 In your ``my_app/__init__.py``:
 
@@ -315,31 +290,13 @@ authentication mechanism.  You can change the actual authentication
 mechanism without changing the views.
 
 
-Setting the Password Hash
-=========================
+Session Integration
+===================
 
-The password hash of the HTTP Digest Authentication is composed of the
-realm, the username, and the password.  Example for setting the
-password:
-
-::
-
-    from flask_digest_auth import make_password_hash
-
-    user.password = make_password_hash(realm, username, password)
-
-The username is part of the hash.  If the user changes their username,
-you need to ask their password, to generate and store the new password
-hash.
-
-
-Log Out
-=======
-
-Call ``auth.logout()`` when the user wants to log out.
-Besides the usual log out routine, ``auth.logout()`` actually causes
-the next browser automatic authentication to fail, forcing the browser
-to ask the user for the username and password again.
+Flask-Digest-Auth features session integration.  The user log in
+is remembered in the session.  The authentication information is not
+requested again.  This is different to the practice of the HTTP Digest
+Authentication, but is convenient for the log in accounting.
 
 
 Log In Bookkeeping
@@ -355,13 +312,22 @@ logging the log in event, adding the log in counter, etc.
         user.visits = user.visits + 1
 
 
-Writing Tests
-=============
+Log Out
+=======
 
-You can write tests with our test client that handles HTTP Digest
-Authentication.
+Flask-Digest-Auth supports log out.  The user will be prompted for the
+new username and password.
 
-Example for a unittest_ test case:
+
+Test Client
+===========
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth comes with a test client that supports HTTP digest
+authentication.
+
+
+A unittest Test Case
+--------------------
 
 ::
 
@@ -388,8 +354,8 @@ Example for a unittest_ test case:
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
 
-
-Example for a pytest_ test:
+A pytest Test
+-------------
 
 ::
 
@@ -419,9 +385,6 @@ Example for a pytest_ test:
                 "/admin", digest_auth=("my_name", "my_pass"))
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
-.. _unittest: https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html
-.. _pytest: https://pytest.org
-
 
 Copyright
 =========
@@ -447,3 +410,10 @@ Authors
 | imacat
 | imacat@mail.imacat.idv.tw
 | 2022/11/23
+
+.. _HTTP Digest Authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_access_authentication
+.. _RFC 2617: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2617
+.. _Flask: https://flask.palletsprojects.com
+.. _Flask-Digest-Auth GitHub repository: https://github.com/imacat/flask-digest-auth
+.. _Flask-Digest-Auth readthedocs documentation: https://flask-digest-auth.readthedocs.io
+.. _Flask-Login: https://flask-login.readthedocs.io

docs/source/flask_digest_auth.rst

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 flask\_digest\_auth package
 ===========================
 
-The ``DigestAuth`` class
-************************
+The ``DigestAuth`` Class
+------------------------
 .. autoclass:: flask_digest_auth.DigestAuth
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
 The ``make_password_hash`` Function
-***********************************
+-----------------------------------
 .. autofunction:: flask_digest_auth.make_password_hash
 
 The ``calc_response`` Function
-******************************
+------------------------------
 .. autofunction:: flask_digest_auth.calc_response
 
 The ``Client`` Test Class
-*************************
+-------------------------
 .. autoclass:: flask_digest_auth.Client
     :members:
     :undoc-members:

docs/source/index.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 Welcome to Flask-Digest-Auth's documentation!
 =============================================
 
+*Flask-Digest-Auth* is an `HTTP Digest Authentication`_ implementation
+for Flask_ applications.  It authenticates the user for the protected
+views.
+
+HTTP Digest Authentication is specified in `RFC 2617`_.
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
@@ -22,3 +28,7 @@ Indices and tables
 * :ref:`genindex`
 * :ref:`modindex`
 * :ref:`search`
+
+.. _HTTP Digest Authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_access_authentication
+.. _RFC 2617: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2617
+.. _Flask: https://flask.palletsprojects.com

docs/source/intro.rst

@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@ views.
 
 HTTP Digest Authentication is specified in `RFC 2617`_.
 
-See :ref:`example-alone-simple` and :ref:`example-alone-large`.
-
 
 Why HTTP Digest Authentication?
 -------------------------------
 
-HTTP Digest Authentication has the advantage that it does not send the
-actual password to the server, which greatly enhances the security.
-It uses the challenge-response authentication scheme.  The client
-returns the response calculated from the challenge and the password,
-but not the original password.
+*HTTP Digest Authentication* has the advantage that it does not send
+the actual password to the server, which greatly enhances the
+security.  It uses the challenge-response authentication scheme.  The
+client returns the response calculated from the challenge and the
+password, but not the original password.
 
 Log in forms has the advantage of freedom, in the senses of both the
 visual design and the actual implementation.  You may implement your
@@ -31,60 +29,6 @@ separated with the authentication mechanism.  You can create protected
 Flask modules without knowing the actual authentication mechanisms.
 
 
-Features
---------
-
-There are a couple of Flask HTTP digest authentication
-implementations.  Flask-Digest-Auth has the following features:
-
-
-Flask-Login Integration
-#######################
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth features Flask-Login integration.  The views
-can be totally independent with the actual authentication mechanism.
-You can write a Flask module that requires log in, without specify
-the actual authentication mechanism.  The application can specify
-either HTTP Digest Authentication, or the log in forms, as needed.
-
-See :ref:`example-flask-login-simple` and
-:ref:`example-flask-login-large`.
-
-
-Session Integration
-###################
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth features session integration.  The user log in
-is remembered in the session.  The authentication information is not
-requested again.  This is different to the practice of the HTTP Digest
-Authentication, but is convenient for the log in accounting.
-
-
-Log In Bookkeeping
-##################
-
-You can register a callback to run when the user logs in.
-See :meth:`flask_digest_auth.DigestAuth.register_on_login`.
-
-
-Log Out
-#######
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth supports log out.  The user will be prompted for the
-new username and password.
-See :meth:`flask_digest_auth.DigestAuth.logout`.
-
-
-Test Client
-###########
-
-Flask-Digest-Auth comes with a test client that supports HTTP digest
-authentication.
-See :class:`flask_digest_auth.Client`.
-
-Also see :ref:`example-unittest` and :ref:`example-pytest`.
-
-
 Installation
 ------------
 
@@ -99,7 +43,102 @@ You may also install the latest source from the
 
 ::
 
-    pip install git+https://github.com/imacat/flask-digest-auth
+    pip install git+https://github.com/imacat/flask-digest-auth.git
+
+
+Setting the Password
+--------------------
+
+The password hash of the HTTP Digest Authentication is composed of the
+realm, the username, and the password.  Example for setting the
+password:
+
+::
+
+    from flask_digest_auth import make_password_hash
+
+    user.password = make_password_hash(realm, username, password)
+
+The username is part of the hash.  If the user changes their username,
+you need to ask their password, to generate and store the new password
+hash.
+
+See :meth:`flask_digest_auth.make_password_hash`.
+
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth Alone
+-----------------------
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth can authenticate the users alone.
+
+See :ref:`example-alone-simple` and :ref:`example-alone-large`.
+
+
+Flask-Login Integration
+-----------------------
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth works with Flask-Login_.  You can write a Flask
+module that requires log in, without specifying how to log in.  The
+application can use either HTTP Digest Authentication, or the log in
+forms, as needed.
+
+To use Flask-Login with Flask-Digest-Auth,
+``login_manager.init_app(app)`` must be called before
+``auth.init_app(app)``.
+
+The currently logged-in user can be retrieved at
+``flask_login.current_user``, if any.
+
+See :ref:`example-flask-login-simple` and
+:ref:`example-flask-login-large`.
+
+The views only depend on Flask-Login, but not the Flask-Digest-Auth.
+You can change the actual authentication mechanism without changing
+the views.
+
+
+Session Integration
+-------------------
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth features session integration.  The user log in
+is remembered in the session.  The authentication information is not
+requested again.  This is different to the practice of the HTTP Digest
+Authentication, but is convenient for the log in accounting.
+
+
+Log In Bookkeeping
+------------------
+
+You can register a callback to run when the user logs in, for ex.,
+logging the log in event, adding the log in counter, etc.
+
+::
+
+    @auth.register_on_login
+    def on_login(user: User) -> None:
+        user.visits = user.visits + 1
+
+See :meth:`flask_digest_auth.DigestAuth.register_on_login`.
+
+
+Log Out
+-------
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth supports log out.  The user will be prompted for the
+new username and password.
+
+See :meth:`flask_digest_auth.DigestAuth.logout`.
+
+
+Test Client
+-----------
+
+Flask-Digest-Auth comes with a test client that supports HTTP digest
+authentication.
+
+See :class:`flask_digest_auth.Client`.
+
+Also see :ref:`example-unittest` and :ref:`example-pytest`.
 
 
 .. _HTTP Digest Authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_access_authentication

src/flask_digest_auth/algo.py

@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ from hashlib import md5
 
 def make_password_hash(realm: str, username: str, password: str) -> str:
     """Calculates the password hash for the HTTP digest authentication.
+    Use this function to set the password for the user.
+
+    For example:
+
+    ::
+
+        user.password = make_password_hash(realm, username, password)
 
     :param realm: The realm.
     :param username: The username.

src/flask_digest_auth/auth.py

@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ class DigestAuth:
     def login_required(self, view) -> t.Callable:
         """The view decorator for HTTP digest authentication.
 
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            @auth.login_required
+            def admin():
+                return f"Hello, {g.user.username}!"
+
+        The logged-in user can be retrieved at ``g.user``.
+
         :param view: The view.
         :return: The login-protected view.
         """
@@ -92,7 +102,7 @@ class DigestAuth:
             if authorization.type != "digest":
                 raise UnauthorizedException(
                     "Not an HTTP digest authorization")
-            self.authenticate(state)
+            self.__authenticate(state)
             session["user"] = authorization.username
             return self.__get_user(authorization.username)
 
@@ -121,12 +131,12 @@ class DigestAuth:
                 response: Response = Response()
                 response.status = 401
                 response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] \
-                    = self.make_response_header(state)
+                    = self.__make_response_header(state)
                 abort(response)
 
         return login_required_view
 
-    def authenticate(self, state: AuthState) -> None:
+    def __authenticate(self, state: AuthState) -> None:
         """Authenticate a user.
 
         :param state: The authorization state.
@@ -171,7 +181,7 @@ class DigestAuth:
             state.stale = True
             raise UnauthorizedException("Invalid nonce")
 
-    def make_response_header(self, state: AuthState) -> str:
+    def __make_response_header(self, state: AuthState) -> str:
         """Composes and returns the ``WWW-Authenticate`` response header.
 
         :param state: The authorization state.
@@ -212,7 +222,16 @@ class DigestAuth:
 
     def register_get_password(self, func: t.Callable[[str], t.Optional[str]])\
             -> None:
-        """Registers the callback to obtain the password hash.
+        """The decorator to register the callback to obtain the password hash.
+
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            @auth.register_get_password
+            def get_password_hash(username: str) -> Optional[str]:
+                user = User.query.filter(User.username == username).first()
+                return None if user is None else user.password
 
         :param func: The callback that given the username, returns the password
             hash, or None if the user does not exist.
@@ -235,7 +254,15 @@ class DigestAuth:
 
     def register_get_user(self, func: t.Callable[[str], t.Optional[t.Any]])\
             -> None:
-        """Registers the callback to obtain the user.
+        """The decorator to register the callback to obtain the user.
+
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            @auth.register_get_user
+            def get_user(username: str) -> Optional[User]:
+                return User.query.filter(User.username == username).first()
 
         :param func: The callback that given the username, returns the user,
             or None if the user does not exist.
@@ -257,7 +284,15 @@ class DigestAuth:
         self.__get_user = UserGetter()
 
     def register_on_login(self, func: t.Callable[[t.Any], None]) -> None:
-        """Registers the callback when the user logs in.
+        """The decorator to register the callback to run when the user logs in.
+
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            @auth.register_on_login
+            def on_login(user: User) -> None:
+                user.visits = user.visits + 1
 
         :param func: The callback given the logged-in user.
         :return: None.
@@ -280,6 +315,15 @@ class DigestAuth:
     def init_app(self, app: Flask) -> None:
         """Initializes the Flask application.
 
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            app: flask = Flask(__name__)
+            auth: DigestAuth = DigestAuth()
+            auth.realm = "My Admin"
+            auth.init_app(app)
+
         :param app: The Flask application.
         :return: None.
         """
@@ -300,7 +344,7 @@ class DigestAuth:
                 response: Response = Response()
                 response.status = 401
                 response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] \
-                    = self.make_response_header(g.digest_auth_state)
+                    = self.__make_response_header(g.digest_auth_state)
                 abort(response)
 
             @login_manager.request_loader
@@ -319,7 +363,7 @@ class DigestAuth:
                     if authorization.type != "digest":
                         raise UnauthorizedException(
                             "Not an HTTP digest authorization")
-                    self.authenticate(g.digest_auth_state)
+                    self.__authenticate(g.digest_auth_state)
                     user = login_manager.user_callback(
                         authorization.username)
                     login_user(user)
@@ -335,6 +379,16 @@ class DigestAuth:
         This actually causes the next authentication to fail, which forces
         the browser to ask the user for the username and password again.
 
+        For example:
+
+        ::
+
+            @app.post("/logout")
+            @auth.login_required
+            def logout():
+                auth.logout()
+                return redirect(request.form.get("next"))
+
         :return: None.
         """
         if "user" in session:

src/flask_digest_auth/test.py

@@ -29,7 +29,54 @@ from flask_digest_auth.algo import calc_response, make_password_hash
 
 
 class Client(WerkzeugClient):
-    """The test client with HTTP digest authentication enabled."""
+    """The test client with HTTP digest authentication enabled.
+
+    For unittest example:
+
+    ::
+
+        class MyTestCase(flask_testing.TestCase):
+
+            def create_app(self):
+                app: Flask = create_app({
+                    "SECRET_KEY": token_urlsafe(32),
+                    "TESTING": True
+                })
+                app.test_client_class = Client
+                return app
+
+            def test_admin(self):
+                response = self.client.get("/admin")
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
+                response = self.client.get(
+                    "/admin", digest_auth=("my_name", "my_pass"))
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    For pytest example:
+
+    ::
+
+        @pytest.fixture()
+        def app():
+            app: Flask = create_app({
+                "SECRET_KEY": token_urlsafe(32),
+                "TESTING": True
+            })
+            app.test_client_class = Client
+            yield app
+
+        @pytest.fixture()
+        def client(app):
+            return app.test_client()
+
+        def test_admin(app: Flask, client: Client):
+            with app.app_context():
+                response = self.client.get("/admin")
+                assert response.status_code == 401
+                response = self.client.get(
+                    "/admin", digest_auth=("my_name", "my_pass"))
+                assert response.status_code == 200
+    """
 
     def open(self, *args, digest_auth: t.Optional[t.Tuple[str, str]] = None,
              **kwargs) -> TestResponse: