Let project override user authentication for login page

tailbone/views/auth.py

@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ class AuthenticationView(View):
 
         form = forms.SimpleForm(self.request, UserLogin)
         if form.validate():
-            user = authenticate_user(Session(),
-                                     form.data['username'],
+            user = self.authenticate_user(form.data['username'],
                                           form.data['password'])
             if user:
                 # okay now they're truly logged in
@@ -121,6 +120,9 @@ class AuthenticationView(View):
             'dialog': mobile,
         }
 
+    def authenticate_user(self, username, password):
+        return authenticate_user(Session(), username, password)
+
     def mobile_login(self):
         return self.login(mobile=True)