Start of progress with determining how REST authentication works

django_rest/settings/settings.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 
     # Django REST Package.
     'rest_framework',
+    'rest_framework.authtoken',
 
     # Built-in Django apps.
     'django.contrib.admin',

django_rest/test_app/routes.py

@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ Urls for Django REST test project app.
 from rest_framework import routers
 
 # Internal Imports.
+from test_app import views
 
 
-from test_app import views
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()
 
-# Hyperlink API Views.
 
 # Model API Views.
 router.register(r'users', views.UserModelViewSet)

django_rest/test_app/templates/test_app/index.html

@@ -44,5 +44,16 @@
         </li>
       </ul>
     </li>
+    <li>
+      <p>Django REST API Views</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          <p><a href="">Django REST Endpoints</a> - TODO: Url not yet set.</p>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <p><a href="{% url 'test_app:api_token_auth' %}">Generate User Auth Token</a></p>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </li>
   </ul>
 {% endblock content %}

django_rest/test_app/urls.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Urls for Django REST test project app.
 
 # Third-Party Imports.
 from django.urls import path
+from rest_framework.authtoken import views as rest_views
 
 # Internal Imports.
 from . import views
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('api/display/', views.api_display, name='api_display'),
     path('api/send/', views.api_send, name='api_send'),
 
+    # Test REST API views.
+    path('api/api-token-auth', rest_views.obtain_auth_token, name='api_token_auth'),
+
     # App root.
     path('', views.index, name='index')
 ]