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diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt index 9b0ed76e4d..9b71adfdf9 100644 --- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt +++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt @@ -281,9 +281,23 @@ middleware class is listed in :setting:`MIDDLEWARE`. else: ... # Do something for anonymous users. + The :meth:`auser` method does the same thing but can be used from async + contexts. + Methods ------- +.. method:: HttpRequest.auser() + + .. versionadded:: 5.0 + + From the :class:`~django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware`: + Coroutine. Returns an instance of :setting:`AUTH_USER_MODEL` representing + the currently logged-in user. If the user isn't currently logged in, + ``auser`` will return an instance of + :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser`. This is similar to the + :attr:`user` attribute but it works in async contexts. + .. method:: HttpRequest.get_host() Returns the originating host of the request using information from the |