How to have multiple Auth models in django

Question

I have an application where I've two models both models have same fields

client
buyer

I'm using separate models because client can also signs up as a buyer using the same email and vice versa. I don't want to use single model for both client and buyer with some checks like is_buyer/is_client. How do I achieve something like

class Client(AbstractUser):

    email = Field()
    password = Field()

class Buyer(AbstractUser):

    email = Field()
    password = Field()



AUTH_USER_MODEL=app.Client

AUTH_USER_MODEL=app.Buyer

Also I'm using simpleJWT library, so I can generate jwt when the client or buyer logins in.

Please *don't*. Use *one* user model, and perhaps add a `Client`/`Buyer` model with a `OneToOneField` to that user model. — Willem Van Onsem, Mar 08 '22 at 08:38
@WillemVanOnsem if I use OneToOneField with buyer and client, can I have a same buyer record in the client model as well? — ikrma ahmad, Mar 08 '22 at 08:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '22 at 12:05

You can use the User model and add a new field(Type) with two choices (client-buyer) and create two models (Client/Buyer) both of them OneToOne with the User model

when the user register, he will insert his type or you should find a way to know his type then in the User model save his type then save the other data in the next model (Client/Buyer) depending on the type

How to have multiple Auth models in django

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