We're using django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache. We use mongodb for our datastore, so we don't use the django model/database support at all.
The standard django session machinery generates 32-character hex strings (128 bits) for session ids. We store the session_id in many places in our database (and index many collections on it), so shorter ids would be a big win. Mongo uses 96-bits for its object ids. I figure we don't need any more than that. Base-64 encoding gives 16 characters. So, the question is, is there any hook to allow us to generate our own session_ids for django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache to use? I'm tempted to just subclass sessions.backends.cache and override _get_new_session_key(), but overriding underscore-prepended things sounds a little funky. BTW, looking at base.py, why does it go to all the weird md5/pid/time stuff? Why not just call uuid() and be done with it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/foQbHzVBpq8J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
