text: from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
  from django.contrib import messages
  from django.contrib.auth.models import User, auth
  # Create your views here.
  
  def register(request):
      if request.method == 'POST':
          first_name = request.POST['first_name']
          last_name = request.POST['last_name']
          username = request.POST['username']
          password1 = request.POST['password1']
          password2 = request.POST['password2']
          email = request.POST['email']
          if password1 == password2:
              if User.objects.filter(username = username).exists():
                  messages.info(request, 'Username Taken')
                  return redirect('register')
              elif User.objects.filter(email = email).exists():
                  messages.info(request, 'Email Taken')
                  return redirect('register')
              else:
                  user = User.objects.create_user(username = username, password=password1, email=email, first_name = first_name, last_name = last_name)
                  user.save()
                  print('user created')
                  return redirect('login')
          else:
              messages.info(request, 'password not matching..')
              return redirect('register')
          # return redirect('/')
      else:
          return render(request, 'register.html')
  
  def login(request):
      if request.method == 'POST':
          username = request.POST['username']
          password = request.POST['password']
  
          user = auth.authenticate(username = username, password = password)
  
          if user is not None:
              auth.login(request, user)
              return redirect('/')
          else:
              messages.info(request, 'Invalid credentials')
              return redirect('login')
      else:
          return render(request, 'login.html')
  
  def logout(request):
      auth.logout(request)
      return redirect('/')