text: from django.db import models
  from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser #Django default user
  from django.contrib.auth.models import PermissionsMixin
  from django.contrib.auth.models import BaseUserManager
  from django.conf import settings #get settings.py file from project settings
  
  # Create your models here.
  class UserProfileManager(BaseUserManager):
      """ MANAGER FOR USER PROFILE """
      def create_user(self, email, name, password = None):
          """CREATE A NEW USER PROFILE"""
          if not email: 
              raise ValueError('Users must have an email address')
  
          email = self.normalize_email(email)
          user = self.model(email = email, name = name)
          
          user.set_password(password) #encrypts the password
          user.save(using=self._db) #standard procedure for saving objects in django
          return user
  
      def create_superuser(self, email, name, password):
          """ CREATE AND SAVE NEW SUPERUSER WITH GIVEN DETAILS"""
          user = self.create_user(email, name, password)
  
          user.is_superuser = True #provided by Permissions Mixin
          user.is_staff = True
          user.save(using=self._db)
          return user
  
  
  #CREATING USER PROFILE MODEL
  class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
      """DB model for users in the system"""
      email = models.EmailField(max_length=255, unique=True)
      name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
      is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
      is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=False)
  
      objects = UserProfileManager()
  
      USERNAME_FIELD = 'email' #replace default user name with email
      REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['name']
  
      def get_full_name(self):
          """RETRIEVE FULL NAME OF USER"""
          return self.name
      
      def get_short_name(self):
          """RETRIEVE SHORT NAME OF USER"""
          return self.name
      
      def __str__(self):
          """RETURN STRING REPRESENTATION OF OUR USER MODEL"""
          return self.email #recommended for all django models 
      
  
  class ProfileFeedItem(models.Model):
      """PROFILE STATUS UPDATE"""
      user_profile = models.ForeignKey(
          settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
          on_delete = models.CASCADE #when remote field is deleted then delete this item also
      )
      status_text = models.CharField(max_length=255)#text of the feed update
      created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True) #automatically add date time stamp once item created
  
      def __str__(self):
          """Return model as string"""
          return self.status_text
  