Patreon Login Method

Patreon login method is a simple way to allow users to login to your application using their Patreon account. This method is checking if the user is a patron of your Patreon campaign.

Setup Patreon OAuth App

To use Patreon login method, you need to create a Patreon OAuth App. To create a Patreon OAuth App, follow the steps below:

Go to Patreon Developer Portal and click on “Create Client” button.
Fill in the details for your application. In the field Redirect URIs enter http://127.0.0.1:5000/patreon/callback. In the field Client API version select v2.
After creating the app, you will get a Client ID, Client Secret and Creators Access Token. Save them as an environment variable in your application. For example, in a .env file:
```
CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
CREATOR_TOKEN=your-creator-token
```

Configure Patreon login method

To configure Patreon login method, you need to use the set_login_method method:

import nerfw


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = nerfw.NerFW()
    app.set_login_method("patreon")

With patreon login method you dont have to set a list of allowed users, because the method is checking if the user is a patron of your Patreon campaign.

Known Issues

Due to a bug in the Patreon API, if you (Creator of OAuth App) are trying to login to your application, Patreon will reset your Creators Access Token. To test your application you can use a different Patreon account.