JWT Token Generator with Expiration

This custom function generates a JWT (JSON Web Token) with a payload containing the user ID and expiration time. The token expires in 1 hour.

Technology Stack : PyJWT, datetime

Code Type : Custom function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import jwt
import random
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

def generate_jwt_token(user_id, secret_key):
    # Create a payload with the user ID and expiration time
    payload = {
        'user_id': user_id,
        'exp': datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=1)  # Token expires in 1 hour
    }
    
    # Encode the payload with the secret key to create a JWT token
    token = jwt.encode(payload, secret_key, algorithm='HS256')
    
    return token

# JSON representation of the code