PyJWT Access Token Generator

This function generates an access token using the PyJWT library, which includes a user ID and an expiration time. The token is signed using the HS256 algorithm.

Technology Stack : PyJWT, JWT, HS256, datetime

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import jwt
import datetime
import random

def generate_access_token(user_id, secret_key):
    """
    Generate an access token using PyJWT.

    Args:
        user_id (int): The user ID to be encoded in the token.
        secret_key (str): The secret key to sign the token with.

    Returns:
        str: The generated access token.
    """
    payload = {
        'user_id': user_id,
        'exp': datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)  # Token expires in 1 hour
    }
    token = jwt.encode(payload, secret_key, algorithm='HS256')
    return token