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+
+class AuthenticationConsumer(object):
+
+    def prepare_authentication_request(self, request, redirect_to):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def process_authentication_request(self, response):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def get_user_data(self, key):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class ConsumerTemplateContext(object):
+    """
+        Class that provides information about a certain authentication provider context in the signin page.
+
+        class attributes:
+
+        mode - one of BIGICON, SMALLICON, FORM
+
+        human_name - the human readable name of the provider
+
+        extra_js - some providers require us to load extra javascript on the signin page for them to work,
+        this is the place to add those files in the form of a list
+
+        extra_css - same as extra_js but for css files
+    """
+    mode = ''
+    weight = 500
+    human_name = ''
+    extra_js = []
+    extra_css = []
+    show_to_logged_in_user = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def readable_key(cls, key):
+        return key.key
+
+class InvalidAuthentication(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, message):
+        self.message = message
+        
+    
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