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+"""
+Utils functions used in the core app
+"""
+import string
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from livekit.api import AccessToken, VideoGrants
+
+
+def generate_token(room: string, user) -> str:
+    """Generate a Livekit access token for a user in a specific room.
+
+    Args:
+        room (str): The name of the room.
+        user (User): The user which request the access token.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The LiveKit JWT access token.
+    """
+
+    # todo - define the video grants properly based on user and room.
+    video_grants = VideoGrants(
+        room=room,
+        room_join=True,
+        can_publish_sources=[
+            "camera",
+            "microphone",
+            "screen_share",
+            "screen_share_audio",
+        ],
+    )
+
+    token = AccessToken(
+        api_key=settings.LIVEKIT_CONFIGURATION["api_key"],
+        api_secret=settings.LIVEKIT_CONFIGURATION["api_secret"],
+    ).with_grants(video_grants)
+
+    if user.is_anonymous:
+        # todo - allow passing a proper name for not logged-in user
+        token.with_identity(str(uuid4()))
+    else:
+        # todo - use user's fullname instead of its email for the displayed name
+        token.with_identity(user.sub).with_name(f"{user!s}")
+
+    return token.to_jwt()