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Version: 4.x

Adding Sign Up

So far, only users created with the create-user script can log in and publish stories. In this section you will add a new API endpoint for users to sign up with the registration page.

API endpointMethodDescription
/api/auth/signupPOSTRegisters a new user. An email and a password are expected in the request body.

Open the auth.controller.ts file and add a new route.

import { Context, hashPassword, HttpResponseNoContent, HttpResponseOK, HttpResponseUnauthorized, Post, ValidateBody, verifyPassword } from '@foal/core';
import { User } from '../../entities';

const credentialsSchema = {
// ...
};

export class AuthController {

// login...

// logout...

@Post('/signup')
@ValidateBody(credentialsSchema)
async signup(ctx: Context<User|null>) {
const email = ctx.request.body.email;
const password = ctx.request.body.password;

const user = new User();
user.email = email;
user.avatar = '';
user.name = 'Unknown';
user.password = await hashPassword(password);
await user.save();

ctx.session!.setUser(user);
ctx.user = user;

return new HttpResponseOK({
id: user.id,
name: user.name,
});
}


}

If you go the sign up page, you should now be able to register as a new user.