feat: reset password email

sample.env

@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ CORS_METHODS=GET,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE
 CORS_HEADERS=Content-Type,Authorization
 CORS_CREDENTIALS=true
 
+# This url means the frontend url, usually it is the same as the CORS_ORIGINS
+# It is used to send the password reset email
+FRONTEND_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
+# The prefix of the password reset link in the email
+# This prefix will be appended to FRONTEND_BASE_URL
+PASSWORD_RESET_PREFIX=/account/recover/password/verify?token=
+
 # additionally setup the following if you want to use docker-compose
 # to setup environment
 POSTGRES_DB=${DB_NAME}

src/common/config/configuration.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export default () => {
       // expiresIn: process.env.JWT_EXPIRES_IN,
     },
     cookieBasePath: process.env.COOKIE_BASE_PATH || '/',
+    frontendBaseUrl: process.env.FRONTEND_BASE_URL || '',
+    passwordResetPath:
+      process.env.PASSWORD_RESET_PREFIX ||
+      '/account/recover/password/verify?token=',
   };
 };
 

src/email/email.module.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { EmailRuleService } from './email-rule.service';
 import { EmailService } from './email.service';
+import { ConfigModule } from '@nestjs/config';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import { EmailService } from './email.service';
         },
       },
     }),
+    ConfigModule,
   ],
   providers: [EmailService, EmailRuleService],
   exports: [EmailService, EmailRuleService],

src/email/email.service.ts

@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 import { MailerService } from '@nestjs-modules/mailer';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { EmailRuleService } from './email-rule.service';
+import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class EmailService {
   constructor(
     private readonly mailerService: MailerService,
     private readonly emailRuleService: EmailRuleService,
+    private readonly configService: ConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async sendPasswordResetEmail(
@@ -30,7 +32,10 @@ export class EmailService {
       template: './password-reset.english.hbs',
       context: {
         username,
-        token,
+        resetUrl:
+          this.configService.get('frontendBaseUrl') +
+          this.configService.get('passwordResetPath') +
+          token,
       },
     });
   }

src/resources/email-templates/password-reset.english.hbs

@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
 <p>Hello, {{ username }}. You are trying to reset your password.</p>
-<p>
-  Here should be a link, so that if you click it,
-  you will be directed to a page to reset your password.
-</p>
-<p>
-  Unfortunatelly, it is not implemented, but here is your password reset token: {{ token }}.
-</p>
-<p>
-  Use postman to post a request to (backend)/users/recover/password/verify with body {"token": "{{token}}", "new_password": "&lt;new password&gt;"}.
-</p>
-<p>I'm sure you are a super great developer, so you know how to do it.</p>
+<p>Please use the following link to reset your password:</p>
+<p><a href="{{ resetUrl }}">{{ resetUrl }}</a></p>