Added functionality to verify email from token (#3992)

Minor changes


Redirection of routes


Added verification link in the welcome email


Update is_verified only if user is not already verified


Tests added


fixed tests

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -372,6 +372,21 @@ def shortlink
     end
   end
 
+  def verify_email
+    decrypted_user_id = User.validate_token(params[:token])
+    action_msg = "Email verification failed"
+    if decrypted_user_id != 0
+      user_obj = User.find(decrypted_user_id)
+      if user_obj.is_verified
+        action_msg = "Email already verified"
+      else
+        user_obj.update_column(:is_verified, true)
+        action_msg = "Successfully verified email"
+      end
+    end
+    redirect_to "/login", flash: { notice: action_msg }
+  end
+
   private
 
   def set_user

app/views/welcome_mailer/notify_newcomer.html.erb

@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 
     Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
 
+    Please click on the link below to verify your email.
+
+    <% verifaction_link="#{ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:host]}/verify/#{@user.generate_token}" %>
+    <%= link_to "#{verifaction_link}", verifaction_link%>
+
+    In case you are not able to click the link, try copy pasting the link in the browser.
+
     The Public Lab Community
 <% end %>
 

config/routes.rb

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   get 'people/:tagname' => 'users#list'
   get 'signup' => 'users#new'
   get 'home' => 'home#front'
+  get 'verify/:token' => 'users#verify_email'
   resources :relationships, only: [:create, :destroy]
 
   get '/wiki/:id/comments', to: 'wiki#comments'

test/functional/users_controller_test.rb

@@ -282,4 +282,18 @@ def setup
     assert_equal [], UserTag.where(uid: users(:bob).id, value: "notify-comment-indirect:false")
     assert_equal [], UserTag.where(uid: users(:bob).id, value: 'digest:digest')
   end
+
+  test 'upon verification redirection to login takes place' do
+    test_user = users(:admin)
+    email_verification_token = test_user.generate_token
+    get :verify_email, params: { token: email_verification_token }
+    assert_redirected_to "/login"
+  end
+
+  test 'upon verification the is_verified field gets updated appropriately' do
+    test_user = users(:admin)
+    email_verification_token = test_user.generate_token
+    get :verify_email, params: { token: email_verification_token }
+    assert_equal "Successfully verified email", flash[:notice]
+  end
 end