BUGFIX: sending account index via post validation hook

README.md

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 //DOCS: Used for validating the email address specified above
 GET /auth/validation?username=example&token=12345678
 
+//DOCS: If the environment variable HOOK_POST_VALIDATION is set to a URL, then the server will send a GET message to that URL with the newly created account's index
+GET https://{HOOK_POST_VALIDATION}?accountIndex={index}
 
 ###
 

configure-script.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const question = (prompt, def = null) => {
 	//project configuration
 	const appName = await question('App Name', 'auth');
 	const appWebAddress = await question('Web Addr', `${appName}.example.com`);
+	const postValidationHook = await question('Post Validation Hook', '');
 	const resetAddress = await question('Reset Addr', `example.com/reset`);
 	const appPort = await question('App Port', '3200');
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - WEB_PROTOCOL=https
       - WEB_ADDRESS=${appWebAddress}
+      - HOOK_POST_VALIDATION=${postValidationHook}
       - WEB_RESET_ADDRESS=${resetAddress}
       - WEB_PORT=${appPort}
       - DB_HOSTNAME=database

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "auth-server",
-  "version": "1.4.5",
+  "version": "1.4.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "auth-server",
-      "version": "1.4.5",
+      "version": "1.4.8",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
         "mariadb": "^2.5.4",
         "node-cron": "^2.0.3",
+        "node-fetch": "^2.6.6",
         "nodemailer": "^6.6.3",
         "sequelize": "^6.6.5"
       },
@@ -1280,6 +1281,17 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/node-fetch": {
+      "version": "2.6.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Z8/6vRlTUChSdIgMa51jxQ4lrw/Jy5SOW10ObaA47/RElsAN2c5Pn8bTgFGWn/ibwzXTE8qwr1Yzx28vsecXEA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "4.x || >=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nodemailer": {
       "version": "6.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.6.3.tgz",
@@ -1910,6 +1922,11 @@
         "nodetouch": "bin/nodetouch.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tr46": {
+      "version": "0.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-gYT9NH2snNwYWZLzpmIuFLnZq2o="
+    },
     "node_modules/type-fest": {
       "version": "0.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.8.1.tgz",
@@ -2045,6 +2062,20 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-JFNCdeKnvGvnvIZhHMFq4KVlSHE="
+    },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-lmRU6HZUYuN2RNNib2dCzotwll0=",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tr46": "~0.0.3",
+        "webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/widest-line": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/widest-line/-/widest-line-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3092,6 +3123,14 @@
         "tz-offset": "0.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node-fetch": {
+      "version": "2.6.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Z8/6vRlTUChSdIgMa51jxQ4lrw/Jy5SOW10ObaA47/RElsAN2c5Pn8bTgFGWn/ibwzXTE8qwr1Yzx28vsecXEA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "nodemailer": {
       "version": "6.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.6.3.tgz",
@@ -3561,6 +3600,11 @@
         "nopt": "~1.0.10"
       }
     },
+    "tr46": {
+      "version": "0.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-gYT9NH2snNwYWZLzpmIuFLnZq2o="
+    },
     "type-fest": {
       "version": "0.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.8.1.tgz",
@@ -3663,6 +3707,20 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-IpnwLG3tMNSllhsLn3RSShj2NPw="
     },
+    "webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-JFNCdeKnvGvnvIZhHMFq4KVlSHE="
+    },
+    "whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-lmRU6HZUYuN2RNNib2dCzotwll0=",
+      "requires": {
+        "tr46": "~0.0.3",
+        "webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "widest-line": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/widest-line/-/widest-line-3.1.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "auth-server",
-  "version": "1.4.5",
+  "version": "1.4.8",
   "description": "An API centric auth server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.",
   "main": "server/server.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "mariadb": "^2.5.4",
     "node-cron": "^2.0.3",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.6",
     "nodemailer": "^6.6.3",
     "sequelize": "^6.6.5"
   },

server/auth/validation.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { pendingSignups, accounts } = require('../database/models');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 
 //auth/validation
 const route = async (req, res) => {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const route = async (req, res) => {
 	}
 
 	//move data to the accounts table
-	accounts.create({
+	const account = await accounts.create({
 		email: info.email,
 		username: info.username,
 		hash: info.hash,
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ const route = async (req, res) => {
 
 	//finally
 	res.status(200).send('Validation succeeded!');
+
+	//post-validation hook
+	if (process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION) {
+		const probe = await fetch(`https://${process.env.HOOK_POST_VALIDATION}?accountIndex=${account.index}`);
+
+		if (!probe.ok) {
+			console.error('Could not probe the post validation hook');
+		} else {
+			console.log('Validation hook probe successful'); //TODO: remove this
+		}
+
+		//discard the result
+	} else {
+		console.log('No validation hook'); //TODO: remove this
+	}
 };
 
 module.exports = route;