#161966607 reset password

[actlikewill]

What does this pull request do?

Add the password reset feature

Description of the tasks to be completed?

• add functionality to enable users to reset their password
• send an email with a link to reset the password
• add tests to test the above functionalities.

How should this be manually tested?

• Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/andela/ah-technocrats.git

• cd ah-technocrats

• Checkout out to this branch git checkout ft-password-reset-161966607

• Make virtual environment python3 -m venv venv

• Activate the virtual environment source venv/bin/activate

• Install all the dependencies from the requirements file pip install -r requirements.txt

• Make migrations python manage.py makemigrations

• Apply the migrations python manage.py migrate

• Run the server python manage.py runserver

• Using Postman, register a user with a valid email address.

• To make a password reset make a post request with your email address to the route
  POST / api/users/forgot_password/

• You should recieve a link in your inbox if the email you provided is valid.

• Following the link should lead you to a Django Rest Framework Change Password Page where you can change your password. The new password should have at least 8 characters, one number, one letter, and one special character.

• You can also copy the link to Postman and make a PUT request with the new password.

Any background context you want to provide?

• The user requires a method to reset a password in case they forget it.
• The reset feature needs to be secure and only accessible to the user via their email.

What are the relevant Pivotal Tracker Stories

#161966607

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• At least 2 people have reviewed my PR
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• My PR has one commit.

[verenceLola]

Nice work @actlikewill. I like the flow of the PR instructions. Keep it up.

[Mnickii]

Very well documented steps, great PR description

[Mnickii]

Great work! LGTM