chore(authentication): Add token in the link for activating a user

- Integrated the generated token in the link sent through email as a query parameter [Deleivers #167055602]
andela · Jul 3, 2019 · 1beecb8 · 1beecb8
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diff --git a/controllers/user.controller.js b/controllers/user.controller.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class UserController {
 
         const issueToken = helper.generateToken(user.dataValues);
 
-        await userHelper.sendVerificationEmail(email);
+        await userHelper.sendVerificationEmail(email, issueToken);
         return res.status(201).send({
           status: 201,
           message: 'You have successfully registered. Check you email to validate you account',

diff --git a/helpers/userHelper.js b/helpers/userHelper.js
@@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ class UserHelper {
    * Send verification email
    * @function sendVerificationEmail
    * @param  {string} email - user email
+   * @param  {string} token - token
    * @return {boolean} has sent
    * @static
    */
   static async sendVerificationEmail(email) {
     const userToken = helper.tokenGenerator(30);
 
-    const link = `${process.env.BASE_URL}/api/v1/users/verification?token=${userToken}&email=${email}`;
+    const link = `${process.env.FRONTEND_URL}/verification?token=${userToken}&email=${email}`;
     const info = {
       email,
       subject: 'Author Heaven Email Verification',