feat: add front-end url as an env variable

.env.example

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ SMTP_PORT=587
 SMTP_USERNAME=email-server-username
 SMTP_PASSWORD=email-server-password
 EMAIL_FROM=support@yourapp.com
+FRONT_URL=http://localhost:5000
 
 # Cookie configs
 COOKIE_SECRET=thisisasamplesecret

README.md

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ SMTP_PORT=587
 SMTP_USERNAME=email-server-username
 SMTP_PASSWORD=email-server-password
 EMAIL_FROM=support@yourapp.com
+FRONT_URL=http://localhost:5000
 ```
 
 ## Project Structure

src/config/config.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const envVarsSchema = Joi.object()
     SMTP_USERNAME: Joi.string().description('username for email server'),
     SMTP_PASSWORD: Joi.string().description('password for email server'),
     EMAIL_FROM: Joi.string().description('the from field in the emails sent by the app'),
+    FRONT_URL: Joi.string().required().description('Front url'),
   })
   .unknown();
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const config = {
     },
     from: envVars.EMAIL_FROM,
   },
+  frontUrl: envVars.FRONT_URL,
 };
 
 export default config;

src/modules/email/email.service.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const sendEmail = async (to: string, subject: string, text: string, html:
 export const sendResetPasswordEmail = async (to: string, token: string): Promise<void> => {
   const subject = 'Reset password';
   // replace this url with the link to the reset password page of your front-end app
-  const resetPasswordUrl = `http://link-to-app/reset-password?token=${token}`;
+  const resetPasswordUrl = `http://${config.frontUrl}/reset-password?token=${token}`;
   const text = `Hi,
   To reset your password, click on this link: ${resetPasswordUrl}
   If you did not request any password resets, then ignore this email.`;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const sendResetPasswordEmail = async (to: string, token: string): Promise
 export const sendVerificationEmail = async (to: string, token: string, name: string): Promise<void> => {
   const subject = 'Email Verification';
   // replace this url with the link to the email verification page of your front-end app
-  const verificationEmailUrl = `http://link-to-app/verify-email?token=${token}`;
+  const verificationEmailUrl = `http://${config.frontUrl}/verify-email?token=${token}`;
   const text = `Hi ${name},
   To verify your email, click on this link: ${verificationEmailUrl}
   If you did not create an account, then ignore this email.`;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const sendVerificationEmail = async (to: string, token: string, name: str
 export const sendSuccessfulRegistration = async (to: string, token: string, name: string): Promise<void> => {
   const subject = 'Email Verification';
   // replace this url with the link to the email verification page of your front-end app
-  const verificationEmailUrl = `http://link-to-app/verify-email?token=${token}`;
+  const verificationEmailUrl = `http://${config.frontUrl}/verify-email?token=${token}`;
   const text = `Hi ${name},
   Congratulations! Your account has been created. 
   You are almost there. Complete the final step by verifying your email at: ${verificationEmailUrl}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const sendSuccessfulRegistration = async (to: string, token: string, name
 export const sendAccountCreated = async (to: string, name: string): Promise<void> => {
   const subject = 'Account Created Successfully';
   // replace this url with the link to the email verification page of your front-end app
-  const loginUrl = 'http://link-to-app/auth/login';
+  const loginUrl = `http://${config.frontUrl}/auth/login`;
   const text = `Hi ${name},
   Congratulations! Your account has been created successfully. 
   You can now login at: ${loginUrl}