[BE #21] - Allow user to verify his account using a mailing service

[ChemsCode]

Pull Request: Enhanced User Verification and Backend Logging - #21

Summary

This pull request introduces several critical improvements to the backend, focusing on user verification, enhanced logging, and global error handling. The updates also include dependency additions and setup configurations to streamline the local development environment for testing email services.

Changes Made

1. User Verification

• New Verification Entity: Created a Verification entity to store verification codes for user accounts, enabling secure account verification processes.
• "Verified" Field for Users: Added a verified field to the User model, allowing the system to track whether a user has completed the verification process.

2. Email Service Integration

• Email Service Logic: Implemented SMTP-based email logic for sending verification codes to users. This facilitates account verification by sending unique codes to registered email addresses.
• Mail Template: Added a user-friendly HTML email template for improved email presentation.
• Docker Compose Setup: Included a Docker Compose file with mailpit setup, allowing local testing of the email verification system.

3. Global Error Handling

• Error Handling Middleware: Implemented global error handling to improve the consistency of error logging and responses across the backend.
• Enhanced Logging: Set up different logging levels to capture detailed request information, aiding in better debugging and tracking.

4. CORS Configuration

• Allowed Origins: Configured allowed origins to control which domains can interact with the backend, improving security.

5. Dependency Updates

• Added necessary dependencies to support the email service and logging enhancements.

Testing

• Verified functionality of the new email service using the mailpit tool via Docker Compose.
• Tested the verification flow from account creation through to email receipt and verification.

Notes

These enhancements improve security and user experience by ensuring a smoother verification process and enabling detailed error tracking.

Related Issue

Closes #21

[KA-devl]

@ChemsCode quick feedback : can you update the readME if there is anything new related to the setup? Also if you can add the new changes to the postman collection if it was changed (Not urgent) - for the next iteration

[ChemsCode]

@ChemsCode quick feedback : can you update the readME if there is anything new related to the setup? Also if you can add the new changes to the postman collection if it was changed (Not urgent) - for the next iteration

Yeah no problem, that's noted!