Feature: Email Signup with Flask-Mail OTP Verification

[Abhishek-Mallick]

Feature Request

Is your feature request related to a problem you're trying to solve with Devhub? Please describe. The signup process is currently restricted to username only, which could be improved by allowing email signups with OTP verification.

Describe the solution you'd like

• Enhance the signup process to allow registration using either username or email
• Implement OTP verification system using Flask-Mail for email-based signups
• Modify the login route to accept either username or email along with password
• Update SQLAlchemy models to include email field and verification status

Describe alternatives you've considered Social media logins were considered but may complicate the user experience. Email verification provides a good balance of security and usability.

How would this feature improve Devhub? This will provide more flexible options for account creation and login, enhancing user convenience while maintaining security.

Additional context

Are you willing to resolve this issue by submitting a Pull Request?

• Use Flask-Mail for handling email functionality
• Implement rate limiting for OTP generation using Flask-Limiter
• Consider using Flask-Security for additional auth features if needed
• Update Flask routes to handle new email-based login logic

[BlazeBoy22]

hey i want to work on this feature enhancement , i already have experience with nodemailer so can you assign me this issue

[Abhishek-Mallick]

Sure.. assigned!