Express Password Reset

User Password Reset for your Express Applications

Installation

Works with Express 3.0.x

npm install express-password-reset

Usage

Require it:

  var Signin = require('express-signin'),
      PasswordReset = require('express-password-reset'),
      express = require('express'),
      mongoose = require('mongoose'),
      app = express(),
      namedRoutes = require('express-named-routes'),
      attach = require('attach'),
      mailer = require('express-mailer'),
      shared = {
        model: function () {
          return mongoose.model.apply(mongoose, arguments);
        }
      },
      signin = Signin(shared),
      passwordReset = PasswordReset(shared);
 
  namedRoutes.extend(app);
  attach.extend(app);
 
  mailer.extend(app);
 
  // Views
  self.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
  self.set('view engine', 'jade');
  self.set('view options', { layout: false });
 
  // Middleware
  self.use(express.bodyParser());
  self.use(express.cookieParser('my little secret'));
  self.use(express.session({ cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}));
  self.use(flash());
 
  // Signin Component
  app.defineRoute('signin', '/some/url/to/signin/base');
  app.attach('signin', signin);
 
  // Reset Password Component
  app.defineRoute('password-reset', '/some/url/to/password-reset/base');
  app.attach('password-reset', passwordReset);
 

Requires

Extensions

The following extensions should be used by the application in order to use the Password Reset Component:

• express-mailer

Components

The following components should be attached to the application in order to use the Password Reset Component:

• express-signin

Middleware

The following middleware should be used by the application before the Password Reset Component:

• express.bodyParser
• express.cookieParser
• express.session
• express-flash

Views

The following views should be made available in your view directory:

• ./password-reset/index
• ./password-reset/edit
• ./email/password-reset

Other

Express Password Reset requires a User Model to be accessible via the shared.model('User') in upon construction. The User Model needs to implement the following:

User.findByEmail(email, function (err, user) {})

The .findByEmail method takes an email string as an argument and a callback. The callback should respond with an error or the user.

User.findByResetToken(resetToken, function (err, user) {})

The .findByResetToken method takes an token string as an argument and a callback. The callback should respond with an error or the user.

userInstance.generateResetToken(function (err, user) {})

The .generateResetToken method takes a callback. This method should update the resetToken variable on the user. The callback should respond with an error or the user.

Setting Up Development

In order to develop and run tests with the supplied example you will need to set up MongoDB with two databases:

• express-password-reset-test
• express-password-reset-dev

The usernames and passwords for each are the same as their database names.

Todo

• Change so the view shows nice errors to the user.
• Add restrictions to routes!
• Add unit tests for nice errors in .create route;
• Add unit tests for nice errors in .edit route;
• Pass in the action URL to each form via req.routeToPath();

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2013 RGBboy <me@rgbboy.com>

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