Fixing short discord names

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- **API:** Praise now allows for usernames that are two characters to align with Discord requirements #1132
 - **Frontend:** JWT token is now refreshed when it expires. If the refresh token has expired as well, user has to login again. #1120
 - **Frontend:** Fix styling bug that caused the login button to be hidden on short screens. #1107
 

packages/api/src/useraccounts/schemas/useraccounts.schema.ts

@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ export class UserAccount {
   @ApiProperty({
     example: 'darth#6755',
     type: 'string',
-    minLength: 4,
+    minLength: 2,
     maxLength: 32,
   })
   @IsString()
-  @Prop({ required: true, minlength: 4, maxlength: 32 })
+  @Prop({ required: true, minlength: 2, maxlength: 32 })
   name: string;
 
   @ApiProperty({

packages/api/src/users/schemas/users.schema.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class User {
   @Prop({
     required: true,
     unique: true,
-    minlength: 4,
+    minlength: 2,
     maxlength: 50,
     validate: {
       validator: (username: string) =>

packages/api/src/users/users.service.ts

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class UsersService {
   /**
    * A valid username is:
    * - is lowercase
-   * - minimum 3 characters
+   * - minimum 2 characters
    * - maximum 50 characters
    * - only alphanumeric characters, underscores, dots, and hyphens
    * - cannot start with a dot or hyphen
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export class UsersService {
    * - should not already be taken
    */
   async generateValidUsername(username: string): Promise<string> {
-    let newUsername = username
+    const newUsername = username
       .toLowerCase()
       .replace(/\s/g, '_')
       .replace(/[^a-z0-9_.-]/g, '')
@@ -260,13 +260,6 @@ export class UsersService {
       .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+$/g, '')
       .substring(0, 50);
 
-    // If the new username is less than 4 characters, pad it with a random number to ensure a minimum length of 4
-    while (newUsername.length < 4) {
-      newUsername = `${newUsername}${Math.floor(
-        Math.random() * 900 + 100,
-      )}`.substring(0, 50);
-    }
-
     // Check if the username already exists
     const exists = await this.userModel.find({ username: newUsername }).lean();
 

packages/api/src/users/utils/is-valid-username.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * A valid username is:
  * - is lowercase
- * - minimum 3 characters
+ * - minimum 2 characters
  * - maximum 50 characters
  * - only alphanumeric characters, underscores, dots, and hyphens
  * - cannot start with a dot or hyphen
  * - cannot end with a dot or hyphen
  * - cannot contain two dots, two hyphens, or two underscores in a row
  */
 export function isValidUsername(username: string) {
-  const pattern = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]{2,48}[a-z0-9]$/;
+  const pattern = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]{0,48}[a-z0-9]$/;
   return pattern.test(username);
 }

packages/frontend/src/pages/UserDetails/components/EditProfileDialog.tsx

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ const validate = (
 
   // username validation
   if (values.username) {
-    if (values.username.length < 4) {
-      errors.username = 'Min 4 characters';
-    } else if (values.username.length > 20) {
-      errors.username = 'Max 20 characters';
+    if (values.username.length < 2) {
+      errors.username = 'Min 2 characters';
+    } else if (values.username.length > 32) {
+      errors.username = 'Max 32 characters';
     } else {
-      const pattern = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]{1,18}[a-z0-9]$/;
+      const pattern = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]{0,30}[a-z0-9]$/;
       if (!pattern.test(values.username)) {
         errors.username =
           'Usernames can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, dots, dashes and underscores';