Make password hints available in the error message #85

src/api/core/accounts.rs

@@ -247,3 +247,23 @@ fn revision_date(headers: Headers) -> String {
     let revision_date = headers.user.updated_at.timestamp();
     revision_date.to_string()
 }
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+struct PasswordHintData {
+    Email: String,
+}
+
+#[post("/accounts/password-hint", data = "<data>")]
+fn password_hint(data: JsonUpcase<PasswordHintData>, conn: DbConn) -> EmptyResult {
+    let data: PasswordHintData = data.into_inner().data;
+
+    if !CONFIG.show_password_hint {
+        return Ok(())
+    }
+
+    match User::find_by_mail(&data.Email, &conn) {
+        Some(user) => err!(user.password_hint.to_owned().unwrap_or("".to_string())),
+        None => Ok(()),
+    }
+}

src/api/core/mod.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn routes() -> Vec<Route> {
         post_email,
         delete_account,
         revision_date,
+        password_hint,
 
         sync,