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Fix authentication form validation and incorrect error handling
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- TypeScript
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Description
Problem:
The authentication forms (login & signup) currently show incorrect and confusing error behavior:
- Generic "Failed to fetch" / "Unexpected error occurred" messages appear for client-side validation cases.
- Duplicate error messages are rendered in some cases.
- Password input becomes blocked or unresponsive when email validation fails.
- Backend/network errors and client-side validation errors are mixed together.
- Some validations trigger too early and prevent normal typing.
This results in poor UX and makes it difficult for users to understand what went wrong.
Expected Behavior
- Users should always be able to freely type email and password.
- Validation should only occur on form submission.
- Clear, specific client-side error messages should be shown for:
- Empty email
- Empty password
- Short password
- Password mismatch (signup)
- Backend errors should be displayed separately.
- No duplicate or stale error messages should persist.
Proposed Fix
- Separate client-side validation errors from backend errors.
- Run validation only on submit (not on change).
- Remove blocking validations that prevent typing.
- Show only one error message at a time.
- Clean unused variables and lint issues.
I’m working on a fix and would like to submit a PR for this.
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