sillsdev / sillsdev/TheCombine
Allow users to update username
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enhancement
security
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 22
- Forks
- 10
- Avg merge
- 2d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 9
Description
Since usernames are visible to other people, a user probably shouldn't be stuck with what they chose at signup.
And since login via email address is now possible, those using email address as username may want to hide that.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by locating the existing username and email-login handling, then trace how account changes are persisted and displayed; done means users can update a username and no longer need to expose an email address as their username.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100