APIs more standardized

backend/apis/nodejs/src/models/person_model.js

@@ -69,20 +69,25 @@ async function getPersonById(id) {
  * Registers a Person by inserting in the database, in a transaction,
  * both in the "Person" and in the "ActivationLink" tables.
  * @param {*} person A Person object
- * @param {*} activationLink the activationLink identifier
+ * @param {*} activationLink the activationLink identifier, if null, it won't be inserted
+ * 
+ * @returns The inserted person.
  */
 async function registerPerson(person, activationLink) {
   // We need to insert either both in the "Person" table
   // and in the "ActivationLink" one, or in neither
-  await knex.transaction(async (tr) => {
+  return await knex.transaction(async (tr) => {
-    const personIdResult = await tr('Person')
+    const insertedPerson = await tr('Person')
       .insert(person)
-      .returning('id');
+      .returning('*');
-    await tr('ActivationLink')
+    if(activationLink != null){
+      await tr('ActivationLink')
       .insert({
-        person_id: personIdResult[0].id,
+        person_id: insertedPerson[0].id,
         identifier: activationLink
       });
+    }
+    return insertedPerson[0];
   });
 }
 

backend/apis/nodejs/src/routes/person_routes.js

@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ async function registerPerson(req, res) {
       });
     }
 
-    let activationLink = '';
+    let activationCode = null;
     let isEnabled = true;
     if (process.env.NEEDS_EMAIL_VERIFICATION === 'true') {
-      // Generate activation link token
+      activationCode = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
-      activationLink = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
       isEnabled = false;
     }
 
@@ -74,14 +73,16 @@ async function registerPerson(req, res) {
       req.body.place_of_living,
       req.body.about_me,
       req.body.qualification);
-    await personModel.registerPerson(personToInsert, activationLink);
+    const insertedPerson = await personModel.registerPerson(personToInsert, activationCode);
+    delete insertedPerson.password;
+
     if (process.env.NEEDS_EMAIL_VERIFICATION === 'true') {
-      mailUtils.sendConfirmationLink(req.body.email, activationLink);
+      mailUtils.sendConfirmationLink(req.body.email, activationCode);
     }
 
-    return res.status(200).json({
+    res.set('Location', `/api/persons/${insertedPerson.id}/details`);
-      activationLink
+    return res.status(201).json(insertedPerson);
-    });
+
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error in function ${registerPerson.name}: ${error}`);
     res.status(500).json({
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ async function createTokenByEmailAndPassword(req, res) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * GET Request
+ * 
  * Obtain a Person's details if the
  * Person to retrieve is either myself or an
  * enabled Person.
@@ -256,9 +259,7 @@ async function updatePerson(req, res) {
     }
 
     await personModel.updatePerson(updatePerson, req.jwt.person_id);
-    return res.status(200).json({
+    return res.status(204).send();
-      success: 'true'
-    });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error in function ${updatePerson.name}: ${error}`);
     return res.status(500).json({
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ async function updatePerson(req, res) {
 }
 
 /**
- * GET Request
+ * DELETE Request
  *
  * Deletes a Person. An user can only delete
  * themselves.
@@ -280,9 +281,7 @@ async function deletePerson(req, res) {
   // TODO: Delete Organization if this user was its only administrator
   try {
     await personModel.deletePerson(req.jwt.person_id);
-    return res.status(200).json({
+    return res.status(204).send();
-      success: true
-    });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error in function ${deletePerson.name}: ${error}`);
     return res.status(500).json({
@@ -314,9 +313,7 @@ async function confirmActivation(req, res) {
       });
     }
     await personModel.confirmActivation(personId);
-    return res.status(200).json({
+    return res.status(204).send();
-      success: true
-    });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error in function ${confirmActivation.name}: ${error}`);
     return res.status(500).json({

backend/apis/nodejs/src/utils/validators/person_validator.js

@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ const updatePersonValidator = [
 
 const confirmActivationValidator = [
   check('code').trim().escape()
-]
+];
 
 module.exports = {
   registerValidator,
   getTokenValidator,
   validationResult,
   updatePersonValidator,
-  confirmActivationValidator
+  confirmActivationValidator,
 };