feat(api): added overwriting of zombie account on registration

src/accounts.rs

@@ -105,4 +105,15 @@ impl Account {
             Err(_) => Ok(false),
         }
     }
+
+    pub async fn delete(&self, pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
+        sqlx::query!(r#"DELETE FROM AuthTokens WHERE account = $1;"#, self.id)
+            .execute(pool)
+            .await?;
+
+        sqlx::query!(r#"DELETE FROM Accounts WHERE id = $1;"#, self.id)
+            .execute(pool)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }

src/api/account/handlers.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ pub async fn register(
         return Ok(data::RegisterResponse::MalformedEmail);
     }
 
-    if Account::from_username(pool, &request.username)
+    // Check if the usernam is already taken
+    if let Some(account) = Account::from_username(pool, &request.username).await? {
+        // Check if the account that has taken the username is verified or has an open verification request.
+        if account.verified
+            || VerificationToken::from_id(pool, account.id)
                 .await?
                 .is_some()
         {
@@ -49,12 +53,23 @@ pub async fn register(
                 data::RegisterConflict::Username,
             ));
         }
+        // The found account is a Zombie account, we can delete it and continue.
+        account.delete(pool).await?;
+    }
 
-    if Account::from_email(pool, &request.email).await?.is_some() {
+    // The same stuff for the email
+    if let Some(account) = Account::from_email(pool, &request.email).await? {
+        if account.verified
+            || VerificationToken::from_id(pool, account.id)
+                .await?
+                .is_some()
+        {
             return Ok(data::RegisterResponse::Conflict(
                 data::RegisterConflict::Email,
             ));
         }
+        account.delete(pool).await?;
+    }
 
     let account = Account::new(pool, &request.username, &request.email, &request.password).await?;
 
@@ -137,16 +152,14 @@ pub async fn delete(pool: &PgPool, auth: String) -> Result<data::DeleteResponse>
         None => return Ok(data::DeleteResponse::Unauthorized),
     };
 
-    sqlx::query!(
+    match Account::from_id(pool, token.account).await? {
-        r#"DELETE FROM AuthTokens WHERE account = $1;"#,
+        Some(a) => a.delete(pool).await?,
-        token.account
+        None => {
-    )
+            return Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
-    .execute(pool)
+                "Failed to delete account. Account not found in database",
-    .await?;
+            ))
-
+        }
-    sqlx::query!(r#"DELETE FROM Accounts WHERE id = $1;"#, token.account)
+    }
-        .execute(pool)
-        .await?;
 
     Ok(data::DeleteResponse::Success)
 }

src/tokens.rs

@@ -156,6 +156,29 @@ impl VerificationToken {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn from_id(pool: &PgPool, account_id: i64) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        let query_result = sqlx::query_as!(
+            Self,
+            r#"SELECT * FROM VerificationTokens WHERE account = $1;"#,
+            account_id
+        )
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await;
+
+        match query_result {
+            Ok(token) => {
+                if token.expire.timestamp() > chrono::Utc::now().timestamp() {
+                    Ok(Some(token))
+                } else {
+                    token.delete(pool).await?;
+                    Ok(None)
+                }
+            }
+            Err(sqlx::Error::RowNotFound) => Ok(None),
+            Err(e) => Err(Error::new(e)),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub async fn delete(&self, pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
         sqlx::query!(
             r#"DELETE FROM VerificationTokens WHERE token = $1;"#,