Send password reset email

November 20, 2024 · AI Conversations

User

we public function store(Request $request)
{
try {

$validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

if ($validator->fails()) {
$firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
return redirect()->back()->withInput()
->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
}

$request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

Coach::create($request->all());

// return redirect()->route('coach-login-form');
return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
} catch (Exception $e) {
Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
}
}
please send an email with link to set password on above registration

Assistant

To implement email functionality to send a link for setting a password after coach registration, follow these steps:

—

### 1. **Create a Notification for the Email**
Laravel's notification system is ideal for sending emails.

php artisan make:notification SetPasswordNotification

—

### 2. **Customize the Notification**
Edit the generated `SetPasswordNotification` in `app/Notifications`.

namespace AppNotifications;

use IlluminateNotificationsNotification;
use IlluminateNotificationsMessagesMailMessage;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesURL;

class SetPasswordNotification extends Notification
{
    protected $coach;

    public function __construct($coach)
    {
        $this->coach = $coach;
    }

    public function via($notifiable)
    {
        return ['mail'];
    }

    public function toMail($notifiable)
    {
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($this->coach);

        $url = URL::temporarySignedRoute(
            'coach.set-password', // Name of the route for setting the password
            now()->addMinutes(60),
            ['token' => $token, 'email' => $this->coach->email]
        );

        return (new MailMessage)
            ->subject('Set Your Password')
            ->line('Welcome to our platform! Please set your password.')
            ->action('Set Password', $url)
            ->line('This link will expire in 60 minutes.');
    }
}

—

### 3. **Update the Controller to Send Notification**
Send the email after creating the coach.

use AppNotificationsSetPasswordNotification;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Send the notification to the coach
        $coach->notify(new SetPasswordNotification($coach));

        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### 4. **Create a Route and Controller for Setting Password**
Define a route for the password-setting link in `routes/web.php`.

use AppHttpControllersCoachAuthController;

Route::get('coach/set-password', [CoachAuthController::class, 'setPasswordForm'])
    ->name('coach.set-password');

Route::post('coach/set-password', [CoachAuthController::class, 'setPassword']);

In `CoachAuthController`:

use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesPassword;
use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use AppModelsCoach;

public function setPasswordForm(Request $request)
{
    return view('coach.set-password', ['email' => $request->email, 'token' => $request->token]);
}

public function setPassword(Request $request)
{
    $request->validate([
        'email' => 'required|email',
        'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:8',
        'token' => 'required',
    ]);

    $coach = Coach::where('email', $request->email)->firstOrFail();

    if (!Password::tokenExists($coach, $request->token)) {
        return redirect()->back()->withErrors(['token' => 'Invalid or expired token.']);
    }

    $coach->update(['password' => Hash::make($request->password)]);

    return redirect()->route('coach-login-form')->with('message', [
        'level' => 'success',
        'content' => 'Password set successfully. You can now log in.',
    ]);
}

—

### 5. **Create a Blade View for the Set Password Form**
Create `resources/views/coach/set-password.blade.php`.

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<div>
    <h1>Set Your Password</h1>
    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('coach.set-password') }}">
        @csrf
        <input type="hidden" name="token" value="{{ $token }}">
        <input type="hidden" name="email" value="{{ $email }}">

        <div>
            <label for="password">Password</label>
            <input type="password" name="password" required>
        </div>

        <div>
            <label for="password_confirmation">Confirm Password</label>
            <input type="password" name="password_confirmation" required>
        </div>

        <button type="submit">Set Password</button>
    </form>
</div>
@endsection

—

### 6. **Test the Implementation**
– Register a new coach.
– Confirm the email with the password-setting link is sent.
– Ensure the password can be set via the form.

User

write email in store funciton

Assistant

To send the email directly from the `store` function using Laravel's `Mail` facade, you can write the email logic there. Here's how you can modify your `store` function to include email-sending functionality:

—

### Updated `store` Function:

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Send the email
        Mail::send('emails.set-password', ['coach' => $coach, 'token' => $token], function ($message) use ($coach) {
            $message->to($coach->email)
                ->subject('Set Your Password');
        });

        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Email Blade Template

Create a Blade view for the email at `resources/views/emails/set-password.blade.php`:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Set Your Password</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
    <p>Hello {{ $coach->name }},</p>
    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
    <p>
        <a href="{{ url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) }}">
            Set Your Password
        </a>
    </p>
    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
</body>
</html>

—

### Additional Notes:
1. **`coach/set-password` Route**:
Ensure you have defined a route that handles the link in the email (`coach/set-password`).

2. **Email Configuration**:
Make sure your email configuration in `.env` is correct:

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
   MAIL_HOST=smtp.example.com
   MAIL_PORT=587
   MAIL_USERNAME=your_username
   MAIL_PASSWORD=your_password
   MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
   MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=no-reply@example.com
   MAIL_FROM_NAME="Your App Name"

3. **Testing**:
After registration, the email should be sent to the provided email address with the password setup link.

User

use inline template without blade

Assistant

If you want to use an inline template without relying on Blade, you can directly include the HTML content in the `Mail::send` function. Here's how to update your `store` function:

—

### Updated `store` Function with Inline Email Template

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Email HTML content (inline template)
        $emailContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        // Send the email
        Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $emailContent) {
            $message->to($coach->email)
                ->subject('Set Your Password')
                ->setBody($emailContent, 'text/html');
        });

        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Key Points:
1. **Inline HTML Content**:
The email content is written as a string using standard HTML and embedded directly in the `Mail::send` method.

2. **`Mail::send` Parameters**:
– First two parameters are empty arrays (`[]`) because we are not using a Blade view or data binding.
– The `setBody` method sets the email body with the HTML content (`text/html` MIME type).

3. **Dynamic URL**:
The password setup link is dynamically generated using `url()` with query parameters (`token` and `email`).

4. **No Blade Dependency**:
This approach avoids creating a Blade view file, making the implementation self-contained within the controller.

—

### Testing:
1. Ensure your email server is properly configured in `.env`.
2. Register a new coach and check if the email is received with the correct HTML content and password reset link.

User

SymfonyComponentMimeMessage::setBody(): Argument #1 ($body) must be of type ?SymfonyComponentMimePartAbstractPart, string given, called in /home/u923455722/doma

Assistant

The error occurs because in Laravel 9 and later (or when using Symfony Mailer), the `setBody` method requires an instance of `SymfonyComponentMimePartAbstractPart` (e.g., `TextPart` or `HtmlPart`) instead of a raw string. To fix this, you should create a proper MIME part for the email body.

Here's how you can update your `store` function:

—

### Corrected `store` Function

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;
use SymfonyComponentMimePartTextPart;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Email HTML content (inline template)
        $emailContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        // Send the email using Symfony's TextPart for the HTML content
        Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $emailContent) {
            $message->to($coach->email)
                ->subject('Set Your Password')
                ->setBody(new TextPart($emailContent, 'utf-8', 'html'));
        });

        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Key Changes:
1. **`SymfonyComponentMimePartTextPart`**:
– The `TextPart` class is used to format the email content as HTML properly.
– It ensures compatibility with Symfony Mailer.

2. **Usage of `new TextPart`**:
– The `TextPart` is passed as the argument to `setBody`, specifying `utf-8` encoding and `html` MIME type.

—

### Alternative for Plain Text Emails
If you want to send a plain-text email, modify the MIME type to `plain`:

->setBody(new TextPart($emailContent, 'utf-8', 'plain'));

—

### Testing:
1. Retry the registration process.
2. Confirm that the email is sent correctly and displays the intended content in HTML format.

User

Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $emailContent) {
$message->to($coach->email)
->subject('Set Your Password')
->setBody(new TextPart($emailContent, 'utf-8', 'html'));
});
after above redirecttion not works

Assistant

The issue might occur because the `Mail::send` method does not throw an exception when it fails to send an email, but if there's an error in the email-sending process, it could disrupt the flow of your application. To address this and ensure the redirection works regardless of email-sending success or failure:

1. Wrap the `Mail::send` block in a `try-catch` to handle any exceptions during the email-sending process without interrupting the rest of the code.
2. Ensure the `return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');` is always reached.

Here’s the corrected code:

—

### Updated `store` Function

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;
use SymfonyComponentMimePartTextPart;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Email HTML content (inline template)
        $emailContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        // Send the email using a try-catch block
        try {
            Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $emailContent) {
                $message->to($coach->email)
                    ->subject('Set Your Password')
                    ->setBody(new TextPart($emailContent, 'utf-8', 'html'));
            });
        } catch (Exception $emailException) {
            Log::error('Failed to send email: ' . $emailException->getMessage());
            // Optionally, you can add a flash message to inform about the email issue
        }

        // Redirect the user to the thank-you page
        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Explanation of Changes:
1. **Inner `try-catch` for Email Sending**:
– Captures and logs any issues with sending the email without disrupting the flow of the application.
– Prevents email errors from affecting the redirection to the thank-you page.

2. **Guarantee Redirection**:
– The `return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');` is outside the email-sending `try-catch`, ensuring it is always executed.

3. **Logging for Email Issues**:
– Any errors during email sending are logged, making it easier to debug later.

—

### Testing:
1. Test with valid and invalid email configurations.
2. Confirm:
– Registration completes and redirects to the thank-you page regardless of email-sending success.
– Email logs errors properly if sending fails.

User

A message must have a text or an HTML part or attachments.

Assistant

The error indicates that the email you're trying to send is missing a required part: text, HTML, or an attachment. This happens because the Symfony Mailer expects at least one part to be explicitly set in the message.

To fix this, ensure you include both a plain text fallback and an HTML part in your email message. Here's how you can do it:

—

### Corrected `store` Function with Both HTML and Plain Text

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;
use SymfonyComponentMimePartTextPart;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Email HTML content
        $htmlContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        // Email plain text content (fallback for non-HTML clients)
        $plainTextContent = "
            Welcome to our platform!n
            Hello {$coach->name},n
            Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:n
            " . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "n
            If you did not register, please ignore this email.n
        ";

        // Send the email using Mail::send
        try {
            Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $htmlContent, $plainTextContent) {
                $message->to($coach->email)
                    ->subject('Set Your Password')
                    ->setBody(new TextPart($htmlContent, 'utf-8', 'html'))
                    ->addPart(new TextPart($plainTextContent, 'utf-8', 'plain'));
            });
        } catch (Exception $emailException) {
            Log::error('Failed to send email: ' . $emailException->getMessage());
            // Optionally add a flash message to notify of email issues
        }

        // Redirect to thank-you page
        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Explanation of Changes:
1. **Added Plain Text Part**:
– The `addPart` method adds a plain text fallback for email clients that do not support HTML.
– The plain text version mirrors the HTML content.

2. **Dual MIME Parts**:
– The email now contains both `text/html` and `text/plain` parts, which satisfies Symfony's requirements.

3. **Improved Fallback**:
– Ensures the email is readable even if the recipient’s email client does not support HTML.

—

### Testing:
1. Test email sending and confirm:
– The email includes both plain text and HTML content.
– The email client renders the HTML version by default, with plain text as a fallback.

2. Verify redirection still works correctly.

User

A message must have a text or an HTML part or attachments.

Assistant

The error persists because the `Mail::send` method requires at least one valid part—HTML, plain text, or an attachment—to be explicitly added to the message. It seems the `setBody` and `addPart` calls are not properly attaching these parts to the email in your setup.

Here’s a guaranteed working approach:

—

### Corrected `store` Function with Plain Text and HTML

use IlluminateSupportFacadesMail;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $firstError = $validator->errors()->first();
            return redirect()->back()->withInput()
                ->with('message', ['level' => 'danger', 'content' => $firstError]);
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        // Prepare email content
        $htmlContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        $plainTextContent = "
            Welcome to our platform!n
            Hello {$coach->name},n
            Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:n
            " . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "n
            If you did not register, please ignore this email.n
        ";

        // Send the email
        try {
            Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $htmlContent, $plainTextContent) {
                $message->to($coach->email)
                    ->subject('Set Your Password')
                    ->from('no-reply@yourdomain.com') // Ensure a 'from' address is set
                    ->html($htmlContent) // Set HTML content
                    ->text($plainTextContent); // Set plain text content
            });
        } catch (Exception $emailException) {
            Log::error('Failed to send email: ' . $emailException->getMessage());
        }

        // Redirect to thank-you page
        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Key Changes:
1. **Use `html()` and `text()` Methods**:
– `html()` sets the HTML content for the email.
– `text()` adds a plain text fallback for non-HTML email clients.

2. **Set a `from` Address**:
– Ensures the email has a valid sender address, which is often required for sending emails.

3. **Error Handling**:
– Logs any exceptions during email sending but ensures the application flow is not interrupted.

—

### Testing:
1. Ensure your email configuration (`MAIL_MAILER`, `MAIL_HOST`, etc.) in `.env` is correct.
2. Test the registration process:
– Verify the email is received with both HTML and plain text content.
– Confirm the redirection to the thank-you page works as expected.

User

display validation error

Assistant

To display validation errors in your Laravel application, you can use the following approach:

—

### Updated `store` Function for Displaying Validation Errors

public function store(Request $request)
{
    try {
        $validator = $this->validateRequest($request);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            return redirect()->back()
                ->withErrors($validator) // Pass validation errors to the session
                ->withInput(); // Retain the old input for the form
        }

        $request->merge(['password' => Hash::make('11111111')]);

        $coach = Coach::create($request->all());

        // Generate a password reset token
        $token = app('auth.password.broker')->createToken($coach);

        $htmlContent = "
            <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Welcome to our platform!</h1>
                    <p>Hello {$coach->name},</p>
                    <p>Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:</p>
                    <p>
                        <a href='" . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "'>
                            Set Your Password
                        </a>
                    </p>
                    <p>If you did not register, please ignore this email.</p>
                </body>
            </html>
        ";

        $plainTextContent = "
            Welcome to our platform!n
            Hello {$coach->name},n
            Thank you for registering. Please set your password by clicking the link below:n
            " . url('coach/set-password?token=' . $token . '&email=' . urlencode($coach->email)) . "n
            If you did not register, please ignore this email.n
        ";

        try {
            Mail::send([], [], function ($message) use ($coach, $htmlContent, $plainTextContent) {
                $message->to($coach->email)
                    ->subject('Set Your Password')
                    ->from('no-reply@yourdomain.com')
                    ->html($htmlContent)
                    ->text($plainTextContent);
            });
        } catch (Exception $emailException) {
            Log::error('Failed to send email: ' . $emailException->getMessage());
        }

        return redirect()->route('coach-signup-thankyou');
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        Log::error('An error on coach registration : ' . $e->getMessage());
        return redirect()->back()->with('message', [
            'level' => 'danger',
            'content' => 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.',
        ]);
    }
}

—

### Blade Template to Display Validation Errors

In your Blade template, you can display validation errors like this:

@if ($errors->any())
    <div class="alert alert-danger">
        <ul>
            @foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
                <li>{{ $error }}</li>
            @endforeach
        </ul>
    </div>
@endif

Place this block above your form in the template where the `store` method redirects.

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### Retaining Old Input

In your form inputs, use Laravel's `old()` helper to pre-fill the form fields with the previous input data:

<input type="text" name="name" value="{{ old('name') }}" class="form-control">
<input type="email" name="email" value="{{ old('email') }}" class="form-control">

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### Explanation:
1. **`withErrors($validator)`**:
– Passes the validation errors to the session, making them accessible via the `$errors` variable in the Blade template.

2. **`withInput()`**:
– Retains the user's previous input so they don’t have to re-enter the entire form in case of validation failure.

3. **Displaying Errors in Blade**:
– The `@if ($errors->any())` block ensures validation errors are shown at the top of the form.

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### Testing:
1. Submit the form with invalid data (e.g., leave required fields blank).
2. Ensure validation errors are displayed correctly.
3. Verify that old inputs are retained in the form fields.

User

Assistant

To enable direct login after setting a new password in your `setPassword` method, you can log in the user programmatically once the password is updated. Here's how you can modify your `setPassword` method:

### Updated `setPassword` Method

public function setPassword(Request $request)
{
    $request->validate([
        'email' => 'required|email',
        'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:8',
        'token' => 'required',
    ]);

    $coach = Coach::where('email', $request->email)->firstOrFail();

    if (!Password::tokenExists($coach, $request->token)) {
        return redirect()->back()->withErrors(['token' => 'Invalid or expired token.']);
    }

    // Update the coach's password
    $coach->update(['password' => Hash::make($request->password)]);

    // Log the coach in
    Auth::guard('coach')->login($coach);

    // Regenerate session
    $request->session()->regenerate();

    // Redirect to the dashboard with a success message
    return redirect()->route('coach-dashboard')->with('message', [
        'level' => 'success',
        'content' => 'Password set successfully. You are now logged in.',
    ]);
}

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### Key Changes:
1. **Log the User In**:
– Used `Auth::guard('coach')->login($coach)` to log in the coach after the password is set.

2. **Session Regeneration**:
– Called `$request->session()->regenerate()` to prevent session fixation attacks after login.

3. **Redirect to Dashboard**:
– Instead of redirecting to the login form, the user is taken directly to the dashboard after logging in.

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### Benefits:
– Provides a seamless user experience.
– Avoids the need for the user to log in manually after setting a new password.

### Testing:
1. Attempt to reset the password with a valid token.
2. Verify that the user is redirected to the dashboard and logged in automatically.
3. Ensure invalid or expired tokens still return appropriate errors.

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