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improve password reset email #183

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add fancier password reset email template
bdewilde Jan 15, 2026
58a4161
use new email template, set token expiry
bdewilde Jan 15, 2026
3aad0f3
use a body tag, i guess
bdewilde Jan 15, 2026
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions colandr/api/v1/routes/auth.py
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import datetime
import urllib.parse

import apiflask as af
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)
return

access_token = jwtext.create_access_token(identity=user, fresh=False)
token_expiration_minutes = 15
access_token = jwtext.create_access_token(
identity=user,
fresh=False,
expires_delta=datetime.timedelta(minutes=token_expiration_minutes),
)
confirm_url = url_for("auth.reset_confirm", token=access_token, _external=True)
if fe_app_site := current_app.config["FE_APP_SITE"]:
confirm_url = _replace_url_site(confirm_url, fe_app_site)

html = render_template(
"emails/password_reset.html", url=confirm_url, name=user.name
"emails/password_reset_v2.html",
url=confirm_url,
name=user.name,
expiration_minutes=token_expiration_minutes,
)
if current_app.config["MAIL_SERVER"]:
tasks.send_email.apply_async(
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82 changes: 82 additions & 0 deletions colandr/templates/emails/password_reset_v2.html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Colandr - reset your password</title>
</head>
<div
style="margin: 0; padding: 0; background-color: #f5f7fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;">
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="border-collapse: collapse;">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding: 40px 0;">
<table role="presentation" width="600" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="max-width: 600px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-collapse: collapse;">
<!-- Header -->
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #4353b3; padding: 32px 40px; text-align: center;">
<h1 style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;">colandr</h1>
</td>
</tr>

<!-- Content -->
<tr>
<td style="padding: 40px 40px 32px;">
<h3 style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: #1f2937; margin: 0 0 24px 0;">Hi,
{{ name }}!</h3>
<p style="font-size: 15px; color: #4b5563; margin: 0 0 0px 0; line-height: 1.7;">
A password reset request has recently been made for this email address. Please click
the link below to reset it. This link will expire in {{ expiration_minutes }}
minutes.
</p>
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="border-collapse: collapse;">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding: 24px 0;">
<a href="{{ url }}" target="_blank"
style="display: inline-block; padding: 14px 36px; background-color: #4353b3; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;">reset
my password</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="border-collapse: collapse;">
<tr>
<td
style="padding: 14px 16px; background-color: #fef3c7; border-left: 3px solid #f59e0b; font-size: 13px; color: #92400e;">
<strong>Note:</strong> If you didn't request this password reset, you can
safely ignore this email.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="border-collapse: collapse;">
<tr>
<td
style="padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid #e5e7eb; font-size: 15px; color: #1f2937;">
<p style="font-weight: 600; margin: 0;">Cheers,</p>
<p style="margin: 4px 0 0 0; color: #6b7280;">The Colandr Team</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<!-- Footer -->
<tr>
<td
style="padding: 24px 40px; text-align: center; font-size: 12px; color: #9ca3af; background-color: #f9fafb; border-top: 1px solid #e5e7eb;">
<p style="margin: 4px 0;">This is an automated message. Please do not reply to this
email.</p>
<p style="margin: 4px 0;">&copy; 2026 colandr. All rights reserved.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

</html>