Feat: Implement email verification for user signup

[rakshityadav1868]

fixes #334

Overview

This PR implements a complete email verification system for user signup, ensuring users verify their email before accessing the platform.

Changes Made

1. AuthController.js

• Added sendVerificationEmail() method to send verification emails
• Updated signUp() to send verification email after account creation
• Updated signIn() to check email verification status and block unverified users

2. Created a new page for verification.

3. SignUpView.vue

• Changed post-signup redirect from /admin to /verify-email
• Users now see verification page instead of immediate dashboard access
• Google OAuth users auto-verified and redirect to dashboard

4. Auth.js

• Updated signup() action
• Updated signin() action to:
  • Show warning toast for unverified email attempts

5. public.js

• Added new route /verify-email/:email? for the verification page

Successful signup with verifying email and showing signup with google:

Screen.Recording.2026-01-23.at.8.53.51.PM.mp4

Trying to signup without verifying email:

Screen.Recording.2026-01-23.at.9.01.21.PM.mp4

[KarinePistili]

Tested the flow and it did not work for me. Email did not arrive. I tried "Resend" button and it showed an error:

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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