remove givenName and surname restrictions to registration data model

Author: typerandom

lib/config.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ web:
           enabled: true
           label: "First Name"
           placeholder: "First Name"
-          required: true
+          required: false
           type: "text"
         middleName:
           enabled: false
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ web:
           enabled: true
           label: "Last Name"
           placeholder: "Last Name"
-          required: true
+          required: false
           type: "text"
         username:
           enabled: false

lib/controllers/register.js

@@ -69,29 +69,6 @@ function defaultJsonResponse(req, res) {
   helpers.strippedAccountResponse(req.user, res);
 }
 
-/**
- * The Stormpath API requires the `givenName` and `surname` fields to be
- * provided, but as a convenience our framework integrations allow you to
- * omit this data and fill those fields with the string `UNKNOWN` - but only
- * if the field is not explicitly required.
- *
- * @function
- *
- * @param {Object} stormpathConfig - The express-stormpath configuration object
- * @param {Object} req - The http request.
- */
-function applyDefaultAccountFields(stormpathConfig, req) {
-  var registerFields = stormpathConfig.web.register.form.fields;
-
-  if ((!registerFields.givenName || !registerFields.givenName.required || !registerFields.givenName.enabled) && !req.body.givenName) {
-    req.body.givenName = 'UNKNOWN';
-  }
-
-  if ((!registerFields.surname || !registerFields.surname.required || !registerFields.surname.enabled) && !req.body.surname) {
-    req.body.surname = 'UNKNOWN';
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Register a new user -- either via a JSON API, or via a browser.
  *
@@ -140,8 +117,6 @@ module.exports = function (req, res, next) {
             break;
 
           case 'POST':
-            applyDefaultAccountFields(config, req);
-
             handlePreRegistration(req.body, function (err) {
               if (err) {
                 return helpers.writeJsonError(res, err);
@@ -210,15 +185,6 @@ module.exports = function (req, res, next) {
           // to validate the user's data and create their account.
           case 'POST':
             async.waterfall([
-              // What we'll do here is simply set default values for `givenName` and
-              // `surname`, because these value are annoying to set if you don't
-              // care about them.  Eventually Stormpath is going to remove these
-              // required fields, but for now this is a decent workaround to ensure
-              // people don't have to deal with that stuff.
-              function (callback) {
-                applyDefaultAccountFields(config, req);
-                callback();
-              },
               function (callback) {
                 handlePreRegistration(req.body, function (err) {
                   if (err) {