From 0db1bffa9415650e564532f372d65d63737224d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: michaelschal <35957947-michaelschal@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:45:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent users from creating accounts with a blank email
 address

Handle empty email strings by setting them to null to avoid database constraint errors in `server/storage.ts`.

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 server/storage.ts | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index 595711f..cb2be81 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ export class DatabaseStorage implements IStorage {
       userData.password = await this.hashPassword(userData.password);
     }
     
+    // Convert empty email to null to avoid unique constraint issues
+    if (userData.email === "") {
+      userData.email = null;
+    }
+    
     const [user] = await db
       .insert(users)
       .values(userData)
@@ -73,6 +78,11 @@ export class DatabaseStorage implements IStorage {
       userData.password = await this.hashPassword(userData.password);
     }
     
+    // Convert empty email to null to avoid unique constraint issues
+    if (userData.email === "") {
+      userData.email = null;
+    }
+    
     const [user] = await db
       .update(users)
       .set(userData)