Add check for username - Allow only numbers, letters, periods, underscores and hyphens

src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/RegisterServlet.java

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class RegisterServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
             try {
 
-                 if (username.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_-]{4,150}") && !ldapActions.usernameExists(username) && !ldapActions.emailExists(email)
+                 if (username.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{4,150}") && !ldapActions.usernameExists(username) && !ldapActions.emailExists(email)
                          && !ldapActions.isZombieUsersEmail(email) && !ldapActions.isZombieUsersUsername(username)) {
 
                      ldapActions.createZombieUser(username, email, firstName, lastName, organization, password);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class RegisterServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
                  } else {
 
-                     if(!username.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_-]{4,150}")){
+                     if(!username.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{4,150}")) {
 
                          if (username.length() < 5) {
                              request.getSession().setAttribute("username_message", "Minimum username length 5 characters.");
@@ -110,8 +110,13 @@ public class RegisterServlet extends HttpServlet {
                          }
 
                          if (username.length() > 150) {
-                             request.getSession().setAttribute("username_message", "Maximum username lenght 150 characters.");
+                             request.getSession().setAttribute("username_message", "Maximum username length 150 characters.");
-                             logger.info("Maximum username lenght 150 characters.");
+                             logger.info("Maximum username length 150 characters.");
+                         }
+
+                         if (!username.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9\\.\\_\\-]")) {
+                             request.getSession().setAttribute("username_allowed_message", "You can use only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens and periods.");
+                             logger.info("Only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens and periods.");
                          }
                      }
 

src/main/webapp/js/validation.js

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 function validateForm() {
 
+    var username = $("#username").val();
     var email = $("#email").val();
     var email_conf = $("#email_conf").val();
     var password = $("#password").val();
     var password_conf = $("#password_conf").val();
 
+    var isValidUsername = validateUsername(username);
     var isValidEmail = validateEmail(email);
     var isValidPassword = validatePassword(password);
     var hasError = false;
+    var isUsernameFilled = false;
     var isEmailFilled = false;
     var isPasswordFilled = false;
 
@@ -52,11 +55,25 @@ function validateForm() {
             $(".msg_username_error").show();
             hasError = true;
         } else {
+            isUsernameFilled = true;
             $(".msg_username_error").hide();
             $("#username").removeClass('aai-form-danger');
         }
     }
 
+    // If username is filled
+    if (isUsernameFilled) {
+        // Check if username is valid
+        if (!isValidUsername) {
+            $("#username").addClass('uk-input aai-form-danger');
+            $(".msg_username_allowed_characters").show();
+            hasError = true;
+        } else {
+            $(".msg_username_allowed_characters").hide();
+            $("#username").removeClass('aai-form-danger');
+        }
+    }
+
     if($("#verification_code").val() != undefined) {
         if($.trim($("#verification_code").val()).length <= 0) {
             $("#verification_code").addClass('uk-input aai-form-danger');
@@ -156,6 +173,11 @@ function validateForm() {
     return !hasError;
 }
 
+function validateUsername(username) {
+    var re = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{4,150}$/;
+    return re.test(username);
+}
+
 function validateEmail(email) {
     var re = /^(([^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/;
     return re.test(email);

src/main/webapp/register.jsp

@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@
                                                 <c:remove var="organization" scope="session" />
                                             <div class="form-group">
                                                 <span class="msg_username_min_lenght uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left" style="display:none">Minimum username length 5 characters.</span>
-                                                <span class="msg_username_max_lenght uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left" style="display:none">Maximum username lenght 150 characters.</span>
+                                                <span class="msg_username_max_lenght uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left" style="display:none">Maximum username length 150 characters.</span>
+                                                <span class="msg_username_allowed_characters uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left" style="display:none">You can use only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens and periods.</span>
                                                 <span class="msg_username_error uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left" style="display:none">Please enter your username.</span>
                                                 <span id="username_server_error" class="uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left">${username_message}</span>
+                                                <span id="username_allowed_server_error" class="uk-text-danger uk-text-small uk-float-left">${username_allowed_message}</span>
                                                 <c:remove var="username_message" scope="session" />
                                                 <input id="username" name="username" type="text" placeholder="Username (*)" class="form-control" value=${username}></div>
                                                 <c:remove var="username" scope="session" />
@@ -178,6 +180,12 @@
                                             } else {
                                                 $(".msg_username_max_lenght").fadeIn();
                                             }
+                                            var allowedChars = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{4,150}$/;
+                                            if (usernameInput.value.match(allowedChars)) {
+                                                $(".msg_username_allowed_characters").fadeOut();
+                                            } else {
+                                                $(".msg_username_allowed_characters").fadeIn();
+                                            }
                                         }
 //                                        myEmailInput.onfocusOut = function() {
 //
@@ -197,6 +205,8 @@
                                             $(this).removeClass('aai-form-danger');
                                             $(".msg_username_error").fadeOut();
                                             $("#username_server_error").fadeOut();
+                                            $("#username_allowed_server_error").fadeOut();
+
                                         });
 
                                         $("#email").focusin(function () {