176 invite user

[runleveldev]

This pull request introduces a full invitation system for user registration, allowing admins to invite users via email with a secure, time-limited token. It includes new database models and migrations, changes to registration logic, UI updates, and email functionality. The most important changes are grouped below:

Invitation System Backend:

• Added a new Sequelize migration (create-invite-tokens.js) and model (invite-token.js) for storing invite tokens, including token generation, validation, usage marking, and cleanup methods. [1] [2]
• Updated registration logic in register.js to support invite tokens: validates tokens, pre-fills the invited email, auto-activates invited users, and marks tokens as used after registration. [1] [2]

Admin User Invitation Flow:

• Added new routes in users.js for inviting users via email, including form display and sending invitation emails, with checks for SMTP setup and duplicate emails. [1] [2]
• Implemented the sendInviteEmail function in email.js to generate and send styled invitation emails with registration links and token expiration info.

User Interface Updates:

• Updated the registration form (register.ejs) to show an invite banner, pre-fill and lock the email field for invited users, and preserve invite tokens through redirects. [1] [2] [3]
• Added a new "Invite User" button to the users index page and created the invitation form view (users/invite.ejs) for admins. [1] [2]
• Added CSS styling for readonly input fields to visually indicate locked fields.

These changes collectively enable a secure, admin-driven invitation workflow for user onboarding.

[gfoxMIE]

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[cmyers-mieweb]

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