- Make email field optional in database schema
- Update user creation to handle null emails
- Enhance notification service to gracefully skip email for users without email addresses
- Add validation in email service for null/empty emails
- Create comprehensive documentation for Clerk configuration
- Add test script for email-optional functionality
- Update all user creation points (userService, eventController, reportController)
Users can now sign up with just username and password. Email notifications
are gracefully skipped for users without email addresses, while in-app
notifications continue to work for all users.
Closes: Email-optional authentication requirement
Paul Bailey
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