From 3455223fecd7eb4bec78c031bb80d4cfa0942945 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hazelnoot Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 12:20:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] replace email validation regex with a simpler alternative --- packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts index cb534a229c..5209cf7a3d 100644 --- a/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts +++ b/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts @@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export class UtilityService { // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/input.html#valid-e-mail-address @bindThis public validateEmailFormat(email: string): boolean { - const regexp = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$/; + // Note: replaced MK's complicated regex with a simpler one that is more efficient and reliable. + const regexp = /^.+@.+$/; + //const regexp = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$/; return regexp.test(email); }