Email address is now completely optional during signup.

controller/Users.py

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Users( object ):
     username = ( Valid_string( min = 1, max = 30 ), valid_username ),
     password = Valid_string( min = 1, max = 30 ),
     password_repeat = Valid_string( min = 1, max = 30 ),
-    email_address = ( Valid_string( min = 1, max = 60 ), valid_email_address ),
+    email_address = ( Valid_string( min = 0, max = 60 ) ),
     signup_button = unicode,
   )
   def signup( self, username, password, password_repeat, email_address, signup_button ):
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ class Users( object ):
     if user is not None:
       raise Signup_error( u"Sorry, that username is not available. Please try something else." )
 
+    if len( email_address ) > 0:
+      try:
+        email_address = valid_email_address( email_address )
+      except ValueError:
+        raise Validation_error( "email_address", email_address, valid_email_address )
+
     # create a notebook for this user, along with a trash for that notebook
     trash_id = self.__database.next_id( Notebook, commit = False )
     trash = Notebook.create( trash_id, u"trash" )

controller/test/Test_users.py

@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ class Test_users( Test_controller ):
 
     assert result[ u"redirect" ].startswith( u"/notebooks/" )
 
+  def test_signup_without_email_address( self ):
+    result = self.http_post( "/users/signup", dict(
+      username = self.new_username,
+      password = self.new_password,
+      password_repeat = self.new_password,
+      email_address = u"",
+      signup_button = u"sign up",
+    ) )
+
+    assert result[ u"redirect" ].startswith( u"/notebooks/" )
+
+  def test_signup_with_invalid_email_address( self ):
+    result = self.http_post( "/users/signup", dict(
+      username = self.new_username,
+      password = self.new_password,
+      password_repeat = self.new_password,
+      email_address = u"foo@",
+      signup_button = u"sign up",
+    ) )
+
+    assert u"error" in result
+
   def test_current_after_signup( self ):
     result = self.http_post( "/users/signup", dict(
       username = self.new_username,

static/html/password reset.html

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <h3>password reset</h3>
 
 <p>
-If you can't remember your username or password, just enter your email
-address and you'll receive a link to reset your password. You'll also get a
-username reminder.
+If you can't remember your username or password, just enter the email address
+you gave during sign up, and you'll receive a link to reset your password.
+You'll also get a username reminder.
 </p>
 
 <p>

static/html/sign up.html

@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
 
 <p>
 To get started with your own personal wiki, all you need to do is sign up for
-an account. There's nothing to download or install.
+an account. <b>There's nothing to download or install.</b>
 </p>
 
 <p>
-I ask for your email address in case you need your password reset. I hate spam,
-and wouldn't even dream of giving out your email address.
+If you haven't seen it already, <a href="/users/demo" target="_top">try the
+demo</a> first! The Luminotes demo doesn't require any sort of sign up.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<b>Providing your email address is completely optional.</b> I only ask for it
+in case you ever need your password reset. Your email address will absolutely
+not be given out or used for spam.
 </p>
 
 <form id="signup_form">
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@ and wouldn't even dream of giving out your email address.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-<b>email address</b><br />
+<b>email address (optional)</b><br />
 <input type="text" name="email_address" id="email_address" class="text_field" size="30" maxlength="60" />
 </p>
 

static/html/supported browsers.html

@@ -24,8 +24,3 @@ Luminotes features, at least currently:
 <li>Konqueror</li>
 <li>Lynx</li>
 </ul>
-
-If you're looking for a personal wiki with more minimal browser requirements,
-you might want to try <a href="http://tiddlywiki.com/"
-target="_top">TiddlyWiki</a>. And for a more general-purpose wiki, check out
-<a href="http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/" target="_top">MoinMoin</a>.