Add API for suggesting unique alternatives if username exists
What does this MR do?
Adds a new API /users/WANTED_USERNAME/suggests
Suggests unique alternatives if username exists.
This will be a drop in replacement for the /users/WANTED_USERNAME/exists
This API will be used by the following issue
- #32458 (closed)
- and the following #32458 (closed)
- TBD use in sign-ups, when a user creates a group or subgroup
Screenshots
Signup | group creation |
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Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?
Conformity
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Separation of EE specific content
Availability and Testing
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Review and add/update tests for this feature/bug. Consider all test levels. See the Test Planning Process. -
Tested in all supported browsers
Security
If this MR contains changes to processing or storing of credentials or tokens, authorization and authentication methods and other items described in the security review guidelines:
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Label as security and @ mention @gitlab-com/gl-security/appsec
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The MR includes necessary changes to maintain consistency between UI, API, email, or other methods -
Security reports checked/validated by a reviewer from the AppSec team
Edited by Phil Calder