How to remove the register account service Permalink to "How to remove the register account service"

Tip submitted by @apuntandoanulo

Goal: If you want to eliminate the possibility that users can create accounts and let only a previously registered user do it, remove the following fragments and lines of code that are indicated below:

1. On the back-end side Permalink to "1. On the back-end side"

• 1.1 src\main\java\ … \service\UserService.java
  • Remove the entire method public User registerUser(...)
• 1.2 src\main\java\ … \rest\AccountResource.java
  • Remove the entire method @PostMapping("/register") public void registerAccount(...)

2. On the front-end side Permalink to "2. On the front-end side"

• 2.1 src\main\webapp\app\account
  • Remove the entire folder register that contains: register.component.html, register.component.ts, register.route.ts, register.service.ts
• 2.2 Go into src\main\webapp\app\account\account.module.ts and remove the following lines:
  • import { RegisterComponent } from './register/register.component';
  • declarations array -> RegisterComponent,
• 2.3 Go into src\main\webapp\app\account\account.route.ts and remove the following lines:
  • import { registerRoute } from './register/register.route';
  • ACCOUNT_ROUTES array -> registerRoute
• 2.4 Go into src\main\webapp\app\home\home.component.html and remove the following block:

  <div class="alert alert-warning" *ngSwitchCase="false">
    <span jhiTranslate="global.messages.info.register.noaccount">You don't have an account yet?</span>&nbsp;
    <a class="alert-link" routerLink="account/register" jhiTranslate="global.messages.info.register.link">Register a new account</a>
  </div>
  

• 2.5 Go into src\main\webapp\app\layouts\navbar\navbar.component.html and remove the following block:

  <li *ngSwitchCase="false">
    <a class="dropdown-item" routerLink="account/register" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="collapseNavbar()">
        <fa-icon icon="user-plus" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
        <span jhiTranslate="global.menu.account.register">Register</span>
    </a>
  </li>
  

• 2.6 Go into src\main\webapp\app\shared\login\login.component.html and remove the following block:

  <div class="alert alert-warning">
    <span jhiTranslate="global.messages.info.register.noaccount">You don't have an account yet?</span>
    <a class="alert-link" (click)="register()" jhiTranslate="global.messages.info.register.link">Register a new account</a>
  </div>
  

• 2.7 Go into src\main\webapp\app\shared\login\login.component.ts and remove the following block:

  register(): void {
    this.activeModal.dismiss('to state register');
    this.router.navigate(['/account/register']);
  }
  

• 2.8 Remove the messages files: src\main\webapp\i18n\ ... \register.json

• 2.9 src\test\javascript\spec\app\account
  • Remove the entire folder register that contains: register.component.spec.ts