fix: Fix verify email link

portal/admin.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TeacherAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin, ExportActionMixin):
 class UserProfileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin, ExportActionMixin):
     search_fields = ["user__first_name", "user__last_name", "user__username", "user__date_joined"]
     list_filter = ["user__date_joined"]
-    list_display = ["user", "__str__"]
+    list_display = ["user", "__str__", "is_verified"]
     readonly_fields = ["user"]
 
 

portal/views/cron/user.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import timedelta
 from itertools import chain
+from typing import List
 
 from common.models import Teacher, Student
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -30,15 +31,15 @@
 USER_2ND_VERIFY_EMAIL_REMINDER_TEXT = (
     "Please go to the link below to verify your email address:"
     "\n{email_verification_url}."
-    "You will not be able to use your account until it is verified."
+    "\nYou will not be able to use your account until it is verified."
     "\n\nBy activating the account you confirm that you have read and agreed to"
     " our terms ({terms_url}) and our privacy notice ({privacy_notice_url}). If"
     " your account is not verified within 5 days we will delete it."
 )
 USER_DELETE_UNVERIFIED_ACCOUNT_DAYS = 19
 
 
-def get_unverified_emails(days: int):
+def get_unverified_emails(days: int) -> List[str]:
     now = timezone.now()
 
     teacher_emails = Teacher.objects.filter(
@@ -57,15 +58,27 @@ def get_unverified_emails(days: int):
     return list(chain(teacher_emails, student_emails))
 
 
+def build_absolute_google_uri(request, location: str) -> str:
+    """
+    This is needed specifically for emails sent by cron jobs as the protocol for cron jobs is HTTP
+    and the service name is wrongly parsed.
+    """
+    url = request.build_absolute_uri(location)
+    url = url.replace("http", "https")
+    url = url.replace(".decent", "-dot-decent")
+
+    return url
+
+
 class FirstVerifyEmailReminderView(CronMixin, APIView):
     def get(self, request):
         emails = get_unverified_emails(USER_1ST_VERIFY_EMAIL_REMINDER_DAYS)
 
         logging.info(f"{len(emails)} emails unverified.")
 
         if emails:
-            terms_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse("terms"))
-            privacy_notice_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse("privacy_notice"))
+            terms_url = build_absolute_google_uri(request, reverse("terms"))
+            privacy_notice_url = build_absolute_google_uri(request, reverse("privacy_notice"))
 
             sent_email_count = 0
             for email in emails:
@@ -76,11 +89,12 @@ def get(self, request):
                         subject="Awaiting verification",
                         title="Awaiting verification",
                         text_content=USER_1ST_VERIFY_EMAIL_REMINDER_TEXT.format(
-                            email_verification_url=request.build_absolute_uri(
+                            email_verification_url=build_absolute_google_uri(
+                                request,
                                 reverse(
                                     "verify_email",
                                     kwargs={"token": generate_token_for_email(email)},
-                                )
+                                ),
                             ),
                             terms_url=terms_url,
                             privacy_notice_url=privacy_notice_url,
@@ -103,8 +117,8 @@ def get(self, request):
         logging.info(f"{len(emails)} emails unverified.")
 
         if emails:
-            terms_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse("terms"))
-            privacy_notice_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse("privacy_notice"))
+            terms_url = build_absolute_google_uri(request, reverse("terms"))
+            privacy_notice_url = build_absolute_google_uri(request, reverse("privacy_notice"))
 
             sent_email_count = 0
             for email in emails:
@@ -115,11 +129,12 @@ def get(self, request):
                         subject="Your account needs verification",
                         title="Your account needs verification",
                         text_content=USER_2ND_VERIFY_EMAIL_REMINDER_TEXT.format(
-                            email_verification_url=request.build_absolute_uri(
+                            email_verification_url=build_absolute_google_uri(
+                                request,
                                 reverse(
                                     "verify_email",
                                     kwargs={"token": generate_token_for_email(email)},
-                                )
+                                ),
                             ),
                             terms_url=terms_url,
                             privacy_notice_url=privacy_notice_url,