Is there any difference between calling `signUp`/`...
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ITEnthusiasm
12/05/2022, 5:24 PMIs there any difference between calling `signUp`/`signIn` vs. using the pre-defined Express routes?
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rp_st
12/06/2022, 2:51 AMHey @ITEnthusiasm
rp_st
12/06/2022, 2:51 AMThe api does input validation (checks for email syntax and password strength), calls the signUp / signIn function and also creates a new session
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ITEnthusiasm
12/06/2022, 1:06 PMOkay. So if I run
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rp_st
12/06/2022, 1:06 PMcorrect
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ITEnthusiasm
12/06/2022, 1:07 PMOkay. That's helpful to know. Is there a function that does the strength check for us?
ITEnthusiasm
12/06/2022, 1:07 PMIt's probably as simple as a regex 🤔
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rp_st
12/06/2022, 1:08 PMnot really. You can see the default strength check here: https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-node/blob/master/lib/ts/recipe/emailpassword/utils.ts#L211
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ITEnthusiasm
12/06/2022, 1:18 PMAh, gotcha. Cool.
ITEnthusiasm
12/06/2022, 1:18 PMThanks for the help as always! 😅 🙏🏿
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rp_st
12/06/2022, 1:19 PMhappy to help
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