navbar menu styling

backend/middleware/validation.js

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const validateRegistration = [
     .withMessage("Password must be between 8 and 128 characters")
     .matches(passwordStrengthRegex)
     .withMessage(
-      "Password must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character"
+      "Password does not meet requirements"
     )
     .custom((value) => {
       if (commonPasswords.includes(value.toLowerCase())) {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ const validateResetPassword = [
     .withMessage("Password must be between 8 and 128 characters")
     .matches(passwordStrengthRegex)
     .withMessage(
-      "Password must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character"
+      "Password does not meet requirements"
     )
     .custom((value) => {
       if (commonPasswords.includes(value.toLowerCase())) {

backend/routes/auth.js

@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ router.post(
 
       if (!user) {
         return res.status(401).json({
-          error:
-            "Unable to log in. Please check your email and password, or create an account.",
+          error: "Please check your email and password, or create an account.",
         });
       }
 
@@ -226,8 +225,7 @@ router.post(
         // Increment login attempts
         await user.incLoginAttempts();
         return res.status(401).json({
-          error:
-            "Unable to log in. Please check your email and password, or create an account.",
+          error: "Please check your email and password, or create an account.",
         });
       }
 

frontend/public/index.html

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       content="Village Share - Life is too expensive. Rent or borrow from your neighbors"
     />
     <link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/manifest.json" />
-    <title>Village Share - Community Rental Marketplace</title>
+    <title>Village Share</title>
     <link
       href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
       rel="stylesheet"

frontend/src/components/AuthModal.tsx

@@ -112,9 +112,32 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
 
   const handleEmailSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    setLoading(true);
     setError("");
 
+    // Custom validation to match app's error styling
+    if (mode === "signup") {
+      if (!firstName.trim()) {
+        setError("Please enter your first name");
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!lastName.trim()) {
+        setError("Please enter your last name");
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+    if (!email.trim()) {
+      setError("Please enter your email address");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
+      setError("Please enter a valid email address");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setLoading(true);
+
     try {
       if (mode === "login") {
         await login(email, password);
@@ -132,7 +155,10 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
         // Don't call onHide() - keep modal context for verification
       }
     } catch (err: any) {
-      setError(err.response?.data?.error || "An error occurred");
+      // Show first specific validation error if available, otherwise generic error
+      const details = err.response?.data?.details;
+      const specificError = details?.[0]?.message;
+      setError(specificError || err.response?.data?.error || "An error occurred");
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
@@ -202,7 +228,6 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
                           className="form-control"
                           value={firstName}
                           onChange={(e) => setFirstName(e.target.value)}
-                          required
                         />
                       </div>
                       <div className="col">
@@ -212,7 +237,6 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
                           className="form-control"
                           value={lastName}
                           onChange={(e) => setLastName(e.target.value)}
-                          required
                         />
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -222,11 +246,12 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
                 <div className="mb-3">
                   <label className="form-label">Email</label>
                   <input
-                    type="email"
+                    type="text"
                     className="form-control"
                     value={email}
                     onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
-                    required
+                    placeholder="name@example.com"
+                    autoComplete="email"
                   />
                 </div>
 
@@ -298,6 +323,7 @@ const AuthModal: React.FC<AuthModalProps> = ({
                     className="text-primary text-decoration-none"
                     onClick={(e) => {
                       e.preventDefault();
+                      setError("");
                       setMode(mode === "login" ? "signup" : "login");
                     }}
                   >

frontend/src/components/ForgotPasswordModal.tsx

@@ -25,9 +25,21 @@ const ForgotPasswordModal: React.FC<ForgotPasswordModalProps> = ({
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    setLoading(true);
     setError("");
 
+    // Custom email validation to match app's error styling
+    const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+    if (!email.trim()) {
+      setError("Please enter your email address");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
+      setError("Please enter a valid email address");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setLoading(true);
+
     try {
       await authAPI.forgotPassword(email);
       setSuccess(true);
@@ -124,12 +136,12 @@ const ForgotPasswordModal: React.FC<ForgotPasswordModalProps> = ({
                     <div className="mb-3">
                       <label className="form-label">Email Address</label>
                       <input
-                        type="email"
+                        type="text"
                         className="form-control"
                         value={email}
                         onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
                         placeholder="your@email.com"
-                        required
+                        autoComplete="email"
                       />
                     </div>
 

frontend/src/components/Navbar.tsx

@@ -107,6 +107,36 @@ const Navbar: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
+      <style>
+        {`
+          @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
+            #navbarNav {
+              position: absolute;
+              top: calc(100% - 8px);
+              right: 0.5rem;
+              left: auto;
+              z-index: 1000;
+              min-width: 10rem;
+              padding: 0;
+              background-color: #fff;
+              border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+              border-radius: 0.375rem;
+              box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0,0,0,.175);
+            }
+            #navbarNav .mobile-menu {
+              padding: 0;
+            }
+            #navbarNav .dropdown-item {
+              padding: 0.25rem 1rem;
+            }
+            #navbarNav .dropdown-divider {
+              margin: 0.5rem 0;
+              border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+          }
+        `}
+      </style>
       <nav className="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-white shadow-sm">
         <div className="container-fluid" style={{ maxWidth: "1800px" }}>
           <Link className="navbar-brand fw-bold" to="/">
@@ -190,11 +220,67 @@ const Navbar: React.FC = () => {
             )}
           </button>
           <div className="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
-            <div className="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-lg-end w-100">
+            <div
+              className="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-lg-end w-100 py-3 py-lg-0 mobile-menu"
+            >
               <ul className="navbar-nav flex-column flex-lg-row">
                 {user ? (
                   <>
-                    <li className="nav-item dropdown">
+                    {/* Mobile menu - show items directly */}
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/profile">
+                        <i className="bi bi-person me-2"></i>Profile
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/renting">
+                        <i className="bi bi-calendar-check me-2"></i>Renting
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/owning">
+                        <i className="bi bi-list-ul me-2"></i>Owning
+                        {pendingRequestsCount > 0 && (
+                          <span className="badge bg-danger rounded-pill ms-2">
+                            {pendingRequestsCount}
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/forum">
+                        <i className="bi bi-chat-dots me-2"></i>Forum
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/earnings">
+                        <i className="bi bi-cash-coin me-2"></i>Earnings
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/messages">
+                        <i className="bi bi-envelope me-2"></i>Messages
+                        {unreadMessagesCount > 0 && (
+                          <span className="badge bg-danger rounded-pill ms-2">
+                            {unreadMessagesCount}
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+                      </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <hr className="dropdown-divider" />
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <button
+                        className="dropdown-item"
+                        onClick={handleLogout}
+                      >
+                        <i className="bi bi-box-arrow-right me-2"></i>Logout
+                      </button>
+                    </li>
+
+                    {/* Desktop dropdown */}
+                    <li className="nav-item dropdown d-none d-lg-block">
                       <a
                         className="nav-link dropdown-toggle"
                         href="#"
@@ -301,29 +387,34 @@ const Navbar: React.FC = () => {
                   </>
                 ) : (
                   <>
-                    <li className="nav-item text-center text-lg-end">
-                      <Link
-                        className="nav-link d-lg-none"
-                        to="/forum"
-                      >
-                        Forum
+                    {/* Mobile menu items */}
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <Link className="dropdown-item" to="/forum">
+                        <i className="bi bi-chat-dots me-2"></i>Forum
                       </Link>
+                    </li>
+                    <li className="d-lg-none">
+                      <button
+                        className="dropdown-item fw-bold"
+                        style={{ color: "#000000" }}
+                        onClick={() => openAuthModal("login")}
+                      >
+                        <i className="bi bi-box-arrow-in-right me-2"></i>Login or Sign Up
+                      </button>
+                    </li>
+
+                    {/* Desktop buttons */}
+                    <li className="nav-item d-none d-lg-block">
                       <Link
-                        className="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm text-nowrap d-none d-lg-inline-block me-2"
+                        className="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm text-nowrap me-2"
                         to="/forum"
                       >
                         Forum
                       </Link>
                     </li>
-                    <li className="nav-item text-center text-lg-end">
+                    <li className="nav-item d-none d-lg-block">
                       <button
-                        className="nav-link d-lg-none w-100 border-0 bg-transparent"
-                        onClick={() => openAuthModal("login")}
-                      >
-                        Login or Sign Up
-                      </button>
-                      <button
-                        className="btn btn-primary btn-sm text-nowrap d-none d-lg-inline-block"
+                        className="btn btn-primary btn-sm text-nowrap"
                         onClick={() => openAuthModal("login")}
                       >
                         Login or Sign Up