Authentication Workflow Fails During Account Creation with Generic Error Message

[abcdeep16]

🐛 Issue Title

Authentication Workflow Fails During Account Creation with Generic Error Message

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Summary

The account creation/authentication workflow is currently not functioning as expected. After filling in valid user details and attempting to create an account, the application displays a generic error message:

“Something went wrong. Please try again.”

without providing meaningful feedback or completing the signup process successfully.

This impacts the onboarding flow and prevents users from creating accounts reliably.

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Current Behavior

• User enters username, email, and password

• Clicking “Create Account” triggers an error state

• Generic error message is displayed

• No clear indication of:

  • validation failure
  • API failure
  • authentication issue
  • backend/network error

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Expected Behavior

• Account should be created successfully for valid credentials
• Proper validation and API responses should be handled gracefully
• User should receive meaningful error feedback if signup fails
• Authentication workflow should redirect/continue correctly after successful signup

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Possible Causes

• Backend authentication/API integration issue
• Improper error handling in signup workflow
• Missing validation or incorrect request payload
• Firebase/Auth configuration issue
• Failed async state handling

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Suggested Improvements

• Improve authentication error handling
• Add detailed validation messages
• Add loading states during signup
• Improve debugging/logging for failed requests
• Ensure successful redirect/session creation after signup

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✅ Acceptance Criteria

• Users can create accounts successfully with valid inputs
• Proper validation errors are displayed when necessary
• Generic error states are replaced with meaningful feedback
• Signup workflow completes without breaking UI state
• Authentication flow behaves consistently across different browsers/devices