[FR] Send password reset email function

[bverhoeve]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Via firebase_admin_auth I'm able to create and manage users. When I want to generate a password reset email through the default Firebase functionality (Firebase sends the email), I'm not able to do this through the Admin SDK, as only generate_password_reset_link is supported. I have to resort to sending a REST API call instead.

Describe the solution you'd like Support a send_password_reset_email function that sends an email via Firebase to reset her password, similar to the Node.js client.

Describe alternatives you've considered Sending a REST API call through HTTP.

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[santhoshivan23]

@hiranya911 I'd like to work on this feature request!

[lahirumaramba]

Thank you @bverhoeve and @santhoshivan23. The Admin SDK (including the Node.js SDK) does not support sending emails. You will have to generate the email links and use your own or a third party SMTP sever to send the email.

We have a similar request for Node.js SDK https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-node/issues/46 however, the backend APIs currently do not support sending emails and adding backend support is also not that straightforward.

[bverhoeve]

@lahirumaramba, My bad, the function I'm referring to in the issue is the sendPasswordResetEmail in the JavaScript client. How come this is not available in the Node.js client?