Fixed issues and bugs

public/css/va-register.css

@@ -475,4 +475,43 @@ body {
         font-size: 40px;
         margin-bottom: 40px;
       }
-  }
+  }
+
+  .step-error-container {
+    background-color: #fef2f2;
+    border: 1px solid #fecaca;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 12px 16px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    animation: slideDown 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.error-message {
+    color: #dc2626;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.error-message::before {
+    content: "⚠";
+    font-size: 16px;
+}
+
+.field-error {
+    border: 1px solid #dc2626 !important;
+    background-color: #fef2f2;
+}
+
+@keyframes slideDown {
+    from {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(-10px);
+    }
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0);
+    }
+}

public/js/va-register.js

@@ -109,7 +109,22 @@
 
 
       // Add input event listeners to handle label animation
-      document.querySelectorAll('.input-field').forEach(input => {
+      document.querySelectorAll('.input-field:not(.dob)').forEach(input => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            if (input.value) {
+                input.nextElementSibling.style.top = '4px';
+                input.nextElementSibling.style.fontSize = '12px';
+                input.nextElementSibling.style.transform = 'none';
+            }
+        }, 100);
+
+        input.addEventListener('animationstart', function() {
+            if (this.value) {
+                this.nextElementSibling.style.top = '4px';
+                this.nextElementSibling.style.fontSize = '12px';
+                this.nextElementSibling.style.transform = 'none';
+            }
+        });
         input.addEventListener('input', function() {
           if (this.value) {
             this.nextElementSibling.style.top = '4px';
@@ -139,6 +154,13 @@
 
       // Handle select field label animation
       document.querySelectorAll('.select-field').forEach(select => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            if (select.value) {
+                select.nextElementSibling.style.top = '4px';
+                select.nextElementSibling.style.fontSize = '12px';
+                select.nextElementSibling.style.transform = 'none';
+            }
+        }, 100);
         select.addEventListener('change', function() {
           if (this.value) {
             this.nextElementSibling.style.top = '4px';
@@ -228,10 +250,14 @@
         return maxStep;
     }
 
+    async function handleNextStep(step) {
+        await nextStep(step);
+    }
+
     // Function to navigate to next step
-    function nextStep(step) {
+    async function nextStep(step) {
         // Validate current step before proceeding
-        if (!validateStep(currentStep)) {
+        if (!(await validateStep(currentStep))) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -306,9 +332,13 @@
     }
 
     // Function to validate current step
-    function validateStep(step) {
+    async function validateStep(step) {
         let isValid = true;
         const form = document.getElementById(getFormId(step));
+
+        // Hide any previous errors for this step
+        hideError(step);
+        clearFieldErrors();
         
         if (form) {
             // For account setup step
@@ -319,21 +349,31 @@
                 
                 // Email validation
                 if (!validateEmail(email)) {
-                    alert('Please enter a valid email address');
+                    showError('Please enter a valid email address', 'email', step);
                     isValid = false;
+                } else {
+                    // Email verification - wait for the result
+                    const isEmailVerified = await verifyEmail(email);
+                    if (!isEmailVerified) {
+                        showError('Email already registered. Please use a different email address.', 'email', step);
+                        isValid = false;
+                    }
                 }
-                
+
                 // Password validation
                 if (password.length < 8) {
-                    alert('Password must be at least 8 characters long');
+                    showError('Password must be at least 8 characters long', 'password', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 }
                 
                 if (password !== confirmPassword) {
                     document.getElementById('password-match-error').style.display = 'block';
+                    document.getElementById('confirmPassword').classList.add('field-error');
+                    showError('Passwords do not match', 'confirmPassword', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 } else {
                     document.getElementById('password-match-error').style.display = 'none';
+                    document.getElementById('confirmPassword').classList.remove('field-error');
                 }
             }
             
@@ -342,15 +382,18 @@
                 const firstName = document.getElementById('firstName').value;
                 if (!firstName) {
                     document.getElementById('profile-incomplete').style.display = 'block';
+                    document.getElementById('firstName').classList.add('field-error');
+                    showError('First name is required', 'firstName', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 } else {
                     document.getElementById('profile-incomplete').style.display = 'none';
+                    document.getElementById('firstName').classList.remove('field-error');
                 }
                 
                 // Age validation
                 const age = document.getElementById('age').value;
                 if (age && (age < 18 || age > 100)) {
-                    alert('You must be 18 years or older to register');
+                    showError('You must be 18 years or older to register', 'dob', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 }
 
@@ -359,12 +402,12 @@
                 const state = document.getElementById('state').value;
                 
                 if (!country) {
-                    alert('Please select your country');
+                    showError('Please select your country', 'country', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 }
                 
                 if (!state) {
-                    alert('Please select your state/region');
+                    showError('Please select your state/region', 'state', step);
                     isValid = false;
                 }
                 
@@ -373,9 +416,40 @@
                 requiredFields.forEach(field => {
                     if (!field.value.trim()) {
                         isValid = false;
-                        field.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444';
+                        field.classList.add('field-error');
+                        if (isValid === false) {
+                            showError(`Please fill in ${field.labels[0]?.textContent || 'this field'}`, field.id, step);
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        field.style.border = '';
+                        field.classList.remove('field-error');
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            if (step === 3) {
+                // Phone number validation
+                const phone = document.getElementById('phone').value;
+                if (!phone) {
+                    showError('Please enter your phone number', 'phone', step);
+                    isValid = false;
+                } else if (!validatePhoneNumberStrict(phone)) {
+                    document.getElementById('phone-error').style.display = 'block';
+                    document.getElementById('phone').classList.add('field-error');
+                    showError('Please enter a valid phone number (10-15 digits)', 'phone', step);
+                    isValid = false;
+                } else {
+                    document.getElementById('phone-error').style.display = 'none';
+                    document.getElementById('phone').classList.remove('field-error');
+                }
+                
+                // Validate other required fields in step 3
+                const requiredFields = form.querySelectorAll('[required]');
+                requiredFields.forEach(field => {
+                    if (!field.value.trim()) {
+                        isValid = false;
+                        field.classList.add('field-error');
+                    } else {
+                        field.classList.remove('field-error');
                     }
                 });
             }
@@ -384,20 +458,20 @@
             if (step === 4) {
               const selectedPayment = document.querySelector('.payment-option.selected');
               if (!selectedPayment) {
-                  alert('Please select a payment method');
+                  showError('Please select a payment method', null, step);
                   isValid = false;
               } else {
                   const paymentMethod = selectedPayment.getAttribute('onclick').match(/'([^']+)'/)[1];
                   if (paymentMethod === 'payoneer') {
                       const payoneerAccount = document.getElementById('payoneerAccount').value;
                       if (!payoneerAccount) {
-                          alert('Please enter your Payoneer account number');
+                          showError('Please enter your Payoneer account number', 'payoneerAccount', step);
                           isValid = false;
                       }
                   } else if (paymentMethod === 'veem') {
                       const veemAccount = document.getElementById('veemAccount').value;
                       if (!veemAccount) {
-                          alert('Please enter your Veem account number');
+                          showError('Please enter your Veem account number', 'veemAccount', step);
                           isValid = false;
                       }
                   }
@@ -410,9 +484,9 @@
                 requiredFields.forEach(field => {
                     if (!field.value.trim()) {
                         isValid = false;
-                        field.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444';
+                        field.classList.add('field-error');
                     } else {
-                        field.style.border = '';
+                        field.classList.remove('field-error');
                     }
                 });
             }
@@ -598,12 +672,12 @@
                 }, 1000);
             } else {
                 // Handle server errors
-                alert('There was an error submitting your registration. Please try again.');
+                showError('There was an error submitting your registration. Please try again.', null, 4);
             }
         } catch (error) {
             // Handle network errors
             console.error('Error:', error);
-            alert('There was a network error. Please check your connection and try again.');
+            showError('There was a network error. Please check your connection and try again.', null, 4);
         } finally {
             // Restore button state
             submitBtn.textContent = originalText;
@@ -611,3 +685,218 @@
         }
     }
 
+    async function verifyEmail(email) {
+        
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/api/v1/va/verify-va-email', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify({"email": email})
+            });
+            
+            if (response.ok) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            // Handle network errors
+            console.error('Error:', error);
+            showError('There was a network error. Please check your connection and try again.', null, 1);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Function to calculate age from date of birth
+    function calculateAge(dob) {
+        if (!dob) return '';
+        
+        const birthDate = new Date(dob);
+        const today = new Date();
+        
+        let age = today.getFullYear() - birthDate.getFullYear();
+        const monthDiff = today.getMonth() - birthDate.getMonth();
+        
+        // Adjust age if birthday hasn't occurred this year yet
+        if (monthDiff < 0 || (monthDiff === 0 && today.getDate() < birthDate.getDate())) {
+            age--;
+        }
+        
+        return age;
+    }
+
+    // Function to handle date of birth change and update age
+    function handleDOBChange() {
+        const dob = document.getElementById('dob').value;
+        const ageInput = document.getElementById('age');
+        
+        if (dob) {
+            const age = calculateAge(dob);
+            ageInput.value = age;
+            
+            // Trigger input event to update the label position
+            ageInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+            
+            // Validate age
+            if (age < 18) {
+                alert('You must be 18 years or older to register');
+                ageInput.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444';
+            } else if (age > 100) {
+                alert('Please enter a valid age');
+                ageInput.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444';
+            } else {
+                ageInput.style.border = '';
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Clear age if DOB is cleared
+            ageInput.value = '';
+            ageInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Function to handle age manual input and update DOB (optional)
+    function handleAgeChange() {
+        const age = document.getElementById('age').value;
+        const dobInput = document.getElementById('dob');
+        
+        if (age && age >= 18 && age <= 100) {
+            // Calculate approximate DOB based on age
+            const today = new Date();
+            const birthYear = today.getFullYear() - age;
+            const approximateDOB = `${birthYear}-${String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+            
+            // You can set this as the DOB or just leave it for reference
+            // dobInput.value = approximateDOB;
+            // dobInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Function to validate phone number in real-time
+    function validatePhoneNumber(input) {
+        const phoneError = document.getElementById('phone-error');
+        const value = input.value;
+        
+        // Remove any non-digit characters
+        const digitsOnly = value.replace(/\D/g, '');
+        
+        // Update the input value with digits only
+        if (value !== digitsOnly) {
+            input.value = digitsOnly;
+        }
+        
+        // Validate length
+        if (digitsOnly.length > 0 && (digitsOnly.length < 10 || digitsOnly.length > 15)) {
+            phoneError.style.display = 'block';
+            input.style.border = '1px solid #ef4444';
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            phoneError.style.display = 'none';
+            input.style.border = '';
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Function to validate phone number on form submission
+    function validatePhoneNumberStrict(phone) {
+        const phoneRegex = /^[0-9]{10,15}$/;
+        return phoneRegex.test(phone);
+    }
+
+    // Function to validate Payoneer account number
+    function validatePayoneerAccount(input) {
+        const payoneerError = document.getElementById('payoneer-error');
+        const value = input.value.trim();
+        
+        // Payoneer typically uses email format or alphanumeric IDs
+        // Adjust validation rules based on Payoneer's actual format requirements
+        if (value.length > 0 && (value.length < 5 || value.length > 20)) {
+            payoneerError.textContent = 'Payoneer account must be 5-20 characters';
+            payoneerError.style.display = 'block';
+            input.style.border = '1px solid #ef4445';
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            payoneerError.style.display = 'none';
+            input.style.border = '';
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Function to validate Veem account number
+    function validateVeemAccount(input) {
+        const veemError = document.getElementById('veem-error');
+        const value = input.value.trim();
+        
+        // Veem account numbers are typically longer alphanumeric strings
+        if (value.length > 0 && (value.length < 8 || value.length > 25)) {
+            veemError.textContent = 'Veem account must be 8-25 characters';
+            veemError.style.display = 'block';
+            input.style.border = '1px solid #ef4445';
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            veemError.style.display = 'none';
+            input.style.border = '';
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function showError(message, fieldId = null, step = null) {
+        // Determine the current step if not provided
+        const currentStep = step || getCurrentStep();
+        const errorContainer = document.getElementById(`step-${currentStep}-error`);
+        const errorMessage = document.getElementById(`step-${currentStep}-error-message`);
+        
+        if (errorContainer && errorMessage) {
+            errorMessage.textContent = message;
+            errorContainer.style.display = 'block';
+            
+            // Scroll to error container
+            errorContainer.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+            
+            // Highlight specific field if provided
+            if (fieldId) {
+                const field = document.getElementById(fieldId);
+                if (field) {
+                    field.classList.add('field-error');
+                    // Remove error after 5 seconds
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        field.classList.remove('field-error');
+                    }, 5000);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Auto-hide error after 8 seconds
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                hideError(currentStep);
+            }, 8000);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function hideError(step = null) {
+        if (step) {
+            // Hide specific step error
+            const errorContainer = document.getElementById(`step-${step}-error`);
+            if (errorContainer) {
+                errorContainer.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Hide all step errors
+            for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
+                const errorContainer = document.getElementById(`step-${i}-error`);
+                if (errorContainer) {
+                    errorContainer.style.display = 'none';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function clearFieldErrors() {
+        document.querySelectorAll('.field-error').forEach(field => {
+            field.classList.remove('field-error');
+        });
+    }
+
+    function getCurrentStep() {
+        return currentStep;
+    }

src/controllers/client/vaClientEmailVerify.controller.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { ClientModel } from "../../models/vaModel.js";
+
+// Verify VA Email
+async function client_verify_email(req, res) {
+    try {
+        // const payload = req.body ? JSON.parse(req.body) : {};
+        const payload = req.body || {};
+        const { email } = payload;
+
+        if (!email) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Please provide email" });
+        }
+
+        // Find user by email
+        const user = await ClientModel.findOne({ "userDetails.email": email });
+        if (!user) {
+            return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Email not found" });
+        }
+
+        // Return accessToken and user info
+        return res.status(200).json({ 
+            success: true, 
+            email: user.userDetails?.email,
+            message: "Email ID is already registerd"
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("va_register error:", error);
+        return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal Server Error" });
+    }
+}
+
+export { client_verify_email };

src/controllers/va/vaAuth/vaVerifyEmail.controller.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { VAModel } from "../../../models/vaModel.js";
+
+// Verify VA Email
+async function va_verify_email(req, res) {
+    try {
+        // const payload = req.body ? JSON.parse(req.body) : {};
+        const payload = req.body || {};
+        const { email } = payload;
+
+        if (!email) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Please provide email" });
+        }
+
+        // Find user by email
+        const user = await VAModel.findOne({ "userDetails.email": email });
+        if (!user) {
+            return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid Email ID" });
+        }
+
+        // Return accessToken and user info
+        return res.status(200).json({ 
+            success: true, 
+            email: user.userDetails?.email,
+            message: "Email verified successfully"
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("va_register error:", error);
+        return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal Server Error" });
+    }
+}
+
+export { va_verify_email };

src/routes/v1/client.routes.js

@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import { client_refresh_token_callback } from "../../controllers/client/clientRe
 import { client_request_password_reset } from "../../controllers/passwordReset.controllers.js";
 import { clientAuthValidator } from "../../middlewares/auth.middleware.js";
 import { client_dashboard } from "./../../controllers/client/dashboard/clientDashboard.controller.js";
-import { client_dashboard_va_log } from "../../controllers/client/dashboard/clientDashboardVaLog.controller.js"
+import { client_dashboard_va_log } from "../../controllers/client/dashboard/clientDashboardVaLog.controller.js";
+import { client_verify_email } from "../../controllers/client/vaClientEmailVerify.controller.js";
 
 // clients routes
 clientRoutes.post("/register", va_register_client); // Register a new VA
 clientRoutes.post("/login", va_login_client); // Login Client
 clientRoutes.get("/refreshToken", client_refresh_token_callback); // Client Refresh Token
 clientRoutes.post("/forgot-password", client_request_password_reset); 
+clientRoutes.post("/verify-client-email", client_verify_email);
 
 // clientRoutes.get("/:clientID?", va_clients_callback); // VA Clients Callback for getting all VA's or specific client by ID   (NC)
 clientRoutes.get("/:clientId/projects/:projectId", va_clients_projects_callback); // VA Clients Projects Callback   (NC)

src/routes/v1/va.routes.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { va_timesheet_summary_function } from "../../controllers/va/vaTimesheetA
 import { va_timesheet_adjustment_function } from "../../controllers/va/vaTimesheetAdjustment/vaTimesheetAdjustment.controller.js";
 import { get_adjustment_requests_list } from "../../controllers/va/vaTimesheetAdjustment/vaAllTimesheetAdjustmentReuqest.controller.js"
 import { va_timesheet_manage_adjustment_request } from "../../controllers/va/vaTimesheetAdjustment/vaManageTimesheetAdjustment.controller.js"
+import { va_verify_email } from "../../controllers/va/vaAuth/vaVerifyEmail.controller.js";
 
 vaRoutes.get("/", va_callback); // VA Callback for getting active VA
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ vaRoutes.get("/logout", authValidator, va_logout_callback); // VA Callback for l
 vaRoutes.post("/refreshToken", va_refresh_token_callback); // VA Callback for refresh token
 vaRoutes.post("/register", va_register); // Register a new VA
 vaRoutes.post("/forgot-password", va_request_password_reset); 
+vaRoutes.post("/verify-va-email", va_verify_email); 
 
 vaRoutes.get("/profile", authValidator, va_profile_callback); // Get VA Profile
 vaRoutes.patch("/profile", authValidator, va_profile_update_callback); // Update VA Profile

views/va_client_register.ejs

@@ -92,12 +92,18 @@
                 <!-- Step 1: Create Account -->
                 <div class="form-step active" id="step-1">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Create Your Account</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-1-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-1-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="account-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="company-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="company-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateCompanyName(this)" required>
                                 <label for="company-name" class="input-label">Company / Client Name *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="company-name-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                Company name should only contain letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, ampersands, and periods
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <div></div> <!-- Empty div for spacing -->
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(2)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(2)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -115,6 +121,9 @@
                 <!-- Step 2: Business Information -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-2">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Business Information</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-2-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-2-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="business-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
@@ -124,9 +133,12 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="city" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="city" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateCity(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidCityChars(event)" required>
                                 <label for="city" class="input-label">City *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="city-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                City name should contain letters and cannot be only numbers or special characters
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
@@ -141,13 +153,16 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateZipCode(this)" onkeypress="return preventNonNumericZip(event)" maxlength="10" required>
                                 <label for="zip" class="input-label">ZIP *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="zip-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                ZIP code should contain only numbers
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="prevStep(1)">Back</button>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(3)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(3)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -155,6 +170,9 @@
                 <!-- Step 3: Billing Address -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-3">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Billing Address</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-3-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-3-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="billing-form">
                         <div class="checkbox-group">
                             <input type="checkbox" id="use-business-address">
@@ -174,9 +192,12 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="billing-city" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="billing-city" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateCity(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidCityChars(event)" required>
                                 <label for="billing-city" class="input-label">City *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="billing-city-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                City name should contain letters and cannot be only numbers or special characters
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
@@ -190,9 +211,12 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="billing-zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="billing-zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateZipCode(this)" onkeypress="return preventNonNumericZip(event)" maxlength="10" required>
                                 <label for="billing-zip" class="input-label">ZIP *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="billing-zip-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                ZIP code should contain only numbers
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="checkbox-group">
                             <input type="checkbox" id="use-account-email">
@@ -206,7 +230,7 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="prevStep(2)">Back</button>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(4)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(4)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -214,21 +238,30 @@
                 <!-- Step 4: Authorized Signatory -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-4">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Authorized Signatory</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-4-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-4-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <p style="margin-bottom: 20px; color: #6b7280; font-size: 14px;">
                         We will use the details below in the agreement that we will send to your prior to entering the project.
                     </p>
                     <form id="signatory-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="position" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="position" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validatePosition(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidPositionChars(event)" required>
                                 <label for="position" class="input-label">Position (Owner / CEO / Manager / etc.) *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="position-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                Position should only contain letters, spaces, and common punctuation
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="text" id="signatory-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="text" id="signatory-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateSignatoryName(this)" onkeypress="return preventNumbers(event)" required>
                                 <label for="signatory-name" class="input-label">Name *</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="signatory-name-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                Name should not contain numbers
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
@@ -238,7 +271,7 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="prevStep(3)">Back</button>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(5)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(5)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -246,6 +279,9 @@
                 <!-- Step 5: Payment Details -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-5">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Payment Details</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-5-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-5-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="payment-form">
                         <div class="payment-option" onclick="selectPaymentOption('card')">
                             <h4>Credit or Debit Card</h4>
@@ -267,16 +303,22 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="form-group">
                                     <div class="input-container">
-                                        <input type="text" id="security-code" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                        <input type="text" id="security-code" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateCVVVV(this)" nkeypress="return preventInvalidCVVChars(event)" maxlength="4" required>
                                         <label for="security-code" class="input-label">Security Code *</label>
                                     </div>
+                                    <div class="invalid-feedback" id="security-code-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                        Please enter a valid security code
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
-                                    <input type="text" id="card-zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                    <input type="text" id="card-zip" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateZipCode(this)" onkeypress="return preventNonNumericZip(event)" maxlength="10" required>
                                     <label for="card-zip" class="input-label">ZIP Code *</label>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="invalid-feedback" id="card-zip-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                    ZIP code should contain only numbers
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="payment-option" onclick="selectPaymentOption('bank')">
@@ -286,15 +328,21 @@
                         <div id="bank-details" class="payment-details">
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
-                                    <input type="text" id="bank-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                    <input type="text" id="bank-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateBankName(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidBankNameChars(event)" required>
                                     <label for="bank-name" class="input-label">Bank Name *</label>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="invalid-feedback" id="bank-name-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                    Bank name should contain letters and cannot be only numbers or special characters
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
-                                    <input type="text" id="account-number" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                    <input type="text" id="account-number" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateAccountNumber(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidAccountNumberChars(event)" required>
                                     <label for="account-number" class="input-label">Account Number *</label>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="invalid-feedback" id="account-number-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                    Please enter a valid account number
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
@@ -314,9 +362,12 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
-                                    <input type="text" id="account-holder-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                    <input type="text" id="account-holder-name" class="input-field" placeholder=" " oninput="validateAccountHolderName(this)" onkeypress="return preventInvalidAccountHolderChars(event)" required>
                                     <label for="account-holder-name" class="input-label">Account Holder Name *</label>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="invalid-feedback" id="account-holder-name-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                    Account holder name should only contain letters and spaces
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-actions">

views/va_register.ejs

@@ -165,17 +165,20 @@
                 <!-- Step 1: Account Setup -->
                 <div class="form-step active" id="step-1">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Account Setup</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-1-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-1-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="account-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="email" id="email" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="email" id="email" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required autocomplete="off">
                                 <label for="email" class="input-label">Email Address *</label>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="password" id="password" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="password" id="password" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required autocomplete="off">
                                 <label for="password" class="input-label">Create Password *</label>
                             </div>
                             <div class="password-actions">
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@
                         
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="password" id="confirmPassword" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="password" id="confirmPassword" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required autocomplete="off">
                                 <label for="confirmPassword" class="input-label">Confirm Password *</label>
                             </div>
                             <div class="invalid-feedback" id="password-match-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">Passwords do not match</div>
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@
                         
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <div></div>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(2)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(2)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -202,7 +205,9 @@
                 <!-- Step 2: Personal Information -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-2">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Personal Information</h2>
-                    
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-2-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-2-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="profile-incomplete" id="profile-incomplete" style="display: none;">
                         Profile is not yet complete, first name is missing
                     </div>
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <div class="input-container">
-                                    <input type="date" id="dob" class="input-field" placeholder=" ">
+                                    <input type="date" id="dob" class="input-field dob" placeholder=" " onchange="handleDOBChange()">
                                     <label for="dob" class="input-label">Date of Birth</label>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@
                         
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="prevStep(1)">Back</button>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(3)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(3)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -282,13 +287,19 @@
                 <!-- Step 3: Contact Information -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-3">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Contact Information</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-3-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-3-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="contact-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <label for="phone" class="input-label">Phone Number *</label>
                             <div class="input-container">
-                                <input type="tel" id="phone" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                <input type="tel" id="phone" class="input-field" placeholder=" " pattern="[0-9]*" minlength="10" maxlength="15" oninput="validatePhoneNumber(this)" required>
                                 <label for="phone" class="input-label">+ Phone Number</label>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback" id="phone-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                Please enter a valid phone number (10-15 digits)
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         
                         <div class="form-group">
@@ -300,7 +311,7 @@
                         
                         <div class="form-actions">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="prevStep(2)">Back</button>
-                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="nextStep(4)">Continue</button>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="handleNextStep(4)">Continue</button>
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
@@ -308,6 +319,9 @@
                 <!-- Step 4: Payment Details -->
                 <div class="form-step" id="step-4">
                     <h2 class="form-title">Payment Details</h2>
+                    <div class="step-error-container" id="step-4-error" style="display: none;">
+                        <div class="error-message" id="step-4-error-message"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <form id="payment-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="payment-option" onclick="selectPaymentMethod('payoneer')">
@@ -317,9 +331,12 @@
                             <div id="payoneer-details" class="payment-details">
                                 <div class="form-group">
                                     <div class="input-container">
-                                        <input type="text" id="payoneerAccount" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                        <input type="text" id="payoneerAccount" class="input-field" placeholder=" " minlength="5" maxlength="20" oninput="validatePayoneerAccount(this)" required>
                                         <label for="payoneerAccount" class="input-label">Payoneer Account Number *</label>
                                     </div>
+                                    <div class="invalid-feedback" id="payoneer-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                        Account number must be 5-20 characters
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             
@@ -330,9 +347,12 @@
                             <div id="veem-details" class="payment-details">
                                 <div class="form-group">
                                     <div class="input-container">
-                                        <input type="text" id="veemAccount" class="input-field" placeholder=" " required>
+                                        <input type="text" id="veemAccount" class="input-field" placeholder=" " minlength="8" maxlength="25" oninput="validateVeemAccount(this)" required>
                                         <label for="veemAccount" class="input-label">Veem Account Number *</label>
                                     </div>
+                                    <div class="invalid-feedback" id="veem-error" style="display: none; color: #dc3545; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px;">
+                                        Account number must be 8-25 characters
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>