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+import { NextResponse, NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
+
+interface EditEmailRequest {
+    newEmail: string;
+    jwtToken: string;
+}
+
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+    try {
+        const body: EditEmailRequest = await request.json();
+        const { newEmail, jwtToken } = body;
+
+        // Ensure JWT_SECRET is defined
+        if (!process.env.JWT_SECRET) {
+            throw new Error('JWT_SECRET is not defined');
+        }
+
+        // Verify JWT
+        const decoded = jwt.verify(jwtToken, process.env.JWT_SECRET) as { account_secret: string };
+        if (!decoded.account_secret) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid token' }, { status: 400 });
+        }
+
+        // Get the user by account id
+        const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+            where: { id: decoded.account_secret },
+        });
+
+        if (!user) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'User not found' }, { status: 404 });
+        }
+
+
+        // Check if the new email is already in use
+        const existingUser = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+            where: { email: newEmail },
+        });
+
+        if (existingUser) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Email already in use' }, { status: 400 });
+        }
+
+        // Update the user's email
+        await prisma.user.update({
+            where: { id: user.id },
+            data: { email: newEmail },
+        });
+
+    
+        return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Email updated successfully' });	
+    } catch (error: any) {
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: error.message }, { status: 500 });
+    }
+}
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