app/core/auth_utils.py

import jwt
import bcrypt
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from app.core.settings import settings

def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
    """
    Hashes a plain-text password using bcrypt.
    Bcrypt has a 72-byte limit for the password.
    Directly using bcrypt avoids passlib compatibility issues.
    """
    pwd_bytes = password.encode('utf-8')[:72]
    salt = bcrypt.gensalt()
    hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(pwd_bytes, salt)
    return hashed.decode('utf-8')

def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
    """
    Verifies a plain-text password against a hashed one.
    """
    try:
        pwd_bytes = plain_password.encode('utf-8')[:72]
        hashed_bytes = hashed_password.encode('utf-8')
        return bcrypt.checkpw(pwd_bytes, hashed_bytes)
    except Exception:
        return False

def create_access_token(data: dict, expires_delta: timedelta = None) -> str:
    """
    Creates a JWT access token.
    """
    to_encode = data.copy()
    if expires_delta:
        expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + expires_delta
    else:
        expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=settings.ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
    
    to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
    encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(to_encode, settings.JWT_SECRET_KEY, algorithm=settings.JWT_ALGORITHM)
    return encoded_jwt

def decode_access_token(token: str) -> dict:
    """
    Decodes a JWT access token.
    Returns the payload if valid, else None or raises?
    Usually returns dict.
    """
    try:
        payload = jwt.decode(token, settings.JWT_SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[settings.JWT_ALGORITHM])
        return payload
    except Exception:
        return None