Enhance billing and subscription management: Added payment method checks in ProtectedRoute, improved error handling in billing components, and optimized API calls to reduce throttling. Updated user account handling in various components to ensure accurate plan and subscription data display.

backend/igny8_core/auth/serializers.py

@@ -321,10 +321,17 @@ class RegisterSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
                 role='owner'
             )
             
-            # Now create account with user as owner
+            # Now create account with user as owner, ensuring slug uniqueness
+            base_slug = account_name.lower().replace(' ', '-').replace('_', '-')[:50] or 'account'
+            slug = base_slug
+            counter = 1
+            while Account.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists():
+                slug = f"{base_slug}-{counter}"
+                counter += 1
+
             account = Account.objects.create(
                 name=account_name,
-                slug=account_name.lower().replace(' ', '-').replace('_', '-')[:50],
+                slug=slug,
                 owner=user,
                 plan=plan
             )

backend/igny8_core/auth/views.py

@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ class SubscriptionsViewSet(AccountModelViewSet):
     queryset = Subscription.objects.all()
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticatedAndActive, HasTenantAccess, IsOwnerOrAdmin]
     pagination_class = CustomPageNumberPagination
-    throttle_scope = 'auth'
+    # Use relaxed auth throttle to avoid 429s during onboarding plan fetches
+    throttle_scope = 'auth_read'
     throttle_classes = [DebugScopedRateThrottle]
     
     def get_queryset(self):
@@ -445,8 +446,9 @@ class PlanViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = PlanSerializer
     permission_classes = [permissions.AllowAny]
     pagination_class = CustomPageNumberPagination
-    throttle_scope = 'auth'
-    throttle_classes = [DebugScopedRateThrottle]
+    # Plans are public and should not throttle aggressively to avoid blocking signup/onboarding
+    throttle_scope = None
+    throttle_classes: list = []
     
     def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """Override retrieve to return unified format"""

backend/igny8_core/business/billing/services/payment_service.py

@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ class PaymentService:
         if payment.metadata.get('credit_package_id'):
             PaymentService._add_credits_for_payment(payment)
         
+        # If account is inactive/suspended/trial, activate it on successful payment
+        try:
+            account = payment.account
+            if account and account.status != 'active':
+                account.status = 'active'
+                account.save(update_fields=['status', 'updated_at'])
+        except Exception:
+            # Do not block payment approval if status update fails
+            pass
+        
         return payment
     
     @staticmethod

backend/igny8_core/settings.py

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         # Authentication
         'auth': '20/min',                  # Login, register, password reset
         'auth_strict': '5/min',            # Sensitive auth operations
+        'auth_read': '120/min',            # Read-only auth-adjacent endpoints (e.g., subscriptions)
         # Planner Operations
         'planner': '60/min',               # Keyword, cluster, idea operations
         'planner_ai': '10/min',            # AI-powered planner operations