add email verification step to new user onboarding flow

frontend/src/contexts/AuthContext.jsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   signInWithEmailAndPassword,
   createUserWithEmailAndPassword,
   signOut,
+  sendEmailVerification as firebaseSendEmailVerification,
 } from "firebase/auth";
 import { auth } from "../firebase/config";
 import { getAccount } from "../api/account";
@@ -68,6 +69,19 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }) {
     await signOut(auth);
   }
 
+  async function sendEmailVerification() {
+    if (auth.currentUser) {
+      await firebaseSendEmailVerification(auth.currentUser);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function reloadUser() {
+    if (auth.currentUser) {
+      await auth.currentUser.reload();
+      setCurrentUser({ ...auth.currentUser });
+    }
+  }
+
   const value = {
     currentUser,
     userTier,
@@ -77,6 +91,8 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }) {
     signup,
     login,
     logout,
+    sendEmailVerification,
+    reloadUser,
     refreshAccount: fetchAccount,
   };