Auto Login/Register from Form Submission with Form.io

app.js

// Bind to the submission of the form.
$rootScope.$on('formSubmission', function (event, submission) {
  if (!submission) {
    return;
  }
  
  // See if this is a new user or existing.
  $http.get(AppConfig.appUrl + '/user/exists', {
    params: {
      'data.email': submission.data.email
    }
  }).then(function (result) {
    // The user exists, send them a login 
    (new Formio(AppConfig.appUrl + '/user/login')).saveSubmission({
      data: {
        email: submission.data.email,
        password: submission.data.password
      }
    }).then(function(user) {
      $state.go('home');
    });
  }, function (err) {
    if (err.status === 404) {
      // The user does not exist, register the user.
      (new Formio(AppConfig.appUrl + '/user/register')).saveSubmission({
        data: {
          firstName: submission.data.firstName,
          lastName: submission.data.lastName,
          email: submission.data.email,
          phoneNumber: submission.data.phoneNumber,
          password: submission.data.password
        }
      }).then(function(user) {
        $state.go('home');
      });
    }
  });
});