import base64
import binascii
import hashlib
import re

password_pattern = r"^(?=.*[a-zA-Z])(?=.*\d).{8,}$"

def valid_password(password):
    # Define a regex pattern for password rules
    pattern = password_pattern
    # Check if the password matches the pattern
    if re.match(pattern, password) is not None:
        return password

    raise ValueError('Not a valid password.')


def hash_password(password_str, salt_byte):
    dk = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac('sha256', password_str.encode('utf-8'), salt_byte, 10000)
    return binascii.hexlify(dk)


def compare_password(password_str, password_hashed_base64, salt_base64):
    # compare password for login
    return hash_password(password_str, base64.b64decode(salt_base64)) == base64.b64decode(password_hashed_base64)