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README.md

@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
-# Embedder
+# Embedder 🖼️
 
-A media host specialized in good looking embeds for services like Discord. No file size limits. No compression.
+A media host specialized in producing visually appealing embeds for services like Discord. Enjoy limitless file sizes and no compression. 
 
-<img src="readmegif.gif">
+![Embedder Demo](documentation/readmegif.gif)
 
-Upcoming Features: 
-* Guest user accounts
-* MariaDB/SQL support (uses sqlite for now)
+## 🚀 Upcoming Features
 
-Potential:
-* IPFS
+- 📊 MariaDB/SQL support (currently uses SQLite)
+- 🔗 Redundancy & Sync: Enhance reliability and enable synchronization across nodes.
 
-## Run
+## 🌐 Potential Features
 
-Source:
-```Bash
+- 🛰️ IPFS Integration
+
+## 🔧 How to Run
+
+### Using Source
+
+```bash
 $ export EBPASS=changeme
 $ export EBPORT=3000
-$ export EBAPI_KEY=changeme #ShareX support
+$ export EBAPI_KEY=changeme # For ShareX support
 
 $ npm install
 $ npm start
 ```
-Default username is admin with the password being whatever EBPASS is
+**Note**: Default username is `admin` with the password being whatever `EBPASS` is set to.
 
-ShareX support is enabled at "/upload", requires auth with key, expire key is in days 
-JSON
-```
+### ShareX Support
+
+Enabled at `/upload`. Requires authentication with key. `expire` key specifies duration in days.
+
+```json
 {
     "Version": "14.1.0",
     "Name": "embedder",
@@ -49,13 +54,15 @@ JSON
 }
 ```
 
-Docker Config
-```
+### Using Docker
+
+```bash
 docker run -d -p "3000:3000" -e EBPORT=3000 -e EBPASS=changeme -e EBAPI_KEY=changeme ghcr.io/waveringana/embedder:1.7.2
 ```
 
-Docker Compose
-```
+### Docker Compose
+
+```yaml
 version: '3.3'
 services:
     embedder:
@@ -68,9 +75,9 @@ services:
         volumes:
             - ./db:/var/db
             - ./uploads:/uploads
-        image: ghcr.io/waveringana/embedder:1.7.2
+        image: ghcr.io/waveringana/embedder:1.9.1
 ```
 
-## License
+## 📜 License
 
-[The Unlicense](https://opensource.org/licenses/unlicense)
+Distributed under [The Unlicense](https://opensource.org/licenses/unlicense).

app/types/db.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ mkdirp.sync("./var/db");
 
 export const db = new sqlite3.Database("./var/db/media.db");
 
+/**Create the database schema for the embedders app*/
 export function createDatabase(version: number){
-  // create the database schema for the embedders app
   console.log("Creating database");
 
   db.run("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users ( \
@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ export function updateDatabase(oldVersion: number, newVersion: number){
   }
 }
 
+/**Inserts into the media table */
+export function insertToDB (filename: string, expireDate: Date, username: string) {
+  const params: MediaParams = [
+    filename, 
+    expireDate, 
+    username
+  ];
+  
+  db.run("INSERT INTO media (path, expire, username) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", params, function (err) {
+    if (err) { 
+      console.log(err);
+      return err;
+    }
+    console.log(`Uploaded ${filename} to database`);
+    if (expireDate == null)
+      console.log("It will not expire");
+    else if (expireDate != null || expireDate != undefined)
+      console.log(`It will expire on ${expireDate}`);
+  });
+}
+
 /**Searches the database and returns images with partial or exact keysearches */
 export function searchImages(imagename: string, partial: boolean) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -75,7 +96,7 @@ export function createUser(username: string, password: string) {
   });
 }
 
-/**Selects a path for a file given ID */
+/**Selects the path for a file given ID */
 export function getPath(id: number | string) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const query = "SELECT path FROM media WHERE id = ?";

app/types/middleware.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import process from "process";
 
 import {extension, videoExtensions, imageExtensions} from "./lib";
-import {db, MediaParams} from "./db";
+import {db, MediaParams, insertToDB} from "./db";
 
 export const checkAuth: Middleware = (req, res, next) => {
   if (!req.user) {
@@ -158,31 +158,10 @@ export const handleUpload: Middleware = (req, res, next) => {
 
   if (files instanceof Array) {
     for (const file in files) {
-      insertToDB(files[file].filename, expireDate, username, next);
+      insertToDB(files[file].filename, expireDate, username);
     }
   } else
-    insertToDB(files.filename, expireDate, username, next);
+    insertToDB(files.filename, expireDate, username);
 
   next();
 };
-
-/**Inserts into media database */
-function insertToDB (filename: string, expireDate: Date, username: string, next: NextFunction) {
-  const params: MediaParams = [
-    filename, 
-    expireDate, 
-    username
-  ];
-  
-  db.run("INSERT INTO media (path, expire, username) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", params, function (err) {
-    if (err) { 
-      console.log(err);
-      return next(err);
-    }
-    console.log(`Uploaded ${filename} to database`);
-    if (expireDate == null)
-      console.log("It will not expire");
-    else if (expireDate != null || expireDate != undefined)
-      console.log(`It will expire on ${expireDate}`);
-  });
-}

documentation/database.md

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Database Documentation for Embedder
+
+Embedder utilizes **SQLite3** to manage its user system and store metadata for uploaded files.
+
+---
+
+## Databases:
+
+### `media.db`
+- **Description**: Manages the user system and image metadata.
+  
+### `session.db`
+- **Description**: Handles login session data to keep users logged in over time.
+
+---
+
+## Tables:
+
+### Media Table
+
+#### TypeScript Interface: `MediaRow`
+
+- **Description**: Represents a row in the media table.
+- **Fields**:
+  - `id`: Optional number or string
+  - `path`: String
+  - `expire`: Date object
+  - `username`: Optional string
+
+#### SQL Structure
+
+- `id`: INTEGER
+- `path`: TEXT
+- `expire`: INTEGER
+- `username`: TEXT
+
+---
+
+### User Table
+
+#### TypeScript Interface: `UserRow`
+
+- **Description**: Represents a row in the user table.
+- **Fields**:
+  - `id`: Optional number
+  - `username`: String
+  - `hashed_password`: Any
+  - `salt`: Any
+
+#### SQL Structure
+
+- `id`: INTEGER
+- `username`: TEXT
+- `hashed_password`: BLOB
+- `expire`: INTEGER
+- `salt`: BLOB
+
+---
+
+## Database Interactions (`lib/db.ts`)
+
+### `createDatabase(version: number)`
+
+- **Description**: Initializes the database schema.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `version`: Number indicating the version of the database schema.
+  
+### `createUser(username: string, password: string)`
+
+- **Description**: Inserts a new user record into the user table.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `username`: String representing the user's name.
+  - `password`: String representing the user's password.
+
+### `insertToDB(filename: string, expireDate: Date, username: string)`
+
+- **Description**: Adds a new media record into the media table.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `filename`: String representing the filename of the uploaded media.
+  - `expireDate`: Date object indicating when the media should expire.
+  - `username`: String representing the user's name.
+
+### `getPath(id: number | string)`
+
+- **Description**: Retrieves the path for a specific file using its ID.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `id`: Number or string representing the file's ID.
+
+### `deleteId(database: string, id: number | string)`
+
+- **Description**: Removes a record from the database.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `database`: String representing the name of the database.
+  - `id`: Number or string representing the ID of the record to be removed.
+
+### `expire(database: string, column: string, expiration: number)`
+
+- **Description**: Sets an expiration date for a particular database row.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `database`: String representing the name of the database.
+  - `column`: String representing the name of the column in which the date should be set.
+  - `expiration`: Number representing the Unix timestamp when the record should expire.
+

documentation/middleware.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Express Middleware Documentation for Embedder
+
+Embedder employs a series of middleware functions to facilitate operations such as user authentication, media conversions, and handling uploaded files.
+
+## Middleware Functions
+
+---
+
+### `checkAuth()`
+- **Description**: Ensures the user is authenticated.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+
+---
+
+### `checkSharexAuth()`
+- **Description**: Validates the ShareX authentication key provided in the headers.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+
+---
+
+### `createEmbedData()`
+- **Description**: Generates oEmbed metadata for embeds and saves them as JSON files.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+
+---
+
+### `convert()`
+- **Description**: Converts media files between video and GIF formats using ffmpeg.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+
+---
+
+### `convertTo720p()`
+- **Description**: Converts the uploaded video to a 720p resolution to reduce file size.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+
+---
+
+### `handleUpload()`
+- **Description**: Manages the uploaded files and records their metadata into the database.
+- **Parameters**:
+  - `req`: Express request object
+  - `res`: Express response object
+  - `next`: Callback to the next middleware function
+

documentation/routing.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Routing
+
+Embedder utilizes **Express** for routing and serving the app. Templating is currently with **EJS**, but there's a potential future migration to **React**. **Passport** is employed for authentication.
+
+## Routes:
+
+- **/** ([index.ts](../app/routes/index.ts))
+    - `GET`: 
+        - Unauthenticated: Serve `home.ejs`
+        - Authenticated: Serve `index.ejs`
+    - `POST`: Redirect to `/`
+
+- **/login** ([auth.ts](../app/routes/auth.ts))
+    - `GET`: Serve `login.ejs`
+    - `POST` to `/login/password`: 
+        - Success: Redirect to `/`
+        - Failure: Redirect to `/login`
+
+- **/logout** ([auth.ts](../app/routes/auth.ts))
+    - `POST`: Redirect to `/`
+
+- **/gifv** ([index.ts](../app/routes/index.ts))
+    - `GET`: Serve `gifv.ejs`
+    - `POST` to `/adduser`: Redirect to `/`
+
+- **/adduser** ([adduser.ts](../app/routes/adduser.ts))
+    - `GET`: Serve `adduser.ejs`
+
+- **/sharex** ([index.ts](../app/routes/index.ts))
+    - `POST`: Response is text containing path to uploaded file