comunicapiv2/src/utils/UserDataUtils.ts

import { conf } from "../helpers/ConfigHelper";
import { join } from "path";
import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";

/**
 * User data utilities
 * 
 * @author Pierre HUBERT
 */

/**
 * Get and returns the URL path to an userdata file
 *
 * @param uri Optionnal, defines the URI pointing on the file
 * @param sysPath Optionnal, defines if system path is required instead of URL
 * @return  The full URL to the userdata file
 */
export function pathUserData(uri: string = "", sysPath: boolean = false) : string {
	if(!sysPath)
		return join(conf().storageURL, uri).replace(":/", "://");
	else
		return join(conf().storagePath, uri);
}

/**
 * Prepare file creation
 * 
 * @param userID Target user ID
 * @param folderName The file directory (based on user_data folder)
 */
export function prepareFileCreation(userID: number, folderName: string) : string {

	// Determine subfolder name
	let subfolder : string;
	if(userID != 0)
		subfolder = join(folderName, userID.toString());
	else
		subfolder = folderName;

	const subfolderPath = pathUserData(subfolder, true);

	// Check if the path exists
	if(!existsSync(subfolderPath)) {
		
		// Create the directory
		mkdirSync(subfolderPath, {
			recursive: true
		});

		// Block directory listing
		writeFileSync(join(subfolderPath, "index.html"), "");
	}

	return subfolder;
}