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feat: Preview Image Generation and Frontend Integration
📋 Summary
This Pull Request implements automatic preview/thumbnail generation for all uploaded images, significantly improving gallery loading performance and user experience. The implementation includes backend image processing, database migration, API endpoints, and complete frontend integration.
🎯 Key Benefits
📊 Performance Results (Production Testing)
Tested on 325 existing production images:
🔧 Technical Implementation
Backend Changes
New Components:
ImagePreviewService.js: Core service for preview generation using SharpDatabase Migration:
preview_path TEXTcolumn toimagestablebackend/src/database/migration_001_add_preview_path.sqlAPI Endpoints:
GET /api/previews/:fileName- Serve preview thumbnailsGET /api/download/:fileName- Serve original images (renamed from /upload)Features:
backend/src/data/previews/directoryFrontend Changes
New Utilities:
frontend/src/Utils/imageUtils.js:getImageSrc(image, usePreview)- Smart URL builder with fallback chaingetGroupPreviewSrc(group, usePreview)- Preview URL for group's first imageUpdated Components:
ImageGalleryCard.js: Uses preview images, enhanced null name handlingModerationGroupsPage.js: Preview images in moderation modalPublicGroupImagesPage.js: Preview images in public galleryModerationGroupImagesPage.js: Preview images in admin gallerySlideshowPage.js: Uses originals for quality (usePreview=false)Infrastructure:
/api/previewsproxy rulesstart-dev.shwith dynamic nginx config generationfrontend/conf/conf.d/default.confRepository Updates
GroupRepository.js:getAllGroupsWithModerationInfo()to return complete image datapreviewPathin image objects📁 Files Changed
Backend (8 files):
backend/src/services/ImagePreviewService.js(NEW)backend/src/database/migration_001_add_preview_path.sql(NEW)backend/src/database/DatabaseManager.js(UPDATED - migration runner)backend/src/constants.js(UPDATED - preview paths)backend/src/routes/upload.js(UPDATED - preview generation on upload)backend/src/routes/download.js(NEW - renamed from /upload endpoint)backend/src/repositories/GroupRepository.js(UPDATED - include preview_path)backend/src/utils/initiate-resources.js(UPDATED - auto-generation on startup)Frontend (6 files):
frontend/src/Utils/imageUtils.js(NEW)frontend/src/Components/ComponentUtils/ImageGalleryCard.js(UPDATED)frontend/src/Components/Pages/ModerationGroupsPage.js(UPDATED)frontend/src/Components/Pages/PublicGroupImagesPage.js(UPDATED)frontend/src/Components/Pages/ModerationGroupImagesPage.js(UPDATED)frontend/src/Components/Pages/SlideshowPage.js(UPDATED)Infrastructure (3 files):
frontend/start-dev.sh(UPDATED - nginx proxy rules)frontend/nginx.dev.conf(UPDATED - backup config)frontend/conf/conf.d/default.conf(UPDATED - production config)Documentation:
README.md(UPDATED - feature documentation)TODO.md(UPDATED - marked code cleanup complete)Total Statistics:
✅ Testing Status
Manual Testing - Completed ✅
All gallery pages manually tested and verified working:
Groups Overview Page (
/groups)Moderation Groups Page (
/moderation)Public Group Images Page (
/groups/:id)Moderation Group Images Page (
/moderation/:id)Slideshow Page (
/slideshow/:id)Production Validation ✅
Browser Testing ✅
Unit/Integration Tests ⏳
Status: Deferred to separate branch
Reasoning:
feat/testing-infrastructurebranchPlanned Test Coverage (Future Branch):
🐛 Bug Fixes Included
Null Name Display (Commit
04dca26)nullor empty names showed "null" textgroup.name && group.name !== "null" ? year • name : yearIncomplete API Data (Commit
aec9db2)/moderation/groupsreturned null for image fieldsgetAllGroupsWithModerationInfo()to load complete image datanginx Routing Issues (Commits during integration)
/api/previewsand/api/downloadroutes not accessible🔄 Migration Path
Automatic for Existing Installations
Database Migration: Runs automatically on backend startup
preview_pathcolumn toimagestablePreview Generation: Happens automatically
Manual Trigger (Optional)
If needed, previews can be regenerated:
📝 Commit History
0471830- feat: add ImagePreviewService with Sharp integration940144c- feat: add database migration for preview_path column661d644- feat: integrate preview generation into upload flow170e1c2- feat: automatic preview generation on database initff71c9d- chore: add .gitignore with data-backup exclusionaec9db2- feat(frontend): integrate preview images in gallery components04dca26- fix: handle null/empty group names gracefully4440b96- docs: add preview image feature documentation to README🚀 Deployment Notes
No Breaking Changes
/api/upload/:fileNamestill works)Recommended Actions After Merge
Rollback Plan (If Needed)
Safe to rollback without data loss:
preview_pathcan be ignored (null values allowed)📸 Screenshots / Evidence
Performance Metrics:
API Response Example:
Browser Network Tab:
🎯 Related Issues
Addresses the following implicit requirements:
✨ Future Enhancements (Not in this PR)
Potential future improvements:
👥 Review Checklist
🙏 Acknowledgments
Ready for review and merge ✅
This feature significantly improves user experience with faster gallery loading while maintaining image quality where it matters (slideshow mode). The implementation is production-tested, backward compatible, and includes comprehensive error handling.