John Smith
john@example.com
import { VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL } from '@src/env'
import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
import { stringToBase64 } from '@src/lib/base64'
import {
ASK_TO_OPEN_QUERY_PARAM,
CREATE_FILE_URL_PARAM,
} from '@src/lib/constants'
import { err } from '@src/lib/trap'
import { withAPIBaseURL } from '@src/lib/withBaseURL'
export interface FileLinkParams {
code: string
name: string
isRestrictedToOrg: boolean
password?: string
}
export async function copyFileShareLink(
args: FileLinkParams & { token: string }
) {
const token = args.token
if (!token) {
toast.error('You need to be signed in to share a file.', {
duration: 5000,
})
return
const shareUrl = createCreateFileUrl(args)
const shortlink = await createShortlink(
token,
shareUrl.toString(),
args.isRestrictedToOrg,
args.password
)
if (err(shortlink)) {
toast.error(shortlink.message, {
await globalThis.navigator.clipboard.writeText(shortlink.url)
toast.success(
'Link copied to clipboard. Anyone who clicks this link will get a copy of this file. Share carefully!',
{
/**
* Creates a URL with the necessary query parameters to trigger
* the "Import file from URL" command in the app.
*
* With the additional step of asking the user if they want to
* open the URL in the desktop app.
*/
export function createCreateFileUrl({ code, name }: FileLinkParams) {
let origin = VITE_KC_SITE_APP_URL
const searchParams = new URLSearchParams({
[CREATE_FILE_URL_PARAM]: String(true),
name,
code: stringToBase64(code),
[ASK_TO_OPEN_QUERY_PARAM]: String(true),
const createFileUrl = new URL(`?${searchParams.toString()}`, origin)
return createFileUrl
* Given a file's code, name, and units, creates shareable link to the
* web app with a query parameter that triggers a modal to "open in desktop app".
* That modal is defined in the `OpenInDesktopAppHandler` component.
* TODO: update the return type to use TS library after its updated
export async function createShortlink(
token: string,
url: string,
isRestrictedToOrg: boolean,
): Promise<Error | { key: string; url: string }> {
* We don't use our `withBaseURL` function here because
* there is no URL shortener service in the dev API.
const body: {
url: string
restrict_to_org: boolean
} = {
url,
restrict_to_org: isRestrictedToOrg,
if (password) {
body.password = password
const response = await fetch(withAPIBaseURL('/user/shortlinks'), {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-type': 'application/json',
Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
},
body: JSON.stringify(body),
if (!response.ok) {
const error = await response.json()
return new Error(`Failed to create shortlink: ${error.message}`)
} else {
return response.json()