Rework post functionality

Conforms to the new post format and validates incoming posts

scripts/app.js

@@ -32,41 +32,33 @@ app.controller("create",
         "$http",
         function($scope, $http)
         {
-            $scope.postTitle = "";
-            $scope.postAuthor = "";
-            $scope.postContent = "";
-            $scope.postTags = "";
-
-            $scope.timestamp = currentTime() + " - " + currentDate();
+            $scope.title = "";
+            $scope.author = "";
+            $scope.content = "";
+            $scope.tags = [];
 
             $scope.postSubmit = function()
             {
-                // Push to the post service
+                // Create the post object
                 post = {
-                    "postTitle": $scope.postTitle,
-                    "postAuthor": $scope.postAuthor,
-                    "postContent": $scope.postContent,
-                    "postTags": $scope.postTags,
-                    "postTime": currentTime(),
-                    "postDate": currentDate()
+                    "title": $scope.title,
+                    "author": $scope.author,
+                    "content": $scope.content,
+                    "tags": $scope.tags,
+                    "date": new Date().getTime()
                 };
 
-                $http.post("/writenews", post)
-                    .then(
-                        (r) =>
-                        {
-                            if (r.status != 204) console.log("Failed to push new post (" + r.statusText + ")");
-                        }
-                    );
+                // POST it to the server
+                $http.post("/post", post);
 
                 // Clear the fields
-                $scope.postTitle = "";
-                $scope.postAuthor = "";
-                $scope.postContent = "";
-                $scope.postTags = "";
+                $scope.title = "";
+                $scope.author = "";
+                $scope.content = "";
+                $scope.tags = [];
 
                 // Tell the user that the deed is done *diabolical laughter*
-                alert("Post has been submitted. Thank you!");
+                // alert("Post has been submitted. Thank you!");
             }
         }
     ]
@@ -143,25 +135,3 @@ app.filter("markdown", () =>
         return marked(input);
     }
 });
-
-function currentTime()
-{
-    var date = new Date();
-    var timestr = "";
-    timestr += date.getHours() < 10 ? "0" + date.getHours() : date.getHours();
-    timestr += ":";
-    timestr += date.getMinutes() < 10 ? "0" + date.getMinutes() : date.getMinutes();
-    return timestr;
-}
-
-function currentDate()
-{
-    var date = new Date();
-    var datestr = "";
-    datestr += date.getDate() < 10 ? "0" + date.getDate() : date.getDate();
-    datestr += "/";
-    datestr += (date.getMonth()+1) < 10 ? "0" + (date.getMonth()+1) : (date.getMonth()+1);
-    datestr += "/";
-    datestr += date.getFullYear();
-    return datestr;
-}

server.js

@@ -22,9 +22,31 @@ app.get("/posts", function(req, res) {
     res.json(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./data/posts.json')));
 });
 
-// News route, digest received post JSON
-app.post("/writenews", function(req, res) {
-    handleIncomingPost(req, res);
+// Posts route, digest received post
+app.post("/posts", function(req, res) {
+    var postsFile = fs.readFileSync('./data/posts.json');
+    var posts = JSON.parse(postsFile);
+
+    var incomingData = req.body;
+    if (validatePost(incomingData))
+    {
+        posts.unshift(incomingData);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        res.status(400).json({"error":"Failed to validate post"});
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFile('./data/posts.json', JSON.stringify(posts), (e) => {
+        if (e)
+        {
+            res.sendStatus(500);
+            throw e;
+        }
+    });
+
+    res.sendStatus(204);
 });
 
 // Start listening
@@ -32,16 +54,16 @@ app.listen(8080, function (){
     console.log("Listening on port 8080");
 });
 
-// Process incoming posts
-function handleIncomingPost(req, res){
-    var newData = req.body;
-    console.log("Request object:");
-    console.log(newData);
-    res.status(204).send();
-}
-
-// Read and return current posts
-function handleGetPosts(req, res)
+function validatePost(post)
 {
-    res.json({});
+    try
+    {
+        // Check types of each expected property and assume they're there
+        return (typeof post.title === "string" && typeof post.author === "string" && typeof post.date === "number" && Array.isArray(post.tags) && typeof post.content === "string");
+    }
+    catch (e)
+    {
+        // Object clearly isn't what we're expecting
+        return false;
+    }
 }