LinkDesk/.kiro/specs/file-path-linux-fix/tasks.md

Implementation Plan

• 1. Create database migration script for existing file paths

  • Create script to convert absolute paths to relative paths in submissions table
  • Create script to convert absolute paths to relative paths in task_attachments table
  • Create script to convert absolute paths to relative paths in projects table (thumbnail_path)
  • Create script to convert absolute paths to relative paths in users table (avatar_url)
  • Add validation and error handling for problematic paths
  • Requirements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

• * 1.1 Write property test for database migration completeness

  • Property 12: Database migration completeness
  • Validates: Requirements 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

• * 1.2 Write property test for migration file preservation

  • Property 11: Migration preserves file access
  • Validates: Requirements 1.5

• 2. Update FileHandler to use only relative path logic

  • Modify save_file method to store only relative paths in database
  • Update thumbnail creation to use only relative paths
  • Remove any absolute path handling logic
  • Add methods for converting absolute paths to relative paths
  • Requirements: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

• * 2.1 Write property test for relative path storage

  • Property 1: File storage uses relative paths
  • Validates: Requirements 2.1

• * 2.2 Write property test for path resolution

  • Property 2: Path resolution produces valid absolute paths
  • Validates: Requirements 2.2

• * 2.3 Write property test for thumbnail path storage

  • Property 3: All thumbnail paths are relative
  • Validates: Requirements 2.3

• 3. Update file serving endpoints to resolve relative paths

  • Modify files router to resolve relative paths to absolute paths
  • Update attachment serving endpoint to use relative path resolution
  • Update submission serving endpoint to use relative path resolution
  • Update project thumbnail serving endpoint to use relative path resolution
  • Requirements: 2.2, 3.2, 3.3

• * 3.1 Write property test for file serving

  • Property 7: File serving resolves paths correctly
  • Validates: Requirements 3.3

• * 3.2 Write property test for thumbnail URL accessibility

  • Property 6: All thumbnail URLs are accessible
  • Validates: Requirements 3.2

• * 3.3 Write property test for thumbnail regeneration

  • Property 8: Missing thumbnails are regenerated
  • Validates: Requirements 3.4

• 4. Update project thumbnail handling

  • Modify project thumbnail upload to use only relative paths
  • Update project thumbnail serving logic to resolve relative paths
  • Ensure project model stores only relative paths
  • Requirements: 2.1, 2.3, 3.1

• * 4.1 Write property test for project thumbnail paths

  • Property 16: Project thumbnail paths are relative
  • Validates: Requirements 2.1, 2.3

• 4.5 Update user avatar handling to use only relative paths

  • Modify user avatar upload to use only relative paths
  • Update user avatar storage logic to use FileHandler methods
  • Create avatar serving endpoint to resolve relative paths
  • Ensure user model stores only relative paths
  • Requirements: 2.4, 3.2, 3.4

• * 4.6 Write property test for user avatar paths

  • Property 17: User avatar paths are relative
  • Validates: Requirements 2.4, 3.2

• * 4.7 Write property test for avatar serving

  • Property 18: Avatar serving resolves paths correctly
  • Validates: Requirements 3.4

• 5. Run database migration and validate results

  • Execute migration script on development database
  • Validate that all file paths are now relative
  • Test file serving endpoints with migrated data
  • Verify thumbnail URLs work correctly after migration
  • Requirements: 1.5, 4.3, 4.5

• * 5.1 Write property test for post-migration consistency

  • Property 13: Post-migration path consistency
  • Validates: Requirements 4.2, 4.5

• * 5.2 Write property test for avatar migration

  • Property 19: Avatar migration converts paths to relative
  • Validates: Requirements 1.4, 4.6

• * 5.3 Write property test for avatar serving after migration

  • Property 20: Avatar file serving works after migration
  • Validates: Requirements 4.6

• 6. Add system portability support

  • Ensure file resolution works when backend directory changes
  • Test path resolution with different backend locations
  • Validate that database changes are not required for portability
  • Requirements: 4.4

• * 6.1 Write property test for system portability

  • Property 10: System portability
  • Validates: Requirements 4.4

• 7. Update error handling and logging

  • Add clear error messages for file not found scenarios
  • Improve logging for path resolution debugging
  • Handle edge cases gracefully with appropriate HTTP status codes
  • Requirements: 3.5

• * 7.1 Write unit test for 404 error handling

  • Test that missing files return proper 404 responses
  • Validates: Requirements 3.5

• 8. Checkpoint - Ensure all tests pass

  • Ensure all tests pass, ask the user if questions arise.

• 9. Create production migration script and documentation

  • Create standalone migration script for production use
  • Add documentation for deployment and migration process
  • Include validation steps to verify migration success
  • Requirements: 1.4, 1.5

• 10. Final integration testing

  • Test complete file upload and serving workflow
  • Verify thumbnail generation and serving works correctly
  • Test avatar upload and serving workflow
  • Test cross-platform compatibility scenarios
  • Validate migration process with real data
  • Requirements: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.6

• 11. Final Checkpoint - Ensure all tests pass

  • Ensure all tests pass, ask the user if questions arise.