temp-file-trans/README.md

# Temp File Transfer Service

A Flask-based personal temporary file sharing service with a Web UI, API access, and SQLite-backed metadata.

What it does
- Upload files via a Web UI or an API endpoint
- Choose an expiry: 1 hour, 24 hours, or 7 days
- Generate a share URL (UUID) for downloaded access
- File data stored on disk; metadata stored in SQLite
- Web-based download page and a simple API for programmatic uploads

Tech stack
- Flask (Python)
- SQLite (metadata)
- Filesystem storage for actual file data

Local development setup
1. Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+ (the project currently uses Python 3.x in this environment)
- pip

2. Install dependencies
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

3. Run the server
```bash
python app.py
```

4. Access
- Web UI: http://localhost:5000
- API: see /api/upload and /api/file endpoints

Project layout
- app.py               # Flask application
- config.py            # Configuration constants
- database.py          # SQLite helpers and data access
- requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
- templates/            # Jinja templates (index.html, download.html)
- upload_client.py      # Simple API client example for testing
- uploads/              # Storage for uploaded files (created at runtime)

Data model (SQLite)
- Table: files
  - id TEXT PRIMARY KEY
  - filename TEXT
  - filepath TEXT
  - filesize INTEGER
  - expiry_hours INTEGER
  - created_at TIMESTAMP
  - expires_at TIMESTAMP

Expiry and cleanup
- Expiry options are defined as 1h, 24h, 7d in config
- A cleanup operation removes expired files from disk and deletes DB rows
- Cleanup is invoked on access endpoints (and can be wired to a cron/daemon later)

Security notes
- Do not commit secrets. Secrets should be provided via environment variables in production.
- This repository currently avoids embedding credentials.

Next steps (optional)
- Add authentication for admin/API usage
- Add rate limiting and upload size limits per user
- Add automated tests and CI integration

License
- MIT or your preferred license (update as needed)

API Usage (Python)

Upload a file via the API endpoint:

```python
import requests

BASE_URL = "http://23.226.133.121:5000"

expiry = "24h"  # 1h, 24h, 7d

with open("/path/to/your/file.zip", "rb") as f:
    resp = requests.post(
        f"{BASE_URL}/api/upload",
        files={"file": ("file.zip", f)},
        data={"expiry": expiry},
    )

if resp.status_code == 200:
    data = resp.json()
    print(f"Share URL: {data['share_url']}")
    print(f"File ID: {data['id']}")
    print(f"Size: {data['filesize']} bytes")
else:
    print(f"Upload failed: {resp.json()['error']}")
```

Response format:
```json
{
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "filename": "file.zip",
    "filesize": 1048576,
    "expiry_hours": 24,
    "share_url": "http://23.226.133.121:5000/file/550e8400..."
}
```

Get file info via API:
```python
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/api/file/{file_id}")
if resp.status_code == 200:
    info = resp.json()
    print(f"Daily upload: {info['daily_upload']} bytes")
    print(f"Daily download: {info['daily_download']} bytes")
    print(f"Traffic limit: {info['traffic_limit']} bytes (20GB)")
```

Or use the bundled client script:
```bash
python upload_client.py /path/to/file.zip 24h
```

Limits
- Maximum file size: 500 MB
- Per-IP daily traffic limit: 20 GB (upload + download combined)

Contributing
- Pull requests are welcome. Please follow the project style and ensure tests pass.

Contact
- If you need to reach the maintainer, use your preferred channel.