fix(files): prefer subdomain gw in copied share links

public/locales/en/app.json

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     "placeholder": "Enter a URL (http://127.0.0.1:5001) or a Multiaddr (/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001)"
   },
   "publicGatewayForm": {
+    "placeholder": "Enter a URL (https://ipfs.io)"
+  },
+  "publicSubdomainGatewayForm": {
     "placeholder": "Enter a URL (https://dweb.link)"
   },
   "terms": {

public/locales/en/settings.json

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "translationProjectLink": "Join the IPFS Translation Project"
   },
   "apiDescription": "<0>If your node is configured with a <1>custom Kubo RPC API address</1>, including a port other than the default 5001, enter it here.</0>",
-  "publicGatewayDescription": "<0>Choose which <1>public gateway</1> you want to use when generating shareable links.</0>",
+  "publicSubdomainGatewayDescription": "<0>Select a default <1>Subdomain Gateway</1> for generating shareable links.</0>",
+  "publicPathGatewayDescription": "<0>Select a fallback <1>Path Gateway</1> for generating shareable links for CIDs that exceed the 63-character DNS limit.</0>",
   "cliDescription": "<0>Enable this option to display a \"view code\" <1></1> icon next to common IPFS commands. Clicking it opens a modal with that command's CLI code, so you can paste it into the IPFS command-line interface in your terminal.</0>",
   "cliModal": {
     "extraNotesJsonConfig": "If you've made changes to the config in this page's code editor that you'd like to save, click the download icon next to the copy button to download it as a JSON file."

src/bundles/files/actions.js

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
  * @property {function():string} selectApiUrl
  * @property {function():string} selectGatewayUrl
  * @property {function():string} selectPublicGateway
+ * @property {function():string} selectPublicSubdomainGateway
  *
  * @typedef {Object} UnkonwActions
  * @property {function(string):Promise<unknown>} doUpdateHash
@@ -422,7 +423,8 @@
   doFilesShareLink: (files) => perform(ACTIONS.SHARE_LINK, async (ipfs, { store }) => {
     // ensureMFS deliberately omitted here, see https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-webui/issues/1744 for context.
     const publicGateway = store.selectPublicGateway()
-    return getShareableLink(files, publicGateway, ipfs)
+    const publicSubdomainGateway = store.selectPublicSubdomainGateway()
+    return getShareableLink(files, publicGateway, publicSubdomainGateway, ipfs)
   }),
 
   /**

src/bundles/gateway.js

@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 import { readSetting, writeSetting } from './local-storage.js'
 
-export const DEFAULT_GATEWAY = 'https://ipfs.io' // TODO: switch to dweb.link when https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/7318
+// export const DEFAULT_GATEWAY = 'https://ipfs.io' // TODO: switch to dweb.link when https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/7318
+export const DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY = 'https://ipfs.io'
+export const DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY = 'https://dweb.link'
+const IMG_HASH_1PX = 'bafkreib6wedzfupqy7qh44sie42ub4mvfwnfukmw6s2564flajwnt4cvc4' // 1x1.png
 const IMG_ARRAY = [
-  { id: 'IMG_HASH_1PX', name: '1x1.png', hash: 'bafybeibwzifw52ttrkqlikfzext5akxu7lz4xiwjgwzmqcpdzmp3n5vnbe' },
+  { id: 'IMG_HASH_1PX', name: '1x1.png', hash: IMG_HASH_1PX },
   { id: 'IMG_HASH_1PXID', name: '1x1.png', hash: 'bafkqax4jkbheodikdifaaaaabveuqrcsaaaaaaiaaaaacaidaaaaajo3k3faaaaaanieyvcfaaaabj32hxnaaaaaaf2fetstabaonwdgaaaaacsjiravicgxmnqaaaaaaiaadyrbxqzqaaaaabeuktsevzbgbaq' },
   { id: 'IMG_HASH_FAVICON', name: 'favicon.ico', hash: 'bafkreihc7efnl2prri6j6krcopelxms3xsh7undpsjqbfsasm7ikiyha4i' }
 ]
 
 const readPublicGatewaySetting = () => {
   const setting = readSetting('ipfsPublicGateway')
-  return setting || DEFAULT_GATEWAY
+  return setting || DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY
+}
+
+const readPublicSubdomainGatewaySetting = () => {
+  const setting = readSetting('ipfsPublicSubdomainGateway')
+  return setting || DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY
 }
 
 const init = () => ({
   availableGateway: null,
-  publicGateway: readPublicGatewaySetting()
+  publicGateway: readPublicGatewaySetting(),
+  publicSubdomainGateway: readPublicSubdomainGatewaySetting()
 })
 
 export const checkValidHttpUrl = (value) => {
@@ -25,7 +34,7 @@
   } catch (_) {
     return false
   }
-
+  console.log(`URL is valid: ${url}, url.protocol=${url.protocol}`) // lucas
   return url.protocol === 'http:' || url.protocol === 'https:'
 }
 
@@ -58,12 +67,12 @@
       return true
     }
 
-    let timer = setTimeout(() => { if (timeout()) reject(new Error()) }, imgCheckTimeout)
+    let timer = setTimeout(() => { if (timeout()) reject(new Error(`Image load timed out after ${imgCheckTimeout / 1000} seconds for URL: ${imgUrl}`)) }, imgCheckTimeout)
     const img = new Image()
 
     img.onerror = () => {
       timeout()
-      reject(new Error())
+      reject(new Error(`Failed to load image from URL: ${imgUrl}`))
     }
 
     img.onload = () => {
@@ -76,6 +85,71 @@
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if a given URL redirects to a subdomain that starts with a specific hash.
+ *
+ * @param {URL} url - The URL to check for redirection.
+ * @throws {Error} Throws an error if the URL does not redirect to the expected subdomain.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves if the URL redirects correctly, otherwise it throws an error.
+ */
+async function expectSubdomainRedirect (url) {
+  // Detecting redirects on remote Origins is extra tricky,
+  // but we seem to be able to access xhr.responseURL which is enough to see
+  // if paths are redirected to subdomains.
+
+  const { url: responseUrl } = await fetch(url.toString())
+  const { hostname } = new URL(responseUrl)
+
+  if (!hostname.startsWith(IMG_HASH_1PX)) {
+    const msg = `Expected ${url.toString()} to redirect to subdomain '${IMG_HASH_1PX}' but instead received '${responseUrl}'`
+    console.error(msg)
+    throw new Error(msg)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if an image can be loaded from a given URL within a specified timeout.
+ *
+ * @param {URL} imgUrl - The URL of the image to be loaded.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves if the image loads successfully within the timeout, otherwise it rejects with an error.
+ */
+async function checkViaImgUrl (imgUrl) {
+  try {
+    await checkImgSrcPromise(imgUrl)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Error or timeout when attempting to load img from '${imgUrl.toString()}'`)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a given gateway URL is functioning correctly by verifying image loading and redirection.
+ *
+ * @param {string} gatewayUrl - The URL of the gateway to be checked.
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} A promise that resolves to true if the gateway is functioning correctly, otherwise false.
+ */
+export async function checkSubdomainGateway (gatewayUrl) {
+  let imgSubdomainUrl
+  let imgRedirectedPathUrl
+  try {
+    const gwUrl = new URL(gatewayUrl)
+    imgSubdomainUrl = new URL(`${gwUrl.protocol}//${IMG_HASH_1PX}.ipfs.${gwUrl.hostname}/?now=${Date.now()}&filename=1x1.png#x-ipfs-companion-no-redirect`)
+    imgRedirectedPathUrl = new URL(`${gwUrl.protocol}//${gwUrl.hostname}/ipfs/${IMG_HASH_1PX}?now=${Date.now()}&filename=1x1.png#x-ipfs-companion-no-redirect`)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Invalid URL:', err)
+    return false
+  }
+  return await checkViaImgUrl(imgSubdomainUrl)
+    .then(async () => expectSubdomainRedirect(imgRedirectedPathUrl))
+    .then(() => {
+      console.log(`Gateway at '${gatewayUrl}' is functioning correctly (verified image loading and redirection)`)
+      return true
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      console.error(err)
+      return false
+    })
+}
+
 const bundle = {
   name: 'gateway',
 
@@ -88,6 +162,10 @@
       return { ...state, publicGateway: action.payload }
     }
 
+    if (action.type === 'SET_PUBLIC_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY') {
+      return { ...state, publicSubdomainGateway: action.payload }
+    }
+
     return state
   },
 
@@ -98,9 +176,16 @@
     dispatch({ type: 'SET_PUBLIC_GATEWAY', payload: address })
   },
 
+  doUpdatePublicSubdomainGateway: (address) => async ({ dispatch }) => {
+    await writeSetting('ipfsPublicSubdomainGateway', address)
+    dispatch({ type: 'SET_PUBLIC_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY', payload: address })
+  },
+
   selectAvailableGateway: (state) => state?.gateway?.availableGateway,
 
-  selectPublicGateway: (state) => state?.gateway?.publicGateway
+  selectPublicGateway: (state) => state?.gateway?.publicGateway,
+
+  selectPublicSubdomainGateway: (state) => state?.gateway?.publicSubdomainGateway
 }
 
 export default bundle

src/components/public-gateway-form/PublicGatewayForm.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'redux-bundler-react'
 import { withTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import Button from '../button/Button.js'
-import { checkValidHttpUrl, checkViaImgSrc, DEFAULT_GATEWAY } from '../../bundles/gateway.js'
+import { checkValidHttpUrl, checkViaImgSrc, DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY } from '../../bundles/gateway.js'
 
 const PublicGatewayForm = ({ t, doUpdatePublicGateway, publicGateway }) => {
   const [value, setValue] = useState(publicGateway)
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 
   const onReset = async (event) => {
     event.preventDefault()
-    setValue(DEFAULT_GATEWAY)
-    doUpdatePublicGateway(DEFAULT_GATEWAY)
+    setValue(DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY)
+    doUpdatePublicGateway(DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY)
   }
 
   const onKeyPress = (event) => {
@@ -63,15 +63,17 @@
       />
       <div className='tr'>
         <Button
+          id='public-path-gateway-reset-button'
           minWidth={100}
           height={40}
           bg='bg-charcoal'
           className='tc'
-          disabled={value === DEFAULT_GATEWAY}
+          disabled={value === DEFAULT_PATH_GATEWAY}
           onClick={onReset}>
           {t('app:actions.reset')}
         </Button>
         <Button
+          id='public-path-gateway-submit-button'
           minWidth={100}
           height={40}
           className='mt2 mt0-l ml2-l tc'

src/components/public-subdomain-gateway-form/PublicSubdomainGatewayForm.js

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { connect } from 'redux-bundler-react'
+import { withTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import Button from '../button/Button.js'
+import { checkValidHttpUrl, checkSubdomainGateway, DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY } from '../../bundles/gateway.js'
+
+const PublicSubdomainGatewayForm = ({ t, doUpdatePublicSubdomainGateway, publicSubdomainGateway }) => {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState(publicSubdomainGateway)
+  const initialIsValidGatewayUrl = !checkValidHttpUrl(value)
+  const [isValidGatewayUrl, setIsValidGatewayUrl] = useState(initialIsValidGatewayUrl)
+
+  // Updates the border of the input to indicate validity
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const validateUrl = async () => {
+      try {
+        const isValid = await checkSubdomainGateway(value)
+        setIsValidGatewayUrl(isValid)
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error checking subdomain gateway:', error)
+        setIsValidGatewayUrl(false)
+      }
+    }
+
+    validateUrl()
+  }, [value])
+
+  const onChange = (event) => setValue(event.target.value)
+
+  const onSubmit = async (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+
+    let isValid = false
+    try {
+      isValid = await checkSubdomainGateway(value)
+      setIsValidGatewayUrl(true)
+    } catch (e) {
+      setIsValidGatewayUrl(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    isValid && doUpdatePublicSubdomainGateway(value)
+  }
+
+  const onReset = async (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    setValue(DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY)
+    doUpdatePublicSubdomainGateway(DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY)
+  }
+
+  const onKeyPress = (event) => {
+    if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+      onSubmit(event)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+      <input
+        id='public-subdomain-gateway'
+        aria-label={t('terms.publicSubdomainGateway')}
+        placeholder={t('publicSubdomainGatewayForm.placeholder')}
+        type='text'
+        className={`w-100 lh-copy monospace f5 pl1 pv1 mb2 charcoal input-reset ba b--black-20 br1 ${!isValidGatewayUrl ? 'focus-outline-red b--red-muted' : 'focus-outline-green b--green-muted'}`}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
+        value={value}
+      />
+      <div className='tr'>
+        <Button
+          id='public-subdomain-gateway-reset-button'
+          minWidth={100}
+          height={40}
+          bg='bg-charcoal'
+          className='tc'
+          disabled={value === DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN_GATEWAY}
+          onClick={onReset}>
+          {t('app:actions.reset')}
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          id='public-subdomain-gateway-submit-button'
+          minWidth={100}
+          height={40}
+          className='mt2 mt0-l ml2-l tc'
+          disabled={!isValidGatewayUrl || value === publicSubdomainGateway}>
+          {t('actions.submit')}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  )
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  'doUpdatePublicSubdomainGateway',
+  'selectPublicSubdomainGateway',
+  withTranslation('app')(PublicSubdomainGatewayForm)
+)

src/lib/files.js

@@ -93,12 +93,15 @@ export async function getDownloadLink (files, gatewayUrl, ipfs) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {FileStat[]} files
- * @param {string} gatewayUrl
- * @param {IPFSService} ipfs
- * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ * Generates a shareable link for the provided files using a subdomain gateway as default or a path gateway as fallback.
+ *
+ * @param {FileStat[]} files - An array of file objects with their respective CIDs and names.
+ * @param {string} gatewayUrl - The URL of the default IPFS gateway.
+ * @param {string} subdomainGatewayUrl - The URL of the subdomain gateway.
+ * @param {IPFSService} ipfs - The IPFS service instance for interacting with the IPFS network.
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} - A promise that resolves to the shareable link for the provided files.
  */
-export async function getShareableLink (files, gatewayUrl, ipfs) {
+export async function getShareableLink (files, gatewayUrl, subdomainGatewayUrl, ipfs) {
   let cid
   let filename
 
@@ -111,7 +114,22 @@ export async function getShareableLink (files, gatewayUrl, ipfs) {
     cid = await makeCIDFromFiles(files, ipfs)
   }
 
-  return `${gatewayUrl}/ipfs/${cid}${filename || ''}`
+  const url = new URL(subdomainGatewayUrl)
+
+  /**
+   * dweb.link (subdomain isolation) is listed first as the new default option.
+   * However, ipfs.io (path gateway fallback) is also listed for CIDs that cannot be represented in a 63-character DNS label.
+   * This allows users to customize both the subdomain and path gateway they use, with the subdomain gateway being used by default whenever possible.
+   */
+  let shareableLink = ''
+  const base32Cid = cid.toV1().toString()
+  if (base32Cid.length < 64) {
+    shareableLink = `${url.protocol}//${base32Cid}.ipfs.${url.host}${filename || ''}`
+  } else {
+    shareableLink = `${gatewayUrl}/ipfs/${cid}${filename || ''}`
+  }
+
+  return shareableLink
 }
 
 /**