make clipper api authenticated for server and unauthenticated for local electron

src/routes/api/clipper.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const imageService = require('../../services/image');
 const appInfo = require('../../services/app_info');
 const messagingService = require('../../services/messaging');
 const log = require('../../services/log');
+const utils = require('../../services/utils');
 const path = require('path');
 const Link = require('../../entities/link');
 
@@ -144,12 +145,21 @@ async function createImage(req) {
 }
 
 async function openNote(req) {
-    messagingService.sendMessageToAllClients({
-        type: 'open-note',
-        noteId: req.params.noteId
-    });
+    if (utils.isElectron()) {
+        messagingService.sendMessageToAllClients({
+            type: 'open-note',
+            noteId: req.params.noteId
+        });
 
-    return {};
+        return {
+            result: 'ok'
+        };
+    }
+    else {
+        return {
+            result: 'open-in-browser'
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 async function handshake() {

src/routes/routes.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const setupRoute = require('./setup');
 const loginRoute = require('./login');
 const indexRoute = require('./index');
+const utils = require('../services/utils');
 const multer = require('multer')();
 
 // API routes
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ function register(app) {
 
     // no CSRF since this is called from android app
     route(POST, '/api/sender/login', [], loginApiRoute.token, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/sender/image', [auth.checkSenderToken, uploadMiddleware], senderRoute.uploadImage, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/sender/note', [auth.checkSenderToken], senderRoute.saveNote, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/sender/image', [auth.checkToken, uploadMiddleware], senderRoute.uploadImage, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/sender/note', [auth.checkToken], senderRoute.saveNote, apiResultHandler);
 
     apiRoute(GET, '/api/search/:searchString', searchRoute.searchNotes);
     apiRoute(GET, '/api/search-note/:noteId', searchRoute.searchFromNote);
@@ -225,11 +226,14 @@ function register(app) {
     apiRoute(POST, '/api/login/protected', loginApiRoute.loginToProtectedSession);
     route(POST, '/api/login/token', [], loginApiRoute.token, apiResultHandler);
 
-    route(GET, '/api/clipper/handshake', [], clipperRoute.handshake, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/clipper/clippings', [], clipperRoute.addClipping, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/clipper/notes', [], clipperRoute.createNote, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/clipper/image', [], clipperRoute.createImage, apiResultHandler);
-    route(POST, '/api/clipper/open/:noteId', [], clipperRoute.openNote, apiResultHandler);
+    // in case of local electron, local calls are allowed unauthenticated, for server they need auth
+    const clipperMiddleware = utils.isElectron() ? [] : [auth.checkToken];
+
+    route(GET, '/api/clipper/handshake', clipperMiddleware, clipperRoute.handshake, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/clipper/clippings', clipperMiddleware, clipperRoute.addClipping, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/clipper/notes', clipperMiddleware, clipperRoute.createNote, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/clipper/image', clipperMiddleware, clipperRoute.createImage, apiResultHandler);
+    route(POST, '/api/clipper/open/:noteId', clipperMiddleware, clipperRoute.openNote, apiResultHandler);
 
     app.use('', router);
 }

src/services/auth.js

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function checkAppNotInitialized(req, res, next) {
     }
 }
 
-async function checkSenderToken(req, res, next) {
+async function checkToken(req, res, next) {
     const token = req.headers.authorization;
 
     if (await sql.getValue("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM api_tokens WHERE isDeleted = 0 AND token = ?", [token]) === 0) {
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ module.exports = {
     checkAppInitialized,
     checkAppNotInitialized,
     checkApiAuthOrElectron,
-    checkSenderToken,
+    checkToken,
     checkBasicAuth
 };