APIv4: GET /files/{file_id}/preview

patch 1

api4/file.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func InitFile() {
 	BaseRoutes.Files.Handle("", ApiSessionRequired(uploadFile)).Methods("POST")
 	BaseRoutes.File.Handle("", ApiSessionRequired(getFile)).Methods("GET")
 	BaseRoutes.File.Handle("/thumbnail", ApiSessionRequired(getFileThumbnail)).Methods("GET")
+	BaseRoutes.File.Handle("/preview", ApiSessionRequired(getFilePreview)).Methods("GET")
 
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +126,38 @@ func getFileThumbnail(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+func getFilePreview(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c.RequireFileId()
+	if c.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	info, err := app.GetFileInfo(c.Params.FileId)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	if info.CreatorId != c.Session.UserId && !app.SessionHasPermissionToChannelByPost(c.Session, info.PostId, model.PERMISSION_READ_CHANNEL) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PERMISSION_READ_CHANNEL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if info.PreviewPath == "" {
+		c.Err = model.NewLocAppError("getFilePreview", "api.file.get_file_preview.no_preview.app_error", nil, "file_id="+info.Id)
+		c.Err.StatusCode = http.StatusBadRequest
+		return
+	}
+
+	if data, err := app.ReadFile(info.PreviewPath); err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		c.Err.StatusCode = http.StatusNotFound
+	} else if err := writeFileResponse(info.Name, info.MimeType, data, w, r); err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func writeFileResponse(filename string, contentType string, bytes []byte, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *model.AppError {
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "max-age=2592000, public")
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.Itoa(len(bytes)))

api4/file_test.go

@@ -201,3 +201,55 @@ func TestGetFileThumbnail(t *testing.T) {
 	_, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.GetFileThumbnail(fileId)
 	CheckNoError(t, resp)
 }
+
+func TestGetFilePreview(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup().InitBasic().InitSystemAdmin()
+	defer TearDown()
+	Client := th.Client
+	channel := th.BasicChannel
+
+	if utils.Cfg.FileSettings.DriverName == "" {
+		t.Skip("skipping because no file driver is enabled")
+	}
+
+	fileId := ""
+	var sent []byte
+	var err error
+	if sent, err = readTestFile("test.png"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else {
+		fileResp, resp := Client.UploadFile(sent, channel.Id, "test.png")
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+
+		fileId = fileResp.FileInfos[0].Id
+	}
+
+	// Wait a bit for files to ready
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	data, resp := Client.GetFilePreview(fileId)
+	CheckNoError(t, resp)
+
+	if data == nil || len(data) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("should not be empty")
+	}
+
+	_, resp = Client.GetFilePreview("junk")
+	CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+
+	_, resp = Client.GetFilePreview(model.NewId())
+	CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
+
+	Client.Logout()
+	_, resp = Client.GetFilePreview(fileId)
+	CheckUnauthorizedStatus(t, resp)
+
+	otherUser := th.CreateUser()
+	Client.Login(otherUser.Email, otherUser.Password)
+	_, resp = Client.GetFilePreview(fileId)
+	CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+
+	Client.Logout()
+	_, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.GetFilePreview(fileId)
+	CheckNoError(t, resp)
+}

i18n/en.json

@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@
     "translation": "The public link does not appear to be valid"
   },
   {
-    "id": "api.file.get_file_preview.no_thumbnail.app_error",
+    "id": "api.file.get_file_preview.no_preview.app_error",
     "translation": "File doesn't have a preview image"
   },
   {

model/client4.go

@@ -893,6 +893,17 @@ func (c *Client4) GetFileThumbnail(fileId string) ([]byte, *Response) {
 	}
 }
 
+// GetFilePreview gets the bytes for a file by id.
+func (c *Client4) GetFilePreview(fileId string) ([]byte, *Response) {
+	if r, err := c.DoApiGet(c.GetFileRoute(fileId)+"/preview", ""); err != nil {
+		return nil, &Response{StatusCode: r.StatusCode, Error: err}
+	} else if data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body); err != nil {
+		return nil, &Response{StatusCode: r.StatusCode, Error: NewAppError("GetFilePreview", "model.client.read_file.app_error", nil, err.Error(), r.StatusCode)}
+	} else {
+		return data, BuildResponse(r)
+	}
+}
+
 // GetFileInfosForPost gets all the file info objects attached to a post.
 func (c *Client4) GetFileInfosForPost(postId string, etag string) ([]*FileInfo, *Response) {
 	if r, err := c.DoApiGet(c.GetPostRoute(postId)+"/files/info", etag); err != nil {