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+const express = require("express");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// Path for persisting messages
+const MESSAGES_FILE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'messages-cache.json');
+
+// In-memory storage with persistence
+let messages = [];
+
+// Load existing messages from file if it exists
+function loadMessages() {
+ try {
+ if (fs.existsSync(MESSAGES_FILE_PATH)) {
+ const data = fs.readFileSync(MESSAGES_FILE_PATH, 'utf8');
+ messages = JSON.parse(data);
+ console.log(`Loaded ${messages.length} messages from cache`);
+ }
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Error loading messages from cache:", error);
+ }
+}
+
+// Save messages to file
+function saveMessages() {
+ try {
+ fs.writeFileSync(MESSAGES_FILE_PATH, JSON.stringify(messages), 'utf8');
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Error saving messages to cache:", error);
+ }
+}
+
+// Load messages at startup
+loadMessages();
+
+// Submit a new message
+router.post("/submit", express.json(), (req, res) => {
+ try {
+ const { name, message } = req.body;
+
+ if (!name || !message) {
+ return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing name or message fields" });
+ }
+
+ messages.push({
+ name,
+ message,
+ time: new Date().toISOString()
+ });
+
+ // Keep only the latest 100 messages
+ if (messages.length > 100) {
+ messages = messages.slice(-100);
+ }
+
+ // Save to file after update
+ saveMessages();
+
+ res.json({ success: true, message: "Message received" });
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Error handling message submission:", error);
+ res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+ }
+});
+
+// Get messages as JSON
+router.get("/", (req, res) => {
+ try {
+ res.json({ messages });
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Error sending messages:", error);
+ res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+ }
+});
+
+// Get messages as HTML
+router.get("/html", (req, res) => {
+ try {
+ const html = `
+
+
+
+ Public Message Pool
+
+
+
+ Public Message Pool
+ ${messages.map(msg => `
+
+
${msg.name}
+
[${msg.time}]:
+
${msg.message}
+