History functioning

Each uploaded file is saved into a history file (history.json). For every entry, the following is stored:

• The URL of the uploaded file
• The upload date and expiration date
• If supported, a "manage" array used for deletion (URL, method, body, headers, and a formatted flag)
• The original filename

This history is stored locally using Tauri's Rust backend.

🧾 Example of a history

history.json

{
  "https://gofile.io/d/e2YHue": {
    "date_upload": "07/07/2025 7:40 PM",
    "date_expires": "07/17/2025 7:40 PM",
    "manage": [
      "https://api.gofile.io/contents",
      "DELETE",
      {
        "contentsId": "b2f93044-343b-4087-a6f8-9c78d9ae96e0"
      },
      {
        "Authorization": "Bearer API_KEY"
      }
    ],
    "filename": "613e986cab42c75bcf21863c84a5b42d.jpg"
  },
  "https://uploady.io/tsp8o0hu8y3q": {
    "date_upload": "07/07/2025 10:55 PM",
    "date_expires": "08/06/2025 10:55 PM",
    "manage": [
      "https://uploady.io",
      "POST",
      {
        "op": "del_file",
        "id": "tsp8o0hu8y3q",
        "del_id": "lhf3b1wj6y",
        "confirm": "yes",
        "token": "73cd2a25e0e75806db305e4468f52c8c"
      },
      {}
    ],
    "filename": "1de1986b16057c600a91c8d248e43515.png"
  },
  "https://1fichier.com/?7yi4id6xigpdwysc4z8i": {
    "date_upload": "07/09/2025 11:33 AM",
    "date_expires": "07/24/2025 11:33 AM",
    "manage": [
      "https://1fichier.com/remove/7yi4id6xigpdwysc4z8i/vLj5dTH6",
      "POST",
      {
        "force": "1"
      },
      {}
    ],
    "filename": "fd36c2b8872af8ba234b3bf148219a65.jpg"
  },
  "https://megaup.net/676b3eae2ca78e960b1f2cc77164862b/613e986cab42c75bcf21863c84a5b42d.jpg": {
    "date_upload": "07/09/2025 6:39 PM",
    "date_expires": "09/07/2025 6:39 PM",
    "manage": [
      "https://megaup.net/676b3eae2ca78e960b1f2cc77164862b~d?251c4611e53d3f41ce933182cd71ab12",
      "POST",
      {
        "submitted": "1",
        "delete": "1",
        "returnAccount": "0",
        "submit": ""
      },
      {},
      "formatted"
    ],
    "filename": "613e986cab42c75bcf21863c84a5b42d.jpg"
  }
}

🧠 How it works behind the scenes

To interact with the local file system (like reading and writing history.json), I use Rust with Tauri.

The function responsible for writing a new entry to the history looks like this:

main.rs

#[tauri::command]
fn add_history_json(
    newLink: &str,
    newUploadDate: &str,
    newExpirationDate: &str,
    manageLink: &str,
    deleteMethod: &str,
    deleteParameters: &str,
    deleteHeaders: &str,
    formattedRequest: &str,
    uploadFilename: &str
) {
    let history_file_path = "Resources/history.json";

    let mut file = File::open(history_file_path.clone()).unwrap();
    let mut contents = String::new();
    file.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();

    let mut json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&contents).unwrap();

    let data_json_value: Value = serde_json::from_str(deleteParameters).unwrap();
    let headers_json_value: Value = serde_json::from_str(deleteHeaders).unwrap();

    let new_info = json!({
        "date_upload": newUploadDate,
        "date_expires": newExpirationDate,
        "manage": [manageLink, deleteMethod, data_json_value, headers_json_value, formattedRequest],
        "filename": uploadFilename
    });

    json[newLink] = new_info;

    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
        .write(true)
        .truncate(true)
        .open(history_file_path)
        .unwrap();

    let json_str = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&json).unwrap();
    file.write_all(json_str.as_bytes()).unwrap();
}

📝 Note: You don’t need to understand Rust to use the app, but this shows how advanced features (like history storage and deletion) are implemented natively for performance and security.

🔁 Want to delete a file later?

All the information needed for deletion is saved. See this function to understand how the app parses the history and performs deletions.