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Summary

Implements secure session sharing functionality enabling collaboration on Happy Coder sessions while maintaining end-to-end encryption. Supports both direct user-to-user sharing with granular access control and public link sharing with privacy-first design.

Features

Direct Session Sharing

  • Share sessions with specific users by username or user ID
  • Three access levels:
    • view: Read-only access
    • edit: Can send messages but cannot manage sharing
    • admin: Full access including sharing management
  • Real-time notifications via Socket.io when shares are created, updated, or revoked
  • Encrypted data keys distributed to authorized users

Public Link Sharing

  • Generate shareable URLs with unique tokens
  • Always view-only for security
  • Optional expiration dates and usage limits
  • Consent-based access logging (IP/UA only logged with explicit user consent)
  • User blocking capability
  • Anonymous access supported

Security

  • End-to-end encryption maintained throughout sharing
  • Server never sees unencrypted content
  • Access control enforced at API layer
  • GDPR-compliant consent-based logging
  • Comprehensive test coverage

Implementation Details

Database Schema

  • SessionShare: Direct user-to-user sharing
  • PublicSessionShare: Public link sharing
  • SessionShareAccessLog & PublicShareAccessLog: Audit trails
  • PublicShareBlockedUser: User blocking for public shares

API Endpoints

  • POST /api/sessions/:sessionId/shares - Create/update share
  • GET /api/sessions/:sessionId/shares - List shares
  • PATCH /api/sessions/:sessionId/shares/:shareId - Update access level
  • DELETE /api/sessions/:sessionId/shares/:shareId - Revoke access
  • GET /api/shares/shared-with-me - List sessions shared with user
  • POST /api/sessions/:sessionId/public-share - Create/update public link
  • GET /api/sessions/:sessionId/public-share - Get public share info
  • DELETE /api/sessions/:sessionId/public-share - Delete public link
  • POST /api/public-shares/:token/access - Access via public link

Real-time Events

  • session-shared: Emitted when session is shared with user
  • session-share-updated: Access level changed
  • session-share-revoked: Access revoked
  • public-share-created: Public link created
  • public-share-updated: Public link settings updated
  • public-share-deleted: Public link deleted

Testing

Added comprehensive unit tests covering:

  • Access control logic
  • IP address and user agent extraction
  • Consent-based logging
  • Socket.io event payload construction

All tests passing (38 tests).

Commits

  1. Database schema and migrations
  2. Access control functions
  3. Session sharing API endpoints
  4. Public link restrictions
  5. Public share API endpoints
  6. Consent-based logging system
  7. TypeScript type fixes
  8. Socket.io event types
  9. Real-time event emissions for shares
  10. Real-time event emissions for public links
  11. Comprehensive unit tests
  12. Documentation updates

Migration Required

Run migrations before deploying:

npx prisma migrate deploy

54m added 18 commits January 9, 2026 13:51
Add Prisma models for session sharing feature including direct user-to-user sharing, public shareable links, access logging, and user blocking.

Files:
- prisma/schema.prisma
- prisma/migrations/20260109044634_add_session_sharing/migration.sql
Implement access control functions for session sharing including owner checks, permission validation, and public share access verification.

Files:
- sources/app/share/accessControl.ts
Implement REST API endpoints for user-to-user session sharing including create, update, delete shares and list shared sessions.

Files:
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/api.ts
Remove accessLevel field from PublicSessionShare model to enforce read-only access for all public links. This improves security by preventing unauthorized edits via public URLs.

Files:
- prisma/schema.prisma
- prisma/migrations/20260109050001_remove_public_share_access_level/migration.sql
- sources/app/share/accessControl.ts
Implement REST API endpoints for public session sharing including create, get, delete public links, user blocking, and access logs. Public shares are always view-only.

Files:
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/api.ts
Implement privacy-friendly access logging with explicit user consent. Public shares can require consent to view, enabling detailed IP/UA logging only when users agree.

Files:
- prisma/schema.prisma
- prisma/migrations/20260109051716_add_log_access_to_public_share/migration.sql
- prisma/migrations/20260109052146_rename_log_access_to_is_consent_required/migration.sql
- sources/app/share/accessLogger.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
Add common profile type definition and fix Buffer type casting issues. All type errors resolved.

Files:
- sources/app/share/types.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/share/accessControl.ts
Define new update event types for real-time sharing notifications.
Includes session-shared, share-updated, share-revoked, and public
share events with corresponding builder functions.

- sources/app/events/eventRouter.ts
Broadcast Socket.io events when sessions are shared, updated, or
revoked. Shared users receive instant notifications about their
access changes.

- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
Broadcast Socket.io events when public links are created, updated,
or deleted. Session owners receive instant notifications about their
public sharing status.

- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
Add unit tests covering access control, logging, and event builders.
Tests validate permission checks, IP extraction, consent-based logging,
and Socket.io event payload construction.

- sources/app/share/accessControl.spec.ts
- sources/app/share/accessLogger.spec.ts
- sources/app/events/sharingEvents.spec.ts
- vitest.config.ts
Document new collaboration features including direct sharing
with granular access control and public link sharing with
consent-based logging.

- README.md
Add friend relationship check before allowing session sharing.
Users can only share sessions with friends to prevent spam
and unauthorized sharing attempts.

- sources/app/share/accessControl.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/share/accessControl.spec.ts
Use Prisma transaction to atomically check maxUses limit and increment
useCount, preventing concurrent requests from exceeding the usage limit.

- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
Wrap share deletion operations in transactions to ensure consistent
state between database operations and real-time notifications.

- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
Add rate limiting to prevent abuse of sharing functionality:
- Public share access: 10 requests/minute
- Share creation: 20 requests/minute
- Public share creation: 10 requests/minute

- sources/app/api/api.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
- package.json
Adds user publicKey to UserProfile type and API responses.
Required for encrypting session data keys when sharing.

- sources/app/social/type.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/userRoutes.ts
Encrypt session data keys on the server using recipient public keys.
Removes need for client to handle sensitive encryption keys.

- sources/app/share/encryptDataKey.ts
- sources/app/api/routes/shareRoutes.ts
54m added 2 commits January 10, 2026 02:37
Allow clients to generate tokens and encrypt data keys client-side for
enhanced security. The server now accepts token parameter and uses it
directly instead of generating its own.

Files:
- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
Include session owner profile in 403 response when consent is required.
Allows client to display who is sharing before user accepts consent.

- sources/app/api/routes/publicShareRoutes.ts
@54m 54m marked this pull request as ready for review January 10, 2026 13:50
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