From 8a630e7ba370f145ca3df215e136a097305b7c1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jarian Cottingham <jarianc@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:45:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] server content gets served

---
 articleServer/app.py | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/articleServer/app.py b/articleServer/app.py
index d716ad9..988b0f3 100644
--- a/articleServer/app.py
+++ b/articleServer/app.py
@@ -184,5 +184,49 @@ def health_check():
     return jsonify({"status": "healthy"})
 
 
+@app.route("/article/content", methods=["GET"])
+def article_content_endpoint():
+    """HTTP endpoint to get the full content of a specific article by file path."""
+    try:
+        # Get the file path from query parameters
+        file_path = request.args.get("path")
+
+        if not file_path:
+            return jsonify({"error": "Missing 'path' parameter"}), 400
+
+        # Validate that the file exists and is within our article directory
+        # We'll ensure the file path is safe by checking it's under ARTICLE_DIR
+        file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path)
+        article_dir = os.path.abspath(ARTICLE_DIR)
+
+        if not file_path.startswith(article_dir):
+            return jsonify(
+                {"error": "Invalid file path - must be within article directory"}
+            ), 400
+
+        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            return jsonify({"error": "Article file not found"}), 404
+
+        # Read the content of the article file
+        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+
+        # Get basic info about the article
+        outlet = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(file_path))
+        filename = os.path.basename(file_path)
+
+        response_data = {
+            "path": file_path,
+            "name": filename,
+            "outlet": outlet,
+            "content": content,
+        }
+
+        return jsonify(response_data)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5008, debug=True)