add api/config for current newly-implemented filesize restriction settings applied on the front end and possibly futrure configs

backend/app.js

@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@ app.use("/admin", adminRoutes);
 const usersRoutes = require("./routes/users.routes");
 app.use("/users", usersRoutes);
 
+const configRoutes = require("./routes/config.routes");
+app.use("/config", configRoutes);
+
 module.exports = app;

backend/config/constants.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Application-wide constants
+ * These are non-secret configuration values shared across the application
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  // File upload limits
+  MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB: 20,
+  MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES: 20 * 1024 * 1024,
+  
+  // Image processing
+  MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION: 800,
+  IMAGE_QUALITY: 85,
+  IMAGE_FORMAT: 'jpeg'
+};

backend/controllers/config.controller.js

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Configuration endpoints
+ * Public endpoints that provide application configuration to clients
+ */
+
+const { MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB, MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION, IMAGE_QUALITY } = require("../config/constants");
+
+exports.getConfig = (req, res) => {
+  res.json({
+    maxFileSizeMB: MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB,
+    maxImageDimension: MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION,
+    imageQuality: IMAGE_QUALITY
+  });
+};

backend/middleware/image.js

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 const multer = require("multer");
 const sharp = require("sharp");
+const { MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES, MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION, IMAGE_QUALITY } = require("../config/constants");
 
 // Configure multer for memory storage (we'll process before saving to DB)
 const upload = multer({
   storage: multer.memoryStorage(),
   limits: {
-    fileSize: 20 * 1024 * 1024, // 20MB max file size
+    fileSize: MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES,
   },
   fileFilter: (req, file, cb) => {
     // Only accept images
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@ const processImage = async (req, res, next) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    // Compress and resize image to 800x800px, JPEG quality 85
+    // Compress and resize image using constants
     const processedBuffer = await sharp(req.file.buffer)
-      .resize(800, 800, {
+      .resize(MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION, MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION, {
         fit: "inside",
         withoutEnlargement: true,
       })
-      .jpeg({ quality: 85 })
+      .jpeg({ quality: IMAGE_QUALITY })
       .toBuffer();
 
     // Attach processed image to request

backend/routes/config.routes.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const express = require("express");
+const router = express.Router();
+const configController = require("../controllers/config.controller");
+
+// Public endpoint - no authentication required
+router.get("/", configController.getConfig);
+
+module.exports = router;

frontend/src/App.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
 import { ROLES } from "./constants/roles";
 import { AuthProvider } from "./context/AuthContext.jsx";
+import { ConfigProvider } from "./context/ConfigContext.jsx";
 
 import AdminPanel from "./pages/AdminPanel.jsx";
 import GroceryList from "./pages/GroceryList.jsx";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import RoleGuard from "./utils/RoleGuard.jsx";
 
 function App() {
   return (
+    <ConfigProvider>
       <AuthProvider>
         <BrowserRouter>
           <Routes>
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ function App() {
           </Routes>
         </BrowserRouter>
       </AuthProvider>
+    </ConfigProvider>
   );
 }
 

frontend/src/api/config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import api from "./axios";
+
+/**
+ * Fetch application configuration
+ * @returns {Promise<Object>} Configuration object with maxFileSizeMB, maxImageDimension, etc.
+ */
+export const getConfig = async () => {
+  const response = await api.get("/config");
+  return response.data;
+};

frontend/src/components/forms/ImageUploadSection.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useRef } from "react";
+import { useRef, useState, useContext } from "react";
+import { ConfigContext } from "../../context/ConfigContext";
 import "../../styles/components/ImageUploadSection.css";
 
 /**
@@ -17,10 +18,25 @@ export default function ImageUploadSection({
 }) {
   const cameraInputRef = useRef(null);
   const galleryInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const [sizeError, setSizeError] = useState(null);
+  const { config } = useContext(ConfigContext);
+
+  const MAX_FILE_SIZE = config ? config.maxFileSizeMB * 1024 * 1024 : 20 * 1024 * 1024;
+  const MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB = config ? config.maxFileSizeMB : 20;
 
   const handleFileChange = (e) => {
     const file = e.target.files[0];
     if (file) {
+      // Check file size
+      if (file.size > MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
+        const sizeMB = (file.size / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2);
+        setSizeError(`Image size (${sizeMB}MB) exceeds the ${MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB}MB limit. Please choose a smaller image.`);
+        // Reset the input
+        e.target.value = '';
+        return;
+      }
+      // Clear any previous error
+      setSizeError(null);
       onImageChange(file);
     }
   };
@@ -36,6 +52,11 @@ export default function ImageUploadSection({
   return (
     <div className="image-upload-section">
       <h3 className="image-upload-title">{title}</h3>
+      {sizeError && (
+        <div className="image-upload-error">
+          {sizeError}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className="image-upload-content">
         {!imagePreview ? (
           <div className="image-upload-options">

frontend/src/context/ConfigContext.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { createContext, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { getConfig } from '../api/config';
+
+export const ConfigContext = createContext({
+  config: null,
+  loading: true,
+});
+
+export const ConfigProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  const [config, setConfig] = useState(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchConfig = async () => {
+      try {
+        const data = await getConfig();
+        setConfig(data);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch config:', error);
+        // Set default fallback values
+        setConfig({
+          maxFileSizeMB: 20,
+          maxImageDimension: 800,
+          imageQuality: 85
+        });
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchConfig();
+  }, []);
+
+  const value = {
+    config,
+    loading
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <ConfigContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+    </ConfigContext.Provider>
+  );
+};

frontend/src/styles/components/ImageUploadSection.css

@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
   color: #333;
 }
 
+.image-upload-error {
+  background: #f8d7da;
+  border: 1px solid #f5c2c7;
+  color: #842029;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
 .image-upload-content {
   border: 2px dashed #ccc;
   border-radius: 8px;