Added ability to modify file metadata

Public API v1.yaml

@@ -129,6 +129,27 @@ paths:
           description: User is not authorized to view the file.
       security:
         - Auth query parameter: []
+  /api/updateFile:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - files
+      summary: Updates file database object
+      description: Updates a file db object using its uid and a change object.
+      operationId: post-updateFile
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateFileRequest'
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessObject'
+      security:
+        - Auth query parameter: []
   /api/enableSharing:
     post:
       tags:
@@ -1509,6 +1530,8 @@ components:
       properties:
         success:
           type: boolean
+        error:
+          type: string
     FileType:
       type: string
       enum:
@@ -1738,6 +1761,18 @@ components:
           type: boolean
         file:
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseFile'
+    UpdateFileRequest:
+      required:
+        - uid
+        - change_obj
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        uid:
+          type: string
+          description: Video UID
+        change_obj:
+          type: object
+          description: Object with fields to update as keys and their new values
     SharingToggle:
       required:
         - uid
@@ -2321,6 +2356,9 @@ components:
           type: string
         thumbnailURL:
           type: string
+          description: Backup if thumbnailPath is not defined
+        thumbnailPath:
+          type: string
         isAudio:
           type: boolean
         duration:
@@ -2332,6 +2370,7 @@ components:
           type: string
         size:
           type: number
+          description: In bytes
         path:
           type: string
         upload_date:
@@ -2340,6 +2379,12 @@ components:
           type: string
         sharingEnabled:
           type: boolean
+        category:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
+        view_count:
+          type: number
+        local_view_count:
+          type: number
     Playlist:
       required:
         - uids
@@ -2369,6 +2414,8 @@ components:
           type: number
         user_uid:
           type: string
+        auto:
+          type: boolean
     Download:
       required:
         - url

backend/app.js

@@ -950,6 +950,24 @@ app.post('/api/getAllFiles', optionalJwt, async function (req, res) {
     });
 });
 
+app.post('/api/updateFile', optionalJwt, async function (req, res) {
+    const uid = req.body.uid;
+    const change_obj = req.body.change_obj;
+
+    const file = await db_api.updateRecord('files', {uid: uid}, change_obj);
+
+    if (!file) {
+        res.send({
+            success: false,
+            error: 'File could not be found'
+        });
+    } else {
+        res.send({
+            success: true
+        });
+    }
+});
+
 app.post('/api/checkConcurrentStream', async (req, res) => {
     const uid = req.body.uid;
 

src/api-types/index.ts

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export type { UpdateCategoriesRequest } from './models/UpdateCategoriesRequest';
 export type { UpdateCategoryRequest } from './models/UpdateCategoryRequest';
 export type { UpdateConcurrentStreamRequest } from './models/UpdateConcurrentStreamRequest';
 export type { UpdateConcurrentStreamResponse } from './models/UpdateConcurrentStreamResponse';
+export type { UpdateFileRequest } from './models/UpdateFileRequest';
 export type { UpdatePlaylistRequest } from './models/UpdatePlaylistRequest';
 export type { UpdaterStatus } from './models/UpdaterStatus';
 export type { UpdateServerRequest } from './models/UpdateServerRequest';

src/api-types/models/DatabaseFile.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
 
+import type { Category } from './Category';
+
 export type DatabaseFile = {
     id: string;
     title: string;
+    /**
+     * Backup if thumbnailPath is not defined
+     */
     thumbnailURL: string;
+    thumbnailPath?: string;
     isAudio: boolean;
     /**
      * In seconds
@@ -13,9 +19,15 @@ export type DatabaseFile = {
     duration: number;
     url: string;
     uploader: string;
+    /**
+     * In bytes
+     */
     size: number;
     path: string;
     upload_date: string;
     uid: string;
     sharingEnabled?: boolean;
+    category?: Category;
+    view_count?: number;
+    local_view_count?: number;
 };

src/api-types/models/SuccessObject.ts

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 export type SuccessObject = {
     success: boolean;
+    error?: string;
 };

src/api-types/models/UpdateFileRequest.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* istanbul ignore file */
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+
+export type UpdateFileRequest = {
+    /**
+     * Video UID
+     */
+    uid: string;
+    /**
+     * Object with fields to update as keys and their new values
+     */
+    change_obj: any;
+};

src/app/app.module.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import { NgModule, LOCALE_ID } from '@angular/core';
-import { registerLocaleData, CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { registerLocaleData, CommonModule, DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatButtonToggleModule } from '@angular/material/button-toggle';
 import { MatCardModule } from '@angular/material/card';
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ registerLocaleData(es, 'es');
     ],
     providers: [
         PostsService,
-        { provide: HTTP_INTERCEPTORS, useClass: H401Interceptor, multi: true }
+        { provide: HTTP_INTERCEPTORS, useClass: H401Interceptor, multi: true },
+        DatePipe
     ],
     exports: [
         HighlightPipe,

src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.html

@@ -1,36 +1,64 @@
 <h4 mat-dialog-title>{{file.title}}</h4>
 
 <mat-dialog-content>
-    <div class="info-item">
-        <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video name property">Name:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.title}}</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="info-item">
-        <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video URL property">URL:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value"><a target="_blank" [href]="file.url">{{file.url}}</a></div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="info-item">
-        <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video ID property">Uploader:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.uploader ? file.uploader : 'N/A'}}</div>
+    <div style="width: 100%; position: relative;">
+        <button style="position: absolute; right: 16px; top: 8px;" mat-icon-button (click)="editing = !editing"><mat-icon>edit</mat-icon></button>
     </div>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input [(ngModel)]="new_file.title" matInput placeholder="Name" i18n-placeholder="Name" [disabled]="!editing">
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input [(ngModel)]="new_file.url" matInput placeholder="URL" i18n-placeholder="URL" [disabled]="!editing">
+        <button mat-icon-button matSuffix (click)="window.open(new_file.url, '_blank')">
+            <mat-icon>link</mat-icon>
+        </button>
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input [(ngModel)]="new_file.uploader" matInput placeholder="Uploader" i18n-placeholder="Uploader" [disabled]="!editing">
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <mat-label i18n="Upload date">Upload date</mat-label>
+        <input [value]="upload_date" matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" (dateChange)="uploadDateChanged($event)" [disabled]="!editing">
+        <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
+        <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input [(ngModel)]="new_file.thumbnailPath" matInput placeholder="Thumbnail path" i18n-placeholder="Thumbnail path" [disabled]="!editing">
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input [(ngModel)]="new_file.thumbnailURL" matInput placeholder="Thumbnail URL" i18n-placeholder="Thumbnail URL" [disabled]="!editing || new_file.thumbnailPath">
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <mat-select placeholder="Category" i18n-placeholder="Category" [value]="category" (valueChange)="categoryChanged($event)" [compareWith]="categoryComparisonFunction" [disabled]="!editing">
+            <mat-option [value]="{}">
+                N/A
+            </mat-option>
+            <mat-option *ngFor="let available_category of postsService.categories | keyvalue" [value]="available_category">
+                {{available_category.value.name}}
+            </mat-option>
+        </mat-select>
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input type="number" [(ngModel)]="new_file.view_count" matInput placeholder="View count" i18n-placeholder="View count" [disabled]="!editing">
+    </mat-form-field>
+    <mat-form-field class="info-field">
+        <input type="number" [(ngModel)]="new_file.local_view_count" matInput placeholder="Local view count" i18n-placeholder="Local view count" [disabled]="!editing">
+    </mat-form-field>
+
+    <mat-divider style="margin-bottom: 16px;"></mat-divider>
+
     <div class="info-item">
         <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video file size property">File size:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.size ? filesize(file.size) : 'N/A'}}</div>
+        <div class="info-item-value">{{new_file.size ? filesize(new_file.size) : 'N/A'}}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="info-item">
         <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video path property">Path:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.path ? file.path : 'N/A'}}</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="info-item">
-        <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Video upload date property">Upload Date:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value">{{file.upload_date ? file.upload_date : 'N/A'}}</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="info-item">
-        <div class="info-item-label"><strong><ng-container i18n="Category property">Category:</ng-container>&nbsp;</strong></div>
-        <div class="info-item-value"><ng-container *ngIf="file.category"><mat-chip-list><mat-chip>{{file.category.name}}</mat-chip></mat-chip-list></ng-container><ng-container *ngIf="!file.category">N/A</ng-container></div>
+        <div class="info-item-value">{{new_file.path ? new_file.path : 'N/A'}}</div>
     </div>
+
 </mat-dialog-content>
 
 <mat-dialog-actions>
-    <button mat-button mat-dialog-close><ng-container i18n="Close subscription info button">Close</ng-container></button>
+    <button mat-button mat-dialog-close><ng-container i18n="Close video info button">Close</ng-container></button>
+    <button mat-button [disabled]="!metadataChanged()" (click)="saveChanges()"><ng-container i18n="Save video info button">Save</ng-container></button>
 </mat-dialog-actions>

src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.scss

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     vertical-align: top;
 }
 
+.info-field {
+    width: 90%;
+}
+
 .a-wrap {
     word-wrap: break-word
 }

src/app/dialogs/video-info-dialog/video-info-dialog.component.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import filesize from 'filesize';
 import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { PostsService } from 'app/posts.services';
+import { Category, DatabaseFile } from 'api-types';
+import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-video-info-dialog',
@@ -8,15 +11,75 @@ import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA } from '@angular/material/dialog';
   styleUrls: ['./video-info-dialog.component.scss']
 })
 export class VideoInfoDialogComponent implements OnInit {
-  file: any;
+  file: DatabaseFile;
+  new_file: DatabaseFile;
   filesize;
-  constructor(@Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: any) { }
+  window = window;
+  upload_date: Date;
+  category: Category;
+  editing = false;
+
+  constructor(@Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: any, public postsService: PostsService, private datePipe: DatePipe) { }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.filesize = filesize;
     if (this.data) {
-      this.file = this.data.file;
+      this.initializeFile(this.data.file);
     }
+    this.postsService.reloadCategories();
+  }
+
+  initializeFile(file: DatabaseFile): void {
+    this.file = file;
+    this.new_file = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(file));
+
+    // use UTC for the date picker. not the cleanest approach but it allows it to match the upload date
+    this.upload_date = new Date(this.new_file.upload_date);
+    this.upload_date.setMinutes( this.upload_date.getMinutes() + this.upload_date.getTimezoneOffset() );
+
+    this.category = this.file.category ? this.category : {};
+
+    // we need to align whether missing category is null or undefined. this line helps with that.
+    if (!this.file.category) { this.new_file.category = null; this.file.category = null; }
+  }
+
+  saveChanges(): void {
+    const change_obj = {};
+    const keys = Object.keys(this.file);
+    keys.forEach(key => {
+      if (this.file[key] !== this.new_file[key]) change_obj[key] = this.new_file[key];
+    });
+
+    this.postsService.updateFile(this.file.uid, change_obj).subscribe(res => {
+      this.getFile();
+    });
+  }
+
+  getFile(): void {
+    this.postsService.getFile(this.file.uid).subscribe(res => {
+      this.file = res['file'];
+      this.initializeFile(this.file);
+    });
+  }
+
+  uploadDateChanged(event): void {
+    this.new_file.upload_date = this.datePipe.transform(event.value, 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+  }
+
+  categoryChanged(event): void {
+    this.new_file.category = Object.keys(event).length ? {uid: event.uid, name: event.name} : null;
+  }
+
+  categoryComparisonFunction(option: Category, value: Category): boolean {
+    // can't access properties of null/undefined values, prehandle these
+    if (!option && !value) return true;
+    else if (!option || !value) return false;
+
+    return option.uid === value.uid;
+  }
+
+  metadataChanged(): boolean { 
+    return JSON.stringify(this.file) !== JSON.stringify(this.new_file);
   }
 
 }

src/app/player/player.component.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   @ViewChild('twitchchat') twitchChat: TwitchChatComponent;
 
   @HostListener('window:resize', ['$event'])
-  onResize(event) {
+  onResize(): void {
     this.innerWidth = window.innerWidth;
   }
 
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  ngAfterViewInit() {
+  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
     this.cdr.detectChanges();
     this.postsService.sidenav.close();
   }
 
-  ngOnDestroy() {
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
     // prevents volume save feature from running in the background
     clearInterval(this.save_volume_timer);
   }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
               public snackBar: MatSnackBar, private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {
 
   }
-  processConfig() {
+  processConfig(): void {
     this.baseStreamPath = this.postsService.path;
     this.audioFolderPath = this.postsService.config['Downloader']['path-audio'];
     this.videoFolderPath = this.postsService.config['Downloader']['path-video'];
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  getFile() {
-    this.postsService.getFile(this.uid, null, this.uuid).subscribe(res => {
+  getFile(): void {
+    this.postsService.getFile(this.uid, this.uuid).subscribe(res => {
       this.db_file = res['file'];
       if (!this.db_file) {
-        this.openSnackBar('Failed to get file information from the server.', 'Dismiss');
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to get file information from the server.', 'Dismiss');
         return;
       }
-      this.postsService.incrementViewCount(this.db_file['uid'], null, this.uuid).subscribe(res => {}, err => {
+      this.postsService.incrementViewCount(this.db_file['uid'], null, this.uuid).subscribe(() => undefined, err => {
         console.error('Failed to increment view count');
         console.error(err);
       });
@@ -161,19 +161,19 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  getSubscription() {
+  getSubscription(): void {
     this.postsService.getSubscription(this.sub_id).subscribe(res => {
       const subscription = res['subscription'];
       this.subscription = subscription;
       this.type === this.subscription.type;
       this.uids = this.subscription.videos.map(video => video['uid']);
       this.parseFileNames();
-    }, err => {
-      this.openSnackBar(`Failed to find subscription ${this.sub_id}`, 'Dismiss');
+    }, () => {
+      this.postsService.openSnackBar(`Failed to find subscription ${this.sub_id}`, 'Dismiss');
     });
   }
 
-  getPlaylistFiles() {
+  getPlaylistFiles(): void {
     this.postsService.getPlaylist(this.playlist_id, this.uuid, true).subscribe(res => {
       if (res['playlist']) {
         this.db_playlist = res['playlist'];
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         this.show_player = true;
         this.parseFileNames();
       } else {
-        this.openSnackBar('Failed to load playlist!', '');
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to load playlist!', '');
       }
-    }, err => {
-      this.openSnackBar('Failed to load playlist!', '');
+    }, () => {
+      this.postsService.openSnackBar('Failed to load playlist!', '');
     });
   }
 
-  parseFileNames() {    
+  parseFileNames(): void {    
     this.playlist = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < this.uids.length; i++) {
       let file_obj = null;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
       const mime_type = file_obj.isAudio ? 'audio/mp3' : 'video/mp4' 
 
-      let baseLocation = 'stream/';
+      const baseLocation = 'stream/';
       let fullLocation = this.baseStreamPath + baseLocation + `?test=test&uid=${file_obj['uid']}`;
 
       if (this.postsService.isLoggedIn) {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.show_player = true;
   }
 
-  onPlayerReady(api: VgApiService) {
+  onPlayerReady(api: VgApiService): void {
       this.api = api;
       this.api_ready = true;
       this.cdr.detectChanges();
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       }
   }
 
-  saveVolume(api) {
+  saveVolume(api: VgApiService): void {
     if (this.original_volume !== api.volume) {
       localStorage.setItem('player_volume', api.volume)
       this.original_volume = api.volume;
     }
   }
 
-  nextVideo() {
+  nextVideo(): void {
       if (this.currentIndex === this.playlist.length - 1) {
         // dont continue playing
           // this.currentIndex = 0;
@@ -276,17 +276,16 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       this.currentItem = this.playlist[ this.currentIndex ];
   }
 
-  playVideo() {
+  playVideo(): void {
       this.api.play();
   }
 
-  onClickPlaylistItem(item: IMedia, index: number) {
-      // console.log('new current item is ' + item.title + ' at index ' + index);
+  onClickPlaylistItem(item: IMedia, index: number): void {
       this.currentIndex = index;
       this.currentItem = item;
   }
 
-  getFileNames() {
+  getFileNames(): string[] {
     const fileNames = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < this.playlist.length; i++) {
       fileNames.push(this.playlist[i].title);
@@ -294,11 +293,11 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     return fileNames;
   }
 
-  decodeURI(string) {
-    return decodeURI(string);
+  decodeURI(uri: string): string {
+    return decodeURI(uri);
   }
 
-  downloadContent() {
+  downloadContent(): void {
     const zipName = this.db_playlist.name;
     this.downloading = true;
     this.postsService.downloadPlaylistFromServer(this.playlist_id, this.uuid).subscribe(res => {
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  downloadFile() {
+  downloadFile(): void {
     const filename = this.playlist[0].title;
     const ext = (this.playlist[0].type === 'audio/mp3') ? '.mp3' : '.mp4';
     this.downloading = true;
@@ -325,22 +324,22 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  playlistPostCreationHandler(playlistID) {
+  playlistPostCreationHandler(playlistID: string): void {
     // changes the route without moving from the current view or
     // triggering a navigation event
     this.playlist_id = playlistID;
     this.router.navigateByUrl(this.router.url + ';id=' + playlistID);
   }
 
-  drop(event: CdkDragDrop<string[]>) {
+  drop(event: CdkDragDrop<string[]>): void {
     moveItemInArray(this.playlist, event.previousIndex, event.currentIndex);
   }
 
-   playlistChanged() {
+   playlistChanged(): boolean {
     return JSON.stringify(this.playlist) !== this.original_playlist;
   }
 
-  openShareDialog() {
+  openShareDialog(): void {
     const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ShareMediaDialogComponent, {
       data: {
         uid: this.playlist_id ? this.playlist_id : this.uid,
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
   
-  openFileInfoDialog() {
+  openFileInfoDialog(): void {
     this.dialog.open(VideoInfoDialogComponent, {
       data: {
         file: this.db_file,
@@ -370,11 +369,11 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     })
   }
 
-  setPlaybackTimestamp(time) {
+  setPlaybackTimestamp(time: number): void {
     this.api.seekTime(time);
   }
 
-  togglePlayback(to_play) {
+  togglePlayback(to_play: boolean): void {
     if (to_play) {
       this.api.play();
     } else {
@@ -382,22 +381,14 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  setPlaybackRate(speed) {
+  setPlaybackRate(speed: number): void {
     this.api.playbackRate = speed;
   }
 
-  shuffleArray(array) {
+  shuffleArray(array: unknown[]): void {
     for (let i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
         const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
         [array[i], array[j]] = [array[j], array[i]];
     }
   }
-
-  // snackbar helper
-  public openSnackBar(message: string, action: string) {
-    this.snackBar.open(message, action, {
-      duration: 2000,
-    });
-  }
-
 }

src/app/posts.services.ts

@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ import {
     UpdateTaskDataRequest,
     RestoreDBBackupRequest,
     Schedule,
-    ClearDownloadsRequest
+    ClearDownloadsRequest,
+    Category,
+    UpdateFileRequest
 } from '../api-types';
 import { isoLangs } from './settings/locales_list';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
     // global vars
     config = null;
     subscriptions = null;
-    categories = null;
+    categories: Category[] = null;
     sidenav = null;
     locale = isoLangs['en'];
     version_info = null;
@@ -348,8 +350,8 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
         return this.http.get<GetMp4sResponse>(this.path + 'getMp4s', this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    getFile(uid: string, type: FileType, uuid: string = null) {
-        const body: GetFileRequest = {uid: uid, type: type, uuid: uuid};
+    getFile(uid: string, uuid: string = null) {
+        const body: GetFileRequest = {uid: uid, uuid: uuid};
         return this.http.post<GetFileResponse>(this.path + 'getFile', body, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
@@ -357,6 +359,11 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
         return this.http.post<GetAllFilesResponse>(this.path + 'getAllFiles', {sort: sort, range: range, text_search: text_search, file_type_filter: file_type_filter}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
+    updateFile(uid: string, change_obj: Object) {
+        const body: UpdateFileRequest = {uid: uid, change_obj: change_obj};
+        return this.http.post<SuccessObject>(this.path + 'updateFile', body, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
     downloadFileFromServer(uid: string, uuid: string = null) {
         const body: DownloadFileRequest = {
             uid: uid,