regex-for-http

js/modules/loki_public_chat_api.js

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const nodeFetch = require('node-fetch');
 const validOpenGroupServer = async serverUrl => {
   // test to make sure it's online (and maybe has a valid SSL cert)
   try {
+    console.log('[vince] loki_public_chat_api --> serverUrl:', serverUrl);
+
     const url = new URL(serverUrl);
 
     if (window.lokiFeatureFlags.useFileOnionRequests) {

ts/session/types/OpenGroup.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ interface OpenGroupParams {
 }
 
 export class OpenGroup {
+  // Matches prefixes https:// http:// plus no prefix.
+  // Servers without prefix default to https://
   private static readonly serverRegex = new RegExp(
-    '^([\\w-]{2,}.){1,2}[\\w-]{2,}$'
+    '^(https?:\\/\\/){0,1}([\\w-]{2,}.){1,2}[\\w-]{2,}$'
   );
   private static readonly groupIdRegex = new RegExp(
     '^publicChat:[0-9]*@([\\w-]{2,}.){1,2}[\\w-]{2,}$'
@@ -17,10 +19,22 @@ export class OpenGroup {
   public readonly channel: number;
   public readonly groupId?: string;
   public readonly conversationId: string;
+  private readonly rawServer: string;
 
   constructor(params: OpenGroupParams) {
-    const strippedServer = params.server.replace('https://', '');
-    this.server = strippedServer;
+    // https will be prepended unless explicitly http
+    const prefixRegex = new RegExp('https:\//\//');
+    this.rawServer = params.server.replace(prefixRegex, '');
+    
+    const isHttps = Boolean(params.server.match('^(https:\/\/){1}'));
+    const isHttp = Boolean(params.server.match('^(http:\/\/){1}'));
+    const hasNoPrefix = !(params.server.match(prefixRegex));
+
+    console.log('[vince] isHttps:', isHttps);
+    console.log('[vince] isHttp:', isHttp);
+    console.log('[vince] hasNoPrefix:', hasNoPrefix);
+
+    this.server = params.server;
 
     // Validate server format
     const isValid = OpenGroup.serverRegex.test(this.server);
@@ -28,6 +42,8 @@ export class OpenGroup {
       throw Error('an invalid server or groupId was provided');
     }
 
+    console.log('[vince] OpenGroup --> constructor:', this.server);
+
     this.channel = params.channel;
     this.conversationId = params.conversationId;
     this.groupId = OpenGroup.getGroupId(this.server, this.channel);