Refactoring Job config and exposing it to messenger #753

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/AlbumCoverFillingJob.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {ObjectManagers} from '../../ObjectManagers';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {Job} from './Job';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 export class AlbumCoverFillingJob extends Job {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Album Cover Filling']];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = null;
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = null;
   directoryToSetCover: { id: number; name: string; path: string }[] = null;
   status: 'Persons' | 'Albums' | 'Directory' = 'Persons';
 

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/AlbumCoverResetJob.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {ObjectManagers} from '../../ObjectManagers';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {Job} from './Job';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 export class AlbumCoverRestJob extends Job {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Album Cover Reset']];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = null;
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = null;
   protected readonly IsInstant = true;
 
   public get Supported(): boolean {

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/AlbumResetJob.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {ObjectManagers} from '../../ObjectManagers';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {Job} from './Job';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 export class AlbumRestJob extends Job {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Album Reset']];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = null;
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = null;
   protected readonly IsInstant = true;
 
   public get Supported(): boolean {

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/FileJob.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {Job} from './Job';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import {Logger} from '../../../Logger';
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import {ProjectPath} from '../../../ProjectPath';
 import {FileEntity} from '../../database/enitites/FileEntity';
 import {DirectoryBaseDTO, DirectoryDTOUtils} from '../../../../common/entities/DirectoryDTO';
 import {DirectoryScanSettings, DiskManager} from '../../fileaccess/DiskManager';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 const LOG_TAG = '[FileJob]';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const LOG_TAG = '[FileJob]';
  * Abstract class for thumbnail creation, file deleting etc.
  */
 export abstract class FileJob<S extends { indexedOnly?: boolean } = { indexedOnly?: boolean }> extends Job<S> {
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = [];
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = [];
   directoryQueue: string[] = [];
   fileQueue: string[] = [];
   DBProcessing = {

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/GalleryResetJob.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {ObjectManagers} from '../../ObjectManagers';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {Job} from './Job';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 export class GalleryRestJob extends Job {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Gallery Reset']];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = null;
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = null;
   protected readonly IsInstant = true;
 
   public get Supported(): boolean {

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/IndexingJob.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {ObjectManagers} from '../../ObjectManagers';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import {Job} from './Job';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {JobProgressStates} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobProgressDTO';
 import {ProjectPath} from '../../../ProjectPath';
 import {backendTexts} from '../../../../common/BackendTexts';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {ParentDirectoryDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/DirectoryDTO';
 import {Logger} from '../../../Logger';
 import {FileDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/FileDTO';
 import {DiskManager} from '../../fileaccess/DiskManager';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 const LOG_TAG = '[IndexingJob]';
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export class IndexingJob<
 > extends Job<S> {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs.Indexing];
   directoriesToIndex: string[] = [];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = [
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = [
     {
       id: 'indexChangesOnly',
       type: 'boolean',

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/Job.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import {Logger} from '../../../Logger';
 import {IJob} from './IJob';
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, JobDTO, JobDTOUtils,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {JobDTO, JobDTOUtils} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import {JobProgress} from './JobProgress';
 import {IJobListener} from './IJobListener';
 import {JobProgressStates} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobProgressDTO';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 declare const process: { nextTick: (_: unknown) => void };
 declare const global: { gc: () => void };
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export abstract class Job<T extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unk
 
   public abstract get Name(): string;
 
-  public abstract get ConfigTemplate(): ConfigTemplateEntry[];
+  public abstract get ConfigTemplate(): DynamicConfig[];
 
   public get Progress(): JobProgress {
     return this.progress;

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/TempFolderCleaningJob.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ConfigTemplateEntry, DefaultsJobs,} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
+import {DefaultsJobs} from '../../../../common/entities/job/JobDTO';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import {Job} from './Job';
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import {ProjectPath} from '../../../ProjectPath';
 import {GPXProcessing} from '../../fileaccess/fileprocessing/GPXProcessing';
 import {PhotoProcessing} from '../../fileaccess/fileprocessing/PhotoProcessing';
 import {VideoProcessing} from '../../fileaccess/fileprocessing/VideoProcessing';
+import { DynamicConfig } from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 export class TempFolderCleaningJob extends Job {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Temp Folder Cleaning']];
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = null;
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = null;
   public readonly Supported: boolean = true;
   directoryQueue: string[] = [];
   private tempRootCleaned = false;

src/backend/model/jobs/jobs/TopPickSendJob.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {PhotoEntity} from '../../database/enitites/PhotoEntity';
 import {EmailMediaMessenger} from '../../mediamessengers/EmailMediaMessenger';
 import {MediaPickDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/MediaPickDTO';
 import {MediaDTOUtils} from '../../../../common/entities/MediaDTO';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../../../../common/entities/DynamicConfig';
 
 
 export class TopPickSendJob extends Job<{
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export class TopPickSendJob extends Job<{
 }> {
   public readonly Name = DefaultsJobs[DefaultsJobs['Top Pick Sending']];
   public readonly Supported: boolean = true;
-  public readonly ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[] = [
+  public readonly ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[] = [
     {
       id: 'mediaPick',
       type: 'MediaPickDTO-array',

src/common/entities/DynamicConfig.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {backendText} from '../BackendTexts';
+import {fieldType} from './job/JobDTO';
+
+/**
+ * Dynamic configs are not part of the typeconfig maintained config.
+ * Pigallery uses them to dynamically define configuration
+ * on the serverside so the client can parse and render it.
+ * It is mostly used for configuring jobs
+ */
+export interface DynamicConfig {
+  id: string;
+  // Use a predefined and localized backend text id or explicitly define the text
+  name: backendText | string;
+  description: backendText | string;
+  type: fieldType;
+  defaultValue: unknown;
+}

src/common/entities/job/JobDTO.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {backendText} from '../../BackendTexts';
+import {DynamicConfig} from '../DynamicConfig';
 
 export type fieldType = 'string' | 'string-array' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'number-array' | 'MediaPickDTO-array';
 
@@ -17,17 +18,10 @@ export enum DefaultsJobs {
   'Top Pick Sending' = 12
 }
 
-export interface ConfigTemplateEntry {
-  id: string;
-  name: backendText;
-  description: backendText;
-  type: fieldType;
-  defaultValue: any;
-}
 
 export interface JobDTO {
   Name: string;
-  ConfigTemplate: ConfigTemplateEntry[];
+  ConfigTemplate: DynamicConfig[];
 }
 
 export const JobDTOUtils = {