Fix display of vertical images and videos such they fit in the gallery item.

.gitignore

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.egg-info/
 /cista/_version.py
-/cista/wwwroot/*
+/cista/frontend-build/
 /dist

cista/api.py

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ fileserver = FileServer()
 
 
 @bp.before_server_start
-async def start_fileserver(app, _):
+async def start_fileserver(app):
     await fileserver.start()
 
 
 @bp.after_server_stop
-async def stop_fileserver(app, _):
+async def stop_fileserver(app):
     await fileserver.stop()
 
 

cista/app.py

@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ setproctitle("cista-main")
 
 
 @app.before_server_start
-async def main_start(app, loop):
+async def main_start(app):
     config.load_config()
     setproctitle(f"cista {config.config.path.name}")
     workers = max(2, min(8, cpu_count()))
     app.ctx.threadexec = ThreadPoolExecutor(
         max_workers=workers, thread_name_prefix="cista-ioworker"
     )
-    watching.start(app, loop)
+    watching.start(app)
 
 
 # Sanic sometimes fails to execute after_server_stop, so we do it before instead (potentially interrupting handlers)
 @app.before_server_stop
-async def main_stop(app, loop):
+async def main_stop(app):
     quit.set()
     watching.stop(app)
     app.ctx.threadexec.shutdown()
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def use_session(req):
 
 
 @app.before_server_start
-def http_fileserver(app, _):
+def http_fileserver(app):
     bp = Blueprint("fileserver")
     bp.on_request(auth.verify)
     bp.static(
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ www = {}
 
 def _load_wwwroot(www):
     wwwnew = {}
-    base = Path(__file__).with_name("wwwroot")
+    base = Path(__file__).with_name("frontend-build")
     paths = [PurePath()]
-    zstd = ZstdCompressor(level=10)
+    zstd = ZstdCompressor(level=18)
     while paths:
         path = paths.pop(0)
         current = base / path

cista/auth.py

@@ -271,6 +271,18 @@ async def update_user(request, username):
     return json(response)
 
 
+@bp.delete("/users/<username>")
+async def delete_user(request, username):
+    verify(request, privileged=True)
+    if username not in config.config.users:
+        raise BadRequest("User does not exist")
+    try:
+        config.del_user(username)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise BadRequest(str(e)) from e
+    return json({"message": f"User {username} deleted"})
+
+
 @bp.put("/config/public")
 async def update_public(request):
     verify(request, privileged=True)

cista/preview.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import fitz  # PyMuPDF
 import numpy as np
 import pillow_heif
 from PIL import Image
-from sanic import Blueprint, empty, raw
+from sanic import Blueprint, empty, raw, redirect
 from sanic.exceptions import NotFound
 from sanic.log import logger
 
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ async def preview(req, path):
     maxzoom = float(req.args.get("zoom", 2.0))
     quality = int(req.args.get("q", 60))
     rel = PurePosixPath(sanitize(unquote(path)))
-    path = config.config.path / rel
-    stat = path.lstat()
+    filepath = config.config.path / rel
+    stat = filepath.lstat()
     etag = config.derived_secret(
         "preview", rel, stat.st_mtime_ns, quality, maxsize, maxzoom
     ).hex()
-    savename = PurePosixPath(path.name).with_suffix(".avif")
+    savename = PurePosixPath(filepath.name).with_suffix(".avif")
     headers = {
         "etag": etag,
         "last-modified": format_date_time(stat.st_mtime),
@@ -61,22 +61,30 @@ async def preview(req, path):
         # The client has it cached, respond 304 Not Modified
         return empty(304, headers=headers)
 
-    if not path.is_file():
+    if not filepath.is_file():
         raise NotFound("File not found")
 
     img = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
-        req.app.ctx.threadexec, dispatch, path, quality, maxsize, maxzoom
+        req.app.ctx.threadexec, dispatch, filepath, quality, maxsize, maxzoom
     )
+    if not img:
+        # Preview generation failed, redirect to the file itself
+        return redirect(f"/files/{path}", status=303)
     return raw(img, headers=headers)
 
 
 def dispatch(path, quality, maxsize, maxzoom):
-    if path.suffix.lower() in (".pdf", ".xps", ".epub", ".mobi"):
-        return process_pdf(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize, maxzoom=maxzoom)
-    type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(path.name)
-    if type and type.startswith("video/"):
-        return process_video(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize)
-    return process_image(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize)
+    try:
+        if path.suffix.lower() in (".pdf", ".xps", ".epub", ".mobi"):
+            return process_pdf(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize, maxzoom=maxzoom)
+        type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(path.name)
+        if type and type.startswith("video/"):
+            return process_video(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize)
+        return process_image(path, quality=quality, maxsize=maxsize)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Cannot generate preview for {path.name}: {e}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception(f"Error generating preview for {path.name}: {e}")
 
 
 def process_image(path, *, maxsize, quality):
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ def process_pdf(path, *, maxsize, maxzoom, quality, page_number=0):
     w, h = page.rect[2:4]
     zoom = min(maxsize / w, maxsize / h, maxzoom)
     mat = fitz.Matrix(zoom, zoom)
-    pix = page.get_pixmap(matrix=mat)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    pix = page.get_pixmap(matrix=mat)
     t_load_end = perf_counter()
 
     t_save_start = perf_counter()
@@ -166,35 +174,49 @@ def process_video(path, *, maxsize, quality):
             new_height = int(frame.height * scale_factor)
             frame = frame.reformat(width=new_width, height=new_height)
 
-        # Simple rotation detection and logging
+        # Apply EXIF rotation if present
         if frame.rotation:
-            try:
-                fplanes = frame.to_ndarray()
-                # Split into Y, U, V planes of proper dimensions
-                planes = [
-                    fplanes[: frame.height],
-                    fplanes[frame.height : frame.height + frame.height // 4].reshape(
-                        frame.height // 2, frame.width // 2
-                    ),
-                    fplanes[frame.height + frame.height // 4 :].reshape(
-                        frame.height // 2, frame.width // 2
-                    ),
-                ]
-                # Rotate
-                planes = [np.rot90(p, frame.rotation // 90) for p in planes]
-                # Restore PyAV format
-                planes = np.hstack([p.flat for p in planes]).reshape(
-                    -1, planes[0].shape[1]
-                )
-                frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(planes, format=frame.format.name)
-                del planes, fplanes
-            except Exception as e:
-                if "not yet supported" in str(e):
-                    logger.warning(
-                        f"Not rotating {path.name} preview image by {frame.rotation}°:\n  PyAV: {e}"
+            # frame.rotation indicates clockwise rotation needed to display correctly
+            # np.rot90 rotates counter-clockwise, so we negate k
+            k = (frame.rotation // 90) % 4  # Convert to counter-clockwise rotations
+            if k == 2:
+                # 180° rotation can be done in YUV420p, preserving HDR
+                try:
+                    fplanes = frame.to_ndarray()
+                    # Split into Y, U, V planes of proper dimensions
+                    planes = [
+                        fplanes[: frame.height],
+                        fplanes[
+                            frame.height : frame.height + frame.height // 4
+                        ].reshape(frame.height // 2, frame.width // 2),
+                        fplanes[frame.height + frame.height // 4 :].reshape(
+                            frame.height // 2, frame.width // 2
+                        ),
+                    ]
+                    # Rotate each plane by 180°
+                    planes = [np.rot90(p, 2) for p in planes]
+                    # Restore PyAV format
+                    planes = np.hstack([p.flat for p in planes]).reshape(
+                        -1, planes[0].shape[1]
+                    )
+                    frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(planes, format=frame.format.name)
+                    del planes, fplanes
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.exception(f"Error rotating video frame by 180°: {e}")
+            elif k in (1, 3):
+                # 90° or 270° rotation requires RGB conversion (loses HDR)
+                try:
+                    rgb = frame.to_ndarray(format="rgb24")
+                    rgb = np.rot90(rgb, k)
+                    frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(rgb, format="rgb24")
+                    frame = frame.reformat(
+                        format="yuv420p"
+                    )  # Convert back for encoding
+                    del rgb
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.exception(
+                        f"Error rotating video frame by {frame.rotation}°: {e}"
                     )
-                else:
-                    logger.exception(f"Error rotating video frame: {e}")
         t_load_end = perf_counter()
 
         t_save_start = perf_counter()
@@ -211,6 +233,7 @@ def process_video(path, *, maxsize, quality):
         assert isinstance(ostream, av.VideoStream)
         ostream.width = frame.width
         ostream.height = frame.height
+        ostream.pix_fmt = frame.format.name
         icc = istream.codec_context
         occ = ostream.codec_context
 

cista/watching.py

@@ -440,14 +440,14 @@ def watcher_poll(loop):
         quit.wait(0.1 + 8 * dur)
 
 
-def start(app, loop):
+def start(app):
     global rootpath
     config.load_config()
     rootpath = config.config.path
     use_inotify = sys.platform == "linux"
     app.ctx.watcher = threading.Thread(
         target=watcher_inotify if use_inotify else watcher_poll,
-        args=[loop],
+        args=[app.loop],
         # Descriptive name for system monitoring
         name=f"cista-watcher {rootpath}",
     )

frontend/index.html

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html lang=en>
 <meta charset=UTF-8>
 <title>Cista Storage</title>
-<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, interactive-widget=resizes-content">
 <link rel="icon" href="/src/assets/logo.svg">
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
 <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>

frontend/src/assets/main.css

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     margin: 0 .5rem 0 1rem !important;
   }
   body#app {
+    position: static !important;
     height: auto !important;
   }
   main {
@@ -165,6 +166,11 @@ body {
   font-family: 'Roboto';
   color: var(--primary-color);
   margin: 0;
+  /* Prevent any scrolling on body */
+  overflow: hidden;
+  /* Fallback for older browsers */
+  height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 }
 tbody .size,
 tbody .modified {
@@ -214,12 +220,14 @@ table {
   gap: 0;
 }
 body#app {
-  height: 100vh;
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 main {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0; /* Allow flex child to shrink below content size */
   padding-bottom: 3em; /* convenience space on the bottom */
   overflow-y: scroll;
   text-align: center;
@@ -237,6 +245,7 @@ header nav.headermain {
   z-index: 101;
   content: attr(data-tooltip);
   position: absolute;
+  pointer-events: none;
   font-size: 1rem;
   text-align: center;
   padding: .5rem 1rem;
@@ -248,9 +257,6 @@ header nav.headermain {
   white-space: pre;
   animation: appearbriefly calc(10 * var(--transition-time)) linear forwards;
 }
-.modified [data-tooltip]:hover:after {
-  transform: translate(calc(1rem + 1ex + -100%), calc(-1.5rem + 100%));
-}
 @keyframes appearbriefly {
   from {
     opacity: 0;

frontend/src/components/CursorTooltip.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<template>
+  <Teleport to="body">
+    <div v-if="visible" class="cursor-tooltip" :style="tooltipStyle">
+      <slot></slot>
+    </div>
+  </Teleport>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+// Global activation state - shared across all instances
+let globalActive = false
+let globalDeactivateTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+</script>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  text: string
+  delay?: number
+}>()
+
+const visible = ref(false)
+const mouseX = ref(0)
+const mouseY = ref(0)
+let hoverTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+const tooltipStyle = computed(() => ({
+  left: `${mouseX.value + 12}px`,
+  top: `${mouseY.value + 12}px`,
+}))
+
+const startHover = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+  mouseX.value = e.clientX
+  mouseY.value = e.clientY
+  // Clear any pending deactivation
+  if (globalDeactivateTimer) {
+    clearTimeout(globalDeactivateTimer)
+    globalDeactivateTimer = null
+  }
+  const delay = globalActive ? 0 : (props.delay ?? 800)
+  hoverTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    visible.value = true
+    globalActive = true
+  }, delay)
+}
+
+const updatePosition = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+  mouseX.value = e.clientX
+  mouseY.value = e.clientY
+}
+
+const endHover = () => {
+  if (hoverTimer) {
+    clearTimeout(hoverTimer)
+    hoverTimer = null
+  }
+  visible.value = false
+  // Deactivate global state after a short delay if no new tooltip started
+  if (globalDeactivateTimer) clearTimeout(globalDeactivateTimer)
+  globalDeactivateTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    globalActive = false
+  }, 500)
+}
+
+defineExpose({
+  startHover,
+  updatePosition,
+  endHover,
+})
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.cursor-tooltip {
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 10000;
+  padding: .5rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 3rem 0 3rem 0;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 1rem var(--accent-color);
+  background-color: var(--accent-color);
+  color: var(--primary-color);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+</style>

frontend/src/components/DownloadButton.vue

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const filesystemdl = async (sel: SelectedItems, handle: FileSystemDirectoryHandl
         h = await h.getDirectoryHandle(dir.normalize('NFC'), { create: true })
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to create directory', hdir, error)
-        return
+        throw new Error(`Failed to create directory ${hdir}: ${error}`)
       }
       console.log('Created', hdir)
     }
@@ -90,37 +90,42 @@ const filesystemdl = async (sel: SelectedItems, handle: FileSystemDirectoryHandl
       fileHandle = await h.getFileHandle(name, { create: true })
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to create file', rel, full, hdir + name, error)
-      return
+      throw new Error(`Failed to create file ${hdir + name}: ${error}`)
     }
-    const writable = await fileHandle.createWritable()
-    const url = `/files/${rel}`
-    console.log('Fetching', url)
-    const res = await fetch(url)
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      store.error = `Failed to download ${url}: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`
-      throw new Error(`Failed to download ${url}: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`)
-    }
-    if (res.body) {
-      ++store.dprogress.fileidx
-      const reader = res.body.getReader()
-      await writable.truncate(0)
-      store.error = "Direct download."
-      store.dprogress.tlast = Date.now()
-      while (true) {
-        const { value, done } = await reader.read()
-        if (done) break
-        await writable.write(value)
-        const now = Date.now()
-        const size = value.byteLength
-        store.dprogress.xfer += size
-        store.dprogress.filepos += size
-        store.dprogress.statbytes += size
-        store.dprogress.statdur += now - store.dprogress.tlast
-        store.dprogress.tlast = now
+    try {
+      const writable = await fileHandle.createWritable()
+      const url = `/files/${rel}`
+      console.log('Fetching', url)
+      const res = await fetch(url)
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        store.error = `Failed to download ${url}: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`
+        throw new Error(`Failed to download ${url}: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`)
       }
+      if (res.body) {
+        ++store.dprogress.fileidx
+        const reader = res.body.getReader()
+        await writable.truncate(0)
+        store.error = "Direct download."
+        store.dprogress.tlast = Date.now()
+        while (true) {
+          const { value, done } = await reader.read()
+          if (done) break
+          await writable.write(value)
+          const now = Date.now()
+          const size = value.byteLength
+          store.dprogress.xfer += size
+          store.dprogress.filepos += size
+          store.dprogress.statbytes += size
+          store.dprogress.statdur += now - store.dprogress.tlast
+          store.dprogress.tlast = now
+        }
+      }
+      await writable.close()
+      console.log('Saved', hdir + name)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to write file', hdir + name, error)
+      throw new Error(`Failed to write file ${hdir + name}: ${error}`)
     }
-    await writable.close()
-    console.log('Saved', hdir + name)
   }
   statReset()
 }

frontend/src/components/EmptyFolder.vue

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { defineProps } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import cog from '@/assets/svg/cog.svg'
 import { exists } from '@/utils/fileutil'

frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <td class="name">
           <FileRenameInput :doc="editing" :rename="mkdir" :exit="() => {editing = null}" />
         </td>
-        <FileModified :doc=editing :key=nowkey />
+        <FileModified :doc=editing :now=nowkey />
         <FileSize :doc=editing />
         <td class="menu"></td>
       </tr>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
               <button tabindex=-1 v-if="store.cursor == doc.key" class="rename-button" @click="() => (editing = doc)">🖊️</button>
             </template>
           </td>
-          <FileModified :doc=doc :key=nowkey />
+          <FileModified :doc=doc :now=nowkey />
           <FileSize :doc=doc />
           <td class="menu">
             <button tabindex=-1 @click.stop="contextMenu($event, doc)">⋮</button>

frontend/src/components/FileModified.vue

@@ -1,22 +1,39 @@
 <template>
   <td class="modified right">
-    <time :data-tooltip=tooltip :datetime=datetime>{{ doc.modified }}</time>
+    <time
+      :datetime=datetime
+      @mouseenter="tooltip?.startHover"
+      @mousemove="tooltip?.updatePosition"
+      @mouseleave="tooltip?.endHover"
+    >{{ modified }}</time>
+    <CursorTooltip ref="tooltip" :text="tooltipText">{{ tooltipText }}</CursorTooltip>
   </td>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { formatUnixDate } from '@/utils'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import CursorTooltip from './CursorTooltip.vue'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    doc: Doc
+    now: number
+}>()
+
+const tooltip = ref<InstanceType<typeof CursorTooltip> | null>(null)
+
+// Reference props.now to trigger reactivity when time updates
+const modified = computed(() => {
+  props.now  // trigger reactivity
+  return formatUnixDate(props.doc.mtime)
+})
 
 const datetime = computed(() =>
   new Date(1000 * props.doc.mtime).toISOString().replace('.000Z', 'Z')
 )
 
-const tooltip = computed(() =>
-  datetime.value.replace('T', '\n').replace('Z', ' UTC')
+const tooltipText = computed(() =>
+  datetime.value.replace('T', ' ').replace('Z', ' UTC')
 )
-
-const props = defineProps<{
-    doc: Doc
-}>()
 </script>

frontend/src/components/Gallery.vue

@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
   <div v-if="props.documents.length || editing" class="gallery" ref="gallery">
     <GalleryFigure v-if="editing?.key === 'new'" :doc="editing" :key=editing.key :editing="{rename: mkdir, exit}" />
     <template v-for="(doc, index) in documents" :key=doc.key>
-      <GalleryFigure :doc=doc :editing="editing === doc ? {rename, exit} : null" @menu="contextMenu($event, doc)">
-        <template v-if=showFolderBreadcrumb(index)>
-          <BreadCrumb :path="doc.loc ? doc.loc.split('/') : []" class="folder-change"/>
-          <div class="spacer"></div>
-        </template>
-      </GalleryFigure>
+      <BreadCrumb v-if="showFolderBreadcrumb(index)" :path="doc.loc ? doc.loc.split('/') : []" class="folder-indicator"/>
+      <GalleryFigure :doc=doc :editing="editing === doc ? {rename, exit} : null" @menu="contextMenu($event, doc)" :class="{ 'folder-start': showFolderBreadcrumb(index) }" />
     </template>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -55,10 +51,12 @@ const rename = (doc: Doc, newName: string) => {
   doc.name = newName // We should get an update from watch but this is quicker
 }
 const gallery = ref<HTMLElement>()
-const columns = computed(() => {
-  if (!gallery.value) return 1
-  return getComputedStyle(gallery.value).gridTemplateColumns.split(' ').length
-})
+const columnCount = ref(1)
+const updateColumns = () => {
+  if (!gallery.value) return
+  columnCount.value = getComputedStyle(gallery.value).gridTemplateColumns.split(' ').length
+}
+const columns = computed(() => columnCount.value)
 defineExpose({
   newFolder() {
     const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
@@ -168,12 +166,21 @@ watchEffect(() => {
     focusBreadcrumb()
   }
 })
+let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null
 onMounted(() => {
   const active = document.querySelector('.cursor') as HTMLElement | null
   if (active) {
     active.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center', behavior: 'instant' })
     active.focus()
   }
+  updateColumns()
+  if (gallery.value) {
+    resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(updateColumns)
+    resizeObserver.observe(gallery.value)
+  }
+})
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  resizeObserver?.disconnect()
 })
 const mkdir = (doc: Doc, name: string) => {
   const control = connect(controlUrl, {
@@ -205,6 +212,8 @@ const showFolderBreadcrumb = (i: number) => {
   const docloc = docs[i].loc
   return i === 0 ? docloc !== loc.value : docloc !== docs[i - 1].loc
 }
+
+
 const selectionIndeterminate = computed({
   get: () => {
     return (
@@ -254,13 +263,12 @@ const contextMenu = (ev: MouseEvent, doc: Doc) => {
   display: grid;
   gap: .5em;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15em, 1fr));
-  grid-template-rows: repeat(minmax(auto, 15em));
   align-items: end;
 }
-.breadcrumb {
-  border-radius: .5em 0 0 .5em;
+.folder-indicator {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
 }
-.spacer {
-  flex: 0 1000000000 4rem;
+.folder-start {
+  grid-column-start: 1;
 }
 </style>

frontend/src/components/GalleryFigure.vue

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     @contextmenu.stop
     @focus.stop="store.cursor = doc.key"
     @click=onclick
+    @mouseenter="tooltip?.startHover"
+    @mousemove="tooltip?.updatePosition"
+    @mouseleave="tooltip?.endHover"
   >
     <figure>
       <slot></slot>
@@ -15,19 +18,24 @@
         </template>
         <template v-else>
           <SelectBox :doc=doc @click="store.cursor = doc.key"/>
-          <span :title="doc.name + '\n' + doc.modified + '\n' + doc.sizedisp">{{ doc.name }}</span>
+          <span>{{ doc.name }}</span>
           <div class=namespacer></div>
         </template>
       </figcaption>
     </figure>
+    <CursorTooltip ref="tooltip" :text="tooltipText">
+      <div class="tooltip-name">{{ doc.name }}</div>
+      <div class="tooltip-details">{{ doc.modified }} — {{ doc.sizedisp }}</div>
+    </CursorTooltip>
   </a>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang=ts>
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
 import MediaPreview from '@/components/MediaPreview.vue'
+import CursorTooltip from './CursorTooltip.vue'
 
 const store = useMainStore()
 type EditingProp = {
@@ -40,6 +48,9 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   editing?: EditingProp,
 }>()
 const m = ref<typeof MediaPreview | null>(null)
+const tooltip = ref<InstanceType<typeof CursorTooltip> | null>(null)
+
+const tooltipText = computed(() => props.doc.key)
 
 const onclick = (ev: Event) => {
   if (m.value!.play()) ev.preventDefault()
@@ -48,6 +59,13 @@ const onclick = (ev: Event) => {
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.tooltip-name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.tooltip-details {
+  text-align: center;
+}
 figure {
   max-height: 15em;
   position: relative;
@@ -57,12 +75,15 @@ figure {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  justify-content: end;
+  justify-content: center;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 figure > article {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
+figure :deep(.video-container) {
+  height: 15em;
+}
 .titlespacer {
   flex-shrink: 100000;
   width: 100%;

frontend/src/components/MediaPreview.vue

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   <img v-if=preview() :src="`${doc.previewurl}?${quality}&t=${doc.mtime}`" alt="">
   <img v-else-if=doc.img :src=doc.url alt="">
   <span v-else-if=doc.dir class="folder icon"></span>
-  <video ref=vid v-else-if=video() :src=doc.url :poster=poster preload=none @play=onplay @pause=onpaused @ended=next @seeking=media!.play()></video>
+  <div v-else-if=video() class="video-container">
+    <video ref=vid :src=doc.url :poster=poster preload=none @play=onplay @pause=onpaused @ended=next @seeking=media!.play()></video>
+    <div class="play-overlay"><PlayIcon /></div>
+  </div>
   <div v-else-if=audio() class="audio icon">
     <audio ref=aud :src=doc.url class=icon preload=none @play=onplay @pause=onpaused @ended=next @seeking=media!.play()></audio>
   </div>
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@
 <script setup lang=ts>
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import type { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
+import PlayIcon from '@/assets/svg/play.svg'
 
 const aud = ref<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null)
 const vid = ref<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null)
@@ -165,4 +169,43 @@ img::before {
   filter: grayscale(1);
   content: '❌';
 }
+.video-container {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 50%;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  max-height: 100%;
+}
+.video-container video {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: calc(.5em / 8);
+  object-fit: contain;
+}
+.play-overlay {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  width: 4em;
+  height: 4em;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
+}
+.play-overlay svg {
+  width: 2em;
+  height: 2em;
+  fill: white;
+  margin-left: 0.25em;  /* Visual centering for play triangle */
+}
+.video-container:hover .play-overlay {
+  transform: scale(1.1);
+}
+video[data-playing] + .play-overlay {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
 </style>

frontend/src/components/UserManagementModal.vue

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
       </div>
       <h3>Users</h3>
       <button @click="addUser" class="button" title="Add new user">➕ Add User</button>
-      <div v-if="success" class="success-message">
+      <div v-if="success" class="success-message" @click="copySuccess(false)">
         {{ success }}
-        <button @click="copySuccess" class="button small" title="Copy to clipboard">�</button>
+        <button v-if="success.includes('Password:') || success.includes('New password:')" @click.stop="copySuccess(true)" class="button small" title="Copy to clipboard">{{ copyButtonText }}</button>
       </div>
       <table class="user-table">
         <thead>
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const loading = ref(true)
 const users = ref<User[]>([])
 const error = ref('')
 const success = ref('')
+const copyButtonText = ref('📋')
 const serverSettings = reactive({
   public: false
 })
@@ -170,11 +171,25 @@ const deleteUserAction = async (username: string) => {
   }
 }
 
-const copySuccess = async () => {
-  const passwordMatch = success.value.match(/Password: (.+)/)
+const copySuccess = async (isButtonClick: boolean = false) => {
+  const passwordMatch = success.value.match(/(?:Password|New password): (.+)/)
   if (passwordMatch) {
     await navigator.clipboard.writeText(passwordMatch[1])
-    // Maybe flash or something, but for now just copy
+    if (isButtonClick) {
+      // Show "Copied!" indication on button
+      copyButtonText.value = '✅ Copied!'
+      // Hide password and button immediately after copying
+      const baseMessage = success.value.replace(/(?:Password|New password): .+/, 'Password copied to clipboard!')
+      success.value = baseMessage
+      // Hide the entire message after 3 seconds
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        success.value = ''
+        copyButtonText.value = '📋'
+      }, 3000)
+    } else {
+      // Just hide the message when clicking elsewhere
+      success.value = ''
+    }
   }
 }
 

frontend/src/utils/docsort.ts

@@ -13,3 +13,50 @@ export const sorted = (documents: Doc[], order: SortOrder) => {
   sorted.sort(ordering[order])
   return sorted
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sort documents while keeping files grouped by their folder.
+ * - name: folders sorted by folder path, items within by name
+ * - modified: folders sorted by newest item within results, items within by mtime
+ * - size: folders sorted by largest file within results, items within by size
+ */
+export const sortedGrouped = (documents: Doc[], order: SortOrder) => {
+  if (!order) return documents
+
+  const compare = ordering[order]
+
+  // Group documents by their folder location
+  const byFolder = new Map<string, Doc[]>()
+  for (const doc of documents) {
+    const folder = doc.loc
+    if (!byFolder.has(folder)) byFolder.set(folder, [])
+    byFolder.get(folder)!.push(doc)
+  }
+
+  // Sort items within each folder
+  for (const docs of byFolder.values()) {
+    docs.sort(compare)
+  }
+
+  // Find the "best" item in each folder (first after sorting = best according to criteria)
+  const folderBest = new Map<string, Doc>()
+  for (const [folder, docs] of byFolder) {
+    folderBest.set(folder, docs[0])
+  }
+
+  // Sort folders: by path for name sort, by best item for modified/size
+  const sortedFolders = [...byFolder.keys()].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (order === 'name') {
+      return collator.compare(a, b)
+    }
+    return compare(folderBest.get(a)!, folderBest.get(b)!)
+  })
+
+  // Flatten back into a single array with folder grouping preserved
+  const result: Doc[] = []
+  for (const folder of sortedFolders) {
+    result.push(...byFolder.get(folder)!)
+  }
+
+  return result
+}

frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { watchEffect, ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import Router from '@/router/index'
 import { needleFormat, localeIncludes, collator } from '@/utils'
-import { sorted } from '@/utils/docsort'
+import { sorted, sortedGrouped } from '@/utils/docsort'
 import FileExplorer from '@/components/FileExplorer.vue'
 
 const store = useMainStore()
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ const documents = computed(() => {
     }
   }
   const locsub = loc + '/'
-  // Custom sort override in effect?
+  // Custom sort override in effect? Use grouped sorting to keep folders together
   const order = store.prefs.sortFiltered
-  if (order) return sorted(docs, order)
+  if (order) return sortedGrouped(docs, order)
   // Sort by relevance - current folder, then subfolders, then others
   docs.sort((a, b) => (
     // @ts-ignore
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ watchEffect(() => {
   store.query = props.query
 })
 
-watch(documents, (docs) => {
-  store.prefs.gallery = docs.some(d => d.previewable)
+// Only auto-switch gallery mode when entering a new folder or on initial file list load
+watch([() => props.path.join('/'), () => store.document.length], ([path, len], [oldPath, oldLen]) => {
+  // React to path change or initial document load (0 → non-zero)
+  if (path === oldPath && oldLen !== undefined && oldLen > 0) return
+  store.prefs.gallery = documents.value.some(d => d.previewable)
 }, { immediate: true })
 </script>
 

frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
 import svgLoader from 'vite-svg-loader'
 import Components from 'unplugin-vue-components/vite'
 
-// Development mode:
-// bun run dev           # Run frontend that proxies to dev_backend
-// cista -l :8000 --dev  # Run backend
 const dev_backend = {
-  target: "http://localhost:8000",
+  target: process.env.CISTA_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:8989",
   changeOrigin: false,  // Use frontend "host" to match "origin" from browser
   ws: true,
 }
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }
   },
   build: {
-    outDir: "../cista/wwwroot",
+    outDir: "../cista/frontend-build",
     emptyOutDir: true,
   }
 })

pyproject.toml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pillow-heif>=1.1.0",
     "pyjwt>=2.10.1",
     "pymupdf>=1.26.3",
-    "sanic>=25.3.0",
+    "sanic>=25.12.0",
     "setproctitle>=1.3.6",
     "stream-zip>=0.0.83",
     "tomli_w>=1.2.0",
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ docs = [
 source = "vcs"
 
 [tool.hatch.build]
-artifacts = ["cista/wwwroot"]
-targets.sdist.hooks.custom.path = "scripts/build-frontend.py"
+artifacts = ["cista/frontend-build"]
+targets.sdist.hooks.custom.path = "scripts/fastapi-vue/build-frontend.py"
 targets.sdist.include = [
     "/cista",
 ]
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ hooks.vcs.template = """
 __version__ = {version!r}
 """
 only-packages = true
+packages = ["cista"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = [
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ dev = [
     "ruff>=0.8.0",
     "mypy>=1.13.0",
     "pre-commit>=4.0.0",
+    "httpx>=0.28.1",
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest>=8.4.1",

scripts/build-frontend.py

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# noqa: INP001
-import os
-import shutil
-import subprocess
-from sys import stderr
-
-from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
-
-
-class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
-    def initialize(self, version, build_data):
-        super().initialize(version, build_data)
-        stderr.write(">>> Building Cista frontend\n")
-        npm = None
-        bun = shutil.which("bun")
-        if bun is None:
-            npm = shutil.which("npm")
-            if npm is None:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    "Bun or NodeJS `npm` is required for building but neither was found\n  Visit https://bun.com/"
-                )
-        # npm --prefix doesn't work on Windows, so we chdir instead
-        os.chdir("frontend")
-        try:
-            if npm:
-                stderr.write("### npm install\n")
-                subprocess.run([npm, "install"], check=True)  # noqa: S603
-                stderr.write("\n### npm run build\n")
-                subprocess.run([npm, "run", "build"], check=True)  # noqa: S603
-            else:
-                assert bun
-                stderr.write("### bun install\n")
-                subprocess.run([bun, "install"], check=True)  # noqa: S603
-                stderr.write("\n### bun run build\n")
-                subprocess.run([bun, "run", "build"], check=True)  # noqa: S603
-        finally:
-            os.chdir("..")

scripts/devserver.py

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run
+"""Run Vite development server for frontend and Cista backend with auto-reload.
+
+Usage:
+    uv run scripts/devserver.py [-l <listen>]
+
+Options:
+    -l LISTEN   Listen address for backend (default: from config, or :8000)
+
+Environment:
+    JS_RUNTIME  Path or name of JS runtime to use (deno, npm/node or bun).
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from sys import stderr
+
+import httpx
+
+from cista import config
+from cista.serve import parse_listen
+
+exec((Path(__file__).parent / "fastapi-vue/util.py").read_text("UTF-8"))  # noqa: S102
+
+DEFAULT_VITE_PORT = 5173
+FRONTEND_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "frontend"
+
+BUN_BUG = """\
+┃ ⚠️  Bun cannot correctly proxy API requests to the backend.
+┃ Bug report: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/9882
+┃
+┃ Consider using deno or npm instead for development.
+"""
+
+
+def resolve_frontend_tools(vite_port: int) -> tuple[list[str], list[str], str]:
+    """Resolve frontend install and dev commands.
+
+    Returns (install_cmd, dev_cmd, tool_name).
+    Raises SystemExit if tools are not available.
+    """
+    if not (FRONTEND_PATH / "package.json").exists():
+        stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  Frontend source not found at {FRONTEND_PATH}\n")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    install_cmd, build_cmd = find_build_tool()  # noqa # type: ignore
+    dev_cmd, name = find_dev_tool()  # noqa # type: ignore
+    if dev_cmd is None:
+        if not os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
+            stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  deno, npm or bun needed to run the frontend server.\n")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    dev_cmd = [*dev_cmd, "--clearScreen=false", f"--port={vite_port}"]
+
+    if name == "bun":
+        stderr.write(BUN_BUG)
+
+    return install_cmd, dev_cmd, name
+
+
+async def wait_for_backend(host: str, port: int):
+    """Wait for the backend to be ready by polling the health endpoint."""
+    max_attempts = 50
+    url = f"http://{host}:{port}"
+
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        for attempt in range(max_attempts):
+            try:
+                await client.get(url, timeout=1.0)
+                stderr.write("✓ Backend ready!\n")
+                return True
+            except httpx.RequestError:
+                if attempt == max_attempts - 1:
+                    stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Backend didn't start in time\n")
+                    return False
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    return False
+
+
+async def _terminate_process(proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process, name: str) -> None:
+    """Gracefully terminate a subprocess."""
+    if proc.returncode is not None:
+        return
+    try:
+        proc.terminate()
+    except ProcessLookupError:
+        return
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=2)
+    except TimeoutError:
+        try:
+            proc.kill()
+        except ProcessLookupError:
+            return
+        await proc.wait()
+
+
+async def run_devserver(backend_port: int, cista_args: list[str]) -> None:
+    """Run the development server with install, backend, and frontend."""
+    vite_port = DEFAULT_VITE_PORT
+    install_cmd, dev_cmd, tool_name = resolve_frontend_tools(vite_port)
+
+    # Tell the backend where the Vite dev server is (not used yet)
+    os.environ["CISTA_DEV_FRONTEND_URL"] = f"http://localhost:{vite_port}"
+
+    backend_cmd = ["cista", "--dev", *cista_args]
+
+    cwd = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)
+    frontend_cwd = str(FRONTEND_PATH)
+
+    backend_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
+    install_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
+    frontend_proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
+
+    try:
+        # Start install (concurrent with backend)
+        stderr.write(f">>> {tool_name} {' '.join(install_cmd[1:])}\n")
+        install_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            *install_cmd, cwd=frontend_cwd
+        )
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Start backend (concurrent with install)
+        stderr.write(f">>> {' '.join(backend_cmd)}\n")
+        backend_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*backend_cmd, cwd=cwd)
+
+        # Wait for install to complete and backend to be ready
+        install_task = asyncio.create_task(install_proc.wait(), name="install")
+        backend_ready_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            wait_for_backend("localhost", backend_port), name="backend_ready"
+        )
+
+        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
+            {install_task, backend_ready_task},
+            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+        )
+
+        for task in done:
+            if task.get_name() == "install":
+                if task.result() != 0:
+                    stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Install failed\n")
+                    raise SystemExit(1)
+            elif task.get_name() == "backend_ready" and not task.result():
+                raise SystemExit(1)
+
+        if pending:
+            done2, _ = await asyncio.wait(pending)
+            for task in done2:
+                if task.get_name() == "install":
+                    if task.result() != 0:
+                        stderr.write("┃ ⚠️  Install failed\n")
+                        raise SystemExit(1)
+                elif task.get_name() == "backend_ready" and not task.result():
+                    raise SystemExit(1)
+
+        install_proc = None
+
+        # Start Vite dev server
+        stderr.write(f">>> {tool_name} {' '.join(dev_cmd[1:])}\n")
+        frontend_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*dev_cmd, cwd=frontend_cwd)
+
+        # Wait for either process to exit
+        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
+            {
+                asyncio.create_task(backend_proc.wait(), name="backend"),
+                asyncio.create_task(frontend_proc.wait(), name="frontend"),
+            },
+            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+        )
+        for t in done:
+            t.result()
+        for t in pending:
+            t.cancel()
+
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        stderr.write("\n✓ Shutting down...\n")
+    finally:
+        if frontend_proc is not None:
+            await _terminate_process(frontend_proc, "frontend")
+        if install_proc is not None:
+            await _terminate_process(install_proc, "install")
+        if backend_proc is not None:
+            await _terminate_process(backend_proc, "backend")
+
+
+def main():
+    # Pass all arguments to cista, parse -l to determine backend port
+    cista_args = sys.argv[1:]
+    listen_arg = None
+    if "-l" in cista_args:
+        idx = cista_args.index("-l")
+        if idx + 1 < len(cista_args):
+            listen_arg = cista_args[idx + 1]
+
+    # Load config to get the backend port
+    config.load_config()
+    listen = listen_arg or config.config.listen or ":8000"
+    _, opts = parse_listen(listen)
+    backend_port = opts.get("port", 8000)
+
+    with contextlib.suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
+        asyncio.run(run_devserver(backend_port, cista_args))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/fastapi-vue/build-frontend.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Hatch build hook for building Vue frontend during package build."""
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from sys import stderr
+
+from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface  # type: ignore
+
+exec(Path(__file__).with_name("util.py").read_text("UTF-8"))  # noqa: S102
+
+
+def run(cmd, **kwargs):
+    """Run a command and display it."""
+    display_cmd = [Path(cmd[0]).name, *cmd[1:]]
+    stderr.write(f"### {' '.join(display_cmd)}\n")
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, **kwargs)
+
+
+class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
+    """Build hook that compiles Vue frontend before packaging."""
+
+    def initialize(self, version, build_data):
+        super().initialize(version, build_data)
+        stderr.write(">>> Building the frontend\n")
+
+        install_cmd, build_cmd = find_build_tool()  # noqa # type: ignore
+
+        try:
+            run(install_cmd, cwd="frontend")
+            stderr.write("\n")
+            run(build_cmd, cwd="frontend")
+        except Exception as e:
+            stderr.write(f"Error occurred while building frontend: {e}\n")
+            raise

scripts/fastapi-vue/util.py

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Shared utilities for build and dev scripts."""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from sys import stderr
+
+
+def find_js_runtime() -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    """Find a JavaScript runtime from JS_RUNTIME env or auto-detect.
+
+    Returns (tool_path, tool_name) where tool_name is "deno", "npm", or "bun".
+    Returns None if no runtime is found.
+    """
+    options = ["deno", "npm", "bun"]
+
+    # Check for JS_RUNTIME environment variable
+    if js_runtime_env := os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
+        js_runtime = js_runtime_env
+        js_path = Path(js_runtime)
+        runtime_name = js_path.name
+        # Map node to npm
+        if runtime_name == "node":
+            runtime_name = "npm"
+            js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
+        for option in options:
+            if option == runtime_name or runtime_name.startswith(option):
+                tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
+                if tool is None:
+                    stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not found\n")
+                    return None
+                return tool, option
+        stderr.write(f"┃ ⚠️  JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized\n")
+        return None
+
+    # Auto-detect
+    for option in options:
+        if tool := shutil.which(option):
+            return tool, option
+    return None
+
+
+def find_build_tool():
+    """Find JavaScript runtime and construct install/build commands.
+
+    Returns (install_cmd, build_cmd) tuples of command lists.
+    Raises RuntimeError if no runtime is found.
+    """
+    install = {
+        "deno": ("install", "--allow-scripts=npm:vue-demi"),
+        "npm": ("install",),
+        "bun": ("--bun", "install"),
+    }
+    # Run vite directly for deno to avoid npm-run-all2/run-p issues
+    build = {
+        "deno": ("run", "-A", "npm:vite", "build"),
+        "npm": ("run", "build"),
+        "bun": ("--bun", "run", "build"),
+    }
+
+    result = find_js_runtime()
+    if result is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Deno, npm or Bun is required for building but none was found"
+        )
+
+    tool, name = result
+    return [tool, *install[name]], [tool, *build[name]]
+
+
+def find_dev_tool():
+    """Find JavaScript runtime and construct dev command.
+
+    Returns (dev_cmd, tool_name) or (None, None) if not found.
+    """
+    dev_args = {
+        "deno": ("run", "dev", "--"),
+        "npm": ("--silent", "run", "dev", "--"),
+        "bun": ("run", "dev", "--"),
+    }
+
+    result = find_js_runtime()
+    if result is None:
+        return None, None
+
+    tool, name = result
+    return [tool, *dev_args[name]], name