add 404-guard middleware so .bak/.pre-/~ snapshot paths never serve from static root

b6948f8de47007a7bf742ac3e6ba00ca6b71d1b4 · 2026-05-19 21:15:15 -0700 · SteveStudio2

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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M server.js

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commit b6948f8de47007a7bf742ac3e6ba00ca6b71d1b4
Author: SteveStudio2 <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Tue May 19 21:15:15 2026 -0700

    add 404-guard middleware so .bak/.pre-/~ snapshot paths never serve from static root
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 server.js | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index c98a6db..ee41fc5 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ let manifest = loadManifest();
 let byId = new Map(manifest.items.map((i) => [i.id, i]));
 
 const app = express();
+
+// 404-guard: never serve snapshot/backup/editor cruft from static root even if
+// something slips past .gitignore (e.g. a *.bak left behind by a hot-edit).
+const SNAPSHOT_RE = /\.(bak|orig|rej|swp)(\.|$)|\.pre-|~$/i;
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  if (SNAPSHOT_RE.test(req.path)) return res.status(404).send('not found');
+  next();
+});
+
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), { extensions: ['html'] }));
 
 app.get('/api/manifest', (_req, res) => {

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