V0.2.10 (#220)

2024-10-07 17:44:53 -05:00 · 2024-10-07 17:44:53 -05:00 · 1608877813
parent b4b92bf852
commit 1608877813
50 changed files with 1281 additions and 954 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -2,6 +2,23 @@

 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. For commit guidelines, please refer to [Standard Version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version).

+## v0.2.10
+
+  **New Features**:
+  - Allows user creation command line arguments https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/issues/196
+  - Folder sizes are always shown, leveraging the index. https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/issues/138
+  - Searching files based on filesize is no longer slower.
+
+  **Bugfixes**:
+  - fixes file selection usage when in single-click mode https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/issues/214
+  - Fixed displayed search context on root directory
+  - Fixed issue searching "smaller than" actually returned files "larger than"
+
+  **Notes**:
+    - Memory usage from index is reduced by ~40%
+    - Indexing time has increased 2x due to the extra processing time required to calculate directory sizes.
+    - File size calcuations use 1024 base vs previous 1000 base (matching windows explorer)
+
 ## v0.2.9

  This release focused on UI navigation experience. Improving keyboard navigation and adds right click context menu.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 </p>
 <h3 align="center">FileBrowser Quantum - A modern web-based file manager</h3>
 <p align="center">
-  <img width="800" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ba93582-aba2-4996-8ac3-25f763a2e596" title="Main Screenshot">
+  <img width="800" src="https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/42989099/367975355-3d6f4619-4985-4ce3-952f-286510dff4f1.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.mOl0Hm70XmQEk-DPzx1FbwrpxNMDAqb-WDprs1HK-mc" title="Main Screenshot">
 </p>

 > [!WARNING]
@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 FileBrowser Quantum is a fork of the filebrowser opensource project with the 
 following changes:

-  1. [x] Enhanced lightning fast indexed search
-     - Real-time results as you type
-     - Works with more type filters
+  1. [x] Efficiently indexed files
+     - Real-time search results as you type
+     - Search Works with more type filters
     - Enhanced interactive results page.
  2. [x] Revamped and simplified GUI navbar and sidebar menu.
     - Additional compact view mode as well as refreshed view mode
@ -131,39 +131,30 @@ Not using docker (not recommended), download your binary from releases and run w
 ./filebrowser -c <filebrowser.yml or other /path/to/config.yaml>
 ```

+## Command Line Usage
+
+There are very few commands available. There are 3 actions done via command line:
+
+1. Running the program, as shown on install step. Only argument used is the config file, if you choose to override default "filebrowser.yaml"
+2. Checking the version info via `./filebrowser version`
+3. Updating the DB, which currently only supports adding users via `./filebrowser set -u username,password [-a] [-s "example/scope"]`
+
 ## Configuration

 All configuration is now done via a single configuration file:
 `filebrowser.yaml`, here is an example of minimal [configuration
 file](./backend/filebrowser.yaml).

-View the [Configuration Help Page](./configuration.md) for available
+View the [Configuration Help Page](./docs/configuration.md) for available
 configuration options and other help.


 ## Migration from filebrowser/filebrowser

-If you currently use the original opensource filebrowser 
-but want to try using this. I recommend you start fresh without
-reusing the database, but there are a few things you'll need to do if you
-must migrate:
-
-1. Create a configuration file as mentioned above.
-2. Copy your database file from the original filebrowser to the path of
-   the new one.
-3. Update the configuration file to use the database (under server in
-   filebrowser.yml)
-4. If you are using docker, update the docker-compose file or docker run
-   command to use the config file as described in the install section
-   above.
-5. If you are not using docker, just make sure you run filebrowser -c
-   filebrowser.yml and have a valid filebrowser config.
-
-
-The filebrowser Quantum application should run with the same user and rules that
-you have from the original. But keep in mind the differences that are
-mentioned at the top of this readme.
-
+If you currently use the original filebrowser but want to try using this. 
+I recommend you start fresh without reusing the database. If you want to 
+migrate your existing database to FileBrowser Quantum, visit the [migration 
+readme](./docs/migration.md)

 ## Comparison Chart

@ -217,4 +208,4 @@ Chromecast support            | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |

 ## Roadmap

-see [Roadmap Page](./roadmap.md)
+see [Roadmap Page](./docs/roadmap.md)
--- a/backend/benchmark_results.txt
+++ b/backend/benchmark_results.txt
@ -7,26 +7,27 @@
 PASS
 ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/diskcache	0.004s
 ?   	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors	[no test files]
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 could not update unknown type:  unknown
 goos: linux
 goarch: amd64
 pkg: github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files
 cpu: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ 3.20GHz
-BenchmarkFillIndex-8          	      10	   3559830 ns/op	  274639 B/op	    2026 allocs/op
-BenchmarkSearchAllIndexes-8   	      10	  31912612 ns/op	20545741 B/op	  312477 allocs/op
+BenchmarkFillIndex-8          	      10	   3847878 ns/op	  758424 B/op	    5567 allocs/op
+BenchmarkSearchAllIndexes-8   	      10	    780431 ns/op	  173444 B/op	    2014 allocs/op
 PASS
-ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files	0.417s
+ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files	0.073s
 PASS
-ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/fileutils	0.002s
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
-2024/08/27 16:16:13 h: 401  <nil>
+ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/fileutils	0.003s
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
+2024/10/07 12:46:34 h: 401  <nil>
 PASS
-ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/http	0.100s
+ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/http	0.080s
 PASS
-ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/img	0.124s
+ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/img	0.137s
 PASS
 ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/rules	0.002s
 PASS
@ -38,4 +39,5 @@ ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings	0.004s
 ?   	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage/bolt	[no test files]
 PASS
 ok  	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users	0.002s
+?   	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils	[no test files]
 ?   	github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version	[no test files]
--- a/backend/cmd/root.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/root.go
@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"

 	"embed"

-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/auth"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/diskcache"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
 	fbhttp "github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/http"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/img"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version"
 )

 //go:embed dist/*
 var assets embed.FS

-var nonEmbededFS = os.Getenv("FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED") == "true"
+var (
+	nonEmbededFS = os.Getenv("FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED") == "true"
+)

 type dirFS struct {
 	http.Dir
@ -42,102 +42,119 @@ func (d dirFS) Open(name string) (fs.File, error) {
 	return d.Dir.Open(name)
 }

-func init() {
-	// Define a flag for the config option (-c or --config)
-	configFlag := pflag.StringP("config", "c", "filebrowser.yaml", "Path to the config file")
-	// Bind the flags to the pflag command line parser
-	pflag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
-	pflag.Parse()
-	log.Printf("Initializing FileBrowser Quantum (%v) with config file: %v \n", version.Version, *configFlag)
-	log.Println("Embeded Frontend:", !nonEmbededFS)
-	settings.Initialize(*configFlag)
+func getStore(config string) (*storage.Storage, bool) {
+	// Use the config file (global flag)
+	log.Printf("Using Config file        : %v", config)
+	settings.Initialize(config)
+	store, hasDB, err := storage.InitializeDb(settings.Config.Server.Database)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("could not load db info: ", err)
+	}
+	return store, hasDB
 }

-var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use: "filebrowser",
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
-		serverConfig := settings.Config.Server
-		if !d.hadDB {
-			quickSetup(d)
-		}
-		if serverConfig.NumImageProcessors < 1 {
-			log.Fatal("Image resize workers count could not be < 1")
-		}
-		imgSvc := img.New(serverConfig.NumImageProcessors)
-
-		cacheDir := "/tmp"
-		var fileCache diskcache.Interface
-
-		// Use file cache if cacheDir is specified
-		if cacheDir != "" {
-			var err error
-			fileCache, err = diskcache.NewFileCache(cacheDir)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("failed to create file cache: %v", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// No-op cache if no cacheDir is specified
-			fileCache = diskcache.NewNoOp()
-		}
-		// initialize indexing and schedule indexing ever n minutes (default 5)
-		go files.InitializeIndex(serverConfig.IndexingInterval, serverConfig.Indexing)
-		_, err := os.Stat(serverConfig.Root)
-		checkErr(fmt.Sprint("cmd os.Stat ", serverConfig.Root), err)
-		var listener net.Listener
-		address := serverConfig.Address + ":" + strconv.Itoa(serverConfig.Port)
-		switch {
-		case serverConfig.Socket != "":
-			listener, err = net.Listen("unix", serverConfig.Socket)
-			checkErr("net.Listen", err)
-			socketPerm, err := cmd.Flags().GetUint32("socket-perm") //nolint:govet
-			checkErr("cmd.Flags().GetUint32", err)
-			err = os.Chmod(serverConfig.Socket, os.FileMode(socketPerm))
-			checkErr("os.Chmod", err)
-		case serverConfig.TLSKey != "" && serverConfig.TLSCert != "":
-			cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(serverConfig.TLSCert, serverConfig.TLSKey) //nolint:govet
-			checkErr("tls.LoadX509KeyPair", err)
-			listener, err = tls.Listen("tcp", address, &tls.Config{
-				MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
-				Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer}},
-			)
-			checkErr("tls.Listen", err)
-		default:
-			listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", address)
-			checkErr("net.Listen", err)
-		}
-		sigc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-		signal.Notify(sigc, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
-		go cleanupHandler(listener, sigc)
-		if !nonEmbededFS {
-			assetsFs, err := fs.Sub(assets, "dist")
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("Could not embed frontend. Does backend/cmd/dist exist? Must be built and exist first")
-			}
-			handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(imgSvc, fileCache, d.store, &serverConfig, assetsFs)
-			checkErr("fbhttp.NewHandler", err)
-			defer listener.Close()
-			log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
-			//nolint: gosec
-			if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Could not start server on port %d: %v", serverConfig.Port, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			assetsFs := dirFS{Dir: http.Dir("frontend/dist")}
-			handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(imgSvc, fileCache, d.store, &serverConfig, assetsFs)
-			checkErr("fbhttp.NewHandler", err)
-			defer listener.Close()
-			log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
-			//nolint: gosec
-			if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Could not start server on port %d: %v", serverConfig.Port, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-	}, pythonConfig{allowNoDB: true}),
+func generalUsage() {
+	fmt.Printf(`usage: ./html-web-crawler <command> [options] --urls <urls>
+  commands:
+    collect  Collect data from URLs
+    crawl    Crawl URLs and collect data
+    install  Install chrome browser for javascript enabled scraping.
+               Note: Consider instead to install via native package manager,
+                     then set "CHROME_EXECUTABLE" in the environment
+	` + "\n")
 }

 func StartFilebrowser() {
-	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+	// Global flags
+	var configPath string
+	var help bool
+	// Override the default usage output to use generalUsage()
+	flag.Usage = generalUsage
+	flag.StringVar(&configPath, "c", "filebrowser.yaml", "Path to the config file.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&help, "h", false, "Get help about commands")
+
+	// Parse global flags (before subcommands)
+	flag.Parse() // print generalUsage on error
+
+	// Show help if requested
+	if help {
+		generalUsage()
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create a new FlagSet for the 'set' subcommand
+	setCmd := flag.NewFlagSet("set", flag.ExitOnError)
+	var user, scope, dbConfig string
+	var asAdmin bool
+
+	setCmd.StringVar(&user, "u", "", "Comma-separated username and password: \"set -u <username>,<password>\"")
+	setCmd.BoolVar(&asAdmin, "a", false, "Create user as admin user, used in combination with -u")
+	setCmd.StringVar(&scope, "s", "", "Specify a user scope, otherwise default user config scope is used")
+	setCmd.StringVar(&dbConfig, "c", "filebrowser.yaml", "Path to the config file.")
+
+	// Parse subcommand flags only if a subcommand is specified
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "set":
+			err := setCmd.Parse(os.Args)
+			if err != nil {
+				setCmd.PrintDefaults()
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			userInfo := strings.Split(user, ",")
+			if len(userInfo) < 2 {
+				fmt.Println("not enough info to create user: \"set -u username,password\"")
+				setCmd.PrintDefaults()
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			username := userInfo[0]
+			password := userInfo[1]
+			getStore(dbConfig)
+			// Create the user logic
+			if asAdmin {
+				log.Printf("Creating user as admin: %s\n", username)
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("Creating user: %s\n", username)
+			}
+			newUser := users.User{
+				Username: username,
+				Password: password,
+			}
+			if scope != "" {
+				newUser.Scope = scope
+			}
+			err = storage.CreateUser(newUser, asAdmin)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("Could not create user: ", err)
+			}
+			return
+		case "version":
+			fmt.Println("FileBrowser Quantum - A modern web-based file manager")
+			fmt.Printf("Version        : %v\n", version.Version)
+			fmt.Printf("Commit         : %v\n", version.CommitSHA)
+			fmt.Printf("Release Info   : https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/releases/tag/%v\n", version.Version)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	store, dbExists := getStore(configPath)
+	indexingInterval := fmt.Sprint(settings.Config.Server.IndexingInterval, " minutes")
+	if !settings.Config.Server.Indexing {
+		indexingInterval = "disabled"
+	}
+	database := fmt.Sprintf("Using existing database  : %v", settings.Config.Server.Database)
+	if !dbExists {
+		database = fmt.Sprintf("Creating new database    : %v", settings.Config.Server.Database)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Initializing FileBrowser Quantum (%v)\n", version.Version)
+	log.Println("Embeded frontend         :", !nonEmbededFS)
+	log.Println(database)
+	log.Println("Sources                  :", settings.Config.Server.Root)
+	log.Print("Indexing interval        : ", indexingInterval)
+
+	serverConfig := settings.Config.Server
+	// initialize indexing and schedule indexing ever n minutes (default 5)
+	go files.InitializeIndex(serverConfig.IndexingInterval, serverConfig.Indexing)
+	if err := rootCMD(store, &serverConfig); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error starting filebrowser:", err)
 	}
 }
@ -149,37 +166,77 @@ func cleanupHandler(listener net.Listener, c chan os.Signal) { //nolint:interfac
 	os.Exit(0)
 }

-func quickSetup(d pythonData) {
-	settings.Config.Auth.Key = generateKey()
-	if settings.Config.Auth.Method == "noauth" {
-		err := d.store.Auth.Save(&auth.NoAuth{})
-		checkErr("d.store.Auth.Save", err)
+func rootCMD(store *storage.Storage, serverConfig *settings.Server) error {
+	if serverConfig.NumImageProcessors < 1 {
+		log.Fatal("Image resize workers count could not be < 1")
+	}
+	imgSvc := img.New(serverConfig.NumImageProcessors)
+
+	cacheDir := "/tmp"
+	var fileCache diskcache.Interface
+
+	// Use file cache if cacheDir is specified
+	if cacheDir != "" {
+		var err error
+		fileCache, err = diskcache.NewFileCache(cacheDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to create file cache: %v", err)
+		}
 	} else {
-		settings.Config.Auth.Method = "password"
-		err := d.store.Auth.Save(&auth.JSONAuth{})
-		checkErr("d.store.Auth.Save", err)
+		// No-op cache if no cacheDir is specified
+		fileCache = diskcache.NewNoOp()
 	}
-	err := d.store.Settings.Save(&settings.Config)
-	checkErr("d.store.Settings.Save", err)
-	err = d.store.Settings.SaveServer(&settings.Config.Server)
-	checkErr("d.store.Settings.SaveServer", err)
-	user := users.ApplyDefaults(users.User{})
-	user.Username = settings.Config.Auth.AdminUsername
-	user.Password = settings.Config.Auth.AdminPassword
-	user.Perm.Admin = true
-	user.Scope = "./"
-	user.DarkMode = true
-	user.ViewMode = "normal"
-	user.LockPassword = false
-	user.Perm = settings.Permissions{
-		Create:   true,
-		Rename:   true,
-		Modify:   true,
-		Delete:   true,
-		Share:    true,
-		Download: true,
-		Admin:    true,
+
+	fbhttp.SetupEnv(store, serverConfig, fileCache)
+
+	_, err := os.Stat(serverConfig.Root)
+	utils.CheckErr(fmt.Sprint("cmd os.Stat ", serverConfig.Root), err)
+	var listener net.Listener
+	address := serverConfig.Address + ":" + strconv.Itoa(serverConfig.Port)
+	switch {
+	case serverConfig.Socket != "":
+		listener, err = net.Listen("unix", serverConfig.Socket)
+		utils.CheckErr("net.Listen", err)
+		err = os.Chmod(serverConfig.Socket, os.FileMode(0666)) // socket-perm
+		utils.CheckErr("os.Chmod", err)
+	case serverConfig.TLSKey != "" && serverConfig.TLSCert != "":
+		cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(serverConfig.TLSCert, serverConfig.TLSKey) //nolint:govet
+		utils.CheckErr("tls.LoadX509KeyPair", err)
+		listener, err = tls.Listen("tcp", address, &tls.Config{
+			MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
+			Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer}},
+		)
+		utils.CheckErr("tls.Listen", err)
+	default:
+		listener, err = net.Listen("tcp", address)
+		utils.CheckErr("net.Listen", err)
 	}
-	err = d.store.Users.Save(&user)
-	checkErr("d.store.Users.Save", err)
+	sigc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigc, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	go cleanupHandler(listener, sigc)
+	if !nonEmbededFS {
+		assetsFs, err := fs.Sub(assets, "dist")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Could not embed frontend. Does backend/cmd/dist exist? Must be built and exist first")
+		}
+		handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(imgSvc, assetsFs)
+		utils.CheckErr("fbhttp.NewHandler", err)
+		defer listener.Close()
+		log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
+		//nolint: gosec
+		if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not start server on port %d: %v", serverConfig.Port, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		assetsFs := dirFS{Dir: http.Dir("frontend/dist")}
+		handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(imgSvc, assetsFs)
+		utils.CheckErr("fbhttp.NewHandler", err)
+		defer listener.Close()
+		log.Println("Listening on", listener.Addr().String())
+		//nolint: gosec
+		if err := http.Serve(listener, handler); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Could not start server on port %d: %v", serverConfig.Port, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/rule_rm.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/rule_rm.go
@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -40,27 +42,27 @@ including 'index_end'.`,

 		return nil
 	},
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		i, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
-		checkErr("strconv.Atoi", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("strconv.Atoi", err)
 		f := i
 		if len(args) == 2 { //nolint:gomnd
 			f, err = strconv.Atoi(args[1])
-			checkErr("strconv.Atoi", err)
+			utils.CheckErr("strconv.Atoi", err)
 		}

 		user := func(u *users.User) {
 			u.Rules = append(u.Rules[:i], u.Rules[f+1:]...)
-			err := d.store.Users.Save(u)
-			checkErr("d.store.Users.Save", err)
+			err := store.Users.Save(u)
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Save", err)
 		}

 		global := func(s *settings.Settings) {
 			s.Rules = append(s.Rules[:i], s.Rules[f+1:]...)
-			err := d.store.Settings.Save(s)
-			checkErr("d.store.Settings.Save", err)
+			err := store.Settings.Save(s)
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.Save", err)
 		}

-		runRules(d.store, cmd, user, global)
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+		runRules(store, cmd, user, global)
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/rules.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/rules.go
@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(rulesCmd)
 	rulesCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("username", "u", "", "username of user to which the rules apply")
 	rulesCmd.PersistentFlags().UintP("id", "i", 0, "id of user to which the rules apply")
 }
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runRules(st *storage.Storage, cmd *cobra.Command, usersFn func(*users.User)
 	id := getUserIdentifier(cmd.Flags())
 	if id != nil {
 		user, err := st.Users.Get("", id)
-		checkErr("st.Users.Get", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("st.Users.Get", err)

 		if usersFn != nil {
 			usersFn(user)
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func runRules(st *storage.Storage, cmd *cobra.Command, usersFn func(*users.User)
 	}

 	s, err := st.Settings.Get()
-	checkErr("st.Settings.Get", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("st.Settings.Get", err)

 	if globalFn != nil {
 		globalFn(s)
--- a/backend/cmd/rules_add.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/rules_add.go
@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/rules"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ var rulesAddCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Add a global rule or user rule",
 	Long:  `Add a global rule or user rule.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		allow := mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "allow")
 		regex := mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "regex")
 		exp := args[0]
@ -43,16 +45,16 @@ var rulesAddCmd = &cobra.Command{

 		user := func(u *users.User) {
 			u.Rules = append(u.Rules, rule)
-			err := d.store.Users.Save(u)
-			checkErr("d.store.Users.Save", err)
+			err := store.Users.Save(u)
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Save", err)
 		}

 		global := func(s *settings.Settings) {
 			s.Rules = append(s.Rules, rule)
-			err := d.store.Settings.Save(s)
-			checkErr("d.store.Settings.Save", err)
+			err := store.Settings.Save(s)
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.Save", err)
 		}

-		runRules(d.store, cmd, user, global)
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+		runRules(store, cmd, user, global)
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/rules_ls.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/rules_ls.go
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd

 import (
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )

@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ var rulesLsCommand = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "List global rules or user specific rules",
 	Long:  `List global rules or user specific rules.`,
 	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
-		runRules(d.store, cmd, nil, nil)
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
+		runRules(store, cmd, nil, nil)
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/users.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users.go
@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(usersCmd)
-}
-
 var usersCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "users",
 	Short: "Users management utility",
--- a/backend/cmd/users_add.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_add.go
@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -15,26 +17,26 @@ var usersAddCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Create a new user",
 	Long:  `Create a new user and add it to the database.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2), //nolint:gomnd
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		user := &users.User{
 			Username:     args[0],
 			Password:     args[1],
 			LockPassword: mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "lockPassword"),
 		}
-		servSettings, err := d.store.Settings.GetServer()
-		checkErr("d.store.Settings.GetServer()", err)
+		servSettings, err := store.Settings.GetServer()
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.GetServer()", err)
 		// since getUserDefaults() polluted s.Defaults.Scope
 		// which makes the Scope not the one saved in the db
 		// we need the right s.Defaults.Scope here
-		s2, err := d.store.Settings.Get()
-		checkErr("d.store.Settings.Get()", err)
+		s2, err := store.Settings.Get()
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.Get()", err)

 		userHome, err := s2.MakeUserDir(user.Username, user.Scope, servSettings.Root)
-		checkErr("s2.MakeUserDir", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("s2.MakeUserDir", err)
 		user.Scope = userHome

-		err = d.store.Users.Save(user)
-		checkErr("d.store.Users.Save", err)
+		err = store.Users.Save(user)
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Save", err)
 		printUsers([]*users.User{user})
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/users_export.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_export.go
@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package cmd

 import (
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )

@ -14,11 +16,11 @@ var usersExportCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Export all users to a json or yaml file. Please indicate the
 path to the file where you want to write the users.`,
 	Args: jsonYamlArg,
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
-		list, err := d.store.Users.Gets("")
-		checkErr("d.store.Users.Gets", err)
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
+		list, err := store.Users.Gets("")
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Gets", err)

 		err = marshal(args[0], list)
-		checkErr("marshal", err)
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+		utils.CheckErr("marshal", err)
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/users_find.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_find.go
@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ var usersLsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run:   findUsers,
 }

-var findUsers = python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+var findUsers = cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 	var (
 		list []*users.User
 		user *users.User
@ -36,16 +38,16 @@ var findUsers = python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
 	if len(args) == 1 {
 		username, id := parseUsernameOrID(args[0])
 		if username != "" {
-			user, err = d.store.Users.Get("", username)
+			user, err = store.Users.Get("", username)
 		} else {
-			user, err = d.store.Users.Get("", id)
+			user, err = store.Users.Get("", id)
 		}

 		list = []*users.User{user}
 	} else {
-		list, err = d.store.Users.Gets("")
+		list, err = store.Users.Gets("")
 	}

-	checkErr("findUsers", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("findUsers", err)
 	printUsers(list)
-}, pythonConfig{})
+})
--- a/backend/cmd/users_import.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_import.go
@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (

 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -25,47 +27,47 @@ file. You can use this command to import new users to your
 installation. For that, just don't place their ID on the files
 list or set it to 0.`,
 	Args: jsonYamlArg,
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		fd, err := os.Open(args[0])
-		checkErr("os.Open", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("os.Open", err)
 		defer fd.Close()

 		list := []*users.User{}
 		err = unmarshal(args[0], &list)
-		checkErr("unmarshal", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("unmarshal", err)

 		if mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "replace") {
-			oldUsers, err := d.store.Users.Gets("")
-			checkErr("d.store.Users.Gets", err)
+			oldUsers, err := store.Users.Gets("")
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Gets", err)

 			err = marshal("users.backup.json", list)
-			checkErr("marshal users.backup.json", err)
+			utils.CheckErr("marshal users.backup.json", err)

 			for _, user := range oldUsers {
-				err = d.store.Users.Delete(user.ID)
-				checkErr("d.store.Users.Delete", err)
+				err = store.Users.Delete(user.ID)
+				utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Delete", err)
 			}
 		}

 		overwrite := mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "overwrite")

 		for _, user := range list {
-			onDB, err := d.store.Users.Get("", user.ID)
+			onDB, err := store.Users.Get("", user.ID)

 			// User exists in DB.
 			if err == nil {
 				if !overwrite {
 					newErr := errors.New("user " + strconv.Itoa(int(user.ID)) + " is already registered")
-					checkErr("", newErr)
+					utils.CheckErr("", newErr)
 				}

 				// If the usernames mismatch, check if there is another one in the DB
 				// with the new username. If there is, print an error and cancel the
 				// operation
 				if user.Username != onDB.Username {
-					if conflictuous, err := d.store.Users.Get("", user.Username); err == nil { //nolint:govet
+					if conflictuous, err := store.Users.Get("", user.Username); err == nil { //nolint:govet
 						newErr := usernameConflictError(user.Username, conflictuous.ID, user.ID)
-						checkErr("usernameConflictError", newErr)
+						utils.CheckErr("usernameConflictError", newErr)
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@ -74,10 +76,10 @@ list or set it to 0.`,
 				user.ID = 0
 			}

-			err = d.store.Users.Save(user)
-			checkErr("d.store.Users.Save", err)
+			err = store.Users.Save(user)
+			utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Save", err)
 		}
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+	}),
 }

 func usernameConflictError(username string, originalID, newID uint) error {
--- a/backend/cmd/users_rm.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_rm.go
@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"log"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )

@ -15,17 +17,17 @@ var usersRmCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Delete a user by username or id",
 	Long:  `Delete a user by username or id`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		username, id := parseUsernameOrID(args[0])
 		var err error

 		if username != "" {
-			err = d.store.Users.Delete(username)
+			err = store.Users.Delete(username)
 		} else {
-			err = d.store.Users.Delete(id)
+			err = store.Users.Delete(id)
 		}

-		checkErr("usersRmCmd", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("usersRmCmd", err)
 		log.Println("user deleted successfully")
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/users_update.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_update.go
@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 func init() {
@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ var usersUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Updates an existing user. Set the flags for the
 options you want to change.`,
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
+	Run: cobraCmd(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage) {
 		username, id := parseUsernameOrID(args[0])

 		var (
@ -25,14 +27,14 @@ options you want to change.`,
 		)

 		if id != 0 {
-			user, err = d.store.Users.Get("", id)
+			user, err = store.Users.Get("", id)
 		} else {
-			user, err = d.store.Users.Get("", username)
+			user, err = store.Users.Get("", username)
 		}
-		checkErr("d.store.Users.Get", err)
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Get", err)

-		err = d.store.Users.Update(user)
-		checkErr("d.store.Users.Update", err)
+		err = store.Users.Update(user)
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Update", err)
 		printUsers([]*users.User{user})
-	}, pythonConfig{}),
+	}),
 }
--- a/backend/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/utils.go
@ -3,113 +3,42 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"

-	"github.com/asdine/storm/v3"
 	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"

-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage/bolt"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

-func checkErr(source string, err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("%s: %v", source, err)
-	}
-}
-
 func mustGetString(flags *pflag.FlagSet, flag string) string {
 	s, err := flags.GetString(flag)
-	checkErr("mustGetString", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("mustGetString", err)
 	return s
 }

 func mustGetBool(flags *pflag.FlagSet, flag string) bool {
 	b, err := flags.GetBool(flag)
-	checkErr("mustGetBool", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("mustGetBool", err)
 	return b
 }

 func mustGetUint(flags *pflag.FlagSet, flag string) uint {
 	b, err := flags.GetUint(flag)
-	checkErr("mustGetUint", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("mustGetUint", err)
 	return b
 }

-func generateKey() []byte {
-	k, err := settings.GenerateKey()
-	checkErr("generateKey", err)
-	return k
-}
-
 type cobraFunc func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)
-type pythonFunc func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, data pythonData)
-
-type pythonConfig struct {
-	noDB      bool
-	allowNoDB bool
-}
-
-type pythonData struct {
-	hadDB bool
-	store *storage.Storage
-}
-
-func dbExists(path string) (bool, error) {
-	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		return stat.Size() != 0, nil
-	}
-
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		d := filepath.Dir(path)
-		_, err = os.Stat(d)
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(d, 0700); err != nil { //nolint:govet,gomnd
-				return false, err
-			}
-			return false, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, err
-}
-
-func python(fn pythonFunc, cfg pythonConfig) cobraFunc {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		data := pythonData{hadDB: true}
-		path := settings.Config.Server.Database
-		exists, err := dbExists(path)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		} else if exists && cfg.noDB {
-			log.Fatal(path + " already exists")
-		} else if !exists && !cfg.noDB && !cfg.allowNoDB {
-			log.Fatal(path + " does not exist. Please run 'filebrowser config init' first.")
-		}
-
-		data.hadDB = exists
-		db, err := storm.Open(path)
-		checkErr(fmt.Sprintf("storm.Open path %v", path), err)
-
-		defer db.Close()
-		data.store, err = bolt.NewStorage(db)
-		checkErr("bolt.NewStorage", err)
-		fn(cmd, args, data)
-	}
-}
+type pythonFunc func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, store *storage.Storage)

 func marshal(filename string, data interface{}) error {
 	fd, err := os.Create(filename)

-	checkErr("os.Create", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("os.Create", err)
 	defer fd.Close()

 	switch ext := filepath.Ext(filename); ext {
@ -127,7 +56,7 @@ func marshal(filename string, data interface{}) error {

 func unmarshal(filename string, data interface{}) error {
 	fd, err := os.Open(filename)
-	checkErr("os.Open", err)
+	utils.CheckErr("os.Open", err)
 	defer fd.Close()

 	switch ext := filepath.Ext(filename); ext {
@ -152,3 +81,8 @@ func jsonYamlArg(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return errors.New("invalid format: " + ext)
 	}
 }
+
+func cobraCmd(fn pythonFunc) cobraFunc {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	}
+}
--- a/backend/cmd/version.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/version.go
@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
-}
-
-var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "version",
-	Short: "Print the version number",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Println("File Browser " + version.Version + "/" + version.CommitSHA)
-	},
-}
--- a/backend/files/conditions.go
+++ b/backend/files/conditions.go
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func ParseSearch(value string) *SearchOptions {
 			opts.LargerThan = updateSize(size)
 		}
 		if strings.HasPrefix(filter, "smallerThan=") {
-			opts.Conditions["larger"] = true
+			opts.Conditions["smaller"] = true
 			size := strings.TrimPrefix(filter, "smallerThan=")
 			opts.SmallerThan = updateSize(size)
 		}
--- a/backend/files/conditions_test.go
+++ b/backend/files/conditions_test.go
@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package files
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// Helper function to create error messages dynamically
+func errorMsg(extension, expectedType string, expectedMatch bool) string {
+	matchStatus := "to match"
+	if !expectedMatch {
+		matchStatus = "to not match"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Expected %s %s type '%s'", extension, matchStatus, expectedType)
+}
+
+func TestIsMatchingType(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test cases where IsMatchingType should return true
+	trueTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".pdf", "pdf"},
+		{".doc", "doc"},
+		{".docx", "doc"},
+		{".json", "text"},
+		{".sh", "text"},
+		{".zip", "archive"},
+		{".rar", "archive"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range trueTestCases {
+		assert.True(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, true))
+	}
+
+	// Test cases where IsMatchingType should return false
+	falseTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".mp4", "doc"},
+		{".mp4", "text"},
+		{".mp4", "archive"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range falseTestCases {
+		assert.False(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, false))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateSize(t *testing.T) {
+	// Helper function for size error messages
+	sizeErrorMsg := func(input string, expected, actual int) string {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Expected size for input '%s' to be %d, got %d", input, expected, actual)
+	}
+
+	// Test cases for updateSize
+	testCases := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected int
+	}{
+		{"150", 150},
+		{"invalid", 100},
+		{"", 100},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		actual := updateSize(tc.input)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, actual, sizeErrorMsg(tc.input, tc.expected, actual))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsDoc(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test cases where IsMatchingType should return true for document types
+	docTrueTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".doc", "doc"},
+		{".pdf", "doc"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range docTrueTestCases {
+		assert.True(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, true))
+	}
+
+	// Test case where IsMatchingType should return false for document types
+	docFalseTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".mp4", "doc"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range docFalseTestCases {
+		assert.False(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, false))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsText(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test cases where IsMatchingType should return true for text types
+	textTrueTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".json", "text"},
+		{".sh", "text"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range textTrueTestCases {
+		assert.True(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, true))
+	}
+
+	// Test case where IsMatchingType should return false for text types
+	textFalseTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".mp4", "text"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range textFalseTestCases {
+		assert.False(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, false))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsArchive(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test cases where IsMatchingType should return true for archive types
+	archiveTrueTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".zip", "archive"},
+		{".rar", "archive"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range archiveTrueTestCases {
+		assert.True(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, true))
+	}
+
+	// Test case where IsMatchingType should return false for archive types
+	archiveFalseTestCases := []struct {
+		extension    string
+		expectedType string
+	}{
+		{".mp4", "archive"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range archiveFalseTestCases {
+		assert.False(t, IsMatchingType(tc.extension, tc.expectedType), errorMsg(tc.extension, tc.expectedType, false))
+	}
+}
--- a/backend/files/file.go
+++ b/backend/files/file.go
@ -21,32 +21,42 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/rules"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

 var (
-	bytesInMegabyte int64      = 1000000
-	pathMutexes                = make(map[string]*sync.Mutex)
-	pathMutexesMu   sync.Mutex // Mutex to protect the pathMutexes map
+	pathMutexes   = make(map[string]*sync.Mutex)
+	pathMutexesMu sync.Mutex // Mutex to protect the pathMutexes map
 )

+type ReducedItem struct {
+	Name    string    `json:"name"`
+	Size    int64     `json:"size"`
+	ModTime time.Time `json:"modified"`
+	IsDir   bool      `json:"isDir,omitempty"`
+	Type    string    `json:"type"`
+}
+
 // FileInfo describes a file.
+// reduced item is non-recursive reduced "Items", used to pass flat items array
 type FileInfo struct {
-	*Listing
-	Path      string            `json:"path,omitempty"`
-	Name      string            `json:"name"`
-	Size      int64             `json:"size"`
-	Extension string            `json:"-"`
-	ModTime   time.Time         `json:"modified"`
-	CacheTime time.Time         `json:"-"`
-	Mode      os.FileMode       `json:"-"`
-	IsDir     bool              `json:"isDir,omitempty"`
-	IsSymlink bool              `json:"isSymlink,omitempty"`
-	Type      string            `json:"type"`
-	Subtitles []string          `json:"subtitles,omitempty"`
-	Content   string            `json:"content,omitempty"`
-	Checksums map[string]string `json:"checksums,omitempty"`
-	Token     string            `json:"token,omitempty"`
+	Items        []*FileInfo       `json:"-"`
+	ReducedItems []ReducedItem     `json:"items,omitempty"`
+	Path         string            `json:"path,omitempty"`
+	Name         string            `json:"name"`
+	Size         int64             `json:"size"`
+	Extension    string            `json:"-"`
+	ModTime      time.Time         `json:"modified"`
+	CacheTime    time.Time         `json:"-"`
+	Mode         os.FileMode       `json:"-"`
+	IsDir        bool              `json:"isDir,omitempty"`
+	IsSymlink    bool              `json:"isSymlink,omitempty"`
+	Type         string            `json:"type"`
+	Subtitles    []string          `json:"subtitles,omitempty"`
+	Content      string            `json:"content,omitempty"`
+	Checksums    map[string]string `json:"checksums,omitempty"`
+	Token        string            `json:"token,omitempty"`
+	NumDirs      int               `json:"numDirs"`
+	NumFiles     int               `json:"numFiles"`
 }

 // FileOptions are the options when getting a file info.
@ -61,26 +71,11 @@ type FileOptions struct {
 	Content    bool
 }

-// Sorting constants
-const (
-	SortingByName     = "name"
-	SortingBySize     = "size"
-	SortingByModified = "modified"
-)
-
-// Listing is a collection of files.
-type Listing struct {
-	Items    []*FileInfo   `json:"items"`
-	Path     string        `json:"path"`
-	NumDirs  int           `json:"numDirs"`
-	NumFiles int           `json:"numFiles"`
-	Sorting  users.Sorting `json:"sorting"`
-}
-
-// NewFileInfo creates a File object from a path and a given user. This File
-// object will be automatically filled depending on if it is a directory
-// or a file. If it's a video file, it will also detect any subtitles.
+// Legacy file info method, only called on non-indexed directories.
+// Once indexing completes for the first time, NewFileInfo is never called.
 func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
+
+	index := GetIndex(rootPath)
 	if !opts.Checker.Check(opts.Path) {
 		return nil, os.ErrPermission
 	}
@ -93,6 +88,26 @@ func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 			if err = file.readListing(opts.Path, opts.Checker, opts.ReadHeader); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			cleanedItems := []ReducedItem{}
+			for _, item := range file.Items {
+				// This is particularly useful for root of index, while indexing hasn't finished.
+				// adds the directory sizes for directories that have been indexed already.
+				if item.IsDir {
+					adjustedPath := index.makeIndexPath(opts.Path+"/"+item.Name, true)
+					info, _ := index.GetMetadataInfo(adjustedPath)
+					item.Size = info.Size
+				}
+				cleanedItems = append(cleanedItems, ReducedItem{
+					Name:    item.Name,
+					Size:    item.Size,
+					IsDir:   item.IsDir,
+					ModTime: item.ModTime,
+					Type:    item.Type,
+				})
+			}
+
+			file.Items = nil
+			file.ReducedItems = cleanedItems
 			return file, nil
 		}
 		err = file.detectType(opts.Path, opts.Modify, opts.Content, true)
@ -102,6 +117,7 @@ func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 	}
 	return file, err
 }
+
 func FileInfoFaster(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 	// Lock access for the specific path
 	pathMutex := getMutex(opts.Path)
@ -133,12 +149,11 @@ func FileInfoFaster(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 		file, err := NewFileInfo(opts)
 		return file, err
 	}
-	info, exists := index.GetMetadataInfo(adjustedPath)
+	info, exists := index.GetMetadataInfo(adjustedPath + "/" + filepath.Base(opts.Path))
 	if !exists || info.Name == "" {
-		return &FileInfo{}, errors.ErrEmptyKey
+		return NewFileInfo(opts)
 	}
 	return &info, nil
-
 }

 func RefreshFileInfo(opts FileOptions) error {
@ -491,9 +506,8 @@ func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bo
 		return err
 	}

-	listing := &Listing{
+	listing := &FileInfo{
 		Items:    []*FileInfo{},
-		Path:     i.Path,
 		NumDirs:  0,
 		NumFiles: 0,
 	}
@ -548,7 +562,7 @@ func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bo
 		listing.Items = append(listing.Items, file)
 	}

-	i.Listing = listing
+	i.Items = listing.Items
 	return nil
 }

--- a/backend/files/indexing.go
+++ b/backend/files/indexing.go
@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package files

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@ -12,23 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 )

-type Directory struct {
-	Metadata map[string]FileInfo
-	Files    string
-}
-
-type File struct {
-	Name  string
-	IsDir bool
-}
-
 type Index struct {
 	Root        string
-	Directories map[string]Directory
+	Directories map[string]FileInfo
 	NumDirs     int
 	NumFiles    int
 	inProgress  bool
-	quickList   []File
 	LastIndexed time.Time
 	mu          sync.RWMutex
 }
@ -50,16 +38,12 @@ func indexingScheduler(intervalMinutes uint32) {
 		rootPath = settings.Config.Server.Root
 	}
 	si := GetIndex(rootPath)
-	log.Printf("Indexing Files...")
-	log.Printf("Configured to run every %v minutes", intervalMinutes)
-	log.Printf("Indexing from root: %s", si.Root)
 	for {
 		startTime := time.Now()
 		// Set the indexing flag to indicate that indexing is in progress
 		si.resetCount()
 		// Perform the indexing operation
 		err := si.indexFiles(si.Root)
-		si.quickList = []File{}
 		// Reset the indexing flag to indicate that indexing has finished
 		si.inProgress = false
 		// Update the LastIndexed time
@ -81,78 +65,114 @@ func indexingScheduler(intervalMinutes uint32) {

 // Define a function to recursively index files and directories
 func (si *Index) indexFiles(path string) error {
-	// Check if the current directory has been modified since the last indexing
+	// Ensure path is cleaned and normalized
 	adjustedPath := si.makeIndexPath(path, true)
+
+	// Open the directory
 	dir, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		// Directory must have been deleted, remove it from the index
+		// If the directory can't be opened (e.g., deleted), remove it from the index
 		si.RemoveDirectory(adjustedPath)
+		return err
 	}
+	defer dir.Close()
+
 	dirInfo, err := dir.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
-		dir.Close()
 		return err
 	}

-	// Compare the last modified time of the directory with the last indexed time
-	lastIndexed := si.LastIndexed
-	if dirInfo.ModTime().Before(lastIndexed) {
-		dir.Close()
+	// Check if the directory is already up-to-date
+	if dirInfo.ModTime().Before(si.LastIndexed) {
 		return nil
 	}

-	// Read the directory contents
+	// Read directory contents
 	files, err := dir.Readdir(-1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	dir.Close()
-	si.UpdateQuickList(files)
-	si.InsertFiles(path)
-	// done separately for memory efficiency on recursion
-	si.InsertDirs(path)
+
+	// Recursively process files and directories
+	fileInfos := []*FileInfo{}
+	var totalSize int64
+	var numDirs, numFiles int
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		parentInfo := &FileInfo{
+			Name:    file.Name(),
+			Size:    file.Size(),
+			ModTime: file.ModTime(),
+			IsDir:   file.IsDir(),
+		}
+		childInfo, err := si.InsertInfo(path, parentInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Log error, but continue processing other files
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Accumulate directory size and items
+		totalSize += childInfo.Size
+		if childInfo.IsDir {
+			numDirs++
+		} else {
+			numFiles++
+		}
+		_ = childInfo.detectType(path, true, false, false)
+		fileInfos = append(fileInfos, childInfo)
+	}
+
+	// Create FileInfo for the current directory
+	dirFileInfo := &FileInfo{
+		Items:     fileInfos,
+		Name:      filepath.Base(path),
+		Size:      totalSize,
+		ModTime:   dirInfo.ModTime(),
+		CacheTime: time.Now(),
+		IsDir:     true,
+		NumDirs:   numDirs,
+		NumFiles:  numFiles,
+	}
+
+	// Add directory to index
+	si.mu.Lock()
+	si.Directories[adjustedPath] = *dirFileInfo
+	si.NumDirs += numDirs
+	si.NumFiles += numFiles
+	si.mu.Unlock()
 	return nil
 }

-func (si *Index) InsertFiles(path string) {
-	adjustedPath := si.makeIndexPath(path, true)
-	subDirectory := Directory{}
-	buffer := bytes.Buffer{}
+// InsertInfo function to handle adding a file or directory into the index
+func (si *Index) InsertInfo(parentPath string, file *FileInfo) (*FileInfo, error) {
+	filePath := filepath.Join(parentPath, file.Name)

-	for _, f := range si.GetQuickList() {
-		if !f.IsDir {
-			buffer.WriteString(f.Name + ";")
-			si.UpdateCount("files")
+	// Check if it's a directory and recursively index it
+	if file.IsDir {
+		// Recursively index directory
+		err := si.indexFiles(filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-	}
-	// Use GetMetadataInfo and SetFileMetadata for safer read and write operations
-	subDirectory.Files = buffer.String()
-	si.SetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath, subDirectory)
-}

-func (si *Index) InsertDirs(path string) {
-	for _, f := range si.GetQuickList() {
-		if f.IsDir {
-			adjustedPath := si.makeIndexPath(path, true)
-			if _, exists := si.Directories[adjustedPath]; exists {
-				si.UpdateCount("dirs")
-				// Add or update the directory in the map
-				if adjustedPath == "/" {
-					si.SetDirectoryInfo("/"+f.Name, Directory{})
-				} else {
-					si.SetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath+"/"+f.Name, Directory{})
-				}
-			}
-			err := si.indexFiles(path + "/" + f.Name)
-			if err != nil {
-				if err.Error() == "invalid argument" {
-					log.Printf("Could not index \"%v\": %v \n", path, "Permission Denied")
-				} else {
-					log.Printf("Could not index \"%v\": %v \n", path, err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		// Return directory info from the index
+		adjustedPath := si.makeIndexPath(filePath, true)
+		si.mu.RLock()
+		dirInfo := si.Directories[adjustedPath]
+		si.mu.RUnlock()
+		return &dirInfo, nil
 	}
+
+	// Create FileInfo for regular files
+	fileInfo := &FileInfo{
+		Path:    filePath,
+		Name:    file.Name,
+		Size:    file.Size,
+		ModTime: file.ModTime,
+		IsDir:   false,
+	}
+
+	return fileInfo, nil
 }

 func (si *Index) makeIndexPath(subPath string, isDir bool) string {
@ -171,5 +191,8 @@ func (si *Index) makeIndexPath(subPath string, isDir bool) string {
 	} else if !isDir {
 		adjustedPath = filepath.Dir(adjustedPath)
 	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(adjustedPath, "/") {
+		adjustedPath = "/" + adjustedPath
+	}
 	return adjustedPath
 }
--- a/backend/files/indexing_test.go
+++ b/backend/files/indexing_test.go
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package files

 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@ -23,18 +24,26 @@ func BenchmarkFillIndex(b *testing.B) {
 func (si *Index) createMockData(numDirs, numFilesPerDir int) {
 	for i := 0; i < numDirs; i++ {
 		dirName := generateRandomPath(rand.Intn(3) + 1)
-		files := []File{}
-		// Append a new Directory to the slice
+		files := []*FileInfo{} // Slice of FileInfo
+
+		// Simulating files and directories with FileInfo
 		for j := 0; j < numFilesPerDir; j++ {
-			newFile := File{
-				Name:  "file-" + getRandomTerm() + getRandomExtension(),
-				IsDir: false,
+			newFile := &FileInfo{
+				Name:    "file-" + getRandomTerm() + getRandomExtension(),
+				IsDir:   false,
+				Size:    rand.Int63n(1000),                                          // Random size
+				ModTime: time.Now().Add(-time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)) * time.Hour), // Random mod time
 			}
 			files = append(files, newFile)
 		}
-		si.UpdateQuickListForTests(files)
-		si.InsertFiles(dirName)
-		si.InsertDirs(dirName)
+
+		// Simulate inserting files into index
+		for _, file := range files {
+			_, err := si.InsertInfo(dirName, file)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Error inserting file:", err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }

--- a/backend/files/search.go
+++ b/backend/files/search.go
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package files

 import (
 	"math/rand"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@ -30,12 +29,17 @@ func (si *Index) Search(search string, scope string, sourceSession string) ([]st
 			continue
 		}
 		si.mu.Lock()
-		defer si.mu.Unlock()
 		for dirName, dir := range si.Directories {
 			isDir := true
-			files := strings.Split(dir.Files, ";")
+			files := []string{}
+			for _, item := range dir.Items {
+				if !item.IsDir {
+					files = append(files, item.Name)
+				}
+			}
 			value, found := sessionInProgress.Load(sourceSession)
 			if !found || value != runningHash {
+				si.mu.Unlock()
 				return []string{}, map[string]map[string]bool{}
 			}
 			if count > maxSearchResults {
@ -46,7 +50,9 @@ func (si *Index) Search(search string, scope string, sourceSession string) ([]st
 				continue // path not matched
 			}
 			fileTypes := map[string]bool{}
-			matches, fileType := containsSearchTerm(dirName, searchTerm, *searchOptions, isDir, fileTypes)
+			si.mu.Unlock()
+			matches, fileType := si.containsSearchTerm(dirName, searchTerm, *searchOptions, isDir, fileTypes)
+			si.mu.Lock()
 			if matches {
 				fileListTypes[pathName] = fileType
 				matching = append(matching, pathName)
@ -67,8 +73,9 @@ func (si *Index) Search(search string, scope string, sourceSession string) ([]st
 				}
 				fullName := strings.TrimLeft(pathName+file, "/")
 				fileTypes := map[string]bool{}
-
-				matches, fileType := containsSearchTerm(fullName, searchTerm, *searchOptions, isDir, fileTypes)
+				si.mu.Unlock()
+				matches, fileType := si.containsSearchTerm(fullName, searchTerm, *searchOptions, isDir, fileTypes)
+				si.mu.Lock()
 				if !matches {
 					continue
 				}
@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ func (si *Index) Search(search string, scope string, sourceSession string) ([]st
 				count++
 			}
 		}
+		si.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 	// Sort the strings based on the number of elements after splitting by "/"
 	sort.Slice(matching, func(i, j int) bool {
@ -102,65 +110,88 @@ func scopedPathNameFilter(pathName string, scope string, isDir bool) string {
 	return pathName
 }

-func containsSearchTerm(pathName string, searchTerm string, options SearchOptions, isDir bool, fileTypes map[string]bool) (bool, map[string]bool) {
+func (si *Index) containsSearchTerm(pathName string, searchTerm string, options SearchOptions, isDir bool, fileTypes map[string]bool) (bool, map[string]bool) {
+	largerThan := int64(options.LargerThan) * 1024 * 1024
+	smallerThan := int64(options.SmallerThan) * 1024 * 1024
 	conditions := options.Conditions
-	path := getLastPathComponent(pathName)
-	// Convert to lowercase once
+	fileName := filepath.Base(pathName)
+	adjustedPath := si.makeIndexPath(pathName, isDir)
+
+	// Convert to lowercase if not exact match
 	if !conditions["exact"] {
-		path = strings.ToLower(path)
+		fileName = strings.ToLower(fileName)
 		searchTerm = strings.ToLower(searchTerm)
 	}
-	if strings.Contains(path, searchTerm) {
-		// Calculate fileSize only if needed
-		var fileSize int64
-		matchesAllConditions := true
-		extension := filepath.Ext(path)
-		for _, k := range AllFiletypeOptions {
-			if IsMatchingType(extension, k) {
-				fileTypes[k] = true
+
+	// Check if the file name contains the search term
+	if !strings.Contains(fileName, searchTerm) {
+		return false, map[string]bool{}
+	}
+
+	// Initialize file size and fileTypes map
+	var fileSize int64
+	extension := filepath.Ext(fileName)
+
+	// Collect file types
+	for _, k := range AllFiletypeOptions {
+		if IsMatchingType(extension, k) {
+			fileTypes[k] = true
+		}
+	}
+	fileTypes["dir"] = isDir
+	// Get file info if needed for size-related conditions
+	if largerThan > 0 || smallerThan > 0 {
+		fileInfo, exists := si.GetMetadataInfo(adjustedPath)
+		if !exists {
+			return false, fileTypes
+		} else if !isDir {
+			// Look for specific file in ReducedItems
+			for _, item := range fileInfo.ReducedItems {
+				lower := strings.ToLower(item.Name)
+				if strings.Contains(lower, searchTerm) {
+					if item.Size == 0 {
+						return false, fileTypes
+					}
+					fileSize = item.Size
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			fileSize = fileInfo.Size
+		}
+		if fileSize == 0 {
+			return false, fileTypes
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Evaluate all conditions
+	for t, v := range conditions {
+		if t == "exact" {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch t {
+		case "larger":
+			if largerThan > 0 {
+				if fileSize <= largerThan {
+					return false, fileTypes
+				}
+			}
+		case "smaller":
+			if smallerThan > 0 {
+				if fileSize >= smallerThan {
+					return false, fileTypes
+				}
+			}
+		default:
+			// Handle other file type conditions
+			notMatchType := v != fileTypes[t]
+			if notMatchType {
+				return false, fileTypes
 			}
 		}
-		fileTypes["dir"] = isDir
-		for t, v := range conditions {
-			if t == "exact" {
-				continue
-			}
-			var matchesCondition bool
-			switch t {
-			case "larger":
-				if fileSize == 0 {
-					fileSize = getFileSize(pathName)
-				}
-				matchesCondition = fileSize > int64(options.LargerThan)*bytesInMegabyte
-			case "smaller":
-				if fileSize == 0 {
-					fileSize = getFileSize(pathName)
-				}
-				matchesCondition = fileSize < int64(options.SmallerThan)*bytesInMegabyte
-			default:
-				matchesCondition = v == fileTypes[t]
-			}
-			if !matchesCondition {
-				matchesAllConditions = false
-			}
-		}
-		return matchesAllConditions, fileTypes
 	}
-	// Clear variables and return
-	return false, map[string]bool{}
-}

-func getFileSize(filepath string) int64 {
-	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(rootPath + "/" + filepath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return fileInfo.Size()
-}
-
-func getLastPathComponent(path string) string {
-	// Use filepath.Base to extract the last component of the path
-	return filepath.Base(path)
+	return true, fileTypes
 }

 func generateRandomHash(length int) string {
--- a/backend/files/search_test.go
+++ b/backend/files/search_test.go
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func BenchmarkSearchAllIndexes(b *testing.B) {
 	InitializeIndex(5, false)
 	si := GetIndex(rootPath)

-	si.createMockData(50, 3) // 1000 dirs, 3 files per dir
+	si.createMockData(50, 3) // 50 dirs, 3 files per dir

 	// Generate 100 random search terms
 	searchTerms := generateRandomSearchTerms(100)
@ -26,87 +26,90 @@ func BenchmarkSearchAllIndexes(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }

-// loop over test files and compare output
 func TestParseSearch(t *testing.T) {
-	value := ParseSearch("my test search")
-	want := &SearchOptions{
-		Conditions: map[string]bool{
-			"exact": false,
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  *SearchOptions
+	}{
+		{
+			input: "my test search",
+			want: &SearchOptions{
+				Conditions: map[string]bool{"exact": false},
+				Terms:      []string{"my test search"},
+			},
 		},
-		Terms: []string{"my test search"},
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", value, want)
-	}
-	value = ParseSearch("case:exact my|test|search")
-	want = &SearchOptions{
-		Conditions: map[string]bool{
-			"exact": true,
+		{
+			input: "case:exact my|test|search",
+			want: &SearchOptions{
+				Conditions: map[string]bool{"exact": true},
+				Terms:      []string{"my", "test", "search"},
+			},
 		},
-		Terms: []string{"my", "test", "search"},
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", value, want)
-	}
-	value = ParseSearch("type:largerThan=100 type:smallerThan=1000 test")
-	want = &SearchOptions{
-		Conditions: map[string]bool{
-			"exact":  false,
-			"larger": true,
+		{
+			input: "type:largerThan=100 type:smallerThan=1000 test",
+			want: &SearchOptions{
+				Conditions:  map[string]bool{"exact": false, "larger": true, "smaller": true},
+				Terms:       []string{"test"},
+				LargerThan:  100,
+				SmallerThan: 1000,
+			},
 		},
-		Terms:       []string{"test"},
-		LargerThan:  100,
-		SmallerThan: 1000,
-	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", value, want)
-	}
-	value = ParseSearch("type:audio thisfile")
-	want = &SearchOptions{
-		Conditions: map[string]bool{
-			"exact": false,
-			"audio": true,
+		{
+			input: "type:audio thisfile",
+			want: &SearchOptions{
+				Conditions: map[string]bool{"exact": false, "audio": true},
+				Terms:      []string{"thisfile"},
+			},
 		},
-		Terms: []string{"thisfile"},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", value, want)
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			value := ParseSearch(tt.input)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(value, tt.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", value, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }

 func TestSearchWhileIndexing(t *testing.T) {
 	InitializeIndex(5, false)
 	si := GetIndex(rootPath)
-	// Generate 100 random search terms
-	// Generate 100 random search terms
+
 	searchTerms := generateRandomSearchTerms(10)
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		// Execute the SearchAllIndexes function
-		go si.createMockData(100, 100) // 1000 dirs, 3 files per dir
+		go si.createMockData(100, 100) // Creating mock data concurrently
 		for _, term := range searchTerms {
-			go si.Search(term, "/", "test")
+			go si.Search(term, "/", "test") // Search concurrently
 		}
 	}
 }

 func TestSearchIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	index := Index{
-		Directories: map[string]Directory{
-			"test": {
-				Files: "audio1.wav;",
-			},
-			"test/path": {
-				Files: "file.txt;",
-			},
-			"new": {},
-			"new/test": {
-				Files: "audio.wav;video.mp4;video.MP4;",
-			},
-			"new/test/path": {
-				Files: "archive.zip;",
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{
+			"test":      {Items: []*FileInfo{{Name: "audio1.wav"}}},
+			"test/path": {Items: []*FileInfo{{Name: "file.txt"}}},
+			"new/test": {Items: []*FileInfo{
+				{Name: "audio.wav"},
+				{Name: "video.mp4"},
+				{Name: "video.MP4"},
+			}},
+			"new/test/path": {Items: []*FileInfo{{Name: "archive.zip"}}},
+			"/firstDir": {Items: []*FileInfo{
+				{Name: "archive.zip", Size: 100},
+				{Name: "thisIsDir", IsDir: true, Size: 2 * 1024 * 1024},
+			}},
+			"/firstDir/thisIsDir": {
+				Items: []*FileInfo{
+					{Name: "hi.txt"},
+				},
+				Size: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
 			},
 		},
 	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		search         string
 		scope          string
@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func TestSearchIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 			scope:          "/new/",
 			expectedResult: []string{"test/audio.wav"},
 			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
-				"test/audio.wav": map[string]bool{"audio": true, "dir": false},
+				"test/audio.wav": {"audio": true, "dir": false},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@ -126,16 +129,41 @@ func TestSearchIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 			scope:          "/",
 			expectedResult: []string{"test/", "new/test/"},
 			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
-				"test/":     map[string]bool{"dir": true},
-				"new/test/": map[string]bool{"dir": true},
+				"test/":     {"dir": true},
+				"new/test/": {"dir": true},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			search:         "archive",
 			scope:          "/",
-			expectedResult: []string{"new/test/path/archive.zip"},
+			expectedResult: []string{"firstDir/archive.zip", "new/test/path/archive.zip"},
 			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
-				"new/test/path/archive.zip": map[string]bool{"archive": true, "dir": false},
+				"new/test/path/archive.zip": {"archive": true, "dir": false},
+				"firstDir/archive.zip":      {"archive": true, "dir": false},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			search:         "arch",
+			scope:          "/firstDir",
+			expectedResult: []string{"archive.zip"},
+			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
+				"archive.zip": {"archive": true, "dir": false},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			search:         "isdir",
+			scope:          "/",
+			expectedResult: []string{"firstDir/thisIsDir/"},
+			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
+				"firstDir/thisIsDir/": {"dir": true},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			search:         "dir type:largerThan=1",
+			scope:          "/",
+			expectedResult: []string{"firstDir/thisIsDir/"},
+			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
+				"firstDir/thisIsDir/": {"dir": true},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@ -146,18 +174,17 @@ func TestSearchIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 				"new/test/video.MP4",
 			},
 			expectedTypes: map[string]map[string]bool{
-				"new/test/video.MP4": map[string]bool{"video": true, "dir": false},
-				"new/test/video.mp4": map[string]bool{"video": true, "dir": false},
+				"new/test/video.MP4": {"video": true, "dir": false},
+				"new/test/video.mp4": {"video": true, "dir": false},
 			},
 		},
 	}
+
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.search, func(t *testing.T) {
 			actualResult, actualTypes := index.Search(tt.search, tt.scope, "")
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedResult, actualResult)
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.expectedTypes, actualTypes) {
-				t.Fatalf("\n got:  %+v\n want: %+v", actualTypes, tt.expectedTypes)
-			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedTypes, actualTypes)
 		})
 	}
 }
@ -186,6 +213,7 @@ func Test_scopedPathNameFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			want: "", // Update this with the expected result
 		},
 	}
+
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			if got := scopedPathNameFilter(tt.args.pathName, tt.args.scope, tt.args.isDir); got != tt.want {
@ -194,103 +222,3 @@ func Test_scopedPathNameFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func Test_isDoc(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		extension string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		args args
-		want bool
-	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isDoc(tt.args.extension); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isDoc() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_getFileSize(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		filepath string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		args args
-		want int64
-	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := getFileSize(tt.args.filepath); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("getFileSize() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_isArchive(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		extension string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		args args
-		want bool
-	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isArchive(tt.args.extension); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isArchive() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_getLastPathComponent(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		path string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		args args
-		want string
-	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := getLastPathComponent(tt.args.path); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("getLastPathComponent() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_generateRandomHash(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		length int
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		args args
-		want string
-	}{
-		// TODO: Add test cases.
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := generateRandomHash(tt.args.length); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("generateRandomHash() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
--- a/backend/files/sync.go
+++ b/backend/files/sync.go
@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package files

 import (
-	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"time"

@ -13,15 +12,10 @@ func (si *Index) UpdateFileMetadata(adjustedPath string, info FileInfo) bool {
 	si.mu.Lock()
 	defer si.mu.Unlock()
 	dir, exists := si.Directories[adjustedPath]
-	if !exists || exists && dir.Metadata == nil {
-		// Initialize the Metadata map if it is nil
-		if dir.Metadata == nil {
-			dir.Metadata = make(map[string]FileInfo)
-		}
-		si.Directories[adjustedPath] = dir
-		// Release the read lock before calling SetFileMetadata
+	if !exists {
+		si.Directories[adjustedPath] = FileInfo{}
 	}
-	return si.SetFileMetadata(adjustedPath, info)
+	return si.SetFileMetadata(adjustedPath, dir)
 }

 // SetFileMetadata sets the FileInfo for the specified directory in the index.
@ -32,37 +26,45 @@ func (si *Index) SetFileMetadata(adjustedPath string, info FileInfo) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	info.CacheTime = time.Now()
-	si.Directories[adjustedPath].Metadata[adjustedPath] = info
+	si.Directories[adjustedPath] = info
 	return true
 }

 // GetMetadataInfo retrieves the FileInfo from the specified directory in the index.
 func (si *Index) GetMetadataInfo(adjustedPath string) (FileInfo, bool) {
-	fi := FileInfo{}
 	si.mu.RLock()
 	dir, exists := si.Directories[adjustedPath]
 	si.mu.RUnlock()
-	if exists {
-		// Initialize the Metadata map if it is nil
-		if dir.Metadata == nil {
-			dir.Metadata = make(map[string]FileInfo)
-			si.SetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath, dir)
-		} else {
-			fi = dir.Metadata[adjustedPath]
-		}
+	if !exists {
+		return dir, exists
 	}
-	return fi, exists
+	// remove recursive items, we only want this directories direct files
+	cleanedItems := []ReducedItem{}
+	for _, item := range dir.Items {
+		cleanedItems = append(cleanedItems, ReducedItem{
+			Name:    item.Name,
+			Size:    item.Size,
+			IsDir:   item.IsDir,
+			ModTime: item.ModTime,
+			Type:    item.Type,
+		})
+	}
+	dir.Items = nil
+	dir.ReducedItems = cleanedItems
+	realPath, _, _ := GetRealPath(adjustedPath)
+	dir.Path = realPath
+	return dir, exists
 }

 // SetDirectoryInfo sets the directory information in the index.
-func (si *Index) SetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath string, dir Directory) {
+func (si *Index) SetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath string, dir FileInfo) {
 	si.mu.Lock()
 	si.Directories[adjustedPath] = dir
 	si.mu.Unlock()
 }

 // SetDirectoryInfo sets the directory information in the index.
-func (si *Index) GetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath string) (Directory, bool) {
+func (si *Index) GetDirectoryInfo(adjustedPath string) (FileInfo, bool) {
 	si.mu.RLock()
 	dir, exists := si.Directories[adjustedPath]
 	si.mu.RUnlock()
@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ func GetIndex(root string) *Index {
 	}
 	newIndex := &Index{
 		Root:        rootPath,
-		Directories: make(map[string]Directory), // Initialize the map
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{},
 		NumDirs:     0,
 		NumFiles:    0,
 		inProgress:  false,
@ -116,36 +118,3 @@ func GetIndex(root string) *Index {
 	indexesMutex.Unlock()
 	return newIndex
 }
-
-func (si *Index) UpdateQuickList(files []fs.FileInfo) {
-	si.mu.Lock()
-	defer si.mu.Unlock()
-	si.quickList = []File{}
-	for _, file := range files {
-		newFile := File{
-			Name:  file.Name(),
-			IsDir: file.IsDir(),
-		}
-		si.quickList = append(si.quickList, newFile)
-	}
-}
-
-func (si *Index) UpdateQuickListForTests(files []File) {
-	si.mu.Lock()
-	defer si.mu.Unlock()
-	si.quickList = []File{}
-	for _, file := range files {
-		newFile := File{
-			Name:  file.Name,
-			IsDir: file.IsDir,
-		}
-		si.quickList = append(si.quickList, newFile)
-	}
-}
-
-func (si *Index) GetQuickList() []File {
-	si.mu.Lock()
-	defer si.mu.Unlock()
-	newQuickList := si.quickList
-	return newQuickList
-}
--- a/backend/files/sync_test.go
+++ b/backend/files/sync_test.go
@ -1,92 +1,118 @@
 package files

 import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )

-// Mock for fs.FileInfo
-type mockFileInfo struct {
-	name  string
-	isDir bool
-}
-
-func (m mockFileInfo) Name() string       { return m.name }
-func (m mockFileInfo) Size() int64        { return 0 }
-func (m mockFileInfo) Mode() os.FileMode  { return 0 }
-func (m mockFileInfo) ModTime() time.Time { return time.Now() }
-func (m mockFileInfo) IsDir() bool        { return m.isDir }
-func (m mockFileInfo) Sys() interface{}   { return nil }
-
 var testIndex Index

-// Test for GetFileMetadata
-//func TestGetFileMetadata(t *testing.T) {
-//	t.Parallel()
-//	tests := []struct {
-//		name           string
-//		adjustedPath   string
-//		fileName       string
-//		expectedName   string
-//		expectedExists bool
-//	}{
-//		{
-//			name:           "testpath exists",
-//			adjustedPath:   "/testpath",
-//			fileName:       "testfile.txt",
-//			expectedName:   "testfile.txt",
-//			expectedExists: true,
-//		},
-//		{
-//			name:           "testpath not exists",
-//			adjustedPath:   "/testpath",
-//			fileName:       "nonexistent.txt",
-//			expectedName:   "",
-//			expectedExists: false,
-//		},
-//		{
-//			name:           "File exists in /anotherpath",
-//			adjustedPath:   "/anotherpath",
-//			fileName:       "afile.txt",
-//			expectedName:   "afile.txt",
-//			expectedExists: true,
-//		},
-//		{
-//			name:           "File does not exist in /anotherpath",
-//			adjustedPath:   "/anotherpath",
-//			fileName:       "nonexistentfile.txt",
-//			expectedName:   "",
-//			expectedExists: false,
-//		},
-//		{
-//			name:           "Directory does not exist",
-//			adjustedPath:   "/nonexistentpath",
-//			fileName:       "testfile.txt",
-//			expectedName:   "",
-//			expectedExists: false,
-//		},
-//	}
-//
-//	for _, tt := range tests {
-//		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-//			fileInfo, exists := testIndex.GetFileMetadata(tt.adjustedPath)
-//			if exists != tt.expectedExists || fileInfo.Name != tt.expectedName {
-//				t.Errorf("expected %v:%v but got: %v:%v", tt.expectedName, tt.expectedExists, //fileInfo.Name, exists)
-//			}
-//		})
-//	}
-//}
+// Test for GetFileMetadata// Test for GetFileMetadata
+func TestGetFileMetadataSize(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		adjustedPath string
+		expectedName string
+		expectedSize int64
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "testpath exists",
+			adjustedPath: "/testpath",
+			expectedName: "testfile.txt",
+			expectedSize: 100,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "testpath exists",
+			adjustedPath: "/testpath",
+			expectedName: "directory",
+			expectedSize: 100,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fileInfo, _ := testIndex.GetMetadataInfo(tt.adjustedPath)
+			// Iterate over fileInfo.Items to look for expectedName
+			for _, item := range fileInfo.ReducedItems {
+				// Assert the existence and the name
+				if item.Name == tt.expectedName {
+					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedSize, item.Size)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Test for GetFileMetadata// Test for GetFileMetadata
+func TestGetFileMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		adjustedPath   string
+		expectedName   string
+		expectedExists bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "testpath exists",
+			adjustedPath:   "/testpath",
+			expectedName:   "testfile.txt",
+			expectedExists: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "testpath not exists",
+			adjustedPath:   "/testpath",
+			expectedName:   "nonexistent.txt",
+			expectedExists: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "File exists in /anotherpath",
+			adjustedPath:   "/anotherpath",
+			expectedName:   "afile.txt",
+			expectedExists: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "File does not exist in /anotherpath",
+			adjustedPath:   "/anotherpath",
+			expectedName:   "nonexistentfile.txt",
+			expectedExists: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Directory does not exist",
+			adjustedPath:   "/nonexistentpath",
+			expectedName:   "",
+			expectedExists: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fileInfo, _ := testIndex.GetMetadataInfo(tt.adjustedPath)
+			found := false
+			// Iterate over fileInfo.Items to look for expectedName
+			for _, item := range fileInfo.ReducedItems {
+				// Assert the existence and the name
+				if item.Name == tt.expectedName {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedExists, found)
+		})
+	}
+}

 // Test for UpdateFileMetadata
 func TestUpdateFileMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	index := &Index{
-		Directories: map[string]Directory{
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{
 			"/testpath": {
-				Metadata: map[string]FileInfo{
-					"testfile.txt":    {Name: "testfile.txt"},
-					"anotherfile.txt": {Name: "anotherfile.txt"},
+				Path:  "/testpath",
+				Name:  "testpath",
+				IsDir: true,
+				ReducedItems: []ReducedItem{
+					{Name: "testfile.txt"},
+					{Name: "anotherfile.txt"},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@ -100,7 +126,7 @@ func TestUpdateFileMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	dir, exists := index.Directories["/testpath"]
-	if !exists || dir.Metadata["testfile.txt"].Name != "testfile.txt" {
+	if !exists || dir.ReducedItems[0].Name != "testfile.txt" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected testfile.txt to be updated in the directory metadata")
 	}
 }
@ -122,19 +148,29 @@ func TestGetDirMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 // Test for SetDirectoryInfo
 func TestSetDirectoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	index := &Index{
-		Directories: map[string]Directory{
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{
 			"/testpath": {
-				Metadata: map[string]FileInfo{
-					"testfile.txt":    {Name: "testfile.txt"},
-					"anotherfile.txt": {Name: "anotherfile.txt"},
+				Path:  "/testpath",
+				Name:  "testpath",
+				IsDir: true,
+				Items: []*FileInfo{
+					{Name: "testfile.txt"},
+					{Name: "anotherfile.txt"},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	dir := Directory{Metadata: map[string]FileInfo{"testfile.txt": {Name: "testfile.txt"}}}
+	dir := FileInfo{
+		Path:  "/newPath",
+		Name:  "newPath",
+		IsDir: true,
+		Items: []*FileInfo{
+			{Name: "testfile.txt"},
+		},
+	}
 	index.SetDirectoryInfo("/newPath", dir)
 	storedDir, exists := index.Directories["/newPath"]
-	if !exists || storedDir.Metadata["testfile.txt"].Name != "testfile.txt" {
+	if !exists || storedDir.Items[0].Name != "testfile.txt" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected SetDirectoryInfo to store directory info correctly")
 	}
 }
@ -143,7 +179,7 @@ func TestSetDirectoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetDirectoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	dir, exists := testIndex.GetDirectoryInfo("/testpath")
-	if !exists || dir.Metadata["testfile.txt"].Name != "testfile.txt" {
+	if !exists || dir.Items[0].Name != "testfile.txt" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected GetDirectoryInfo to return correct directory info")
 	}

@ -156,7 +192,7 @@ func TestGetDirectoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
 // Test for RemoveDirectory
 func TestRemoveDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	index := &Index{
-		Directories: map[string]Directory{
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{
 			"/testpath": {},
 		},
 	}
@ -194,27 +230,33 @@ func TestUpdateCount(t *testing.T) {

 func init() {
 	testIndex = Index{
+		Root:       "/",
 		NumFiles:   10,
 		NumDirs:    5,
 		inProgress: false,
-		Directories: map[string]Directory{
+		Directories: map[string]FileInfo{
 			"/testpath": {
-				Metadata: map[string]FileInfo{
-					"testfile.txt":    {Name: "testfile.txt"},
-					"anotherfile.txt": {Name: "anotherfile.txt"},
+				Path:     "/testpath",
+				Name:     "testpath",
+				IsDir:    true,
+				NumDirs:  1,
+				NumFiles: 2,
+				Items: []*FileInfo{
+					{Name: "testfile.txt", Size: 100},
+					{Name: "anotherfile.txt", Size: 100},
 				},
 			},
 			"/anotherpath": {
-				Metadata: map[string]FileInfo{
-					"afile.txt": {Name: "afile.txt"},
+				Path:     "/anotherpath",
+				Name:     "anotherpath",
+				IsDir:    true,
+				NumDirs:  1,
+				NumFiles: 1,
+				Items: []*FileInfo{
+					{Name: "directory", IsDir: true, Size: 100},
+					{Name: "afile.txt", Size: 100},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
-
-	files := []fs.FileInfo{
-		mockFileInfo{name: "file1.txt", isDir: false},
-		mockFileInfo{name: "dir1", isDir: true},
-	}
-	testIndex.UpdateQuickList(files)
 }
--- a/backend/http/http.go
+++ b/backend/http/http.go
@ -15,11 +15,20 @@ type modifyRequest struct {
 	Which []string `json:"which"` // Answer to: which fields?
 }

+var (
+	store     *storage.Storage
+	server    *settings.Server
+	fileCache FileCache
+)
+
+func SetupEnv(storage *storage.Storage, s *settings.Server, cache FileCache) {
+	store = storage
+	server = s
+	fileCache = cache
+}
+
 func NewHandler(
 	imgSvc ImgService,
-	fileCache FileCache,
-	store *storage.Storage,
-	server *settings.Server,
 	assetsFs fs.FS,
 ) (http.Handler, error) {
 	server.Clean()
--- a/backend/http/public_test.go
+++ b/backend/http/public_test.go
@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/share"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage/bolt"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )
@ -73,8 +74,13 @@ func TestPublicShareHandlerAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Errorf("failed to close db: %v", err)
 					}
 				})
-
-				storage, err := bolt.NewStorage(db)
+				authStore, userStore, shareStore, settingsStore, err := bolt.NewStorage(db)
+				storage := &storage.Storage{
+					Auth:     authStore,
+					Users:    userStore,
+					Share:    shareStore,
+					Settings: settingsStore,
+				}
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("failed to get storage: %v", err)
 				}
--- a/backend/http/users.go
+++ b/backend/http/users.go
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package http

 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

@ -130,21 +130,7 @@ var userPostHandler = withAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *
 		return http.StatusBadRequest, errors.ErrEmptyPassword
 	}

-	newUser := users.ApplyDefaults(*req.Data)
-
-	userHome, err := d.settings.MakeUserDir(req.Data.Username, req.Data.Scope, d.server.Root)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("create user: failed to mkdir user home dir: [%s]", userHome)
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
-	}
-	newUser.Scope = userHome
-	log.Printf("user: %s, home dir: [%s].", req.Data.Username, userHome)
-	_, _, err = files.GetRealPath(d.server.Root, req.Data.Scope)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("user path is not valid", req.Data.Scope)
-		return http.StatusBadRequest, nil
-	}
-	err = d.store.Users.Save(&newUser)
+	err = storage.CreateUser(*req.Data, req.Data.Perm.Admin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
 	}
--- a/backend/settings/config.go
+++ b/backend/settings/config.go
@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ func loadConfigFile(configFile string) []byte {
 	// Open and read the YAML file
 	yamlFile, err := os.Open(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("ERROR: opening config file\n %v\n WARNING: Using default config only\n If this was a mistake, please make sure the file exists and is accessible by the filebrowser binary.\n\n", err)
-		Config = setDefaults()
-		return []byte{}
+		log.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer yamlFile.Close()

 	stat, err := yamlFile.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error getting file information: %s", err.Error())
+		log.Fatalf("error getting file information: %s", err.Error())
 	}

 	yamlData := make([]byte, stat.Size())
--- a/backend/settings/settings.go
+++ b/backend/settings/settings.go
@ -39,3 +39,15 @@ func GenerateKey() ([]byte, error) {
 func GetSettingsConfig(nameType string, Value string) string {
 	return nameType + Value
 }
+
+func AdminPerms() Permissions {
+	return Permissions{
+		Create:   true,
+		Rename:   true,
+		Modify:   true,
+		Delete:   true,
+		Share:    true,
+		Download: true,
+		Admin:    true,
+	}
+}
--- a/backend/storage/bolt/auth.go
+++ b/backend/storage/bolt/auth.go
@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ func (s authBackend) Get(t string) (auth.Auther, error) {
 }

 func (s authBackend) Save(a auth.Auther) error {
-	return save(s.db, "auther", a)
+	return Save(s.db, "auther", a)
 }
--- a/backend/storage/bolt/bolt.go
+++ b/backend/storage/bolt/bolt.go
@ -6,26 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/auth"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/share"
-	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

 // NewStorage creates a storage.Storage based on Bolt DB.
-func NewStorage(db *storm.DB) (*storage.Storage, error) {
+func NewStorage(db *storm.DB) (*auth.Storage, *users.Storage, *share.Storage, *settings.Storage, error) {
 	userStore := users.NewStorage(usersBackend{db: db})
 	shareStore := share.NewStorage(shareBackend{db: db})
 	settingsStore := settings.NewStorage(settingsBackend{db: db})
 	authStore := auth.NewStorage(authBackend{db: db}, userStore)
-
-	err := save(db, "version", 2) //nolint:gomnd
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &storage.Storage{
-		Auth:     authStore,
-		Users:    userStore,
-		Share:    shareStore,
-		Settings: settingsStore,
-	}, nil
+	return authStore, userStore, shareStore, settingsStore, nil
 }
--- a/backend/storage/bolt/config.go
+++ b/backend/storage/bolt/config.go
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func (s settingsBackend) Get() (*settings.Settings, error) {
 }

 func (s settingsBackend) Save(set *settings.Settings) error {
-	return save(s.db, "settings", set)
+	return Save(s.db, "settings", set)
 }

 func (s settingsBackend) GetServer() (*settings.Server, error) {
@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ func (s settingsBackend) GetServer() (*settings.Server, error) {
 }

 func (s settingsBackend) SaveServer(server *settings.Server) error {
-	return save(s.db, "server", server)
+	return Save(s.db, "server", server)
 }
--- a/backend/storage/bolt/utils.go
+++ b/backend/storage/bolt/utils.go
@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ func get(db *storm.DB, name string, to interface{}) error {
 	return err
 }

-func save(db *storm.DB, name string, from interface{}) error {
+func Save(db *storm.DB, name string, from interface{}) error {
 	return db.Set("config", name, from)
 }
--- a/backend/storage/storage.go
+++ b/backend/storage/storage.go
@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 package storage

 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/asdine/storm/v3"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/auth"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/share"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/storage/bolt"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/utils"
 )

 // Storage is a storage powered by a Backend which makes the necessary
@ -15,3 +25,112 @@ type Storage struct {
 	Auth     *auth.Storage
 	Settings *settings.Storage
 }
+
+var store *Storage
+
+func InitializeDb(path string) (*Storage, bool, error) {
+	exists, err := dbExists(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	db, err := storm.Open(path)
+
+	utils.CheckErr(fmt.Sprintf("storm.Open path %v", path), err)
+	authStore, userStore, shareStore, settingsStore, err := bolt.NewStorage(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, exists, err
+	}
+
+	err = bolt.Save(db, "version", 2) //nolint:gomnd
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, exists, err
+	}
+	store = &Storage{
+		Auth:     authStore,
+		Users:    userStore,
+		Share:    shareStore,
+		Settings: settingsStore,
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		quickSetup(store)
+	}
+
+	return store, exists, err
+}
+
+func dbExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		return stat.Size() != 0, nil
+	}
+
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		d := filepath.Dir(path)
+		_, err = os.Stat(d)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(d, 0700); err != nil { //nolint:govet,gomnd
+				return false, err
+			}
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, err
+}
+
+func quickSetup(store *Storage) {
+	settings.Config.Auth.Key = utils.GenerateKey()
+	if settings.Config.Auth.Method == "noauth" {
+		err := store.Auth.Save(&auth.NoAuth{})
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Auth.Save", err)
+	} else {
+		settings.Config.Auth.Method = "password"
+		err := store.Auth.Save(&auth.JSONAuth{})
+		utils.CheckErr("store.Auth.Save", err)
+	}
+	err := store.Settings.Save(&settings.Config)
+	utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.Save", err)
+	err = store.Settings.SaveServer(&settings.Config.Server)
+	utils.CheckErr("store.Settings.SaveServer", err)
+	user := users.ApplyDefaults(users.User{})
+	user.Username = settings.Config.Auth.AdminUsername
+	user.Password = settings.Config.Auth.AdminPassword
+	user.Perm.Admin = true
+	user.Scope = "./"
+	user.DarkMode = true
+	user.ViewMode = "normal"
+	user.LockPassword = false
+	user.Perm = settings.AdminPerms()
+	err = store.Users.Save(&user)
+	utils.CheckErr("store.Users.Save", err)
+}
+
+// create new user
+func CreateUser(userInfo users.User, asAdmin bool) error {
+	// must have username or password to create
+	if userInfo.Username == "" || userInfo.Password == "" {
+		return errors.ErrInvalidRequestParams
+	}
+	newUser := users.ApplyDefaults(userInfo)
+	if asAdmin {
+		newUser.Perm = settings.AdminPerms()
+	}
+	// create new home directory
+	userHome, err := settings.Config.MakeUserDir(newUser.Username, newUser.Scope, settings.Config.Server.Root)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("create user: failed to mkdir user home dir: [%s]", userHome)
+		return err
+	}
+	newUser.Scope = userHome
+	log.Printf("user: %s, home dir: [%s].", newUser.Username, userHome)
+	_, _, err = files.GetRealPath(settings.Config.Server.Root, newUser.Scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("user path is not valid", newUser.Scope)
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = store.Users.Save(&newUser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
--- a/backend/utils/main.go
+++ b/backend/utils/main.go
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
+)
+
+func CheckErr(source string, err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("%s: %v", source, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func GenerateKey() []byte {
+	k, err := settings.GenerateKey()
+	CheckErr("generateKey", err)
+	return k
+}
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Contributing Guide
+
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Getting Started using FileBrowser Quantum
+
--- a/docs/migration.md
+++ b/docs/migration.md
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Migration help
+
+It is possible to use the same database as used by filebrowser/filebrowser, 
+but you will need to follow the following process:
+
+1. Create a configuration file as mentioned above.
+2. Copy your database file from the original filebrowser to the path of
+   the new one.
+3. Update the configuration file to use the database (under server in
+   filebrowser.yml)
+4. If you are using docker, update the docker-compose file or docker run
+   command to use the config file as described in the install section
+   above.
+5. If you are not using docker, just make sure you run filebrowser -c
+   filebrowser.yml and have a valid filebrowser config.
+
+
+Note: share links will not work and will need to be re-created after migration.
+
+The filebrowser Quantum application should run with the same user and rules that
+you have from the original. But keep in mind the differences that may not work 
+the same way, but all user configuration should be available.
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Planned Roadmap
+
+upcoming 0.2.x releases:
+
+- Replace http routes for gorilla/mux with stdlib
+- Theme configuration from settings
+- File syncronization improvements
+- more filetype previews
+
+next major 0.3.0 release :
+
+- multiple sources https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2514
+- introduce jobs as replacement to runners.
+- Add Job status to the sidebar
+  - index status.
+  - Job status from users
+  - upload status
+
+Unplanned Future releases:
+  - Add tools to sidebar
+    - duplicate file detector.
+    - bulk rename https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2473
+    - metrics tracker - user access, file access, download count, last login, etc
+  - support minio, s3, and backblaze sources https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2544
--- a/frontend/src/components/Breadcrumbs.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Breadcrumbs.vue
@ -19,18 +19,20 @@
      <input
        v-model="gallerySize"
        type="range"
-        id="gallary-size"
-        name="gallary-size"
+        id="gallery-size"
+        name="gallery-size"
        :value="gallerySize"
        min="0"
        max="10"
+        @input="updateGallerySize"
+        @change="commitGallerySize"
      />
    </div>
  </div>
 </template>

 <script>
-import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store"; // Import mutations as well
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import Action from "@/components/Action.vue";

 export default {
@ -43,12 +45,6 @@ export default {
      gallerySize: state.user.gallerySize,
    };
  },
-  watch: {
-    gallerySize(newValue) {
-      this.gallerySize = parseInt(newValue, 0); // Update the user object
-      mutations.setGallerySize(this.gallerySize);
-    },
-  },
  props: ["base", "noLink"],
  computed: {
    isCardView() {
@ -100,13 +96,16 @@ export default {
      return "router-link";
    },
    showShare() {
-      // Ensure user properties are accessed safely
-      if (state.route.path.startsWith("/share")) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return state.user?.perm && state.user?.perm.share; // Access from state directly
+      return state.user?.perm && state.user?.perm.share;
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    updateGallerySize(event) {
+      this.gallerySize = parseInt(event.target.value, 10);
+    },
+    commitGallerySize() {
+      mutations.setGallerySize(this.gallerySize);
    },
  },
-  methods: { },
 };
 </script>
--- a/frontend/src/components/Search.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Search.vue
@ -166,10 +166,6 @@
            <b>Multiple Search terms:</b> Additional terms separated by <code>|</code>,
            for example <code>"test|not"</code> searches for both terms independently.
          </p>
-          <p>
-            <b>File size:</b> Searching files by size may have significantly longer search
-            times.
-          </p>
        </div>
        <!-- List of search results -->
        <ul v-show="results.length > 0">
@ -311,6 +307,9 @@ export default {
      path = path.slice(1);
      path = "./" + path.substring(path.indexOf("/") + 1);
      path = path.replace(/\/+$/, "") + "/";
+      if (path == "./files/") {
+        path = "./";
+      }
      return path;
    },
  },
@ -391,10 +390,10 @@ export default {
        return;
      }
      let searchTypesFull = this.searchTypes;
-      if (this.largerThan != "") {
+      if (this.largerThan != "" && !this.isTypeSelectDisabled) {
        searchTypesFull = searchTypesFull + "type:largerThan=" + this.largerThan + " ";
      }
-      if (this.smallerThan != "") {
+      if (this.smallerThan != "" && !this.isTypeSelectDisabled) {
        searchTypesFull = searchTypesFull + "type:smallerThan=" + this.smallerThan + " ";
      }
      let path = state.route.path;
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
  <component
-    :is="isSelected || user.singleClick ? 'a' : 'div'"
-    :href="isSelected || user.singleClick ? url : undefined"
+    :is="quickNav ? 'a' : 'div'"
+    :href="quickNav ? url : undefined"
    :class="{
      item: true,
      activebutton: isMaximized && isSelected,
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    :data-type="type"
    :aria-label="name"
    :aria-selected="isSelected"
-    @click="isSelected || user.singleClick ? toggleClick() : itemClick($event)"
+    @click="quickNav ? toggleClick() : itemClick($event)"
  >
    <div @click="toggleClick" :class="{ activetitle: isMaximized && isSelected }">
      <img
@ -34,8 +34,7 @@

    <div class="text" :class="{ activecontent: isMaximized && isSelected }">
      <p class="name">{{ name }}</p>
-      <p v-if="isDir" class="size" data-order="-1">&mdash;</p>
-      <p v-else class="size" :data-order="humanSize()">{{ humanSize() }}</p>
+      <p class="size" :data-order="humanSize()">{{ humanSize() }}</p>
      <p class="modified">
        <time :datetime="modified">{{ humanTime() }}</time>
      </p>
@ -93,6 +92,9 @@ export default {
    "path",
  ],
  computed: {
+    quickNav() {
+      return state.user.singleClick && !state.multiple;
+    },
    user() {
      return state.user;
    },
@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ export default {
      action(overwrite, rename);
    },
    itemClick(event) {
+      console.log("should say something");
      if (this.singleClick && !state.multiple) this.open();
      else this.click(event);
    },
@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ export default {

      setTimeout(() => {
        this.touches = 0;
-      }, 300);
+      }, 500);

      this.touches++;
      if (this.touches > 1) {
--- a/frontend/src/store/mutations.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/mutations.js
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const mutations = {
  setGallerySize: (value) => {
    state.user.gallerySize = value
    emitStateChanged();
+    users.update(state.user,['gallerySize']);
  },
  setActiveSettingsView: (value) => {
    state.activeSettingsView = value;
@ -195,19 +196,20 @@ export const mutations = {
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  setRoute: (value) => {
+    console.log("going...",value)
    state.route = value;
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  updateListingSortConfig: ({ field, asc }) => {
-    state.req.sorting.by = field;
-    state.req.sorting.asc = asc;
+    state.user.sorting.by = field;
+    state.user.sorting.asc = asc;
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  updateListingItems: () => {
    state.req.items.sort((a, b) => {
-      const valueA = a[state.req.sorting.by];
-      const valueB = b[state.req.sorting.by];
-      if (state.req.sorting.asc) {
+      const valueA = a[state.user.sorting.by];
+      const valueB = b[state.user.sorting.by];
+      if (state.user.sorting.asc) {
        return valueA > valueB ? 1 : -1;
      } else {
        return valueA < valueB ? 1 : -1;
--- a/frontend/src/utils/filesizes.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/filesizes.js
@ -7,24 +7,24 @@ export function getHumanReadableFilesize(fileSizeBytes) {
    switch (true) {
        case fileSizeBytes < 1024:
            break;
-        case fileSizeBytes < 1000 ** 2:  // 1 KB - 1 MB
-            size = fileSizeBytes / 1000;
+        case fileSizeBytes < 1024 ** 2:  // 1 KB - 1 MB
+            size = fileSizeBytes / 1024;
            unit = 'KB';
            break;
-        case fileSizeBytes < 1000 ** 3:  // 1 MB - 1 GB
-            size = fileSizeBytes / (1000 ** 2);
+        case fileSizeBytes < 1024 ** 3:  // 1 MB - 1 GB
+            size = fileSizeBytes / (1024 ** 2);
            unit = 'MB';
            break;
-        case fileSizeBytes < 1000 ** 4:  // 1 GB - 1 TB
-            size = fileSizeBytes / (1000 ** 3);
+        case fileSizeBytes < 1024 ** 4:  // 1 GB - 1 TB
+            size = fileSizeBytes / (1024 ** 3);
            unit = 'GB';
            break;
-        case fileSizeBytes < 1000 ** 5:  // 1 TB - 1 PB
-            size = fileSizeBytes / (1000 ** 4);
+        case fileSizeBytes < 1024 ** 5:  // 1 TB - 1 PB
+            size = fileSizeBytes / (1024 ** 4);
            unit = 'TB';
            break;
        default:  // >= 1 PB
-            size = fileSizeBytes / (1000 ** 5);
+            size = fileSizeBytes / (1024 ** 5);
            unit = 'PB';
            break;
    }
--- a/frontend/src/views/bars/Default.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/bars/Default.vue
@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ export default {
      return state.selected;
    },
    nameSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "name";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "name";
    },
    sizeSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "size";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "size";
    },
    modifiedSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "modified";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "modified";
    },
    ascOrdered() {
      return state.req.sorting.asc;
@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export default {
      const currentIndex = this.viewModes.indexOf(state.user.viewMode);
      const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % this.viewModes.length;
      const newView = this.viewModes[nextIndex];
-      mutations.updateCurrentUser({ "viewMode": newView });
+      mutations.updateCurrentUser({ viewMode: newView });
    },
    preventDefault(event) {
      // Wrapper around prevent default.
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/ListingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/ListingView.vue
@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ export default {
      return state.multiple;
    },
    nameSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "name";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "name";
    },
    sizeSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "size";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "size";
    },
    modifiedSorted() {
-      return state.req.sorting.by === "modified";
+      return state.user.sorting.by === "modified";
    },
    ascOrdered() {
-      return state.req.sorting.asc;
+      return state.user.sorting.asc;
    },
    items() {
      return getters.reqItems();
@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ export default {
        return;
      }
      if (noModifierKeys && getters.currentPromptName() != null) {
-        return
+        return;
      }
      // Handle the space bar key
      if (key === " ") {
--- a/roadmap.md
+++ b/roadmap.md
@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Planned Roadmap
-
-next 0.2.x release:
-
- Theme configuration from settings
- File syncronization improvements
- right-click context menu
-
-initial 0.3.0 release :
-
- database changes
- introduce jobs as replacement to runners.
- Add Job status to the sidebar
-  - index status.
-  - Job status from users
-  - upload status
-
-Future releases:
-  - Replace http routes for gorilla/mux with pocketbase
-  - Allow multiple volumes to show up in the same filebrowser container. https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2514
-  - enable/disable indexing for certain mounts
-  - Add tools to sidebar
-    - duplicate file detector.
-    - bulk rename https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2473
-    - job manager - folder sync, copy, lifecycle operations
-    - metrics tracker - user access, file access, download count, last login, etc
-  - support minio s3 and backblaze sources https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2544
				`@ -0,0 +1,2 @@`
				`# Getting Started using FileBrowser Quantum`