it's just that shrimple

api/ani/v1/routes/series/edits.js

@@ -55,33 +55,11 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
 
     ].forEach(field => edits.stringWrap(...field));
 
-    const editStringList = async (name, bodyName, match) => {
-        const camelName = app.util.bodyCase(name);
-        router.use(`/:id/${name}`, app.auth.tokenPass, app.auth.permsPass('series-approve'), async (req, res, next) => {
-            if (!req.params.id) {return await res.status(400).send("Missing ID!");}
-            const series = await Anime.findOne({id: req.params.id.toLowerCase()});
-            if (!editCheck(series, req, res)) {return;}
-            req.series = series;
-            req.listData = series[camelName];
-            next();
-        }, app.util.list(router, `/:id/${name}`, true, bodyName, async (req, res, list, item) => {
-            if (item && !match(item)) {res.status(400).send(`The ${camelName} you provided is invalid.`); return 0;}
-            if (item) {list[list.length - 1] = item;}
-            req.series[camelName] = list;
-            req.series.markModified(camelName);
-            await req.series.save();
-        }, (req, res, next) => {
-            if (!req.authenticatedUser) {return res.status(401).send("You must be authenticated before you do that!");}
-            if (req.unauthorized) {return res.status(401).send("You are not authorized to edit that!");}
-            return next();
-        }));
-    };
-
     [ //?STRING LIST FIELDS
         ['tags', 'tag', x => x.match(/^[a-z-]+$/) && x.length < 25], //TODO set list length limits
         ['genres', 'genre', x => x.match(/^[a-zA-Z- ]+$/) && x.length < 25],
         ['stream-at', 'location', x => x.match(/^[\w- ]+$/) && x.length < 40] //TODO doc cheeky field
-    ].forEach(x => editStringList(...x));
+    ].forEach(x => edits.list(...x)); //it's just that shrimple
 
 
 

api/ani/v1/routes/user.js

@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
         if (!req.authenticatedUser) {return res.status(401).send("You must be authenticated before you do that!");}
         if (req.unauthorized) {return res.status(401).send("You are not authorized to edit users!");}
         return next();
-    }));
+    })); //TODO convert to util usage
 };

api/util/editstring.js

@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ module.exports = {
                         await this.string(req, res, name, match).catch(() => res.status(500).send(`There was an error trying to update your ${name}. Please try again.`));
                     });
                     return route
+                },
+
+                list: function (name, bodyName, match, forcePermission, deepRoute) {
+                    const camelName = app.util.bodyCase(name);
+                    router.use(`${routePrefix}/${name}`, app.auth.tokenPass, app.auth.permsPass(forcePermission || permission), async (req, res, next) => {
+                        if (!req.params.id) {return await res.status(400).send("Missing ID!");}
+                        const document = await model.findOne({id: req.params.id.toLowerCase()});
+                        if (!editCheck(document, req, res)) {return;}
+                        req.document = document;
+                        req.listData = document[camelName];
+                        next();
+                    }, app.util.list(router, `${routePrefix}/${name}`, true, bodyName, async (req, res, list, item) => {
+                        if (item && !match(item)) {res.status(400).send(`The ${camelName} you provided is invalid.`); return 0;}
+                        if (item) {list[list.length - 1] = item;}
+                        req.document[camelName] = list;
+                        req.document.markModified(camelName);
+                        await req.document.save();
+                    }, (req, res, next) => {
+                        if (!req.authenticatedUser) {return res.status(401).send("You must be authenticated before you do that!");}
+                        if (req.unauthorized) {return res.status(401).send("You are not authorized to edit that!");}
+                        return next();
+                    }));
                 }
             }
         }

api/util/startup/cache/series.js

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ module.exports = async (app, spinner) => {
         const st = new Date().getTime();
 
         let amount = 1;
+        app.cache.seriesQueue = [];
 
         for await (const series of Series.find()) {
             let {id, name, romaji, kanji, altNames, genres, tags} = series;
             app.cache.series[series.id] = {id, name, romaji, kanji, altNames, genres, tags}; //keep an in-memory index of series' searchable items
             app.cache.series[series.id].synopsis = series.synopsis.synopsis;
-            app.cache.seriesQueue = [];
             if (series.meta.submitted) {app.cache.seriesQueue.push({id: series.id, submitter: series.meta.submitted});}
             spinner.update({text: `${chalk.gray('[PROC]')} >> ${chalk.blueBright(`Cached`)} ${chalk.white(`${amount}`)} ${chalk.blueBright(`ani DB series.`)}`});
             app.cache.seriesCount++;

db/ani/series.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const {Schema} = require("mongoose");
 
 module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
-    id: {type: String, unique: true, required: true, maxLength: 25}, //!REQ
+    id: {type: String, unique: true, required: true, maxLength: 25, lowercase: true}, //!REQ
     numericalId: {type: Number, unique: true, required: true, min: 1}, //!REQ
     meta: {
         locked: {type: Boolean, default: false},
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
     }, required: true}, //if not present, use "Synopsis not available yet" //!REQ
     genres: {type: [{type: String, maxLength: 25}], required: true}, //!REQ
     //TODO database for genres or cache
-    tags: {default: [], type: [{type: String, maxLength: 25}]},
+    tags: {default: [], type: [{type: String, maxLength: 25}], lowercase: true},
     nsfw: {type: Boolean, default: false},
     nsfwReason: {type: String, default: null}, //gore, language, nudity, strong themes
 
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
         from: {type: String, default: null}, //absence of start date means anime is confirmed but not released //TODO special handling for unstarted series
         to: {type: String, default: null} //null indicates still airing; completed: true + non-null "to" value means series is waiting on another season
     },
-    externalLinks: {type: Object, default: {}}, //streaming services, other databases, etc. //TODO externalLinks
+    externalLinks: {
+        type: [{
+
+        }], default: {}
+    }, //streaming services, other databases, etc. //TODO externalLinks
     officialSite: {type: String, default: null},
     videos: {type: Object, default: {}}, //OPs, EDs, trailers, etc.
 
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
     ratings: {type: [{
         user: String,
         rating: Number
-    }], default: []}, //all ratings mapped by user
+    }], default: () => ([])}, //all ratings mapped by user
     rating: {type: Number, default: 0}, //automatic collection of user ratings for avg.
     watchers: {type: [String], default: []}, //people with this anime on their watching and/or watchlists
     likes: {type: Number, default: 0}, //no need to map by user here
@@ -74,7 +78,8 @@ module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
                 animation: Number
             },
             comments: {type: String, maxLength: 2000}
-    }], default: []},
+        }], default: []
+    },
 
     /**
      * !API-DEPENDENT FIELDS