// Accessing a specific image app.get('/image/:imageName', authenticate, (req, res) => const imagePath = path.join(imagesDirectory, req.params.imageName); if (fs.existsSync(imagePath)) // Check user permissions // For simplicity, let's assume we have a function to check permissions if (checkPermissions(req.user, imagePath)) res.sendFile(imagePath); else res.status(403).send('Access denied'); else res.status(404).send('Not found'); );
const app = express(); app.use(express.json()); parent directory index of private images exclusive
// Authentication middleware example const authenticate = (req, res, next) => const token = req.header('Authorization'); if (!token) return res.status(401).send('Access denied'); try const decoded = jwt.verify(token, 'your-secret-key'); req.user = decoded; next(); catch (ex) res.status(400).send('Invalid token'); ; // Accessing a specific image app