feat: create works, just not ideal

apps/server/src/classes/data-provider/DataProvider.ts

@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ export class DataProvider {
     await this.persist();
   }
 
+  static async addAlias(newData: Alias) {
+    data.aliases.push(newData);
+    await this.persist();
+  }
+
   static getUserFields() {
     return { ...data.userFields };
   }

apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.ts

@@ -189,6 +189,23 @@ export const postAliases = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 };
 
+// Create controller for POST request to '/ontime/aliases'
+// Returns ACK message
+export const postAlias = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const newAlias = {
+      enabled: req.body.enabled,
+      alias: req.body.alias,
+      pathAndParams: req.body.pathAndParams,
+    };
+
+    await DataProvider.addAlias(newAlias);
+    res.status(200).send(newAlias);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(400).send({ message: String(error) });
+  }
+};
+
 // Update controller for PUT request to '/ontime/aliases'
 // Returns ACK message
 export const updateAliases = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {

apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.validate.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ export const validateAliases = [
   },
 ];
 
+/**
+ * @description Validates object for POST /ontime/aliases
+ */
+export const validateCreateAlias = [
+  body('alias').isString().trim(),
+  body('pathAndParams').isString().trim(),
+  body('enabled').isBoolean(),
+
+  (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const errors = validationResult(req);
+    if (!errors.isEmpty()) return res.status(422).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+    next();
+  },
+];
+
 /**
  * @description Validates object for PUT /ontime/aliases
  */

apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   getViewSettings,
   patchPartialProjectFile,
   poll,
-  postAliases,
   postOSC,
   postSettings,
   postUserFields,
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ import {
   getClientSecrect as getClientSecret,
   updateAliases,
   deleteAlias,
+  postAlias,
 } from '../controllers/ontimeController.js';
 
 import {
-  validateAliases,
   validateOSC,
   validatePatchProjectFile,
   validateSettings,
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   validateWorksheet,
   validateSheetOptions,
   validateUpdateAlises,
+  validateCreateAlias,
 } from '../controllers/ontimeController.validate.js';
 import { projectSanitiser } from '../controllers/projectController.validate.js';
 import { sanitizeProjectFilename } from '../utils/sanitizeProjectFilename.js';
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ router.post('/views', viewValidator, postViewSettings);
 // create route between controller and '/ontime/aliases' endpoint
 router.get('/aliases', getAliases);
 
+// // create route between controller and '/ontime/aliases' endpoint
+// router.post('/aliases', validateAliases, postAliases);
+
 // create route between controller and '/ontime/aliases' endpoint
-router.post('/aliases', validateAliases, postAliases);
+router.post('/aliases', validateCreateAlias, postAlias);
 
 // create route between controller and /ontime/aliases' endpoint
 router.put('/aliases', validateUpdateAlises, updateAliases);