Merge pull request #45 from MasterAcnolo/linux-version

1.6.0 - Linux version

.gitignore

@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ config/config.dev.json
 ffmpeg
 ffprobe
 deno
-yt-dlp
 
 # Windows Executable
 ffmpeg.exe
 ffprobe.exe
 deno.exe
-yt-dlp.exe

README.md

@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 ### User Interface
 
 - **Custom window controls** - Frameless window with custom top bar (optional)
-- **Custom themes** - ZIP-based theme system with live preview
-- **Theme Workshop** - web-based theme creator and browser
-- **Toast notifications** - in-app feedback system
+- **Custom themes** — ZIP-based theme system with live preview
+- **Theme Workshop** — web-based theme creator and browser
+- **Toast notifications** — in-app feedback system
 - **Real-time progress tracking** - Live download progress bar with network speed indicator
 - **Server-Sent Events (SSE)** - Non-blocking progress updates via event streaming
 - **Settings panel** - In-app configuration interface with live updates
@@ -80,11 +80,9 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 - **Rate limiting** - Express-based request throttling to prevent server overload
 - **Graceful shutdown** - Proper cleanup of servers, logs, and RPC connections
 - **System notifications** - Windows notifications on download completion (clickable to open folder)
-- **Splash screen** - animated loading screen on startup
-- **Stop download** - ability to cancel in-progress downloads
-- **Playlist folders** - dedicated folder creation per playlist
-- **Keep Playlist Order** - Add an Index before the title, could be useful for an album for example.
-- **System Tray** - Could minimize the application in the system Tray, allow it to run in the background.
+- **Splash screen** — animated loading screen on startup
+- **Stop download** — ability to cancel in-progress downloads
+- **Playlist folders** — dedicated folder creation per playlist
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ The primary goal is to make media downloading accessible to users who want offli
 
 ### Linux
 
-#### Fedora (via Copr - recommended)
+#### Fedora (via Copr — recommended)
 
 Installing via Copr lets `dnf` handle future updates automatically:
 
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ The application supports various configuration options:
 - Custom download directory selection
 - Discord Rich Presence activation
 - Theme customization
-- Log level
-- And somes to see in the list [Configuration Options](#configuration-options) available
+- Log level configuration
 
 ### Troubleshooting
 
@@ -222,14 +219,13 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 
 #### Linux
 ```
-~/.config/Freedom\ Loader/config.json
+~/.config/Freedom Loader/config.json
 ```
 
 ### Available Options
 ```json
 {
   "autoUpdate": true,
-  "systemTray": true,
   "discordRPC": true,
   "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
@@ -237,7 +233,6 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
-  "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": true,
   "customCodec": "h264",
   "logSystem": true,
@@ -254,7 +249,6 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | Option                       | Type    | Default  | Description                                                |
 |------------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `autoUpdate`                 | boolean | `true`   | Enable automatic application updates                       |
-| `systemTray`                 | boolean | `true`   | Allow app to minimize on close [EXPERIMENTAL]              |
 | `discordRPC`                 | boolean | `true`   | Enable Discord Rich Presence integration                   |
 | `customTopBar`               | boolean | `true`   | Use custom application top bar                             |
 | `autoCheckInfo`              | boolean | `true`   | Automatically fetch video information on URL paste         |
@@ -262,7 +256,6 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | `addMetadata`                | boolean | `true`   | Add metadata tags to downloaded files                      |
 | `verboseLogs`                | boolean | `false`  | Enable detailed logging for debugging                      |
 | `autoDownloadPlaylist`       | boolean | `true`   | Automatically download entire playlists                    |
-| `keepPlaylistOrder`          | boolean | `false`  | Add index before title, usefull for album                  |
 | `createPlaylistFolders`      | boolean | `true`   | Automatically create a folder for a playlist               |
 | `customCodec`                | string  | `"h264"` | Video codec for encoding (supported: h264, h265, vp9, av1) |
 | `logSystem`                  | boolean | `true`   | Enable application logging                                 |
@@ -283,7 +276,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 - `theora` - Theora (legacy open codec)
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Some configuration changes may require an application restart to take effect.
+> Configuration changes may require an application restart to take effect.
 
 ## Project Structure
 
@@ -297,21 +290,15 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 │   ├── pathValidator.js
 │   ├── splashManager.js
 │   ├── themeManager.js
-│   ├── tray.js
 │   ├── windowManager.js
 │   └── ytDlpUpdater.js
 ├── build/                   # Build resources and assets
-│   ├── app-icon.ico
-│   ├── app-icon.png
-│   ├── banner.png
-│   └── ...
 ├── config/                  # Configuration files
 │   ├── config.default.json
-│   └── config.dev.json      # Configuration Used when i dev mode       
-├── dist/                    # Compiled executables (.exe, .AppImage, .deb, .rpm, .snap)
+│   └── config.dev.json
 ├── public/                  # Frontend assets and UI
 │   ├── index.html
-│   ├── splash.html          # Splash Screen (Start of the application)
+│   ├── splash.html
 │   ├── assets/
 │   │   ├── icon/            # Application icons
 │   │   └── logo/            # Logo assets
@@ -330,8 +317,19 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 │       ├── styles.css
 │       ├── variables.css
 │       ├── components/      # Component-specific styles
+│       │   ├── checkbox.css
+│       │   ├── editpathbutton.css
+│       │   ├── loader.css
+│       │   ├── progressBar.css
+│       │   └── toast.css
 │       └── layout/          # Layout styles
-├── resources/               # Internal resources (binaries : yt-dlp, ffmpeg...)
+│           ├── container.css
+│           ├── form.css
+│           ├── header.css
+│           ├── settingsPanel.css
+│           ├── topbar.css
+│           └── videoinfo.css
+├── resources/              # Internal resources (binaries)
 ├── server/                  # Express backend server
 │   ├── logger.js
 │   ├── server.js
@@ -355,16 +353,16 @@ Freedom-Loader/
 ├── theme/                   # Theme system
 │   ├── template.theme.json  # Theme template
 │   ├── Dark/                # Default dark theme
+│   │   └── dark.theme.json
 │   └── Light/               # Default light theme
-├── BINARIES.md              # External dependencies & binaries documentation
-├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md       # Community guidelines
-├── config.js                # Global configuration loader
-├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guidelines
-├── jest.config.js           # Unit testing configuration
-├── LICENSE                  # GPLv3 license
+│       └── light.theme.json
 ├── main.js                  # Electron main process entry point
-├── package.json             # Project metadata and dependencies
 ├── preload.js               # Electron preload script (IPC bridge)
+├── config.js                # Global configuration loader
+├── package.json             # Project metadata and dependencies
+├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md       # Community guidelines
+├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guidelines
+├── LICENSE                  # GPLv3 license
 └── README.md                # This file
 ```
 
@@ -391,7 +389,7 @@ Freedom Loader includes a web-based theme creator available at [Freedom Loader W
 ### Installing a custom theme
 1. Download a `.zip` theme file
 2. Drop it in the `theme/` folder of your Freedom Loader installation
-3. Restart the app - your theme appears in the settings panel
+3. Restart the app — your theme appears in the settings panel
 
 ## Technology Stack
 
@@ -545,7 +543,6 @@ You are free to use, modify, and redistribute this software under the terms of t
 - [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/) for the desktop application framework
 - The open-source community for continuous support and contributions
 - [@SpicyFire21](https://github.com/SpicyFire21) to be the spiciest one
-- [@AureCX](https://github.com/AureCX) for being the Official Windows Tester!
 - Zakaria for the website icon 
 - Jacques Chirac to love Apples
 - All users who test, report issues, and help improve the application

app/autoUpdater.js

@@ -121,14 +121,8 @@ function initAutoUpdater(mainWindow) {
  */
 async function checkForUpdates() {
 
-  /**
-   * Prevents electron-updater from running inside sandboxed environments.
-   * Snap and Flatpak lock the file system in read-only mode, causing the updater to crash.
-   * In these environments, updates are safely handled by snapd or the Flatpak runtime.
-   * Standalone Linux packages (.deb, .rpm, AppImage) will bypass this and update normally.
-   */
-  if (process.env.SNAP || process.env.FLATPAK_ID) {
-    logger.info("Running as Snap or Flatpak. Updates are managed by the OS store. Skipping electron-updater.");
+  if (process.env.SNAP) {
+    logger.info("Running as Snap, update managed by snapd, skipping electron-updater");
     return;
   }
 

app/discordRPC.js

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const config = require('../config');
 const RPC = require("discord-rpc");
 const { logger } = require("../server/logger");
-const fs = require("fs");
-const path = require("path");
 
 /**
  * Discord Application Client ID used to authenticate the RPC connection.
@@ -22,51 +20,6 @@ const rpc = new RPC.Client({ transport: "ipc" });
  */
 let intervalId;
 
-/**
- * Automagically fixes Discord RPC on Linux for Sandboxed versions (Flatpak & Snap).
- * It creates a symlink from the sandbox IPC socket to the standard system location.
- *
- * @returns {void}
- */
-function fixLinuxDiscordRPC() {
-  // Only execute on Linux
-  if (process.platform !== "linux") return;
-
-  /**
-   * Get the user's runtime directory (e.g., /run/user/1000).
-   * @type {string}
-   */
-  const xdgDir = process.env.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR || `/run/user/${process.getuid()}`;
-  const standardSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "discord-ipc-0");
-
-  // If the standard socket already exists (Native Discord), do nothing.
-  if (fs.existsSync(standardSocket)) return;
-
-  /**
-   * Paths for known sandboxed Discord IPC sockets.
-   */
-  const flatpakSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "app/com.discordapp.Discord/discord-ipc-0");
-  const snapSocket = path.join(xdgDir, "snap.discord/discord-ipc-0");
-
-  let targetSocket = null;
-
-  if (fs.existsSync(flatpakSocket)) {
-    targetSocket = flatpakSocket;
-  } else if (fs.existsSync(snapSocket)) {
-    targetSocket = snapSocket;
-  }
-
-  // If a sandboxed socket is found, create the symlink stealthily.
-  if (targetSocket) {
-    try {
-      fs.symlinkSync(targetSocket, standardSocket);
-      logger.info(`Discord RPC bridge created automatically targeting: ${targetSocket}`);
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn(`Failed to create Discord RPC bridge: ${err.message}`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Initializes Discord Rich Presence (RPC) connection.
  *
@@ -79,11 +32,6 @@ function fixLinuxDiscordRPC() {
  */
 function startRPC() {
 
-  /**
-   * Patch that create Simlinks for Linux environment;
-   */
-  fixLinuxDiscordRPC();
-
   /**
    * Rich Presence payload describing current application state
    * shown in Discord user profile.
@@ -112,30 +60,28 @@ function startRPC() {
  *
  * Responsibilities:
  * - Clear any running intervals
- * - Remove current activity from Discord if connected
+ * - Remove current activity from Discord
  * - Destroy RPC transport connection
  * - Handle cleanup errors safely
  */
-async function stopRPC() {
-  if (rpc) {
+async function stopRPC(){
     try {
       if (intervalId) clearInterval(intervalId);
 
       /**
-       * Ensures RPC connection AND the underlying socket exist
-       * before attempting to clear activity to prevent crash.
+       * Ensures RPC connection exists before attempting cleanup.
        */
-      if (rpc.transport && rpc.transport.socket) {
-        await rpc.clearActivity();
+      if (rpc && rpc.transport) {
+        await rpc.clearActivity()
+        await rpc.destroy();
+      } else{
+        logger.error("Not Able to close RPC")
       }
       
-      await rpc.destroy();
-
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error("Error while closing the RPC:", err);
     }
   }
-}
 
 
 module.exports = { startRPC, stopRPC};

app/ipcHandlers.js

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const { getThemes, reloadThemes } = require("./themeManager");
 const config = require("../config");
 const { validateDownloadPath, getDefaultDownloadPath } = require("./pathValidator");
 const { userThemesPath } = require("../server/helpers/path.helpers");
-const { createSystemTray, destroyTray } = require("./tray");
 
 /**
  * Security whitelist for feature flags that can be modified at runtime.
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ const { createSystemTray, destroyTray } = require("./tray");
  */
 const FEATURE_WHITELIST = new Set([
   "autoUpdate",
-  "systemTray",
   "discordRPC",
   "customTopBar",
   "autoCheckInfo",
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ const FEATURE_WHITELIST = new Set([
   "addMetadata",
   "verboseLogs",
   "autoDownloadPlaylist",
-  "keepPlaylistOrder",
   "customCodec",
   "theme",
   "createPlaylistFolders",
@@ -215,21 +212,6 @@ function registerIpcHandlers(getMainWindow) {
             return true;
           }
 
-          /**
-           * Dynamically intercepts and applies System Tray state changes at runtime.
-           * Instantiates or destroys the tray icon immediately to prevent window 
-           * lifecycle desynchronization (e.g., minimizing a window to a non-existent tray).
-           */
-          if (key === "systemTray") {
-            if (value === true) {
-              logger.info("System Tray enabled dynamically.");
-              createSystemTray(getMainWindow(), config.devMode);
-            } else {
-              logger.info("System Tray disabled dynamically.");
-              destroyTray();
-            }
-          }
-
           configFeatures[key] = value;
 
           fs.writeFileSync(

app/pathValidator.js

@@ -56,30 +56,35 @@ function validateDownloadPath(userPath) {
   if (!userPath) return getDefaultDownloadPath();
 
   try {
-      const absolutePath = path.resolve(userPath);
 
-      if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) {
-        fs.mkdirSync(absolutePath, { recursive: true });
-        logger.info(`Download folder created: ${absolutePath}`);
-      }
+    /**
+     * Resolves filesystem symlinks to ensure canonical absolute path.
+     * Required to prevent path traversal or alias bypass.
+     */
+    const resolved = fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(userPath));
 
-      const real = fs.realpathSync(absolutePath);
-
-      if (!isSafePath(real)) {
-        throw new Error("Path not allowed: system folders are blocked!");
-      }
-
-      return real;
+    if (!fs.existsSync(resolved)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(resolved, { recursive: true });
+      logger.info(`Download folder created: ${resolved}`);
     }
 
-    catch (err) {
-      /**
-       * Handles invalid filesystem paths, permissions issues, or resolution failures.
-       * Logs diagnostic information before propagating a sanitized error.
-       */
-      logger.error(`Invalid download path: ${userPath} — ${err.message}`);
-      throw new Error(`Invalid or inaccessible path: ${err.message}`);
+    const real = fs.realpathSync(resolved);
+
+    if (!isSafePath(resolved)) {
+      throw new Error("Path not allowed: system folders are blocked!");
     }
+
+    return real;
+  }
+  catch (err) {
+    
+    /**
+     * Handles invalid filesystem paths, permissions issues, or resolution failures.
+     * Logs diagnostic information before propagating a sanitized error.
+     */
+    logger.error(`Invalid download path: ${userPath} — ${err.message}`);
+    throw new Error(`Invalid or inaccessible path: ${err.message}`);
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = { validateDownloadPath, getDefaultDownloadPath };

app/tray.js

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-const {app, Menu, Tray, nativeImage} = require("electron");
-const path = require("path");
-const {logger} = require("../server/logger"); // Ajuste le chemin si besoin
-const fs = require("fs");
-
-/**
- * Global reference to the Tray instance to prevent garbage collection.
- * @type {Tray | null}
- */
-let tray = null;
-
-/**
- * Creates and configures the cross-platform System Tray.
- *
- * Responsibilities:
- * - Loads the appropriate icon format based on the operating system.
- * - Builds the right-click context menu.
- * - Handles left-click behavior to toggle main window visibility.
- *
- * @param {import('electron').BrowserWindow} mainWindow - The main application window.
- * @param {boolean} devMode - Indicates whether the application is running in development mode.
- * @returns {Tray} The created Tray instance.
- */
-function createSystemTray(mainWindow, devMode) {
-    // Prevent creating multiple tray instances
-    if (tray) return tray;
-
-    const isWin = process.platform === "win32";
-    const iconName = isWin ? "app-icon.ico" : "app-icon-64x64.png"; 
-
-    // Attempt to load the icon from the local build directory first
-    let iconPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "build", iconName);
-
-    // Fallback to the extracted resources path if running in production
-    if (!devMode && !fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
-        iconPath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, iconName);
-    }
-
-    if (!fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
-        logger.error(`System Tray icon not found at resolved path: ${iconPath}`);
-    } else {
-        logger.info("System Tray icon resolved successfully.");
-    }
-    
-    const icon = nativeImage.createFromPath(iconPath);    
-
-    if (icon.isEmpty()) {
-        logger.error("System Tray icon file was found but could not be decoded by Electron (image is empty).");
-    }
-
-    tray = new Tray(icon);
-    tray.setToolTip("Freedom Loader");
-
-    /**
-     * System Tray Context Menu (Right-click action).
-     */
-    const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
-        {
-            label: "Show Freedom Loader",
-            click: () => {
-                mainWindow.show();
-            },
-        },
-        { type: "separator" },
-        {
-            label: "Quit",
-            click: () => {
-                /**
-                 * Flags the application for a deliberate exit,
-                 * bypassing the default "minimize to tray" behavior.
-                 */
-                app.isQuitting = true;
-                app.quit();
-            },
-        },
-    ]);
-
-    tray.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
-
-    /**
-     * Left-click behavior: Toggles main window visibility.
-     * but it remains standard practice for Windows and Linux environments.
-     */
-    tray.on("click", () => {
-        if (mainWindow.isVisible()) {
-            mainWindow.hide();
-        } else {
-            mainWindow.show();
-            mainWindow.focus();
-        }
-    });
-
-    return tray;
-}
-
-/**
- * Safely destroys the tray icon to prevent OS-level crashes (especially on Linux/Wayland).
- * Should be called right before the application quits.
- */
-function destroyTray() {
-    if (tray && !tray.isDestroyed()) {
-        tray.destroy();
-        tray = null;
-        logger.info("System Tray destroyed cleanly.");
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = {createSystemTray, destroyTray};

app/windowManager.js

@@ -81,19 +81,6 @@ async function createMainWindow() {
     throw err;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Intercepts the window close event.
-   * If the app is not explicitly quitting (via Tray menu),
-   * cancels the destruction and hides the window instead.
-   */
-  mainWindow.on('close', (event) => {
-    if (!app.isQuitting && config.systemTray ) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      mainWindow.hide();
-      return false;
-    }
-  });
-
   /**
    * Cleans up window reference when the main window is closed.
    * Prevents memory leaks and allows recreation if needed.

config.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const path = require("path");
  * Indicates whether the application is running in development mode.
  * Determined by Electron's packaging state.
  */
-const devMode = process.env.NODE_ENV === "test" || !app?.isPackaged;
+const devMode = !app.isPackaged;
 
 /**
  * Resolves the configuration file path depending on runtime environment.
@@ -68,30 +68,13 @@ function loadFeatures() {
   return JSON.parse(raw);
 }
 
-/**
- * Reloads feature flags from disk.
- * Use this instead of the cached configFeatures snapshot
- * when you need the latest user settings at call time.
- *
- * @returns {Object} Fresh feature flags from config file
- */
-function reloadFeatures() {
-  try {
-    const raw = fs.readFileSync(featuresPath, "utf-8");
-    return JSON.parse(raw);
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Fallback to cached snapshot if file read fails
-    return configFeatures;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * In-memory snapshot of application feature flags.
  *
  * Note: Changes to the config file are not automatically reflected.
  * A restart or reload is required.
  */
-let configFeatures = loadFeatures();
+const configFeatures = loadFeatures();
 
 module.exports = {
   /**
@@ -119,11 +102,6 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   configFeatures,
 
-  /**
-   * Function to reload the config
-   */
-  reloadFeatures,
-
   /**
    * Path to the active configuration file
    */

config/config.default.json

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "autoUpdate": true,
-  "systemTray": false,
   "discordRPC": true,
   "customTopBar": true,
   "autoCheckInfo": true,
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
-  "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": true,
   "customCodec": "h264",
   "logSystem": true,

jest.config.js

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-    testEnvironment: "node",
-    testMatch: ["**/test/unit/**/*.test.js"],
-    collectCoverageFrom: [
-        "server/**/*.js",
-        "app/**/*.js",
-        "!app/autoUpdater.js",
-    ],
-
-    modulePathIgnorePatterns: [
-        "<rootDir>/dist",
-        "<rootDir>/release",
-        "<rootDir>/build",
-    ],
-
-    watchPathIgnorePatterns: [
-        "<rootDir>/dist",
-        "<rootDir>/release",
-        "<rootDir>/build",
-    ],
-};

main.js

@@ -80,21 +80,7 @@ const { createMainWindow, getMainWindow } = require("./app/windowManager");
 const { registerIpcHandlers } = require("./app/ipcHandlers");
 const { createSplashWindow, closeSplashWindow, setSplashProgress } = require("./app/splashManager");
 const { userThemesPath, initUserThemes, isWindows, validateBinaries, defaultDownloadFolder } = require("./server/helpers/path.helpers");
-const {createSystemTray, destroyTray} = require("./app/tray");
 
-/**
- * Global flag indicating if the application is intentionally shutting down.
- * Used across the app to bypass the "minimize to tray on close" behavior.
- * @type {boolean}
- */
-app.isQuitting = false;
-
-/**
- * State flag to track the asynchronous cleanup process during shutdown.
- * Prevents the application from exiting before services (RPC, Tray, Logs) are properly closed.
- * @type {boolean}
- */
-let isCleanedUp = false;
 
 /**
  * If another instance want to run
@@ -141,11 +127,6 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     
     closeSplashWindow();
     getMainWindow().show();
-
-    if (configFeatures.systemTray) {
-      createSystemTray(getMainWindow(), config.devMode);
-    }
-
     if (configFeatures.discordRPC) startRPC();
 
     if (configFeatures.autoUpdate) initAutoUpdater(getMainWindow());
@@ -157,33 +138,12 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 });
 
 app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
-  if (app.isQuitting || !configFeatures.systemTray) {
-    logger.info("Shutting down...");
-    app.quit();
-  } else if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
-    logger.info("Main window closed, app running in background (Tray).");
-  }
+  logger.info("Shutting down...");
+  app.quit();
 });
 
-app.on("before-quit", (event) => {
-  app.isQuitting = true;
-
-  if (!isCleanedUp) {
-    event.preventDefault(); 
-
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        destroyTray();
-        await stopRPC();
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error("Error during cleanup:", err);
-      } finally {
-        logger.info("All services stopped. Have a nice day!");
-        logSessionEnd();
-        
-        isCleanedUp = true;
-        app.quit();
-      }
-    })();
-  }
+app.on("before-quit", async () => {
+  await stopRPC();
+  logger.info("All services stopped. Have a nice day!");
+  logSessionEnd();
 });

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "freedom-loader",
   "productName": "Freedom Loader",
-  "version": "1.6.2-preview",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "author": "MasterAcnolo <MasterAcnolo@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "description": "Free and open-source GUI for yt-dlp — download video and audio from hundreds of platforms",
   "homepage": "https://masteracnolo.github.io/Freedom-Loader-Site/",
@@ -15,25 +15,13 @@
   },
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "electron --no-warnings .",
-    "start:warn": "electron --trace-warnings .",
-    "start:debug": "WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_STACK_DUMPING=1 electron --enable-logging --v=1 .",
-    "dev": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"electron --no-warnings .\"",
-    "dev:warn": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"electron --trace-warnings .\"",
-    "dev:debug": "nodemon --watch server --watch app --watch main.js --watch config.js --ext js,json --exec \"WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 ELECTRON_ENABLE_STACK_DUMPING=1 electron --enable-logging --v=1 .\"",
-
+    "start": "electron --trace-warnings .",
+    "postinstall": "chmod +x resources/binaries/linux/* 2>/dev/null || true",
     "build": "electron-builder",
     "build:win": "electron-builder --win",
     "build:linux": "electron-builder --linux",
     "build:rpm": "bash scripts/create-copr-package.sh",
     "build:all": "electron-builder -wl",
-    "release": "bash scripts/release.sh",
-    "release:publish": "bash scripts/release.sh --publish",
-    "release:dry-run": "bash scripts/release.sh --dry-run",
-
-    "test": "jest",
-    "test:unit": "jest test/unit",
-
     "update": "npm update"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -50,13 +38,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron/devtron": "^2.1.1",
-    "@jest/globals": "^30.4.1",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.62.1",
-    "electron": "^43.3.0",
-    "electron-builder": "^26.15.3",
-    "jest": "^30.4.2",
-    "nodemon": "^3.1.14",
-    "playwright": "^1.62.1"
+    "electron": "^41.2.0",
+    "electron-builder": "^25.1.8"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "com.masteracnolo.freedomloader",
@@ -84,14 +67,6 @@
         "from": "theme",
         "to": "theme"
       },
-      {
-        "from": "build/app-icon.ico",
-        "to": "app-icon.ico"
-      },
-      {
-        "from": "build/app-icon-64x64.png",
-        "to": "app-icon-64x64.png"
-      },
       {
         "from": "build/confirm-icon.png",
         "to": "confirm-icon.png"
@@ -116,7 +91,7 @@
     "win": {
       "target": "nsis",
       "icon": "build/app-icon.ico",
-      "artifactName": "Freedom-Loader-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
+      "artifactName": "${productName}-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
       "extraResources": [
         {
           "from": "resources/binaries/win-32/yt-dlp.exe",

public/index.html

@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="setting-item">
-                    <input data-key="keepPlaylistOrder" id="keepPlaylistOrder" type="checkbox">
+                    <input type="checkbox" data-key="autoCheckInfo" id="autoCheckInfo">
                     <div class="setting-info">
-                        <span class="setting-title">Keep Playlist Order</span>
-                        <small>Add index before output file, to keep the order.</small>
+                    <span class="setting-title">Auto Fetch Info</span>
+                    <small>Automatically fetch information for new downloads.</small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -127,31 +127,15 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                    <div class="setting-item">
-                        <input data-key="systemTray" id="systemTray" type="checkbox">
-                        <div class="setting-info">
-                            <span class="setting-title">System Tray</span>
-                            <small>Minimize app on close, in the System Tray. [EXPERIMENTAL]</small>
-                        </div>
+                <!-- <div class="setting-item">
+                    <input type="checkbox" data-key="outputTitleCheck" id="outputTitleCheck">
+                    <div class="setting-info">
+                    <span class="setting-title">Output title (special chars)</span>
+                    <small>Check for unusual characters in output titles.</small>
                     </div>
+                </div> -->
 
-                    <!-- <div class="setting-item">
-                        <input type="checkbox" data-key="outputTitleCheck" id="outputTitleCheck">
-                        <div class="setting-info">
-                        <span class="setting-title">Output title (special chars)</span>
-                        <small>Check for unusual characters in output titles.</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div> -->
-
-                    <div class="setting-item">
-                        <input data-key="autoCheckInfo" id="autoCheckInfo" type="checkbox">
-                        <div class="setting-info">
-                            <span class="setting-title">Auto Fetch Info</span>
-                            <small>Automatically fetch information for new downloads.</small>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-
-                    <div class="setting-item">
+                <div class="setting-item">
                     <input type="checkbox" data-key="addMetadata" id="addMetadata">
                     <div class="setting-info">
                     <span class="setting-title">Add Metadata</span>

public/script/appVersion.js

@@ -1,54 +1,21 @@
 /**
- * Retrieves the application version and build state from the backend.
- * Displays a formatted string indicating packaging state and preview status.
- * Hides the "Packaged" state for production builds to keep the UI clean.
+ * Retrieves the application version from the Electron main process
+ * and displays it in the UI version badge (bottom-right corner).
  *
- * Example outputs: "Not Packaged Preview v1.6.2" or "Preview v1.6.2"
- *
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ * This is mainly used for debugging and build identification.
  */
 async function versionLabel() {
-  /**
-   * Raw version string from the backend (e.g., "dev-1.6.2-preview" or "v1.6.2")
-   * @type {string}
-   */
   const appVersion = await window.electronAPI.getVersion();
 
-  /**
-   * UI element displaying the current application version.
-   * @type {HTMLElement | null}
-   */
-  const versionBadge = document.getElementById("version-badge");
+    /**
+     * UI element displaying the current application version.
+     * Updated at runtime after IPC call resolves.
+     */
+    const versionBadge = document.getElementById("version-badge");
 
-  if (!versionBadge) return;
+    if (!versionBadge) return;
 
-  /**
-   * Extracts the numeric semantic version (e.g., "1.6.2").
-   * @type {RegExpMatchArray | null}
-   */
-  const versionMatch = appVersion.match(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/);
-  const baseVersion = versionMatch ? versionMatch[0] : "Unknown";
-
-  /**
-   * Determines the packaging state. The backend prepends "dev-" if unpackaged.
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  const isPackaged = !appVersion.includes("dev-");
-
-  /**
-   * Determines if the current build is a preview version.
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  const isPreview = appVersion.includes("preview");
-
-  /**
-   * Construct the final display string.
-   * If packaged, we don't mention it. If not, we explicitly say "Not Packaged ".
-   */
-  const packageStateStr = isPackaged ? "" : "Not Packaged ";
-  const previewStr = isPreview ? "Preview " : "";
-
-  versionBadge.textContent = `${packageStateStr}${previewStr}v${baseVersion}`;
+    versionBadge.textContent = `${appVersion}`;
 }
 
 versionLabel();

public/script/fetchinfo.js

@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ function formatSize(bytes) {
  */
 async function fetchVideoInfo(url) {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch(`/info?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`, {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: {"Accept": "application/json"}
+    const res = await fetch("/info", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },
+      body: new URLSearchParams({ url }),
     });
 
+    if (!res.ok) return { error: `An Error occured when fetching info` };
+
     const data = await res.json();
-
-    if (!res.ok) return {error: `An Error occured when fetching info`};
-
     if (!data) return { error: "Data is Missing" };
 
     return data;

scripts/create-copr-package.sh

@@ -6,74 +6,15 @@ ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 VERSION=$(node -p "require('$ROOT_DIR/package.json').version")
 RPM_OUT="$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader-${VERSION}.x86_64.rpm"
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Resolve fpm from electron-builder cache
-# Excludes Ruby gem wrappers, targets standalone binaries only
-# Prefers fpm@2.x over legacy fpm-1.9.x
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-FPM=$(find ~/.cache/electron-builder -name "fpm" -type f 2>/dev/null \
-    | grep -v "/gems/bin/fpm" \
-    | grep -v "/gems/gems/" \
-    | grep -v "/lib/app/bin/fpm" \
-    | grep "fpm@" \
-    | head -1)
-
-# Fallback to legacy fpm-1.9.x if fpm@2.x not found
-if [ -z "$FPM" ]; then
-    FPM=$(find ~/.cache/electron-builder -name "fpm" -type f 2>/dev/null \
-        | grep -v "/gems/" \
-        | grep -v "/lib/app/bin/fpm" \
-        | head -1)
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$FPM" ]; then
-    echo "Error: fpm not found in electron-builder cache. Run 'npm run build:linux' once first to download it."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Using fpm: $FPM"
-
 # Check that linux-unpacked exists
 if [ ! -d "$ROOT_DIR/dist/linux-unpacked" ]; then
     echo "Error: dist/linux-unpacked not found. Run 'npm run build:linux' first."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Prepare staging files
-# fpm requires exact file-to-destination mappings to avoid
-# scanning system directories (which causes permission errors)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Shell wrapper for /usr/bin/freedom-loader
-TMP_WRAPPER="$ROOT_DIR/.rpm-pkg-tmp-wrapper"
-mkdir -p "$TMP_WRAPPER"
-cat > "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader" << 'EOF'
-#!/bin/sh
-exec /opt/freedom-loader/freedom-loader "$@"
-EOF
-chmod +x "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader"
-
-# Desktop entry file
-TMP_DESKTOP="$ROOT_DIR/.rpm-pkg-tmp-desktop"
-mkdir -p "$TMP_DESKTOP"
-cat > "$TMP_DESKTOP/freedom-loader.desktop" << 'EOF'
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Freedom Loader
-Exec=/opt/freedom-loader/freedom-loader %U
-Icon=freedom-loader
-Type=Application
-Categories=AudioVideo;Utility;Network;
-Comment=Free and open-source GUI for yt-dlp
-StartupWMClass=Freedom Loader
-EOF
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 1 - Build .rpm from linux-unpacked via fpm
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 1 — Build .rpm from linux-unpacked via fpm
 echo "Building RPM..."
-"$FPM" -s dir -t rpm --force \
-    --rpm-use-file-permissions \
+fpm -s dir -t rpm --force \
     --name freedom-loader \
     --version "$VERSION" \
     --architecture x86_64 \
@@ -85,21 +26,14 @@ echo "Building RPM..."
     --depends nss \
     --depends libXScrnSaver \
     --depends at-spi2-core \
-    --rpm-attr "4755,root,root:/opt/freedom-loader/chrome-sandbox" \
     --package "$RPM_OUT" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/dist/linux-unpacked/=/opt/freedom-loader" \
-    "$TMP_WRAPPER/freedom-loader=/usr/bin/freedom-loader" \
-    "$TMP_DESKTOP/freedom-loader.desktop=/usr/share/applications/freedom-loader.desktop" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/build/app-icon.png=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/freedom-loader.png" \
     "$ROOT_DIR/package/com.masteracnolo.freedomloader.metainfo.xml=/usr/share/metainfo/com.masteracnolo.freedomloader.metainfo.xml"
 
-rm -rf "$TMP_WRAPPER" "$TMP_DESKTOP"
 echo "RPM built: $RPM_OUT"
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 2 - Build SRPM for COPR
-# Wraps the .rpm above into a source RPM for COPR submission
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 2 — Build SRPM for COPR (wraps the .rpm above)
 echo "Building SRPM for COPR..."
 mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out"
 

scripts/release.sh

@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
-VERSION=$(node -p "require('$ROOT_DIR/package.json').version")
-TAG="$VERSION"
-
-# Parse arguments
-PUBLISH_SNAP=false
-PUBLISH_COPR=false
-DRY_RUN=false
-
-for arg in "$@"; do
-    case $arg in
-        --snap)    PUBLISH_SNAP=true ;;
-        --copr)    PUBLISH_COPR=true ;;
-        --publish) PUBLISH_SNAP=true; PUBLISH_COPR=true ;;
-        --dry-run) DRY_RUN=true ;;
-        *) echo "⚠️ Argument inconnu : $arg" ; exit 1 ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-echo ""
-echo "============================================"
-echo "  Freedom Loader - Release Pipeline"
-echo "  Version  : $VERSION"
-echo "  Tag      : $TAG"
-echo "  Snap     : $PUBLISH_SNAP"
-echo "  COPR     : $PUBLISH_COPR"
-echo "  Dry run  : $DRY_RUN"
-echo "============================================"
-echo ""
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 0.1 - Check Dependencies
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[0/5] Checking dependencies..."
-
-command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'gh' CLI missing, need to be installed (https://cli.github.com/)."; exit 1; }
-
-if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = true ] && [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
-    command -v snapcraft >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'snapcraft' missing, need to be installed."; exit 1; }
-fi
-
-if [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = true ] && [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
-    command -v copr-cli >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "'copr-cli' missing, need to be installed."; exit 1; }
-fi
-
-echo "All dependencies found"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 0.2 - Clean Workspace
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[0/5] Cleaning workspace..."
-# On supprime les dossiers générés lors des builds précédents
-rm -rf "$ROOT_DIR/dist" "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out"
-echo "Workspace cleaned (dist/ and srpm-out/ removed)"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 1 - Build Linux packages (AppImage, deb, snap)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[1/5] Building Linux packages..."
-cd "$ROOT_DIR"
-npm run build:linux
-echo "Linux packages built"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 2 - Build RPM binary + SRPM for COPR
-# Uses the create-copr-package.sh script which handles:
-# - fpm binary resolution from electron-builder cache
-# - .rpm generation from linux-unpacked
-# - .src.rpm generation for COPR submission
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[2/5] Building RPM and SRPM..."
-bash "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/create-copr-package.sh"
-echo "RPM and SRPM built"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 3 - Build Windows installer
-# Note: requires Windows binaries to be present locally under
-# resources/binaries/win-32/ (not committed to the repo)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[3/5] Building Windows installer..."
-npm run build:win
-echo " Windows installer built"
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 4 - Create a draft release on GitHub
-# Release notes are pre-filled with the standard template.
-# Edit and publish manually from the GitHub web interface.
-# Requires gh CLI to be installed and authenticated.
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[4/5] Creating GitHub draft release $TAG..."
-
-# Utilise une méthode un peu plus robuste pour trouver l'ancien tag (ignore le HEAD actuel s'il est déjà tagué)
-PREV_TAG=$(git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1 | xargs git describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo "previous")
-
-RELEASE_NOTES="# Freedom Loader - $VERSION
-
-## Found a bug or issue?
-Please report it in the [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/issues) section.
-
-## Next Release (non-exhaustive roadmap)
-- More format options
-- Subtitle support
-- Improved UI / UX
-- Language selection
-- Download specific parts of videos
-- File renaming options
-- Parallel downloads
-- Skip sponsored parts automatically
-
-**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/compare/${PREV_TAG}...${TAG}"
-
-if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
-    gh release create "$TAG" \
-        --title "$TAG" \
-        --notes "$RELEASE_NOTES" \
-        --draft \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom-Loader-Setup-${VERSION}.exe" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom-Loader-Setup-${VERSION}.exe.blockmap" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader-${VERSION}.x86_64.rpm" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.deb" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/Freedom Loader-${VERSION}.AppImage" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.snap" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/latest.yml" \
-        "$ROOT_DIR/dist/latest-linux.yml"
-    echo "Draft release created: https://github.com/MasterAcnolo/Freedom-Loader/releases"
-else
-    echo "  [DRY RUN] gh release create $TAG (skipped)"
-fi
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Step 5 - Publish to package stores
-# Snap and COPR are opt-in via --snap, --copr, or --publish.
-# Without these flags, this step is skipped entirely.
-# Run after the GitHub release is published (not the draft),
-# so store users always get the same version as GitHub users.
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[5/5] Publishing to package stores..."
-
-if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = true ]; then
-    echo "  Publishing to Snap Store..."
-    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
-        export PATH=$PATH:/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin
-        snapcraft upload \
-            "$ROOT_DIR/dist/freedom-loader_${VERSION}_amd64.snap" \
-            --release=stable
-        echo " Snap published"
-    else
-        echo "  [DRY RUN] snapcraft upload (skipped)"
-    fi
-else
-    echo "  Snap: skipped (use --snap or --publish to enable)"
-fi
-
-if [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = true ]; then
-    echo "  Publishing to COPR..."
-    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = false ]; then
-        copr-cli build freedom-loader \
-            "$ROOT_DIR/srpm-out/freedom-loader-${VERSION}-1"*.src.rpm
-        echo "COPR build triggered"
-    else
-        echo "  [DRY RUN] copr-cli build (skipped)"
-    fi
-else
-    echo "  COPR: skipped (use --copr or --publish to enable)"
-fi
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Done - Summary
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-echo ""
-echo "============================================"
-echo "  Release pipeline complete."
-echo ""
-echo "  Next steps:"
-echo "  1. Fill in the release notes on GitHub"
-echo "  2. Publish the draft release"
-if [ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = false ] || [ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = false ]; then
-echo ""
-echo "  Store publishing (not done yet):"
-[ "$PUBLISH_SNAP" = false ] && echo "  - Snap  : bash scripts/release.sh --snap"
-[ "$PUBLISH_COPR" = false ] && echo "  - COPR  : bash scripts/release.sh --copr"
-fi
-echo "============================================"

server/controller/info.controller.js

@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ const { isValidUrl } = require("../helpers/validation.helpers");
  */
 async function infoController(req, res) {
 
-    // Previously, i support both POST and GET element, but it's kinda weird. So now it only support GET.
-    const url = req.query.url;
-    const encodedUrl = encodeURIComponent(url)
+    const url = req.body.url || req.query.url; // Supports POST and GET requests
 
     /**
      * Basic validation:
@@ -32,10 +30,9 @@ async function infoController(req, res) {
         return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL Or Missing");
     }
 
-    logger.info(`Info request received. RAW URL: ${url}`);
-    logger.info(`Info request received. ENCODED: ${encodedUrl}`);
+    logger.info(`Info request received. URL: ${url}`);
 
-    // Lightweight heuristic to detect playlist URLs. It works for Youtube.
+    // Lightweight heuristic to detect playlist URLs
     const isPlaylistUrl = url.includes("&list") || url.includes("?list");
 
     logger.info(
@@ -89,16 +86,6 @@ async function infoController(req, res) {
          */
         if (data._type === "playlist") {
 
-            // If the playlist got only one video, show it as a video.
-            if (data.entries && data.entries.length === 1) {
-
-                const singleVideo = parseVideo(data.entries[0]);
-
-                logger.info(`Playlist with 1 item converted to video: ${singleVideo.title}`);
-
-                return res.json(singleVideo);
-            }
-
             const playlist = parsePlaylist(data);
 
             logger.info(

server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers.js

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const getUserBrowser = require("./getBrowser.helpers.js");
 const { ffmpegPath, denoPath} = require("./path.helpers.js");
 const { configFeatures } = require("../../config.js");
 const { logger } = require("../logger.js");
-const config  = require("../../config")
 
 /**
  * Validates whether the provided codec is supported by the application.
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ function validateCodec(codec){
  *
  * @returns {string[]} Array of arguments ready to be passed to yt-dlp.
  */
-function buildYtDlpArgs({url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder, isPlaylist}) {
+function buildYtDlpArgs({ url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder }) {
 
   logger.info("--- CONFIGURATION ---");
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ function buildYtDlpArgs({url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder, isPlaylist}) {
   logger.info(`CONFIG discordRPC: ${configFeatures.discordRPC}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG customTopBar: ${configFeatures.customTopBar}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG autoCheckInfo: ${configFeatures.autoCheckInfo}`);
-  logger.info(`CONFIG keepPlaylistOrder: ${configFeatures.keepPlaylistOrder}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG addThumbnail: ${configFeatures.addThumbnail}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG addMetadata: ${configFeatures.addMetadata}`);
   logger.info(`CONFIG verboseLogs: ${configFeatures.verboseLogs}`);
@@ -119,27 +117,7 @@ function buildYtDlpArgs({url, audioOnly, quality, outputFolder, isPlaylist}) {
   };
 
   args.push("-f", qualityMap[quality] || "best");
-
-  /**
-   * Default title output template
-   * @type {string}
-   */
-  let outputTemplate = "%(title)s.%(ext)s";
-
-  // If it's a playlist, and we want to keep the playlist order. Add an index before the title.
-  if (isPlaylist && configFeatures.keepPlaylistOrder && configFeatures.autoDownloadPlaylist) {
-    outputTemplate = "%(playlist_index)02d - %(title)s.%(ext)s";
-  }
-
-  // Add a custom signature in each file downloaded with the app. It's a small things but i found it cool :)
-  if (configFeatures.addMetadata) {
-    args.push(
-        "--postprocessor-args",
-        `ffmpeg:-metadata comment="Downloaded with Freedom Loader v${config.version}"`
-    );
-}
-
-  args.push("-o", path.join(outputFolder, outputTemplate));
+  args.push("-o", path.join(outputFolder, "%(title)s.%(ext)s"));
   args.push(url);
 
   return args.filter(Boolean);

server/helpers/notify.helpers.js

@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ const { Notification, shell } = require("electron");
 const { iconPaths } = require("./path.helpers");
 const { logger } = require("../logger");
 
-/**
- * Set that is holding all notifications. Used to avoid Race Condition and notification crash
- * @type {Set<any>}
- */
-const activeNotifications = new Set();
-
 /**
  * Displays a system notification when a download completes successfully.
  *
@@ -27,27 +21,7 @@ function notifyDownloadFinished(folder, notifyEnabled = true) {
     icon: iconPaths.confirm,
   });
 
-  // Protect notification to garbage collection and race condition, by adding a 150ms timeout before trying to open the folder
-  activeNotifications.add(notif);
-
-  notif.on("click", () => {
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      shell.openPath(folder).then((errorMessage) => {
-        if (errorMessage) {
-          logger.error(`Impossible d'ouvrir le dossier : ${errorMessage}`);
-        }
-      }).catch(err => {
-        logger.error(`Erreur inattendue de shell.openPath : ${err}`);
-      });
-    }, 150);
-  });
-
-  notif.on("close", () => {
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-  });
-
+  notif.on("click", () => shell.openPath(folder));
   notif.show();
 }
 
@@ -67,16 +41,11 @@ function notifyCookiesBrowserError(){
     icon: iconPaths.error,
   });
 
-  activeNotifications.add(notif);
-
-  notif.on("click", () => {
-    shell.openExternal("https://www.firefox.com/en-US/download/");
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-  });
-
-  notif.on("close", () => {
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-  });
+  notif.on("click", () =>
+    shell.openExternal(
+      "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
+    )
+  );
 
   notif.show();
 }
@@ -96,16 +65,11 @@ function notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing() {
     icon: iconPaths.error,
   });
 
-  activeNotifications.add(notif);
-
-  notif.on("click", () => {
-    shell.openExternal("https://www.firefox.com/en-US/download/");
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-  });
-
-  notif.on("close", () => {
-    activeNotifications.delete(notif);
-  });
+  notif.on("click", () =>
+    shell.openExternal(
+      "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
+    )
+  );
 
   notif.show();
 }

server/logger.js

@@ -22,31 +22,6 @@ const logFormat = format.combine(
   format.printf(({ timestamp, level, message }) => `${timestamp} | ${level.toUpperCase()} |  ${message}`)
 );
 
-/**
- * Format used by the saved file
- * @type {Format}
- */
-const fileFormat = format.combine(
-    format.timestamp({format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"}),
-    format.errors({stack: true}), // Capture la stack trace complète des erreurs
-    format.printf(({timestamp, level, message, stack}) => {
-      return `${timestamp} | ${level.toUpperCase()} | ${stack || message}`;
-    })
-);
-
-/**
- * Formated used by the IDE/Console
- * @type {Format}
- */
-const consoleFormat = format.combine(
-    format.colorize({all: true}),
-    format.timestamp({format: "HH:mm:ss"}),
-    format.errors({stack: true}),
-    format.printf(({timestamp, level, message, stack}) => {
-      return `[${timestamp}] ${level}: ${stack || message}`;
-    })
-);
-
 /**
  * Logger Instance with differents types
  *  - info
@@ -58,6 +33,7 @@ const consoleFormat = format.combine(
  */
 const logger = createLogger({
   level: "info",
+  format: logFormat,
   transports: [
     new DailyRotateFile({
       dirname: logDir,
@@ -65,11 +41,11 @@ const logger = createLogger({
       datePattern: "YYYY-MM-DD",
       zippedArchive: false,
       maxFiles: "7d",
-      format: fileFormat,
+      format: logFormat,
       options: { flags: "a" },
     }),
     new transports.Console({
-      format: consoleFormat,
+      format: logFormat,
     }),
   ],
 });
@@ -78,17 +54,16 @@ const logger = createLogger({
  * Start Log Session 
  */
 function logSessionStart(logDir, downloadPath) {
-  logger.info(`--- Starting session: ${new Date().toLocaleString('sv-SE')} ---`);
-  logger.info("============================================================")
+  logger.info(`--- Starting session: ${new Date().toISOString()} ---`);
   logger.info(`Application Version: ${config.version}`)
-  if (typeof logSystemInfo === 'function') logSystemInfo(logger, logDir, downloadPath);
+  logSystemInfo(logger, logDir, downloadPath)
 }
 
 /**
  * Stop Log Session
  */
 function logSessionEnd() {
-  logger.info(`--- Ending session: ${new Date().toLocaleString('sv-SE')} ---`);
+  logger.info(`--- Ending session: ${new Date().toISOString()} ---`);
 }
 
 module.exports = {

server/routes/info.route.js

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ const express = require("express");
 const router = express.Router();
 const { infoController } = require("../controller/info.controller");
 
-router.get("/", infoController);
+router.post("/", infoController);
 
 module.exports = router;

server/server.js

@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "../public")));
 
 // Routes
 app.use("/download", require("./routes/download.route"));
-app.use("/info", require("./routes/info.route"));
-
-// Interface
+app.use("/info",     require("./routes/info.route"));
 app.get("/", rateLimit, (req, res) => {
   res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, "../public/index.html"));
 });

server/services/download.services.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { buildYtDlpArgs } = require("../helpers/buildArgs.helpers");
 const notify = require("../helpers/notify.helpers");
 const path = require("path");
 const { isSafePath } = require("../helpers/validation.helpers");
-const {reloadFeatures} = require("../../config");
+const { configFeatures } = require("../../config.js");
 
 /**
  * Reference to the currently running yt-dlp process.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function createPlaylistFolder(basePath, playlistTitle) {
  * @param {string} [options.outputFolder] - Destination folder.
  * @param {string} [options.playlistTitle] - Playlist title.
  *
- * @param {Function[]} progressListeners - Progress listeners.
+ * @param {Function[]} listeners - Progress listeners.
  * @param {Function[]} speedListeners - Download speed listeners.
  * @param {Function[]} stageListeners - Processing stage listeners.
  * @param {Function[]} playlistInfoListeners - Playlist progress listeners.
@@ -132,13 +132,10 @@ function createPlaylistFolder(basePath, playlistTitle) {
  * Resolves with the final output folder path once the
  * download has completed successfully.
  */
-function fetchDownload(options, progressListeners, speedListeners, stageListeners, playlistInfoListeners) {
+function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners, stageListeners, playlistInfoListeners) {
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-
-    const userConfig = reloadFeatures();
-
-    logger.info(`CONFIG createPlaylistFolders: ${userConfig.createPlaylistFolders}`);
+    logger.info(`CONFIG createPlaylistFolders: ${configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders}`);
     
     let outputFolder = options.outputFolder || defaultDownloadFolder;
     
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ function fetchDownload(options, progressListeners, speedListeners, stageListener
     // Détecte si c'est une playlist et crée un dossier approprié
     const isPlaylist = options.playlistTitle || isPlaylistUrl(options.url);
     
-    if (isPlaylist && userConfig.createPlaylistFolders) {
+    if (isPlaylist && configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders) {
       try {
         const playlistName = options.playlistTitle || "Untitled Playlist";
         safeOutputFolder = createPlaylistFolder(safeOutputFolder, playlistName);
@@ -171,16 +168,11 @@ function fetchDownload(options, progressListeners, speedListeners, stageListener
         logger.error(`Failed to create playlist folder: ${err.message}`);
         return reject(err);
       }
-    } else if (isPlaylist && !userConfig.createPlaylistFolders) {
+    } else if (isPlaylist && !configFeatures.createPlaylistFolders) {
       logger.info(`Playlist detected but createPlaylistFolders is disabled, using base folder`);
     }
 
-    const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-      ...options,
-      outputFolder: safeOutputFolder,
-      isPlaylist
-    });
-
+    const args = buildYtDlpArgs({ ...options, outputFolder: safeOutputFolder });
     logger.info(`[yt-dlp args] ${args.join(" ")}`);
 
     const child = execFile(userYtDlp, args);
@@ -190,7 +182,7 @@ function fetchDownload(options, progressListeners, speedListeners, stageListener
 
     child.on("close", code => {
       currentDownloadProcess = null;
-      progressListeners.forEach(fn => fn("done"));
+      listeners.forEach(fn => fn("done"));
       if (code === 0) resolve(safeOutputFolder);
       else if (code === null) reject(new Error(`Download cancelled by user`));
       else reject(new Error(`YT-DLP failed with code : ${code}`));
@@ -204,11 +196,11 @@ function fetchDownload(options, progressListeners, speedListeners, stageListener
 
         // Progress Bar 
         if (line.startsWith("[download] Destination:")) {
-          progressListeners.forEach(fn => fn("reset"));
+          listeners.forEach(fn => fn("reset"));
           stageListeners.forEach(fn => fn("Downloading..."));
         }
         const match = line.match(/\[download\]\s+(\d+\.\d+)%/);
-        if (match) progressListeners.forEach(fn => fn(parseFloat(match[1])));
+        if (match) listeners.forEach(fn => fn(parseFloat(match[1])));
 
         if (line.includes("MiB/s") || line.includes("KiB/s")) {
             const match = line.match(/\d+(\.\d+)?[KM]?iB\/s/);

test/unit/buildArgs.test.js

@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-const path = require("path");
-
-jest.mock("../../server/helpers/getBrowser.helpers.js", () =>
-    jest.fn(() => "firefox")
-);
-
-jest.mock("../../server/helpers/path.helpers.js", () => ({
-    ffmpegPath: "/mock/ffmpeg",
-    denoPath: "/mock/deno",
-}));
-
-jest.mock("../../config.js", () => ({
-    configFeatures: {
-        autoUpdate: false,
-        discordRPC: false,
-        customTopBar: false,
-        autoCheckInfo: false,
-        addThumbnail: true,
-        addMetadata: true,
-        verboseLogs: false,
-        autoDownloadPlaylist: false,
-        customCodec: "h264",
-    },
-}));
-
-jest.mock("../../server/logger.js", () => ({
-    logger: {
-        info: jest.fn(),
-        error: jest.fn(),
-    },
-}));
-
-const { buildYtDlpArgs } = require("../../server/helpers/buildArgs.helpers");
-const { configFeatures } = require("../../config");
-const { logger } = require("../../server/logger");
-
-describe("buildYtDlpArgs", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-        jest.clearAllMocks();
-    });
-
-    test("builds default video arguments", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--cookies-from-browser");
-        expect(args).toContain("firefox");
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--ffmpeg-location");
-        expect(args).toContain("/mock/ffmpeg");
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--js-runtimes");
-        expect(args).toContain("deno:/mock/deno");
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--merge-output");
-        expect(args).toContain("mp4");
-
-        expect(args).toContain("-f");
-        expect(args).toContain("bestvideo+bestaudio/best/mp4");
-
-        expect(args).toContain(
-            path.join("/downloads", "%(title)s.%(ext)s")
-        );
-
-        expect(args.at(-1)).toBe("https://youtube.com/watch?v=123");
-    });
-
-    test("builds audio-only arguments", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: true,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--extract-audio");
-        expect(args).toContain("--audio-format");
-        expect(args).toContain("mp3");
-        expect(args).toContain("bestaudio");
-
-        expect(args).not.toContain("--merge-output");
-    });
-
-    test("uses requested quality", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "720",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain(
-            "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio/best[height<=720]/mp4"
-        );
-    });
-
-    test("falls back to best for unknown quality", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "unknown",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("best");
-    });
-
-    test("uses --no-playlist by default", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--no-playlist");
-        expect(args).not.toContain("--yes-playlist");
-    });
-
-    test("uses --yes-playlist when enabled", () => {
-        configFeatures.autoDownloadPlaylist = true;
-
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--yes-playlist");
-        expect(args).not.toContain("--no-playlist");
-
-        configFeatures.autoDownloadPlaylist = false;
-    });
-
-    test("embeds thumbnail and metadata when enabled", () => {
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(args).toContain("--embed-thumbnail");
-        expect(args).toContain("--add-metadata");
-    });
-
-    test("logs codec validation", () => {
-        buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Codec Valid: h264");
-    });
-
-    test("falls back to h264 when codec is invalid", () => {
-        configFeatures.customCodec = "invalid";
-
-        const args = buildYtDlpArgs({
-            url: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=123",
-            audioOnly: false,
-            quality: "best",
-            outputFolder: "/downloads",
-        });
-
-        expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-            "Codec not valid: invalid. Using default codec"
-        );
-
-        const sortIndex = args.indexOf("-S");
-        expect(args[sortIndex + 1]).toContain("vcodec:h264");
-
-        configFeatures.customCodec = "h264";
-    });
-});

test/unit/notify.helpers.test.js

@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-const mockShow = jest.fn();
-const mockOn = jest.fn();
-const mockOpenPath = jest.fn();
-const mockOpenExternal = jest.fn();
-
-jest.mock("electron", () => ({
-    Notification: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-        show: mockShow,
-        on: mockOn,
-    })),
-    shell: {
-        openPath: mockOpenPath,
-        openExternal: mockOpenExternal,
-    },
-}));
-
-jest.mock("../../server/helpers/path.helpers", () => ({
-    iconPaths: {
-        confirm: "/icons/confirm.png",
-        error: "/icons/error.png",
-    },
-}));
-
-jest.mock("../../server/logger", () => ({
-    logger: {
-        info: jest.fn(),
-        error: jest.fn(),
-    },
-}));
-
-const { Notification, shell } = require("electron");
-
-const {
-    notifyDownloadFinished,
-    notifyCookiesBrowserError,
-    notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing,
-} = require("../../server/helpers/notify.helpers");
-
-describe("notify.helpers", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-        jest.clearAllMocks();
-    });
-
-    describe("notifyDownloadFinished", () => {
-        test("does nothing when notifications are disabled", () => {
-            notifyDownloadFinished("/downloads", false);
-
-            expect(Notification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        test("does nothing when folder is missing", () => {
-            notifyDownloadFinished(undefined, true);
-
-            expect(Notification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        test("creates and shows notification", () => {
-            notifyDownloadFinished("/downloads");
-
-            expect(Notification).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-                title: "Freedom Loader",
-                body: "Your download is complete, click here to open it.",
-                icon: "/icons/confirm.png",
-            });
-
-            expect(mockOn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                "click",
-                expect.any(Function)
-            );
-
-            expect(mockShow).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        test("opens folder when notification is clicked", () => {
-            notifyDownloadFinished("/downloads");
-
-            const callback = mockOn.mock.calls[0][1];
-            callback();
-
-            expect(shell.openPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/downloads");
-        });
-    });
-
-    describe("notifyCookiesBrowserError", () => {
-        test("creates notification", () => {
-            notifyCookiesBrowserError();
-
-            expect(Notification).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-                title: "Cookies Error",
-                body: "Unable to retrieve cookies. Please log in to your browser and click here to view the tutorial.",
-                icon: "/icons/error.png",
-            });
-
-            expect(mockShow).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        test("opens tutorial when clicked", () => {
-            notifyCookiesBrowserError();
-
-            const callback = mockOn.mock.calls[0][1];
-            callback();
-
-            expect(shell.openExternal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
-            );
-        });
-    });
-
-    describe("notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing", () => {
-        test("creates notification", () => {
-            notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing();
-
-            expect(Notification).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-                title: "Firefox Missing",
-                body: "Firefox was not found on your system. Click here to follow the installation guide",
-                icon: "/icons/error.png",
-            });
-
-            expect(mockShow).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        test("opens installation guide when clicked", () => {
-            notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing();
-
-            const callback = mockOn.mock.calls[0][1];
-            callback();
-
-            expect(shell.openExternal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                "https://youtube.com/shorts/cN9f4s1Mf88?si=519QCVd_-fzJqRf1"
-            );
-        });
-    });
-});