tested basic client scenarios

helpers/publishHelpers.js

@@ -58,19 +58,15 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   parsePublishApiChannel ({channelName, channelPassword}, user) {
     logger.debug('publish api parser input:', {channelName, channelPassword, user});
-    // if no channel name provided, publish will be anonymous
     // if anonymous or '' provided, publish will be anonymous (even if client is logged in)
-    if (channelName === 'anonymous' || channelName === '') {
-      channelName = null;
-    }
     // if a channel name is provided...
     if (channelName) {
-      // make sure a password was provided
-      if (!channelPassword) {
-        throw new Error('Channel name provided without password');
+      // make sure a password was provided if no user token is provided
+      if (!user && !channelPassword) {
+        throw new Error('Unauthenticated channel name provided without password');
       }
-      // if request comes from the client and is logged in
-      // ensure it is the same channel and get the password
+      // if request comes from the client with a token
+      // ensure this publish uses that channel name
       if (user) {
         channelName = user.channelName;
       } ;

public/assets/js/publishFileFunctions.js

@@ -78,17 +78,20 @@ const publishFileFunctions = {
         const licenseInput = document.getElementById('publish-license');
         const nsfwInput = document.getElementById('publish-nsfw');
         const thumbnailInput = document.getElementById('claim-thumbnail-input');
-
-        return {
+        const channelName = this.returnNullOrChannel();
+        let metadata = {
             name: nameInput.value.trim(),
-            channelName: this.returnNullOrChannel(),
             title: titleInput.value.trim(),
             description: descriptionInput.value.trim(),
             license: licenseInput.value.trim(),
             nsfw: nsfwInput.checked,
             type: stagedFiles[0].type,
             thumbnail: thumbnailInput.value.trim(),
+        };
+        if (channelName) {
+            metadata['channelName'] = channelName;
         }
+        return metadata;
     },
     appendDataToFormData: function (file, metadata) {
         var fd = new FormData();
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ const publishFileFunctions = {
     publishStagedFile: function (event) {
         event.preventDefault();  // prevent default so this script can handle submission
         const metadata = this.createMetadata();
-        const that = this; // note: necessary ?
+        const that = this;
         const fileSelectionInputError = document.getElementById('input-error-file-selection');
         const claimNameError = document.getElementById('input-error-claim-name');
         const channelSelectError = document.getElementById('input-error-channel-select');

routes/api-routes.js

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   });
   // route to run a publish request on the daemon
   app.post('/api/claim-publish', multipartMiddleware, ({ body, files, ip, originalUrl, user }, res) => {
+    logger.debug('api/claim-publish body:', body);
     let  name, fileName, filePath, fileType, nsfw, license, title, description, thumbnail, channelName, channelPassword;
     // validate the body and files of the request
     try {