From 2086293077571bf991e737e2b6326793ff1f0643 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jasonyess <jasonyes.gd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 20:09:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] the fairing

---
 pointercrate-core-api/src/lib.rs           |  1 +
 pointercrate-core-api/src/normalize_uri.rs | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 pointercrate-example/src/main.rs           |  2 +
 3 files changed, 69 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 pointercrate-core-api/src/normalize_uri.rs

diff --git a/pointercrate-core-api/src/lib.rs b/pointercrate-core-api/src/lib.rs
index 853f074c1..0a02280e0 100644
--- a/pointercrate-core-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pointercrate-core-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod etag;
 pub mod localization;
 pub mod maintenance;
+pub mod normalize_uri;
 pub mod pagination;
 pub mod preferences;
 pub mod query;
diff --git a/pointercrate-core-api/src/normalize_uri.rs b/pointercrate-core-api/src/normalize_uri.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d545dc909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pointercrate-core-api/src/normalize_uri.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+use rocket::{
+    fairing::{Fairing, Info, Kind},
+    Data, Orbit, Request, Rocket, Route,
+};
+
+// heavily inspired by rocket's `rocket::fairing::AdHoc::uri_normalizer()` implementation
+// only difference is that this applies a trailing slash internally as opposed to omitting it
+// https://api.rocket.rs/master/src/rocket/fairing/ad_hoc.rs#315
+pub fn uri_normalizer() -> impl Fairing {
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct Normalizer {
+        routes: OnceLock<Vec<Route>>,
+    }
+
+    impl Normalizer {
+        fn routes(&self, rocket: &Rocket<Orbit>) -> &[Route] {
+            // gather all defined routes which have a trailing slash
+            self.routes.get_or_init(|| {
+                rocket
+                    .routes()
+                    .filter(|r| r.uri.has_trailing_slash() || r.uri.path() == "/")
+                    .cloned()
+                    .collect()
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[rocket::async_trait]
+    impl Fairing for Normalizer {
+        fn info(&self) -> Info {
+            Info {
+                name: "URI Normalizer",
+                kind: Kind::Liftoff | Kind::Request,
+            }
+        }
+
+        async fn on_liftoff(&self, rocket: &Rocket<Orbit>) {
+            let _ = self.routes(rocket);
+        }
+
+        async fn on_request(&self, request: &mut Request<'_>, _: &mut Data<'_>) {
+            if request.uri().has_trailing_slash() {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if let Some(normalized) = request.uri().map_path(|p| format!("{}/", p)) {
+                // check if the normalized uri (the request uri with a trailing slash) matches one of our defined routes
+                let mut normalized_req = request.clone();
+                normalized_req.set_uri(normalized.clone());
+
+                if self.routes(request.rocket()).iter().any(|r| {
+                    // we need to leverage rocket's route matching otherwise this will suck
+                    r.matches(&normalized_req)
+                }) {
+                    // the request doesn't have a trailing slash AND it's trying to reach one of our defined routes
+                    // so just point it to our defined route
+                    request.set_uri(normalized);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Normalizer::default()
+}
diff --git a/pointercrate-example/src/main.rs b/pointercrate-example/src/main.rs
index 035c5240e..c5b5ab385 100644
--- a/pointercrate-example/src/main.rs
+++ b/pointercrate-example/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use maud::html;
 use pointercrate_core::localization::LocalesLoader;
 use pointercrate_core::pool::PointercratePool;
 use pointercrate_core::{error::CoreError, localization::tr};
+use pointercrate_core_api::normalize_uri::uri_normalizer;
 use pointercrate_core_api::{error::ErrorResponder, maintenance::MaintenanceFairing, preferences::PreferenceManager};
 use pointercrate_core_macros::localized_catcher;
 use pointercrate_core_pages::{
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ async fn rocket() -> _ {
     // static files.
 
     rocket
+        .attach(uri_normalizer())
         .mount("/static/core", FileServer::new("pointercrate-core-pages/static"))
         .mount("/static/demonlist", FileServer::new("pointercrate-demonlist-pages/static"))
         .mount("/static/user", FileServer::new("pointercrate-user-pages/static"))