Request-a-copy: Code cleanup and comments

src/app/app-routing-paths.ts

@@ -34,12 +34,19 @@ export function getBitstreamRequestACopyRoute(item, bitstream): { routerLink: st
     },
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get a bitstream download route with an access token (to provide direct access to a user) added as a query parameter
+ * @param bitstream the bitstream to download
+ * @param accessToken the access token, which should match an access_token in the requestitem table
+ */
 export function getBitstreamDownloadWithAccessTokenRoute(bitstream, accessToken): { routerLink: string, queryParams: any } {
   const url = new URLCombiner(getBitstreamModuleRoute(), bitstream.uuid, 'download').toString();
   const options = {
     routerLink: url,
     queryParams: {},
   };
+  // Only add the access token if it is not empty, otherwise keep valid empty query parameters
   if (hasValue(accessToken)) {
     options.queryParams = { accessToken: accessToken };
   }
@@ -60,21 +67,7 @@ export function getAccessTokenRequestRoute(item_uuid, accessToken): { routerLink
   };
   return options;
 }
-/**
+
- * Get an access token request route for a user to access approved bitstreams using a supplied access token
- * @param item_uuid item UUID
- * @param accessToken access token (generated by backend)
- */
-export function getAccessTokenRequestFileRoute(item_uuid, accessToken): { routerLink: string, queryParams: any } {
-  const url = new URLCombiner(getItemModuleRoute(), item_uuid, ACCESS_BY_TOKEN_MODULE_PATH).toString();
-  const options = {
-    routerLink: url,
-    queryParams: {
-      accessToken: (hasValue(accessToken) ? accessToken : undefined),
-    },
-  };
-  return options;
-}
 export const COAR_NOTIFY_SUPPORT = 'coar-notify-support';
 
 export const HOME_PAGE_PATH = 'home';

src/app/bitstream-page/bitstream-download-page/bitstream-download-page.component.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export class BitstreamDownloadPageComponent implements OnInit {
       map((data) => data.bitstream));
 
     this.bitstream$ = this.bitstreamRD$.pipe(
-      // TODO: this redirect was commented out earlier...
       redirectOn4xx(this.router, this.auth),
       getRemoteDataPayload(),
     );
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ export class BitstreamDownloadPageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.bitstream$.pipe(
       switchMap((bitstream: Bitstream) => {
         const isAuthorized$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDownload, isNotEmpty(bitstream) ? bitstream.self : undefined);
-        // TODO isAuthorizedByToken check here so we already know if this token is going to be valid?
         const isLoggedIn$ = this.auth.isAuthenticated();
         return observableCombineLatest([isAuthorized$, isLoggedIn$, accessToken$, observableOf(bitstream)]);
       }),
@@ -116,32 +114,12 @@ export class BitstreamDownloadPageComponent implements OnInit {
               return [isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink];
             }));
         } else if (hasValue(accessToken)) {
-          // We aren't authorized or logged in, but we might have temp access via the access token
-          console.log('RETRIEVE WITH ACCESS TOKEN');
-          console.log('BUT - we dont want to retrieve the link with access token eh bro');
-          // return this.fileService.retrieveFileDownloadLinkWithAccessToken(bitstream._links.content.href, accessToken).pipe(
-          //   filter((fileLink) => hasValue(fileLink)),
-          //   take(1),
-          //   map((fileLink) => {
-          //     return [isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink];
-          //   }));
           return [[isAuthorized, !isLoggedIn, bitstream, '', accessToken]];
         } else {
           return [[isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, '']];
         }
       }),
     ).subscribe(([isAuthorized, isLoggedIn, bitstream, fileLink, accessToken]: [boolean, boolean, Bitstream, string, string]) => {
-      // if (isAuthorized && isLoggedIn && isNotEmpty(fileLink)) {
-      //   this.hardRedirectService.redirect(fileLink);
-      // } else if (isAuthorized && !isLoggedIn) {
-      //   this.hardRedirectService.redirect(bitstream._links.content.href);
-      // } else if (!isAuthorized && isLoggedIn) {
-      //   this.router.navigateByUrl(getForbiddenRoute(), {skipLocationChange: true});
-      // } else if (!isAuthorized && !isLoggedIn) {
-      //   this.auth.setRedirectUrl(this.router.url);
-      //   this.router.navigateByUrl('login');
-      // }
-
       if (isAuthorized && isLoggedIn && isNotEmpty(fileLink)) {
         this.hardRedirectService.redirect(fileLink);
       } else if (isAuthorized && !isLoggedIn && !hasValue(accessToken)) {

src/app/item-page/bitstreams/request-a-copy/altcha-captcha.component.ts

@@ -30,11 +30,22 @@ import { VarDirective } from '../../../shared/utils/var.directive';
   schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
   standalone: true,
 })
+
+/**
+ * Component that renders the ALTCHA captcha widget. GDPR-compliant, no cookies, proof-of-work based anti-spam captcha.
+ * See: https://altcha.org/
+ *
+ * Once the proof of work is verified, the final payload is emitted to the parent component for inclusion in the form submission.
+ */
 export class AltchaCaptchaComponent implements OnInit {
 
+  // Challenge URL, to query the backend (or other remote) for a challenge
   @Input() challengeUrl: string;
-  @Input() autoload: string;
+  // Whether / how to autoload the widget, e.g. 'onload', 'onsubmit', 'onfocus', 'off'
+  @Input() autoload = 'onload';
+  // Whether to debug altcha activity to the javascript console
   @Input() debug: boolean;
+  // The final calculated payload (containing, challenge, salt, number) to be sent with the protected form submission for validation
   @Output() payload = new EventEmitter<string>;
 
   ngOnInit(): void {