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This PR implements automatic URL title fetching for the Activity Title field, improving user experience when creating activities from web resources.

✨ Features

🔗 Smart URL Detection

  • Automatically detects when users paste or type URLs in the Activity Title field
  • Triggers on both paste events and typing (with intelligent completion detection)
  • 300ms debounce prevents excessive API calls

📝 Automatic Title Fetching

  • Securely fetches page titles from valid URLs
  • Seamlessly replaces URLs with meaningful page titles
  • Graceful fallback when URLs are invalid or titles unavailable

💫 User Experience

  • Loading indicator provides immediate feedback during fetch operations
  • Non-intrusive - only activates for valid HTTP/HTTPS URLs
  • Proper cleanup on form cancel/submit to prevent memory leaks

🔒 Security Implementation

SSRF Protection

  • Blocks localhost and loopback addresses (127.0.0.1, ::1, localhost)
  • Prevents access to private IP ranges (10.x, 192.168.x, 172.16-31.x)
  • Blocks local domains (.local, .localhost)
  • Only allows HTTP/HTTPS protocols

Request Safety

  • 10-second timeout prevents hanging requests
  • 1MB response size limit prevents memory exhaustion
  • 200-character title limit for reasonable display
  • Proper User-Agent identification

Secure Parsing

  • Simple regex-based HTML title extraction
  • HTML entity decoding for proper display
  • No complex HTML parsing to avoid injection risks

🛠 Technical Details

Server-side (server/main.js)

  • Added fetchUrlTitle Meteor method with comprehensive security validation
  • Added isUrlSafe() function for SSRF protection
  • Added extractTitleFromHtml() for safe title extraction

Client-side (client/main.js)

  • Added URL validation and debouncing utilities
  • Implemented paste and input event handlers
  • Added loading status management
  • Proper cleanup on form lifecycle events

UI (client/main.html)

  • Added loading indicator with spinner
  • Enhanced Activity Title input with ID for targeting

🧪 Testing

Created comprehensive test suite demonstrating functionality with popular sites. The feature successfully converts URLs to meaningful titles:

URL Title Autofill Demo

Example behavior:

  • User types: https://www.google.com
  • System fetches title and replaces with: Google
  • User types: https://github.com
  • System fetches title and replaces with: GitHub: Let's build from here

📋 Usage

  1. Navigate to any project and click "Create Activity"
  2. Paste or type a URL in the Activity Title field
  3. Watch as the URL is automatically replaced with the page title
  4. Continue with activity creation as normal

The feature integrates seamlessly into the existing TimeHarbor workflow while providing enhanced usability for web-based activities.

Fixes #9.

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits July 4, 2025 13:08
Co-authored-by: horner <6094599+horner@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: horner <6094599+horner@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add URL Title Autofill to Activity Title Field Add URL Title Autofill to Activity Title Field Jul 4, 2025
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horner commented Jul 4, 2025

We need to do it server side with a well established npm package. The server should be configured to enable or disable the proxy service and only proxy for pages served by the app.

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Copilot AI commented Jul 4, 2025

We need to do it server side with a well established npm package. The server should be configured to enable or disable the proxy service and only proxy for pages served by the app.

I've refactored the implementation to address your feedback. Changes include:

  1. Well-established npm package: Replaced Meteor's HTTP with axios (industry standard)
  2. Server configuration: Added comprehensive configuration system via Meteor settings
  3. Service control: Can enable/disable the proxy service via urlTitleProxy.enabled setting
  4. Authentication requirement: Only allows authenticated users by default (requireAuth: true)
  5. Enhanced security: Added domain allowlist, configurable timeouts, and better error handling

The service now requires authentication by default and can be configured for production use with domain restrictions. See URL_TITLE_PROXY.md for full configuration documentation.

Commit: 9c71ffc

Copilot finished work on behalf of horner July 4, 2025 13:27
@horner horner moved this to Todo in TimeHarbor Jul 15, 2025
@horner horner removed this from TimeHarbor Jul 15, 2025
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