phase 1 and 2 of embedded images

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java

@@ -229,6 +229,38 @@ public class StoryController {
         return ResponseEntity.ok(convertToDto(story));
     }
 
+    @PostMapping("/{id}/process-content-images")
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> processContentImages(@PathVariable UUID id, @RequestBody ProcessContentImagesRequest request) {
+        logger.info("Processing content images for story {}", id);
+
+        try {
+            // Process the HTML content to download and replace image URLs
+            ImageService.ContentImageProcessingResult result = imageService.processContentImages(request.getHtmlContent(), id);
+
+            // If there are warnings, let the client decide whether to proceed
+            if (result.hasWarnings()) {
+                return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of(
+                    "processedContent", result.getProcessedContent(),
+                    "warnings", result.getWarnings(),
+                    "downloadedImages", result.getDownloadedImages(),
+                    "hasWarnings", true
+                ));
+            }
+
+            // Success - no warnings
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of(
+                "processedContent", result.getProcessedContent(),
+                "downloadedImages", result.getDownloadedImages(),
+                "hasWarnings", false
+            ));
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Failed to process content images for story {}", id, e);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+                    .body(Map.of("error", "Failed to process content images: " + e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+    
     @PostMapping("/reindex")
     public ResponseEntity<String> manualReindex() {
         if (typesenseService == null) {
@@ -458,7 +490,14 @@ public class StoryController {
                 story.setDescription(updateReq.getDescription());
             }
             if (updateReq.getContentHtml() != null) {
-                story.setContentHtml(sanitizationService.sanitize(updateReq.getContentHtml()));
+                logger.info("Content before sanitization (length: {}): {}",
+                           updateReq.getContentHtml().length(),
+                           updateReq.getContentHtml().substring(0, Math.min(500, updateReq.getContentHtml().length())));
+                String sanitizedContent = sanitizationService.sanitize(updateReq.getContentHtml());
+                logger.info("Content after sanitization (length: {}): {}",
+                           sanitizedContent.length(),
+                           sanitizedContent.substring(0, Math.min(500, sanitizedContent.length())));
+                story.setContentHtml(sanitizedContent);
             }
             if (updateReq.getSourceUrl() != null) {
                 story.setSourceUrl(updateReq.getSourceUrl());

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/ProcessContentImagesRequest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.storycove.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+
+public class ProcessContentImagesRequest {
+
+    @NotBlank(message = "HTML content is required")
+    private String htmlContent;
+
+    public ProcessContentImagesRequest() {}
+
+    public ProcessContentImagesRequest(String htmlContent) {
+        this.htmlContent = htmlContent;
+    }
+
+    public String getHtmlContent() {
+        return htmlContent;
+    }
+
+    public void setHtmlContent(String htmlContent) {
+        this.htmlContent = htmlContent;
+    }
+}

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/HtmlSanitizationService.java

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
             "p", "br", "div", "span", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6",
             "b", "strong", "i", "em", "u", "s", "strike", "del", "ins",
             "sup", "sub", "small", "big", "mark", "pre", "code",
-            "ul", "ol", "li", "dl", "dt", "dd", "a",
+            "ul", "ol", "li", "dl", "dt", "dd", "a", "img",
             "table", "thead", "tbody", "tfoot", "tr", "th", "td", "caption",
             "blockquote", "cite", "q", "hr"
         ));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
     }
     
     private void createSafelist() {
-        this.allowlist = new Safelist();
+        this.allowlist = Safelist.relaxed();
 
         // Add allowed tags
         if (config.getAllowedTags() != null) {
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
             }
         }
 
-        // Configure allowed protocols for specific attributes (e.g., href)
+        // Special handling for img tags - allow all src attributes and validate later
+        allowlist.removeProtocols("img", "src", "http", "https");
+        // This is the key: preserve relative URLs by not restricting them
+        allowlist.preserveRelativeLinks(true);
+
+        // Configure allowed protocols for other attributes
         if (config.getAllowedProtocols() != null) {
             for (Map.Entry<String, Map<String, List<String>>> tagEntry : config.getAllowedProtocols().entrySet()) {
                 String tag = tagEntry.getKey();
@@ -94,7 +99,8 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
                         String attribute = attrEntry.getKey();
                         List<String> protocols = attrEntry.getValue();
 
-                        if (protocols != null) {
+                        if (protocols != null && !("img".equals(tag) && "src".equals(attribute))) {
+                            // Skip img src since we handled it above
                             allowlist.addProtocols(tag, attribute, protocols.toArray(new String[0]));
                         }
                     }
@@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
             }
         }
 
+        logger.info("Configured Jsoup Safelist with preserveRelativeLinks=true for local image URLs");
+        
         // Remove specific attributes if needed (deprecated in favor of protocol control)
         if (config.getRemovedAttributes() != null) {
             for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> entry : config.getRemovedAttributes().entrySet()) {
@@ -133,8 +141,10 @@ public class HtmlSanitizationService {
         if (html == null || html.trim().isEmpty()) {
             return "";
         }
-        
-        return Jsoup.clean(html, allowlist);
+        logger.info("Content before sanitization: "+html);
+        String saniztedHtml = Jsoup.clean(html, allowlist.preserveRelativeLinks(true));
+        logger.info("Content after sanitization: "+saniztedHtml);
+        return saniztedHtml;
     }
     
     public String extractPlainText(String html) {

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/ImageService.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.storycove.service;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -8,18 +10,22 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 @Service
 public class ImageService {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ImageService.class);
+
     private static final Set<String> ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPES = Set.of(
         "image/jpeg", "image/jpg", "image/png"
     );
@@ -53,7 +59,8 @@ public class ImageService {
     
     public enum ImageType {
         COVER("covers"),
-        AVATAR("avatars");
+        AVATAR("avatars"),
+        CONTENT("content");
 
         private final String directory;
 
@@ -182,6 +189,9 @@ public class ImageService {
                 maxWidth = avatarMaxSize;
                 maxHeight = avatarMaxSize;
                 break;
+            case CONTENT:
+                // Content images are not resized
+                return new Dimension(originalWidth, originalHeight);
             default:
                 return new Dimension(originalWidth, originalHeight);
         }
@@ -228,4 +238,224 @@ public class ImageService {
         String extension = getFileExtension(filename);
         return ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS.contains(extension);
     }
+
+    // Content image processing methods
+
+    /**
+     * Process HTML content and download all referenced images, replacing URLs with local paths
+     */
+    public ContentImageProcessingResult processContentImages(String htmlContent, UUID storyId) {
+        logger.info("Processing content images for story: {}, content length: {}", storyId,
+                   htmlContent != null ? htmlContent.length() : 0);
+
+        List<String> warnings = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<String> downloadedImages = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        if (htmlContent == null || htmlContent.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            logger.info("No content to process for story: {}", storyId);
+            return new ContentImageProcessingResult(htmlContent, warnings, downloadedImages);
+        }
+
+        // Find all img tags with src attributes
+        Pattern imgPattern = Pattern.compile("<img[^>]+src=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"'][^>]*>", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+        Matcher matcher = imgPattern.matcher(htmlContent);
+
+        int imageCount = 0;
+        int externalImageCount = 0;
+
+        StringBuffer processedContent = new StringBuffer();
+
+        while (matcher.find()) {
+            String fullImgTag = matcher.group(0);
+            String imageUrl = matcher.group(1);
+            imageCount++;
+
+            logger.info("Found image #{}: {} in tag: {}", imageCount, imageUrl, fullImgTag);
+
+            try {
+                // Skip if it's already a local path or data URL
+                if (imageUrl.startsWith("/") || imageUrl.startsWith("data:")) {
+                    logger.info("Skipping local/data URL: {}", imageUrl);
+                    matcher.appendReplacement(processedContent, Matcher.quoteReplacement(fullImgTag));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                externalImageCount++;
+                logger.info("Processing external image #{}: {}", externalImageCount, imageUrl);
+
+                // Download and store the image
+                String localPath = downloadImageFromUrl(imageUrl, storyId);
+                downloadedImages.add(localPath);
+
+                // Generate local URL
+                String localUrl = getLocalImageUrl(storyId, localPath);
+                logger.info("Downloaded image: {} -> {}", imageUrl, localUrl);
+
+                // Replace the src attribute with the local path - handle both single and double quotes
+                String newImgTag = fullImgTag
+                    .replaceFirst("src=\"" + Pattern.quote(imageUrl) + "\"", "src=\"" + localUrl + "\"")
+                    .replaceFirst("src='" + Pattern.quote(imageUrl) + "'", "src=\"" + localUrl + "\"");
+
+                // If replacement didn't work, try a more generic approach
+                if (newImgTag.equals(fullImgTag)) {
+                    logger.warn("Standard replacement failed for image URL: {}, trying generic replacement", imageUrl);
+                    newImgTag = fullImgTag.replaceAll("src\\s*=\\s*[\"']?" + Pattern.quote(imageUrl) + "[\"']?", "src=\"" + localUrl + "\"");
+                }
+
+                logger.info("Replaced img tag: {} -> {}", fullImgTag, newImgTag);
+                matcher.appendReplacement(processedContent, Matcher.quoteReplacement(newImgTag));
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.error("Failed to download image: {} - {}", imageUrl, e.getMessage(), e);
+                warnings.add("Failed to download image: " + imageUrl + " - " + e.getMessage());
+                // Keep original URL in case of failure
+                matcher.appendReplacement(processedContent, Matcher.quoteReplacement(fullImgTag));
+            }
+        }
+
+        matcher.appendTail(processedContent);
+
+        logger.info("Finished processing images for story: {}. Found {} total images, {} external. Downloaded {} images, {} warnings",
+                   storyId, imageCount, externalImageCount, downloadedImages.size(), warnings.size());
+
+        return new ContentImageProcessingResult(processedContent.toString(), warnings, downloadedImages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Download an image from a URL and store it locally
+     */
+    private String downloadImageFromUrl(String imageUrl, UUID storyId) throws IOException {
+        URL url = new URL(imageUrl);
+        HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+
+        // Set a reasonable user agent to avoid blocks
+        connection.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (StoryCove Image Processor)");
+        connection.setConnectTimeout(30000); // 30 seconds
+        connection.setReadTimeout(30000);
+
+        try (InputStream inputStream = connection.getInputStream()) {
+            // Get content type to determine file extension
+            String contentType = connection.getContentType();
+            String extension = getExtensionFromContentType(contentType);
+
+            if (extension == null) {
+                // Try to extract from URL
+                extension = getExtensionFromUrl(imageUrl);
+            }
+
+            if (extension == null || !ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS.contains(extension.toLowerCase())) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported image format: " + contentType);
+            }
+
+            // Create directories for content images
+            Path contentDir = Paths.get(getUploadDir(), ImageType.CONTENT.getDirectory(), storyId.toString());
+            Files.createDirectories(contentDir);
+
+            // Generate unique filename
+            String filename = UUID.randomUUID().toString() + "." + extension.toLowerCase();
+            Path filePath = contentDir.resolve(filename);
+
+            // Read and validate the image
+            byte[] imageData = inputStream.readAllBytes();
+            ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(imageData);
+            BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(bais);
+
+            if (image == null) {
+                throw new IOException("Invalid image format");
+            }
+
+            // Save the image
+            Files.write(filePath, imageData);
+
+            // Return relative path
+            return ImageType.CONTENT.getDirectory() + "/" + storyId.toString() + "/" + filename;
+
+        } finally {
+            connection.disconnect();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate local image URL for serving
+     */
+    private String getLocalImageUrl(UUID storyId, String imagePath) {
+        String currentLibraryId = libraryService.getCurrentLibraryId();
+        if (currentLibraryId == null || currentLibraryId.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            logger.warn("Current library ID is null or empty when generating local image URL for story: {}", storyId);
+            return "/api/files/images/default/" + imagePath;
+        }
+        String localUrl = "/api/files/images/" + currentLibraryId + "/" + imagePath;
+        logger.info("Generated local image URL: {} for story: {}", localUrl, storyId);
+        return localUrl;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get file extension from content type
+     */
+    private String getExtensionFromContentType(String contentType) {
+        if (contentType == null) return null;
+
+        switch (contentType.toLowerCase()) {
+            case "image/jpeg":
+            case "image/jpg":
+                return "jpg";
+            case "image/png":
+                return "png";
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract file extension from URL
+     */
+    private String getExtensionFromUrl(String url) {
+        try {
+            String path = new URL(url).getPath();
+            int lastDot = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+            if (lastDot > 0 && lastDot < path.length() - 1) {
+                return path.substring(lastDot + 1).toLowerCase();
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clean up content images for a story
+     */
+    public void deleteContentImages(UUID storyId) {
+        try {
+            Path contentDir = Paths.get(getUploadDir(), ImageType.CONTENT.getDirectory(), storyId.toString());
+            if (Files.exists(contentDir)) {
+                Files.walk(contentDir)
+                    .sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder())
+                    .map(Path::toFile)
+                    .forEach(java.io.File::delete);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // Log but don't throw - this is cleanup
+            System.err.println("Failed to clean up content images for story " + storyId + ": " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Result class for content image processing
+     */
+    public static class ContentImageProcessingResult {
+        private final String processedContent;
+        private final List<String> warnings;
+        private final List<String> downloadedImages;
+
+        public ContentImageProcessingResult(String processedContent, List<String> warnings, List<String> downloadedImages) {
+            this.processedContent = processedContent;
+            this.warnings = warnings;
+            this.downloadedImages = downloadedImages;
+        }
+
+        public String getProcessedContent() { return processedContent; }
+        public List<String> getWarnings() { return warnings; }
+        public List<String> getDownloadedImages() { return downloadedImages; }
+        public boolean hasWarnings() { return !warnings.isEmpty(); }
+    }
 }

backend/src/main/resources/html-sanitization-config.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "b", "strong", "i", "em", "u", "s", "strike", "del", "ins",
     "sup", "sub", "small", "big", "mark", "pre", "code", "kbd", "samp", "var",
     "ul", "ol", "li", "dl", "dt", "dd",
-    "a", "table", "thead", "tbody", "tfoot", "tr", "th", "td", "caption", "colgroup", "col",
+    "a", "img", "table", "thead", "tbody", "tfoot", "tr", "th", "td", "caption", "colgroup", "col",
     "blockquote", "cite", "q", "hr", "details", "summary"
   ],
   "allowedAttributes": {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "h5": ["class", "style"],
     "h6": ["class", "style"],
     "a": ["class", "href", "title"],
+    "img": ["src", "alt", "width", "height", "class", "style"],
     "table": ["class", "style"],
     "th": ["class", "style", "colspan", "rowspan"],
     "td": ["class", "style", "colspan", "rowspan"],
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@
   "allowedProtocols": {
     "a": {
       "href": ["http", "https", "#", "/"]
+    },
+    "img": {
+      "src": ["http", "https", "data", "/", "cid"]
     }
   },
   "description": "HTML sanitization configuration for StoryCove story content. This configuration is shared between frontend (DOMPurify) and backend (Jsoup) to ensure consistency."

docker-compose.yml

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ services:
   postgres:
     image: postgres:15-alpine
     # No port mapping - only accessible within the Docker network
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_DB=storycove
       - POSTGRES_USER=storycove

frontend/src/app/add-story/page.tsx

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
   
   const [coverImage, setCoverImage] = useState<File | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [processingImages, setProcessingImages] = useState(false);
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [duplicateWarning, setDuplicateWarning] = useState<{
     show: boolean;
@@ -250,6 +251,25 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
     return Object.keys(newErrors).length === 0;
   };
 
+  // Helper function to detect external images in HTML content
+  const hasExternalImages = (htmlContent: string): boolean => {
+    if (!htmlContent) return false;
+
+    // Create a temporary DOM element to parse HTML
+    const tempDiv = document.createElement('div');
+    tempDiv.innerHTML = htmlContent;
+
+    const images = tempDiv.querySelectorAll('img');
+    for (let i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
+      const img = images[i];
+      const src = img.getAttribute('src');
+      if (src && (src.startsWith('http://') || src.startsWith('https://'))) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -276,6 +296,42 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
 
       const story = await storyApi.createStory(storyData);
 
+      // Process images if there are external images in the content
+      if (hasExternalImages(formData.contentHtml)) {
+        try {
+          setProcessingImages(true);
+          const imageResult = await storyApi.processContentImages(story.id, formData.contentHtml);
+
+          // If images were processed and content was updated, save the updated content
+          if (imageResult.processedContent !== formData.contentHtml) {
+            await storyApi.updateStory(story.id, {
+              title: formData.title,
+              summary: formData.summary || undefined,
+              contentHtml: imageResult.processedContent,
+              sourceUrl: formData.sourceUrl || undefined,
+              volume: formData.seriesName ? parseInt(formData.volume) : undefined,
+              ...(formData.seriesId ? { seriesId: formData.seriesId } : { seriesName: formData.seriesName || undefined }),
+              ...(formData.authorId ? { authorId: formData.authorId } : { authorName: formData.authorName }),
+              tagNames: formData.tags.length > 0 ? formData.tags : undefined,
+            });
+
+            // Show success message with image processing info
+            if (imageResult.downloadedImages.length > 0) {
+              console.log(`Successfully processed ${imageResult.downloadedImages.length} images`);
+            }
+            if (imageResult.warnings && imageResult.warnings.length > 0) {
+              console.warn('Image processing warnings:', imageResult.warnings);
+            }
+          }
+        } catch (imageError) {
+          console.error('Failed to process images:', imageError);
+          // Don't fail the entire operation if image processing fails
+          // The story was created successfully, just without processed images
+        } finally {
+          setProcessingImages(false);
+        }
+      }
+
       // If there's a cover image, upload it separately
       if (coverImage) {
         await storyApi.uploadCover(story.id, coverImage);
@@ -404,7 +460,11 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
             onChange={handleContentChange}
             placeholder="Write or paste your story content here..."
             error={errors.contentHtml}
+            enableImageProcessing={false}
           />
+          <p className="text-sm theme-text mt-2">
+            💡 <strong>Tip:</strong> If you paste content with images, they'll be automatically downloaded and stored locally when you save the story.
+          </p>
         </div>
 
         {/* Tags */}
@@ -450,6 +510,18 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
           placeholder="https://example.com/original-story-url"
         />
 
+        {/* Image Processing Indicator */}
+        {processingImages && (
+          <div className="p-4 bg-blue-50 dark:bg-blue-900/20 border border-blue-200 dark:border-blue-800 rounded-lg">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <div className="animate-spin w-4 h-4 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full"></div>
+              <p className="text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-200">
+                Processing and downloading images...
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {/* Submit Error */}
         {errors.submit && (
           <div className="p-4 bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/20 border border-red-200 dark:border-red-800 rounded-lg">
@@ -473,7 +545,7 @@ export default function AddStoryPage() {
             loading={loading}
             disabled={!formData.title || !formData.authorName || !formData.contentHtml}
           >
-            Add Story
+            {processingImages ? 'Processing Images...' : 'Add Story'}
           </Button>
         </div>
       </form>

frontend/src/app/globals.css

@@ -134,6 +134,27 @@
     @apply italic;
   }
 
+  /* Image styling for story content */
+  .reading-content img {
+    @apply max-w-full h-auto mx-auto my-6 rounded-lg shadow-sm;
+    max-height: 80vh; /* Prevent images from being too tall */
+    display: block;
+  }
+
+  .reading-content img[align="left"] {
+    @apply float-left mr-4 mb-4 ml-0;
+    max-width: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .reading-content img[align="right"] {
+    @apply float-right ml-4 mb-4 mr-0;
+    max-width: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .reading-content img[align="center"] {
+    @apply block mx-auto;
+  }
+
   /* Editor content styling - same as reading content but for the rich text editor */
   .editor-content h1 {
     @apply text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-4 theme-header;
@@ -183,4 +204,36 @@
   .editor-content em {
     @apply italic;
   }
+
+  /* Image styling for editor content */
+  .editor-content img {
+    @apply max-w-full h-auto mx-auto my-4 rounded border;
+    max-height: 60vh; /* Slightly smaller for editor */
+    display: block;
+  }
+
+  .editor-content img[align="left"] {
+    @apply float-left mr-4 mb-4 ml-0;
+    max-width: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .editor-content img[align="right"] {
+    @apply float-right ml-4 mb-4 mr-0;
+    max-width: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .editor-content img[align="center"] {
+    @apply block mx-auto;
+  }
+
+  /* Loading placeholder for images being processed */
+  .image-processing-placeholder {
+    @apply bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 animate-pulse rounded border-2 border-dashed border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 flex items-center justify-center;
+    min-height: 200px;
+  }
+
+  .image-processing-placeholder::before {
+    content: "🖼️ Processing image...";
+    @apply text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 text-sm;
+  }
 }

frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/edit/page.tsx

@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ export default function EditStoryPage() {
               onChange={handleContentChange}
               placeholder="Edit your story content here..."
               error={errors.contentHtml}
+              storyId={storyId}
+              enableImageProcessing={true}
             />
           </div>
 

frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -121,17 +121,29 @@ export default function StoryReadingPage() {
         // Sanitize story content and add IDs to headings
         const sanitized = await sanitizeHtml(storyData.contentHtml || '');
 
-        // Parse and add IDs to headings for TOC functionality
-        const parser = new DOMParser();
-        const doc = parser.parseFromString(sanitized, 'text/html');
-        const headings = doc.querySelectorAll('h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6');
+        // Add IDs to headings for TOC functionality using regex instead of DOMParser
+        // This avoids potential browser-specific sanitization that might strip src attributes
+        let processedContent = sanitized;
+        const headingMatches = processedContent.match(/<h[1-6][^>]*>/gi);
+        let headingCount = 0;
 
-        headings.forEach((heading, index) => {
-          heading.id = `heading-${index}`;
+        if (headingMatches) {
+          processedContent = processedContent.replace(/<h([1-6])([^>]*)>/gi, (match, level, attrs) => {
+            const headingId = `heading-${headingCount++}`;
+
+            // Check if id attribute already exists
+            if (attrs.includes('id=')) {
+              // Replace existing id
+              return match.replace(/id=['"][^'"]*['"]/, `id="${headingId}"`);
+            } else {
+              // Add id attribute
+              return `<h${level}${attrs} id="${headingId}">`;
+            }
           });
+        }
 
-        setSanitizedContent(doc.body.innerHTML);
-        setHasHeadings(headings.length > 0);
+        setSanitizedContent(processedContent);
+        setHasHeadings(headingCount > 0);
 
         // Load series stories if part of a series
         if (storyData.seriesId) {

frontend/src/components/stories/RichTextEditor.tsx

@@ -4,19 +4,24 @@ import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Textarea } from '../ui/Input';
 import Button from '../ui/Button';
 import { sanitizeHtmlSync } from '../../lib/sanitization';
+import { storyApi } from '../../lib/api';
 
 interface RichTextEditorProps {
   value: string;
   onChange: (value: string) => void;
   placeholder?: string;
   error?: string;
+  storyId?: string; // Optional - for image processing (undefined for new stories)
+  enableImageProcessing?: boolean; // Enable background image processing
 }
 
 export default function RichTextEditor({
   value,
   onChange,
   placeholder = 'Write your story here...',
-  error 
+  error,
+  storyId,
+  enableImageProcessing = false
 }: RichTextEditorProps) {
   const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<'visual' | 'html'>('visual');
   const [htmlValue, setHtmlValue] = useState(value);
@@ -28,6 +33,12 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [isUserTyping, setIsUserTyping] = useState(false);
 
+  // Image processing state
+  const [imageProcessingQueue, setImageProcessingQueue] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [processedImages, setProcessedImages] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [imageWarnings, setImageWarnings] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const imageProcessingTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
   // Utility functions for cursor position preservation
   const saveCursorPosition = () => {
     const selection = window.getSelection();
@@ -63,6 +74,82 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
     }
   };
 
+  // Image processing functionality
+  const findImageUrlsInHtml = (html: string): string[] => {
+    const imgRegex = /<img[^>]+src=["']([^"']+)["'][^>]*>/gi;
+    const urls: string[] = [];
+    let match;
+    while ((match = imgRegex.exec(html)) !== null) {
+      const url = match[1];
+      // Skip local URLs and data URLs
+      if (!url.startsWith('/') && !url.startsWith('data:')) {
+        urls.push(url);
+      }
+    }
+    return urls;
+  };
+
+  const processContentImagesDebounced = useCallback(async (content: string) => {
+    if (!enableImageProcessing || !storyId) return;
+
+    const imageUrls = findImageUrlsInHtml(content);
+    if (imageUrls.length === 0) return;
+
+    // Find new URLs that haven't been processed yet
+    const newUrls = imageUrls.filter(url => !processedImages.has(url));
+    if (newUrls.length === 0) return;
+
+    // Add to processing queue
+    setImageProcessingQueue(prev => [...prev, ...newUrls]);
+
+    try {
+      // Call the API to process images
+      const result = await storyApi.processContentImages(storyId, content);
+
+      // Mark URLs as processed
+      setProcessedImages(prev => new Set([...Array.from(prev), ...newUrls]));
+
+      // Remove from processing queue
+      setImageProcessingQueue(prev => prev.filter(url => !newUrls.includes(url)));
+
+      // Update content with processed images
+      if (result.processedContent !== content) {
+        onChange(result.processedContent);
+        setHtmlValue(result.processedContent);
+      }
+
+      // Handle warnings
+      if (result.hasWarnings && result.warnings) {
+        setImageWarnings(prev => [...prev, ...result.warnings!]);
+        // Show brief warning notification - could be enhanced with a toast system
+        console.warn('Image processing warnings:', result.warnings);
+      }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to process content images:', error);
+      // Remove failed URLs from queue
+      setImageProcessingQueue(prev => prev.filter(url => !newUrls.includes(url)));
+
+      // Show error message - could be enhanced with user notification
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      setImageWarnings(prev => [...prev, `Failed to process some images: ${errorMessage}`]);
+    }
+  }, [enableImageProcessing, storyId, processedImages, onChange]);
+
+  const triggerImageProcessing = useCallback((content: string) => {
+    if (!enableImageProcessing || !storyId) return;
+
+    // Clear existing timeout
+    if (imageProcessingTimeoutRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(imageProcessingTimeoutRef.current);
+    }
+
+    // Set new timeout to process after user stops typing
+    imageProcessingTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      processContentImagesDebounced(content);
+    }, 2000); // Wait 2 seconds after user stops typing
+  }, [enableImageProcessing, storyId, processContentImagesDebounced]);
+
   // Maximize/minimize functionality
   const toggleMaximize = () => {
     if (!isMaximized) {
@@ -120,9 +207,13 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
         
         // Update the state
         setIsUserTyping(true);
-        onChange(visualDiv.innerHTML);
-        setHtmlValue(visualDiv.innerHTML);
+        const newContent = visualDiv.innerHTML;
+        onChange(newContent);
+        setHtmlValue(newContent);
         setTimeout(() => setIsUserTyping(false), 100);
+
+        // Trigger image processing if enabled
+        triggerImageProcessing(newContent);
       }
     } else {
       // HTML mode - existing logic with improvements
@@ -244,6 +335,15 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
     };
   }, [isMaximized, formatText]);
 
+  // Cleanup image processing timeout on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (imageProcessingTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(imageProcessingTimeoutRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   // Set initial content when component mounts
   useEffect(() => {
     const div = visualDivRef.current;
@@ -284,6 +384,8 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
       if (newHtml !== value) {
         onChange(newHtml);
         setHtmlValue(newHtml);
+        // Trigger image processing if enabled
+        triggerImageProcessing(newHtml);
       }
       
       // Reset typing state after a short delay
@@ -358,12 +460,37 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
         console.log('Processing HTML content...');
         console.log('Raw HTML:', htmlContent.substring(0, 500));
 
-        const sanitizedHtml = sanitizeHtmlSync(htmlContent);
+        // Check if we have embedded images and image processing is enabled
+        const hasImages = /<img[^>]+src=['"'][^'"']*['"][^>]*>/i.test(htmlContent);
+        let processedHtml = htmlContent;
+
+        if (hasImages && enableImageProcessing && storyId) {
+          console.log('Found images in pasted content, processing before sanitization...');
+          try {
+            // Process images synchronously before sanitization
+            const result = await storyApi.processContentImages(storyId, htmlContent);
+            processedHtml = result.processedContent;
+            console.log('Image processing completed, processed content length:', processedHtml.length);
+
+            // Update image processing state
+            if (result.downloadedImages && result.downloadedImages.length > 0) {
+              setProcessedImages(prev => new Set([...Array.from(prev), ...result.downloadedImages]));
+            }
+            if (result.warnings && result.warnings.length > 0) {
+              setImageWarnings(prev => [...prev, ...result.warnings!]);
+            }
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Image processing failed during paste:', error);
+            // Continue with original content if image processing fails
+          }
+        }
+
+        const sanitizedHtml = sanitizeHtmlSync(processedHtml);
         console.log('Sanitized HTML length:', sanitizedHtml.length);
         console.log('Sanitized HTML preview:', sanitizedHtml.substring(0, 500));
 
         // Check if sanitization removed too much content
-        const ratio = sanitizedHtml.length / htmlContent.length;
+        const ratio = sanitizedHtml.length / processedHtml.length;
         console.log('Sanitization ratio (kept/original):', ratio.toFixed(3));
         if (ratio < 0.1) {
           console.warn('Sanitization removed >90% of content - this might be too aggressive');
@@ -404,9 +531,12 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
           
           // Update the state
           setIsUserTyping(true);
-          onChange(visualDiv.innerHTML);
-          setHtmlValue(visualDiv.innerHTML);
+          const newContent = visualDiv.innerHTML;
+          onChange(newContent);
+          setHtmlValue(newContent);
           setTimeout(() => setIsUserTyping(false), 100);
+
+          // Note: Image processing already completed during paste, no need to trigger again
         } else if (textarea) {
           // Fallback for textarea mode (shouldn't happen in visual mode but good to have)
           const start = textarea.selectionStart;
@@ -493,6 +623,9 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
     const html = e.target.value;
     setHtmlValue(html);
     onChange(html);
+
+    // Trigger image processing if enabled
+    triggerImageProcessing(html);
   };
 
   const getPlainText = (html: string): string => {
@@ -532,6 +665,24 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          {/* Image processing status indicator */}
+          {enableImageProcessing && (
+            <>
+              {imageProcessingQueue.length > 0 && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 mr-2">
+                  <div className="animate-spin h-3 w-3 border-2 border-blue-600 border-t-transparent rounded-full"></div>
+                  <span>Processing {imageProcessingQueue.length} image{imageProcessingQueue.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}...</span>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {imageWarnings.length > 0 && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400 mr-2" title={imageWarnings.join('\n')}>
+                  <span>⚠️</span>
+                  <span>{imageWarnings.length} warning{imageWarnings.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
+
           <Button
             type="button"
             size="sm"
@@ -673,6 +824,24 @@ export default function RichTextEditor({
               </div>
 
               <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                {/* Image processing status indicator */}
+                {enableImageProcessing && (
+                  <>
+                    {imageProcessingQueue.length > 0 && (
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 mr-2">
+                        <div className="animate-spin h-3 w-3 border-2 border-blue-600 border-t-transparent rounded-full"></div>
+                        <span>Processing {imageProcessingQueue.length} image{imageProcessingQueue.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}...</span>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                    {imageWarnings.length > 0 && (
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400 mr-2" title={imageWarnings.join('\n')}>
+                        <span>⚠️</span>
+                        <span>{imageWarnings.length} warning{imageWarnings.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </>
+                )}
+
                 <Button
                   type="button"
                   size="sm"

frontend/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ export const storyApi = {
     await api.delete(`/stories/${id}/cover`);
   },
 
+  processContentImages: async (id: string, htmlContent: string): Promise<{
+    processedContent: string;
+    warnings?: string[];
+    downloadedImages: string[];
+    hasWarnings: boolean;
+  }> => {
+    const response = await api.post(`/stories/${id}/process-content-images`, {
+      htmlContent
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  },
+
   addTag: async (storyId: string, tagId: string): Promise<Story> => {
     const response = await api.post(`/stories/${storyId}/tags/${tagId}`);
     return response.data;

frontend/src/lib/sanitization.ts

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function fetchSanitizationConfig(): Promise<SanitizationConfig> {
           'p', 'br', 'div', 'span', 'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
           'b', 'strong', 'i', 'em', 'u', 's', 'strike', 'del', 'ins',
           'sup', 'sub', 'small', 'big', 'mark', 'pre', 'code',
-          'ul', 'ol', 'li', 'dl', 'dt', 'dd', 'a',
+          'ul', 'ol', 'li', 'dl', 'dt', 'dd', 'a', 'img',
           'table', 'thead', 'tbody', 'tfoot', 'tr', 'th', 'td', 'caption',
           'blockquote', 'cite', 'q', 'hr'
         ],
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async function fetchSanitizationConfig(): Promise<SanitizationConfig> {
           'h5': ['class', 'style'],
           'h6': ['class', 'style'],
           'a': ['class'],
+          'img': ['src', 'alt', 'width', 'height', 'class', 'style'],
           'table': ['class'],
           'td': ['class', 'colspan', 'rowspan'],
           'th': ['class', 'colspan', 'rowspan']
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ async function fetchSanitizationConfig(): Promise<SanitizationConfig> {
         allowedProtocols: {
           'a': {
             'href': ['http', 'https', '#', '/']
+          },
+          'img': {
+            'src': ['http', 'https', 'data', '/']
           }
         },
         description: 'Fallback sanitization configuration'
@@ -237,12 +241,12 @@ export function sanitizeHtmlSync(html: string): string {
       'p', 'br', 'div', 'span', 'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
       'b', 'strong', 'i', 'em', 'u', 's', 'strike', 'del', 'ins',
       'sup', 'sub', 'small', 'big', 'mark', 'pre', 'code', 'kbd', 'samp', 'var',
-      'ul', 'ol', 'li', 'dl', 'dt', 'dd', 'a',
+      'ul', 'ol', 'li', 'dl', 'dt', 'dd', 'a', 'img',
       'table', 'thead', 'tbody', 'tfoot', 'tr', 'th', 'td', 'caption', 'colgroup', 'col',
       'blockquote', 'cite', 'q', 'hr', 'details', 'summary'
     ],
     ALLOWED_ATTR: [
-      'class', 'style', 'colspan', 'rowspan'
+      'class', 'style', 'colspan', 'rowspan', 'src', 'alt', 'width', 'height'
     ],
     ALLOW_UNKNOWN_PROTOCOLS: false,
     SANITIZE_DOM: true,