removed dead code

backend/routes/messages.js

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const helmet = require('helmet');
 const { Message, User } = require('../models');
 const { authenticateToken } = require('../middleware/auth');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 const { emitNewMessage, emitMessageRead } = require('../sockets/messageSocket');
 const { Op } = require('sequelize');
 const emailServices = require('../services/email');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { validateS3Keys } = require('../utils/s3KeyValidator');
 const { IMAGE_LIMITS } = require('../config/imageLimits');
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -395,53 +392,4 @@ router.get('/unread/count', authenticateToken, async (req, res, next) => {
   }
 });
 
-// Get message image (authorized)
-router.get('/images/:filename',
-  authenticateToken,
-  // Override Helmet's CORP header for cross-origin image loading
-  helmet.crossOriginResourcePolicy({ policy: "cross-origin" }),
-  async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    // Sanitize filename to prevent path traversal attacks
-    const filename = path.basename(req.params.filename);
-
-    // Verify user is sender or receiver of a message with this image
-    const message = await Message.findOne({
-      where: {
-        imageFilename: filename,
-        [Op.or]: [
-          { senderId: req.user.id },
-          { receiverId: req.user.id }
-        ]
-      }
-    });
-
-    if (!message) {
-      const reqLogger = logger.withRequestId(req.id);
-      reqLogger.warn('Unauthorized image access attempt', {
-        userId: req.user.id,
-        filename
-      });
-      return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Access denied' });
-    }
-
-    // Serve the image
-    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../uploads/messages', filename);
-
-    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Image not found' });
-    }
-
-    res.sendFile(filePath);
-  } catch (error) {
-    const reqLogger = logger.withRequestId(req.id);
-    reqLogger.error('Image serve failed', {
-      error: error.message,
-      stack: error.stack,
-      filename: req.params.filename
-    });
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load image' });
-  }
-});
-
 module.exports = router;

backend/server.js

@@ -138,13 +138,6 @@ app.use(
 // Apply input sanitization to all API routes (XSS prevention)
 app.use("/api/", sanitizeInput);
 
-// Serve static files from uploads directory with CORS headers
-app.use(
-  "/uploads",
-  helmet.crossOriginResourcePolicy({ policy: "cross-origin" }),
-  express.static(path.join(__dirname, "uploads"))
-);
-
 // Health check endpoints (no auth, no rate limiting)
 app.use("/health", healthRoutes);