flaskpaste/TODO.md

TODO

Unstructured intake buffer for ideas, issues, and observations. Items here are raw and unrefined. Actionable items should be promoted to TASKLIST.md.

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Ideas

• Prometheus metrics endpoint (/metrics) for monitoring integration
• Structured JSON logging for log aggregation compatibility
• Burn-after-read paste option
• Custom expiry header for per-paste TTL
• CLI client tool (fpaste) for easier usage
• Rate limit headers in responses (X-RateLimit-*)
• Paste compression for large text content
• Optional paste encryption with user-provided key
• ETag support for conditional requests
• HEAD method support for metadata without body
• Paste listing for authenticated users (their own pastes only)

Observations

• Current abuse prevention uses content-hash; IP-based limiting delegated to proxy
• SQLite WAL mode could improve concurrent read performance
• Container image size could be reduced with multi-stage build
• Test coverage could include more edge cases for MIME detection

Questions

• Should expired paste cleanup run in-process or via external cron?
• Is SQLite sufficient for anticipated load, or plan for PostgreSQL?
• Should burn-after-read pastes show in metadata before burn?
• Password-protected pastes: derive key from password or store hash?

Debt

• Dedup feature changes pending commit
• Documentation could include more deployment examples
• No integration tests for container deployment
• Missing test for concurrent paste creation

External Dependencies

• Consider adding python-magic for better MIME detection (currently magic bytes only)
• Evaluate structlog for structured logging when implemented
• Look into prometheus-flask-exporter for metrics

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