Updated frontend

backend/database/db.py

@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@ import time
 import json
 from typing import Optional
 
+# Determine writable database path based on install directory type
+is_system_install = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)).startswith("/usr")
+if is_system_install:
+    xdg_data_home = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+    if xdg_data_home:
+        data_dir = os.path.join(xdg_data_home, "archstore")
+    else:
+        data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".local", "share", "archstore")
+    os.makedirs(data_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    DB_PATH = os.path.join(data_dir, "archstore.db")
+else:
     DB_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "archstore.db")
+
 CACHE_TTL = 900  # 15 minutes in seconds
 
 

backend/main.py

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from database.db import db
 from api.routes import packages, updates, categories
 
@@ -55,16 +57,6 @@ app.include_router(updates.router)
 app.include_router(categories.router)
 
 
-@app.get("/")
-async def root():
-    """Health check endpoint."""
-    return {
-        "name": "ArchStore API",
-        "version": "1.0.0",
-        "status": "running",
-    }
-
-
 @app.get("/api/health")
 async def health():
     """Detailed health check."""
@@ -80,3 +72,36 @@ async def clear_cache():
     """Clear all cached data."""
     await db.clear_cache()
     return {"status": "ok", "message": "Cache cleared"}
+
+
+# Frontend Static Files Serving for Production / Desktop Launch
+STATIC_DIR = "/usr/share/archstore/frontend"
+if not os.path.exists(STATIC_DIR):
+    STATIC_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "frontend", "dist")
+
+if os.path.exists(STATIC_DIR):
+    assets_dir = os.path.join(STATIC_DIR, "assets")
+    if os.path.exists(assets_dir):
+        app.mount("/assets", StaticFiles(directory=assets_dir), name="assets")
+
+    @app.get("/{fallback_path:path}")
+    async def serve_frontend(fallback_path: str):
+        # Serve favicon or other root files directly if they exist
+        file_path = os.path.join(STATIC_DIR, fallback_path)
+        if fallback_path and os.path.exists(file_path) and os.path.isfile(file_path):
+            return FileResponse(file_path)
+        # Otherwise fallback to index.html for React SPA routing
+        index_path = os.path.join(STATIC_DIR, "index.html")
+        if os.path.exists(index_path):
+            return FileResponse(index_path)
+else:
+    @app.get("/")
+    async def root():
+        """Health check fallback when static files are missing."""
+        return {
+            "name": "ArchStore API",
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "status": "running",
+            "info": "Frontend static files not found. Run dev server on port 5173."
+        }
+