Refactor: split backend/Generator/main.py into focused modules - #675
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backend/Generator/main.py had grown to ~800 lines mixing unrelated responsibilities, making it hard to navigate, test and extend. Split it into the module layout proposed in AOSSIE-Org#603: - question_generators.py: MCQGenerator, ShortQGenerator, ParaphraseGenerator, BoolQGenerator - answer_predictor.py: AnswerPredictor - advanced_qa.py: QuestionGenerator, QAEvaluator - utilities.py: GoogleDocsService, FileProcessor, print_qa server.py and Generator/__init__.py now import from the new modules directly. All classes, methods and logic are preserved unchanged (verified by AST comparison against the original file); unused imports (OrderedDict, duplicate re) were dropped as part of the move.
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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The refactor retains a request-controlled filename path that can escape the upload directory and overwrite or delete process-writable files, creating a concrete security and file-integrity risk in the deployed service. The current head is not merge-ready until path validation is fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@backend/Generator/utilities.py`:
- Around line 68-69: Update the upload handling around file.save to generate a
server-side unique filename, retain only an allowlisted extension from
file.filename, and construct the path solely from upload_folder plus that
generated name. Ensure the resulting path remains inside upload_folder and use
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| file_path = os.path.join(self.upload_folder, file.filename) | ||
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Keep upload paths inside the upload directory, mate.
Line 68 uses the request-controlled file.filename as an on-disk path. A crafted filename such as ../../target can escape upload_folder, so file.save() can overwrite a process-writable file and line 80 can delete it.
Generate a server-side unique filename. Preserve only an allowlisted extension. Do not derive the storage path from file.filename.
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In `@backend/Generator/utilities.py` around lines 68 - 69, Update the upload
handling around file.save to generate a server-side unique filename, retain only
an allowlisted extension from file.filename, and construct the path solely from
upload_folder plus that generated name. Ensure the resulting path remains inside
upload_folder and use the same safe path for subsequent deletion.
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Good catch, agreed this is worth fixing. Note this logic is carried over verbatim from the original main.py (FileProcessor.process_file, previously at lines 352–384): this PR intentionally preserves existing behavior byte-for-byte so reviewers can diff structurally rather than semantically.
I've filed #676 proposing the path-sanitization fix as its own change so it doesn't get buried inside a refactor diff. Happy to implement it there (or rebase this onto it if you'd rather land the hardening first).
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@harshita-singh12, thanks for the clear context. Keeping this refactor behaviour-preserving is reasonable.
Please implement and validate the upload-path hardening in #676. The follow-up should generate the storage filename server-side, allowlist the extension, and use that safe path for both saving and deletion.
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Adds docstrings to every function and constructor in the modules touched by this refactor (answer_predictor, question_generators, advanced_qa, utilities) and to the Flask routes in server.py, so the split-out modules are documented at the same level as the code they came from. Docstrings only; no behavior changes.
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Fixes #603
Splits the ~800-line
backend/Generator/main.pyinto the module layout proposed in the issue:Generator/question_generators.pyMCQGenerator,ShortQGenerator,ParaphraseGenerator,BoolQGeneratorGenerator/answer_predictor.pyAnswerPredictorGenerator/advanced_qa.pyQuestionGenerator,QAEvaluatorGenerator/utilities.pyGoogleDocsService,FileProcessor,print_qaserver.pyandGenerator/__init__.pyupdated to import from the new structure; no references to the oldmainmodule remainOrderedDict, duplicateimport re) were dropped during the move; everything else is byte-for-byte identical logicSummary by CodeRabbit
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