0.35 Significnat changes after more research, for testing.

plugin.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # name: discourse-legacy_links
 # about: A plugin to handle legacy Gossamer Forums URLs
-# version: 0.33
+# version: 0.35
 # authors: saint@federated.computer
 # url: https://gitea.federated.computer/saint/discourse-legacy_links.git
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # after_initialize do
 after_initialize do
 
-  require_dependency 'application_controller'
+#  require_dependency 'application_controller'
 
   module ::DiscourseLegacyLinks
     class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
@@ -23,9 +23,17 @@ after_initialize do
       isolate_namespace DiscourseLegacyLinks
     end
 
-    # Define the custom controller
-    class DiscourseLegacyLinks::CustomPostController < ::ApplicationController
-      layout false
+    # Define the custom controller, inheriting from Discourse's CustomPostController
+    # This gives us access to post-related functionality and user authentication
+#    class DiscourseLegacyLinks::CustomPostController < ::ApplicationController
+    class DiscourseLegacyLinks < ::ApplicationController::CustomPostController
+
+#      layout false
+
+      # Skip certain before_actions for our index method.
+      # This allows the route to be accessed directly via a browser
+      skip_before_action :check_xhr, only: [:index]
+      skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, only: [:index]
 #      skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
 #      skip_before_action :ensure_logged_in
 #      skip_before_action :redirect_to_login_if_required
@@ -33,10 +41,9 @@ after_initialize do
 #      skip_before_action :ensure_staff
 
       def index2
-#        Rails.logger.warn "[WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN AMDG JMJ PAX WARN WARN WARN WARN]"
-#        render plain: 'Test route'
-        gtk sucks
-        render html: '<h1>JMJ</h1>'
+        Rails.logger.warn "[WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN WARN AMDG JMJ PAX WARN WARN WARN WARN]"
+        render plain: 'Test route JMJ'
+#        render html: '<h1>JMJ</h1>'
       end
 
       # Match URLs that include a post_id at the end or query parameter
@@ -137,23 +144,30 @@ after_initialize do
         redirect topic_url
       end
     end
-
+  end
   # Register custom routes to handle legacy URLs
   Rails.logger.warn "[DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG WOW WOW WOW]"
 #  Rails.application.routes.routes.each do |route|
 #    Rails.logger.warn "[ROUTE] #{route.path.spec}"
 #  end
+#
 #  Discourse::Application.routes.append do
-    Discourse::Application.routes.prepend do
+#  Discourse::Application.routes.prepend do
 #    get '/forum/*path', to: 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index', constraints: lambda { |req| !Permalink.exists?(url: req.path) }
 #    get '/forum', to: 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index', constraints: lambda { |request| Rails.logger.warn("[DEBUG] NoStarForum Route matched: #{request.path}") }
 #    get '/forum/*path', to: 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index', constraints: lambda { |request| Rails.logger.warn("[DEBUG] StarForum Route matched: #{request.path}") }
 #    get '/forum2', to: 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index2', constraints: lambda { |request| Rails.logger.warn("[DEBUG] NoStarTestRoute Route matched: #{request.path}") }
 #    get '/forum2/*path', to: 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index2', constraints: lambda { |request| Rails.logger.warn("[DEBUG] StarTestRoute Route matched: #{request.path}") }
-      get '/forum2' => 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index2'
+#    get '/forum2' => "'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index2'
 #    get '/forum/*path' => 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index'
 #    get '/forum' => 'discourse_legacy_links/custom_post#index'
+
+  DiscourseLegacyLinks::Engine.routes.draw do
+    get "/forum2" =< "legacy_links#index2"
   end
+
+  Discourse::Application.routes.append do
+    mount ::DiscourseLegacyLinks::Engine, at: "/"
   end
 end