refactor: define explicit TypeScript interfaces for CanvasJSON and implement robust canvas initialization and interaction logic

frontend/src/components/ui/ComposeCanvas.tsx

@@ -1,86 +1,72 @@
 import * as fabric from "fabric";
-import { forwardRef, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useRef } from "react";
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useRef,
+} from "react";
 
 const PAD = 36;
 
-type CanvasJSON = ReturnType<fabric.Canvas["toJSON"]>;
+export interface FabricObjectJSON {
+  type: string;
+  name?: string;
+  top: number;
+  left: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+export interface FabricImageJSON extends FabricObjectJSON {
+  type: "Image";
+  src: string;
+  _customRawFile?: File;
+}
+
+export interface CanvasJSON {
+  version: string;
+  objects: (FabricObjectJSON | FabricImageJSON)[];
+}
 
 export type CanvasTools = {
   addImage: (url: string, file: File) => void;
-  getData: () => { objects: CanvasJSON["objects"] }; // no-any hack :/
+  getData: () => CanvasJSON;
   getJsonData: () => string;
   getImages: () => { src: string; file: File }[];
-  loadData: (data: any) => Promise<void>;
+  loadData: (data: CanvasJSON) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export interface FabricImageWithFile extends fabric.FabricImage {
   _customRawFile: File;
 }
 
-export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
+/**
-  CanvasTools,
+ * Wait for the container to have a valid width before initializing the canvas.
-  { readOnly?: boolean; initialData?: any }
+ */
->(({ readOnly = false, initialData = null }, ref) => {
+const waitForLayout = (wrapper: HTMLDivElement): Promise<number> => {
-  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-  const fabricRef = useRef<fabric.Canvas | null>(null);
-  const textboxRef = useRef<fabric.Textbox | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let isMounted = true;
-    let canvas: fabric.Canvas | null = null;
-
-    const init = async () => {
-      await document.fonts.ready;
-      const waitForLayout = (): Promise<number> => {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const check = () => {
-            const wrapperWidth = wrapperRef.current?.clientWidth || 0;
+      const width = wrapper.clientWidth || 0;
-            if (wrapperWidth > 0) resolve(wrapperWidth);
+      if (width > 0) resolve(width);
       else requestAnimationFrame(check);
     };
     check();
   });
 };
 
-      const finalWidth = await waitForLayout();
+/**
-      if (!(isMounted && canvasRef.current && wrapperRef.current)) return;
+ * Creates the primary text box for the letter.
-
+ */
-      const initialHeight = Math.max(
+const createMainTextbox = (width: number): fabric.Textbox => {
-        wrapperRef.current.clientHeight || 900,
+  return new fabric.Textbox("Take a deep breath...", {
-        600,
-      );
-
-      canvas = new fabric.Canvas(canvasRef.current, {
-        width: finalWidth,
-        height: initialHeight,
-        selection: !readOnly,
-        preserveObjectStacking: true,
-        allowTouchScrolling: true,
-      });
-
-      fabricRef.current = canvas;
-
-      const wrapperEl = canvas.getElement().parentElement;
-      if (wrapperEl) wrapperEl.style.background = "transparent";
-
-      if (initialData) {
-        await canvas.loadFromJSON(initialData);
-        if (readOnly) {
-          for (const obj of canvas.getObjects()) {
-            obj.selectable = false;
-            obj.evented = false;
-          }
-        }
-        canvas.renderAll();
-      } else {
-        const textbox = new fabric.Textbox("Take a deep breath...", {
     name: "main-textbox",
     originX: "left",
     originY: "top",
     left: PAD,
     top: PAD,
-          width: finalWidth - PAD * 2,
+    width: width - PAD * 2,
     fontSize: 16,
     fontWeight: 500,
     fontFamily: "Playfair Display Variable",
@@ -95,45 +81,151 @@ export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
     lockMovementY: true,
     lockScalingX: true,
     lockScalingY: true,
+    lockRotation: true,
   });
+};
 
-        textboxRef.current = textbox;
+/**
-        canvas.add(textbox);
+ * Fabric.js creates hidden textareas for input. We add aria-labels for accessibility.
-
+ */
-        textbox.on("changed", () => {
+const fixFabricA11y = () => {
-          if (!(canvas && wrapperRef.current)) return;
+  const textAreas = document.querySelectorAll(
-          const neededHeight = textbox.top + textbox.height + PAD;
-          if (neededHeight > canvas.height) {
-            const newH = neededHeight + PAD;
-            canvas.setDimensions({ height: newH });
-            wrapperRef.current.style.height = `${newH}px`;
-          }
-        });
-
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          if (!isMounted) return;
-          canvas?.setActiveObject(textbox);
-          textbox.enterEditing();
-          canvas?.renderAll();
-
-          const hiddenTextareas = document.querySelectorAll(
     'textarea[data-fabric="textarea"]',
   );
-          for (const textArea of hiddenTextareas) {
+  for (const area of textAreas) {
-            if (!textArea.getAttribute("aria-label")) {
+    if (!area.getAttribute("aria-label")) {
-              textArea.setAttribute("aria-label", "Canvas text input");
+      area.setAttribute("aria-label", "Canvas text input");
     }
   }
-        }, 100);
+};
 
-        canvas.on("mouse:down", (opt) => {
+/**
-          if (!opt.target || opt.target === textbox) {
+ * Handle canvas resizing based on textbox content.
-            canvas?.setActiveObject(textbox);
+ */
+const handleResize = (
+  fCanvas: fabric.Canvas,
+  textbox: fabric.Textbox,
+  wrapper: HTMLDivElement | null,
+) => {
+  if (!wrapper) return;
+  const neededHeight = textbox.top + textbox.height + PAD;
+  if (neededHeight > fCanvas.height) {
+    const newH = neededHeight + PAD;
+    fCanvas.setDimensions({ height: newH });
+    wrapper.style.height = `${newH}px`;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Setup focus and editing for the textbox.
+ */
+const focusTextbox = (fCanvas: fabric.Canvas, textbox: fabric.Textbox) => {
+  fCanvas.setActiveObject(textbox);
   textbox.enterEditing();
-            canvas?.renderAll();
+  fCanvas.renderAll();
+  fixFabricA11y();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Static canvas creation helper to avoid component dependency issues.
+ */
+const initializeCanvas = (
+  el: HTMLCanvasElement,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  readOnly: boolean,
+) => {
+  const canvas = new fabric.Canvas(el, {
+    width,
+    height,
+    selection: !readOnly,
+    preserveObjectStacking: true,
+    allowTouchScrolling: true,
+  });
+  const wrapperEl = canvas.getElement().parentElement;
+  if (wrapperEl) wrapperEl.style.background = "transparent";
+  return canvas;
+};
+
+export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
+  CanvasTools,
+  { readOnly?: boolean; initialData?: CanvasJSON | null }
+>(({ readOnly = false, initialData = null }, ref) => {
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
+  const fabricRef = useRef<fabric.Canvas | null>(null);
+  const textboxRef = useRef<fabric.Textbox | null>(null);
+
+  const setupTextboxInteractions = useCallback(
+    (fCanvas: fabric.Canvas, textbox: fabric.Textbox) => {
+      textbox.on("changed", () =>
+        handleResize(fCanvas, textbox, wrapperRef.current),
+      );
+      fCanvas.on("mouse:down", (opt) => {
+        if (!opt.target || opt.target === textbox) {
+          focusTextbox(fCanvas, textbox);
         }
       });
+
+      if (!readOnly) {
+        setTimeout(() => focusTextbox(fCanvas, textbox), 100);
       }
+    },
+    [readOnly],
+  );
+
+  const loadContent = useCallback(
+    async (
+      canvas: fabric.Canvas,
+      data: CanvasJSON | null,
+      width: number,
+    ): Promise<fabric.Textbox | null> => {
+      if (data) {
+        await canvas.loadFromJSON(data);
+        if (readOnly) {
+          for (const obj of canvas.getObjects()) {
+            obj.selectable = false;
+            obj.evented = false;
+          }
+        }
+        return null;
+      }
+      const textbox = createMainTextbox(width);
+      canvas.add(textbox);
+      return textbox;
+    },
+    [readOnly],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let isMounted = true;
+    let canvas: fabric.Canvas | null = null;
+
+    const init = async () => {
+      await document.fonts.ready;
+      if (!(wrapperRef.current && canvasRef.current && isMounted)) return;
+
+      const finalWidth = await waitForLayout(wrapperRef.current);
+      if (!(isMounted && canvasRef.current)) return;
+
+      const initialHeight = Math.max(
+        wrapperRef.current.clientHeight || 900,
+        600,
+      );
+      canvas = initializeCanvas(
+        canvasRef.current,
+        finalWidth,
+        initialHeight,
+        readOnly,
+      );
+      fabricRef.current = canvas;
+
+      const textbox = await loadContent(canvas, initialData, finalWidth);
+      if (textbox) {
+        textboxRef.current = textbox;
+        setupTextboxInteractions(canvas, textbox);
+      }
+      canvas.renderAll();
     };
 
     init();
@@ -144,7 +236,7 @@ export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
       fabricRef.current = null;
       textboxRef.current = null;
     };
-  }, [initialData, readOnly]);
+  }, [initialData, readOnly, setupTextboxInteractions, loadContent]);
 
   useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
     addImage: (url: string, file: File) => {
@@ -155,7 +247,7 @@ export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
           _customRawFile: file,
           left: PAD,
           top: PAD,
-        });
+        } as Partial<FabricImageWithFile>);
         fabricRef.current?.add(img);
         fabricRef.current?.setActiveObject(img);
         fabricRef.current?.requestRenderAll();
@@ -163,45 +255,32 @@ export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
       });
     },
     getData: () => {
-      if (!fabricRef.current) return { objects: [] };
+      if (!fabricRef.current) return { version: "", objects: [] };
-      return fabricRef.current.toJSON();
+      return fabricRef.current.toJSON() as CanvasJSON;
     },
     getJsonData: () => {
       if (!fabricRef.current) return "";
-      return JSON.stringify(fabricRef.current.toJSON()); // convert to json string
+      return JSON.stringify(fabricRef.current.toJSON());
     },
     getImages: () => {
       if (!fabricRef.current) return [];
       const images = fabricRef.current.getObjects(
         "Image",
-      ) as fabric.FabricImage[];
+      ) as FabricImageWithFile[];
       return images.map((img) => ({
         src: img.getSrc(),
-        file: (img as any)._customRawFile,
+        file: img._customRawFile,
       }));
     },
-    loadData: async (data: any) => {
+    loadData: async (data: CanvasJSON) => {
       if (!fabricRef.current) return;
       await fabricRef.current.loadFromJSON(data);
-
+      const textboxes = fabricRef.current.getObjects("Textbox");
-      // find the textbox and restore focus
+      if (textboxes.length > 0) {
-      const objects = fabricRef.current.getObjects("Textbox");
+        const textbox = textboxes[0] as fabric.Textbox;
-      if (objects.length > 0) {
-        const textbox = objects[0] as fabric.Textbox;
-        textbox.lockMovementX = true;
-        textbox.lockMovementY = true;
-        textbox.hasControls = false;
-        textbox.hasBorders = false;
         textboxRef.current = textbox;
-        fabricRef.current.setActiveObject(textbox);
+        setupTextboxInteractions(fabricRef.current, textbox);
-        if (textbox.text) {
-          // move cursor to end
-          textbox.selectionStart = textbox.text.length;
-          textbox.selectionEnd = textbox.text.length;
       }
-        textbox.enterEditing();
-      }
-
       fabricRef.current.renderAll();
     },
   }));
@@ -220,4 +299,5 @@ export const ComposeCanvas = forwardRef<
     </div>
   );
 });
+
 ComposeCanvas.displayName = "ComposeCanvas";

frontend/src/pages/Reader.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useLocation, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { api } from "../api/apiClient";
 import {
+  type CanvasJSON,
   type CanvasTools,
   ComposeCanvas,
 } from "../components/ui/ComposeCanvas";
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ import { endpoints } from "../config/endpoints";
 import { CryptoUtils } from "../utils/crypto";
 import { decryptCanvasImagesWithSharingKey } from "../utils/letterLogic";
 
+interface LetterMetadata {
+  recipient?: string;
+}
+
 export default function Reader() {
   const { public_id } = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -19,8 +24,9 @@ export default function Reader() {
 
   const [isDecrypting, setIsDecrypting] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState<any>(null);
+  const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState<LetterMetadata | null>(null);
-  const [decryptedCanvasData, setDecryptedCanvasData] = useState<any>(null);
+  const [decryptedCanvasData, setDecryptedCanvasData] =
+    useState<CanvasJSON | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!sharingKey) {
@@ -41,13 +47,13 @@ export default function Reader() {
             encrypted_metadata,
             sharingKey,
           );
-        setMetadata(decryptedMetadata);
+        setMetadata(decryptedMetadata as LetterMetadata);
 
         const decryptedContent = await cryptoUtils.decryptLetterWithSharingKey(
           encrypted_content,
           sharingKey,
         );
-        const json = JSON.parse(decryptedContent);
+        const json = JSON.parse(decryptedContent) as CanvasJSON;
 
         if (images && images.length > 0) {
           await decryptCanvasImagesWithSharingKey(
@@ -59,8 +65,9 @@ export default function Reader() {
         }
 
         setDecryptedCanvasData(json);
-      } catch (err: any) {
+      } catch (err) {
-        setError(`Failed to load letter: ${err.message || "Unknown error"}`);
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error";
+        setError(`Failed to load letter: ${message}`);
       } finally {
         setIsDecrypting(false);
       }

frontend/src/utils/crypto.ts

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class CryptoUtils {
   public async decryptMetadata(
     encrypted_metadata: EncryptedLetter,
     masterKey: CryptoKey,
-  ): Promise<Record<string, any>> {
+  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
     const bytes = await this.openEnvelope(
       encrypted_metadata.encrypted_content,
       encrypted_metadata.encrypted_dek,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export class CryptoUtils {
   public async decryptMetadataWithSharingKey(
     encrypted_content: string,
     sharingKey: string,
-  ): Promise<Record<string, any>> {
+  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
     const bytes = await this.openEnvelopeWithSharingKey(
       encrypted_content,
       sharingKey,

frontend/src/utils/letterLogic.test.ts

@@ -92,9 +92,24 @@ describe("letterLogic image helpers", () => {
   describe("decryptCanvasImages", () => {
     it("should decrypt images and replace src with blob URL", async () => {
       const canvasData = {
+        version: "5.3.0",
         objects: [
-          { type: "Image", src: "photo.png.bin" },
+          {
-          { type: "Textbox", text: "hello" },
+            type: "Image",
+            src: "photo.png.bin",
+            top: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: 100,
+            height: 100,
+          },
+          {
+            type: "Textbox",
+            text: "hello",
+            top: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: 100,
+            height: 100,
+          },
         ],
       };
       const remoteImages = [
@@ -128,8 +143,17 @@ describe("letterLogic image helpers", () => {
 
     it("should include raw file when includeRawFile is true", async () => {
       const canvasData = {
+        version: "5.3.0",
         objects: [
-          { type: "Image", src: "photo.png.bin", _customRawFile: null },
+          {
+            type: "Image",
+            src: "photo.png.bin",
+            _customRawFile: null,
+            top: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: 100,
+            height: 100,
+          },
         ],
       };
       const remoteImages = [

frontend/src/utils/letterLogic.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import { api } from "../api/apiClient";
+import type {
+  CanvasJSON,
+  FabricImageJSON,
+} from "../components/ui/ComposeCanvas";
 import type { CryptoUtils } from "./crypto";
 import { blobUrlToFile } from "./fileUtils";
 
@@ -8,8 +12,8 @@ export interface CanvasImageRef {
 }
 
 export async function decryptCanvasImages(
-  canvasData: any,
+  canvasData: CanvasJSON,
-  remoteImages: any[],
+  remoteImages: { file_name: string; file: string }[],
   encrypted_dek: string,
   masterKey: CryptoKey,
   cryptoUtils: CryptoUtils,
@@ -23,9 +27,9 @@ export async function decryptCanvasImages(
 
   for (const obj of canvasData.objects) {
     if (obj.type !== "Image") continue;
-
+    const imgObj = obj as FabricImageJSON;
-    const originalFilename = obj.src;
+    const originalSrc = imgObj.src;
-    const remoteUrl = imageMap.get(originalFilename);
+    const remoteUrl = imageMap.get(originalSrc);
     if (!remoteUrl) continue;
 
     const res = await api.get(remoteUrl, { responseType: "blob" });
@@ -35,17 +39,17 @@ export async function decryptCanvasImages(
       masterKey,
     );
 
-    obj.src = blobUrl;
+    imgObj.src = blobUrl;
 
     if (includeRawFile) {
-      obj._customRawFile = await blobUrlToFile(blobUrl, originalFilename);
+      imgObj._customRawFile = await blobUrlToFile(blobUrl, originalSrc);
     }
   }
 }
 
 export async function decryptCanvasImagesWithSharingKey(
-  canvasData: any,
+  canvasData: CanvasJSON,
-  remoteImages: any[],
+  remoteImages: { file_name: string; file: string }[],
   sharingKey: string,
   cryptoUtils: CryptoUtils,
 ) {
@@ -58,11 +62,12 @@ export async function decryptCanvasImagesWithSharingKey(
   for (const obj of canvasData.objects) {
     if (obj.type !== "Image") continue;
 
-    const remoteUrl = imageMap.get(obj.src);
+    const imgObj = obj as FabricImageJSON;
+    const remoteUrl = imageMap.get(imgObj.src);
     if (!remoteUrl) continue;
 
     const res = await api.get(remoteUrl, { responseType: "blob" });
-    obj.src = await cryptoUtils.decryptImageWithSharingKey(
+    imgObj.src = await cryptoUtils.decryptImageWithSharingKey(
       res.data,
       sharingKey,
     );
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ export async function decryptCanvasImagesWithSharingKey(
 }
 
 export async function encryptCanvasImages(
-  canvasData: any,
+  canvasData: CanvasJSON,
   canvasImages: CanvasImageRef[],
   masterKey: CryptoKey,
   cryptoUtils: CryptoUtils,
@@ -81,21 +86,24 @@ export async function encryptCanvasImages(
   for (const img of canvasImages) {
     if (img.src.endsWith(".bin")) continue;
     if (!img.file) continue;
-
-    try {
     const { filename, encryptedBlob } = await cryptoUtils.encryptImage(
       img.file,
       masterKey,
     );
     filenameMapping.set(img.src, filename);
     encryptedFiles.set(filename, encryptedBlob);
-    } catch (_err) {}
   }
 
   if (canvasData?.objects) {
-    canvasData.objects = canvasData.objects.map((obj: any) => {
+    canvasData.objects = canvasData.objects.map((obj) => {
-      if (obj.type === "Image" && filenameMapping.has(obj.src)) {
+      if (obj.type === "Image") {
-        return { ...obj, src: filenameMapping.get(obj.src) };
+        const imgObj = obj as FabricImageJSON;
+        if (filenameMapping.has(imgObj.src)) {
+          return {
+            ...imgObj,
+            src: filenameMapping.get(imgObj.src) as string,
+          };
+        }
       }
       return obj;
     });