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+import { newUuid, sha256 } from '../utils/crypto.js';
+import { store } from './store.js';
+import type { DatabaseShape } from '../types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Record a view or download event directly on the provided database instance.
+ * Useful for batched/atomic operations within store.update().
+ */
+export function recordEventInDb(
+  db: DatabaseShape,
+  linkId: string,
+  type: 'view' | 'download',
+  rawIp?: string,
+  userAgent?: string,
+  referrer?: string,
+): void {
+  const hashedIp = rawIp ? sha256(rawIp) : undefined;
+  const cleanedUserAgent = userAgent || undefined;
+  const cleanedReferrer = referrer || undefined;
+
+  const file = db.files.find((f) => f.linkId === linkId && f.status === 'uploaded');
+  if (file) {
+    if (type === 'view') {
+      file.views += 1;
+    } else if (type === 'download') {
+      file.downloads += 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  db.events.push({
+    id: newUuid(),
+    linkId,
+    type,
+    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    ip: hashedIp,
+    userAgent: cleanedUserAgent,
+    referrer: cleanedReferrer,
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Standalone helper to record an event.
+ */
+export async function recordEvent(
+  linkId: string,
+  type: 'view' | 'download',
+  rawIp?: string,
+  userAgent?: string,
+  referrer?: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await store.update((db) => {
+    recordEventInDb(db, linkId, type, rawIp, userAgent, referrer);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a 30-day daily breakdown of views and downloads for a specific file link.
+ */
+export async function getDailyBreakdown(linkId: string, days = 30) {
+  const db = await store.read();
+  const now = new Date();
+  const dateMap = new Map<string, { views: number; downloads: number }>();
+
+  // Pre-fill the range of days
+  for (let i = days - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const d = new Date(now.getTime() - i * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+    const dateString = d.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+    dateMap.set(dateString, { views: 0, downloads: 0 });
+  }
+
+  // Filter events matching the link ID
+  const fileEvents = db.events.filter((e) => e.linkId === linkId);
+  for (const event of fileEvents) {
+    const dateString = event.createdAt.split('T')[0];
+    if (dateMap.has(dateString)) {
+      const counts = dateMap.get(dateString)!;
+      if (event.type === 'view') counts.views += 1;
+      if (event.type === 'download') counts.downloads += 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(dateMap.entries()).map(([date, counts]) => ({
+    date,
+    views: counts.views,
+    downloads: counts.downloads,
+  }));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Aggregates and returns top referrers for a specific file link.
+ */
+export async function getTopReferrers(linkId: string) {
+  const db = await store.read();
+  const referrerCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+
+  const fileEvents = db.events.filter((e) => e.linkId === linkId);
+  for (const event of fileEvents) {
+    const ref = event.referrer || 'Direct';
+    referrerCounts.set(ref, (referrerCounts.get(ref) || 0) + 1);
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(referrerCounts.entries())
+    .map(([referrer, count]) => ({ referrer, count }))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates the recent activity feed (views, downloads, and uploads) for a user session.
+ */
+export async function getActivityFeed(sessionId: string, limit = 20) {
+  const db = await store.read();
+  const myFiles = db.files.filter((f) => f.status === 'uploaded' && f.sessionId === sessionId);
+  const myFileMap = new Map(myFiles.map((f) => [f.linkId, f]));
+
+  const activities: Array<{
+    id: string;
+    type: 'view' | 'download' | 'upload';
+    fileName: string;
+    fileId: string;
+    linkId: string;
+    createdAt: string;
+    ip?: string;
+    userAgent?: string;
+    referrer?: string;
+  }> = [];
+
+  // Add uploads
+  for (const file of myFiles) {
+    activities.push({
+      id: file.id,
+      type: 'upload',
+      fileName: file.originalName,
+      fileId: file.id,
+      linkId: file.linkId,
+      createdAt: file.createdAt,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Add views/downloads
+  for (const event of db.events) {
+    const file = myFileMap.get(event.linkId);
+    if (file) {
+      activities.push({
+        id: event.id,
+        type: event.type,
+        fileName: file.originalName,
+        fileId: file.id,
+        linkId: event.linkId,
+        createdAt: event.createdAt,
+        ip: event.ip,
+        userAgent: event.userAgent,
+        referrer: event.referrer,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sort by date descending
+  return activities
+    .sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime())
+    .slice(0, limit);
+}
+
+function getFileCategory(mimeType: string, filename: string): string {
+  const mime = mimeType.toLowerCase();
+  const ext = filename.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase() || '';
+
+  if (mime.startsWith('image/')) return 'image';
+  if (mime.startsWith('video/')) return 'video';
+  if (mime.startsWith('audio/')) return 'audio';
+
+  const archives = new Set(['zip', 'tar', 'gz', 'bz2', '7z', 'rar', 'tgz']);
+  const archiveMimes = new Set([
+    'application/zip',
+    'application/x-tar',
+    'application/x-gzip',
+    'application/x-bzip2',
+    'application/x-7z-compressed',
+    'application/x-rar-compressed',
+  ]);
+  if (archives.has(ext) || archiveMimes.has(mime)) return 'archive';
+
+  const documents = new Set(['pdf', 'doc', 'docx', 'xls', 'xlsx', 'ppt', 'pptx', 'txt', 'csv', 'rtf', 'html', 'css', 'json']);
+  const documentMimes = new Set([
+    'application/pdf',
+    'application/msword',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
+    'application/vnd.ms-excel',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
+    'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint',
+    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation',
+    'text/plain',
+    'text/html',
+    'text/css',
+    'text/csv',
+    'application/rtf',
+    'application/json',
+  ]);
+  if (documents.has(ext) || documentMimes.has(mime)) return 'document';
+
+  return 'other';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a storage size and count breakdown grouped by file type category.
+ */
+export async function getStorageBreakdown(sessionId: string) {
+  const db = await store.read();
+  const myFiles = db.files.filter((f) => f.status === 'uploaded' && f.sessionId === sessionId);
+
+  const breakdown: Record<string, { count: number; sizeBytes: number }> = {
+    document: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+    image: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+    video: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+    audio: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+    archive: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+    other: { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 },
+  };
+
+  for (const file of myFiles) {
+    const category = getFileCategory(file.mimeType, file.originalName);
+    breakdown[category].count += 1;
+    breakdown[category].sizeBytes += file.sizeBytes;
+  }
+
+  return Object.entries(breakdown).map(([category, stats]) => ({
+    category,
+    count: stats.count,
+    sizeBytes: stats.sizeBytes,
+  }));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Aggregates monthly upload volume (number of uploads and sizes) for the last 6 months.
+ */
+export async function getMonthlyUploadVolume(sessionId: string, monthsCount = 6) {
+  const db = await store.read();
+  const myFiles = db.files.filter((f) => f.status === 'uploaded' && f.sessionId === sessionId);
+
+  const volumeMap = new Map<string, { count: number; sizeBytes: number }>();
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  // Pre-fill last N months
+  for (let i = monthsCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const d = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth() - i, 1);
+    const monthStr = `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+    volumeMap.set(monthStr, { count: 0, sizeBytes: 0 });
+  }
+
+  for (const file of myFiles) {
+    const date = new Date(file.createdAt);
+    const monthStr = `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+    if (volumeMap.has(monthStr)) {
+      const stats = volumeMap.get(monthStr)!;
+      stats.count += 1;
+      stats.sizeBytes += file.sizeBytes;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(volumeMap.entries()).map(([month, stats]) => ({
+    month,
+    count: stats.count,
+    sizeBytes: stats.sizeBytes,
+  }));
+}