From 6bea7e06913c270690a0c779ba09141318653d7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 08:41:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve blog post view counting to track unique visitors

Add `article_views` table and update logic in `server/routes.ts` and `server/storage.ts` to record and check IP hashes before incrementing view counts, ensuring unique visitor tracking.

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 replit.md         |  1 +
 server/routes.ts  |  5 +++--
 server/storage.ts | 16 ++++++++++++----
 shared/schema.ts  |  7 +++++++
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/replit.md b/replit.md
index 6619a24..3f6ebde 100644
--- a/replit.md
+++ b/replit.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The official website for Folx Music Television (folx.tv). Dark-themed bento grid
 
 ## Data Model
 - `articles`: id (serial), title, slug (unique), excerpt, content (HTML), coverImage, category, author, featured, views, publishedAt
+- `article_views`: id (serial), articleId, ipHash (sha256 truncated to 16 chars), viewedAt — tracks unique IP views per article
 
 ## API Endpoints
 - `GET /api/articles` - All articles
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index dac91ea..bf8c57b 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ export async function registerRoutes(
     if (!article) {
       return res.status(404).json({ message: "Article not found" });
     }
-    await storage.incrementViews(article.id);
-    res.json({ ...article, views: article.views + 1 });
+    const ip = (req.headers["x-forwarded-for"] as string)?.split(",")[0]?.trim() || req.socket.remoteAddress || "unknown";
+    const isNew = await storage.incrementViews(article.id, ip);
+    res.json({ ...article, views: article.views + (isNew ? 1 : 0) });
   });
 
   app.post("/api/articles", async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index 5dbc234..57ae30b 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { type Article, type InsertArticle, articles } from "@shared/schema";
+import { type Article, type InsertArticle, articles, articleViews } from "@shared/schema";
 import { db } from "./db";
-import { eq, desc, sql, count } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, desc, sql, count, and } from "drizzle-orm";
+import crypto from "crypto";
 
 export interface IStorage {
   getArticles(): Promise<Article[]>;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export interface IStorage {
   getArticlesByCategoryPaginated(category: string, page: number, limit: number): Promise<{ articles: Article[]; total: number }>;
   createArticle(article: InsertArticle): Promise<Article>;
   updateArticle(id: number, article: Partial<InsertArticle>): Promise<Article | undefined>;
-  incrementViews(id: number): Promise<void>;
+  incrementViews(id: number, ip: string): Promise<boolean>;
   deleteArticle(id: number): Promise<void>;
 }
 
@@ -61,8 +62,15 @@ export class DatabaseStorage implements IStorage {
     return updated;
   }
 
-  async incrementViews(id: number): Promise<void> {
+  async incrementViews(id: number, ip: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const ipHash = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(ip + "folx-salt").digest("hex").substring(0, 16);
+    const [existing] = await db.select().from(articleViews)
+      .where(and(eq(articleViews.articleId, id), eq(articleViews.ipHash, ipHash)))
+      .limit(1);
+    if (existing) return false;
+    await db.insert(articleViews).values({ articleId: id, ipHash });
     await db.update(articles).set({ views: sql`${articles.views} + 1` }).where(eq(articles.id, id));
+    return true;
   }
 
   async deleteArticle(id: number): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/shared/schema.ts b/shared/schema.ts
index 1171776..2df1e45 100644
--- a/shared/schema.ts
+++ b/shared/schema.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export const insertArticleSchema = createInsertSchema(articles).omit({
 export type InsertArticle = z.infer<typeof insertArticleSchema>;
 export type Article = typeof articles.$inferSelect;
 
+export const articleViews = pgTable("article_views", {
+  id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
+  articleId: integer("article_id").notNull(),
+  ipHash: varchar("ip_hash", { length: 64 }).notNull(),
+  viewedAt: timestamp("viewed_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
+});
+
 export const dailyHoroscopes = pgTable("daily_horoscopes", {
   id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
   signIndex: integer("sign_index").notNull(),