improved design of email

Docs/backend_API_docs/README.md

@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ POST `/apiV2/setReturnDate/:key/:loan_code`
 
 Sets the `returned_date` to the current server time.
 
+**Note:** I have updated this API route, so that everytime you return or take a loan, the state of the loaned items is automatically updated.
+
+**DO NOT UPDATE THE STATE MANUALLY! (only if the item was taken with an admin key)**
+
 Example request:
 
 ```
@@ -174,6 +178,10 @@ POST `/apiV2/setTakeDate/:key/:loan_code`
 
 Sets the `take_date` to the current server time.
 
+**Note:** I have updated this API route, so that everytime you return or take a loan, the state of the loaned items is automatically updated.
+
+**DO NOT UPDATE THE STATE MANUALLY! (only if the item was taken with an admin key)**
+
 Example request:
 
 ```

admin/src/Layout/Layout.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import Login from "./Login";
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 import Landingpage from "@/components/API/Landingpage";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 const Layout: React.FC = () => {
   const [isLoggedIn, setIsLoggedIn] = useState(false);
   const [showAPI, setShowAPI] = useState(false);
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ const Layout: React.FC = () => {
 
     if (Cookies.get("token")) {
       const verifyToken = async () => {
-        const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/verifyToken", {
+        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/verifyToken`, {
           method: "GET",
           headers: {
             Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token")}`,

admin/src/components/API/Landingpage.tsx

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import { Lock, LockOpen } from "lucide-react";
 import MyAlert from "../myChakra/MyAlert";
 import { formatDateTime } from "@/utils/userFuncs";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 type Loan = {
   id: number;
   username: string;
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ const Landingpage: React.FC = () => {
     const fetchData = async () => {
       setIsLoading(true);
       try {
-        const loanRes = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/apiV2/allLoans");
+        const loanRes = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/apiV2/allLoans`);
         const loanData = await loanRes.json();
         if (Array.isArray(loanData)) {
           setLoans(loanData);
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ const Landingpage: React.FC = () => {
           );
         }
 
-        const deviceRes = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/apiV2/allItems");
+        const deviceRes = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/apiV2/allItems`);
         const deviceData = await deviceRes.json();
         if (Array.isArray(deviceData)) {
           setDevices(deviceData);
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ const Landingpage: React.FC = () => {
           borderRadius="full"
         >
           <HStack gap={2}>
-            <Lock size={16} />
+            <LockOpen size={16} />
             <Text>Im Schließfach</Text>
           </HStack>
         </Button>
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ const Landingpage: React.FC = () => {
           borderRadius="full"
         >
           <HStack gap={2}>
-            <LockOpen size={16} />
+            <Lock size={16} />
             <Text>Nicht im Schließfach</Text>
           </HStack>
         </Button>

admin/src/components/APIKeyTable.tsx

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import { deleteAPKey } from "@/utils/userActions";
 import AddAPIKey from "./AddAPIKey";
 import { formatDateTime } from "@/utils/userFuncs";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 type Items = {
   id: number;
   apiKey: string;
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ const APIKeyTable: React.FC = () => {
     const fetchData = async () => {
       setIsLoading(true);
       try {
-        const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/apiKeys", {
+        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/apiKeys`, {
           method: "GET",
           headers: {
             Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token")}`,

admin/src/components/AddAPIKey.tsx

@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ const AddAPIKey: React.FC<AddAPIKeyProps> = ({ onClose, alert }) => {
                   "Der API Key wurde erfolgreich erstellt."
                 );
                 onClose();
+              } else {
+                alert(
+                  "error",
+                  "Fehler beim Erstellen des API Keys",
+                  res.message ||
+                    "Beim Erstellen des API Keys ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. (frontend bug)"
+                );
+                onClose();
               }
             }}
           >

admin/src/components/AddItemForm.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const AddItemForm: React.FC<AddItemFormProps> = ({ onClose, alert }) => {
               <Input
                 id="can_borrow_role"
                 type="number"
-                placeholder="Zahl (z.B. 2)"
+                placeholder="Zahl (1 - 4)"
               />
             </Field.Root>
           </Stack>
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ const AddItemForm: React.FC<AddItemFormProps> = ({ onClose, alert }) => {
                 alert(
                   "error",
                   "Fehler",
-                  "Der Gegenstand konnte nicht erstellt werden."
+                  res.message ||
+                    "Der Gegenstand konnte nicht erstellt werden. (frontend bug)"
                 );
+                onClose();
               }
             }}
           >

admin/src/components/ChangePWform.tsx

@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ const ChangePWform: React.FC<ChangePWformProps> = ({
             </Field.Root>
           </Stack>
         </Card.Body>
-        <Card.Footer justifyContent="flex-end" gap="2">
+        <Card.Footer gap="2">
+          <Stack w="full" gap="3">
+            <Stack direction="row" justify="flex-end" gap="2">
               <Button variant="outline" onClick={onClose}>
                 Abbrechen
               </Button>
@@ -64,7 +66,9 @@ const ChangePWform: React.FC<ChangePWformProps> = ({
                 onClick={async () => {
                   const newPassword =
                     (
-                  document.getElementById("new_password") as HTMLInputElement
+                      document.getElementById(
+                        "new_password"
+                      ) as HTMLInputElement
                     )?.value.trim() || "";
                   const confirmNewPassword =
                     (
@@ -98,6 +102,8 @@ const ChangePWform: React.FC<ChangePWformProps> = ({
               >
                 Ändern
               </Button>
+            </Stack>
+
             {showSubAlert && (
               <Alert.Root status="error">
                 <Alert.Indicator />
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ const ChangePWform: React.FC<ChangePWformProps> = ({
                 </Alert.Content>
               </Alert.Root>
             )}
+          </Stack>
         </Card.Footer>
       </Card.Root>
     </div>

admin/src/components/ItemTable.tsx

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ import {
 import AddItemForm from "./AddItemForm";
 import { formatDateTime } from "@/utils/userFuncs";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 type Items = {
   id: number;
   item_name: string;
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ const ItemTable: React.FC = () => {
     const fetchData = async () => {
       setIsLoading(true);
       try {
-        const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/allItems", {
+        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/allItems`, {
           method: "GET",
           headers: {
             Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token")}`,

admin/src/components/LoanTable.tsx

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import { formatDateTime } from "@/utils/userFuncs";
 import { Trash2, RefreshCcwDot } from "lucide-react";
 import { deleteLoan } from "@/utils/userActions";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 const LoanTable: React.FC = () => {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<Loan[]>([]);
   const [errorStatus, setErrorStatus] = useState<"error" | "success">("error");
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ const LoanTable: React.FC = () => {
     const fetchData = async () => {
       setIsLoading(true);
       try {
-        const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/allLoans", {
+        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/allLoans`, {
           method: "GET",
           headers: {
             Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token")}`,

admin/src/utils/fetcher.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 export const fetchUserData = async () => {
-  const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/allUsers", {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/allUsers`, {
     headers: {
       Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token")}`,
     },

admin/src/utils/loginUser.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 export type LoginSuccess = { success: true };
 export type LoginFailure = {
   success: false;
@@ -13,7 +18,7 @@ export const loginFunc = async (
   password: string
 ): Promise<LoginResult> => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/loginAdmin", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/loginAdmin`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
       body: JSON.stringify({ username, password }),

admin/src/utils/userActions.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 export const handleDelete = async (userId: number) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/deleteUser/${userId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/deleteUser/${userId}`,
       {
         method: "DELETE",
         headers: {
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ export const handleEdit = async (
 ) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/editUser/${userId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/editUser/${userId}`,
       {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ export const createUser = async (
   password: string
 ) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8002/api/createUser`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/createUser`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ export const createUser = async (
 
 export const changePW = async (newPassword: string, username: string) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8002/api/changePWadmin`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/changePWadmin`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ export const changePW = async (newPassword: string, username: string) => {
 export const deleteLoan = async (loanId: number) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/deleteLoan/${loanId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/deleteLoan/${loanId}`,
       {
         method: "DELETE",
         headers: {
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ export const deleteLoan = async (loanId: number) => {
 export const deleteItem = async (itemId: number) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/deleteItem/${itemId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/deleteItem/${itemId}`,
       {
         method: "DELETE",
         headers: {
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export const createItem = async (
   can_borrow_role: number
 ) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8002/api/createItem`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/createItem`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -148,7 +153,11 @@ export const createItem = async (
       body: JSON.stringify({ item_name, can_borrow_role }),
     });
     if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error("Failed to create item");
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        message:
+          "Fehler beim Erstellen des Gegenstands. Der Name des Gegenstandes darf nicht mehrmals vergeben werden.",
+      };
     }
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
@@ -163,7 +172,7 @@ export const handleEditItems = async (
   can_borrow_role: string
 ) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/updateItemByID", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/updateItemByID`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ export const handleEditItems = async (
 export const changeSafeState = async (itemId: number) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/changeSafeState/${itemId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/changeSafeState/${itemId}`,
       {
         method: "PUT",
         headers: {
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ export const changeSafeState = async (itemId: number) => {
 
 export const createAPIentry = async (apiKey: string, user: string) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8002/api/createAPIentry`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/createAPIentry`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -213,7 +222,11 @@ export const createAPIentry = async (apiKey: string, user: string) => {
       body: JSON.stringify({ apiKey, user }),
     });
     if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error("Failed to create API entry");
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        message:
+          "Fehler beim Erstellen des API Keys. Achten Sie darauf, dass alle Felder ausgefüllt sind und der API Key nicht doppelt vergeben wird.",
+      };
     }
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ export const createAPIentry = async (apiKey: string, user: string) => {
 export const deleteAPKey = async (apiKeyId: number) => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/deleteAPKey/${apiKeyId}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/deleteAPKey/${apiKeyId}`,
       {
         method: "DELETE",
         headers: {

admin/tsconfig.app.json

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     },
 
-    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"
   },
   "include": ["src"]
 }

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
         "ejs": "^3.1.10",
         "express": "^5.1.0",
         "jose": "^6.0.12",
-        "mysql2": "^3.14.3"
+        "mysql2": "^3.14.3",
+        "nodemailer": "^7.0.6"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/accepts": {
@@ -713,6 +714,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nodemailer": {
+      "version": "7.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-7.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-F44uVzgwo49xboqbFgBGkRaiMgtoBrBEWCVincJPK9+S9Adkzt/wXCLKbf7dxucmxfTI5gHGB+bEmdyzN6QKjw==",
+      "license": "MIT-0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/object-assign": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz",

backend/package.json

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "jose": "^6.0.12",
-    "mysql2": "^3.14.3"
+    "mysql2": "^3.14.3",
+    "nodemailer": "^7.0.6"
   }
 }

backend/routes/api.js

@@ -25,9 +25,191 @@ import {
   getAllApiKeys,
   createAPIentry,
   deleteAPKey,
+  getLoanInfoWithID,
 } from "../services/database.js";
 import { authenticate, generateToken } from "../services/tokenService.js";
 const router = express.Router();
+import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config();
+
+// Nice HTML + text templates for the loan email
+function buildLoanEmail({ user, items, startDate, endDate, createdDate }) {
+  const brand = process.env.MAIL_BRAND_COLOR || "#0ea5e9";
+  const itemsList =
+    Array.isArray(items) && items.length
+      ? `<ul style="margin:4px 0 0 18px; padding:0;">${items
+          .map(
+            (i) =>
+              `<li style="margin:2px 0; color:#111827; line-height:1.3;">${i}</li>`
+          )
+          .join("")}</ul>`
+      : "<span style='color:#111827;'>N/A</span>";
+
+  return `<!doctype html>
+<html lang="de">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="color-scheme" content="light">
+  <meta name="supported-color-schemes" content="light">
+  <meta name="x-apple-disable-message-reformatting">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+  <style>
+    :root { color-scheme: light; supported-color-schemes: light; }
+    body { margin:0; padding:0; }
+    /* Mobile stacking */
+    @media (max-width:480px) {
+      .outer { width:100% !important; }
+      .pad-sm { padding:16px !important; }
+      .w-label { width:120px !important; }
+    }
+    /* Dark-mode override safety */
+    @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+      body, table, td, p, a, h1, h2, h3 { background:#ffffff !important; color:#111827 !important; }
+      .brand-header { background:${brand} !important; color:#ffffff !important; }
+      a { color:${brand} !important; }
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body bgcolor="#ffffff" style="background:#ffffff; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; color:#111827; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;">
+  <!-- Preheader (hidden) -->
+  <div style="display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden; opacity:0; mso-hide:all;">
+    Neue Ausleihe erstellt – Übersicht der Buchung.
+  </div>
+  <div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" lang="de" style="padding:24px; background:#f2f4f7;">
+    <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="outer" style="max-width:600px; margin:0 auto; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; overflow:hidden;">
+      <tr>
+        <td class="brand-header" style="padding:22px 26px; background:${brand}; color:#ffffff;">
+          <h1 style="margin:0; font-size:18px; line-height:1.35; font-weight:600;">Neue Ausleihe erstellt</h1>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td class="pad-sm" style="padding:24px 26px; color:#111827;">
+          <p style="margin:0 0 14px 0; line-height:1.4;">Es wurde eine neue Ausleihe angelegt. Hier sind die Details:</p>
+          <table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:14px; line-height:1.3; background:#fcfcfd; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden;">
+            <tbody>
+              <tr>
+                <td class="w-label" style="padding:10px 14px; color:#6b7280; width:170px; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;">Benutzer</td>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec; color:#111827;">${
+                  user || "N/A"
+                }</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; color:#6b7280; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;">Ausgeliehene Gegenstände</td>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec; color:#111827;">${itemsList}</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; color:#6b7280; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;">Startdatum</td>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec; color:#111827;">${formatDateTime(
+                  startDate
+                )}</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; color:#6b7280; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;">Enddatum</td>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #ececec; color:#111827;">${formatDateTime(
+                  endDate
+                )}</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; color:#6b7280;">Erstellt am</td>
+                <td style="padding:10px 14px; font-weight:600; color:#111827;">${formatDateTime(
+                  createdDate
+                )}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+          <p style="margin:22px 0 0 0; font-size:14px;">
+            <a href="https://admin.insta.the1s.de/api" style="display:inline-block; background:${brand}; color:#ffffff; text-decoration:none; padding:10px 16px; border-radius:6px; font-weight:600; font-size:14px;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+              Übersicht öffnen
+            </a>
+          </p>
+          <p style="margin:18px 0 0 0; font-size:12px; color:#6b7280; line-height:1.4;">
+            Diese E-Mail wurde automatisch vom Ausleihsystem gesendet. Bitte nicht antworten.
+          </p>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    </table>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>`;
+}
+
+function buildLoanEmailText({ user, items, startDate, endDate, createdDate }) {
+  const itemsText =
+    Array.isArray(items) && items.length ? items.join(", ") : "N/A";
+  return [
+    "Neue Ausleihe erstellt",
+    "",
+    `Benutzer: ${user || "N/A"}`,
+    `Gegenstände: ${itemsText}`,
+    `Start: ${formatDateTime(startDate)}`,
+    `Ende: ${formatDateTime(endDate)}`,
+    `Erstellt am: ${formatDateTime(createdDate)}`,
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+
+function sendMailLoan(user, items, startDate, endDate, createdDate) {
+  const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+    host: process.env.MAIL_HOST,
+    port: process.env.MAIL_PORT,
+    secure: true,
+    auth: {
+      user: process.env.MAIL_USER,
+      pass: process.env.MAIL_PASSWORD,
+    },
+  });
+
+  (async () => {
+    const info = await transporter.sendMail({
+      from: '"Ausleihsystem" <noreply@mcs-medien.de>',
+      to: process.env.MAIL_SENDEES,
+      subject: "Eine neue Ausleihe wurde erstellt!",
+      text: buildLoanEmailText({
+        user,
+        items,
+        startDate,
+        endDate,
+        createdDate,
+      }),
+      html: buildLoanEmail({ user, items, startDate, endDate, createdDate }),
+    });
+
+    console.log("Message sent:", info.messageId);
+  })();
+  console.log("sendMailLoan called");
+}
+
+const formatDateTime = (value) => {
+  if (value == null) return "N/A";
+
+  const toOut = (d) => {
+    if (!(d instanceof Date) || isNaN(d.getTime())) return "N/A";
+    const dd = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+    const mm = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+    const yyyy = d.getFullYear();
+    const hh = String(d.getHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+    const mi = String(d.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
+    return `${dd}.${mm}.${yyyy} ${hh}:${mi} Uhr`;
+  };
+
+  if (value instanceof Date) return toOut(value);
+  if (typeof value === "number") return toOut(new Date(value));
+
+  const s = String(value).trim();
+
+  // Direct pattern: "YYYY-MM-DD[ T]HH:mm[:ss]"
+  const m = s.match(/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})[ T](\d{2}):(\d{2})(?::\d{2})?/);
+  if (m) {
+    const [, y, M, d, h, min] = m;
+    return `${d}.${M}.${y} ${h}:${min} Uhr`;
+  }
+
+  // ISO or other parseable formats
+  const dObj = new Date(s);
+  if (!isNaN(dObj.getTime())) return toOut(dObj);
+
+  return "N/A";
+};
 
 router.post("/login", async (req, res) => {
   const result = await loginFunc(req.body.username, req.body.password);
@@ -43,7 +225,6 @@ router.post("/login", async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/items", authenticate, async (req, res) => {
-  console.log(req);
   const result = await getItemsFromDatabase(req.user.role);
   if (result.success) {
     res.status(200).json(result.data);
@@ -158,6 +339,15 @@ router.post("/createLoan", authenticate, async (req, res) => {
     );
 
     if (result.success) {
+      const mailInfo = await getLoanInfoWithID(result.data.id);
+      console.log(mailInfo);
+      sendMailLoan(
+        mailInfo.data.username,
+        mailInfo.data.loaned_items_name,
+        mailInfo.data.start_date,
+        mailInfo.data.end_date,
+        mailInfo.data.created_at
+      );
       return res.status(201).json({
         message: "Loan created successfully",
         loanId: result.data.id,

backend/services/database.js

@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ export const getBorrowableItemsFromDatabase = async (
   return { success: false };
 };
 
+export const getLoanInfoWithID = async (loanId) => {
+  const [rows] = await pool.query("SELECT * FROM loans WHERE id = ?;", [
+    loanId,
+  ]);
+  if (rows.length > 0) {
+    return { success: true, data: rows[0] };
+  }
+  return { success: false };
+};
+
 export const createLoanInDatabase = async (
   username,
   startDate,

backend/services/tokenService.js

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export async function generateToken(payload) {
     .setIssuedAt()
     .setExpirationTime("2h") // Token valid for 2 hours
     .sign(secret);
-  console.log("Generated token: ", newToken);
   return newToken;
 }
 

frontend/src/components/Form4.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ type Loan = {
   loaned_items_name: string[];
 };
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 const formatDate = (iso: string | null) => {
   if (!iso) return "-";
   const m = iso.match(/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})T(\d{2}):(\d{2})/);
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ const formatDate = (iso: string | null) => {
 };
 
 async function fetchUserLoans(): Promise<Loan[]> {
-  const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/userLoans", {
+  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/userLoans`, {
     method: "GET",
     headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token") || ""}` },
   });

frontend/src/utils/fetchData.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ export const ALL_ITEMS_UPDATED_EVENT = "allItemsUpdated";
 export const BORROWABLE_ITEMS_UPDATED_EVENT = "borrowableItemsUpdated";
 export const AUTH_LOGOUT_EVENT = "authLogout";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 let sendError = false;
 
 function logout() {
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ export const fetchAllData = async (token: string | undefined) => {
   if (!token) return;
   // First we fetch all items that are potentially available for borrowing
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/items", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/items`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ export const fetchAllData = async (token: string | undefined) => {
 
   // get all loans
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/loans", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/loans`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ export const fetchAllData = async (token: string | undefined) => {
 
   // get user loans
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/userLoans", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/userLoans`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ export const fetchAllData = async (token: string | undefined) => {
 
 export const loginUser = async (username: string, password: string) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/login", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/login`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ export const getBorrowableItems = async () => {
   }
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/borrowableItems", {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/borrowableItems`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token") || ""}`,

frontend/src/utils/userHandler.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ import { myToast } from "./toastify";
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 import { queryClient } from "./queryClient";
 
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
+
 export const handleDeleteLoan = async (loanID: number): Promise<boolean> => {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost:8002/api/deleteLoan/${loanID}`,
+      `${API_BASE}/api/deleteLoan/${loanID}`,
       {
         method: "DELETE",
         headers: {
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ export const rmFromRemove = (itemID: number) => {
 
 export const createLoan = async (startDate: string, endDate: string) => {
   const items = removeArr;
-  const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/createLoan", {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/createLoan`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ export const createLoan = async (startDate: string, endDate: string) => {
 
 export const onReturn = async (loanID: number) => {
   const response = await fetch(
-    `http://localhost:8002/api/returnLoan/${loanID}`,
+    `${API_BASE}/api/returnLoan/${loanID}`,
     {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ export const onReturn = async (loanID: number) => {
 };
 
 export const onTake = async (loanID: number) => {
-  const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8002/api/takeLoan/${loanID}`, {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/takeLoan/${loanID}`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
       Authorization: `Bearer ${Cookies.get("token") || ""}`,
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export const onTake = async (loanID: number) => {
 };
 
 export const changePW = async (oldPassword: string, newPassword: string) => {
-  const response = await fetch("http://localhost:8002/api/changePassword", {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/changePassword`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",