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Currently the BIOS DAT download links are hardcoded to the current filename.
This provides a permanent URL for downloading the latest file.
Downloading the DAT via the static url remains available.

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  • New Features

    • BIOS downloads now use standardized /bios/{system} links.
    • BIOS files download with the appropriate filename and attachment behavior.
    • BIOS route URLs are normalized consistently, regardless of letter casing.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Unknown BIOS system codes now return a not-found response.

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BIOS download links now use /bios/{system} routes. The new handler resolves system codes, serves configured dat files, and sets download headers. Canonical routing recognizes the bios segment, and page tests verify the new links.

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BIOS download routing

Layer / File(s) Summary
BIOS route and file serving
src/routes/downloads.rs
BIOS specifications now store filesystem-relative paths. The download page creates /bios/{code} links. The new handler resolves system codes case-insensitively, returns NotFound for unknown systems, and serves dat files as attachments.
Canonical routing and link validation
src/routes/mod.rs, src/routes/downloads.rs
Canonical routing recognizes and lowercases the bios segment. Tests verify the new BIOS download links.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant Router
  participant download_bios_dat
  participant ServeFile
  Client->>Router: GET /bios/{system}
  Router->>download_bios_dat: Pass system code
  download_bios_dat->>ServeFile: Serve configured dat file
  ServeFile-->>Client: Return attachment response
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Suggested reviewers: superg

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7fc57

Users can receive an outdated BIOS DAT from a cache after the backing file changes, and regressions in the new download endpoint would not be detected by the current link-only test. Address these bounded issues before merging if freshness and download behavior are required guarantees.

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In `@src/routes/downloads.rs`:
- Line 118: Update download_bios_dat to add a Cache-Control response header with
the value no-cache alongside the existing Content-Disposition header, ensuring
the permanent BIOS URL is revalidated when the configured file changes.
- Around line 96-129: Add route-level request tests for download_bios_dat using
a known BIOS code, asserting the expected file response and attachment headers
including Content-Disposition, and an unknown code asserting NotFound. Keep the
existing downloads_page_shows_bios_dat_links test unchanged.

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Comment thread src/routes/downloads.rs
Comment on lines 96 to +129
.get(spec.code)
.cloned()
.unwrap_or_else(|| spec.fallback_name.to_string()),
href: spec.href,
href: format!("/bios/{}", spec.code),
})
.collect()
}

async fn download_bios_dat(Path(system): Path<String>, request: Request) -> Response {
let system = normalize_archive_system_code(&system);
let Some(spec) = BIOS_DOWNLOADS.iter().find(|s| s.code == system) else {
return AppError::NotFound.into_response();
};
let filename = std::path::Path::new(spec.path)
.file_name()
.map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
.unwrap_or_default();
let mut response = ServeFile::new(spec.path)
.oneshot(request)
.await
.expect("ServeFile is infallible")
.into_response();
response.headers_mut().insert(
header::CONTENT_TYPE,
HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"),
);
response.headers_mut().insert(
header::CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
HeaderValue::from_str(&format!("attachment; filename=\"{}\"", filename))
.expect("validated bios filename is a valid header value"),
);
response
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Test /bios/{system} through the route. downloads_page_shows_bios_dat_links only checks the rendered hrefs. No test sends a request to get(download_bios_dat). A regression can return NotFound, serve the wrong file, or omit Content-Disposition while the test still passes. Add a request test for a known code that asserts the file response and attachment headers, plus an unknown-code NotFound case.

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In `@src/routes/downloads.rs` around lines 96 - 129, Add route-level request tests
for download_bios_dat using a known BIOS code, asserting the expected file
response and attachment headers including Content-Disposition, and an unknown
code asserting NotFound. Keep the existing downloads_page_shows_bios_dat_links
test unchanged.

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.await
.expect("ServeFile is infallible")
.into_response();
response.headers_mut().insert(

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done
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In tower-http 0.6.8, the ServeFile service handles conditional requests automatically based on file modification times [1][2]. 1. Last-Modified and Conditional Requests: ServeFile (which is implemented as a thin wrapper around ServeDir) automatically includes the Last-Modified header in its responses [1][3]. It evaluates conditional request headers, including If-Modified-Since and If-Unmodified-Since [1][4]. If the conditions are met (or not met), it appropriately responds with 304 Not Modified or 412 Precondition Failed, respectively [1]. 2. Cache-Control: ServeFile does not automatically set a Cache-Control header [2]. This is a deliberate policy decision by the library, as caching strategies often depend on the specific deployment context (e.g., whether files are versioned) [2]. To set a Cache-Control header, you should use the SetResponseHeaderLayer from the tower-http set-header feature to apply the desired policy to your routes [2]. 3. Implementation Details: ServeFile delegates its request handling to ServeDir [3][5]. In version 0.6.8, the library primarily relies on time-based validation for conditional requests [1][6]. Note that while newer versions (such as those incorporating recent updates) may include ETag support to improve accuracy over If-Modified-Since, 0.6.8 is primarily characterized by its Last-Modified and time-based precondition logic [6].
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<title>ServeDir & ServeFile last modified headers handling</title> GitHub pull request 145 in tower-rs/tower-http (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # ServeDir & ServeFile last modified headers handling - State: merged - Author: zenria - Created: 2021-09-17T15:45:55Z - Updated: 2023-09-23T11:23:51Z - Repository: tower-rs/tower-http - Number: `#145` - +251 -11 in 4 files - Merged: 2022-01-17T08:22:09Z - Merge commit: 83b1f24fc0318f942d22d0735b58f8e05f932a7e --- ~Note: This PR also includes https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-http/pull/137, I will modify it when it will be merged~ ## Motivation ServeDir & ServeFile should respect http caching best practice by setting `Last-Modified` response header and handling `If-Modified_since` & `If-Unmodified-Since` requests headers. ## Solution The `Last-Modified` header is added on responses of ServeFile & ServeDir. `If-Modified_since` & `If-Unmodified-Since` requests headers are handled so the service will respond `NOT_MODIFIED` or `PRECONDITION_FAILED` depending on values set into the headers. ## Timeline - zenria head_ref_force_pushed **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-08T15:22:36Z: > `@zenria` do you merge/rebase the latest master? Seems some things have changed making this hard to review. - zenria mentioned - zenria subscribed - zenria head_ref_force_pushed **zenria** commented on 2021-11-08T16:03:30Z: > > `@zenria` do you merge/rebase the latest master? Seems some things have changed making this hard to review. > > I&`#39`;ve just rebased my branch on master :) - zenria mentioned - zenria subscribed - davidpdrsn milestoned **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-08T16:17:35Z: > Thank you! Given the size of this change I&`#39`;m pushing it to 0.2 as I would like to get 0.1.2 our relatively soon. - Review by davidpdrsn: **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-15T10:50:07Z: > We made some more changes to CI end of last week so you&`#39`;ll have to rebase `master` again to get CI working. > > Just a heads up there are also some other PRs landing this week which touch these files so you&`#39`;ll probably get some merge conflicts soon. - zenria head_ref_force_pushed - zenria head_ref_force_pushed **zenria** commented on 2021-11-16T17:14:50Z: > I&`#39`;ve rebased my branch, you were right, there was some merge conflicts ;) > > I&`#39`;ve got rid of `headers` crate, but I was forced to introduce a dependency on `httpdate` to parse and generate headers. **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-16T17:19:51Z: > Thanks! I&`#39`;ll take a look some time this week. - Referenced by issue `#184`: Implement `ServeFile` in terms of `ServeDir` **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-24T13:39:35Z: > Just a heads up. I&`#39`;m waiting on https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-http/pull/173 being merged before diving into this. - davidpdrsn demilestoned **davidpdrsn** commented on 2021-11-25T13:23:42Z: > Removing this from the 0.2 milestone. It wont require breaking changes so we can always ship it in 0.2.1 **shepmaster** commented on 2022-01-01T17:45:11Z: > Thank you for your work on this; I&`#39`;m excited to have this functionality in tower-http! - Review by davidpdrsn: Looks good overall! Using `httpdate` for parsing is fine. Hyper is also using it. I&`#39`;m sorry but it looks like you&`#39`;ll have to rebase `master` again 😞 At least `ServeFile` has been simplified quite a bit which should make this simpler as well. - zenria head_ref_force_pushed **zenria** commented on 2022-01-07T09:55:54Z: > I&`#39`;ve rebased my branch :) - Review by shepmaster: My comments don’t carry any weight in this repository, just actively reading through to see what changed. - danielalvsaaker subscribed - Review by Nehliin: Nicely done! Thanks for the PR! I have some comments regarding the tests but those extra checks should still pass with this implementation. Also have a comment regarding some unnecessary heap allocations. I will approve this since I personally think my comments can be easily fixed in a follow up pr by either you or me and this has been in the works for some time now. But it&`#39`;s up to `@davidpdrsn` if he wants to block …[truncated] <title>Serving Static Files with Axum</title> https://rs4ts.dev/16-web-apis/18-static-files/ > Note: This page targets axum 0.8 (recorded with 0.8.9) and tower-http 0.6 (recorded with 0.6.11). The repository&`#39`;s pinned verification toolchain uses the 2024 edition; `cargo new` selects that edition automatically. Servers start with `axum::serve(listener, app)` and a `tokio::net::TcpListener`. File-serving lives behind tower-http&`#39`;s opt-in `fs` feature. ... , static file serving is a single line: `express.static` returns a middleware that, for each request, tries to find a matching file under a root directory and streams it, complete with the right `Content-Type`, `Last-Modified`, `ETag`, conditional-request (304) handling, and an optional `maxAge` cache header. Anything it does not find, it passes to the next middleware. ... Note: tower- ... &`#39`;s features are opt-in. `ServeDir`/`ServeFile` need `fs`; the same `fs` feature also enables `.precompressed_gzip()` and friends shown later. You do not need a separate `compression-gzip` feature just to serve pre ... built `.gz` files. ... `ServeDir::new("public")` builds a tower ` ... for each request, maps the request path onto a path under `public/ ... and streams the file if it exists. It handles, out of ... type inference from ... file extension (` ... javascript`, `image/png ... - `index.html` for directories: a request for `/` (or `/docs/`) serves `public/index.html` (or `public/docs/ ... This is on by default; disable it ... `.append_index_html_on_directories(false)`. ... - Conditional requests: it honors `If-Modified-Since` and `If-None-Match` and replies `304 Not Modified` (more on this below). - Range requests: `Accept-Ranges: bytes` plus partial `206` responses for video scrubbing and resumable downloads. ... ### `ServeFile` — one specific file ... `ServeFile::new("public/favicon.ico")` is the single-file cousin: every request routed to it serves that one file, ignoring the request path. It is what you use to pin a known file to a known route (`/favicon.ico`, `/robots.txt`) and, importantly, it is the building block of the SPA fallback below. ... | Concern | Express (`express.static`) | Axum (`tower-http`) | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | A middleware function in the chain | A tower `Service` mounted on the router | | Mounting | `app.use(express.static(dir))` | `.fallback_service(ServeDir::new(dir))` | | Single file | `res.sendFile(path)` in a handler | `ServeFile::new(path)` via `route_service` | | MIME type | Inferred (via `mime` package) | Inferred (via `mime_guess`) | | Conditional GET / 304 | Built in | Built in | | Range requests | Built in | Built in | | SPA fallback | An extra catch-all `app.get("/{*splat}", …)` | `ServeDir::fallback(ServeFile::new("index.html"))` | | Cache-Control | `{ maxAge }` option | A separate `SetResponseHeaderLayer` (tower) | | Pre-compressed assets | Needs `serve-static` config / a plugin | `.precompressed_gzip()` etc., built in | | Missing root dir | Errors per-request | Silently 404s per-request (no startup check) | ... ### Caching: add a `Cache-Control` layer ... `ServeDir` already sets `Last-Modified` and answers conditional requests, but it deliberately does not set `Cache-Control`. That is a policy decision you make per route. Add it with `SetResponseHeaderLayer` from tower-http&`#39`;s `set-header` feature (`cargo add tower-http --features fs,set-header`): ... use tower_http:: ... fn app() -> Router { // Build artifacts are content-hashed (app.4f2a1c.js), so they never change // under a given name -> cache for a year, immutable. let cache_forever = SetResponseHeaderLayer::overriding( header::CACHE_CONTROL, HeaderValue::from_static("public, max-age=31536000, immutable"), ); Router::new() .nest_service("/assets", ServeDir::new("dist/assets")) .layer(cache_forever) } ... This needs `http` (`cargo add http`). The header appears, and conditional requests still produce a real `304` — verified: ... ```text $ curl -s -i http://127.0.0.1:…[truncated] <title>tower-http/tower-http/src/services/fs/serve_file.rs at main · tower-rs/tower-http</title> https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-http/blob/main/tower-http/src/services/fs/serve_file.rs //! Service that serves a file. use super::ServeDir; use http::{HeaderValue, Request}; use mime::Mime; use std::{ path::Path, task::{Context, Poll}, }; use tower\_service::Service; /// Service that serves a file. #[derive(Clone, Debug)] pub struct ServeFile(ServeDir); // Note that this is just a special case of ServeDir impl ServeFile { ... `Content- ... /// Call the service and get a future that contains any `std::io::Error` that might have /// happened. /// /// See [`ServeDir::try\_call`] for more details. pub fn try\_call<ReqBody>( &mut self, req: Request<ReqBody>, ) -> super::serve\_dir::future::ResponseFuture<ReqBody> where ReqBody: Send + &`#39`;static, { self.0.try\_call(req) } } ... impl<ReqBody> Service<Request<ReqBody>> for ServeFile where ReqBody: Send + &`#39`;static, { ... = <ServeDir as Service<Request<ReqBody ... ; type Response = <ServeDir as Service<Request<ReqBody>>>::Response ... type Future = <ServeDir as Service<Request<ReqBody>>>:: ... #[tokio::test] async fn last\_modified() { let svc = ServeFile::new("../README.md"); let req = Request::builder().body(Body::empty()).unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert\_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let last\_modified = res .headers() .get(header::LAST\_MODIFIED) .expect("Missing last modified header!"); ... // -- If-Modified-Since let svc = ServeFile::new("../README.md"); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF\_MODIFIED\_SINCE, last\_modified) .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert\_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT\_MODIFIED); assert!(res.into\_body().frame().await.is\_none()); ... let svc = ServeFile::new("../README.md"); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF\_MODIFIED\_SINCE, "Fri, 09 Aug 1996 14:21:40 GMT") .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert\_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let readme\_bytes = include\_bytes!("../../../../README.md"); let body = res.into\_body().collect().await.unwrap().to\_bytes(); assert\_eq!(body.as\_ref(), readme\_bytes); ... // -- If-Unmodified-Since let svc = ServeFile::new("../README.md"); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF\_UNMODIFIED\_SINCE, last\_modified) .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert\_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let body = res.into\_body().collect().await.unwrap().to\_bytes(); assert\_eq!(body.as\_ref(), readme\_bytes); ... let svc = ServeFile::new("../README.md"); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF\_UNMODIFIED\_SINCE, "Fri, 09 Aug 1996 14:21:40 GMT") .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert\_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::PRECONDITION\_FAILED); assert!(res.into\_body().frame().await.is\_none()); <title>tower-http 0.7.0 - Docs.rs</title> https://docs.rs/crate/tower-http/latest/source/src/services/fs/serve_dir/headers.rs tower-http 0.7.0 - Docs.rs ... # tower-http 0.7.0 ... Tower middleware and utilities for HTTP clients and servers ... /// A strong ETag derived from file metadata (size + mtime with nanosecond precision). /// /// Format is an implementation detail and may change between versions. Clients should /// treat ETags as opaque values per RFC 9110 §8.8.3. #[derive(Clone, Debug)] pub(super) struct ETag(HeaderValue); ... impl ETag { /// Generate an ETag from file size and modification time. /// /// Returns `None` only for pre-epoch modification times, which are unsupported. pub(super) fn from_metadata(size: u64, modified: SystemTime) -> Option<Self> { let duration = modified.duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH).ok()?; // NOTE: Changing this format is a cache-busting event for all clients, // but is not a semver break (ETags are opaque per RFC 9110 §8.8.3). let value = format!( "\"{:x}.{:08x}-{: ... }\"", duration.as_secs(), ... .subsec_nanos(), ... ); HeaderValue::from_str(&value). ... ().map(ETag) } pub(super) fn into_header_value(self) -> HeaderValue { self.0 } /// Strong comparison per RFC 9110 §8.8.3.2: ... /// and the opaque ... false; } ... 0.as_bytes() == other } ... RFC 9 ... .8. ... /// compare opaque ... bool { let ... = self.0. ... _bytes(); ... other = other.strip_prefix(b"W/").unwrap_or(other); let this = this.strip_prefix(b"W/").unwrap_or(this); this == other } } ... 13.1. ... ). pub ... pub(super) struct LastModified(pub(super) HttpDate); impl From<SystemTime> for LastModified { fn from(time: SystemTime) -> Self { LastModified(time.into()) } } ... pub(super) struct IfModifiedSince(HttpDate); impl IfModifiedSince { /// Check if the supplied time means the resource has been modified. pub(super) fn is_modified(&self, last_modified: &LastModified) -> bool { self.0 < last_modified.0 } /// Convert a header value into a IfModifiedSince. Invalid values are silently ignored pub(super) fn from_header_value(value: &HeaderValue) -> Option<IfModifiedSince> { std::str::from_utf8(value.as_bytes()) .ok() .and_then(|value| httpdate::parse_http_date(value).ok()) .map(|time| IfModifiedSince(time.into())) } } ... pub(super) struct IfUnmodifiedSince(HttpDate); impl IfUnmodifiedSince { /// Check if the supplied time passes the precondtion. pub(super) fn precondition_passes(&self, last_modified: &LastModified) -> bool { self.0 >= last_modified.0 } /// Convert a header value into a IfUnmodifiedSince. Invalid values are silently ignored pub(super) fn from_header_value(value: &HeaderValue) -> Option<IfUnmodifiedSince> { std::str::from_utf8(value.as_bytes()) .ok() .and_then(|value| httpdate::parse_http_date(value).ok()) .map(|time| IfUnmodifiedSince(time.into())) } } <title>tower-http/src/services/fs/serve_file.rs</title> https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-http/blob/master/tower-http/src/services/fs/serve_file.rs exist.md ... let request = Request::builder() ... .body(Body::empty()) ... .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(request).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT ... FOUND); assert!(res.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).is_none()); } #[tokio::test] async fn last_modified() { let svc = ServeFile::new(README_PATH); let req = Request::builder().body(Body::empty()).unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let last_modified = res .headers() .get(header::LAST_MODIFIED) .expect("Missing last modified header!"); // -- If-Modified-Since let svc = ServeFile::new(README_PATH); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF_MODIFIED_SINCE, last_modified) .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT_MODIFIED); assert!(res.into_body().frame().await.is_none()); let svc = ServeFile::new(README_PATH); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF_MODIFIED_SINCE, "Fri, 09 Aug 1996 14:21:40 GMT") .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let readme_bytes = include_bytes!("../../../../README.md"); let body = res.into_body().collect().await.unwrap().to_bytes(); assert_eq!(body.as_ref(), readme_bytes); // -- If-Unmodified-Since let svc = ServeFile::new(README_PATH); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE, last_modified) .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK); let body = res.into_body().collect().await.unwrap().to_bytes(); assert_eq!(body.as_ref(), readme_bytes); let svc = ServeFile::new(README_PATH); let req = Request::builder() .header(header::IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE, "Fri, 09 Aug 1996 14:21:40 GMT") .body(Body::empty()) .unwrap(); let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap(); assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED); assert!(res.into_body().frame().await.is_none()); } }

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Require revalidation for the permanent BIOS URL.

download_bios_dat serves the configured BIOS_DOWNLOADS path through tower_http::services::ServeFile. ServeFile emits Last-Modified but no Cache-Control. Because /bios/{system} remains stable while the configured file can change, a cache may heuristically reuse an older response without revalidation. A user can then download an outdated DAT file. Set Cache-Control: no-cache.

Proposed fix
     response.headers_mut().insert(
         header::CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
         HeaderValue::from_str(&format!("attachment; filename=\"{}\"", filename))
             .expect("validated bios filename is a valid header value"),
     );
+    response.headers_mut().insert(
+        header::CACHE_CONTROL,
+        HeaderValue::from_static("no-cache"),
+    );
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In `@src/routes/downloads.rs` at line 118, Update download_bios_dat to add a
Cache-Control response header with the value no-cache alongside the existing
Content-Disposition header, ensuring the permanent BIOS URL is revalidated when
the configured file changes.

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