all working i think

archive/image_refresh_node/server.js

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+const express = require('express');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const app = express();
+const port = 3000;
+
+app.use(express.static('public')); // Serve static files from the 'public' directory
+
+// Endpoint to get the most recent image
+app.get('/most-recent-image', (req, res) => {
+    const imagesDirectory = path.join(__dirname, 'images');
+    fs.readdir(imagesDirectory, (err, files) => {
+        if (err) {
+            return res.status(500).send('Unable to scan directory');
+        }
+        let mostRecentImage = null;
+        let maxDate = Date.now();
+        files.forEach(file => {
+            const filePath = path.join(imagesDirectory, file);
+            const stats = fs.statSync(filePath);
+            if (stats.isFile() && /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)$/i.test(file)) {
+                const currentDate = new Date(stats.mtime).getTime();
+                if (currentDate < maxDate) {
+                    mostRecentImage = file;
+                    maxDate = currentDate;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        if (mostRecentImage) {
+            res.json({ imagePath: `/images/${mostRecentImage}` });
+        } else {
+            res.status(404).send('No images found');
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+    console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${port}`);
+});