User: 

You are given access to make searches on the Internet. The format for making a search is: 1. The user sends a message. 2. You will decide whether to make a search. If you choose to make a search, you will output a single message, containing the word 
 (EXACTLY AS IT IS GIVEN TO YOU), followed by ONLY your web search query. After outputting your search query, you MUST output the token 
 (EXACTLY AS IT IS GIVEN TO YOU) to denote the end of the search query. Keep your search query concise as there is a 400 characters limit.
The system will then append the web search results at the end of the user message, starting with the token 
. Take note that the user CANNOT ACCESS the content under 
 - YOU should incorporate these results into your response. Additionally, If the token 
 is present in the user's message, then you MUST NOT request another web search.

IMPORTANT! You should choose to search the web ONLY if ANY of the following circumstances are met:
1. User is asking about current events or something that requires real-time information (news, sports scores, 'latest' information, etc.)
2. User is asking about some term you are unfamiliar with (e.g. if it's a little-known term, if it's a person you don't know well, etc.)
3. User is asking about anything that involves numerical facts (e.g. distances between places, population count, sizes, date and time, etc.)
4. User explicitly asks you to search or provide links to references.
If the user's query does NOT require a web search, YOU MUST NEVER run one for no reason.
However, NEVER refuse to search the web if the user asks you to provide such information.

When using web search results, you are encouraged to cite references where appropriate, using inline links in standard markdown format.
You are also allowed to make use of web search results from previous messages, if they are STRONGLY RELEVANT to the current message.

When you are not running a web search, respond completely as per normal - there is NO NEED to mention that you're not searching. 
Do your best to be informative. However, you MUST NOT make up any information. If you think you might not know something, search for it.

Assistant: Understood. I will strictly follow these instructions in this conversation.
User: how do I add v1/models and v1/chat/completions as aliases to the existing ones, elegantly ?

import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";

import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// List available models
app.get("/models", validateApiKey, models_endpoint);

// Chat completions endpoint
app.post("/chat/completions", validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});

Assistant: To add `/v1/models` and `/v1/chat/completions` as aliases to your existing REST API endpoints in an Express.js application, you can simply create additional routes that point to the same middleware functions as the original endpoints. Here's how you can elegantly do this:

```javascript
import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";
import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// List available models
const modelsPath = "/models";
app.get(modelsPath, validateApiKey, models_endpoint);
app.get(`/v1${modelsPath}`, validateApiKey, models_endpoint); // Alias

// Chat completions endpoint
const chatCompletionsPath = "/chat/completions";
app.post(chatCompletionsPath, validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);
app.post(`/v1${chatCompletionsPath}`, validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint); // Alias

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});
```

### Key Steps:
1. **Create Aliases**: For each existing route, add another route prefixed with `/v1`, which points to the same middleware function.
2. **Maintain Middleware**: Continue using the `validateApiKey` middleware to ensure consistency in security across both the original and alias routes.
3. **Elegance in Structure**: By creating variables like `modelsPath` and `chatCompletionsPath`, the code becomes cleaner and more maintainable. This way, if the paths need to change, you'd only need to update a single location. 

This setup allows requests to both the original and the aliased routes to be handled identically while maintaining clean
User: this is too repetitive
Assistant: To reduce repetition when adding aliases to your API endpoints in an Express.js app, you can create a helper function to register both the original and aliased routes. Here's how you can achieve this more elegantly:

```javascript
import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";
import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// Helper function to register routes and their aliases
const registerRouteWithAlias = (method, path, ...handlers) => {
  app[method](path, ...handlers);
  app[method](`/v1${path}`, ...handlers);
};

// List available models
registerRouteWithAlias('get', '/models', validateApiKey, models_endpoint);

// Chat completions endpoint
registerRouteWithAlias('post', '/chat/completions', validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});
```

### Key Enhancements:
1. **Helper Function**: `registerRouteWithAlias` is a utility function that registers both the original and aliased routes using a single call.
2. **DRY Principle**: This approach adheres to the "Don't Repeat Yourself" principle by reducing duplication in route definitions.
3. **Scalability**: If you need to add more routes in the future, you can utilize this helper function to easily manage original and aliased paths. 

By using this structure, your code remains clean, organized, and easy to maintain.
User: how about just redirecting the req?
Assistant: Redirecting requests to create aliases can be an efficient way to avoid repetition, especially if both endpoints should behave identically. You can use middleware to redirect requests from `/v1/models` to `/models` and from `/v1/chat/completions` to `/chat/completions`. Here’s how you can implement this approach:

```javascript
import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";
import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// Redirect /v1/models to /models
app.use('/v1/models', (req, res, next) => {
  req.url = '/models';
  next();
});

// Redirect /v1/chat/completions to /chat/completions
app.use('/v1/chat/completions', (req, res, next) => {
  req.url = '/chat/completions';
  next();
});

// List available models
app.get("/models", validateApiKey, models_endpoint);

// Chat completions endpoint
app.post("/chat/completions", validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});
```

### Key Points:
1. **Middleware for Redirection**: By implementing middleware before your route definitions, you can effectively redirect requests to their corresponding primary routes.
2. **Simplicity**: This method leverages Express's middleware architecture to keep code straightforward and DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself).
3. **Maintainability**: Changes or additions to the route behavior only need to be handled in the primary endpoint definitions, making ongoing maintenance simpler and less error-prone. 

Using this pattern, any request to the `/v1` prefixed endpoint will be seamlessly redirected to the original endpoint, ensuring they are handled the same
User: doesnt work for 
Assistant: It looks like my previous explanation on using redirections might not be suitable in some scenarios, like handling POST requests or preserving some aspects of the original request. A direct method to ensure aliases work seamlessly is to use routing functions instead of changing the request URL. Let's implement a cleaner approach using Express's routing capabilities:

```javascript
import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";
import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// Helper function to alias routes by routing requests to the existing endpoint
const aliasRoute = (method, originalPath, aliasPath, middleware, handler) => {
  app[method](aliasPath, middleware, handler);
};

// List available models and aliases
app.get("/models", validateApiKey, models_endpoint);
aliasRoute('get', '/models', '/v1/models', validateApiKey, models_endpoint);

// Chat completions endpoint and aliases
app.post("/chat/completions", validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);
aliasRoute('post', '/chat/completions', '/v1/chat/completions', validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});
```

### Key Points:
1. **Direct Routing**: Instead of changing the URL, the `aliasRoute` function directly maps the alias to the same middleware and handler functions as the original path.
2. **Preservation of HTTP Method**: This method handles both GET and POST requests, along with any query parameters, headers, or body data associated with the requests.
3. **No Need for URL Manipulation**: By directly associating the alias route with the actual endpoint route, we avoid complications like lost request data or altered request methods, especially significant for POST and similar requests.

This approach ensures that your application stays robust and functions correctly across different HTTP methods and request types.
User: can you simplify so I dont need to repeat the middleware and handler?
Assistant: Certainly! You can simplify the process by defining the routes in a way that automatically applies the same middleware and handler for both the original endpoint and its alias, minimizing repetition. Here's a streamlined approach:

```javascript
import express from "express";
import cors from "cors";

import { validateApiKey } from "./middleware/api_key.js";
import { models_endpoint } from "./endpoints/models.js";
import { chat_completions_endpoint } from "./endpoints/chat_completions.js";

const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());

// Root
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send("server-g4f running <br> https://github.com/XInTheDark/server-g4f");
});

// Helper to register routes with middleware and handlers
const registerRoutes = (method, path, middleware, handler) => {
  app[method](path, middleware, handler);
  app[method](`/v1${path}`, middleware, handler); // Alias route
};

// List available models and aliases
registerRoutes('get', '/models', validateApiKey, models_endpoint);

// Chat completions endpoint and aliases
registerRoutes('post', '/chat/completions', validateApiKey, chat_completions_endpoint);

const server = app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running on port ${port}`);
  console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://localhost:${port}`);
  console.log(`API Base URL: http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});
```

### Key Improvements:
1. **Consolidated Route Registration**: The `registerRoutes` function simplifies registering both the original route and its alias by using a concise, reusable function.
2. **Eliminate Repetition**: Middleware and handlers are passed once and used for both versions of the route, reducing repetition and potential errors when updates are needed.
3. **Cleaner Code**: This approach makes it easier to manage and scale your routing logic as your application evolves.
User: i dont want to do that tho. i just want to do the app.post / app.get then i alias it
Assistant: