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+require('dotenv').config();
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const ExifReader = require('exifreader');
+const sharp = require('sharp');
+const axios = require('axios');
+
+const BASE_URL = process.env.BASE_URL;
+const EMAIL = process.env.EMAIL;
+const PASSWORD = process.env.PASSWORD;
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+// LOGIN → ottiene token JWT
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+async function getToken() {
+  try {
+    const res = await axios.post(`${BASE_URL}/auth/login`, {
+      email: EMAIL,
+      password: PASSWORD
+    });
+    return res.data.token;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("ERRORE LOGIN:", err.message);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+// INVIA FOTO AL SERVER
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+async function sendPhoto(json) {
+  const token = await getToken();
+  if (!token) {
+    console.error("Token non ottenuto, impossibile inviare foto");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await axios.post(`${BASE_URL}/photos`, json, {
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Errore invio foto:", err.message);
+  }
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+// CREA THUMBNAILS
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+async function createThumbnails(filePath, thumbMinPath, thumbAvgPath) {
+  try {
+    await sharp(filePath)
+      .resize(100, 100, { fit: "inside" })
+      .withMetadata()
+      .toFile(thumbMinPath);
+
+    await sharp(filePath)
+      .resize(400)
+      .withMetadata()
+      .toFile(thumbAvgPath);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Errore creazione thumbnails:", err.message);
+  }
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+// SCANSIONE RICORSIVA
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+async function scanDir(dir, ext, results = []) {
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+
+  for (const file of files) {
+    const filePath = path.join(dir, file);
+    const stat = fs.statSync(filePath);
+
+    if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+      await scanDir(filePath, ext, results);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (path.extname(file).toLowerCase() !== ext) continue;
+
+    console.log("Trovato:", file);
+
+    const relDir = dir.replace("public/", "");
+    const thumbDir = path.join("public", relDir.replace("original", "thumbs"));
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(thumbDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(thumbDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    const baseName = path.parse(file).name;
+    const extName = path.parse(file).ext;
+
+    const thumbMin = path.join(thumbDir, `${baseName}_min${extName}`);
+    const thumbAvg = path.join(thumbDir, `${baseName}_avg${extName}`);
+
+    await createThumbnails(filePath, thumbMin, thumbAvg);
+
+    // EXIF
+    let tags = {};
+    try {
+      tags = await ExifReader.load(filePath, { expanded: true });
+    } catch {}
+
+    const time = tags?.exif?.DateTimeOriginal?.value?.[0] || null;
+    const gps = tags?.gps || null;
+
+    results.push({
+      name: file,
+      path: relDir + "/" + file,
+      thub1: thumbMin.replace("public/", ""),
+      thub2: thumbAvg.replace("public/", ""),
+      gps,
+      data: time,
+      location: null
+    });
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+// FUNZIONE PRINCIPALE
+// -----------------------------------------------------
+async function scanPhoto(dir) {
+  console.log("Inizio scansione:", dir);
+
+  const photos = await scanDir(dir, ".jpg");
+
+  console.log("Trovate", photos.length, "foto");
+
+  for (const p of photos) {
+    await sendPhoto(p);
+  }
+
+  console.log("Scansione completata");
+}
+
+module.exports = scanPhoto;