import posts at least partially tested, we should do some more work on it - also, a few other bugs have been stomped

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}",
             "args": ["-C", "${workspaceFolder}/test.yaml"]
         },
+        {
+            "name": "Import Test",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "auto",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "args": ["-C", "${workspaceFolder}/test2.yaml"]
+        },
     ]
 }

communityadmin.go

@@ -782,11 +782,10 @@ func CreateCommunity(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 			}
 			var testcomm *database.Community
 			testcomm, err = database.AmGetCommunityByAlias(ctxt.Ctx(), dlg.Field("alias").Value)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err == nil {
-				return dlg.RenderError(ctxt, err.Error())
-			}
-			if testcomm != nil {
 				return dlg.RenderError(ctxt, fmt.Sprintf("A community with the alias \"%s\" already exists; please try again.", testcomm.Alias))
+			} else if err != database.ErrNoCommunity {
+				return dlg.RenderError(ctxt, err.Error())
 			}
 			var hideDir, hideSearch bool
 			switch dlg.Field("hidemode").Value {

conferenceadmin.go

@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ func ConferenceImport(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 
 	if ctxt.Verb() == "GET" {
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("confName", conf.Name)
+		ctxt.VarMap().Set("selfLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/import", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 		ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Messages: " + conf.Name)
 		return "framed", "conf_import.jet"
 	}
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ func ConferenceImport(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 	default:
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("errorMessage", "Invalid matching parameter.")
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("confName", conf.Name)
+		ctxt.VarMap().Set("selfLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/import", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 		ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Messages: " + conf.Name)
 		return "framed", "conf_import.jet"
 	}
@@ -792,6 +794,7 @@ func ConferenceImport(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("errorMessage", err.Error())
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("confName", conf.Name)
+		ctxt.VarMap().Set("selfLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/import", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 		ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Messages: " + conf.Name)
 		return "framed", "conf_import.jet"
 	}
@@ -799,6 +802,7 @@ func ConferenceImport(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("errorMessage", err.Error())
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("confName", conf.Name)
+		ctxt.VarMap().Set("selfLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/import", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 		ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Messages: " + conf.Name)
 		return "framed", "conf_import.jet"
 	}
@@ -807,11 +811,12 @@ func ConferenceImport(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("errorMessage", err.Error())
 		ctxt.VarMap().Set("confName", conf.Name)
+		ctxt.VarMap().Set("selfLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/import", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 		ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Messages: " + conf.Name)
 		return "framed", "conf_import.jet"
 	}
 
-	ctxt.VarMap().Set("backLink", "/sysadmin")
+	ctxt.VarMap().Set("backLink", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s/manage", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("headline", fmt.Sprintf("Processed %d topic(s) and added %d new post(s).", topics, posts))
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("scroll", scroll)
 	ctxt.SetFrameTitle("Import Results")

database/conference.go

@@ -568,8 +568,17 @@ func (c *Conference) TouchPost(ctx context.Context, tx *sqlx.Tx, u *User, lastPo
 
 // UnreadMessages returns the total number of unread messages in a conference for a user.
 func (c *Conference) UnreadMessages(ctx context.Context, u *User) (int32, error) {
+	var count int32
+	err := amdb.GetContext(ctx, &count, `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM topics t LEFT JOIN topicsettings s
+		ON t.topicid = s.topicid AND s.uid = ? WHERE t.confid = ? AND t.archived = 0 AND (s.hidden IS NULL OR s.hidden = 0)`, u.Uid, c.ConfId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
 	var rc int32
-	err := amdb.GetContext(ctx, &rc, `SELECT SUM(t.top_message - IFNULL(s.last_message,-1))
+	err = amdb.GetContext(ctx, &rc, `SELECT SUM(t.top_message - IFNULL(s.last_message,-1))
 		FROM topics t LEFT JOIN topicsettings s ON t.topicid = s.topicid AND s.uid = ?
 		WHERE t.confid = ? AND t.archived = 0 AND (s.hidden IS NULL OR s.hidden = 0)`, u.Uid, c.ConfId)
 	return rc, err
@@ -1284,10 +1293,17 @@ func AmCreateConference(ctx context.Context, comm *Community, name, alias, descr
 	}
 
 	// Get the current "last" sequence number.
-	var seq int
+	seq := 0
-	if err = tx.GetContext(ctx, &seq, "SELECT MAX(sequence) FROM commtoconf WHERE commid = ?", comm.Id); err != nil {
+	count := 0
+	if err = tx.GetContext(ctx, &count, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM commtoconf WHERE commid = ?", comm.Id); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if count > 0 {
+		if err = tx.GetContext(ctx, &seq, "SELECT MAX(sequence) FROM commtoconf WHERE commid = ?", comm.Id); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	// else assume we start with a 0 sequence
 
 	// Link the conference into the community, and set the hide flag.
 	if _, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, "INSERT INTO commtoconf (commid, confid, sequence, hide_list) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", comm.Id, rc.ConfId,

database/user.go

@@ -757,9 +757,11 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, remi
 	}
 
 	// Insert the user record.
+	ecn := util.GenerateRandomConfirmationNumber()
+	log.Debugf("generated E-mail confirmation number %d", ecn)
 	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, `INSERT INTO users (username, passhash, verify_email, lockout, email_confnum,
 		base_lvl, created, lastaccess, passreminder, description, dob) VALUES (?, ?, 0, 0, ?, ?, NOW(), NOW(), ?, '', ?)`,
-		username, hashPassword(password), util.GenerateRandomConfirmationNumber(), AmDefaultRole("Global.NewUser").Level(),
+		username, hashPassword(password), ecn, AmDefaultRole("Global.NewUser").Level(),
 		reminder, dob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

setup/database-contents.sql

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
     verify_email TINYINT DEFAULT 0,
     lockout TINYINT DEFAULT 0,
     access_tries SMALLINT DEFAULT 0,
-    email_confnum MEDIUMINT DEFAULT 0,
+    email_confnum INT DEFAULT 0,
     base_lvl SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
     created DATETIME NOT NULL,
     lastaccess DATETIME,

setup/database.sql

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
     verify_email TINYINT DEFAULT 0,
     lockout TINYINT DEFAULT 0,
     access_tries SMALLINT DEFAULT 0,
-    email_confnum MEDIUMINT DEFAULT 0,
+    email_confnum INT DEFAULT 0,
     base_lvl SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
     created DATETIME NOT NULL,
     lastaccess DATETIME,

ui/views/conf_import.jet

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     <!-- Upload Form -->
-    <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/sysadmin/import" class="max-w-3xl">
+    <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="{{ selfLink }}" class="max-w-3xl">
         <div class="bg-gray-50 p-6 rounded-lg">
             <div class="mb-6 flex gap-2">
                 <label for="idata" class="block text-black text-sm font-medium mb-2">

ui/views/conflist.jet

@@ -18,36 +18,40 @@
     <div class="max-w-4xl">
         <div class="bg-gray-50 p-6 rounded-lg mb-6">
             <div class="space-y-6">
-                {{ range i, c := conferences }}
+                {{ if len(conferences) > 0 }}
-                    <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+                    {{ range i, c := conferences }}
-                        <span class="text-lg pt-0.5 flex-shrink-0">🟣</span>
+                        <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
-                        <div class="flex-1">
+                            <span class="text-lg pt-0.5 flex-shrink-0">🟣</span>
-                            <div class="mb-2">
+                            <div class="flex-1">
-                                <a href="/comm/{{ commAlias }}/conf/{{ c.Alias }}" 
+                                <div class="mb-2">
-                                    class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900 font-bold text-lg">{{ c.Name }}</a>
+                                    <a href="/comm/{{ commAlias }}/conf/{{ c.Alias }}" 
-                                <span class="text-gray-600 text-sm ml-2">- Latest activity: {{ DisplayActivity(c.LastUpdate, .) }}</span>
+                                        class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900 font-bold text-lg">{{ c.Name }}</a>
-                                {{ if newflag[i] }}
+                                    <span class="text-gray-600 text-sm ml-2">- Latest activity: {{ DisplayActivity(c.LastUpdate, .) }}</span>
-                                    <span class="ml-2" title="There are new messages in this conference">🔔</span>
+                                    {{ if newflag[i] }}
-                                {{ end }}
+                                        <span class="ml-2" title="There are new messages in this conference">🔔</span>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="text-sm text-gray-700 mb-1">
-                                {{ if len(c.Hosts) == 1 }}
-                                    <span class="font-medium">Host:</span>
-                                {{ else }}
-                                    <span class="font-medium">Hosts:</span>
-                                {{ end }}
-                                {{ if len(c.Hosts) > 0 }}
-                                    {{ range j, u := c.Hosts }}
-                                        {{ if j > 0 }}, {{ end }}
-                                        <a href="/users/{{ u }}" class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900">{{ u }}</a>
                                     {{ end }}
-                                {{ else }}
+                                </div>
-                                    None 
+                                <div class="text-sm text-gray-700 mb-1">
-                                {{ end }}
+                                    {{ if len(c.Hosts) == 1 }}
+                                        <span class="font-medium">Host:</span>
+                                    {{ else }}
+                                        <span class="font-medium">Hosts:</span>
+                                    {{ end }}
+                                    {{ if len(c.Hosts) > 0 }}
+                                        {{ range j, u := c.Hosts }}
+                                            {{ if j > 0 }}, {{ end }}
+                                            <a href="/users/{{ u }}" class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900">{{ u }}</a>
+                                        {{ end }}
+                                    {{ else }}
+                                        None 
+                                    {{ end }}
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="italic text-gray-600 text-sm">{{ c.Description }}</div>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="italic text-gray-600 text-sm">{{ c.Description }}</div>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ else }}
+                    <div class="italic text-gray-600 text-lg">No conferences in this community.</div>
                 {{ end }}
             </div>
         </div>

util/random.go

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Amsterdam Web Communities System
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
  *
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	crand "crypto/rand"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	mrand "math/rand"
+	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ var syllabary = [...]string{
 	"za", "ze", "zi", "zo", "zu",
 }
 
+// RCN_BASE is the base for generating random confirmation numbers.
+var RCN_BASE *big.Int = big.NewInt(900000)
+
+// RCN_OFFSET is what we add to a generated random number to get a proper confirmation number.
+const RCN_OFFSET = 1000000
+
+// RCN_MAX is the maximum value of a confirmation number.
+const RCN_MAX = 9999999
+
 // GenerateRandomAuthString generates a random authentication string.
 func GenerateRandomAuthString() string {
 	b := make([]byte, authStringLen)
@@ -64,10 +74,18 @@ func GenerateRandomAuthString() string {
 
 // GenerateRandomConfirmationNumber generates a random 7-digit confirmation number.
 func GenerateRandomConfirmationNumber() int32 {
-	rc := mrand.Int31n(9000000) + 1000000
+	v1, err := crand.Int(crand.Reader, RCN_BASE)
-	for rc < 1000000 || rc > 9999999 {
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("GRCN ERR %v", err))
+	}
+	rc := int32(v1.Int64()) + RCN_OFFSET
+	for rc < RCN_OFFSET || rc > RCN_MAX {
 		log.Errorf("*** GRCN out of range error! %d", rc)
-		rc = mrand.Int31n(9000000) + 1000000
+		v1, err = crand.Int(crand.Reader, RCN_BASE)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("GRCN ERR %v", err))
+		}
+		rc = int32(v1.Int64()) + RCN_OFFSET
 	}
 	return rc
 }