Fix AJAX navigation, WebSocket script scope, and Daphne media serving 404s

core/urls.py

@@ -1,13 +1,43 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path, include
+from django.urls import path, re_path, include
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
+from django.views.static import serve as static_serve
+from django.http import FileResponse, Http404
+import os
+from urllib.parse import unquote
+
+
+def serve_media(request, path):
+    """Serve media files — works under Daphne/ASGI where static() does not."""
+    # URL-decode the path (handles %20 for spaces, etc.)
+    decoded_path = unquote(path)
+    file_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, decoded_path)
+
+    if os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        return FileResponse(open(file_path, 'rb'))
+
+    # Fallback: try the raw (non-decoded) path
+    raw_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, path)
+    if os.path.isfile(raw_path):
+        return FileResponse(open(raw_path, 'rb'))
+
+    print(f"[MEDIA 404] Requested: {path}")
+    print(f"[MEDIA 404] Decoded:   {decoded_path}")
+    print(f"[MEDIA 404] Full path: {file_path}")
+    print(f"[MEDIA 404] Exists:    {os.path.exists(file_path)}")
+    print(f"[MEDIA 404] Dir listing: {os.listdir(os.path.dirname(file_path)) if os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(file_path)) else 'DIR NOT FOUND'}")
+    raise Http404(f"Media file not found: {decoded_path}")
+
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    # Serve media files explicitly — needed because Daphne (ASGI) does not
+    # honour the static() helper the way Django's runserver does.
+    # Must be BEFORE the catch-all chat.urls include.
+    re_path(r'^media/(?P<path>.*)$', serve_media),
     path('', include('chat.urls')),
-] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT) \
-  + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
+] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
 
 handler404 = 'chat.views.handler404'
 handler500 = 'chat.views.handler500'