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+<?php
+// Marcel Kapfer (mmk2410)
+// License: MIT License
+// api for uploading files
+
+use \Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+use \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
+
+require '../../../vendor/autoload.php';
+require '../../../res/php/Config.php';
+require '../../../res/php/ArticleGenerator.php';
+
+use \mmk2410\rbe\config\Config as Config;
+
+$config = new Config("../../../config.yaml", '../../../vendor/autoload.php');
+$settings = $config->getConfig();
+
+if ($settings["rcc"]["api"] == "on" && $settings["rcc"]["rcc"] == "on") {
+    $app = new \Slim\App();
+
+    /**
+    * api for uploading files
+    *
+    * @return JSON json string with status
+    */
+    $app->post('/', function (Request $request, Response $response) {
+        $storage = new \Upload\Storage\FileSystem('../../../media/');
+        $file = new \Upload\File('file', $storage);
+
+        try {
+            $file->upload();
+            $data = array("code" => 201);
+            $response = $response->withHeader('Content-type', 'application/json');
+            $response = $response->withJson($data, 201);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $errors = $file->getErrors();
+            $data = array("code" => 500, "error" => $Errors);
+            $response = $response->withHeader('Content-type', 'application/json');
+            $response = $response->withJson($data, 500);
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    });
+
+    $app->run();
+}