From dbc2bcfb7e2dea1fd29565f86bf096aba8a78698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Key <keircn@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:56:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] FileUpload: upload to discord if size does not exceed allowed
 size (#924)

* FileUpload: upload via discord if file size does not exceed allowed file size

* Change default file upload limit to 8 MB

* :)

* t

* Update index.tsx

* FileUpload: get fallback file size from getUserMaxFileSize instead of hardcoded values

* FileUpload: move findbyProps

* Update index.tsx

* Update index.tsx

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Co-authored-by: thororen1234 <78185467+thororen1234@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: creations <creations@creations.works>
Co-authored-by: Marvin Blank <blank@dontsp.am>
---
 src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/index.tsx    | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
 src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/settings.tsx | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/index.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/index.tsx
index ea4b2f074..e06d504a8 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/index.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/index.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ import { OpenExternalIcon } from "@components/Icons";
 import { Devs, EquicordDevs } from "@utils/constants";
 import { classNameFactory } from "@utils/css";
 import definePlugin from "@utils/types";
-import { DraftType, FluxDispatcher, Menu, PermissionsBits, PermissionStore, React, useEffect, useState } from "@webpack/common";
+import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
+import { DraftType, FluxDispatcher, Menu, PermissionsBits, PermissionStore, React, useEffect, UserStore, useState } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { settings } from "./settings";
 import { serviceLabels, ServiceType } from "./types";
 import { getMediaUrl } from "./utils/getMediaUrl";
 import { cancelCurrentUpload, getUploadState, isConfigured, subscribeUploadState, uploadFile, uploadPickedFile, uploadProvidedFiles } from "./utils/upload";
-
 const cl = classNameFactory("vc-file-upload-");
+const { getUserMaxFileSize } = findByPropsLazy("getUserMaxFileSize");
 let uploadAddFilesInterceptor: ((event: unknown) => void) | null = null;
 
 type UploadAddFilesEvent = {
@@ -28,8 +29,22 @@ type UploadAddFilesEvent = {
     uploads?: unknown;
     items?: unknown;
     draftType?: unknown;
+    maxFileSize?: unknown;
+    fileSizeLimit?: unknown;
+    limits?: {
+        fileSize?: unknown;
+    };
 };
 
+function shouldInterceptUploadFiles(files: readonly File[], payload: UploadAddFilesEvent): boolean {
+    if (!settings.store.interceptDiscordUploadOnlyOverLimit) return true;
+
+    const directLimit = [payload.maxFileSize, payload.fileSizeLimit, payload.limits?.fileSize].find(limit => Number.isFinite(limit)) as number | undefined;
+    const fallbackLimit = getUserMaxFileSize(UserStore.getCurrentUser());
+    const discordLimit = Math.max(0, directLimit ?? fallbackLimit);
+
+    return files.some(file => file.size > discordLimit);
+}
 function extractFilesFromValue(value: unknown): File[] {
     if (value instanceof File) return [value];
 
@@ -68,6 +83,7 @@ function interceptUploadAddFiles(event: unknown): void {
     const uniqueFiles = Array.from(new Set(files));
 
     if (!uniqueFiles.length) return;
+    if (!shouldInterceptUploadFiles(uniqueFiles, payload)) return;
 
     payload.files = [];
     payload.uploads = [];
diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/settings.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/settings.tsx
index a682afc21..acebee402 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/fileUpload/settings.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ export const settings = definePluginSettings({
         default: false,
         hidden: true
     },
+    interceptDiscordUploadOnlyOverLimit: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        description: "Only intercept uploads that exceed Discord file size limit.",
+        default: true,
+        hidden: true
+    },
     gofileToken: {
         type: OptionType.STRING,
         description: "Optional GoFile API token",
@@ -518,6 +524,13 @@ export function SettingsComponent() {
                 />
             </SettingsSection>
 
+            <SettingsSection tag="label" name="Only Intercept Over Discord File Size Limit" description="Use FileUpload only for files larger than your current Discord upload limit" inlineSetting>
+                <Switch
+                    checked={store.interceptDiscordUploadOnlyOverLimit}
+                    onChange={v => store.interceptDiscordUploadOnlyOverLimit = v}
+                />
+            </SettingsSection>
+
             <SettingsSection name="Upload Timeout" description="Maximum time to wait per upload attempt before switching to fallback">
                 <Select
                     options={[