feat: add env to skip uploading to akord

.gitignore

@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ target
 node_modules
 test-ledger
 .yarn
-.vscode/
+.vscode/
+.env

app/.env.template

@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-NEXT_PUBLIC_WALLET_NETWORK=devnet
+# This file is a template for the .env file that should be created in the root of the project
+# The .env file should be created by copying this file and filling in the values
+# The .env file should not be committed to the repository
+
+# Default network to use for the web3 connection
+NEXT_PUBLIC_WALLET_NETWORK=devnet
+
+# Set to true to skip uploading files to Arweave
+FAKE_UPLOADS=false
+

app/app/api/upload/route.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     file
   );
 
+  if (process.env.FAKE_UPLOADS) {
+    console.warn("Skipping upload to Akord, simulating upload...");
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      metadataUrl: `https://fake.uploads/${metadataFileName}`,
+      imageUrl: `https://fake.uploads/${imageFileName}`,
+    });
+  }
+
   const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
   const buffer = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer);