Initial Commit

app/Http/Controllers/StoryController.php

@@ -69,4 +69,33 @@ class StoryController extends Controller
         Story::where('id', $id)->update(['viewed_at' => now()]);
         return response()->json(['ok' => true]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch a single story item by its own id, regardless of whether it's
+     * still active — used for opening a story someone shared in a DM long
+     * after it expired from the live tray.
+     */
+    public function showItem(string $id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $item = Story::find($id);
+
+        if (! $item) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Story not found.'], 404);
+        }
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'username' => $item->username,
+            'profile_pic_url' => $item->profile_pic_url,
+            'start_index' => 0,
+            'items' => [[
+                'id' => $item->id,
+                'code' => $item->code,
+                'is_video' => $item->is_video,
+                'image_url' => $item->image_url,
+                'video_url' => $item->video_url,
+                'accessibility_caption' => $item->accessibility_caption,
+                'taken_at' => $item->taken_at,
+            ]],
+        ]);
+    }
 }