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+const crypto = require('crypto');
+
+const nc_talk_url = process.env.NC_TALK_URL || 'https://cloud.ids-mannheim.de';
+const nc_talk_conversation = process.env.NC_TALK_CONVERSATION;
+const nc_talk_secret = process.env.NC_TALK_SECRET;
+
+// Function to send message to Nextcloud Talk
+async function sendToNextcloudTalk(message, silent = false, screenshotPath = null) {
+    if (!nc_talk_conversation || !nc_talk_secret) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const axios = require('axios');
+        const fs = require('fs');
+        const sharp = require('sharp');
+        
+        let fullMessage = message;
+        const MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 32000; // Nextcloud Talk message size limit
+        
+        // If a screenshot path is provided, try to embed it
+        if (screenshotPath && fs.existsSync(screenshotPath)) {
+            try {
+                // First, try to resize the image to reduce size
+                const resizedBuffer = await sharp(screenshotPath)
+                    .resize(800, null, { // Resize to max width of 800px, maintain aspect ratio
+                        withoutEnlargement: true,
+                        fit: 'inside'
+                    })
+                    .png({ quality: 80, compressionLevel: 9 })
+                    .toBuffer();
+                
+                const base64Image = resizedBuffer.toString('base64');
+                const dataUri = `data:image/png;base64,${base64Image}`;
+                const messageWithImage = `${message}\n\n![Screenshot](${dataUri})`;
+                
+                // Check if the message with image fits within the limit
+                if (messageWithImage.length <= MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH) {
+                    fullMessage = messageWithImage;
+                    console.log(`Screenshot will be embedded (message size: ${messageWithImage.length} chars)`);
+                } else {
+                    console.log(`Screenshot too large (${messageWithImage.length} chars), sending text-only notification`);
+                    fullMessage = `${message}\n\n_Screenshot available locally but too large to embed (${Math.round(messageWithImage.length / 1024)}KB)_`;
+                }
+            } catch (imageError) {
+                console.error('Failed to process screenshot for Nextcloud Talk:', imageError.message);
+                fullMessage = `${message}\n\n_Screenshot available locally but could not be processed_`;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Generate random header and signature
+        const randomHeader = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
+        const messageToSign = randomHeader + fullMessage;
+        const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', nc_talk_secret)
+            .update(messageToSign)
+            .digest('hex');
+
+        // Send the message
+        await axios.post(
+            `${nc_talk_url}/ocs/v2.php/apps/spreed/api/v1/bot/${nc_talk_conversation}/message`,
+            {
+                message: fullMessage,
+                silent: silent
+            },
+            {
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                    'Accept': 'application/json',
+                    'OCS-APIRequest': 'true',
+                    'X-Nextcloud-Talk-Bot-Random': randomHeader,
+                    'X-Nextcloud-Talk-Bot-Signature': signature
+                }
+            }
+        );
+        console.log('Message sent to Nextcloud Talk successfully');
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to send message to Nextcloud Talk:', error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+function ifConditionIt(title, condition, test) {
+    if (typeof it !== 'function') {
+        const { it } = require('mocha');
+         return condition ? it(title, test) : it.skip(title + " (skipped)", test)
+    }
+    return condition ? it(title, test) : it.skip(title + " (skipped)", test)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    sendToNextcloudTalk,
+    ifConditionIt,
+    nc_talk_conversation,
+    nc_talk_secret 
+};