Jul 21 - Update uploaded photos location/timestamp

app/api/photos.py

@@ -47,13 +47,26 @@ def upload_photo():
     ---------------------
     file        — binary image data (jpg / png / gif)
     entity_type — "inspection" | "issue" | "issue_result"  (controls subfolder)
+    captured_at — OPTIONAL ISO-8601 capture time (e.g. 2026-07-20T09:14:22-04:00)
+    latitude    — OPTIONAL decimal degrees at capture
+    longitude   — OPTIONAL decimal degrees at capture
+
+    A capture-time + geo overlay is burned into the image before it is stored
+    (see app/utils/photo_stamp.py). Metadata is taken from the client fields
+    above, falling back to the image's EXIF, then to server receipt time.
+    Sending captured_at/latitude/longitude is strongly preferred for an
+    offline-first client: a photo taken at 09:14 but synced at 16:00 would
+    otherwise be stamped with the sync time.
 
     Response 200
     ------------
     {
         "ok": true,
         "data": {
-            "server_path": "uploads/inspection_photos/abc123.jpg"
+            "server_path": "uploads/inspection_photos/abc123.jpg",
+            "stamped": true,
+            "captured_at": "2026-07-20T09:14:22",
+            "capture_source": "client"
         }
     }
     """
@@ -85,12 +98,35 @@ def upload_photo():
     else:
         subfolder = 'inspection_photos'
 
+    # Burn the capture-time + geo overlay before the bytes are ever stored, so
+    # exactly one (already-stamped) object is written and nothing has to be
+    # read back out of R2. Any stamping failure returns the original bytes.
+    meta = {'stamped': False, 'captured_at': None, 'source': None}
+    if current_app.config.get('PHOTO_STAMP_ENABLED', True):
+        from app.utils.photo_stamp import stamp_file_storage
+        file_obj, meta = stamp_file_storage(
+            file_obj,
+            captured_at = request.form.get('captured_at'),
+            latitude    = request.form.get('latitude'),
+            longitude   = request.form.get('longitude'),
+        )
+
     # Write via the active storage backend (local disk or R2). Key format
     # 'uploads/<subfolder>/<uuid>.<ext>' is unchanged across backends.
     from app.utils import storage
     server_path = storage.save(file_obj, subfolder)
 
-    logger.info('API PHOTOS | uploaded | entity_type=%s | path=%s | user=%s',
-                entity_type, server_path, user.username)
+    logger.info(
+        'API PHOTOS | uploaded | entity_type=%s | path=%s | user=%s | '
+        'stamped=%s | capture_source=%s',
+        entity_type, server_path, user.username,
+        meta.get('stamped'), meta.get('source'),
+    )
 
-    return api_ok({'server_path': server_path})
+    captured_at = meta.get('captured_at')
+    return api_ok({
+        'server_path':    server_path,
+        'stamped':        bool(meta.get('stamped')),
+        'captured_at':    captured_at.isoformat() if captured_at else None,
+        'capture_source': meta.get('source'),
+    })