Jul 14 - Using CDN - Phase 1

app/__init__.py

@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ def create_app(config_name='default'):
     app.jinja_env.globals['sla_hours_remaining'] = sla_hours_remaining
     app.jinja_env.globals['SLA_HOURS']           = SLA_HOURS
 
+    # Photo URL resolver — routes through the active storage backend so templates
+    # work unchanged when the backend flips from local to R2 (see utils/storage.py).
+    from app.utils import storage as _storage
+    app.jinja_env.globals['media_url'] = _storage.media_url
+
     # ── Inject unread notification count into every template context ──────
     # This powers the red badge on the navbar bell icon without requiring
     # individual routes to pass the count manually.