optimistic updates for fav/reblog

routes/_actions/favorite.js

@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@ export async function setFavorited (statusId, favorited) {
   }
   let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
   let accessToken = store.get('accessToken')
-  try {
-    await (favorited
+  let networkPromise = favorited
     ? favoriteStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId)
-        : unfavoriteStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId))
+    : unfavoriteStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId)
+  store.setStatusFavorited(instanceName, statusId, favorited) // optimistic update
+  try {
+    await networkPromise
     await database.setStatusFavorited(instanceName, statusId, favorited)
-    let statusModifications = store.get('statusModifications')
-    let currentStatusModifications = statusModifications[instanceName] =
-      (statusModifications[instanceName] || {favorites: {}, reblogs: {}})
-    currentStatusModifications.favorites[statusId] = favorited
-    store.set({statusModifications: statusModifications})
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e)
     toast.say(`Failed to ${favorited ? 'favorite' : 'unfavorite'}. ` + (e.message || ''))
+    store.setStatusFavorited(instanceName, statusId, !favorited) // undo optimistic update
   }
 }

routes/_actions/reblog.js

@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@ export async function setReblogged (statusId, reblogged) {
   }
   let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
   let accessToken = store.get('accessToken')
-  try {
-    await (reblogged
+  let networkPromise = reblogged
     ? reblogStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId)
-        : unreblogStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId))
+    : unreblogStatus(instanceName, accessToken, statusId)
+  store.setStatusReblogged(instanceName, statusId, reblogged) // optimistic update
+  try {
+    await networkPromise
     await database.setStatusReblogged(instanceName, statusId, reblogged)
-    let statusModifications = store.get('statusModifications')
-    let currentStatusModifications = statusModifications[instanceName] =
-      (statusModifications[instanceName] || {favorites: {}, reblogs: {}})
-    currentStatusModifications.reblogs[statusId] = reblogged
-    store.set({statusModifications: statusModifications})
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e)
     toast.say(`Failed to ${reblogged ? 'boost' : 'unboost'}. ` + (e.message || ''))
+    store.setStatusReblogged(instanceName, statusId, !reblogged) // undo optimistic update
   }
 }

routes/_store/mixins/mixins.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { timelineMixins } from './timelineMixins'
 import { instanceMixins } from './instanceMixins'
+import { statusMixins } from './statusMixins'
 
 export function mixins (Store) {
   instanceMixins(Store)
   timelineMixins(Store)
+  statusMixins(Store)
 }

routes/_store/mixins/statusMixins.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function getStatusModifications (store, instanceName) {
+  let statusModifications = store.get('statusModifications')
+  statusModifications[instanceName] = statusModifications[instanceName] || {
+    favorites: {},
+    reblogs: {}
+  }
+  return statusModifications
+}
+
+export function statusMixins (Store) {
+  Store.prototype.setStatusFavorited = function (instanceName, statusId, favorited) {
+    let statusModifications = getStatusModifications(this, instanceName)
+    statusModifications[instanceName].favorites[statusId] = favorited
+    this.set({statusModifications})
+  }
+
+  Store.prototype.setStatusReblogged = function (instanceName, statusId, reblogged) {
+    let statusModifications = getStatusModifications(this, instanceName)
+    statusModifications[instanceName].reblogs[statusId] = reblogged
+    this.set({statusModifications})
+  }
+}

routes/_utils/sync.js

@@ -16,3 +16,18 @@ export async function cacheFirstUpdateAfter (networkFetcher, dbFetcher, dbUpdate
     }
   }
 }
+
+// Make a change that we optimistically show to the user as successful, but which
+// actually depends on a network operation. In the unlikely event that the network
+// operation fails, revert the changes
+export async function optimisticUpdate (doImmediately, networkUpdater, onSuccess, onFailure) {
+  let networkPromise = networkUpdater()
+  doImmediately()
+  try {
+    let response = await networkPromise
+    onSuccess(response)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    onFailure(e)
+  }
+}

tests/spec/105-deletes.js

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
 import {
   clickToNotificationsAndBackHome, forceOffline, forceOnline, getNthStatus, getUrl, homeNavButton,
-  notificationsNavButton,
-  sleep
+  notificationsNavButton
 } from '../utils'
 import { deleteAs, postAs, postReplyAs } from '../serverActions'