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Debouncing liking a post in the hackiest way imaginable #1055

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@JohnAllenTech JohnAllenTech commented Oct 3, 2024

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Fixes #914

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  • This is a disgusting way to do this and I wouldnt approve this PR
  • I have tried to debounce useMutation 6 different ways but I cant get it to work. This is 100% a skill issue in terms of FE work.
  • I hope someone sees this and is so disgusted they fix it correctly

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I am spam clicking the like button. Not you need to throttle your connection locally as we need to imitate real life network calls. Calls locally resolve to fast to replicate this bug without the throttling.

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The changes in this pull request primarily focus on the like mutation within the postRouter of the API. The logic for decrementing the likes count has been refined to include a check for the successful deletion of a like before updating the count. This ensures that the likes count accurately reflects the current state of likes. Minor formatting adjustments were also made, including the removal of an unnecessary comment and restructuring of await statements for clarity.

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File Change Summary
server/api/router/post.ts Modified like mutation logic to check for successful like deletion before decrementing likes count; minor formatting adjustments.

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Objective Addressed Explanation
Liking a post continuously causes the like count to decrease (#914)
Disable the like button when liking/unliking a post (#914) The implementation does not address disabling the button.

🐰 In the meadow where likes do play,
A count so true, it won’t stray.
With checks in place, we hop with glee,
No more drops from a click spree!
So let’s like posts, one by one,
Accurate counts, oh what fun! 🌼


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if (res.length !== 0) {
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Essentially we are ensuring there is a like to remove before be decrement the like count stored on the post table.

Previously even if no like was found we decremented the like count of the post. This lead to the ability to have negative likes

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I think this should work. Could the same happen in the positive way (eg giving infinite likes?)

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No because theres a foreign key constraint that prevents a user creating two 'like' rows for the same post. This causes the transaction to fail.

For some reason when you try to delete something that doesnt exist it doesnt throw an error and instead just goes 👍🏻

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server/api/router/post.ts (2)

221-230: Approve changes with suggestions for further improvements

The changes effectively address the issue of decreasing like counts during rapid clicking by ensuring that the post's like count is only decremented when a like is actually deleted. This is a good improvement to the existing logic.

However, there are a few points to consider for further enhancement:

  1. Concurrent operations: The current implementation might still face race conditions if multiple users are liking/unliking the same post simultaneously. Consider using a more robust approach, such as optimistic locking or a compare-and-swap operation to ensure consistency.

  2. Client-side debouncing: The PR description mentions attempts to debounce the useMutation function. While this server-side fix helps, implementing client-side debouncing would provide a better user experience by preventing rapid successive calls to the server.

To address these points:

  1. For handling concurrent operations, consider using a transaction with a SELECT ... FOR UPDATE statement to lock the row before updating:
await ctx.db.transaction(async (tx) => {
  const [postToUpdate] = await tx
    .select()
    .from(post)
    .where(eq(post.id, postId))
    .forUpdate();

  if (!postToUpdate) {
    throw new TRPCError({
      code: 'NOT_FOUND',
      message: 'Post not found',
    });
  }

  res = await tx
    .delete(like)
    .where(
      and(
        eq(like.postId, postId),
        eq(like.userId, ctx.session?.user?.id),
      ),
    )
    .returning();

  if (res.length !== 0) {
    await tx
      .update(post)
      .set({
        likes: postToUpdate.likes - 1,
      })
      .where(eq(post.id, postId));
  }
});
  1. For client-side debouncing, implement a debounce function in your frontend code where the useMutation is called. This will help prevent rapid successive calls to the server.

Would you like assistance in implementing these suggestions or creating a separate issue to track these improvements?


Line range hint 1-230: Summary and Next Steps

The changes in this file effectively address the immediate issue of decreasing like counts during rapid clicking. The implementation ensures that the post's like count is only decremented when a like is actually deleted, which is a good improvement to the existing logic.

However, there are opportunities for further enhancements:

  1. Implement more robust handling of concurrent operations to prevent potential race conditions.
  2. Address the client-side debouncing issue mentioned in the PR description to improve user experience.

Next steps:

  1. Consider implementing the suggested improvements for handling concurrent operations.
  2. Create a separate issue to track the implementation of client-side debouncing.
  3. Once these improvements are made, this PR can be considered ready for merging.

Would you like assistance in creating issues to track these improvements or in implementing them directly?

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@JohnAllenTech JohnAllenTech changed the title chore: this works but I hate it Debouncing liking a post in the hackiest way imaginable Oct 3, 2024
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🌮 Works until we find out how we are supposed to do it 😹

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