feat: reworked timelines to be persistent

a lot of work on uris, fetching, concurrency and caching. now timelines
persist and should behave appropriately with your logins! there are
still some weird edge cases but all around i think it's pretty solid and
also quite nice!!

web/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ serde_json = "1"
 dashmap = "5.5"
 leptos = { version = "0.6", features = ["csr"] }
 leptos_router = { version = "0.6", features = ["csr"] }
-leptos-use = "0.10"
+leptos-use = { version = "0.10", features = ["serde"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["json"] }
 apb = { path = "../apb", features = ["unstructured"] }
 futures = "0.3.30"

web/index.html

@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@
 			border-radius: 50%;
 		}
 		div.boxscroll {
-			max-height: calc(100vh - 8rem);
+			max-height: calc(100vh - 7rem);
 			overflow-y: scroll;
 		}
+		div.tl-header {
+			background-color: #bf616a55;
+			color: #bf616a;
+		}
 		@media screen and (max-width: 786px) {
 			div.boxscroll {
 				max-height: 100%;

web/src/context.rs

@@ -1,23 +1,216 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use apb::{Activity, ActivityMut, Base, Collection, CollectionPage};
 use dashmap::DashMap;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use leptos::{create_signal, leptos_dom::logging::console_warn, ReadSignal, Signal, SignalGet, SignalSet, WriteSignal};
 
-lazy_static! {
-	pub static ref CTX: Context = Context::default();
+use crate::{Auth, URL_BASE};
+
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+	pub static ref CACHE: ObjectCache = ObjectCache::default();
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
-pub struct Context {
-	pub cache: Arc<Cache>,
-	pub timelines: Arc<Timelines>,
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ObjectCache(pub Arc<DashMap<String, serde_json::Value>>);
+
+impl ObjectCache {
+	pub fn get(&self, k: &str) -> Option<serde_json::Value> {
+		self.0.get(k).map(|x| x.clone())
+	}
+
+	pub fn put(&self, k: String, v: serde_json::Value) {
+		self.0.insert(k, v);
+	}
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub struct Cache {
-	pub actors: DashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+pub struct Uri;
+
+impl Uri {
+
+	pub fn full(kind: &str, id: &str) -> String {
+		if id.starts_with('+') {
+			id.replace('+', "https://").replace('@', "/")
+		} else {
+			format!("{URL_BASE}/{kind}/{id}")
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn short(url: &str) -> String {
+		if url.starts_with(URL_BASE) {
+			url.split('/').last().unwrap_or_default().to_string()
+		} else {
+			url.replace("https://", "+").replace('/', "@")
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// convert url id to valid frontend view id:
+	///   /web/users/test
+	///   /web/objects/+social.alemi.dev@objects@1204kasfkl
+	/// accepts:
+	///  - https://my.domain.net/users/root
+	///  - https://other.domain.net/unexpected/path/root
+	///  - +other.domain.net@users@root
+	///  - root
+	pub fn web(kind: &str, url: &str) -> String {
+		format!("/web/{kind}/{}", Self::short(url))
+	}
+	
+	/// convert url id to valid backend api id
+	///   https://feditest.alemi.dev/users/test
+	///   https://feditest.alemi.dev/users/+social.alemi.dev@users@alemi
+	/// accepts:
+	///  - https://my.domain.net/users/root
+	///  - https://other.domain.net/unexpected/path/root
+	///  - +other.domain.net@users@root
+	///  - root
+	pub fn api(kind: &str, url: &str) -> String {
+		format!("{URL_BASE}/{kind}/{}", Self::short(url))
+	}
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub struct Timelines {
+// impl ObjectCache {
+// 	pub async fn user(&self, id: &str, token: Option<&str>) -> Option<serde_json::Value> {
+// 		match self.actors.get(id) {
+// 			Some(x) => Some(x.clone()),
+// 			None => {
+// 				let mut req = reqwest::Client::new()
+// 					.get(format!("{URL_BASE}/users/+?id={id}"));
+// 				if let Some(token) = token {
+// 					req = req.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"));
+// 				}
+// 				let user = req
+// 					.send()
+// 					.await.ok()?
+// 					.json::<serde_json::Value>()
+// 					.await.ok()?;
+// 
+// 				self.actors.insert(id.to_string(), user.clone());
+// 
+// 				Some(user)
+// 			},
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// }
+
+pub struct Http;
+
+impl Http {
+	pub async fn request<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(method: reqwest::Method, url: &str, data: Option<&serde_json::Value>, token: &Signal<Option<Auth>>) -> reqwest::Result<T> {
+		let mut req = reqwest::Client::new()
+			.request(method, url);
+
+		if let Some(auth) = token.get() {
+			req = req.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", auth.token));
+		}
+
+		if let Some(data) = data {
+			req = req.json(data);
+		}
+
+		req.send()
+			.await?
+			.error_for_status()?
+			.json::<T>()
+			.await
+	}
+
+	pub async fn fetch<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(url: &str, token: &Signal<Option<Auth>>) -> reqwest::Result<T> {
+		Self::request(reqwest::Method::GET, url, None, token).await
+	}
+
+	pub async fn post<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(url: &str, data: &serde_json::Value, token: &Signal<Option<Auth>>) -> reqwest::Result<T> {
+		Self::request(reqwest::Method::POST, url, Some(data), token).await
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Timeline {
+	pub(crate) feed: ReadSignal<Vec<String>>,
+	pub(crate) set_feed: WriteSignal<Vec<String>>,
+	pub(crate) next: ReadSignal<String>,
+	pub(crate) set_next: WriteSignal<String>,
+}
+
+impl Timeline {
+	pub fn new(url: String) -> Self {
+		let (feed, set_feed) = create_signal(vec![]);
+		let (next, set_next) = create_signal(url);
+		Timeline { feed, set_feed, next, set_next }
+	}
+
+	pub fn feed(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+		self.feed.get()
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_feed(&self, feed: Vec<String>) {
+		self.set_feed.set(feed);
+	}
+
+	pub fn next(&self) -> String {
+		self.next.get()
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_next(&self, feed: String) {
+		self.set_next.set(feed);
+	}
+
+	pub async fn more(&self, auth: Signal<Option<Auth>>) -> reqwest::Result<()> {
+		let feed_url = self.next();
+
+		let collection : serde_json::Value = Http::fetch(&feed_url, &auth).await?;
+	
+	
+		let activities : Vec<serde_json::Value> = collection
+			.ordered_items()
+			.collect();
+	
+		let mut out = self.feed();
+		let mut sub_tasks = Vec::new();
+
+		for activity in activities {
+			// save embedded object if present
+			if let Some(object) = activity.object().get() {
+				if let Some(object_uri) = object.id() {
+					CACHE.put(object_uri.to_string(), object.clone());
+				}
+			} else { // try fetching it
+				if let Some(object_id) = activity.object().id() {
+					sub_tasks.push(fetch_and_update("objects", object_id, auth));
+				}
+			}
+	
+			// save activity, removing embedded object
+			let object_id = activity.object().id();
+			if let Some(activity_id) = activity.id() {
+				out.push(activity_id.to_string());
+				CACHE.put(
+					activity_id.to_string(),
+					activity.clone().set_object(apb::Node::maybe_link(object_id))
+				);
+			}
+	
+			if let Some(uid) = activity.actor().id() {
+				if CACHE.get(&uid).is_none() {
+					sub_tasks.push(fetch_and_update("users", uid, auth));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		futures::future::join_all(sub_tasks).await;
+	
+		self.set_feed(out);
+
+		if let Some(next) = collection.next().id() {
+			self.set_next(next);
+		}
+	
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+async fn fetch_and_update(kind: &'static str, id: String, auth: Signal<Option<Auth>>) {
+	match Http::fetch(&Uri::api(kind, &id), &auth).await {
+		Ok(data) => CACHE.put(id, data),
+		Err(e) => console_warn(&format!("could not fetch '{id}': {e}")),
+	}
 }

web/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 pub mod context;
 
-use apb::{target::Addressed, Activity, ActivityMut, Actor, Base, Collection, Object, ObjectMut};
-use context::CTX;
-use leptos::{leptos_dom::logging::console_log, *};
+use apb::{target::Addressed, Activity, Actor, Base, Collection, Object, ObjectMut};
+use leptos::{leptos_dom::logging::{console_error, console_log}, *};
 use leptos_router::*;
 
+use crate::context::{Http, Timeline, Uri, CACHE};
 
 pub const URL_BASE: &str = "https://feditest.alemi.dev";
 pub const URL_PREFIX: &str = "/web";
@@ -15,58 +15,57 @@ struct LoginForm {
 	password: String,
 }
 
-/// convert url id to valid frontend view id
-/// accepts:
-///  - https://my.domain.net/users/root
-///  - https://other.domain.net/unexpected/path/root
-///  - +other.domain.net@users@root
-///  - root
-fn web_uri(kind: &str, url: &str) -> String {
-	if url.starts_with(URL_BASE) {
-		format!("/web/{kind}/{}", url.split('/').last().unwrap_or_default())
-	} else {
-		format!("/web/{kind}/{}", url.replace("https://", "+").replace('/', "@"))
-	}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct Auth {
+	pub token: String,
+	pub user: String,
+	pub expires: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>,
 }
 
-/// convert url id to valid backend api id
-/// accepts:
-///  - https://my.domain.net/users/root
-///  - https://other.domain.net/unexpected/path/root
-///  - +other.domain.net@users@root
-///  - root
-fn api_uri(kind: &str, url: &str) -> String {
-	if url.starts_with(URL_BASE) {
-		url.to_string()
-	} else {
-		format!("{URL_BASE}/{kind}/{}", url.replace("https://", "+").replace('/', "@"))
-	}
+pub trait MaybeToken {
+	fn present(&self) -> bool;
+	fn token(&self) -> String;
+	fn username(&self) -> String;
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
-struct AuthSuccess {
-	token: String,
-	user: String,
-	expires: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>,
+impl MaybeToken for Option<Auth> {
+	fn token(&self) -> String {
+		match self {
+			None => String::new(),
+			Some(x) => x.token.clone(),
+		}
+	}
+	fn present(&self) -> bool {
+		match self {
+			None => false,
+			Some(x) => !x.token.is_empty(),
+		}
+	}
+	fn username(&self) -> String {
+		match self {
+			None => "anon".to_string(),
+			Some(x) => x.user.split('/').last().unwrap_or_default().to_string()
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 #[component]
 pub fn LoginBox(
-	rx: Signal<Option<String>>,
-	tx: WriteSignal<Option<String>>,
+	rx: Signal<Option<Auth>>,
+	tx: WriteSignal<Option<Auth>>,
 ) -> impl IntoView {
-	let (username, username_set) = create_signal("".to_string());
 	let username_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	let password_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	view! {
 		<div>
-			<div class="w-100" class:hidden=move || { rx.get().unwrap_or_default().is_empty() }>
-				"Hello "<a href={move || web_uri("users", &username.get())} >{move || username.get()}</a>
+			<div class="w-100" class:hidden=move || !rx.get().present() >
+				"Hello "<a href={move || Uri::web("users", &rx.get().username())} >{move || rx.get().username()}</a>
 				<input style="float:right" type="submit" value="logout" on:click=move |_| {
 					tx.set(None);
 				} />
 			</div>
-			<div class:hidden=move || { !rx.get().unwrap_or_default().is_empty() }>
+			<div class:hidden=move || rx.get().present() >
 				<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=username_ref placeholder="username" />
 				<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=password_ref placeholder="password" />
 				<input class="w-100" type="submit" value="login" on:click=move |_| {
@@ -79,11 +78,10 @@ pub fn LoginBox(
 							.json(&LoginForm { email, password })
 							.send()
 							.await.unwrap()
-							.json::<AuthSuccess>()
+							.json::<Auth>()
 							.await.unwrap();
-						tx.set(Some(auth.token));
-						username_set.set(auth.user);
 						console_log(&format!("logged in until {}", auth.expires));
+						tx.set(Some(auth));
 					});
 				} />
 			</div>
@@ -92,32 +90,29 @@ pub fn LoginBox(
 }
 
 #[component]
-pub fn PostBox(token: Signal<Option<String>>) -> impl IntoView {
+pub fn PostBox() -> impl IntoView {
+	let auth = use_context::<Signal<Option<Auth>>>().expect("missing auth context");
 	let summary_ref: NodeRef<html::Input> = create_node_ref();
 	let content_ref: NodeRef<html::Textarea> = create_node_ref();
 	view! {
-		<div class:hidden=move || { token.get().unwrap_or_default().is_empty() }>
-			<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=summary_ref placeholder="CW" />
-			<textarea class="w-100" node_ref=content_ref placeholder="hello world!" ></textarea>
+		<div class:hidden=move || !auth.get().present() >
+			<input class="w-100" type="text" node_ref=summary_ref placeholder="cw" />
+			<textarea class="w-100" node_ref=content_ref placeholder="leptos is kinda fun!" ></textarea>
 			<button class="w-100" type="button" on:click=move |_| {
 				spawn_local(async move {
 					let summary = summary_ref.get().map(|x| x.value());
 					let content = content_ref.get().map(|x| x.value()).unwrap_or("".into());
-					reqwest::Client::new()
-						.post(format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/outbox"))
-						.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token.get().unwrap_or_default()))
-						.json(
-							&serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
-								.set_object_type(Some(apb::ObjectType::Note))
-								.set_summary(summary.as_deref())
-								.set_content(Some(&content))
-								.set_to(apb::Node::links(vec![apb::target::PUBLIC.to_string()]))
-								.set_cc(apb::Node::links(vec![format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/followers")]))
-						)
-						.send()
+					Http::post(
+						&format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/outbox"),
+						&serde_json::Value::Object(serde_json::Map::default())
+							.set_object_type(Some(apb::ObjectType::Note))
+							.set_summary(summary.as_deref())
+							.set_content(Some(&content))
+							.set_to(apb::Node::links(vec![apb::target::PUBLIC.to_string()]))
+							.set_cc(apb::Node::links(vec![format!("{URL_BASE}/users/test/followers")])),
+						&auth
+					)
 						.await.unwrap()
-						.error_for_status()
-						.unwrap();
 				})
 			} >post</button>
 		</div>
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn ActorBanner(object: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 		},
 		serde_json::Value::Object(_) => {
 			let uid = object.id().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
-			let uri = web_uri("users", &uid);
+			let uri = Uri::web("users", &uid);
 			let avatar_url = object.icon().get().map(|x| x.url().id().unwrap_or_default()).unwrap_or_default();
 			let display_name = object.name().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
 			let username = object.preferred_username().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
@@ -181,19 +176,14 @@ pub fn ActorBanner(object: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 #[component]
 pub fn UserPage() -> impl IntoView {
 	let params = use_params_map();
-	let actor = create_local_resource(move || params.get().get("id").cloned().unwrap_or_default(), |id| {
+	let auth = use_context::<Signal<Option<Auth>>>().expect("missing auth context");
+	let actor = create_local_resource(move || params.get().get("id").cloned().unwrap_or_default(), move |id| {
 		async move {
-			let uri = web_uri("users", &id);
-			match CTX.cache.actors.get(&uri) {
+			match CACHE.get(&Uri::full("users", &id)) {
 				Some(x) => Some(x.clone()),
 				None => {
-					let user = reqwest::get(&uri)
-						.await
-						.ok()?
-						.json::<serde_json::Value>()
-						.await
-						.ok()?;
-					CTX.cache.actors.insert(uri, user.clone());
+					let user : serde_json::Value = Http::fetch(&Uri::api("users", &id), &auth).await.ok()?;
+					CACHE.put(Uri::full("users", &id), user.clone());
 					Some(user)
 				},
 			}
@@ -230,17 +220,16 @@ pub fn UserPage() -> impl IntoView {
 #[component]
 pub fn ObjectPage() -> impl IntoView {
 	let params = use_params_map();
-	let object = create_local_resource(move || params.get().get("id").cloned().unwrap_or_default(), |oid| {
+	let auth = use_context::<Signal<Option<Auth>>>().expect("missing auth context");
+	let object = create_local_resource(move || params.get().get("id").cloned().unwrap_or_default(), move |oid| {
 		async move {
-			let uid = format!("{URL_BASE}/objects/{oid}");
-			match CTX.cache.actors.get(&uid) {
+			match CACHE.get(&Uri::full("objects", &oid)) {
 				Some(x) => Some(x.clone()),
-				None => reqwest::get(uid)
-				.await
-				.ok()?
-				.json::<serde_json::Value>()
-				.await
-				.ok()
+				None => {
+					let obj = Http::fetch::<serde_json::Value>(&Uri::api("objects", &oid), &auth).await.ok()?;
+					CACHE.put(Uri::full("objects", &oid), obj.clone());
+					Some(obj)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	});
@@ -259,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn Object(object: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 	let content = object.content().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
 	let date = object.published().map(|x| x.to_rfc3339()).unwrap_or_default();
 	let author_id = object.attributed_to().id().unwrap_or_default();
-	let author = CTX.cache.actors.get(&author_id).map(|x| view! { <ActorBanner object=x.clone() /> });
+	let author = CACHE.get(&author_id).map(|x| view! { <ActorBanner object=x.clone() /> });
 	view! {
 		{author}
 		<table>
@@ -282,7 +271,7 @@ pub fn InlineActivity(activity: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 		serde_json::Value::String(activity.object().id().unwrap_or_default())
 	);
 	let object_id = object.id().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
-	let object_uri = web_uri("objects", &object_id);
+	let object_uri = Uri::web("objects", &object_id);
 	let content = dissolve::strip_html_tags(object.content().unwrap_or_default());
 	let addressed = activity.addressed();
 	let audience = format!("[ {} ]", addressed.join(", "));
@@ -322,98 +311,61 @@ pub fn InlineActivity(activity: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 	}
 }
 
+#[component]
+pub fn About() -> impl IntoView {
+	view! {
+		<p>pick a timeline to start browsing</p>
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 #[error("{0}")]
 struct OmgReqwestErrorIsNotClonable(String);
 
 #[component]
-pub fn Timeline(
-	token: Signal<Option<String>>,
-) -> impl IntoView {
-	let (timeline, set_timeline) = create_signal(format!("{URL_BASE}/inbox/page"));
-	let items = create_local_resource(move || timeline.get(), move |feed_url| async move {
-		fetch_activities_with_users(&feed_url, token).await
-	});
+pub fn TimelineFeed(name: &'static str, tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
+	let auth = use_context::<Signal<Option<Auth>>>().expect("missing auth context");
 	view! {
 		<div class="ml-1">
-			<TimelinePicker tx=set_timeline rx=timeline />
-			<div class="boxscroll" >
-				<ErrorBoundary fallback=move |err| view! { <p>{format!("{:?}", err.get())}</p> } >
-					{move || items.with(|x| match x {
-						None => Ok(view! { <p>loading...</p> }.into_view()),
-						Some(data) => match data {
-							Err(e) => Err(OmgReqwestErrorIsNotClonable(e.to_string())),
-							Ok(values) => Ok(
-								values
-									.iter()
-									.map(|object| {
-										let actor = object.actor().extract().unwrap_or_else(||
-											 serde_json::Value::String(object.actor().id().unwrap_or_default())
-										);
-										view! {
-											<div class="ml-1 mr-1 mt-1">
-												<ActorBanner object=actor />
-												<InlineActivity activity=object.clone() />
-											</div>
-											<hr/ >
-										}
-									})
-									.collect::<Vec<Fragment>>()
-									.into_view()
-							),
+			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >{name}</div>
+			<div class="boxscroll mt-s mb-s" >
+				<For
+					each=move || tl.feed.get()
+					key=|k| k.to_string()
+					children=move |id: String| {
+						match CACHE.get(&id) {
+							Some(object) => {
+								let actor_id = object.actor().id().unwrap_or_default();
+								let actor = match CACHE.get(&actor_id) {
+									Some(a) => a,
+									None => serde_json::Value::String(id),
+								};
+								view! {
+									<div class="ml-1 mr-1 mt-1">
+										<ActorBanner object=actor />
+										<InlineActivity activity=object.clone() />
+									</div>
+									<hr/ >
+								}.into_view()
+							},
+							None => view! {
+								<p><code>{id}</code>" "[<a href={uri}>go</a>]</p>
+							}.into_view(),
 						}
-					})}
-				</ErrorBoundary>
+					}
+				/ >
+				<div class="center" >
+					<button type="button"
+						on:click=move |_| {
+							spawn_local(async move {
+								if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
+									console_error(&format!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}"));
+								}
+							})
+						}
+					>more</button>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	}
 }
-
-async fn fetch_activities_with_users(
-	feed_url: &str,
-	token: Signal<Option<String>>,
-) -> reqwest::Result<Vec<serde_json::Value>> {
-	let mut req = reqwest::Client::new().get(feed_url);
-
-	if let Some(token) = token.get() {
-		req = req.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"));
-	}
-
-	let activities : Vec<serde_json::Value> = req
-			.send()
-			.await?
-			.json::<serde_json::Value>()
-			.await?
-			.ordered_items()
-			.collect();
-
-	// i could make this fancier with iterators and futures::join_all but they would run
-	// concurrently and make a ton of parallel request, we actually want these sequential because
-	// first one may fetch same user as second one
-	// some fancier logic may make a set of all actors and fetch uniques concurrently...
-	let mut out = Vec::new();
-	for x in activities {
-		if let Some(uid) = x.actor().id() {
-			if let Some(actor) = CTX.cache.actors.get(&uid) {
-				out.push(x.set_actor(apb::Node::object(actor.clone())))
-			} else {
-				let mut req = reqwest::Client::new()
-					.get(api_uri("users", &uid));
-
-				if let Some(token) = token.get() {
-					req = req.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {token}"));
-				}
-
-				// TODO don't fail whole timeline fetch when one user fails fetching...
-				let actor = req.send().await?.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
-				CTX.cache.actors.insert(web_uri("users", &uid), actor.clone());
-
-				out.push(x.set_actor(apb::Node::object(actor)))
-			}
-		} else {
-			out.push(x)
-		}
-	}
-
-	Ok(out)
-}

web/src/main.rs

@@ -1,56 +1,105 @@
-use leptos::*;
+use leptos::{leptos_dom::logging::console_error, *};
 use leptos_router::*;
 
-use leptos_use::{use_cookie, utils::FromToStringCodec};
+use leptos_use::{use_cookie, utils::JsonCodec};
 use upub_web::{
-	LoginBox, ObjectPage, UserPage, PostBox, Timeline
+	URL_BASE, context::Timeline, About, Auth, LoginBox, MaybeToken, ObjectPage, PostBox, TimelineFeed, UserPage
 };
 
-
 fn main() {
 	_ = console_log::init_with_level(log::Level::Debug);
 	console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
-	let (cookie, set_cookie) = use_cookie::<String, FromToStringCodec>("token");
+	let (cookie, set_cookie) = use_cookie::<Auth, JsonCodec>("token");
+	provide_context(cookie);
+
+	let home_tl = Timeline::new(format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/inbox/page", cookie.get().username()));
+	let server_tl = Timeline::new(format!("{URL_BASE}/inbox/page"));
+
+	spawn_local(async move {
+		if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(cookie).await {
+			console_error(&format!("error populating timeline: {e}"));
+		}
+	});
+
+	if cookie.get().is_some() {
+		spawn_local(async move {
+			if let Err(e) = home_tl.more(cookie).await {
+				console_error(&format!("error populating timeline: {e}"));
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	mount_to_body(
 		move || view! {
 			<nav class="w-100">
 				<p>
-					<code><a class="upub-title" href="/web" >μpub</a></code>
-					<small class="ml-1 mr-1" ><a class="clean" href="/web" >micro social network, federated</a></small>
+					<code><a class="upub-title" href="/web/home" >μpub</a></code>
+					<small class="ml-1 mr-1" ><a class="clean" href="/web/server" >micro social network, federated</a></small>
 					/* TODO kinda jank with the float but whatever, will do for now */
 					<small style="float: right" ><a href="https://git.alemi.dev/upub.git" >src</a></small>
 				</p>
 			</nav>
 			<hr />
-			<div class="container">
-				<div class="two-col">
-					<div class="col-side">
-						<LoginBox
-							tx=set_cookie
-							rx=cookie
-						/>
-						<PostBox token=cookie />
-					</div>
-					<div class="col-main">
-						<Router // TODO maybe set base="/web" ?
-							fallback=move || view! { 
-								<div class="center">
-									<h3>nothing to see here!</h3>
-									<p><a href="/web"><button type="button">back to root</button></a></p>
-								</div>
-							}.into_view()
-						>
+			<div class="container" >
+				<Router // TODO maybe set base="/web" ?
+					fallback=move || view! { 
+						<div class="center">
+							<h3>nothing to see here!</h3>
+							<p><a href="/web"><button type="button">back to root</button></a></p>
+						</div>
+					}.into_view()
+				>
+					// TODO this is kind of ugly: the whole router gets rebuilt every time we log in/out
+					// in a sense it's what we want: refreshing the home tl is main purpose, but also
+					// server tl may contain stuff we can no longer see, or otherwise we may now be
+					// entitled to see new posts. so while being ugly it's techically correct ig?
+					{move || {
+						view! {
 							<main>
-								<Routes>
-									<Route path="/" view=move || view! { <Redirect path="/web" /> } />
-									<Route path="/web" view=move || view! { <Timeline token=cookie /> } />
-									<Route path="/web/users/:id" view=UserPage />
-									<Route path="/web/objects/:id" view=ObjectPage />
-								</Routes>
+								<div class="two-col" >
+									<div class="col-side" >
+										<LoginBox
+											tx=set_cookie
+											rx=cookie
+										/>
+										<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
+										<a href="/web/home" >
+											<input class="w-100"
+												type="submit"
+												class:hidden=move || !cookie.get().present()
+												class:active=move || use_location().pathname.get().ends_with("/home")
+												value="home timeline"
+											/>
+										</a>
+										<a href="/web/server" >
+											<input
+												class="w-100"
+												class:active=move || use_location().pathname.get().ends_with("/server")
+												type="submit"
+												value="server timeline"
+											/>
+										</a>
+										<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
+										<PostBox />
+									</div>
+									<div class="col-main" >
+										<Routes>
+											<Route path="/web" view=About />
+
+											<Route path="/web/home" view=move || view! { <TimelineFeed name="home" tl=home_tl /> } />
+											<Route path="/web/server" view=move || view! { <TimelineFeed name="server" tl=server_tl /> } />
+
+											<Route path="/web/users/:id" view=UserPage />
+											<Route path="/web/objects/:id" view=ObjectPage />
+
+											<Route path="/" view=move || view! { <Redirect path="/web" /> } />
+										</Routes>
+									</div>
+								</div>
 							</main>
-						</Router>
-					</div>
-				</div>
+						}
+					}}
+				</Router>
 			</div>
 		}
 	);