pkg/models/comment_photo.go

@@ -89,9 +89,16 @@ func MapCommentPhotos(comments []*Comment) (CommentPhotoMap, error) {
 	)
 
 	for _, c := range comments {
+		if c == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		IDs = append(IDs, c.ID)
 	}
 
+	if len(IDs) == 0 {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
 	res := DB.Model(&CommentPhoto{}).Where("comment_id IN ?", IDs).Find(&ps)
 	if res.Error != nil {
 		return nil, res.Error

pkg/models/forum_recent.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ type RecentPost struct {
 func PaginateRecentPosts(user *User, categories []string, allComments bool, pager *Pagination) ([]*RecentPost, error) {
 	var (
 		result         = []*RecentPost{}
-		query          = (&Comment{}).Preload()
 		blockedUserIDs = BlockedUserIDs(user)
-		wheres         = []string{"table_name = 'threads'"}
+
+		// Separate the WHERE clauses that involve forums/threads from the ones
+		// that involve comments. Rationale: if the user is getting a de-duplicated
+		// thread view, we'll end up running two queries - one to get all threads and
+		// another to get the latest comments, and the WHERE clauses need to be separate.
+		wheres         = []string{}
 		placeholders   = []interface{}{}
+		comment_wheres = []string{"table_name = 'threads'"}
+		comment_ph     = []interface{}{}
 	)
 
 	if len(categories) > 0 {
@@ -48,12 +54,12 @@ func PaginateRecentPosts(user *User, categories []string, allComments bool, page
 
 	// Blocked users?
 	if len(blockedUserIDs) > 0 {
-		wheres = append(wheres, "comments.user_id NOT IN ?")
+		comment_wheres = append(comment_wheres, "comments.user_id NOT IN ?")
-		placeholders = append(placeholders, blockedUserIDs)
+		comment_ph = append(comment_ph, blockedUserIDs)
 	}
 
 	// Don't show comments from banned or disabled accounts.
-	wheres = append(wheres, `
+	comment_wheres = append(comment_wheres, `
 		EXISTS (
 			SELECT 1
 			FROM users
@@ -63,81 +69,27 @@ func PaginateRecentPosts(user *User, categories []string, allComments bool, page
 	`)
 
 	// Get the page of recent forum comment IDs of all time.
-	type scanner struct {
+	var scan NewestForumPostsScanner
-		CommentID uint64
-		ThreadID  *uint64
-		ForumID   *uint64
-		UpdatedAt time.Time
-	}
-	var scan []scanner
 
 	// Deduplicate forum threads: if one thread is BLOWING UP with replies, we should only
 	// mention the thread once and show the newest comment so it doesn't spam the whole page.
 	if config.Current.Database.IsPostgres && !allComments {
-		// Deduplicating is supported in Postgres but not SQLite. We also need a custom
+		// Note: only Postgres supports this function (SELECT DISTINCT ON).
-		// total count query which is 99% the same as the select query except for the
+		if res, err := ScanLatestForumCommentsPerThread(wheres, comment_wheres, placeholders, comment_ph, pager); err != nil {
-		// SELECT and ORDER BY bookends.
+			return nil, err
-		subquery := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		} else {
-			FROM (
+			scan = res
-				SELECT DISTINCT ON (threads.id)
-					comments.id AS comment_id,
-					threads.id AS thread_id,
-					forums.id AS forum_id,
-					comments.updated_at AS updated_at
-				FROM comments
-				LEFT OUTER JOIN threads ON (table_name='threads' AND table_id=threads.id)
-				LEFT OUTER JOIN forums ON (threads.forum_id=forums.id)
-				WHERE %s
-				ORDER BY threads.id
-			) AS subquery
-		`, strings.Join(wheres, " AND "))
-
-		query = DB.Raw(fmt.Sprintf(`
-				SELECT comment_id, thread_id, forum_id, updated_at
-				%s
-				ORDER BY subquery.updated_at DESC
-				OFFSET %d LIMIT %d
-			`, subquery, pager.GetOffset(), pager.PerPage), placeholders...)
-
-		// Get a count of records.
-		DB.Raw(fmt.Sprintf("SELECT count(*) %s", subquery), placeholders...).Count(&pager.Total)
-
-		query = query.Find(&scan)
-		if query.Error != nil {
-			return nil, query.Error
 		}
 	} else {
 		// SQLite/non-Postgres doesn't support DISTINCT ON, this is the old query which
 		// shows objectively all comments and a popular thread may dominate the page.
-		query = DB.Table("comments").Select(
+		if res, err := ScanLatestForumCommentsAll(wheres, comment_wheres, placeholders, comment_ph, pager); err != nil {
-			`comments.id AS comment_id,
+			return nil, err
-			 threads.id AS thread_id,
+		} else {
-			 forums.id AS forum_id,
+			scan = res
-			 comments.updated_at AS updated_at`,
-		).Joins(
-			"LEFT OUTER JOIN threads ON (table_name = 'threads' AND table_id = threads.id)",
-		).Joins(
-			"LEFT OUTER JOIN forums ON (threads.forum_id = forums.id)",
-		).Where(
-			strings.Join(wheres, " AND "),
-			placeholders...,
-		).Order("comments.updated_at desc")
-		query.Model(&Comment{}).Count(&pager.Total)
-
-		// Execute the query.
-		query = query.Offset(pager.GetOffset()).Limit(pager.PerPage).Find(&scan)
-		if query.Error != nil {
-			return nil, query.Error
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Get the total for the pager and scan the page of ID sets.
-	// query.Model(&Comment{}).Count(&pager.Total)
-	// query = query.Offset(pager.GetOffset()).Limit(pager.PerPage).Find(&scan)
-	if query.Error != nil {
-		return nil, query.Error
-	}
-
 	// Ingest the results.
 	var (
 		commentIDs   = []uint64{} // collect distinct IDs
@@ -232,6 +184,13 @@ func PaginateRecentPosts(user *User, categories []string, allComments bool, page
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Is the new comment unavailable? (e.g. blocked, banned, disabled)
+		if rc.Comment == nil {
+			rc.Comment = &Comment{
+				Message: "[unavailable]",
+			}
+		}
+
 		if f, ok := forums[rc.ForumID]; ok {
 			rc.Forum = f
 		}
@@ -243,3 +202,140 @@ func PaginateRecentPosts(user *User, categories []string, allComments bool, page
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+// NewestForumPosts collects the IDs of the latest forum posts.
+type NewestForumPosts struct {
+	CommentID uint64
+	ThreadID  *uint64
+	ForumID   *uint64
+	UpdatedAt time.Time
+}
+
+type NewestForumPostsScanner []NewestForumPosts
+
+// ScanLatestForumCommentsAll returns a scan of Newest forum posts containing ALL comments, which may
+// include runs of 'duplicate' forum threads if a given thread was commented on rapidly. This is the classic
+// 'Newest' tab behavior, showing just ALL forum comments by newest.
+func ScanLatestForumCommentsAll(wheres, comment_wheres []string, placeholders, comment_ph []interface{}, pager *Pagination) (NewestForumPostsScanner, error) {
+	var scan NewestForumPostsScanner
+
+	// This one is all one joined query so join the wheres/placeholders.
+	wheres = append(wheres, comment_wheres...)
+	placeholders = append(placeholders, comment_ph...)
+
+	// SQLite/non-Postgres doesn't support DISTINCT ON, this is the old query which
+	// shows objectively all comments and a popular thread may dominate the page.
+	query := DB.Table("comments").Select(
+		`comments.id AS comment_id,
+			 threads.id AS thread_id,
+			 forums.id AS forum_id,
+			 comments.updated_at AS updated_at`,
+	).Joins(
+		"LEFT OUTER JOIN threads ON (table_name = 'threads' AND table_id = threads.id)",
+	).Joins(
+		"LEFT OUTER JOIN forums ON (threads.forum_id = forums.id)",
+	).Where(
+		strings.Join(wheres, " AND "),
+		placeholders...,
+	).Order("comments.updated_at desc")
+	query.Model(&Comment{}).Count(&pager.Total)
+
+	// Execute the query.
+	query = query.Offset(pager.GetOffset()).Limit(pager.PerPage).Find(&scan)
+	return scan, query.Error
+}
+
+// ScanLatestForumCommentsPerThread returns a scan of Newest forum posts, deduplicated by thread.
+// Each thread ID will only appear once in the result, paired with the newest comment in that
+// thread.
+func ScanLatestForumCommentsPerThread(wheres, comment_wheres []string, placeholders, comment_ph []interface{}, pager *Pagination) (NewestForumPostsScanner, error) {
+	var (
+		result    NewestForumPostsScanner
+		threadIDs = []uint64{}
+
+		// Query for ALL thread IDs (in forums the user can see).
+		query = DB.Table(
+			"threads",
+		).Select(`
+			DISTINCT ON (threads.id)
+			threads.forum_id,
+			threads.id AS thread_id,
+			threads.updated_at AS updated_at
+		`).Joins(
+			"JOIN forums ON (threads.forum_id = forums.id)",
+		).Where(
+			strings.Join(wheres, " AND "),
+			placeholders...,
+		).Order(
+			"threads.id",
+		)
+	)
+
+	query = query.Find(&result)
+	if query.Error != nil {
+		return result, query.Error
+	}
+	pager.Total = int64(len(result))
+
+	// Reorder the result by timestamp.
+	sort.Slice(result, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return result[i].UpdatedAt.After(result[j].UpdatedAt)
+	})
+
+	// Subslice the result per the user's pagination setting.
+	var (
+		start = pager.GetOffset()
+		stop  = start + pager.PerPage
+	)
+	if start > len(result) {
+		return NewestForumPostsScanner{}, nil
+	} else if stop > len(result) {
+		stop = len(result)
+	}
+	result = result[start:stop]
+
+	// Map the thread IDs to their result row.
+	var threadMap = map[uint64]int{}
+	for i, row := range result {
+		threadIDs = append(threadIDs, *row.ThreadID)
+		threadMap[*row.ThreadID] = i
+	}
+
+	// With these thread IDs, select the newest comments.
+	type scanner struct {
+		ThreadID  uint64
+		CommentID uint64
+	}
+	var scan []scanner
+	err := DB.Table(
+		"comments",
+	).Select(
+		"table_id AS thread_id, id AS comment_id",
+	).Where(
+		`table_name='threads' AND table_id IN ?
+		AND updated_at = (SELECT MAX(updated_at)
+						  FROM comments c2
+						  WHERE c2.table_name=comments.table_name
+						  AND c2.table_id=comments.table_id
+		)`,
+		threadIDs,
+	).Where(
+		strings.Join(comment_wheres, " AND "),
+		comment_ph...,
+	).Order(
+		"updated_at desc",
+	).Scan(&scan)
+	if err.Error != nil {
+		log.Error("Getting most recent post IDs: %s", err.Error)
+		return result, err.Error
+	}
+
+	// Populate the comment IDs back in.
+	for _, row := range scan {
+		if idx, ok := threadMap[row.ThreadID]; ok {
+			result[idx].CommentID = row.CommentID
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, query.Error
+}

pkg/models/forum_stats.go

@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ func (ts ForumStatsMap) generateRecentPosts(IDs []uint64) {
 		"comments",
 	).Select(
 		"table_id AS thread_id, id AS comment_id",
-		// "forum_id, id AS thread_id, updated_at",
 	).Where(
 		`table_name='threads' AND table_id IN ?
 		AND updated_at = (SELECT MAX(updated_at)