feat: refactor thought threads handling to improve structure and efficiency

thoughts-frontend/app/page.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ async function FeedPage({ token }: { token: string }) {
     getMe(token).catch(() => null) as Promise<Me | null>,
   ]);
 
-  const authors = [...new Set(feedData.thoughts.map((t) => t.authorUsername))];
+  const allThoughts = feedData.thoughts;
+  const thoughtThreads = buildThoughtThreads(feedData.thoughts);
+
+  const authors = [...new Set(allThoughts.map((t) => t.authorUsername))];
   const userProfiles = await Promise.all(
     authors.map((username) => getUserProfile(username, token).catch(() => null))
   );
@@ -42,12 +45,8 @@ async function FeedPage({ token }: { token: string }) {
       .map((user) => [user.username, { avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl }])
   );
 
-  const { topLevelThoughts, repliesByParentId } = buildThoughtThreads(
-    feedData.thoughts
-  );
-
   const friends = (await getFriends(token)).users.map((user) => user.username);
-  const shouldDisplayTopFriends = me?.topFriends && me.topFriends.length > 8;
+  const shouldDisplayTopFriends = me?.topFriends && me.topFriends.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl p-4 sm:p-6">
@@ -65,16 +64,15 @@ async function FeedPage({ token }: { token: string }) {
           </header>
           <PostThoughtForm />
           <div className="space-y-6">
-            {topLevelThoughts.map((thought) => (
+            {thoughtThreads.map((thought) => (
               <ThoughtThread
                 key={thought.id}
                 thought={thought}
-                repliesByParentId={repliesByParentId}
                 authorDetails={authorDetails}
                 currentUser={me}
               />
             ))}
-            {topLevelThoughts.length === 0 && (
+            {thoughtThreads.length === 0 && (
               <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground pt-8">
                 Your feed is empty. Follow some users to see their thoughts!
               </p>

thoughts-frontend/app/tags/[tagName]/page.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagPageProps) {
   }
 
   const allThoughts = thoughtsResult.value.thoughts;
+  const thoughtThreads = buildThoughtThreads(allThoughts);
   const me = meResult.status === "fulfilled" ? (meResult.value as Me) : null;
 
   const authors = [...new Set(allThoughts.map((t) => t.authorUsername))];
@@ -36,9 +37,6 @@ export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagPageProps) {
       .map((user) => [user.username, { avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl }])
   );
 
-  const { topLevelThoughts, repliesByParentId } =
-    buildThoughtThreads(allThoughts);
-
   return (
     <div className="container mx-auto max-w-2xl p-4 sm:p-6">
       <header className="my-6">
@@ -48,16 +46,15 @@ export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagPageProps) {
         </h1>
       </header>
       <main className="space-y-6">
-        {topLevelThoughts.map((thought) => (
+        {thoughtThreads.map((thought) => (
           <ThoughtThread
             key={thought.id}
             thought={thought}
-            repliesByParentId={repliesByParentId}
             authorDetails={authorDetails}
             currentUser={me}
           />
         ))}
-        {topLevelThoughts.length === 0 && (
+        {thoughtThreads.length === 0 && (
           <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground pt-8">
             No thoughts found for this tag.
           </p>

thoughts-frontend/app/thoughts/[thoughtId]/page.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import {
-  getThoughtById,
+  getThoughtThread,
-  getUserThoughts,
   getUserProfile,
   getMe,
   Me,
-  Thought,
+  User,
+  ThoughtThread as ThoughtThreadType,
 } from "@/lib/api";
-import { buildThoughtThreads } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { ThoughtThread } from "@/components/thought-thread";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 
@@ -15,57 +14,43 @@ interface ThoughtPageProps {
   params: { thoughtId: string };
 }
 
-async function findConversationRoot(
+function collectAuthors(thread: ThoughtThreadType): string[] {
-  startThought: Thought,
+  const authors = new Set<string>([thread.authorUsername]);
-  token: string | null
+  for (const reply of thread.replies) {
-): Promise<Thought> {
+    collectAuthors(reply).forEach((author) => authors.add(author));
-  let currentThought = startThought;
-  while (currentThought.replyToId) {
-    const parentThought = await getThoughtById(
-      currentThought.replyToId,
-      token
-    ).catch(() => null);
-    if (!parentThought) break;
-    currentThought = parentThought;
   }
-  return currentThought;
+  return Array.from(authors);
 }
 
 export default async function ThoughtPage({ params }: ThoughtPageProps) {
   const { thoughtId } = params;
   const token = (await cookies()).get("auth_token")?.value ?? null;
 
-  const initialThought = await getThoughtById(thoughtId, token).catch(
+  const [threadResult, meResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
-    () => null
+    getThoughtThread(thoughtId, token),
-  );
-
-  if (!initialThought) {
-    notFound();
-  }
-
-  const rootThought = await findConversationRoot(initialThought, token);
-
-  const [thoughtsResult, meResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
-    getUserThoughts(rootThought.authorUsername, token),
     token ? getMe(token) : Promise.resolve(null),
   ]);
 
-  if (thoughtsResult.status === "rejected") {
+  if (threadResult.status === "rejected") {
     notFound();
   }
 
-  const allThoughts = thoughtsResult.value.thoughts;
+  const thread = threadResult.value;
   const me = meResult.status === "fulfilled" ? (meResult.value as Me) : null;
 
-  const author = await getUserProfile(rootThought.authorUsername, token).catch(
+  // Fetch details for all authors in the thread efficiently
-    () => null
+  const authorUsernames = collectAuthors(thread);
+  const userProfiles = await Promise.all(
+    authorUsernames.map((username) =>
+      getUserProfile(username, token).catch(() => null)
+    )
   );
-  const authorDetails = new Map<string, { avatarUrl?: string | null }>();
-  if (author) {
-    authorDetails.set(author.username, { avatarUrl: author.avatarUrl });
-  }
 
-  const { repliesByParentId } = buildThoughtThreads(allThoughts);
+  const authorDetails = new Map<string, { avatarUrl?: string | null }>(
+    userProfiles
+      .filter((u): u is User => !!u)
+      .map((user) => [user.username, { avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl }])
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="container mx-auto max-w-2xl p-4 sm:p-6">
@@ -74,8 +59,7 @@ export default async function ThoughtPage({ params }: ThoughtPageProps) {
       </header>
       <main>
         <ThoughtThread
-          thought={rootThought}
+          thought={thread}
-          repliesByParentId={repliesByParentId}
           authorDetails={authorDetails}
           currentUser={me}
         />

thoughts-frontend/app/users/[username]/page.tsx

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({ params }: ProfilePageProps) {
 
   const thoughts =
     thoughtsResult.status === "fulfilled" ? thoughtsResult.value.thoughts : [];
-  const { topLevelThoughts, repliesByParentId } = buildThoughtThreads(thoughts);
+  const thoughtThreads = buildThoughtThreads(thoughts);
 
   const followersCount =
     followersResult.status === "fulfilled"
@@ -205,16 +205,15 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({ params }: ProfilePageProps) {
           id="profile-card__thoughts"
           className="col-span-1 lg:col-span-3 space-y-4"
         >
-          {topLevelThoughts.map((thought) => (
+          {thoughtThreads.map((thought) => (
             <ThoughtThread
               key={thought.id}
               thought={thought}
-              repliesByParentId={repliesByParentId}
               authorDetails={authorDetails}
               currentUser={me}
             />
           ))}
-          {topLevelThoughts.length === 0 && (
+          {thoughtThreads.length === 0 && (
             <Card
               id="profile-card__no-thoughts"
               className="flex items-center justify-center h-48"

thoughts-frontend/components/thought-thread.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { Me, Thought } from "@/lib/api";
+import { Me, ThoughtThread as ThoughtThreadType } from "@/lib/api";
 import { ThoughtCard } from "./thought-card";
 
 interface ThoughtThreadProps {
-  thought: Thought;
+  thought: ThoughtThreadType;
-  repliesByParentId: Map<string, Thought[]>;
   authorDetails: Map<string, { avatarUrl?: string | null }>;
   currentUser: Me | null;
   isReply?: boolean;
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ interface ThoughtThreadProps {
 
 export function ThoughtThread({
   thought,
-  repliesByParentId,
   authorDetails,
   currentUser,
   isReply = false,
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ export function ThoughtThread({
     ...authorDetails.get(thought.authorUsername),
   };
 
-  const directReplies = repliesByParentId.get(thought.id) || [];
-
   return (
     <div id={`thought-thread-${thought.id}`} className="flex flex-col gap-0">
       <ThoughtCard
@@ -33,16 +29,15 @@ export function ThoughtThread({
         isReply={isReply}
       />
 
-      {directReplies.length > 0 && (
+      {thought.replies.length > 0 && (
         <div
           id={`thought-thread-${thought.id}__replies`}
           className="pl-6 border-l-2 border-primary border-dashed ml-6 flex flex-col gap-4 pt-4"
         >
-          {directReplies.map((reply) => (
+          {thought.replies.map((reply) => (
             <ThoughtThread // RECURSIVE CALL
               key={reply.id}
               thought={reply}
-              repliesByParentId={repliesByParentId} // Pass the full map down
               authorDetails={authorDetails}
               currentUser={currentUser}
               isReply={true}

thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ export const CreateApiKeySchema = z.object({
   name: z.string().min(1, "Key name cannot be empty."),
 });
 
+export const ThoughtThreadSchema: z.ZodType<{
+  id: string;
+  authorUsername: string;
+  content: string;
+  visibility: "Public" | "FriendsOnly" | "Private";
+  replyToId: string | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  replies: ThoughtThread[];
+}> = z.object({
+  id: z.uuid(),
+  authorUsername: z.string(),
+  content: z.string(),
+  visibility: z.enum(["Public", "FriendsOnly", "Private"]),
+  replyToId: z.uuid().nullable(),
+  createdAt: z.coerce.date(),
+  replies: z.lazy(() => z.array(ThoughtThreadSchema)),
+});
+
 export type User = z.infer<typeof UserSchema>;
 export type Me = z.infer<typeof MeSchema>;
 export type Thought = z.infer<typeof ThoughtSchema>;
@@ -91,6 +109,7 @@ export type Register = z.infer<typeof RegisterSchema>;
 export type Login = z.infer<typeof LoginSchema>;
 export type ApiKey = z.infer<typeof ApiKeySchema>;
 export type ApiKeyResponse = z.infer<typeof ApiKeyResponseSchema>;
+export type ThoughtThread = z.infer<typeof ThoughtThreadSchema>;
 
 const API_BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || "http://localhost:8000";
 
@@ -294,4 +313,7 @@ export const deleteApiKey = (keyId: string, token: string) =>
     { method: "DELETE" },
     z.null(),
     token
-  );
+  );
+
+export const getThoughtThread = (thoughtId: string, token: string | null) =>
+  apiFetch(`/thoughts/${thoughtId}/thread`, {}, ThoughtThreadSchema, token);

thoughts-frontend/lib/utils.ts

@@ -1,35 +1,39 @@
 import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx"
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
-import { Thought } from "./api";
+import { Thought, ThoughtThread as ThoughtThreadType } from "./api";
 
 export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
   return twMerge(clsx(inputs))
 }
 
-export function buildThoughtThreads(allThoughts: Thought[]) {
+export function buildThoughtThreads(thoughts: Thought[]): ThoughtThreadType[] {
-  const repliesByParentId = new Map<string, Thought[]>();
+  const thoughtMap = new Map<string, Thought>();
-  const topLevelThoughts: Thought[] = [];
+  thoughts.forEach((t) => thoughtMap.set(t.id, t));
 
-  // 1. Group all thoughts into top-level posts or replies
+  const threads: ThoughtThreadType[] = [];
-  for (const thought of allThoughts) {
+  const repliesMap: Record<string, Thought[]> = {};
+
+  thoughts.forEach((thought) => {
     if (thought.replyToId) {
-      // It's a reply, group it with its parent
+      if (!repliesMap[thought.replyToId]) {
-      const replies = repliesByParentId.get(thought.replyToId) || [];
+        repliesMap[thought.replyToId] = [];
-      replies.push(thought);
+      }
-      repliesByParentId.set(thought.replyToId, replies);
+      repliesMap[thought.replyToId].push(thought);
-    } else {
-      // It's a top-level thought
-      topLevelThoughts.push(thought);
     }
+  });
+
+  function buildThread(thought: Thought): ThoughtThreadType {
+    return {
+      ...thought,
+      replies: (repliesMap[thought.id] || []).map(buildThread),
+    };
   }
 
-  // 2. Sort top-level thoughts by date, newest first
+  thoughts.forEach((thought) => {
-  topLevelThoughts.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime());
+    if (!thought.replyToId) {
+      threads.push(buildThread(thought));
+    }
+  });
 
-  // 3. Sort replies within each thread by date, oldest first for conversational flow
+  return threads;
-  for (const replies of repliesByParentId.values()) {
-    replies.sort((a, b) => new Date(a.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(b.createdAt).getTime());
-  }
-
-  return { topLevelThoughts, repliesByParentId };
 }