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Perplexica/ui/app/discover/page.tsx
haddadrm 136063792c Discover Page Optimization
Restructured the Discover page to prevent the entire page from
refreshing when selecting categories or updating settings

1. Component Separation
-Split the page into three main components:
-DiscoverHeader: Contains the title, settings button, and category navigation
-DiscoverContent: Contains the grid of articles with its own loading state
-PreferencesModal: Manages the settings modal with temporary state

2. Optimized Rendering
-Used React.memo for all components to prevent unnecessary re-renders
-Each component only receives the props it needs
-The header remains stable while only the content area updates

3. Improved Loading States

3.1. Added separate loading states:
-Initial loading for the first page load
-Content-only loading when changing categories or preferences
-Loading spinners now only appear in the content area when changing
categories

3.2. Better State Management
-Main state is managed in the parent component
-Modal uses temporary state that only updates the main state after saving
-Clear separation of concerns between components

These changes create a more polished user experience where the header
and sidebar remain stable while only the content area refreshes when
needed. The page now feels more responsive and app-like, rather than
having the entire page refresh on every interaction
2025-02-25 23:27:56 +04:00

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TypeScript

'use client';
import { Search, Sliders, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
import { useEffect, useState, useRef, memo } from 'react';
import Link from 'next/link';
import { toast } from 'sonner';
interface Discover {
title: string;
content: string;
url: string;
thumbnail: string;
}
// List of available categories
const categories = [
'For You', 'AI', 'Technology', 'Current News', 'Sports',
'Money', 'Gaming', 'Entertainment', 'Art and Culture',
'Science', 'Health', 'Travel'
];
// Memoized header component that won't re-render when content changes
const DiscoverHeader = memo(({
activeCategory,
setActiveCategory,
setShowPreferences
}: {
activeCategory: string;
setActiveCategory: (category: string) => void;
setShowPreferences: (show: boolean) => void;
}) => {
const categoryContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
// Function to scroll categories horizontally
const scrollCategories = (direction: 'left' | 'right') => {
const container = categoryContainerRef.current;
if (!container) return;
const scrollAmount = container.clientWidth * 0.8;
const currentScroll = container.scrollLeft;
container.scrollTo({
left: direction === 'left'
? Math.max(0, currentScroll - scrollAmount)
: currentScroll + scrollAmount,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
};
return (
<div className="flex flex-col pt-4">
<div className="flex items-center justify-between">
<div className="flex items-center">
<Search />
<h1 className="text-3xl font-medium p-2">Discover</h1>
</div>
<button
className="p-2 rounded-full bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary hover:bg-light-primary hover:dark:bg-dark-primary transition-colors"
onClick={() => setShowPreferences(true)}
aria-label="Personalize"
>
<Sliders size={20} />
</button>
</div>
{/* Category Navigation with Buttons */}
<div className="relative flex items-center py-4">
<button
className="absolute left-0 z-10 p-1 rounded-full bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary hover:bg-light-primary/80 hover:dark:bg-dark-primary/80 transition-colors"
onClick={() => scrollCategories('left')}
aria-label="Scroll left"
>
<ChevronLeft size={20} />
</button>
<div
className="flex overflow-x-auto mx-8 no-scrollbar scroll-smooth"
ref={categoryContainerRef}
style={{ scrollbarWidth: 'none' }} // Additional style to ensure no scrollbar in Firefox
>
<div className="flex space-x-2">
{categories.map((category) => (
<button
key={category}
className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-full whitespace-nowrap transition-colors ${
activeCategory === category
? 'bg-light-primary dark:bg-dark-primary text-white'
: 'bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary hover:bg-light-primary/80 hover:dark:bg-dark-primary/80'
}`}
onClick={() => setActiveCategory(category)}
>
{category}
</button>
))}
</div>
</div>
<button
className="absolute right-0 z-10 p-1 rounded-full bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary hover:bg-light-primary/80 hover:dark:bg-dark-primary/80 transition-colors"
onClick={() => scrollCategories('right')}
aria-label="Scroll right"
>
<ChevronRight size={20} />
</button>
</div>
<hr className="border-t border-[#2B2C2C] my-4 w-full" />
</div>
);
});
DiscoverHeader.displayName = 'DiscoverHeader';
// Memoized content component that handles its own loading state
const DiscoverContent = memo(({
activeCategory,
userPreferences,
preferredLanguages
}: {
activeCategory: string;
userPreferences: string[];
preferredLanguages: string[];
}) => {
const [discover, setDiscover] = useState<Discover[] | null>(null);
const [contentLoading, setContentLoading] = useState(true);
// Fetch data based on active category, user preferences, and language
useEffect(() => {
const fetchData = async () => {
setContentLoading(true);
try {
let endpoint = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/discover`;
let params = [];
if (activeCategory !== 'For You') {
params.push(`category=${encodeURIComponent(activeCategory)}`);
} else if (userPreferences.length > 0) {
params.push(`preferences=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(userPreferences))}`);
}
if (preferredLanguages.length > 0) {
params.push(`languages=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(preferredLanguages))}`);
}
if (params.length > 0) {
endpoint += `?${params.join('&')}`;
}
const res = await fetch(endpoint, {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) {
throw new Error(data.message);
}
data.blogs = data.blogs.filter((blog: Discover) => blog.thumbnail);
setDiscover(data.blogs);
} catch (err: any) {
console.error('Error fetching data:', err.message);
toast.error('Error fetching data');
} finally {
setContentLoading(false);
}
};
fetchData();
}, [activeCategory, userPreferences, preferredLanguages]);
if (contentLoading) {
return (
<div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-center py-20">
<svg
aria-hidden="true"
className="w-8 h-8 text-light-200 fill-light-secondary dark:text-[#202020] animate-spin dark:fill-[#ffffff3b]"
viewBox="0 0 100 101"
fill="none"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
>
<path
d="M100 50.5908C100.003 78.2051 78.1951 100.003 50.5908 100C22.9765 99.9972 0.997224 78.018 1 50.4037C1.00281 22.7993 22.8108 0.997224 50.4251 1C78.0395 1.00281 100.018 22.8108 100 50.4251ZM9.08164 50.594C9.06312 73.3997 27.7909 92.1272 50.5966 92.1457C73.4023 92.1642 92.1298 73.4365 92.1483 50.6308C92.1669 27.8251 73.4392 9.0973 50.6335 9.07878C27.8278 9.06026 9.10003 27.787 9.08164 50.594Z"
fill="currentColor"
/>
<path
d="M93.9676 39.0409C96.393 38.4037 97.8624 35.9116 96.9801 33.5533C95.1945 28.8227 92.871 24.3692 90.0681 20.348C85.6237 14.1775 79.4473 9.36872 72.0454 6.45794C64.6435 3.54717 56.3134 2.65431 48.3133 3.89319C45.869 4.27179 44.3768 6.77534 45.014 9.20079C45.6512 11.6262 48.1343 13.0956 50.5786 12.717C56.5073 11.8281 62.5542 12.5399 68.0406 14.7911C73.527 17.0422 78.2187 20.7487 81.5841 25.4923C83.7976 28.5886 85.4467 32.059 86.4416 35.7474C87.1273 38.1189 89.5423 39.6781 91.9676 39.0409Z"
fill="currentFill"
/>
</svg>
</div>
);
}
return (
<div className="grid lg:grid-cols-3 sm:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 gap-4 pb-28 lg:pb-8 w-full justify-items-center lg:justify-items-start">
{discover &&
discover.map((item, i) => (
<Link
href={`/?q=Summary: ${item.url}`}
key={i}
className="max-w-sm rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary hover:-translate-y-[1px] transition duration-200"
target="_blank"
>
{/* Using img tag instead of Next.js Image for external URLs */}
<img
className="object-cover w-full aspect-video"
src={
new URL(item.thumbnail).origin +
new URL(item.thumbnail).pathname +
`?id=${new URL(item.thumbnail).searchParams.get('id')}`
}
alt={item.title}
/>
<div className="px-6 py-4">
<div className="font-bold text-lg mb-2">
{item.title.slice(0, 100)}...
</div>
<p className="text-black-70 dark:text-white/70 text-sm">
{item.content.slice(0, 100)}...
</p>
</div>
</Link>
))}
</div>
);
});
DiscoverContent.displayName = 'DiscoverContent';
// Preferences modal component
const PreferencesModal = memo(({
showPreferences,
setShowPreferences,
userPreferences,
setUserPreferences,
preferredLanguages,
setPreferredLanguages,
setActiveCategory
}: {
showPreferences: boolean;
setShowPreferences: (show: boolean) => void;
userPreferences: string[];
setUserPreferences: (prefs: string[]) => void;
preferredLanguages: string[];
setPreferredLanguages: (langs: string[]) => void;
setActiveCategory: (category: string) => void;
}) => {
const [tempPreferences, setTempPreferences] = useState<string[]>([]);
const [tempLanguages, setTempLanguages] = useState<string[]>([]);
// Initialize temp preferences when modal opens
useEffect(() => {
if (showPreferences) {
setTempPreferences([...userPreferences]);
setTempLanguages([...preferredLanguages]);
}
}, [showPreferences, userPreferences, preferredLanguages]);
// Save user preferences
const saveUserPreferences = async (preferences: string[], languages: string[]) => {
try {
const res = await fetch(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/discover/preferences`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
categories: preferences,
languages
}),
});
if (res.ok) {
toast.success('Preferences saved successfully');
} else {
const data = await res.json();
throw new Error(data.message);
}
} catch (err: any) {
console.error('Error saving preferences:', err.message);
toast.error('Error saving preferences');
}
};
if (!showPreferences) return null;
return (
<div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black bg-opacity-50 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
<div className="bg-white dark:bg-[#1E1E1E] p-6 rounded-lg w-full max-w-md">
<h2 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4">Personalize Your Feed</h2>
<h3 className="font-medium mb-2">Select categories you&apos;re interested in:</h3>
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 mb-6">
{categories.filter(c => c !== 'For You').map((category) => (
<label key={category} className="flex items-center space-x-2">
<input
type="checkbox"
checked={tempPreferences.includes(category)}
onChange={(e) => {
if (e.target.checked) {
setTempPreferences([...tempPreferences, category]);
} else {
setTempPreferences(tempPreferences.filter(p => p !== category));
}
}}
className="rounded border-gray-300 text-light-primary focus:ring-light-primary dark:border-gray-600 dark:bg-dark-secondary"
/>
<span>{category}</span>
</label>
))}
</div>
<div className="mb-6">
<h3 className="font-medium mb-2">Preferred Languages</h3>
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
{[
{ code: 'en', name: 'English' },
{ code: 'ar', name: 'Arabic' },
{ code: 'zh', name: 'Chinese' },
{ code: 'fr', name: 'French' },
{ code: 'de', name: 'German' },
{ code: 'hi', name: 'Hindi' },
{ code: 'it', name: 'Italian' },
{ code: 'ja', name: 'Japanese' },
{ code: 'ko', name: 'Korean' },
{ code: 'pt', name: 'Portuguese' },
{ code: 'ru', name: 'Russian' },
{ code: 'es', name: 'Spanish' },
].map((language) => (
<label key={language.code} className="flex items-center space-x-2">
<input
type="checkbox"
checked={tempLanguages.includes(language.code)}
onChange={(e) => {
if (e.target.checked) {
setTempLanguages([...tempLanguages, language.code]);
} else {
setTempLanguages(tempLanguages.filter(l => l !== language.code));
}
}}
className="rounded border-gray-300 text-light-primary focus:ring-light-primary dark:border-gray-600 dark:bg-dark-secondary"
/>
<span>{language.name}</span>
</label>
))}
</div>
<p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-2">
{tempLanguages.length === 0
? "No languages selected will show results in all languages"
: `Selected: ${tempLanguages.length} language(s)`}
</p>
</div>
<div className="flex justify-end space-x-2">
<button
className="px-4 py-2 rounded bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-400 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 transition-colors"
onClick={() => {
setShowPreferences(false);
// Reset temp preferences
setTempPreferences([]);
setTempLanguages([]);
}}
>
Cancel
</button>
<button
className="px-4 py-2 rounded bg-light-primary dark:bg-dark-primary text-white hover:bg-light-primary/80 hover:dark:bg-dark-primary/80 transition-colors"
onClick={async () => {
await saveUserPreferences(tempPreferences, tempLanguages);
// Update the actual preferences after saving
setUserPreferences(tempPreferences);
setPreferredLanguages(tempLanguages);
setShowPreferences(false);
setActiveCategory('For You'); // Switch to For You view to show personalized content
// Reset temp preferences
setTempPreferences([]);
setTempLanguages([]);
}}
>
Save
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
});
PreferencesModal.displayName = 'PreferencesModal';
// Main page component
const Page = () => {
// State for the entire page
const [activeCategory, setActiveCategory] = useState('For You');
const [showPreferences, setShowPreferences] = useState(false);
const [userPreferences, setUserPreferences] = useState<string[]>(['AI', 'Technology']);
const [preferredLanguages, setPreferredLanguages] = useState<string[]>(['en']); // Default to English
const [initialLoading, setInitialLoading] = useState(true);
// Load user preferences on component mount
useEffect(() => {
const loadUserPreferences = async () => {
try {
const res = await fetch(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/discover/preferences`, {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
});
if (res.ok) {
const data = await res.json();
setUserPreferences(data.categories || ['AI', 'Technology']);
setPreferredLanguages(data.languages || ['en']); // Default to English if no languages are set
}
} catch (err: any) {
console.error('Error loading preferences:', err.message);
// Use default preferences if loading fails
} finally {
setInitialLoading(false);
}
};
loadUserPreferences();
}, []);
if (initialLoading) {
return (
<div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-center min-h-screen">
<svg
aria-hidden="true"
className="w-8 h-8 text-light-200 fill-light-secondary dark:text-[#202020] animate-spin dark:fill-[#ffffff3b]"
viewBox="0 0 100 101"
fill="none"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
>
<path
d="M100 50.5908C100.003 78.2051 78.1951 100.003 50.5908 100C22.9765 99.9972 0.997224 78.018 1 50.4037C1.00281 22.7993 22.8108 0.997224 50.4251 1C78.0395 1.00281 100.018 22.8108 100 50.4251ZM9.08164 50.594C9.06312 73.3997 27.7909 92.1272 50.5966 92.1457C73.4023 92.1642 92.1298 73.4365 92.1483 50.6308C92.1669 27.8251 73.4392 9.0973 50.6335 9.07878C27.8278 9.06026 9.10003 27.787 9.08164 50.594Z"
fill="currentColor"
/>
<path
d="M93.9676 39.0409C96.393 38.4037 97.8624 35.9116 96.9801 33.5533C95.1945 28.8227 92.871 24.3692 90.0681 20.348C85.6237 14.1775 79.4473 9.36872 72.0454 6.45794C64.6435 3.54717 56.3134 2.65431 48.3133 3.89319C45.869 4.27179 44.3768 6.77534 45.014 9.20079C45.6512 11.6262 48.1343 13.0956 50.5786 12.717C56.5073 11.8281 62.5542 12.5399 68.0406 14.7911C73.527 17.0422 78.2187 20.7487 81.5841 25.4923C83.7976 28.5886 85.4467 32.059 86.4416 35.7474C87.1273 38.1189 89.5423 39.6781 91.9676 39.0409Z"
fill="currentFill"
/>
</svg>
</div>
);
}
return (
<div>
{/* Static header that doesn't re-render when content changes */}
<DiscoverHeader
activeCategory={activeCategory}
setActiveCategory={setActiveCategory}
setShowPreferences={setShowPreferences}
/>
{/* Dynamic content that updates independently */}
<DiscoverContent
activeCategory={activeCategory}
userPreferences={userPreferences}
preferredLanguages={preferredLanguages}
/>
{/* Preferences modal */}
<PreferencesModal
showPreferences={showPreferences}
setShowPreferences={setShowPreferences}
userPreferences={userPreferences}
setUserPreferences={setUserPreferences}
preferredLanguages={preferredLanguages}
setPreferredLanguages={setPreferredLanguages}
setActiveCategory={setActiveCategory}
/>
</div>
);
};
export default Page;