feat: implement CommentsProvider for comment state management

- Add comprehensive state management for comments with pagination
- Implement sort options (hot/top/new) with pending refresh mechanism
- Support optimistic vote integration via VoteProvider
- Add time update mechanism with ValueNotifier for efficient rebuilds
- Handle auth state changes and automatic vote state loading
- Implement error recovery with rollback on sort change failures

Features:
- Cursor-based pagination for infinite scroll
- Automatic refresh scheduling when sort changes during loading
- Clean separation of concerns with proper provider lifecycle

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Changed files
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lib
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lib/providers/comments_provider.dart
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import 'dart:async' show Timer, unawaited;
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import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
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import '../models/comment.dart';
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import '../services/coves_api_service.dart';
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import '../services/vote_service.dart';
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import 'auth_provider.dart';
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import 'vote_provider.dart';
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/// Comments Provider
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///
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/// Manages comment state and fetching logic for a specific post.
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/// Supports sorting (hot/top/new), pagination, and vote integration.
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///
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/// IMPORTANT: Accepts AuthProvider reference to fetch fresh access
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/// tokens before each authenticated request (critical for atProto OAuth
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/// token rotation).
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class CommentsProvider with ChangeNotifier {
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CommentsProvider(
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this._authProvider, {
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CovesApiService? apiService,
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VoteProvider? voteProvider,
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VoteService? voteService,
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}) : _voteProvider = voteProvider,
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_voteService = voteService {
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// Use injected service (for testing) or create new one (for production)
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// Pass token getter to API service for automatic fresh token retrieval
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_apiService = apiService ??
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CovesApiService(tokenGetter: _authProvider.getAccessToken);
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// Track initial auth state
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_wasAuthenticated = _authProvider.isAuthenticated;
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// Listen to auth state changes and clear comments on sign-out
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_authProvider.addListener(_onAuthChanged);
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}
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/// Handle authentication state changes
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///
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/// Clears comment state when user signs out to prevent privacy issues.
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void _onAuthChanged() {
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final isAuthenticated = _authProvider.isAuthenticated;
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// Only clear if transitioning from authenticated → unauthenticated
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if (_wasAuthenticated && !isAuthenticated && _comments.isNotEmpty) {
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('🔒 User signed out - clearing comments');
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}
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reset();
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}
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// Update tracked state
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_wasAuthenticated = isAuthenticated;
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}
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final AuthProvider _authProvider;
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late final CovesApiService _apiService;
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final VoteProvider? _voteProvider;
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final VoteService? _voteService;
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// Track previous auth state to detect transitions
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bool _wasAuthenticated = false;
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// Comment state
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List<ThreadViewComment> _comments = [];
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bool _isLoading = false;
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bool _isLoadingMore = false;
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String? _error;
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String? _cursor;
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bool _hasMore = true;
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// Current post URI being viewed
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String? _postUri;
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// Comment configuration
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String _sort = 'hot';
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String? _timeframe;
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// Flag to track if a refresh should be scheduled after current load
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bool _pendingRefresh = false;
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// Time update mechanism for periodic UI refreshes
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Timer? _timeUpdateTimer;
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final ValueNotifier<DateTime?> _currentTimeNotifier = ValueNotifier(null);
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// Getters
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List<ThreadViewComment> get comments => _comments;
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bool get isLoading => _isLoading;
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bool get isLoadingMore => _isLoadingMore;
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String? get error => _error;
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bool get hasMore => _hasMore;
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String get sort => _sort;
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String? get timeframe => _timeframe;
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ValueNotifier<DateTime?> get currentTimeNotifier => _currentTimeNotifier;
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/// Start periodic time updates for "time ago" strings
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///
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/// Updates currentTime every minute to trigger UI rebuilds for
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/// comment timestamps. This ensures "5m ago" updates to "6m ago" without
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/// requiring user interaction.
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///
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/// Uses ValueNotifier to avoid triggering full provider rebuilds.
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void startTimeUpdates() {
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// Cancel existing timer if any
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_timeUpdateTimer?.cancel();
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// Update current time immediately
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_currentTimeNotifier.value = DateTime.now();
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// Set up periodic updates (every minute)
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_timeUpdateTimer = Timer.periodic(const Duration(minutes: 1), (_) {
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_currentTimeNotifier.value = DateTime.now();
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});
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('⏰ Started periodic time updates for comment timestamps');
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}
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}
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/// Stop periodic time updates
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void stopTimeUpdates() {
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_timeUpdateTimer?.cancel();
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_timeUpdateTimer = null;
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_currentTimeNotifier.value = null;
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('⏰ Stopped periodic time updates');
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}
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}
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/// Load comments for a specific post
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Future<void> loadComments({
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required String postUri,
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bool refresh = false,
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}) async {
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// If loading for a different post, reset state
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if (postUri != _postUri) {
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reset();
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_postUri = postUri;
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}
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// If already loading, schedule a refresh to happen after current load
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if (_isLoading || _isLoadingMore) {
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if (refresh) {
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_pendingRefresh = true;
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('⏳ Load in progress - scheduled refresh for after completion');
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}
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}
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return;
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}
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try {
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if (refresh) {
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_isLoading = true;
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_error = null;
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_pendingRefresh = false; // Clear any pending refresh
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} else {
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_isLoadingMore = true;
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}
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notifyListeners();
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('📡 Fetching comments: sort=$_sort, postUri=$postUri');
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}
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final response = await _apiService.getComments(
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postUri: postUri,
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sort: _sort,
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timeframe: _timeframe,
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cursor: refresh ? null : _cursor,
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);
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// Only update state after successful fetch
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if (refresh) {
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_comments = response.comments;
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} else {
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// Create new list instance to trigger rebuilds
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_comments = [..._comments, ...response.comments];
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}
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_cursor = response.cursor;
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_hasMore = response.cursor != null;
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_error = null;
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('✅ Comments loaded: ${_comments.length} comments total');
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}
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// Load initial vote state from PDS (only if authenticated)
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if (_authProvider.isAuthenticated &&
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_voteProvider != null &&
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_voteService != null) {
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try {
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final userVotes = await _voteService.getUserVotes();
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_voteProvider.loadInitialVotes(userVotes);
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} on Exception catch (e) {
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('⚠️ Failed to load vote state: $e');
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}
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// Don't fail the comments load if vote loading fails
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}
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}
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// Start time updates when comments are loaded
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if (_comments.isNotEmpty && _timeUpdateTimer == null) {
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startTimeUpdates();
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}
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} on Exception catch (e) {
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_error = e.toString();
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('❌ Failed to fetch comments: $e');
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}
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} finally {
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_isLoading = false;
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_isLoadingMore = false;
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notifyListeners();
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// If a refresh was scheduled during this load, execute it now
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if (_pendingRefresh && _postUri != null) {
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('🔄 Executing pending refresh');
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}
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_pendingRefresh = false;
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// Schedule refresh without awaiting to avoid blocking
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// This is intentional - we want the refresh to happen asynchronously
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unawaited(loadComments(postUri: _postUri!, refresh: true));
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}
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}
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}
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/// Refresh comments (pull-to-refresh)
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///
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/// Reloads comments from the beginning for the current post.
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Future<void> refreshComments() async {
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if (_postUri == null) {
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('⚠️ Cannot refresh - no post loaded');
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}
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return;
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}
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await loadComments(postUri: _postUri!, refresh: true);
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}
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/// Load more comments (pagination)
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Future<void> loadMoreComments() async {
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if (!_hasMore || _isLoadingMore || _postUri == null) {
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return;
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}
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await loadComments(postUri: _postUri!);
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}
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/// Change sort order
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///
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/// Updates the sort option and triggers a refresh of comments.
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/// Available options: 'hot', 'top', 'new'
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///
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/// Returns true if sort change succeeded, false if reload failed.
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/// On failure, reverts to previous sort option.
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Future<bool> setSortOption(String newSort) async {
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if (_sort == newSort) {
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return true;
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}
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final previousSort = _sort;
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_sort = newSort;
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notifyListeners();
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// Reload comments with new sort
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if (_postUri != null) {
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try {
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await loadComments(postUri: _postUri!, refresh: true);
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return true;
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} on Exception catch (e) {
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// Revert to previous sort option on failure
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_sort = previousSort;
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notifyListeners();
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('Failed to apply sort option: $e');
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}
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return false;
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}
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}
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return true;
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}
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/// Vote on a comment
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///
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/// Delegates to VoteProvider for optimistic updates and API calls.
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/// The VoteProvider handles:
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/// - Optimistic UI updates
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/// - API call to user's PDS
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/// - Rollback on error
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///
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/// Parameters:
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/// - [commentUri]: AT-URI of the comment
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/// - [commentCid]: Content ID of the comment
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/// - [voteType]: Vote direction ('up' or 'down')
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///
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/// Returns:
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/// - true if vote was created
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/// - false if vote was removed (toggled off)
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Future<bool> voteOnComment({
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required String commentUri,
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required String commentCid,
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String voteType = 'up',
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}) async {
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if (_voteProvider == null) {
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throw Exception('VoteProvider not available');
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}
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try {
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final result = await _voteProvider.toggleVote(
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postUri: commentUri,
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postCid: commentCid,
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direction: voteType,
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);
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('✅ Comment vote ${result ? 'created' : 'removed'}');
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}
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return result;
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} on Exception catch (e) {
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if (kDebugMode) {
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debugPrint('❌ Failed to vote on comment: $e');
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}
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rethrow;
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}
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}
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/// Retry loading after error
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Future<void> retry() async {
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_error = null;
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if (_postUri != null) {
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await loadComments(postUri: _postUri!, refresh: true);
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}
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}
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/// Clear error
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void clearError() {
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_error = null;
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notifyListeners();
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}
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/// Reset comment state
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void reset() {
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_comments = [];
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_cursor = null;
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_hasMore = true;
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_error = null;
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_isLoading = false;
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_isLoadingMore = false;
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_postUri = null;
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_pendingRefresh = false;
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notifyListeners();
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}
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@override
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void dispose() {
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// Stop time updates and cancel timer (also sets value to null)
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stopTimeUpdates();
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// Remove auth listener to prevent memory leaks
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_authProvider.removeListener(_onAuthChanged);
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_apiService.dispose();
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// Dispose the ValueNotifier last
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_currentTimeNotifier.dispose();
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super.dispose();
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}
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}