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feat(db): add comment query repository methods with hot ranking

Implement database layer for comment queries with Lemmy hot ranking:

New repository methods:
- ListByParentWithHotRank: Query with hot/top/new sorting + pagination
- Hot: log(greatest(2, score + 2)) / power(time_decay, 1.8)
- Top: Score-based with optional timeframe filter
- New: Chronological ordering
- Cursor-based pagination with composite keys

- GetByURIsBatch: Batch fetch comments by URIs (prevents N+1 queries)
- GetVoteStateForComments: Fetch viewer votes (Phase 2B ready)

Key features:
- Hydrates author handle via JOIN with users table
- Supports timeframe filters (hour/day/week/month/year/all)
- Encodes cursors with hot_rank|score|created_at|uri
- All queries use parameterized arguments (SQL injection safe)

Formula prevents brigading:
- greatest(2, score + 2) ensures log never goes negative
- Heavily downvoted comments bounded at log(2)
- Power of 1.8 for faster decay than posts (1.5)

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

Changed files
+465
internal
core
comments
db
postgres
+22
internal/core/comments/interfaces.go
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// ListByCommenter retrieves all comments by a specific user
// Future: Used for user comment history
ListByCommenter(ctx context.Context, commenterDID string, limit, offset int) ([]*Comment, error)
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// ListByParentWithHotRank retrieves direct replies to a post or comment with sorting and pagination
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// Supports hot, top, and new sorting with cursor-based pagination
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// Returns comments with author info hydrated and next page cursor
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ListByParentWithHotRank(
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ctx context.Context,
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parentURI string,
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sort string, // "hot", "top", "new"
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timeframe string, // "hour", "day", "week", "month", "year", "all" (for "top" only)
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limit int,
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cursor *string,
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) ([]*Comment, *string, error)
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// GetByURIsBatch retrieves multiple comments by their AT-URIs in a single query
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// Returns map[uri]*Comment for efficient lookups
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// Used for hydrating comment threads without N+1 queries
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GetByURIsBatch(ctx context.Context, uris []string) (map[string]*Comment, error)
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// GetVoteStateForComments retrieves the viewer's votes on a batch of comments
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// Returns map[commentURI]*Vote for efficient lookups
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// Future: Used when votes table is implemented
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GetVoteStateForComments(ctx context.Context, viewerDID string, commentURIs []string) (map[string]interface{}, error)
}
+443
internal/db/postgres/comment_repo.go
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"Coves/internal/core/comments"
"context"
"database/sql"
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"encoding/base64"
"fmt"
"log"
"strings"
···
return result, nil
}
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// ListByParentWithHotRank retrieves direct replies to a post or comment with sorting and pagination
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// Supports three sort modes: hot (Lemmy algorithm), top (by score + timeframe), and new (by created_at)
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// Uses cursor-based pagination with composite keys for consistent ordering
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// Hydrates author info (handle, display_name, avatar) via JOIN with users table
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) ListByParentWithHotRank(
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ctx context.Context,
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parentURI string,
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sort string,
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timeframe string,
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limit int,
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cursor *string,
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) ([]*comments.Comment, *string, error) {
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// Build ORDER BY clause and time filter based on sort type
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orderBy, timeFilter := r.buildCommentSortClause(sort, timeframe)
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// Parse cursor for pagination
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cursorFilter, cursorValues, err := r.parseCommentCursor(cursor, sort)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor: %w", err)
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}
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// Build SELECT clause - compute hot_rank for "hot" sort
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// Hot rank formula (Lemmy algorithm):
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// log(greatest(2, score + 2)) / power(((EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (NOW() - created_at)) / 3600) + 2), 1.8)
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//
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// This formula:
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// - Gives logarithmic weight to score (prevents high-score dominance)
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// - Decays over time with power 1.8 (faster than linear, slower than quadratic)
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// - Uses hours as time unit (3600 seconds)
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// - Adds constants to prevent division by zero and ensure positive values
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var selectClause string
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if sort == "hot" {
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selectClause = `
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SELECT
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c.id, c.uri, c.cid, c.rkey, c.commenter_did,
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c.root_uri, c.root_cid, c.parent_uri, c.parent_cid,
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c.content, c.content_facets, c.embed, c.content_labels, c.langs,
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c.created_at, c.indexed_at, c.deleted_at,
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c.upvote_count, c.downvote_count, c.score, c.reply_count,
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log(greatest(2, c.score + 2)) / power(((EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (NOW() - c.created_at)) / 3600) + 2), 1.8) as hot_rank,
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u.handle as author_handle
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FROM comments c`
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} else {
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selectClause = `
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SELECT
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c.id, c.uri, c.cid, c.rkey, c.commenter_did,
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c.root_uri, c.root_cid, c.parent_uri, c.parent_cid,
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c.content, c.content_facets, c.embed, c.content_labels, c.langs,
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c.created_at, c.indexed_at, c.deleted_at,
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c.upvote_count, c.downvote_count, c.score, c.reply_count,
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NULL::numeric as hot_rank,
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u.handle as author_handle
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FROM comments c`
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}
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// Build complete query with JOINs and filters
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query := fmt.Sprintf(`
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%s
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INNER JOIN users u ON c.commenter_did = u.did
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WHERE c.parent_uri = $1 AND c.deleted_at IS NULL
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%s
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%s
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ORDER BY %s
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LIMIT $2
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`, selectClause, timeFilter, cursorFilter, orderBy)
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// Prepare query arguments
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args := []interface{}{parentURI, limit + 1} // +1 to detect next page
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args = append(args, cursorValues...)
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// Execute query
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rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query comments with hot rank: %w", err)
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}
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defer func() {
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if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
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log.Printf("Failed to close rows: %v", err)
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}
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}()
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// Scan results
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var result []*comments.Comment
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var hotRanks []float64
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for rows.Next() {
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var comment comments.Comment
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var langs pq.StringArray
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var hotRank sql.NullFloat64
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var authorHandle string
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err := rows.Scan(
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&comment.ID, &comment.URI, &comment.CID, &comment.RKey, &comment.CommenterDID,
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&comment.RootURI, &comment.RootCID, &comment.ParentURI, &comment.ParentCID,
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&comment.Content, &comment.ContentFacets, &comment.Embed, &comment.ContentLabels, &langs,
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&comment.CreatedAt, &comment.IndexedAt, &comment.DeletedAt,
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&comment.UpvoteCount, &comment.DownvoteCount, &comment.Score, &comment.ReplyCount,
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&hotRank, &authorHandle,
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)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan comment: %w", err)
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}
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comment.Langs = langs
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comment.CommenterHandle = authorHandle
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// Store hot_rank for cursor building
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hotRankValue := 0.0
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if hotRank.Valid {
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hotRankValue = hotRank.Float64
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}
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hotRanks = append(hotRanks, hotRankValue)
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result = append(result, &comment)
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}
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if err = rows.Err(); err != nil {
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return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error iterating comments: %w", err)
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}
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// Handle pagination cursor
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var nextCursor *string
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if len(result) > limit && limit > 0 {
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result = result[:limit]
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hotRanks = hotRanks[:limit]
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lastComment := result[len(result)-1]
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lastHotRank := hotRanks[len(hotRanks)-1]
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cursorStr := r.buildCommentCursor(lastComment, sort, lastHotRank)
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nextCursor = &cursorStr
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}
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return result, nextCursor, nil
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}
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// buildCommentSortClause returns the ORDER BY SQL and optional time filter
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) buildCommentSortClause(sort, timeframe string) (string, string) {
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var orderBy string
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switch sort {
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case "hot":
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// Hot rank DESC, then score DESC as tiebreaker, then created_at DESC, then uri DESC
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orderBy = `hot_rank DESC, c.score DESC, c.created_at DESC, c.uri DESC`
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case "top":
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// Score DESC, then created_at DESC, then uri DESC
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orderBy = `c.score DESC, c.created_at DESC, c.uri DESC`
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case "new":
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// Created at DESC, then uri DESC
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orderBy = `c.created_at DESC, c.uri DESC`
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default:
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// Default to hot
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orderBy = `hot_rank DESC, c.score DESC, c.created_at DESC, c.uri DESC`
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}
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// Add time filter for "top" sort
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var timeFilter string
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if sort == "top" {
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timeFilter = r.buildCommentTimeFilter(timeframe)
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}
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return orderBy, timeFilter
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}
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// buildCommentTimeFilter returns SQL filter for timeframe
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) buildCommentTimeFilter(timeframe string) string {
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if timeframe == "" || timeframe == "all" {
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return ""
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}
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var interval string
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switch timeframe {
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case "hour":
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interval = "1 hour"
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case "day":
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interval = "1 day"
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case "week":
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interval = "7 days"
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case "month":
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interval = "30 days"
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case "year":
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interval = "1 year"
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default:
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return ""
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}
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return fmt.Sprintf("AND c.created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '%s'", interval)
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}
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// parseCommentCursor decodes pagination cursor for comments
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) parseCommentCursor(cursor *string, sort string) (string, []interface{}, error) {
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if cursor == nil || *cursor == "" {
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return "", nil, nil
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}
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// Decode base64 cursor
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decoded, err := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(*cursor)
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if err != nil {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor encoding")
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}
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// Parse cursor based on sort type using | delimiter
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// Format: hotRank|score|createdAt|uri (for hot)
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// score|createdAt|uri (for top)
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// createdAt|uri (for new)
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parts := strings.Split(string(decoded), "|")
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switch sort {
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case "new":
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// Cursor format: createdAt|uri
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if len(parts) != 2 {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor format for new sort")
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}
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createdAt := parts[0]
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uri := parts[1]
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// Validate AT-URI format
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if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "at://") {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor URI")
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}
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filter := `AND (c.created_at < $3 OR (c.created_at = $3 AND c.uri < $4))`
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return filter, []interface{}{createdAt, uri}, nil
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case "top":
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// Cursor format: score|createdAt|uri
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if len(parts) != 3 {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor format for top sort")
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}
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scoreStr := parts[0]
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createdAt := parts[1]
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uri := parts[2]
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// Parse score as integer
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score := 0
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if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(scoreStr, "%d", &score); err != nil {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor score")
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}
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// Validate AT-URI format
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if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "at://") {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor URI")
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}
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filter := `AND (c.score < $3 OR (c.score = $3 AND c.created_at < $4) OR (c.score = $3 AND c.created_at = $4 AND c.uri < $5))`
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return filter, []interface{}{score, createdAt, uri}, nil
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case "hot":
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// Cursor format: hotRank|score|createdAt|uri
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if len(parts) != 4 {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor format for hot sort")
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}
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hotRankStr := parts[0]
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scoreStr := parts[1]
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createdAt := parts[2]
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uri := parts[3]
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// Parse hot_rank as float
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hotRank := 0.0
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if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(hotRankStr, "%f", &hotRank); err != nil {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor hot rank")
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}
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// Parse score as integer
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score := 0
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if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(scoreStr, "%d", &score); err != nil {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor score")
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}
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// Validate AT-URI format
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if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "at://") {
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return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cursor URI")
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}
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// Use computed hot_rank expression in comparison
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hotRankExpr := `log(greatest(2, c.score + 2)) / power(((EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (NOW() - c.created_at)) / 3600) + 2), 1.8)`
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filter := fmt.Sprintf(`AND ((%s < $3 OR (%s = $3 AND c.score < $4) OR (%s = $3 AND c.score = $4 AND c.created_at < $5) OR (%s = $3 AND c.score = $4 AND c.created_at = $5 AND c.uri < $6)) AND c.uri != $7)`,
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hotRankExpr, hotRankExpr, hotRankExpr, hotRankExpr)
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return filter, []interface{}{hotRank, score, createdAt, uri, uri}, nil
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default:
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return "", nil, nil
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}
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}
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// buildCommentCursor creates pagination cursor from last comment
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) buildCommentCursor(comment *comments.Comment, sort string, hotRank float64) string {
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var cursorStr string
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const delimiter = "|"
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switch sort {
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case "new":
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// Format: createdAt|uri
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cursorStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s",
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comment.CreatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00"),
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delimiter,
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comment.URI)
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case "top":
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// Format: score|createdAt|uri
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cursorStr = fmt.Sprintf("%d%s%s%s%s",
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comment.Score,
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delimiter,
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comment.CreatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00"),
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delimiter,
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comment.URI)
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case "hot":
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// Format: hotRank|score|createdAt|uri
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cursorStr = fmt.Sprintf("%f%s%d%s%s%s%s",
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hotRank,
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delimiter,
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comment.Score,
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delimiter,
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comment.CreatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00"),
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delimiter,
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comment.URI)
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default:
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cursorStr = comment.URI
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}
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return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(cursorStr))
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}
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// GetByURIsBatch retrieves multiple comments by their AT-URIs in a single query
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// Returns map[uri]*Comment for efficient lookups without N+1 queries
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) GetByURIsBatch(ctx context.Context, uris []string) (map[string]*comments.Comment, error) {
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if len(uris) == 0 {
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return make(map[string]*comments.Comment), nil
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}
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query := `
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SELECT
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c.id, c.uri, c.cid, c.rkey, c.commenter_did,
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c.root_uri, c.root_cid, c.parent_uri, c.parent_cid,
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c.content, c.content_facets, c.embed, c.content_labels, c.langs,
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c.created_at, c.indexed_at, c.deleted_at,
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c.upvote_count, c.downvote_count, c.score, c.reply_count,
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u.handle as author_handle
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FROM comments c
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INNER JOIN users u ON c.commenter_did = u.did
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WHERE c.uri = ANY($1) AND c.deleted_at IS NULL
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`
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rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, pq.Array(uris))
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if err != nil {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to batch get comments by URIs: %w", err)
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}
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defer func() {
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if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
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log.Printf("Failed to close rows: %v", err)
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}
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}()
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result := make(map[string]*comments.Comment)
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for rows.Next() {
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var comment comments.Comment
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var langs pq.StringArray
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var authorHandle string
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err := rows.Scan(
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&comment.ID, &comment.URI, &comment.CID, &comment.RKey, &comment.CommenterDID,
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&comment.RootURI, &comment.RootCID, &comment.ParentURI, &comment.ParentCID,
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&comment.Content, &comment.ContentFacets, &comment.Embed, &comment.ContentLabels, &langs,
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&comment.CreatedAt, &comment.IndexedAt, &comment.DeletedAt,
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&comment.UpvoteCount, &comment.DownvoteCount, &comment.Score, &comment.ReplyCount,
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&authorHandle,
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)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan comment: %w", err)
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}
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comment.Langs = langs
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result[comment.URI] = &comment
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}
+
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if err = rows.Err(); err != nil {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("error iterating comments: %w", err)
+
}
+
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return result, nil
+
}
+
+
// GetVoteStateForComments retrieves the viewer's votes on a batch of comments
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// Returns map[commentURI]*Vote for efficient lookups
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// Note: This implementation is prepared for when the votes table indexing is implemented
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// Currently returns an empty map as votes may not be fully indexed yet
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func (r *postgresCommentRepo) GetVoteStateForComments(ctx context.Context, viewerDID string, commentURIs []string) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
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if len(commentURIs) == 0 || viewerDID == "" {
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return make(map[string]interface{}), nil
+
}
+
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// Query votes table for viewer's votes on these comments
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// Note: This assumes votes table exists and is being indexed
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// If votes table doesn't exist yet, this query will fail gracefully
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query := `
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SELECT subject_uri, direction, uri, cid, created_at
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FROM votes
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WHERE voter_did = $1 AND subject_uri = ANY($2) AND deleted_at IS NULL
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`
+
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rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, viewerDID, pq.Array(commentURIs))
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if err != nil {
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// If votes table doesn't exist yet, return empty map instead of error
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// This allows the API to work before votes indexing is fully implemented
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if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
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return make(map[string]interface{}), nil
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}
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get vote state for comments: %w", err)
+
}
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defer func() {
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if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
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log.Printf("Failed to close rows: %v", err)
+
}
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}()
+
+
// Build result map with vote information
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result := make(map[string]interface{})
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for rows.Next() {
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var subjectURI, direction, uri, cid string
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var createdAt sql.NullTime
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err := rows.Scan(&subjectURI, &direction, &uri, &cid, &createdAt)
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if err != nil {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan vote: %w", err)
+
}
+
+
// Store vote info as a simple map (can be enhanced later with proper Vote struct)
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result[subjectURI] = map[string]interface{}{
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"direction": direction,
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"uri": uri,
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"cid": cid,
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"createdAt": createdAt.Time,
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}
+
}
+
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if err = rows.Err(); err != nil {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("error iterating votes: %w", err)
+
}
+
+
return result, nil
+
}