fix(anon mode): user id could change for pending post, name field could bug out

src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Comment, useAccount, useAuthorAvatar, useComment, useEditedComment, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { Comment, useAuthorAvatar, useComment, useEditedComment, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import Plebbit from '@plebbit/plebbit-js/dist/browser/index.js';
 import styles from '../../views/post/post.module.css';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, getDisplayMediaInfoType, getHasThumbnail, getMediaDimensions } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ import { hashStringToColor, getTextColorForBackground } from '../../lib/utils/po
 import { getFormattedDate, getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../../lib/utils/time-utils';
 import { isValidURL } from '../../lib/utils/url-utils';
 import { isAllView, isPendingPostView, isPostPageView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
-import useAnonModeStore from '../../stores/use-anon-mode-store';
 import useAvatarVisibilityStore from '../../stores/use-avatar-visibility-store';
-import useAnonMode from '../../hooks/use-anon-mode';
 import useAuthorAddressClick from '../../hooks/use-author-address-click';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useFetchGifFirstFrame from '../../hooks/use-fetch-gif-first-frame';
 import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
-import usePostCidForPendingPost from '../../hooks/use-post-cid';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
@@ -68,22 +65,13 @@ const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }:
   const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubscriptionsView = isSubscriptionsView(location.pathname, params);
 
-  // comment.author.shortAddress is undefined while the comment publishing state is pending, use account instead
+  const userID = address && Plebbit.getShortAddress(address);
-  // in anon mode, use the newly generated signer.address instead, which will be comment.author.address
+  const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(userID);
-  const { anonMode } = useAnonMode();
+  const userIDTextColor = getTextColorForBackground(userIDBackgroundColor);
-  const { getThreadSigner, currentAnonSignerAddress } = useAnonModeStore();
-  const postCidForSigner = usePostCidForPendingPost(parentCid);
-  const anonSignerAddress = postCidForSigner ? getThreadSigner(postCidForSigner)?.address || currentAnonSignerAddress : null;
-  const account = useAccount();
-  const pendingShortAddress = anonMode ? anonSignerAddress && Plebbit.getShortAddress(anonSignerAddress) : account?.author?.shortAddress;
 
   const handleUserAddressClick = useAuthorAddressClick();
   const numberOfPostsByAuthor = document.querySelectorAll(`[data-author-address="${shortAddress}"][data-post-cid="${postCid}"]`).length;
 
-  const userID = shortAddress || pendingShortAddress;
-  const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(userID);
-  const userIDTextColor = getTextColorForBackground(userIDBackgroundColor);
-
   const { hidden } = useHide(post);
 
   return (

src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ const useSubmitStore = create<SubmitState>((set) => ({
   publishCommentOptions: {},
   setSubmitStore: ({ author, displayName, signer, subplebbitAddress, title, content, link, spoiler }) =>
     set((state) => {
-      const updatedAuthor = displayName ? { ...author, displayName } : author;
       const nextState = { ...state };
-      if (author !== undefined) nextState.author = updatedAuthor;
+      if (author !== undefined) nextState.author = author;
+      if (displayName !== undefined) nextState.displayName = displayName;
       if (signer !== undefined) nextState.signer = signer;
       if (subplebbitAddress !== undefined) nextState.subplebbitAddress = subplebbitAddress;
       if (title !== undefined) nextState.title = title || undefined;
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ const useSubmitStore = create<SubmitState>((set) => ({
         publishCommentOptions.signer = nextState.signer;
       }
 
-      if (nextState.author) {
+      if (nextState.author || nextState.displayName) {
-        publishCommentOptions.author = nextState.author;
+        publishCommentOptions.author = {
+          ...nextState.author,
+          displayName: nextState.displayName,
+        };
       }
 
       nextState.publishCommentOptions = publishCommentOptions;

src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Comment, useAccount, useAuthorAvatar, useComment, useEditedComment, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { Comment, useAuthorAvatar, useComment, useEditedComment, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import Plebbit from '@plebbit/plebbit-js/dist/browser/index.js';
 import styles from '../../views/post/post.module.css';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, getHasThumbnail } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { getTextColorForBackground, hashStringToColor } from '../../lib/utils/post-utils';
 import { getFormattedDate, getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../../lib/utils/time-utils';
 import { isAllView, isPendingPostView, isPostPageView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
-import useAnonModeStore from '../../stores/use-anon-mode-store';
 import useAvatarVisibilityStore from '../../stores/use-avatar-visibility-store';
-import useAnonMode from '../../hooks/use-anon-mode';
 import useAuthorAddressClick from '../../hooks/use-author-address-click';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
-import usePostCidForPendingPost from '../../hooks/use-post-cid';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
@@ -49,21 +46,13 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
 
   const isReply = parentCid;
 
-  // comment.author.shortAddress is undefined while the comment publishing state is pending, use account instead
-  // in anon mode, use the newly generated signer.address instead, which will be comment.author.address
-  const { anonMode } = useAnonMode();
-  const { getThreadSigner, currentAnonSignerAddress } = useAnonModeStore();
-  const postCidForSigner = usePostCidForPendingPost(parentCid);
-  const anonSignerAddress = postCidForSigner ? getThreadSigner(postCidForSigner)?.address || currentAnonSignerAddress : null;
-  const account = useAccount();
-  const pendingShortAddress = anonMode ? anonSignerAddress && Plebbit.getShortAddress(anonSignerAddress) : account?.author?.shortAddress;
-
   const stateString = useStateString(post);
 
   const handleUserAddressClick = useAuthorAddressClick();
   const numberOfPostsByAuthor = document.querySelectorAll(`[data-author-address="${shortAddress}"][data-post-cid="${postCid}"]`).length;
 
-  const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(shortAddress || pendingShortAddress);
+  const userID = shortAddress;
+  const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(userID);
   const userIDTextColor = getTextColorForBackground(userIDBackgroundColor);
 
   const { hidden } = useHide(post);
@@ -113,10 +102,10 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
                       <span
                         title={t('highlight_posts')}
                         className={styles.userAddress}
-                        onClick={() => handleUserAddressClick(shortAddress || pendingShortAddress, postCid)}
+                        onClick={() => handleUserAddressClick(userID, postCid)}
                         style={{ backgroundColor: userIDBackgroundColor, color: userIDTextColor }}
                       >
-                        {shortAddress || pendingShortAddress}
+                        {userID}
                       </span>
                     }
                     content={`${numberOfPostsByAuthor === 1 ? t('1_post_by_this_id') : t('x_posts_by_this_id', { number: numberOfPostsByAuthor })}`}

src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import styles from './reply-modal.module.css';
 import { LinkTypePreviewer } from '../post-form';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import useAnonMode from '../../hooks/use-anon-mode';
-import useAnonModeStore from '../../stores/use-anon-mode-store';
 
 interface ReplyModalProps {
   closeModal: () => void;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, showReplyModal, parentCid, postCid, scrollY, s
   const address = comment?.author?.address;
 
   const hasCalledAnonAddressRef = useRef(false);
-  const { setCurrentAnonSignerAddress } = useAnonModeStore();
 
   const getAnonAddressForReply = useCallback(async () => {
     if (anonMode && !hasCalledAnonAddressRef.current) {
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, showReplyModal, parentCid, postCid, scrollY, s
             displayName: displayName || undefined,
           },
         });
-        setCurrentAnonSignerAddress(existingSigner.address);
       } else {
         const newSigner = await getNewSigner();
         if (newSigner) {
@@ -66,11 +63,10 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, showReplyModal, parentCid, postCid, scrollY, s
               displayName: displayName || undefined,
             },
           });
-          setCurrentAnonSignerAddress(newSigner.address);
         }
       }
     }
-  }, [address, getExistingSigner, getNewSigner, setPublishReplyOptions, anonMode, displayName, setCurrentAnonSignerAddress]);
+  }, [address, getExistingSigner, getNewSigner, setPublishReplyOptions, anonMode, displayName]);
 
   const onPublishReply = () => {
     const currentContent = textRef.current?.value.slice(contentPrefix.length).trim() || '';

src/hooks/use-anon-mode.ts

@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ import useAnonModeStore from '../stores/use-anon-mode-store';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 const useAnonMode = (postCid?: string) => {
-  const { anonMode, threadSigners, setThreadSigner, setAddressSigner, getAddressSigner, setCurrentAnonSignerAddress } = useAnonModeStore((state) => ({
+  const { anonMode, threadSigners, setThreadSigner, setAddressSigner, getAddressSigner } = useAnonModeStore((state) => ({
     anonMode: state.anonMode,
     threadSigners: state.threadSigners,
     setThreadSigner: state.setThreadSigner,
     setAddressSigner: state.setAddressSigner,
     getAddressSigner: state.getAddressSigner,
-    setCurrentAnonSignerAddress: state.setCurrentAnonSignerAddress,
   }));
 
   const threadSigner = useMemo(() => (postCid ? threadSigners[postCid] : undefined), [postCid, threadSigners]);
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ const useAnonMode = (postCid?: string) => {
             } else {
               setAddressSigner(signer);
             }
-            setCurrentAnonSignerAddress(signer.address);
           }
           return signer;
         } catch (error) {
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ const useAnonMode = (postCid?: string) => {
       } else {
         try {
           const signer = await account?.plebbit.createSigner({ type: 'ed25519', privateKey: threadSigner?.privateKey });
-          setCurrentAnonSignerAddress(signer.address);
           return signer;
         } catch (error) {
           console.error('Failed to retrieve anonymous signer:', error);
@@ -44,17 +41,14 @@ const useAnonMode = (postCid?: string) => {
       }
     }
     return null;
-  }, [anonMode, postCid, threadSigner, account, setThreadSigner, setAddressSigner, setCurrentAnonSignerAddress]);
+  }, [anonMode, postCid, threadSigner, account, setThreadSigner, setAddressSigner]);
 
   const getExistingSigner = useCallback(
     (address: string) => {
       const signer = getAddressSigner(address);
-      if (signer) {
-        setCurrentAnonSignerAddress(signer.address);
-      }
       return signer;
     },
-    [getAddressSigner, setCurrentAnonSignerAddress],
+    [getAddressSigner],
   );
 
   return { anonMode, getNewSigner, getExistingSigner };

src/hooks/use-post-cid.ts

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useReducer } from 'react';
-import { useComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
-
-type State = {
-  resolvedPostCid: string | null;
-  currentParentCid: string | undefined;
-};
-
-type Action = { type: 'SET_POST_CID'; payload: string } | { type: 'SET_PARENT_CID'; payload: string };
-
-const reducer = (state: State, action: Action): State => {
-  switch (action.type) {
-    case 'SET_POST_CID':
-      return { ...state, resolvedPostCid: action.payload };
-    case 'SET_PARENT_CID':
-      return { ...state, currentParentCid: action.payload };
-    default:
-      return state;
-  }
-};
-
-const usePostCidForPendingPost = (initialParentCid: string | undefined): string | null => {
-  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, {
-    resolvedPostCid: null,
-    currentParentCid: initialParentCid,
-  });
-
-  const comment = useComment({ commentCid: state.currentParentCid });
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (comment) {
-      if (comment.postCid) {
-        dispatch({ type: 'SET_POST_CID', payload: comment.postCid });
-      } else if (comment.parentCid) {
-        dispatch({ type: 'SET_PARENT_CID', payload: comment.parentCid });
-      }
-    }
-  }, [comment]);
-
-  return state.resolvedPostCid;
-};
-
-export default usePostCidForPendingPost;

src/hooks/use-publish-reply.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { ChallengeVerification, Comment, PublishCommentOptions, usePublishComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { ChallengeVerification, Comment, PublishCommentOptions, useAccount, usePublishComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 import { alertChallengeVerificationFailed } from '../lib/utils/challenge-utils';
 import useChallengesStore from '../stores/use-challenges-store';
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ const useReplyStore = create<ReplyState>((set) => ({
         content,
         link,
         spoiler,
-        ...(author && { author: updatedAuthor }),
-        ...(signer && { signer }),
         onChallenge: (...args: any) => addChallenge(args),
         onChallengeVerification: (challengeVerification: ChallengeVerification, comment: Comment) => {
           alertChallengeVerificationFailed(challengeVerification, comment);
@@ -62,6 +60,14 @@ const useReplyStore = create<ReplyState>((set) => ({
         },
       };
 
+      if (updatedAuthor) {
+        publishCommentOptions.author = updatedAuthor;
+      }
+
+      if (signer) {
+        publishCommentOptions.signer = signer;
+      }
+
       return {
         author: { ...state.author, [parentCid]: updatedAuthor },
         displayName: { ...state.displayName, [parentCid]: displayName },
@@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ const useReply = ({ cid, subplebbitAddress }: { cid: string; subplebbitAddress:
   const setReplyStore = useReplyStore((state) => state.setReplyStore);
   const resetReplyStore = useReplyStore((state) => state.resetReplyStore);
 
+  const account = useAccount();
+
   const setPublishReplyOptions = useCallback(
     (options: Partial<SetReplyStoreData>) => {
       const newOptions: Partial<SetReplyStoreData> = {
@@ -110,7 +118,6 @@ const useReply = ({ cid, subplebbitAddress }: { cid: string; subplebbitAddress:
         content: options.content ?? content,
         link: options.link ?? link,
         spoiler: options.spoiler ?? spoiler,
-        signer: anonMode ? signer || options.signer : undefined,
       };
 
       if ('displayName' in options) {
@@ -118,18 +125,23 @@ const useReply = ({ cid, subplebbitAddress }: { cid: string; subplebbitAddress:
       }
 
       if (anonMode) {
-        const currentAuthor = signer?.author || author || {};
+        newOptions.signer = signer || options.signer;
         newOptions.author = {
-          ...currentAuthor,
+          ...(author || {}),
+          address: newOptions.signer?.address,
           ...('displayName' in options && { displayName: options.displayName }),
         };
       } else {
-        newOptions.author = undefined;
+        newOptions.signer = undefined;
+        newOptions.author = {
+          address: account?.author?.address,
+          ...('displayName' in options && { displayName: options.displayName }),
+        };
       }
 
       setReplyStore(newOptions as SetReplyStoreData);
     },
-    [subplebbitAddress, parentCid, author, signer, content, link, spoiler, setReplyStore, anonMode],
+    [subplebbitAddress, parentCid, author, signer, content, link, spoiler, setReplyStore, anonMode, account],
   );
 
   const resetPublishReplyOptions = useCallback(() => resetReplyStore(parentCid), [parentCid, resetReplyStore]);

src/stores/use-anon-mode-store.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ interface AnonModeState {
   getThreadSigner: (postCid: string) => any | undefined;
   setAddressSigner: (signer: any) => void;
   getAddressSigner: (address: string) => any | undefined;
-  currentAnonSignerAddress: string | null;
-  setCurrentAnonSignerAddress: (address: string | null) => void;
 }
 
 const anonModeStore = localForageLru.createInstance({
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ const useAnonModeStore = create<AnonModeState>((set, get) => ({
   },
   getAddressSigner: (address: string) => get().addressSigners[address],
   currentAnonSignerAddress: null,
-  setCurrentAnonSignerAddress: (address: string | null) => {
-    set({ currentAnonSignerAddress: address });
-    anonModeStore.setItem('currentAnonSignerAddress', address);
-  },
 }));
 
 const initializeAnonModeStore = async () => {
@@ -64,13 +58,10 @@ const initializeAnonModeStore = async () => {
     }
   });
 
-  const currentAnonSignerAddress = await anonModeStore.getItem('currentAnonSignerAddress');
-
   useAnonModeStore.setState((state) => ({
     anonMode, // Set the retrieved anonMode state
     threadSigners: { ...threadSigners, ...state.threadSigners },
     addressSigners: { ...addressSigners, ...state.addressSigners },
-    currentAnonSignerAddress: currentAnonSignerAddress || null,
   }));
 };