From 6bb0af937a78f84d360c88e8f60ecdfac0540957 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fullsizemalt <106900403+fullsizemalt@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:44:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat(frontend): Implement threaded comment UI

---
 .../components/social/comment-section.tsx     | 177 ++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 144 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/components/social/comment-section.tsx b/frontend/components/social/comment-section.tsx
index adf07e1..a8faeea 100644
--- a/frontend/components/social/comment-section.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/social/comment-section.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea"
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
+import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from "date-fns"
 import { getApiUrl } from "@/lib/api-config"
+import { MessageCircle, CornerDownRight, Heart } from "lucide-react"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 
 interface Comment {
     id: number
     user_id: number
     content: string
     created_at: string
+    parent_id: number | null
 }
 
 interface CommentSectionProps {
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ export function CommentSection({ entityType, entityId }: CommentSectionProps) {
 
     const fetchComments = async () => {
         try {
-            const res = await fetch(`${getApiUrl()}/social/comments?${entityType}_id=${entityId}`)
+            const res = await fetch(`${getApiUrl()}/social/comments?${entityType}_id=${entityId}&limit=100`)
             if (res.ok) {
                 const data = await res.json()
                 setComments(data)
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ export function CommentSection({ entityType, entityId }: CommentSectionProps) {
         }
     }
 
-    const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent, parentId: number | null = null, content: string = newComment) => {
         e.preventDefault()
-        if (!newComment.trim()) return
+        if (!content.trim()) return
 
         const token = localStorage.getItem("token")
         if (!token) {
@@ -52,7 +55,10 @@ export function CommentSection({ entityType, entityId }: CommentSectionProps) {
 
         setLoading(true)
         try {
-            const body: any = { content: newComment }
+            const body: any = {
+                content: content,
+                parent_id: parentId
+            }
             body[`${entityType}_id`] = entityId
 
             const res = await fetch(`${getApiUrl()}/social/comments`, {
@@ -77,41 +83,146 @@ export function CommentSection({ entityType, entityId }: CommentSectionProps) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Tree builder
+    const rootComments = comments.filter(c => c.parent_id === null)
+    const getReplies = (parentId: number) => comments.filter(c => c.parent_id === parentId).sort((a, b) => new Date(a.created_at).getTime() - new Date(b.created_at).getTime())
+
     return (
-        <div className="space-y-6">
-            <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">Comments</h3>
+        <div className="space-y-8">
+            <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
+                <MessageCircle className="h-5 w-5" />
+                Discussion
+            </h3>
 
-            <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-4">
-                <Textarea
-                    placeholder="Join the discussion..."
-                    value={newComment}
-                    onChange={(e) => setNewComment(e.target.value)}
-                    required
-                />
-                <Button type="submit" disabled={loading || !newComment.trim()}>
-                    {loading ? "Posting..." : "Post Comment"}
-                </Button>
-            </form>
+            {/* Root Post Form */}
+            <div className="flex gap-4">
+                <div className="flex-1">
+                    <form onSubmit={(e) => handleSubmit(e)} className="space-y-4">
+                        <Textarea
+                            placeholder="Share your thoughts..."
+                            value={newComment}
+                            onChange={(e) => setNewComment(e.target.value)}
+                            required
+                            className="min-h-[100px]"
+                        />
+                        <div className="flex justify-end">
+                            <Button type="submit" disabled={loading || !newComment.trim()}>
+                                {loading ? "Posting..." : "Post Comment"}
+                            </Button>
+                        </div>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            </div>
 
-            <div className="space-y-4">
-                {comments.length === 0 ? (
-                    <p className="text-muted-foreground">No comments yet.</p>
+            <div className="space-y-6">
+                {rootComments.length === 0 ? (
+                    <p className="text-muted-foreground text-center py-8">No comments yet. Be the first!</p>
                 ) : (
-                    comments.map(comment => (
-                        <Card key={comment.id}>
-                            <CardContent className="pt-4">
-                                <div className="flex justify-between items-start mb-2">
-                                    <span className="font-semibold text-sm">User #{comment.user_id}</span>
-                                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                                        {formatDistanceToNow(new Date(comment.created_at), { addSuffix: true })}
-                                    </span>
-                                </div>
-                                <p className="text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap">{comment.content}</p>
-                            </CardContent>
-                        </Card>
+                    rootComments.map(comment => (
+                        <CommentItem
+                            key={comment.id}
+                            comment={comment}
+                            getReplies={getReplies}
+                            onReply={handleSubmit}
+                        />
                     ))
                 )}
             </div>
         </div>
     )
 }
+
+function CommentItem({ comment, getReplies, onReply }: {
+    comment: Comment,
+    getReplies: (id: number) => Comment[],
+    onReply: (e: React.FormEvent, parentId: number, content: string) => Promise<void>
+}) {
+    const [isReplying, setIsReplying] = useState(false)
+    const [replyContent, setReplyContent] = useState("")
+    const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
+    const replies = getReplies(comment.id)
+
+    const handleReplySubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+        setSubmitting(true)
+        await onReply(e, comment.id, replyContent)
+        setSubmitting(false)
+        setIsReplying(false)
+        setReplyContent("")
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <div className="group">
+            <div className="flex gap-3">
+                <div className="flex flex-col items-center">
+                    <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-bold text-primary">
+                        {comment.user_id}
+                    </div>
+                    {(replies.length > 0) && <div className="w-px h-full bg-border my-2" />}
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex-1 space-y-2 pb-6">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <span className="font-semibold text-sm">User #{comment.user_id}</span>
+                        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                            • {formatDistanceToNow(new Date(comment.created_at), { addSuffix: true })}
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div className="text-sm leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap">
+                        {comment.content}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-4 pt-1">
+                        <Button
+                            variant="ghost"
+                            size="sm"
+                            className={cn("h-6 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground gap-1 hover:text-primary", isReplying && "text-primary bg-primary/5")}
+                            onClick={() => setIsReplying(!isReplying)}
+                        >
+                            <MessageCircle className="h-3 w-3" />
+                            Reply
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="h-6 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground gap-1 hover:text-red-500">
+                            <Heart className="h-3 w-3" />
+                            Like
+                        </Button>
+                    </div>
+
+                    {isReplying && (
+                        <div className="mt-4 pl-4 border-l-2 border-primary/20">
+                            <form onSubmit={handleReplySubmit} className="space-y-3">
+                                <Textarea
+                                    placeholder={`Reply to User #${comment.user_id}...`}
+                                    value={replyContent}
+                                    onChange={(e) => setReplyContent(e.target.value)}
+                                    autoFocus
+                                    className="min-h-[80px]"
+                                />
+                                <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+                                    <Button type="button" variant="ghost" onClick={() => setIsReplying(false)}>Cancel</Button>
+                                    <Button type="submit" size="sm" disabled={submitting || !replyContent.trim()}>
+                                        Reply
+                                    </Button>
+                                </div>
+                            </form>
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+
+                    {/* Recursive Replies */}
+                    {replies.length > 0 && (
+                        <div className="mt-4 space-y-4">
+                            {replies.map(reply => (
+                                <CommentItem
+                                    key={reply.id}
+                                    comment={reply}
+                                    getReplies={getReplies}
+                                    onReply={onReply}
+                                />
+                            ))}
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    )
+}