feat(client-federation): user-view cache for cross-instance DM render

Fixes a render bug where a federated user (e.g. axel@nova) appeared with
the federation globe icon and a broken avatar when viewed on his own home
instance. Root cause: `populateFromReady` is first-wins by federatedId and
discards the entire skipped DM payload — including its `members` array —
so when a sibling instance's ready arrived first, the home instance's view
of every shared user was dropped on the floor.

Adds a render-only `userViews` cache that mirrors the `dmAlternatives`
philosophy: information from skipped ready payloads is preserved for
rendering. Every wire surface that delivers a User upserts into the cache
regardless of dedup outcome; render sites read through a Zustand selector
hook to surface the home view when one is loaded. The DM channel ingestion
race is left untouched — the existing no-flapping invariant on origin
reconnect is intentional and load-bearing for failover.

Layered changes:

- `identity.ts`: `normalizeOriginToHost`, `canonicalUserKey`,
  `isDeliveryFromHome`, `isFederationGlobeApplicable` — single helpers
  for origin/host normalization and the home/stub tier decision.
- `spaceStore.ts`: `userViews` Map, `UserViewEntry` type, `upsertUserView`
  action with the home-wins preference rule, prune by `deliveredBy` in
  `removeInstanceSpaces` (mirrors `dmAlternatives` cleanup), `reset`
  clears.
- `userViewLookup.ts`: `useCanonicalUserView` (Zustand selector hook for
  React) + `getCanonicalUserView` (sync getter for non-React paths).
  Render reactivity is structural via the selector, not coincidence on
  legacy update paths.
- `populateFromReady` upsert pass runs BEFORE the federatedId dedup so
  members of skipped DMs still reach the cache.
- WS handlers (dm_message_*, message_*, user_updated, member_joined,
  friend_request_*, dm_channel_created, dm_member_added) and REST
  hydrators (socialStore, discoverStore, mutuals) feed the cache with
  their delivering origin.
- Render-site routing through `useCanonicalUserView` at every audited
  user-rendering site (sidebar, header, search, message bubble, reply
  chips, profile popout/modal, group settings, voice tiles, mention
  chips, member lists, friends, invites). Self-rendering sites compose
  alongside via existing `isSelf`/`resolveDisplayIdentity`.
- Globe predicate hoisted to `isFederationGlobeApplicable` and applied
  at three sites, gating on `domain !== window.location.host` so we
  never show the globe for users whose home IS our own.

Tests: 31 new unit tests across `identity`, `userViews` store, and
`userViewLookup`. Full suite 276/276.

Docs: `client-federation.md` §3 gains a "User View Cache" section
parallel to "DM Origin Failover"; `dm-system.md` notes the new store
action and WS handler upserts.

Bug 3 (federation profile-sync gap — orbit's stale profile data on
nova-Axel after a clear/color-change on nova never propagated)
remains open. The user-view cache routes around it for the common case
(home instance is connected), but the underlying S2S relay gap is its
own diagnosis and follows in a separate branch.
This commit is contained in:
Jannis Braun
2026-05-05 01:59:05 +02:00
parent fb96b1457a
commit 49e9047005
33 changed files with 2150 additions and 791 deletions
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import { useVoiceStore } from '../../stores/voiceStore';
import { wsSend } from '../../hooks/useWebSocket';
import { MemberListToggleButton } from './MemberListToggleButton';
import { TransferIndicator } from './TransferIndicator';
import { isSelf, parseFederatedUsername } from '../../utils/identity';
import { isSelf, parseFederatedUsername, isFederationGlobeApplicable } from '../../utils/identity';
import { useCanonicalUserView } from '../../utils/userViewLookup';
import type { User } from '@backspace/shared';
import { Tooltip } from '../ui/Tooltip';
import { joinVoiceChannel } from '../../utils/voice';
import { SearchPopover } from '../chat/SearchPopover';
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ export function MainContent() {
const [searchOpen, setSearchOpen] = useState(false);
const [jumpToMessageId, setJumpToMessageId] = useState<string | null>(null);
// Resolve the DM header's "first other" member through the canonical view
// cache. The hook must be called unconditionally at the component top, so we
// pass a fallback when there is no current DM channel or 1-on-1 partner.
const _dmChannel = dmChannels.find(dm => dm.id === currentChannelId);
const _rawFirstOther = _dmChannel?.members.filter(m => !isSelf(m, authUser))[0] ?? null;
const _FALLBACK_USER = { id: '', username: '', createdAt: 0, isAdmin: false, replicatedInstances: [] } as unknown as User;
const _canonicalFirstOther = useCanonicalUserView(_rawFirstOther ?? _FALLBACK_USER);
// Reset search when channel changes
useEffect(() => {
setSearchOpen(false);
@@ -85,8 +95,10 @@ export function MainContent() {
const dmChannel = dmChannels.find(dm => dm.id === currentChannelId);
const otherMembers = dmChannel?.members.filter(m => !isSelf(m, authUser)) ?? [];
const isGroupDm = !!dmChannel?.ownerId;
const firstOther = otherMembers[0];
const { baseName: firstBaseName, domain: firstDomain } = parseFederatedUsername(firstOther?.username ?? '');
// Use the canonicalized view of the 1-on-1 partner (resolved above the
// conditional so the hook is called unconditionally).
const firstOther = _rawFirstOther ? _canonicalFirstOther : (otherMembers[0] ?? null);
const { baseName: firstBaseName } = parseFederatedUsername(firstOther?.username ?? '');
const dmName = isGroupDm
? otherMembers.map(m => m.displayName ?? parseFederatedUsername(m.username).baseName).join(', ')
: firstOther?.displayName ?? (firstBaseName || 'Direct Message');
@@ -173,8 +185,8 @@ export function MainContent() {
<path d="M12.5 2A6.5 6.5 0 0 0 6 8.5c0 1.82.75 3.47 1.95 4.65A10.02 10.02 0 0 0 2 22h2c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8 .35 0 .69.03 1.03.07A6.49 6.49 0 0 0 19 8.5 6.5 6.5 0 0 0 12.5 2Zm0 11A4.5 4.5 0 1 1 17 8.5a4.5 4.5 0 0 1-4.5 4.5Z" />
</svg>
<span className="font-bold text-[15px] tracking-[-0.02em] text-txt-primary truncate">{dmName}</span>
{!isGroupDm && firstDomain && (
<Tooltip content={firstOther?.username ?? ''} position="bottom">
{!isGroupDm && firstOther && isFederationGlobeApplicable(firstOther) && (
<Tooltip content={firstOther.username} position="bottom">
<svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" className="text-txt-tertiary/80 flex-shrink-0">
<path d="M12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12s4.48 10 10 10 10-4.48 10-10S17.52 2 12 2zm-1 17.93c-3.95-.49-7-3.85-7-7.93 0-.62.08-1.21.21-1.79L9 15v1c0 1.1.9 2 2 2v1.93zm6.9-2.54c-.26-.81-1-1.39-1.9-1.39h-1v-3c0-.55-.45-1-1-1H8v-2h2c.55 0 1-.45 1-1V7h2c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-.41c2.93 1.19 5 4.06 5 7.41 0 2.08-.8 3.97-2.1 5.39z" />
</svg>