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Summary

Add Hot topics above Who to follow, replacing the right-sidebar profile summary. Opening a topic shows its available recap above recent semantic search results.

The recap backend has landed in #1391. This PR targets upstream production and contains only the headline-page/sidebar integration, not recap generation or its migration. It supersedes the earlier fork-only UI PR.

Changes

  • Five compact topic links with a flame header, no counts or rolling-window caption. Remove only the right-sidebar profile summary; retain the main-navigation account control and guest sign-in card.
  • Authenticated UUID headline pages show a fresh recap, a divider, then What nullers have been saying, without the old tagline. Expired recaps and those affected by the viewer's blocks/mutes are omitted.
  • Limit headline semantic searches to commits posted in the past week, applying the cutoff before nearest-candidate selection is capped. Ordinary search keeps its existing behavior and heading.
  • Share only topic IDs and names on signed-in pages with an aside, using the existing once-prop pattern and a one-minute expiry. Topic links use typed Wayfinder routes without prefetch, so hovering does not run paid searches or spend the search budget, and click-only activation follows Inertia's regular navigation handler.
  • Resolve recap and search props independently and lazily, so unread polling, deferred sidebar requests, and recap-only reloads skip semantic search. Source deletion refreshes the displayed recap without replacing loaded results.
  • Exempt matching headline partial reloads that omit search results from the shared search limiter, including when the search budget is exhausted. Full visits and requests including results remain limited. Scope the recap visibility subquery to this headline's linked commits, retaining a single-statement check.

Validation

  • php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/Controllers/HeadlineControllerTest.php — 14 passed, 162 assertions. The new exhausted-budget regression first reproduced the recap-only 429 on the unchanged limiter, then passed with the fix; it also protects full, nested-result, and mismatched-component requests from bypassing the budget.
  • Reran php -d memory_limit=-1 vendor/bin/pest --parallel --ci --coverage --exactly=100.0 --passthru-php="'-d' 'memory_limit=-1'" — 5,471 passed, 29,489 assertions, 100% coverage.
  • Reran composer test:lint, composer test:types, composer test:type-coverage, and bun run test:unit — all passed; type coverage 100%, JavaScript tests 223 passed. Existing non-failing lint warnings remain in unchanged tests.
  • Based on upstream production at 1ad53617, preserving both upstream event-led recap wording and UI documentation in the knowledge-base conflict. Review fixes are folded into the two existing UI commits. The latest follow-up removes only prefetch="click". bun run build passed; bunx vp test run tests/Unit/HotTopics.test.tsx — two passed.
  • Chromium regression check with browser-only synthetic topic/recap responses: a click-only activation (HTMLElement.click(), without mouse/key events) previously made zero requests and did not navigate. After removing prefetch, the same activation made one normal request and opened the topic. Pointer clicks and Enter-key activation also navigated successfully; moving across neighboring topics still made zero headline requests. No browser errors. This simulates the click-only event path, not a real screen-reader session. Intercepted responses test frontend request behavior, not backend AI/search correctness; the PHP tests exercise the real backend.
  • Prior presentation checks remain applicable: five 32px topic rows, working pointer and Tab/Shift-Tab/Enter navigation, no horizontal overflow, first-load and topic-navigation CLS 0, and narrow content scrolling to its 207px maximum. The recording demonstrates pointer hover/navigation, not scrolling. CLS and scroll measurements are from the prior visual revision, not rerun for this interaction-only delta.

Visual evidence

The original recap-base versus UI-head captures use the same seeded local data. The latest rebase and review fixes do not change presentation, so these layout captures remain applicable; they do not prove the new no-hover-request behavior. All captures are Linux Chromium at 2×, in light and dark, at 1440×900, 1366×650, and 390×844. The topic route does not exist in the original base; the feed captures provide the comparable sidebar before/after.

Headline view — desktop, light

Headline recap, divider, discussions, and Hot topics sidebar

Sidebar before and after — desktop, light

Before After
Before: right-sidebar profile summary After: five Hot topics above Who to follow

Pointer hover and topic navigation — desktop, light

Hover adjacent topics and open the corresponding recap

MP4 recording

Linked-source deletion — desktop, light

Linux Chromium, 1366×650 at 2×, disposable local fixtures. Deleting the source removes the recap and its disclaimer without navigation. Existing match-count behavior is disclosed below.

Delete a linked source and remove its recap

Before · After · MP4

All reviewed widths, themes, and no-recap state
Viewport / theme Feed before Feed after Headline view
1440×900 light Before After Headline
1440×900 dark Before After Headline
1366×650 light Before After Headline
1366×650 dark Before After Headline
390×844 light Before After Headline
390×844 dark Before After Headline

Headline without a recap — 1440×900, light

Device verification

Linux Chromium viewport emulation only, not a phone or native simulator. Checked fresh loads, client-side navigation, keyboard activation, and scrolling. The aside remains hidden at narrow widths; the headline results heading and match count fit without horizontal overflow. Actual phone touch, on-screen keyboard, browser chrome, and safe-area behavior were not verified. No mobile input interaction was changed.

Independent review

CODE: PASS · VISUAL: PASS renewed for base 1ad53617 → head d2d265b5. Review covers the complete diff, rate-limiter exemption and regression, scoped recap-visibility subquery, removal of prefetch to restore click-only activation, and the knowledge-base conflict resolution. Existing presentation evidence: original a2cfd58c, plus deletion evidence a7b76be1.

Prior independent read-only review covered the complete original 19-file diff, the four-file follow-up, deletion screenshots/recording, and verification logs. The reviewer did not rerun database tests or independently reproduce the supplied CLS/scroll measurements.

Limitations

  • Recap generation and storage are provided by the already merged backend PR, not this UI diff.
  • Local fixtures use null AI embedding/relevance providers and do not demonstrate production semantic quality or factual accuracy of generated recaps.
  • No real-device verification. Comparison is against the exact recap base, not live production.
  • Screenshots and recordings live on separate immutable evidence commits, not in this implementation diff. Public evidence URLs were checked and returned HTTP 200.
  • Existing search-result deletion issue, separate from the recap refresh fix: deleting the last result collapses its card but leaves the displayed match count stale. The collapsed body also remains in the DOM. A separate follow-up has been flagged; this PR does not claim that behavior is fixed.
  • Hosted CI is separate from the passing local results.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added a Hot topics section to the desktop sidebar for signed-in members, with up to five popular discussions from the past eight hours.
    • Topic pages show an AI-generated recap when available, along with related discussions from the past week.
    • Recaps and discussion results respect visibility settings, mutes, and blocks; expired or unavailable recaps are omitted.
  • Updates
    • The sidebar no longer displays the signed-in member’s profile summary.
    • Search results now have a consistent presentation on search and topic pages.

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Files selected for processing: 5
  • KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md
  • app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
  • app/Queries/HeadlinePageQuery.php
  • resources/js/components/hot-topics.tsx
  • tests/Feature/Controllers/HeadlineControllerTest.php
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  • KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md

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Walkthrough

The change adds ranked Hot topics links to the signed-in sidebar and authenticated headline pages with eligible recaps and past-week semantic commit results. It also moves shared commit search-result rendering into a component.

Changes: Hot Topics and Headline Pages

Layer / File(s) Summary
Rank and display sidebar topics
app/Queries/HotHeadlinesQuery.php, app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php, resources/js/components/app-aside.tsx, resources/js/components/hot-topics.tsx, resources/js/types/global.d.ts, tests/Unit/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequestsTest.php, tests/Unit/HotTopics.test.tsx, tests/Unit/Queries/HotHeadlinesQueryTest.php, KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md
Shared Inertia data provides headline IDs and names for authenticated members with an aside. The sidebar displays topic links and removes the signed-in profile summary.
Support cutoff searches and shared results
app/Queries/CommitSearchQuery.php, resources/js/components/commit-search-results.tsx, resources/js/pages/search/index.tsx, tests/Unit/Queries/CommitSearchQueryTest.php, tests/Unit/StandaloneCommitGraphs.test.tsx
Commit searches accept an optional creation-time cutoff. A shared results component renders results on the search page and supports headline pages.
Serve headline recaps and discussions
routes/web.php, app/Http/Controllers/HeadlineController.php, app/Queries/HeadlinePageQuery.php, app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php, resources/js/pages/headline/show.tsx, resources/js/lib/commit-mutation-options.ts, tests/Feature/Controllers/HeadlineControllerTest.php, tests/Unit/CommitMutationOptions.test.ts, KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md
An authenticated, throttled route renders headline pages. The query provides eligible recaps and past-week commit results. The page displays the recap when available and renders the results.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Member
  participant HeadlineController
  participant HeadlinePageQuery
  participant CommitSearchQuery
  Member->>HeadlineController: Request a headline page
  HeadlineController->>HeadlinePageQuery: Get headline data for the member
  HeadlinePageQuery->>CommitSearchQuery: Search commits since one week ago
  CommitSearchQuery-->>HeadlinePageQuery: Return matching commits
  HeadlinePageQuery-->>HeadlineController: Return name, summary, and commits
  HeadlineController-->>Member: Render the headline page
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Suggested reviewers: mnapoli, xheaven

Merge Risk: Low · up to d2d26

Guests may briefly see the previous viewer’s personalized topics after logout. Clear the cached list on logout.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The route-level limiter counts non-search reloads against the shared search budget, causing recap refreshes after source deletion to return 429 and leave stale content displayed.

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What changed in this PR

Adds Hot topics discovery and authenticated headline pages, exposing the recaps provided by the existing backend alongside recent semantic search results.

Changes:

  • Replaces the sidebar profile summary with up to five topic links.
  • Displays available recaps above past-week discussions, respecting visibility, blocks, and mutes.
  • Separates recap refreshes from semantic search and adds integration and component coverage.
File Description
tests/​Unit/​StandaloneCommitGraphs.test.tsx Updates the shared search-results import.
tests/​Unit/​Queries/​HotHeadlinesQueryTest.php Verifies topic IDs in ranked results.
tests/​Unit/​Queries/​CommitSearchQueryTest.php Tests filtering before candidate limits.
tests/​Unit/​Middleware/​HandleInertiaRequestsTest.php Tests topic sharing and expiry.
tests/​Unit/​HotTopics.test.tsx Tests topic links and empty-state rendering.
tests/​Unit/​CommitMutationOptions.test.ts Tests recap-only mutation refreshes.
tests/​Feature/​Controllers/​HeadlineControllerTest.php Covers access, recaps, search, partial reloads, and throttling.
routes/​web.php Registers the authenticated headline route.
resources/​js/​types/​global.d.ts Types shared hot-topic data.
resources/​js/​pages/​search/​index.tsx Reuses the extracted search-results component.
resources/​js/​pages/​headline/​show.tsx Renders the recap and recent discussions.
resources/​js/​lib/​commit-mutation-options.ts Refreshes headline recaps after mutations.
resources/​js/​components/​hot-topics.tsx Adds prefetched topic links.
resources/​js/​components/​commit-search-results.tsx Extracts reusable search-results rendering.
resources/​js/​components/​app-aside.tsx Replaces the profile summary with Hot topics.
KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md Documents topic discovery and recap visibility.
app/​Queries/​HotHeadlinesQuery.php Includes headline IDs for navigation.
app/​Queries/​HeadlinePageQuery.php Resolves visible recaps and recent matches independently.
app/​Queries/​CommitSearchQuery.php Adds an optional posting-time cutoff.
app/​Http/​Middleware/​HandleInertiaRequests.php Shares minimal topic data with one-minute expiry.
app/​Http/​Controllers/​HeadlineController.php Serves the headline page with noindex metadata.

Review effort: Balanced

Comment thread routes/web.php

Route::get('headlines/{headline}', [HeadlineController::class, 'show'])
->whereUuid('headline')
->middleware(['auth', 'throttle:search'])

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Nitpick Bound the hidden-source check to the headline's linked commits.

33-35: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Bound the hidden-source check to the headline's linked commits.

whereNotIn('commits.id', <subquery>) uses a subquery that selects every commit visible to the viewer. It is not limited to this headline. Postgres can run this as a hashed or materialized subplan over the whole commits table. That cost applies on every headline page load and on every partial reload that includes summary. commitMutationOptions adds summary after each mutation on this page.

Compare counts over the headline's own linked commits instead. This keeps the work proportional to the number of links and gives the same result.

Proposed fix
-                $hasHiddenSources = $headline->commits()->topLevel()->approved()
-                    ->whereNotIn('commits.id', Commit::query()->select('commits.id')->visibleTo($viewer)->withoutMutedAuthorsFor($viewer))
-                    ->exists();
+                $linked = fn () => $headline->commits()->topLevel()->approved();
+                $hasHiddenSources = $linked()->count()
+                    !== $linked()->visibleTo($viewer)->withoutMutedAuthorsFor($viewer)->count();

The existing tests/Feature/Controllers/HeadlineControllerTest.php mute and block cases cover this behavior.

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Review comment at @app/Queries/HeadlinePageQuery.php around lines 33 - 35:
Update the `$hasHiddenSources` check in the headline query to compare the count
of the headline’s own top-level approved commits with the count remaining after
applying `visibleTo($viewer)` and `withoutMutedAuthorsFor($viewer)`. Keep both
counts scoped to `$headline->commits()` so the check stays limited to linked
commits and preserves the existing hidden-source behavior.
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