fix: clear unread notification cache after inserting new notifications in comments, follows, messages, votes, and mentions

devplacepy/routers/comments.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 from devplacepy.database import get_table, resolve_by_slug
 from devplacepy.attachments import link_attachments, delete_target_attachments
+from devplacepy.templating import clear_unread_cache
 from devplacepy.utils import generate_uid, require_user, create_mention_notifications
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ async def create_comment(request: Request):
                     "read": False,
                     "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
                 })
+                clear_unread_cache(parent["user_uid"])
         else:
             posts = get_table("posts")
             post = posts.find_one(uid=target_uid)
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ async def create_comment(request: Request):
                     "read": False,
                     "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
                 })
+                clear_unread_cache(post["user_uid"])
 
     create_mention_notifications(content, user["uid"], redirect_url)
     logger.info(f"Comment by {user['username']} on {target_type} {target_uid}")

devplacepy/routers/follow.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 from devplacepy.database import get_table
+from devplacepy.templating import clear_unread_cache
 from devplacepy.utils import generate_uid, require_user
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ async def follow_user(request: Request, username: str):
         "read": False,
         "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
     })
+    clear_unread_cache(target["uid"])
 
     logger.info(f"{user['username']} followed {username}")
     return RedirectResponse(url=f"/profile/{username}", status_code=302)

devplacepy/routers/messages.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse, JSONResponse
 from devplacepy.database import get_table, db
 from devplacepy.attachments import get_attachments_batch
-from devplacepy.templating import templates
+from devplacepy.templating import templates, clear_unread_cache
 from devplacepy.utils import generate_uid, require_user, time_ago, create_mention_notifications
 from devplacepy.seo import base_seo_context
 
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ async def send_message(request: Request):
                 "read": False,
                 "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
             })
+            clear_unread_cache(receiver_uid)
 
         create_mention_notifications(content, user["uid"], f"/messages?with_uid={receiver_uid}")
 

devplacepy/routers/projects.py

@@ -183,5 +183,6 @@ async def create_project(request: Request):
     if attachment_uids:
         link_attachments(attachment_uids, "project", uid)
 
+    create_mention_notifications(description, user["uid"], f"/projects/{project_slug}")
     logger.info(f"Project {uid} created by {user['username']}")
     return RedirectResponse(url=f"/projects/{project_slug}", status_code=302)

devplacepy/routers/votes.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 from devplacepy.database import get_table
+from devplacepy.templating import clear_unread_cache
 from devplacepy.utils import generate_uid, require_user
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ async def vote(request: Request, target_type: str, target_uid: str):
                 "read": False,
                 "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
             })
+            clear_unread_cache(target_owner_uid)
 
     referer = request.headers.get("Referer", "/feed")
     return RedirectResponse(url=referer, status_code=302)

devplacepy/templating.py

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ templates = Jinja2Templates(directory=str(TEMPLATES_DIR))
 _unread_cache = {}
 _UNREAD_CACHE_TTL = 60
 
+def clear_unread_cache(user_uid: str) -> None:
+    _unread_cache.pop(user_uid, None)
+
+
 def jinja_unread_count(user_uid: str) -> int:
     cached = _unread_cache.get(user_uid)
     if cached:

devplacepy/utils.py

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def create_mention_notifications(content: str, actor_uid: str, target_url: str)
     usernames = extract_mentions(content)
     if not usernames:
         return
+    from devplacepy.templating import clear_unread_cache
     users = get_table("users")
     notifs = get_table("notifications")
     seen = set()
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def create_mention_notifications(content: str, actor_uid: str, target_url: str)
                 "read": False,
                 "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
             })
+            clear_unread_cache(mentioned["uid"])
 
 
 def format_date(dt_str: str, include_time: bool = False) -> str: