3 files changed, 53 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/gossip.js b/gossip.js
index 26915b1..a67ea3c 100644
--- a/gossip.js
+++ b/gossip.js
@@ -36,6 +36,43 @@ function processreq (req, pubkey, connection, keys) {
     })
   }
 
+  if (req.latest) {
+    var latest
+    latest = document.getElementById('latest')
+    var src = window.location.hash.substring(1)
+    if ((!latest) && (src == req.latest)) {
+      latest = h('div', {id: 'latest'})
+      latest.appendChild(h('div', {classList: 'message', innerHTML: marked('**Still syncing feed**. In the meantime, here are the latest five messages...')
+      }))
+      req.feed.forEach(post => {
+        open(post).then(msg => {
+          latest.appendChild(render(msg, keys))
+        })
+      })
+      scroller.firstChild.appendChild(latest)
+
+      var timer = setInterval(function () {
+        localforage.getItem(req.latest).then(feed => {
+          open(feed[0]).then(msg => {
+            open(req.feed[0]).then(latestmsg => {
+              src = window.location.hash.substring(1)
+              if (msg.seq >= latestmsg.seq) {
+                latest.parentNode.removeChild(latest)
+                clearInterval(timer)
+                console.log('we are caught up, deleting latest div')
+              } 
+              if (src != req.latest) {
+                clearInterval(timer)
+                console.log('we navigated away')
+              }
+            })
+          })
+        })
+        console.log('checking to see if we have caught up')
+      }, 5000)
+    }
+  }
+
   if (Array.isArray(req)) {
     open(req[0]).then(msg => {
       localforage.getItem(msg.author).then(feed => {
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index a73f5ad..dd75528 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -140,17 +140,21 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
                     }
                     var baserange = feed.length - unboxedreq.seq
                     printClientShorter(msg, req, baserange, endrange)
-                    var latest = JSON.stringify({
-                      latest: true,
-                      feed: feed.slice(0, 15)
-                    })
-                    bog.box(latest, req.requester, key).then(boxed => {
-                      var obj = {
-                        requester: key.publicKey,
-                        box: boxed
-                      }
-                      ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
-                    })
+                    if (baserange > 50) {
+                      var latest = JSON.stringify({
+                        latest: unboxedreq.author,
+                        feed: feed.slice(0, 5)
+                      })
+                      bog.box(latest, req.requester, key).then(boxed => {
+                        var obj = {
+                          requester: key.publicKey,
+                          box: boxed
+                        }
+                        console.log('sending latest ' + unboxedreq.author)
+                        ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
+                      })
+                    }
+ 
                     var diff = JSON.stringify(
                       feed.slice(
                         endrange, 
diff --git a/views.js b/views.js
index 1cfe338..1878b3c 100644
--- a/views.js
+++ b/views.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function profilePage (src, keys) {
     }
     sync([src], keys)
     console.log('syncing ' + src)
-  }, 2500)
+  }, 5000)
 
   /*timer = function() {
     if (src === window.location.hash.substring(1)) {