this seems to improve sync speed

server.js

@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
   wserve.on('connection', function (ws) {
     ws.on('message', function (message) {
       var req = JSON.parse(message)
+      console.log(req)
       if (req.sendpub) {
         ws.send(key.publicKey)
+        ws.close()
       } else { 
         bog.unbox(req.box, req.requester, key).then(unboxed => {
           var unboxedreq = JSON.parse(unboxed)
@@ -119,7 +121,8 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
                 bog.open(feed[0]).then(msg => {
                   if (unboxedreq.seq === msg.seq) { 
                     printFeedIdentical(msg, req)
-                  } 
+                    ws.close()
+                  }  
                   if (unboxedreq.seq > msg.seq) {
                     printClientLonger(msg, req)
                     var reqdiff = JSON.stringify({author: unboxedreq.author, seq: msg.seq})
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
                         box: boxed
                       }
                       ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
+                      ws.close()
                     })
                   }
                   if (unboxedreq.seq < msg.seq) {
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
                     box: boxed  
                   }
                   ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
+                  ws.close()
                 })
               }
             })
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ bog.keys().then(key => {
                         printUpdateFeed(msg, req)
                       })
                     }
+                    ws.close()
                   })
                 })
               } 

settings.js

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function settingsPage (keys) {
         onclick: function () {
           if (add.value) {
             servers.push(add.value)
-            localforage.setItem('pubs', servers).then(function () { location.reload() })
+            localforage.setItem('pubs', servers).then(function () { location.hash = '' })
           }
         }
       }, ['Add a pub'])
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function settingsPage (keys) {
         h('button', {
           onclick: function () {
             var newServers = servers.filter(item => item !== pub)
-            localforage.setItem('pubs', newServers).then(function () { location.reload() })
+            localforage.setItem('pubs', newServers).then(function () { location.hash = '' })
           }
         }, ['Remove'])
       ]))

views.js

@@ -19,20 +19,26 @@ function getLoc (src) {
   return loc
 }
 
-
 function profilePage (src, keys) {
 
-  var interval = 500
+  var timer = setInterval(function () {
+    if (window.location.hash.substring(1) != src) {
+      clearInterval(timer)
+      console.log('stop syncing')
+    }
+    sync([src], keys)
+    console.log('syncing ' + src)
+  }, 2500)
 
-  timer = function() {
+  /*timer = function() {
     if (src === window.location.hash.substring(1)) {
-      if (interval < 10000) { interval = interval + 50 }
+      //if (interval < 10000) { interval = interval + 50 }
       sync([src], keys)
       setTimeout(timer, interval)
     }
   }
 
-  timer()
+  timer()*/
 
   var msg = {}
   msg.author = src
@@ -70,7 +76,6 @@ function profilePage (src, keys) {
     })
   }
 
-
   getBg(src, profile)
 
   profileDiv.appendChild(banner)
@@ -115,14 +120,14 @@ function profilePage (src, keys) {
           profile.appendChild(h('button', {
             onclick: function () {
               subs = subs.filter(a => a !== src)
-              localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs).then(function () { location.reload() })
+              localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs).then(function () { location.hash = '' })
             }
           }, ['Unsubscribe from ' + name]))
         } else {
           profile.appendChild(h('button', {
             onclick: function () {
               subs.push(src)
-              localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs).then(function () { location.reload() })
+              localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs).then(function () { location.hash = '' })
             }
           }, ['Subscribe to ' + name]))
         }
@@ -164,7 +169,6 @@ function profilePage (src, keys) {
 function searchPage (src, keys) {
   var search = src.substring(1).replace("%20"," ").toUpperCase()
 
-
   async function addPosts (posts, keys) {
     posts.forEach(function (msg) {
       if (msg.text) {
@@ -202,28 +206,30 @@ function publicPage (keys) {
   })
 
   localforage.getItem('subscriptions').then(subs => {
-    var interval = 1000
-    timer = function() {
-      if ('' === window.location.hash.substring(1)) {
-        if (interval < 10000) { interval = interval + 1000 }
-        sync(subs, keys)
-        setTimeout(timer, interval)
-      }
-    }
     if (subs) {
       // the next two lines just fix a bug where the first sub was being set to null. Delete this code after March 2020.
-      subs.forEach(sub => {
+      
+      subs.forEach(function (sub, index) {
+        var timer = setInterval(function () {
+          setTimeout(function () {
+            if (window.location.hash.substring(1) != '') {
+              clearInterval(timer)
+              console.log('stop syncing')
+            }
+            sync([sub], keys)
+            console.log('syncing ' + sub)
+          }, 1000 * index)
+        }, 2500)
+
         if (sub == null) {
           var subs = [keys.publicKey]
           localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs)
         }
       })
-      timer()
     } else {
       var subs = [keys.publicKey]
       console.log(subs)
       localforage.setItem('subscriptions', subs)
-      timer()
     }
   })
 
@@ -253,5 +259,3 @@ function publicPage (keys) {
     }
   })
 }
-
-