feat: randomized layout in 10% chunks based on likes

src/app/api/media/route.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { prisma } from '@/lib/db';
 import { validateSession } from '@/lib/auth/session';
 
+import { getShuffledItemIds } from '@/lib/sorting';
+
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const searchParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams;
@@ -29,12 +31,18 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
       where.directory = directoryParam;
     }
 
+    let itemsRaw: any[] = [];
+    let items: any[] = [];
+    let nextCursor: string | number | null = null;
+
+    if (isAdminRequest) {
+      // Standard cursor pagination for Admin
       const cursor =
         cursorParam && !isNaN(parseInt(cursorParam, 10))
           ? parseInt(cursorParam, 10)
           : undefined;
 
-    const items = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
+      items = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
         where,
         take: limit + 1,
         ...(cursor ? { skip: 1, cursor: { id: cursor } } : {}),
@@ -43,18 +51,58 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
           { sortOrder: 'asc' },
           { createdAt: 'desc' },
         ],
-      include: {
-        _count: {
-          select: { likes: true },
-        },
-      },
+        include: { _count: { select: { likes: true } } },
       });
 
-    let nextCursor: number | null = null;
       if (items.length > limit) {
         const nextItem = items.pop();
         nextCursor = nextItem!.id;
       }
+    } else {
+      // Custom pagination with randomized chunk sorting
+      let seed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
+      let page = 1;
+
+      if (cursorParam && cursorParam.includes('_')) {
+        const parts = cursorParam.split('_');
+        seed = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
+        page = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
+      } else if (!cursorParam) {
+        // Initial load for a directory filter, maybe? We just generate a new seed.
+        page = 1;
+      }
+
+      // Fetch all valid IDs and metadata
+      const allMetadata = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
+        where,
+        select: { 
+          id: true, 
+          featured: true, 
+          placementMode: true, 
+          sortOrder: true, 
+          _count: { select: { likes: true } } 
+        }
+      });
+
+      const sortedIds = getShuffledItemIds(allMetadata, seed);
+      
+      const startIndex = (page - 1) * limit;
+      const pageIds = sortedIds.slice(startIndex, startIndex + limit);
+      const hasMore = startIndex + limit < sortedIds.length;
+
+      itemsRaw = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
+        where: { id: { in: pageIds } },
+        include: { _count: { select: { likes: true } } },
+      });
+
+      // Re-order to match sortedIds
+      const itemsMap = new Map(itemsRaw.map(item => [item.id, item]));
+      items = pageIds.map(id => itemsMap.get(id)).filter(Boolean);
+
+      if (hasMore) {
+        nextCursor = `${seed}_${page + 1}`;
+      }
+    }
 
     // Fetch voting status for the client
     const settings = await prisma.appSettings.findUnique({ where: { id: 1 } });

src/app/page.tsx

@@ -3,23 +3,44 @@ import { prisma } from '@/lib/db';
 import Header from '@/components/Header';
 import MediaWall from '@/components/MediaWall';
 
+import { getShuffledItemIds } from '@/lib/sorting';
+
 async function getInitialMedia() {
   try {
-    const items = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
+    // 1. Fetch metadata for all published items to sort them properly
+    const allMetadata = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
       where: { published: true },
-      take: 51,
-      orderBy: [
-        { featured: 'desc' },
-        { sortOrder: 'asc' },
-        { createdAt: 'desc' },
-      ],
+      select: { 
+        id: true, 
+        featured: true, 
+        placementMode: true, 
+        sortOrder: true, 
+        _count: { select: { likes: true } } 
+      }
+    });
+
+    // 2. Generate a random seed for this session
+    const seed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
+
+    // 3. Get properly sorted and chunk-shuffled IDs
+    const sortedIds = getShuffledItemIds(allMetadata, seed);
+
+    // 4. Take the first 50 items
+    const pageIds = sortedIds.slice(0, 50);
+
+    // 5. Fetch full data for these items
+    const itemsRaw = await prisma.mediaItem.findMany({
+      where: { id: { in: pageIds } },
       include: { _count: { select: { likes: true } } },
     });
 
-    let nextCursor: number | null = null;
-    if (items.length > 50) {
-      const extra = items.pop();
-      nextCursor = extra!.id;
+    // 6. Re-order itemsRaw to match the sortedIds array exactly
+    const itemsMap = new Map(itemsRaw.map(item => [item.id, item]));
+    const items = pageIds.map(id => itemsMap.get(id)).filter(Boolean);
+
+    let nextCursor: string | null = null;
+    if (sortedIds.length > 50) {
+      nextCursor = `${seed}_2`; // next is page 2
     }
 
     // Fetch voting status for the client

src/components/MediaWall.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type MediaItem = {
 
 type MediaWallProps = {
   initialItems: MediaItem[];
-  initialCursor: number | null;
+  initialCursor: string | number | null;
   initialViewerIndex?: number;
   initialVotingOpen?: boolean;
   directories?: string[];
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function MediaWall({
   directories = [],
 }: MediaWallProps) {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<MediaItem[]>(initialItems);
-  const [cursor, setCursor] = useState<number | null>(initialCursor);
+  const [cursor, setCursor] = useState<string | number | null>(initialCursor);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [hasMore, setHasMore] = useState(!!initialCursor);
   const [votingOpen, setVotingOpen] = useState(initialVotingOpen);

src/lib/sorting.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+export function mulberry32(a: number) {
+  return function() {
+    a |= 0;
+    a = (a + 0x6D2B79F5) | 0;
+    let t = Math.imul(a ^ (a >>> 15), 1 | a);
+    t = (t + Math.imul(t ^ (t >>> 7), 61 | t)) ^ t;
+    return ((t ^ (t >>> 14)) >>> 0) / 4294967296;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getShuffledItemIds(metadata: any[], seed: number) {
+  // Separate fixed layout items from normal items
+  const fixedItems = metadata.filter(m => m.featured || m.placementMode === 'FIXED_POSITION' || m.placementMode === 'FIXED_POSITION_ADJUSTABLE' || m.sortOrder > 0);
+  const normalItems = metadata.filter(m => !(m.featured || m.placementMode === 'FIXED_POSITION' || m.placementMode === 'FIXED_POSITION_ADJUSTABLE' || m.sortOrder > 0));
+
+  // Sort fixed items as before (strict DB order)
+  fixedItems.sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.featured !== b.featured) return a.featured ? -1 : 1;
+    if (a.sortOrder !== b.sortOrder) return a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder;
+    return b.id - a.id; // Fallback to newest first
+  });
+
+  // Sort normal items by likes DESC, then newest first
+  normalItems.sort((a, b) => {
+    const likesA = a._count?.likes || 0;
+    const likesB = b._count?.likes || 0;
+    if (likesA !== likesB) return likesB - likesA;
+    return b.id - a.id;
+  });
+
+  // Chunk normal items into 10% blocks
+  const chunkSize = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(normalItems.length * 0.1));
+  const chunks: any[][] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < normalItems.length; i += chunkSize) {
+    chunks.push(normalItems.slice(i, i + chunkSize));
+  }
+
+  // Shuffle each chunk using the seed
+  const prng = mulberry32(seed);
+  chunks.forEach(chunk => {
+    for (let i = chunk.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+      const j = Math.floor(prng() * (i + 1));
+      [chunk[i], chunk[j]] = [chunk[j], chunk[i]];
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Combine and return IDs
+  const combined = [...fixedItems, ...chunks.flat()];
+  return combined.map(m => m.id);
+}

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