refactor: restructure homepage layout

nitter.example.conf

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enableDebug = false  # enable request logs and debug endpoints (/.sessions)
 logLevel = "info"  # log level (debug, info, warn, error, fatal)
 proxy = ""  # http/https url, SOCKS proxies are not supported
 proxyAuth = ""
+defaultFollowedAccounts = "eff,fsf" # default accounts to show when user follows none
 
 # Change default preferences here, see src/prefs_impl.nim for a complete list
 [Preferences]

src/config.nim

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 import parsecfg except Config
-import types, strutils
+import types, strutils, sequtils
 
 proc get*[T](config: parseCfg.Config; section, key: string; default: T): T =
   let val = config.getSectionValue(section, key)
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ proc get*[T](config: parseCfg.Config; section, key: string; default: T): T =
   when T is int: parseInt(val)
   elif T is bool: parseBool(val)
   elif T is string: val
+  elif T is seq[string]: val.split(',').mapIt(it.strip())
 
 proc getConfig*(path: string): (Config, parseCfg.Config) =
   var cfg = loadConfig(path)
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ proc getConfig*(path: string): (Config, parseCfg.Config) =
     enableDebug: cfg.get("Config", "enableDebug", false),
     logLevel: cfg.get("Config", "logLevel", ""),
     proxy: cfg.get("Config", "proxy", ""),
-    proxyAuth: cfg.get("Config", "proxyAuth", "")
+    proxyAuth: cfg.get("Config", "proxyAuth", ""),
+    defaultFollowedAccounts: cfg.get("Config", "defaultFollowedAccounts", @["eff", "fsf"])
   )
 
   return (conf, cfg)

src/nitter.nim

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from os import getEnv
 import jester
 
 import types, config, prefs, formatters, redis_cache, http_pool, auth, query
-import views/[general, about, search, profile]
+import views/[general, about, search, profile, homepage]
 import karax/[karaxdsl, vdom]
 import routes/[
   preferences, timeline, status, media, search, rss, list, debug,
@@ -101,37 +101,35 @@ routes:
   get "/":
     let prefs = cookiePrefs()
     
-    if prefs.following.len > 0:
+    if prefs.following.len > 0 or cfg.defaultFollowedAccounts.len > 0:
       let
         cursor = getCursor()
+        accounts = if prefs.following.len > 0: prefs.following else: cfg.defaultFollowedAccounts
+        isDefault = prefs.following.len == 0
+        currentPath = if @"f".len > 0: "/?f=" & @"f" else: "/"
       
       var homepageQuery = initQuery(params(request))
       if @"f".len == 0:
         homepageQuery.kind = tweets
       
-      homepageQuery.fromUser = prefs.following
+      homepageQuery.fromUser = accounts
       
       let
         timeline = await getGraphTweetSearch(homepageQuery, cursor)
-        html = renderHomepageTimeline(timeline, prefs, getPath())
+        html = if isDefault: 
+          renderDefaultTimeline(timeline, prefs, getPath())
+        else:
+          renderHomepageTimeline(timeline, prefs, getPath())
       
       var users: seq[User]
-      for username in prefs.following:
+      for username in accounts:
         try:
           let user = await getCachedUser(username)
           users.add(user)
         except:
           continue
       
-      let homepageHtml = buildHtml(tdiv(class="homepage-container")):
-        tdiv(class="following-column"):
-          tdiv(class="profile-cards"):
-            for user in users:
-              let currentPath = if @"f".len > 0: "/?f=" & @"f" else: "/"
-              renderUserCard(user, prefs, currentPath)
-        
-        tdiv(class="timeline"):
-          html
+      let homepageHtml = renderHomepage(users, html, prefs, currentPath)
       
       resp renderMain(homepageHtml, request, cfg, prefs, "Following")
     else:

src/sass/homepage.scss

@@ -6,29 +6,48 @@
     gap: 5px;
     max-width: 1200px;
     margin: 0 auto;
+    justify-content: center;
 }
 
-.following-column {
+.following-column,
+.timeline-users-column {
     width: 280px;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
+.timeline-users-column {
+    .timeline-item {
+        flex-direction: column;
+
+    }
+}
+
 .profile-cards {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 5px;
 }
 
+.timeline-users-column > :first-child,
 .homepage-container .timeline-container > .timeline > :first-child {
     margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 887px) {
+@media (max-width: 1200px) {
     .homepage-container {
         max-width: 100%;
+        padding: 0 10px;
+    }
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 1100px) {
     .following-column {
         display: none;
     }
 }
+
+@media (max-width: 800px) {
+    .timeline-users-column {
+        display: none;
+    }
+}

src/sass/timeline.scss

@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@
     button {
         float: unset;
     }
+
+    &.timeline-default {
+        background-color: var(--bg_panel);
+        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg_elements);
+        margin-bottom: 5px;
+
+        .timeline-default-message {
+            color: var(--fg_color);
+            font-size: 16px;
+            font-weight: normal;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 5px;
+
+            strong {
+                font-weight: bold;
+                color: var(--accent);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 .timeline-banner img {

src/types.nim

@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ type
     logLevel*: string
     proxy*: string
     proxyAuth*: string
+    defaultFollowedAccounts*: seq[string]
 
     rssCacheTime*: int
     listCacheTime*: int

src/views/homepage.nim

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 import karax/[karaxdsl, vdom]
 
-import profile
+import timeline, profile
 import ".."/[types]
 
-proc renderHomepage*(users: seq[User]; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
+proc renderHomepage*(users: seq[User]; timeline: VNode; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
   buildHtml(tdiv(class="homepage-container")):
+    tdiv(class="timeline-users-column"):
+      for user in users:
+        renderUser(user, prefs, path)
+
+    tdiv(class="timeline"):
+      timeline
+
     tdiv(class="following-column"):
       tdiv(class="profile-cards"):
         for user in users:
           renderUserCard(user, prefs, path)
-
-    tdiv(class="timeline"):
-      tdiv(id="timeline-container")

src/views/search.nim

@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ proc renderHomepageTimeline*(results: Timeline; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNo
     
     renderTimelineTweets(results, prefs, path)
 
+proc renderDefaultTimeline*(results: Timeline; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
+  let query = results.query
+  buildHtml(tdiv(class="timeline-container")):
+    tdiv(class="timeline-header timeline-default"):
+      h2(class="timeline-default-message"):
+        text "Follow people to populate your "
+        strong: text "own"
+        text " feed"
+    
+    renderHomepageTabs(query)
+    
+    renderTimelineTweets(results, prefs, path)
+
 proc renderUserSearch*(results: Result[User]; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
   buildHtml(tdiv(class="timeline-container")):
     renderSearchTabs(results.query)

src/views/timeline.nim

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ proc renderThread(thread: Tweets; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
       renderTweet(tweet, prefs, path, class=(header & "thread"),
                   index=i, last=(i == thread.high), showThread=show)
 
-proc renderUser(user: User; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
+proc renderUser*(user: User; prefs: Prefs; path: string): VNode =
   let class = if user.sensitive: "timeline-item nsfw" else: "timeline-item"
   buildHtml(tdiv(class=class)):
     a(class="tweet-link", href=("/" & user.username))