Add experimental scroll-based effects

- Scroll to top = refresh Home
- Scroll up/down = show/hide header and compose button
- Scroll near bottom = load next statuses
- Move Compose button to only at Home instead of 'App' level

src/app.css

@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ a.mention span {
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
   align-items: center;
   user-select: none;
+  transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
+}
+.deck header[hidden] {
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
 }
 .deck header > .header-side:last-of-type {
   text-align: right;
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ a.mention span {
   color: inherit;
   transition: background-color 0.2s ease-out;
   -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
+  animation: appear 0.2s ease-out;
 }
 .status-link:is(:hover, :focus) {
   background-color: var(--link-bg-hover-color);
@@ -600,7 +608,18 @@ button.carousel-dot[disabled].active {
   z-index: 1;
   box-shadow: 0 3px 8px -1px var(--bg-faded-blur-color),
     0 10px 36px -4px var(--button-bg-blur-color);
-  transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
+  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
+}
+#compose-button[hidden] {
+  transform: translateY(150%);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+#compose-button .icon {
+  transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
+}
+#compose-button[hidden] .icon {
+  transform: rotate(90deg);
 }
 #compose-button:is(:hover, :focus) {
   background-color: var(--button-bg-color);

src/app.jsx

@@ -177,31 +177,12 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <>
       {isLoggedIn && currentDeck && (
-        <>
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            id="compose-button"
-            onClick={(e) => {
-              if (e.shiftKey) {
-                const newWin = openCompose();
-                if (!newWin) {
-                  alert('Looks like your browser is blocking popups.');
-                  states.showCompose = true;
-                }
-              } else {
-                states.showCompose = true;
-              }
-            }}
-          >
-            <Icon icon="quill" size="xxl" alt="Compose" />
-          </button>
-          <div class="decks">
-            {/* Home will never be unmounted */}
-            <Home hidden={currentDeck !== 'home'} />
-            {/* Notifications can be unmounted */}
-            {currentDeck === 'notifications' && <Notifications />}
-          </div>
-        </>
+        <div class="decks">
+          {/* Home will never be unmounted */}
+          <Home hidden={currentDeck !== 'home'} />
+          {/* Notifications can be unmounted */}
+          {currentDeck === 'notifications' && <Notifications />}
+        </div>
       )}
       {!isLoggedIn && uiState === 'loading' && <Loader />}
       <Router

src/pages/home.jsx

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import Icon from '../components/icon';
 import Loader from '../components/loader';
 import Status from '../components/status';
 import states from '../utils/states';
+import useDebouncedCallback from '../utils/useDebouncedCallback';
+import useScroll from '../utils/useScroll';
 
 const LIMIT = 20;
 
@@ -52,7 +54,10 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
     return allStatuses;
   }
 
-  const loadStatuses = (firstLoad) => {
+  const loadingStatuses = useRef(false);
+  const loadStatuses = useDebouncedCallback((firstLoad) => {
+    if (loadingStatuses.current) return;
+    loadingStatuses.current = true;
     setUIState('loading');
     (async () => {
       try {
@@ -62,9 +67,11 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
       } catch (e) {
         console.warn(e);
         setUIState('error');
+      } finally {
+        loadingStatuses.current = false;
       }
     })();
-  };
+  }, 1000);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     loadStatuses(true);
@@ -154,6 +161,25 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
     }
   });
 
+  const { scrollDirection, reachTop, nearReachTop, nearReachBottom } =
+    useScroll({
+      scrollableElement: scrollableRef.current,
+      distanceFromTop: window.innerHeight / 2,
+      distanceFromBottom: window.innerHeight,
+    });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (nearReachBottom && showMore) {
+      loadStatuses();
+    }
+  }, [nearReachBottom]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (reachTop) {
+      loadStatuses(true);
+    }
+  }, [reachTop]);
+
   return (
     <div
       id="home-page"
@@ -162,8 +188,27 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
       ref={scrollableRef}
       tabIndex="-1"
     >
+      <button
+        hidden={scrollDirection === 'down' && !nearReachTop}
+        type="button"
+        id="compose-button"
+        onClick={(e) => {
+          if (e.shiftKey) {
+            const newWin = openCompose();
+            if (!newWin) {
+              alert('Looks like your browser is blocking popups.');
+              states.showCompose = true;
+            }
+          } else {
+            states.showCompose = true;
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        <Icon icon="quill" size="xxl" alt="Compose" />
+      </button>
       <div class="timeline-deck deck">
         <header
+          hidden={scrollDirection === 'down' && !nearReachTop}
           onClick={() => {
             scrollableRef.current?.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });
           }}
@@ -240,7 +285,7 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
               })}
               {showMore && (
                 <>
-                  <InView
+                  {/* <InView
                     as="li"
                     style={{
                       height: '20vh',
@@ -250,9 +295,9 @@ function Home({ hidden }) {
                     }}
                     root={scrollableRef.current}
                     rootMargin="100px 0px"
-                  >
-                    <Status skeleton />
-                  </InView>
+                  > */}
+                  <Status skeleton />
+                  {/* </InView> */}
                   <li
                     style={{
                       height: '25vh',

src/utils/useScroll.js

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+
+export default function useScroll({
+  scrollableElement = window,
+  distanceFromTop = 0,
+  distanceFromBottom = 0,
+} = {}) {
+  const [scrollDirection, setScrollDirection] = useState(null);
+  const [reachTop, setReachTop] = useState(false);
+  const [nearReachTop, setNearReachTop] = useState(false);
+  const [nearReachBottom, setNearReachBottom] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let previousScrollTop = scrollableElement.scrollTop;
+
+    function onScroll() {
+      const { scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight } = scrollableElement;
+
+      setScrollDirection(previousScrollTop < scrollTop ? 'down' : 'up');
+      previousScrollTop = scrollTop;
+
+      setReachTop(scrollTop === 0);
+      setNearReachTop(scrollTop <= distanceFromTop);
+      setNearReachBottom(
+        scrollTop + clientHeight >= scrollHeight - distanceFromBottom,
+      );
+    }
+
+    scrollableElement.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll, { passive: true });
+
+    return () => scrollableElement.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll);
+  }, [scrollableElement, distanceFromTop, distanceFromBottom]);
+
+  return { scrollDirection, reachTop, nearReachTop, nearReachBottom };
+}