package timeline import ( "container/list" "errors" "time" ) type postIndex struct { data *list.List } type postIndexEntry struct { createdAt time.Time statusID string } func (p *postIndex) insertIndexed(i *postIndexEntry) error { if p.data == nil { p.data = &list.List{} } // if we have no entries yet, this is both the newest and oldest entry, so just put it in the front if p.data.Len() == 0 { p.data.PushFront(i) return nil } var insertMark *list.Element // We need to iterate through the index to make sure we put this post in the appropriate place according to when it was created. // We also need to make sure we're not inserting a duplicate post -- this can happen sometimes and it's not nice UX (*shudder*). for e := p.data.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() { entry, ok := e.Value.(*postIndexEntry) if !ok { return errors.New("index: could not parse e as a postIndexEntry") } // if the post to index is newer than e, insert it before e in the list if insertMark == nil { if i.createdAt.After(entry.createdAt) { insertMark = e } } // make sure we don't insert a duplicate if entry.statusID == i.statusID { return nil } } if insertMark != nil { p.data.InsertBefore(i, insertMark) return nil } // if we reach this point it's the oldest post we've seen so put it at the back p.data.PushBack(i) return nil }