[PB-7047]: feat/show the thumbnails of the photos as they scroll into view by xabg2 · Pull Request #2292 · internxt/drive-web

xabg2 · 2026-11-05T15:11:37Z

Description

The photos in the Photos gallery now show their thumbnail instead of the file type icon. A thumbnail starts downloading just before its photo scrolls into view, and the download is cancelled if the user scrolls past it before it finishes. While it loads the tile shows a placeholder. Thumbnails already downloaded are taken from the local previews cache that Drive uses, so they are not downloaded again. If a photo has no thumbnail or it cannot be downloaded, the file type icon is shown. When a photo has several thumbnails (for example after being edited on the phone), the latest one is used.

Drive's thumbnail download can now be cancelled. Drive keeps its current behaviour.

Related Issues

Jira: PB-7047 (parent PB-6876)

Related Pull Requests

Depends on [PB-7047]: feat/show the photos of a month grouped by day #2288 (show the photos of a month grouped by day)

Checklist

Changes have been tested locally.
Unit tests have been written or updated as necessary.
The code adheres to the repository's coding standards.
Relevant documentation has been added or updated.
No new warnings or errors have been introduced.
SonarCloud issues have been reviewed and addressed.
QA Passed

Testing Process

Unit tests cover a thumbnail being downloaded and shown, a cached thumbnail shown without downloading it again, the file type icon when the download fails, the latest thumbnail being picked when a photo has several, and cancelling Drive's thumbnail download.

Additional Notes

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Photo tiles now load thumbnails as they approach the visible area, showing a loading placeholder while images load.
- Previously saved previews can be reused when they match the photo’s current version.
- Photos without an available thumbnail display their file-type icon instead.
Bug Fixes
- Thumbnail download or preview-save errors no longer prevent the photo tile from displaying an available image or fallback icon.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-05T15:11:46Z

Walkthrough

The Photos view now loads thumbnails as tiles approach the viewport. Photo records include the latest thumbnail reference, and matching cached previews can be used instead of downloading thumbnail data.

Changes: Photo thumbnails

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Photo metadata and selection `src/views/Photos/types.ts`, `src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.ts`, `src/testUtils/fixtures/photos.fixtures.ts`, `src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.test.ts`	Photo records now include IDs, folder IDs, update timestamps, and the latest thumbnail reference. The folder service selects the thumbnail with the greatest ID. Fixtures and tests cover the added data.
Thumbnail retrieval and preview caching `src/app/drive/services/thumbnail.service.ts`, `src/app/drive/services/thumbnail.service.test.ts`, `src/views/Photos/services/photoThumbnails.service.ts`	`downloadThumbnail` accepts an optional abort controller. `PhotoThumbnailsService` returns a cached preview when its timestamp matches the photo, or downloads and saves a preview otherwise.
Viewport loading and tile display `src/views/Photos/hooks/useIsNearViewport.ts`, `src/views/Photos/hooks/usePhotoThumbnail.ts`, `src/views/Photos/components/PhotoTile.tsx`, `src/views/Photos/PhotosView.test.tsx`	Tiles trigger thumbnail loading near the viewport. They display a loading placeholder, thumbnail, or file-type icon. Tests cover cached previews, refetching, and error cases.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PhotoTile
  participant ViewportHook as useIsNearViewport
  participant ThumbnailHook as usePhotoThumbnail
  participant ThumbnailService as PhotoThumbnailsService
  participant PreviewDatabase
  participant DownloadFunction as downloadThumbnail
  PhotoTile->>ViewportHook: Check tile proximity
  ViewportHook-->>PhotoTile: Return proximity state
  PhotoTile->>ThumbnailHook: Provide photo and proximity state
  ThumbnailHook->>ThumbnailService: Request thumbnail
  ThumbnailService->>PreviewDatabase: Read preview
  PreviewDatabase-->>ThumbnailService: Return preview and timestamp
  alt Preview timestamp matches photo
    ThumbnailService-->>ThumbnailHook: Return cached preview
  else Preview missing or timestamp differs
    ThumbnailService->>DownloadFunction: Download thumbnail with abort controller
    DownloadFunction-->>ThumbnailService: Return blob
    ThumbnailService->>PreviewDatabase: Save preview
    ThumbnailService-->>ThumbnailHook: Return downloaded blob
  end
  ThumbnailHook-->>PhotoTile: Return loading, loaded, or unavailable state

Merge Risk: Low · up to f5db2

Photos with outdated cached previews can download their thumbnails again on later gallery visits. This is a bounded issue, but cache replacement should be fixed before merge if practical.

Pre-merge checks: 5

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Title check		The title "PB-7047: feat/show the thumbnails of the photos as they scroll into view" matches the main change. The PR adds photo thumbnails to the Photos gallery and starts downloads when tiles near …
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It has the Description, Related Issues, Related Pull Requests, Checklist, Testing Process, and Additional Notes sections. It explains the feature, the …
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title "PB-7047: feat/show the thumbnails of the photos as they scroll into view" matches the main change. The PR adds photo thumbnails to the Photos gallery and starts downloads when tiles near the viewport. The title includes a Jira ticket prefix and a conventional-commit style prefix, which is acceptable. It does not mention the cancellable Drive thumbnail download, but that is a supporting change.

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The description follows the repository template. It has the Description, Related Issues, Related Pull Requests, Checklist, Testing Process, and Additional Notes sections. It explains the feature, the caching, the fallback icon, and the cancellable Drive download. It lists the Jira ticket and a dependent PR. Some checklist items are unchecked: documentation, SonarCloud review, and QA. The Related Pull Requests entry does not use the required Repository/Branch format, and the Related Issues entry gives a Jira key rather than a linked issue. These are minor gaps, so the description is mostly complete.

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larryrider · 2026-11-06T16:13:22Z

+
+  async getThumbnail(photo: Photo, thumbnail: PhotoThumbnail, abortController: AbortController): Promise<Blob> {
+    const cachedPreview = await getDatabaseFilePreviewData({ fileId: photo.id });
+    if (cachedPreview?.preview) return cachedPreview.preview;


getThumbnail returns the cached blob keyed only by fileId, with no check against the thumbnail id or updatedAt. Once cached, a stale pre-edit thumbnail is served forever, contradicting the PR's own "latest one is used" behavior.

Maybe you can key the cache check on thumbnail id (or compare updatedAt) before returning the cached blob.

larryrider · 2026-11-06T16:15:04Z

+    if (cachedPreview?.preview) return cachedPreview.preview;
+
+    const thumbnailBlob = await downloadThumbnail(thumbnail, false, abortController);
+    void updateDatabaseFilePreviewData({


updateDatabaseFilePreviewData is fire-and-forget with no .catch. A failed IndexedDB write becomes an unhandled promise rejection instead of going through errorService, and silently disables caching for that photo.

adding .catch(errorService.reportError) should be enough, right? 🤔

larryrider · 2026-11-06T16:21:45Z

+    return () => abortController.abort();
+  }, [photo, shouldLoad]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {


Thumbnail state is split across two useState + two effects (blob, then derived URL), adding an extra render per load. But PublicSharedItemList.tsx's equivalent creates the object URL directly on download resolution 🤔

larryrider · 2026-11-06T16:23:07Z

+  const thumbnail = usePhotoThumbnail(photo, isNearViewport);
  const FileIcon = iconService.getItemIcon(false, photo.type);

+  const content = {


iconService.getItemIcon and all three content branches are computed on every render, even though only one is shown. Wasted work that scales with grid size, it could be avoidable with a switch/ternary on thumbnail.status, right?

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…into feat/PB-7047-photos-thumbnails # Conflicts: # src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.ts

sonarqubecloud · 2026-11-06T17:00:00Z

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`src/app/drive/services/thumbnail.service.test.ts`

`src/app/drive/services/thumbnail.service.ts`

`src/testUtils/fixtures/photos.fixtures.ts`

`src/views/Photos/PhotosView.test.tsx`

`src/views/Photos/components/PhotoTile.tsx`

`src/views/Photos/hooks/useIsNearViewport.ts`

`src/views/Photos/hooks/usePhotoThumbnail.ts`

`src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.test.ts`

`src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.ts`

`src/views/Photos/services/photoThumbnails.service.ts`

`src/views/Photos/types.ts`

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-09T12:20:33Z

+    const thumbnailBlob = await downloadThumbnail(thumbnail, false, abortController);
+    updateDatabaseFilePreviewData({
+      fileId: photo.id,
+      folderId: photo.folderId,
+      previewBlob: thumbnailBlob,
+      updatedAt: photo.updatedAt,
+    }).catch(errorService.reportError);


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rg -n 'updateDatabaseFilePreviewData|getDatabaseFilePreviewData|class LRUCache|async set\\(|set\\(' src/app/drive/services/database.service.ts src/app/database/services/database.service/LRUCache.ts sed -n '1,165p' src/app/drive/services/database.service.ts sed -n '1,115p' src/app/database/services/database.service/LRUCache.ts

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git diff 743382cedabacff1cd5239fe04053d52dd6d5766 f5db2feeba6d5aca32529380d4dbc342431ce2ed -- src/views/Photos/services/photoThumbnails.service.ts nl -ba src/views/Photos/services/photoThumbnails.service.ts nl -ba src/app/database/services/database.service/LRUFilesPreviewCacheManager.ts nl -ba src/app/database/services/database.service/LRUCache.ts rg -n -F -e 'getThumbnail(' -e 'PhotoThumbnailsService' -e 'LRUFilesPreviewCacheManager' -e 'updateDatabaseFilePreviewData' src

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nl -ba src/app/drive/services/database.service.ts | sed -n '52,86p' nl -ba src/views/Photos/hooks/usePhotoThumbnail.ts nl -ba src/views/Photos/services/photoFolders.service.ts | sed -n '1,105p' nl -ba src/views/Drive/hooks/useDriveItemActions.tsx | sed -n '120,170p' nl -ba src/app/drive/services/thumbnail.service.ts | sed -n '411,465p' nl -ba src/views/Photos/PhotosView.test.tsx | sed -n '400,480p' rg -n -F -e 'usePhotoThumbnail(' -e 'photoFoldersService' -e 'PhotoFoldersService' src/views/Photos

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Replace the stale cached preview

When updatedAt differs, LRUCache.set does not replace the existing preview. The gallery shows the downloaded blob, but later loads download it again until the old entry is evicted. Replace the stale preview in the cache and persisted record, while preserving LRU size accounting.

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xabg2 · 2026-11-09T12:48:09Z

Closing this. I'0m going to improve this in another PR.

feat(photos): show the thumbnails of the photos as they scroll into view

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