Fix search page to stop couldnt_find_object error (#1669)

* Add silent client and use it for resolve object

* more changes

* Fix more issues

* make double equals a triple equals

src/shared/components/search.tsx

@@ -332,9 +332,7 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
   }
 
   async componentDidMount() {
-    if (
-      !(this.state.isIsomorphic || this.props.history.location.state?.searched)
-    ) {
+    if (!this.state.isIsomorphic) {
       const promises = [this.fetchCommunities()];
       if (this.state.searchText) {
         promises.push(this.search());
@@ -432,7 +430,15 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
             q: query,
             auth,
           };
-          resolveObjectResponse = await client.resolveObject(resolveObjectForm);
+          resolveObjectResponse = await HttpService.silent_client.resolveObject(
+            resolveObjectForm
+          );
+
+          // If we return this object with a state of failed, the catch-all-handler will redirect
+          // to an error page, so we ignore it by covering up the error with the empty state.
+          if (resolveObjectResponse.state === "failed") {
+            resolveObjectResponse = { state: "empty" };
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -950,7 +956,7 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
       if (auth) {
         this.setState({ resolveObjectRes: { state: "loading" } });
         this.setState({
-          resolveObjectRes: await HttpService.client.resolveObject({
+          resolveObjectRes: await HttpService.silent_client.resolveObject({
             q,
             auth,
           }),
@@ -1097,10 +1103,6 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
       sort: sort ?? urlSort,
     };
 
-    this.props.history.push(`/search${getQueryString(queryParams)}`, {
-      searched: true,
-    });
-
-    await this.search();
+    this.props.history.push(`/search${getQueryString(queryParams)}`);
   }
 }

src/shared/services/HttpService.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { getHttpBase } from "@utils/env";
 import { LemmyHttp } from "lemmy-js-client";
-import { toast } from "../../shared/toast";
+import { toast } from "../toast";
 import { I18NextService } from "./I18NextService";
 
-type EmptyRequestState = {
+export type EmptyRequestState = {
   state: "empty";
 };
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type WrappedLemmyHttp = {
 class WrappedLemmyHttpClient {
   #client: LemmyHttp;
 
-  constructor(client: LemmyHttp) {
+  constructor(client: LemmyHttp, silent = false) {
     this.#client = client;
 
     for (const key of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ class WrappedLemmyHttpClient {
               state: !(res === undefined || res === null) ? "success" : "empty",
             };
           } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`API error: ${error}`);
-            toast(I18NextService.i18n.t(error), "danger");
+            if (!silent) {
+              console.error(`API error: ${error}`);
+              toast(I18NextService.i18n.t(error), "danger");
+            }
             return {
               state: "failed",
               msg: error,
@@ -74,16 +76,23 @@ class WrappedLemmyHttpClient {
   }
 }
 
-export function wrapClient(client: LemmyHttp) {
-  return new WrappedLemmyHttpClient(client) as unknown as WrappedLemmyHttp; // unfortunately, this verbose cast is necessary
+export function wrapClient(client: LemmyHttp, silent = false) {
+  // unfortunately, this verbose cast is necessary
+  return new WrappedLemmyHttpClient(
+    client,
+    silent
+  ) as unknown as WrappedLemmyHttp;
 }
 
 export class HttpService {
   static #_instance: HttpService;
+  #silent_client: WrappedLemmyHttp;
   #client: WrappedLemmyHttp;
 
   private constructor() {
-    this.#client = wrapClient(new LemmyHttp(getHttpBase()));
+    const lemmyHttp = new LemmyHttp(getHttpBase());
+    this.#client = wrapClient(lemmyHttp);
+    this.#silent_client = wrapClient(lemmyHttp, true);
   }
 
   static get #Instance() {
@@ -93,4 +102,8 @@ export class HttpService {
   public static get client() {
     return this.#Instance.#client;
   }
+
+  public static get silent_client() {
+    return this.#Instance.#silent_client;
+  }
 }