Lazy-load place photos

Only preload photos in view as well as the next one(s), not all of them

app/components/place-details.gjs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
   @tracked showLists = false;
   @tracked isPhotoUploadModalOpen = false;
   @tracked isNostrConnectModalOpen = false;
+  @tracked newlyUploadedPhotoId = null;
 
   @action
   openPhotoUploadModal(e) {
@@ -40,8 +41,19 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
   }
 
   @action
-  closePhotoUploadModal() {
+  closePhotoUploadModal(eventId) {
     this.isPhotoUploadModalOpen = false;
+    if (typeof eventId === 'string') {
+      this.newlyUploadedPhotoId = eventId;
+
+      // Allow DOM to update first, then scroll to the top to show the new photo in the carousel
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const sidebar = document.querySelector('.sidebar-content');
+        if (sidebar) {
+          sidebar.scrollTop = 0;
+        }
+      }, 50);
+    }
   }
 
   @action
@@ -352,7 +364,11 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
           @onCancel={{this.cancelEditing}}
         />
       {{else}}
-        <PlacePhotosCarousel @photos={{this.photos}} @name={{this.name}} />
+        <PlacePhotosCarousel
+          @photos={{this.photos}}
+          @name={{this.name}}
+          @scrollToEventId={{this.newlyUploadedPhotoId}}
+        />
         <h3>{{this.name}}</h3>
         <p class="place-type">
           {{this.type}}
@@ -554,9 +570,13 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
           <p class="content-with-icon">
             <Icon @name="camera" />
             <span>
-              <a href="#" {{on "click" this.openPhotoUploadModal}}>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="btn-link"
+                {{on "click" this.openPhotoUploadModal}}
+              >
                 Add a photo
-              </a>
+              </button>
             </span>
           </p>
         </div>

app/components/place-photo-upload-item.gjs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Icon from '#components/icon';
 import { on } from '@ember/modifier';
 import { fn } from '@ember/helper';
 import { isMobile } from '../utils/device';
+import Blurhash from './blurhash';
 
 const MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION = 1920;
 const IMAGE_QUALITY = 0.94;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUploadItem extends Component {
   @service toast;
 
   @tracked thumbnailUrl = '';
+  @tracked blurhash = '';
   @tracked error = '';
 
   constructor() {
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUploadItem extends Component {
         true // computeBlurhash
       );
 
+      this.blurhash = mainData.blurhash;
+
       // 2. Process thumbnail (no blurhash needed)
       const thumbData = await this.imageProcessor.process(
         file,
@@ -110,6 +114,9 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUploadItem extends Component {
         {{if this.uploadTask.isRunning 'is-uploading'}}
         {{if this.error 'has-error'}}"
     >
+      {{#if this.blurhash}}
+        <Blurhash @hash={{this.blurhash}} class="place-header-photo-blur" />
+      {{/if}}
       <img src={{this.thumbnailUrl}} alt="thumbnail" />
 
       {{#if this.uploadTask.isRunning}}

app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
   @service blossom;
   @service toast;
 
-  @tracked files = [];
+  @tracked file = null;
-  @tracked uploadedPhotos = [];
+  @tracked uploadedPhoto = null;
   @tracked status = '';
   @tracked error = '';
   @tracked isPublishing = false;
@@ -34,17 +34,13 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
 
   get allUploaded() {
     return (
-      this.files.length > 0 && this.files.length === this.uploadedPhotos.length
+      this.file && this.uploadedPhoto && this.file === this.uploadedPhoto.file
     );
   }
 
-  get photoWord() {
-    return this.files.length === 1 ? 'Photo' : 'Photos';
-  }
-
   @action
   handleFileSelect(event) {
-    this.addFiles(event.target.files);
+    this.addFile(event.target.files[0]);
     event.target.value = ''; // Reset input
   }
 
@@ -64,33 +60,37 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
   handleDrop(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     this.isDragging = false;
-    this.addFiles(event.dataTransfer.files);
+    if (event.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
+      this.addFile(event.dataTransfer.files[0]);
+    }
   }
 
-  addFiles(fileList) {
+  addFile(file) {
-    if (!fileList) return;
+    if (!file || !file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
-    const newFiles = Array.from(fileList).filter((f) =>
+      this.error = 'Please select a valid image file.';
-      f.type.startsWith('image/')
+      return;
-    );
+    }
-    this.files = [...this.files, ...newFiles];
+    this.error = '';
+    // If a photo was already uploaded but not published, delete it from the server
+    if (this.uploadedPhoto) {
+      this.deletePhotoTask.perform(this.uploadedPhoto);
+    }
+    this.file = file;
+    this.uploadedPhoto = null;
   }
 
   @action
   handleUploadSuccess(photoData) {
-    this.uploadedPhotos = [...this.uploadedPhotos, photoData];
+    this.uploadedPhoto = photoData;
   }
 
   @action
-  removeFile(fileToRemove) {
+  removeFile() {
-    const photoData = this.uploadedPhotos.find((p) => p.file === fileToRemove);
+    if (this.uploadedPhoto) {
-    this.files = this.files.filter((f) => f !== fileToRemove);
+      this.deletePhotoTask.perform(this.uploadedPhoto);
-    this.uploadedPhotos = this.uploadedPhotos.filter(
-      (p) => p.file !== fileToRemove
-    );
-
-    if (photoData && photoData.hash && photoData.url) {
-      this.deletePhotoTask.perform(photoData);
     }
+    this.file = null;
+    this.uploadedPhoto = null;
   }
 
   deletePhotoTask = task(async (photoData) => {
@@ -142,34 +142,33 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
         tags.push(['g', Geohash.encode(lat, lon, 9)]);
       }
 
-      for (const photo of this.uploadedPhotos) {
+      const photo = this.uploadedPhoto;
-        const imeta = ['imeta', `url ${photo.url}`];
+      const imeta = ['imeta', `url ${photo.url}`];
 
-        imeta.push(`m ${photo.type}`);
+      imeta.push(`m ${photo.type}`);
 
-        if (photo.dim) {
+      if (photo.dim) {
-          imeta.push(`dim ${photo.dim}`);
+        imeta.push(`dim ${photo.dim}`);
-        }
-
-        imeta.push('alt A photo of a place');
-
-        if (photo.fallbackUrls && photo.fallbackUrls.length > 0) {
-          for (const fallbackUrl of photo.fallbackUrls) {
-            imeta.push(`fallback ${fallbackUrl}`);
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (photo.thumbUrl) {
-          imeta.push(`thumb ${photo.thumbUrl}`);
-        }
-
-        if (photo.blurhash) {
-          imeta.push(`blurhash ${photo.blurhash}`);
-        }
-
-        tags.push(imeta);
       }
 
+      imeta.push('alt A photo of a place');
+
+      if (photo.fallbackUrls && photo.fallbackUrls.length > 0) {
+        for (const fallbackUrl of photo.fallbackUrls) {
+          imeta.push(`fallback ${fallbackUrl}`);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (photo.thumbUrl) {
+        imeta.push(`thumb ${photo.thumbUrl}`);
+      }
+
+      if (photo.blurhash) {
+        imeta.push(`blurhash ${photo.blurhash}`);
+      }
+
+      tags.push(imeta);
+
       // NIP-XX draft Place Photo event
       const template = {
         kind: 360,
@@ -185,15 +184,15 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
       await this.nostrRelay.publish(this.nostrData.activeWriteRelays, event);
       this.nostrData.store.add(event);
 
-      this.toast.show('Photos published successfully');
+      this.toast.show('Photo published successfully');
       this.status = '';
 
-      // Clear out the files so user can upload more or be done
+      // Clear out the file so user can upload more or be done
-      this.files = [];
+      this.file = null;
-      this.uploadedPhotos = [];
+      this.uploadedPhoto = null;
 
       if (this.args.onClose) {
-        this.args.onClose();
+        this.args.onClose(event.id);
       }
     } catch (e) {
       this.error = 'Failed to publish: ' + e.message;
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
 
   <template>
     <div class="place-photo-upload">
-      <h2>Add Photos for {{this.title}}</h2>
+      <h2>Add Photo for {{this.title}}</h2>
 
       {{#if this.error}}
         <div class="alert alert-error">
@@ -219,36 +218,13 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
         </div>
       {{/if}}
 
-      <div
+      {{#if this.file}}
-        class="dropzone {{if this.isDragging 'is-dragging'}}"
-        {{on "dragover" this.handleDragOver}}
-        {{on "dragleave" this.handleDragLeave}}
-        {{on "drop" this.handleDrop}}
-      >
-        <label for="photo-upload-input" class="dropzone-label">
-          <Icon @name="upload-cloud" @size={{48}} @color="#ccc" />
-          <p>Drag and drop photos here, or click to browse</p>
-        </label>
-        <input
-          id="photo-upload-input"
-          type="file"
-          accept="image/*"
-          multiple
-          class="file-input-hidden"
-          disabled={{this.isPublishing}}
-          {{on "change" this.handleFileSelect}}
-        />
-      </div>
-
-      {{#if this.files.length}}
         <div class="photo-grid">
-          {{#each this.files as |file|}}
+          <PlacePhotoUploadItem
-            <PlacePhotoUploadItem
+            @file={{this.file}}
-              @file={{file}}
+            @onSuccess={{this.handleUploadSuccess}}
-              @onSuccess={{this.handleUploadSuccess}}
+            @onRemove={{this.removeFile}}
-              @onRemove={{this.removeFile}}
+          />
-            />
-          {{/each}}
         </div>
 
         <button
@@ -260,11 +236,29 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
           {{#if this.isPublishing}}
             Publishing...
           {{else}}
-            Publish
+            Publish Photo
-            {{this.files.length}}
-            {{this.photoWord}}
           {{/if}}
         </button>
+      {{else}}
+        <div
+          class="dropzone {{if this.isDragging 'is-dragging'}}"
+          {{on "dragover" this.handleDragOver}}
+          {{on "dragleave" this.handleDragLeave}}
+          {{on "drop" this.handleDrop}}
+        >
+          <label for="photo-upload-input" class="dropzone-label">
+            <Icon @name="upload-cloud" @size={{48}} @color="#ccc" />
+            <p>Drag and drop a photo here, or click to browse</p>
+          </label>
+          <input
+            id="photo-upload-input"
+            type="file"
+            accept="image/*"
+            class="file-input-hidden"
+            disabled={{this.isPublishing}}
+            {{on "change" this.handleFileSelect}}
+          />
+        </div>
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   </template>

app/components/place-photos-carousel.gjs

@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ export default class PlacePhotosCarousel extends Component {
     return !this.canScrollRight;
   }
 
+  scrollToNewPhoto = modifier((element, [eventId]) => {
+    if (eventId && eventId !== this.lastEventId) {
+      this.lastEventId = eventId;
+      // Allow DOM to update first since the photo was *just* added to the store
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const targetSlide = element.querySelector(
+          `[data-event-id="${eventId}"]`
+        );
+        if (targetSlide) {
+          element.scrollLeft = targetSlide.offsetLeft;
+        }
+      }, 100);
+    }
+  });
+
   setupCarousel = modifier((element) => {
     this.carouselElement = element;
 
@@ -84,11 +99,16 @@ export default class PlacePhotosCarousel extends Component {
         <div
           class="place-photos-carousel-track"
           {{this.setupCarousel}}
+          {{this.scrollToNewPhoto @scrollToEventId}}
           {{on "scroll" this.updateScrollState}}
         >
           {{#each this.photos as |photo|}}
             {{! template-lint-disable no-inline-styles }}
-            <div class="carousel-slide" style={{photo.style}}>
+            <div
+              class="carousel-slide"
+              style={{photo.style}}
+              data-event-id={{photo.eventId}}
+            >
               {{#if photo.blurhash}}
                 <Blurhash
                   @hash={{photo.blurhash}}
@@ -103,11 +123,11 @@ export default class PlacePhotosCarousel extends Component {
                   {{#if photo.thumbUrl}}
                     <source
                       media="(max-width: 768px)"
-                      srcset={{photo.thumbUrl}}
+                      data-srcset={{photo.thumbUrl}}
                     />
                   {{/if}}
                   <img
-                    src={{photo.url}}
+                    data-src={{photo.url}}
                     class="place-header-photo landscape"
                     alt={{@name}}
                     {{fadeInImage photo.url}}
@@ -116,7 +136,7 @@ export default class PlacePhotosCarousel extends Component {
               {{else}}
                 {{! Portrait uses thumb everywhere if available }}
                 <img
-                  src={{if photo.thumbUrl photo.thumbUrl photo.url}}
+                  data-src={{if photo.thumbUrl photo.thumbUrl photo.url}}
                   class="place-header-photo portrait"
                   alt={{@name}}
                   {{fadeInImage (if photo.thumbUrl photo.thumbUrl photo.url)}}

app/modifiers/fade-in-image.js

@@ -7,24 +7,69 @@ export default modifier((element, [url]) => {
   element.classList.remove('loaded');
   element.classList.remove('loaded-instant');
 
-  // Create an off-DOM image to reliably check cache status
+  let observer;
-  // without waiting for the actual DOM element to load it
-  const img = new Image();
-  img.src = url;
-
-  if (img.complete) {
-    // Already in browser cache, skip the animation
-    element.classList.add('loaded-instant');
-    return;
-  }
 
   const handleLoad = () => {
-    element.classList.add('loaded');
+    // Only apply the fade-in animation if it wasn't already loaded instantly
+    if (!element.classList.contains('loaded-instant')) {
+      element.classList.add('loaded');
+    }
   };
 
   element.addEventListener('load', handleLoad);
 
+  const loadWhenVisible = (entries, obs) => {
+    entries.forEach((entry) => {
+      if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+        // Stop observing once we start loading
+        obs.unobserve(element);
+
+        // Check if the image is already in the browser cache
+        // Create an off-DOM image to reliably check cache status
+        // without waiting for the actual DOM element to load it
+        const img = new Image();
+        img.src = url;
+
+        if (img.complete) {
+          // Already in browser cache, skip the animation
+          element.classList.add('loaded-instant');
+        }
+
+        // If this image is inside a <picture> tag, we also need to swap <source> tags
+        const parent = element.parentElement;
+        if (parent && parent.tagName === 'PICTURE') {
+          const sources = parent.querySelectorAll('source');
+          sources.forEach((source) => {
+            if (source.dataset.srcset) {
+              source.srcset = source.dataset.srcset;
+            }
+          });
+        }
+
+        // Swap data-src to src to trigger the actual network fetch (or render from cache)
+        if (element.dataset.src) {
+          element.src = element.dataset.src;
+        } else {
+          // Fallback if data-src wasn't used but the modifier was called
+          element.src = url;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  // Setup Intersection Observer to only load when the image enters the viewport
+  observer = new IntersectionObserver(loadWhenVisible, {
+    root: null, // Use the viewport as the root
+    rootMargin: '100px 100%', // Load one full viewport width ahead/behind
+    threshold: 0, // Trigger immediately when any part enters the expanded margin
+  });
+
+  observer.observe(element);
+
   return () => {
     element.removeEventListener('load', handleLoad);
+    if (observer) {
+      observer.disconnect();
+    }
   };
 });

app/routes/place.js

@@ -9,25 +9,47 @@ export default class PlaceRoute extends Route {
   async model(params) {
     const id = params.place_id;
 
+    let type, osmId;
+    let isExplicitOsm = false;
+
     if (
       id.startsWith('osm:node:') ||
       id.startsWith('osm:way:') ||
       id.startsWith('osm:relation:')
     ) {
-      const [, type, osmId] = id.split(':');
+      isExplicitOsm = true;
+      [, type, osmId] = id.split(':');
       console.debug(`Fetching explicit OSM ${type}:`, osmId);
-      return this.loadOsmPlace(osmId, type);
+    }
+
+    let backgroundFetchPromise = null;
+    if (isExplicitOsm) {
+      backgroundFetchPromise = this.loadOsmPlace(osmId, type);
     }
 
     await this.waitForSync();
 
-    let bookmark = this.storage.findPlaceById(id);
+    let lookupId = isExplicitOsm ? osmId : id;
+    let bookmark = this.storage.findPlaceById(lookupId);
+
+    // Ensure type matches if we are looking up by osmId
+    if (bookmark && isExplicitOsm && bookmark.osmType !== type) {
+      bookmark = null; // Type mismatch, not the same OSM object
+    }
 
     if (bookmark) {
       console.debug('Found in bookmarks:', bookmark.title);
       return bookmark;
     }
 
+    if (isExplicitOsm) {
+      console.debug(
+        `Not in bookmarks, using explicitly fetched OSM ${type}:`,
+        osmId
+      );
+      return await backgroundFetchPromise;
+    }
+
     console.warn('Not in bookmarks:', id);
     return null;
   }
@@ -119,14 +141,14 @@ export default class PlaceRoute extends Route {
   }
 
   serialize(model) {
-    // If the model is a saved bookmark, use its ID
+    // If it's an OSM POI, use the explicit format first
-    if (model.id) {
-      return { place_id: model.id };
-    }
-    // If it's an OSM POI, use the explicit format
     if (model.osmId && model.osmType) {
       return { place_id: `osm:${model.osmType}:${model.osmId}` };
     }
+    // If the model is a saved bookmark (and not OSM, e.g. custom place), use its ID
+    if (model.id) {
+      return { place_id: model.id };
+    }
     // Fallback
     return { place_id: model.osmId };
   }

app/services/osm.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default class OsmService extends Service {
   controller = null;
   cachedResults = null;
   lastQueryKey = null;
+  cachedPlaces = new Map();
 
   cancelAll() {
     if (this.controller) {
@@ -232,6 +233,13 @@ out center;
   async fetchOsmObject(osmId, osmType) {
     if (!osmId || !osmType) return null;
 
+    const cacheKey = `${osmType}:${osmId}`;
+    const cached = this.cachedPlaces.get(cacheKey);
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < 10000) {
+      console.debug(`Using in-memory cached OSM object for ${cacheKey}`);
+      return cached.data;
+    }
+
     let url;
     if (osmType === 'node') {
       url = `https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/${osmId}.json`;
@@ -253,8 +261,25 @@ out center;
         }
         throw new Error(`OSM API request failed: ${res.status}`);
       }
+
       const data = await res.json();
-      return this.normalizeOsmApiData(data.elements, osmId, osmType);
+      const normalizedData = this.normalizeOsmApiData(
+        data.elements,
+        osmId,
+        osmType
+      );
+
+      this.cachedPlaces.set(cacheKey, {
+        data: normalizedData,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      });
+
+      // Cleanup cache entry automatically after 10 seconds
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.cachedPlaces.delete(cacheKey);
+      }, 10000);
+
+      return normalizedData;
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to fetch OSM object:', e);
       return null;

app/styles/app.css

@@ -246,25 +246,35 @@ body {
 }
 
 .photo-grid {
-  display: grid;
+  display: flex;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(100px, 1fr));
+  flex-direction: column;
   gap: 12px;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 
 .photo-upload-item {
   position: relative;
-  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
   border-radius: 6px;
   overflow: hidden;
   background: #1e262e;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 .photo-upload-item img {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-  object-fit: cover;
+  object-fit: contain;
   display: block;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.photo-upload-item .overlay,
+.photo-upload-item .btn-remove-photo {
+  z-index: 2;
 }
 
 .photo-upload-item .overlay {
@@ -761,12 +771,19 @@ select.form-control {
   border-top: 1px solid #eee;
 }
 
-.meta-info a {
+.meta-info a,
+.meta-info .btn-link {
   color: var(--link-color);
   text-decoration: none;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  font: inherit;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.meta-info a:hover {
+.meta-info a:hover,
+.meta-info .btn-link:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
@@ -980,8 +997,8 @@ abbr[title] {
   .carousel-slide {
     flex: 0 0 auto;
     height: 100px;
-    width: calc(100px * var(--slide-ratio, 1.7778));
+    width: auto;
-    aspect-ratio: auto;
+    aspect-ratio: var(--slide-ratio, 16 / 9);
     scroll-snap-align: none;
   }
 

doc/nostr/nip-place-photos.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Used for spatial indexing and discovery. Events MUST include at least one high-p
 
 #### 3. `imeta` — Inline Media Metadata
 
-Media files MUST be attached using the `imeta` tag as defined in NIP-92. Each `imeta` tag represents one media item. The primary `url` SHOULD also be appended to the event's `.content` for backwards compatibility with clients that do not parse `imeta` tags.
+An event MUST contain exactly one `imeta` tag representing a single media item. The primary `url` SHOULD also be appended to the event's `.content` for backwards compatibility with clients that do not parse `imeta` tags.
 
 Clients SHOULD include `alt` (accessibility descriptions), `dim` (dimensions), `m` (MIME type), and `blurhash` where possible.
 
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ NIP-68 is designed for general-purpose social feeds (like Instagram). Place phot
 ### Separation from Place Reviews
 
 Reviews (kind 30360) and media have different lifecycles and data models. A user might upload 10 photos of a park without writing a review, or write a detailed review without attaching photos. Keeping them as separate events allows clients to query `imeta` attachments for a specific `i` tag to quickly build a photo gallery for a place, regardless of whether a review was attached.
+
+### Single Photo per Event
+
+Restricting events to a single `imeta` attachment (one photo per event) is an intentional design choice. Batching photos into a single event forces all engagement (likes, zaps) to apply to the entire batch, rendering granular tagging and sorting impossible. Single-photo events enable per-photo engagement, fine-grained categorization (e.g., tagging one photo as "food" and another as "menu"), and richer sorting algorithms based on individual photo popularity.

tests/integration/components/place-photos-carousel-test.gjs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | place-photos-carousel', function (hooks) {
     assert.dom('.carousel-slide').exists({ count: 1 }, 'it renders one slide');
     assert
       .dom('img.place-header-photo')
-      .hasAttribute('src', 'photo1.jpg', 'it renders the photo');
+      .hasAttribute('data-src', 'photo1.jpg', 'it sets the data-src correctly');
 
     // There should be no chevrons when there's only 1 photo
     assert