lbryio/lbry-desktop

Introduce Per-Channel Maximum Video Limit Option For Browsing

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#5,583 opened on Feb 25, 2021

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help wantedlevel: 2type: new feature

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

In this situation, the problem stems from channels which have a high frequency of uploads. While I absolutely appreciate their active contributions to expanding the content available on LBRY, some channels end up uploading 20+ videos over the span of a few hours, resulting in my browsing feed being filled with their content, rather than a healthy mix of all the channels I follow.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like the ability to set the maximum amount of videos that should show up from a single channel in my feed over X hours, or whatever the initial API call is on the Home and Following. These videos should either be "Most Recent" or "Most Viewed", with an option to choose one or the either.

Describe alternatives you've considered

The only alternatives I can think of at this time are:

  1. Unfollow the channel (which doesn't help foster their channel growth since I'd likely not be watching their content)
  2. Bookmark the specific channels I want to actively view content for.

Additional context

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic understanding of Reactfamiliarity with the app's feed component
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Review the Feed component and settings management code to understand how to add a new per channel cap. Investigate how the API call for videos is made and how to filter results by channel. Implementation would involve adding a UI setting and applying the limit in the feed rendering logic.