From 7e5d1c7d6373d94f0c48c272eddf2be22a71ca1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thePR0M3TH3AN <53631862+PR0M3TH3AN@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:48:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Guard watch-history renderer feed fallback path

---
 js/historyView.js            | 48 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 tests/watch-history.test.mjs | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js/historyView.js b/js/historyView.js
index 5f9f6618..4adda743 100644
--- a/js/historyView.js
+++ b/js/historyView.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   WATCH_HISTORY_BATCH_PAGE_SIZE
 } from "./config.js";
 import { getApplication } from "./applicationContext.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
+import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import {
   normalizeVideoModerationContext,
   applyModerationContextDatasets,
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ export function buildHistoryCard({ item, video, profile, variant }) {
 }
 
 export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
+  let hasLoggedFeedRegistrationFallback = false;
   const {
     container = typeof document !== "undefined" ? document : null,
     fetchHistory = async (
@@ -1400,25 +1401,40 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
       const app = getAppInstance();
       const engine = app?.feedEngine;
       if (engine && typeof engine.run === "function") {
+        let hasFeedDefinition =
+          typeof engine.getFeedDefinition === "function"
+            ? Boolean(engine.getFeedDefinition("watch-history"))
+            : true;
         // Ensure the watch-history feed is registered. It may not be if the
         // feed engine was ready but registration was silently skipped during
         // bootstrap (e.g. timing edge cases).
-        if (
-          typeof engine.getFeedDefinition === "function" &&
-          !engine.getFeedDefinition("watch-history") &&
-          typeof app.registerWatchHistoryFeed === "function"
-        ) {
-          app.registerWatchHistoryFeed();
+        if (!hasFeedDefinition && typeof app.registerWatchHistoryFeed === "function") {
+          try {
+            app.registerWatchHistoryFeed();
+          } catch (registerError) {
+            // Fall through to service fallback if registration fails.
+          }
+          hasFeedDefinition =
+            typeof engine.getFeedDefinition === "function"
+              ? Boolean(engine.getFeedDefinition("watch-history"))
+              : hasFeedDefinition;
         }
-        try {
-          const runtime = buildWatchHistoryFeedRuntime({
-            actor: actorInput,
-            cursor,
-            forceRefresh,
-          });
-          return await engine.run("watch-history", { runtime });
-        } catch (feedError) {
-          // Fall through to service fallback if feed is still not registered
+        if (hasFeedDefinition) {
+          try {
+            const runtime = buildWatchHistoryFeedRuntime({
+              actor: actorInput,
+              cursor,
+              forceRefresh,
+            });
+            return await engine.run("watch-history", { runtime });
+          } catch (feedError) {
+            // Fall through to service fallback if feed is still not registered
+          }
+        } else if (!hasLoggedFeedRegistrationFallback) {
+          hasLoggedFeedRegistrationFallback = true;
+          devLogger.info(
+            "[historyView] watch-history feed unavailable after registration attempt; using service fallback.",
+          );
         }
       }
       const items = await watchHistoryService.loadLatest(actorInput, {
diff --git a/tests/watch-history.test.mjs b/tests/watch-history.test.mjs
index 695ea559..ddeda96f 100644
--- a/tests/watch-history.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/watch-history.test.mjs
@@ -2392,6 +2392,66 @@ async function testWatchHistoryLocalFallbackWhenDisabled() {
   }
 }
 
+async function testWatchHistoryRendererFeedRegistrationFallback() {
+  console.log("Running watch history renderer feed registration fallback test...");
+
+  const actor = "watch-history-renderer-fallback";
+  const originalApp = getApplication();
+  const originalLoadLatest = watchHistoryService.loadLatest;
+  const originalDocument = globalThis.document;
+  const originalHTMLElement = globalThis.HTMLElement;
+
+  let runCalled = false;
+  let loadLatestCalls = 0;
+
+  try {
+    globalThis.document = { querySelector: () => null };
+    globalThis.HTMLElement = class HTMLElement {};
+
+    watchHistoryService.loadLatest = async (actorInput) => {
+      loadLatestCalls += 1;
+      assert.equal(actorInput, actor, "fallback loader should target provided actor");
+      return [{ type: "e", value: "service-fallback-entry", watchedAt: 1_700_700_000 }];
+    };
+
+    setApplication({
+      feedEngine: {
+        run() {
+          runCalled = true;
+          throw new Error("not registered");
+        },
+        getFeedDefinition() {
+          return null;
+        },
+      },
+      registerWatchHistoryFeed() {
+        throw new Error("registration failed");
+      },
+      isAuthorBlocked: () => false,
+      getHashtagPreferences: () => ({ interests: [], disinterests: [] }),
+    });
+
+    const renderer = createWatchHistoryRenderer({
+      container: { querySelector: () => null },
+      getActor: async () => actor,
+    });
+
+    await renderer.init({ actor, force: true });
+    const state = renderer.getState();
+
+    assert.equal(runCalled, false, "renderer should not run unregistered feed");
+    assert.equal(loadLatestCalls, 1, "renderer should use service fallback once");
+    assert.equal(state.lastError, null, "fallback path should avoid surfacing feed registration errors");
+    assert.equal(state.items.length, 1, "fallback path should populate items from service");
+    assert.equal(state.items[0]?.pointer?.value, "service-fallback-entry");
+  } finally {
+    watchHistoryService.loadLatest = originalLoadLatest;
+    globalThis.document = originalDocument;
+    globalThis.HTMLElement = originalHTMLElement;
+    setApplication(originalApp || null);
+  }
+}
+
 async function testWatchHistorySyncEnabledForLoggedInUsers() {
   console.log("Running watch history logged-in sync override test...");
 
@@ -2636,6 +2696,7 @@ await testWatchHistoryStaleCacheRefresh();
 await testWatchHistoryLocalFallbackWhenDisabled();
 await testWatchHistorySyncEnabledForLoggedInUsers();
 await testWatchHistoryAppLoginFallback();
+await testWatchHistoryRendererFeedRegistrationFallback();
 await testNormalizeActorKeyShortCircuit();
 // await testNormalizeActorKeyManualFallback(); // Flaky in env without robust nostr-tools