Remove race between multiple autocomplete requests (#4860)

webapp/components/suggestion/at_mention_provider.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
 import Suggestion from './suggestion.jsx';
+import Provider from './provider.jsx';
 
 import ChannelStore from 'stores/channel_store.jsx';
 
@@ -100,8 +101,10 @@ class AtMentionSuggestion extends Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-export default class AtMentionProvider {
+export default class AtMentionProvider extends Provider {
     constructor(channelId) {
+        super();
+
         this.channelId = channelId;
     }
 
@@ -110,10 +113,16 @@ export default class AtMentionProvider {
         if (captured) {
             const prefix = captured[1];
 
+            this.startNewRequest(prefix);
+
             autocompleteUsersInChannel(
                 prefix,
                 this.channelId,
                 (data) => {
+                    if (this.shouldCancelDispatch(prefix)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     const members = data.in_channel;
                     for (const id of Object.keys(members)) {
                         members[id].type = Constants.MENTION_MEMBERS;

webapp/components/suggestion/channel_mention_provider.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
 import Suggestion from './suggestion.jsx';
+import Provider from './provider.jsx';
 
 import {autocompleteChannels} from 'actions/channel_actions.jsx';
 
@@ -49,15 +50,21 @@ class ChannelMentionSuggestion extends Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-export default class ChannelMentionProvider {
+export default class ChannelMentionProvider extends Provider {
     handlePretextChanged(suggestionId, pretext) {
         const captured = (/(^|\s)(~([^~]*))$/i).exec(pretext.toLowerCase());
         if (captured) {
             const prefix = captured[3];
 
+            this.startNewRequest(prefix);
+
             autocompleteChannels(
                 prefix,
                 (data) => {
+                    if (this.shouldCancelDispatch(prefix)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     const channels = data;
 
                     // Wrap channels in an outer object to avoid overwriting the 'type' property.

webapp/components/suggestion/provider.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See License.txt for license information.
+
+export default class Provider {
+    constructor() {
+        this.latestPrefix = '';
+        this.latestComplete = true;
+    }
+
+    handlePretextChanged(suggestionId, pretext) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+        // NO-OP for inherited classes to override
+    }
+
+    startNewRequest(prefix) {
+        this.latestPrefix = prefix;
+        this.latestComplete = false;
+    }
+
+    shouldCancelDispatch(prefix) {
+        if (prefix === this.latestPrefix) {
+            this.latestComplete = true;
+        } else if (this.latestComplete) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}

webapp/components/suggestion/search_channel_provider.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
 import Suggestion from './suggestion.jsx';
+import Provider from './provider.jsx';
 
 import {autocompleteChannels} from 'actions/channel_actions.jsx';
 
@@ -32,15 +33,21 @@ class SearchChannelSuggestion extends Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-export default class SearchChannelProvider {
+export default class SearchChannelProvider extends Provider {
     handlePretextChanged(suggestionId, pretext) {
         const captured = (/\b(?:in|channel):\s*(\S*)$/i).exec(pretext.toLowerCase());
         if (captured) {
             const channelPrefix = captured[1];
 
+            this.startNewRequest(channelPrefix);
+
             autocompleteChannels(
                 channelPrefix,
                 (data) => {
+                    if (this.shouldCancelDispatch(channelPrefix)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     const publicChannels = data;
 
                     const localChannels = ChannelStore.getAll();

webapp/components/suggestion/search_user_provider.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
 import Suggestion from './suggestion.jsx';
+import Provider from './provider.jsx';
 
 import {autocompleteUsersInTeam} from 'actions/user_actions.jsx';
 
@@ -56,15 +57,21 @@ class SearchUserSuggestion extends Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-export default class SearchUserProvider {
+export default class SearchUserProvider extends Provider {
     handlePretextChanged(suggestionId, pretext) {
         const captured = (/\bfrom:\s*(\S*)$/i).exec(pretext.toLowerCase());
         if (captured) {
             const usernamePrefix = captured[1];
 
+            this.startNewRequest(usernamePrefix);
+
             autocompleteUsersInTeam(
                 usernamePrefix,
                 (data) => {
+                    if (this.shouldCancelDispatch(usernamePrefix)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     const users = data.in_team;
                     const mentions = users.map((user) => user.username);
 

webapp/components/suggestion/suggestion_box.jsx

@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ export default class SuggestionBox extends React.Component {
         SuggestionStore.addPretextChangedListener(this.suggestionId, this.handlePretextChanged);
     }
 
-    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-        // Clear any suggestions when the SuggestionBox is cleared
-        if (nextProps.value === '' && this.props.value !== nextProps.value) {
-            // TODO - Find a better way to not "dispatch during dispatch"
-            setTimeout(() => GlobalActions.emitClearSuggestions(this.suggestionId), 1);
-        }
-    }
-
     componentWillUnmount() {
         SuggestionStore.removeCompleteWordListener(this.suggestionId, this.handleCompleteWord);
         SuggestionStore.removePretextChangedListener(this.suggestionId, this.handlePretextChanged);

webapp/components/suggestion/switch_channel_provider.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
 import Suggestion from './suggestion.jsx';
+import Provider from './provider.jsx';
 
 import ChannelStore from 'stores/channel_store.jsx';
 import UserStore from 'stores/user_store.jsx';
@@ -58,15 +59,21 @@ class SwitchChannelSuggestion extends Suggestion {
     }
 }
 
-export default class SwitchChannelProvider {
+export default class SwitchChannelProvider extends Provider {
     handlePretextChanged(suggestionId, channelPrefix) {
         if (channelPrefix) {
+            this.startNewRequest(channelPrefix);
+
             const allChannels = ChannelStore.getAll();
             const channels = [];
 
             autocompleteUsers(
                 channelPrefix,
                 (users) => {
+                    if (this.shouldCancelDispatch(channelPrefix)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     const currentId = UserStore.getCurrentId();
 
                     for (const id of Object.keys(allChannels)) {