This PR introduces the QuickPhoto addon, designed to improve the user experience within the Friendica editor. It addresses the issue of long, cluttered BBCodes (monster-links) that appear when images are inserted via drag-and-drop or the image uploader.
Key Features
- Automatic Simplification: Replaces complex [url=...][img=...]...[/img][/url] structures with a human-readable shorthand: [img]filename|description[/img].
- Seamless Reconstruction: Automatically restores the full, valid Friendica BBCode before previewing or submitting a post, ensuring 100% compatibility with the server.
- Enhanced Readability: Keeps the editor clean and focus-oriented while writing long posts with multiple images.
Technical Highlights & Optimizations
- Resource Efficient: The JavaScript is strictly scoped. It only becomes active if a textarea is present and visible in the DOM.
- Zero Latency Typing: Implements requestIdleCallback and throttling (500ms) to ensure that the simplification process never interferes with the user's typing flow or causes UI lag.
- Background Throttling: Logic is suspended when the browser tab is inactive (document.hidden) to save CPU and battery life.
- LocalStorage Cache: Uses a local cache for image data (auto-cleaned after 12 hours) to ensure reliability during a single editing session.
Testing performed
- Tested with the standard "Jot" editor and the newer Compose/Comment templates.
- Verified that image previews render correctly (reconstruction triggers on preview click).
- Verified that the final post contains the correct full BBCode on the server side.
- Confirmed that Drag & Drop inserts are handled immediately.
