🚀 Hive dApps Dev Update: Distriator Gets Smarter 🧠⚡️ — Frontend, Caching & Lightning Fast Sync!

Hey Hive Fam!

Welcome back, coding ninjas & blockchain bees! 🐝👨‍💻👩‍💻
It's time for another Hive Dev Log—with plenty of nerdy upgrades and just enough memes to keep you giggling. Strap in!

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🔎 What’s New in Distriator Frontend?

In my previous update, we turbocharged backend data sync.
Today, it's the frontend's turn!
No more loading every business every time — just the fresh stuff, delivered FAST. 🤩

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🗂️ Business Data Caching System

What’s going on?

Say goodbye to slow, heavy API calls! Meet the new caching system for the businesses API.
Think: More speed. Less strain. MongoDB finally gets to chill. 🧘‍♂️

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⚒️ Changes Made

API Endpoint Shuffle

• Old Endpoint: /business — fetched all businesses, all the time (talk about TMI 😄)
• New Hotness: /business/modified-after — fetches only those that actually changed (so smart!)

The old version is still live, but today’s fun is all about the new, efficient one!

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Business Model Patch

We got geeky:

• Added: createdAt (when business was born)
• Added: updatedAt (when business had a makeover)
• Purpose: Helps us sync only what’s new or changed. Like, why call your mom if nothing happened? 😅

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🧠 Caching That Works Smarter, Not Harder

• First-Time Use:

  • App calls /business/modified-after with the OG timestamp (1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z) — back to the dinosaurs! 🦖
  • Saves encrypted businesses locally.
  • Grabs max updatedAt timestamp, notes it for next sync.

  

• Storage Keys:

  • cached_businesses: Encrypted business bonanza
  • last_modified_timestamp: ISO8601 timestamp

• Next Calls:

  • Uses stored timestamp, fetches what’s NEW or UPDATED only
  • Merges with cache, filters isDeleted: true
  • Updates timestamp because, well, time only moves forward!

  

• Result:
  Faster loads, happier database, and yes — MongoDB FINALLY takes a coffee break. ☕️

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🔐 Data Safety Dance

• Everything's locked up tight: Encrypted localStorage for businesses
• Only timestamps sit in plain text—nobody hacks what they can’t read! 😎
• Raw API payload is never decrypted locally.
• Reminder: There’s no hack-proof, but we make it tough for ordinary mortals.

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🤖 New & Improved Functions

fetchBusinessesModifiedAfter()

• Fetches only what's needed, using ISO8601 date
• Talks to server, grabs just fresh or updated business data

fetchBusinessesApi()

• Main caching logic!
• Gives you cached data if nothing changed (like a chill librarian 📚)
• Used to fetch everything, now fetches intelligently

clearBusinessesCache()

• Nukes all cached data—useful for tests or hitting big red reset
• Resets timestamps to prehistory
• Keeps devs a little saner

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🎨 UI Flare

Refresh Button

• Starring on BusinessList (desktop + mobile)
• Shows spinny loading (who doesn’t love a good spinner!)
• Disabled during heavy lifting

Context Upgrade

• BusinessesContext gets a new superhero: forceRefreshBusinesses
• Still plays nice with all the old components 🧩

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⭐ Why This Rocks

1. Less API Loading: Only gets what's changed, not the whole kitchen sink!
2. Turbo Speed: Returning users zoom through business lists
3. Offline Ninja: Works even if server's snoozing
4. Self-Healing Data: Handles updates, merges, deletions, all behind the curtain
5. You’re in Control: Smash refresh manually if you can’t wait!

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And if there’s nada — response in 500ms!
Server down? No prob, cache to the rescue.
Now that’s a WOW feature.

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🥁 What's Next?

• Backend: ✔️ Already done!
• Frontend: ✔️ All juiced up!
• Next up: Claim Cashback API gets some turbo tweaks!
  • Two pieces:
    1. See available cashback
    2. Claim it post-business review
• Stay tuned — next dev log will have the spicy details!

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🎉 The Hive Hype Never Stops 🚂

• 🙌 Keep shopping & keep claiming with Distriator
• 💝 Big love, Hive family!
• 📈 Hive blockchain = 🚀🚀 to the moon, Mars & beyond!

🔥 Until the next dev log — Keep building, keep Hiving! 💜🐝

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📝 Final Note

• I asked perplexity to help optimize this post to make it more readable and viewer-friendly & funny
• Here is the link where you can find both original content & improvements made by AI
• https://www.perplexity.ai/search/5979a866-8e29-4087-b450-606aaf62c3d6

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