Fixed incorrect pagination after deleting top level comment

closes https://linear.app/ghost/issue/PLG-304

- added a refresh of the comments list when a top-level comment with no replies is deleted so the pagination resets and replies aren't missed when loading more due to a shift in the underlying paginated data

apps/comments-ui/src/actions.ts

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ async function unlikeComment({state, api, data: comment}: {state: EditableAppCon
     };
 }
 
-async function deleteComment({state, api, data: comment}: {state: EditableAppContext, api: GhostApi, data: {id: string}}) {
+async function deleteComment({state, api, data: comment, dispatchAction}: {state: EditableAppContext, api: GhostApi, data: {id: string}, dispatchAction: DispatchActionType}) {
     await api.comments.edit({
         comment: {
             id: comment.id,
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@ async function deleteComment({state, api, data: comment}: {state: EditableAppCon
         }
     });
 
+    // If we're deleting a top-level comment with no replies we refresh the
+    // whole comments section to maintain correct pagination
+    const commentToDelete = state.comments.find(c => c.id === comment.id);
+    if (commentToDelete && (!commentToDelete.replies || commentToDelete.replies.length === 0)) {
+        dispatchAction('setOrder', {order: state.order});
+        return null;
+    }
+
     return {
         comments: state.comments.map((topLevelComment) => {
             // If the comment has replies we want to keep it so the replies are

apps/comments-ui/test/e2e/actions.test.ts

@@ -433,6 +433,22 @@ test.describe('Actions', async () => {
         await expect(frame.getByTestId('replies-line')).toBeVisible();
     });
 
+    test('Resets comments list after deleting a top-level comment', async ({page}) => {
+        const loggedInMember = buildMember();
+        mockedApi.setMember(loggedInMember);
+        // We have a page limit of 20, this will show the load more button
+        mockedApi.addComments(21, {member: loggedInMember});
+
+        const {frame} = await initializeTest(page);
+        await expect(frame.getByTestId('pagination-component')).toBeVisible();
+
+        const commentToDelete = frame.getByTestId('comment-component').nth(0);
+        await deleteComment(page, frame, commentToDelete);
+
+        // more button should have disappeared because the list was reloaded
+        await expect(frame.getByTestId('pagination-component')).not.toBeVisible();
+    });
+
     test.describe('Sorting', () => {
         test('Renders Sorting Form dropdown', async ({page}) => {
             mockedApi.addComment({

apps/comments-ui/test/utils/MockedApi.ts

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export class MockedApi {
             });
         },
 
-        async getComment(route) {
+        async getOrDeleteComment(route) {
             await this.#delayResponse();
             const url = new URL(route.request().url());
             const commentId = url.pathname.split('/').reverse()[1];
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ export class MockedApi {
                     order: ''
                 }))
             });
+
+            if (route.request().method() === 'PUT' && JSON.parse(route.request().postData()).comments?.[0]?.status === 'deleted') {
+                const comment = findCommentById(this.comments, commentId);
+                if (comment) {
+                    comment.status = 'deleted';
+                }
+            }
         },
 
         async likeComment(route) {
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ export class MockedApi {
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/member/`, this.requestHandlers.getMember.bind(this));
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/*`, this.requestHandlers.addComment.bind(this));
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/post/*/*`, this.requestHandlers.browseComments.bind(this));
-        await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/*/`, this.requestHandlers.getComment.bind(this));
+        await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/*/`, this.requestHandlers.getOrDeleteComment.bind(this));
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/*/like/`, this.requestHandlers.likeComment.bind(this));
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/*/replies/*`, this.requestHandlers.getReplies.bind(this));
         await page.route(`${path}/members/api/comments/counts/*`, this.requestHandlers.getCommentCounts.bind(this));