From 0b984fecdaf1ea0e10528376f1dae42a2b0f8d2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Roberts <d.roberts@ctrlo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:31:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added triage to timeline code

---
 lib/GADS/Timeline.pm                              | 5 +++++
 src/frontend/components/timeline/lib/component.js | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/GADS/Timeline.pm b/lib/GADS/Timeline.pm
index 9c0da8b5e..70ebd500d 100644
--- a/lib/GADS/Timeline.pm
+++ b/lib/GADS/Timeline.pm
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ sub _build_items
 
         $self->_set_display_to($oldest)
             if $oldest > ($self->display_to || AT_BIGBANG);
+
+        if(scalar(@items) > 1000) # XXX Arbitrary limit
+        {   warning __"Too many items to display on the timeline - showing first 1000 results";
+            last;
+        }
     }
 
     if(!@items)
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/timeline/lib/component.js b/src/frontend/components/timeline/lib/component.js
index 83fe22ead..a81925520 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/timeline/lib/component.js
+++ b/src/frontend/components/timeline/lib/component.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class TimelineComponent extends Component {
         this.el = $(this.element)
 
         this.initTimeline()
+        this.tl_request = undefined
     }
 
     initTimeline() {
@@ -257,12 +258,13 @@ class TimelineComponent extends Component {
         if (is_dashboard) {
           url = url + '&dashboard=1&view=' + $container.data('view')
         }
-        $.ajax({
-          async: false,
+        if(self.tl_request) self.tl_request.abort()
+        self.tl_request = $.ajax({
           url: url,
           dataType: 'json',
           success: function(data) {
             items.add(data)
+            self.tl_request = undefined
           }
         })
       }