@bobfrankston/rmfmail 1.2.34 → 1.2.36

package/client/app.js

@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@ function doSearch(immediate = false) {
 let currentAccountId = "";
 let currentFolderId = 0;
 let reloadDebounceTimer = null;
+let lastListReloadAt = 0;
 searchInput?.addEventListener("input", () => {
     clearTimeout(searchTimeout);
     if (serverSearchTimer) {
@@ -3048,13 +3049,26 @@ onWsEvent((event) => {
             // accounts where STATUS polls fire frequently.
             updateFolderCounts();
             updateNewMessageCount();
-            // Debounced silent reload — preserves scroll position, selection, and viewer
+            // LEADING-EDGE + trailing debounce. The old pure-trailing 2 s debounce
+            // meant new INBOX mail didn't appear in the list for 2 s after sync
+            // said "done" (Bob 2026-06-18: "long delay before I see the new
+            // messages ... I should see new inbox entries immediately"). The reload
+            // is SILENT (preserves scroll/selection/viewer), so reloading on the
+            // leading edge is non-disruptive: show new mail NOW if it's been >1.5 s
+            // since the last reload, then a trailing reload coalesces the rest of a
+            // sync burst into one final settle.
+            const nowMs = Date.now();
+            if (nowMs - lastListReloadAt > 1500) {
+                lastListReloadAt = nowMs;
+                reloadCurrentFolder();
+            }
             if (reloadDebounceTimer)
                 clearTimeout(reloadDebounceTimer);
             reloadDebounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
                 reloadDebounceTimer = null;
+                lastListReloadAt = Date.now();
                 reloadCurrentFolder();
-            }, 2000);
+            }, 1500);
             // Sync succeeded — clear any transient error banner and re-enable sync button
             hideAlert();
             const syncBtn = document.getElementById("btn-sync");