performance

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
@@ -270,12 +271,13 @@ public class StoryController {
             @RequestParam(required = false) Integer minRating,
             @RequestParam(required = false) Integer maxRating,
             @RequestParam(required = false) String sortBy,
-            @RequestParam(required = false) String sortDir) {
+            @RequestParam(required = false) String sortDir,
+            @RequestParam(required = false) String facetBy) {
         
         
         if (typesenseService != null) {
             SearchResultDto<StorySearchDto> results = typesenseService.searchStories(
-                    query, page, size, authors, tags, minRating, maxRating, sortBy, sortDir);
+                    query, page, size, authors, tags, minRating, maxRating, sortBy, sortDir, facetBy);
             return ResponseEntity.ok(results);
         } else {
             // Fallback to basic search if Typesense is not available

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/TypesenseService.java

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             new Field().name("title").type("string").facet(false).sort(true),
             new Field().name("summary").type("string").facet(false).optional(true),
             new Field().name("description").type("string").facet(false),
-            new Field().name("contentPlain").type("string").facet(false),
             new Field().name("authorId").type("string").facet(true),
             new Field().name("authorName").type("string").facet(true).sort(true),
             new Field().name("seriesId").type("string").facet(true).optional(true),
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             new Field().name("wordCount").type("int32").facet(true).sort(true).optional(true),
             new Field().name("volume").type("int32").facet(true).sort(true).optional(true),
             new Field().name("createdAt").type("int64").facet(false).sort(true),
-            new Field().name("lastReadAt").type("int64").facet(false).sort(true).optional(true),
+            new Field().name("lastReadAt").type("int64").facet(false).sort(true),
             new Field().name("sourceUrl").type("string").facet(false).optional(true),
             new Field().name("coverPath").type("string").facet(false).optional(true)
         );
@@ -206,7 +205,8 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             Integer minRating,
             Integer maxRating,
             String sortBy,
-            String sortDir) {
+            String sortDir,
+            String facetBy) {
         
         try {
             long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -223,16 +223,19 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             
             SearchParameters searchParameters = new SearchParameters()
                     .q(normalizedQuery)
-                    .queryBy("title,description,contentPlain,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
+                    .queryBy("title,description,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
                     .page(typesensePage)
                     .perPage(perPage)
                     .highlightFields("title,description")
                     .highlightStartTag("<mark>")
                     .highlightEndTag("</mark>")
-                    .facetBy("tagNames,authorName,rating")
-                    .maxFacetValues(100)
                     .sortBy(buildSortParameter(normalizedQuery, sortBy, sortDir));
             
+            // Only add facets if requested
+            if (facetBy != null && !facetBy.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                searchParameters.facetBy(facetBy).maxFacetValues(100);
+            }
+            
             logger.debug("Typesense search parameters - facetBy: {}, maxFacetValues: {}", 
                 searchParameters.getFacetBy(), searchParameters.getMaxFacetValues());
             
@@ -276,7 +279,8 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             logger.debug("Search result facet counts: {}", searchResult.getFacetCounts());
             
             List<StorySearchDto> results = convertSearchResult(searchResult);
-            Map<String, List<FacetCountDto>> facets = processFacetCounts(searchResult);
+            Map<String, List<FacetCountDto>> facets = (facetBy != null && !facetBy.trim().isEmpty()) ? 
+                processFacetCounts(searchResult) : new HashMap<>();
             long searchTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
             
             return new SearchResultDto<>(
@@ -364,7 +368,7 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             // First, get the total count of matching stories
             SearchParameters countParameters = new SearchParameters()
                     .q(normalizedQuery)
-                    .queryBy("title,description,contentPlain,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
+                    .queryBy("title,description,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
                     .perPage(0);  // No results, just count
             
             // Add tag filters if provided
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             // Now get the actual story at that offset
             SearchParameters storyParameters = new SearchParameters()
                     .q(normalizedQuery)
-                    .queryBy("title,description,contentPlain,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
+                    .queryBy("title,description,authorName,seriesName,tagNames")
                     .page((int) (randomOffset / 250) + 1)  // Calculate page (Typesense uses 1-based pages)
                     .perPage(250)  // Get multiple results to account for offset within page
                     .sortBy("_text_match:desc,createdAt:desc");  // Use standard sorting
@@ -439,7 +443,6 @@ public class TypesenseService {
         document.put("title", story.getTitle());
         document.put("summary", story.getSummary() != null ? story.getSummary() : "");
         document.put("description", story.getDescription() != null ? story.getDescription() : "");
-        document.put("contentPlain", story.getContentPlain() != null ? story.getContentPlain() : "");
         
         // Author fields - required in schema, use empty string for missing values
         if (story.getAuthor() != null) {
@@ -474,9 +477,9 @@ public class TypesenseService {
             story.getCreatedAt().toEpochSecond(java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC) : 
             java.time.LocalDateTime.now().toEpochSecond(java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC));
         
-        if (story.getLastReadAt() != null) {
+        // Always set lastReadAt for consistent sorting - use 0 (epoch) for unread stories
-            document.put("lastReadAt", story.getLastReadAt().toEpochSecond(java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC));
+        document.put("lastReadAt", story.getLastReadAt() != null ? 
-        }
+            story.getLastReadAt().toEpochSecond(java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC) : 0L);
         
         if (story.getSourceUrl() != null) {
             document.put("sourceUrl", story.getSourceUrl());