From 9f991a203a6872eccbf490b9cee8537bad5eb21f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:24:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify video view tracking to rely solely on CDN

Remove local view caching and database update logic, now using CDN-provided view counts.

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---
 server/storage.ts | 30 +++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index 83e5e9e..a650a08 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -788,7 +788,6 @@ export class MemStorage implements IStorage {
 // Use Bunny.net storage if API keys are available, otherwise fallback to memory storage
 class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
   private bunnyService: BunnyService;
-  private viewsCache: Map<string, number> = new Map();
   private faceDataCache: Map<string, { faceCenterPosition?: string; facesDetected?: number; faceConfidence?: number }> = new Map();
 
   constructor() {
@@ -811,11 +810,6 @@ class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
     // Try cache first for faster loading
     const cachedVideo = videoSyncService.getVideos(100, 0).videos.find(v => v.id === id);
     if (cachedVideo) {
-      // Apply cached view counts
-      if (this.viewsCache.has(cachedVideo.id)) {
-        cachedVideo.views += this.viewsCache.get(cachedVideo.id)!;
-      }
-      
       // Apply face detection data from cache
       const faceData = this.faceDataCache.get(cachedVideo.id);
       return faceData ? { ...cachedVideo, ...faceData } : cachedVideo;
@@ -826,11 +820,6 @@ class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
       const video = await this.bunnyService.getVideo(id);
       if (!video) return undefined;
 
-      // Apply cached view counts
-      if (this.viewsCache.has(video.id)) {
-        video.views += this.viewsCache.get(video.id)!;
-      }
-
       // Apply face detection data from cache
       const faceData = this.faceDataCache.get(video.id);
       return faceData ? { ...video, ...faceData } : video;
@@ -881,10 +870,6 @@ class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
         this.faceDataCache.set(id, { ...existing, ...faceData });
       }
       
-      // Update views cache if present
-      if (updates.views !== undefined && typeof updates.views === 'number') {
-        this.viewsCache.set(id, updates.views);
-      }
       
       // Return updated video
       return await this.getVideo(id);
@@ -987,18 +972,9 @@ class BunnyStorage implements IStorage {
   }
 
   async updateVideoViews(id: string): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      // Persist view count increment to PostgreSQL database
-      await db.update(videos)
-        .set({ views: sql`${videos.views} + 1` })
-        .where(eq(videos.id, id));
-      console.log(`✅ View count incremented for video ${id} in database`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`❌ Failed to update view count for video ${id}:`, error);
-      // Fallback to memory cache if database fails
-      const currentViews = this.viewsCache.get(id) || 0;
-      this.viewsCache.set(id, currentViews + 1);
-    }
+    // Views are tracked automatically by Bunny.net CDN when videos are played
+    // No additional tracking needed - views are fetched fresh every 5 minutes from Bunny.net API
+    console.log(`Video ${id} played - views tracked by Bunny.net CDN`);
   }
 
   async getVideoCount(search?: string): Promise<number> {