Fix race on opening task detail page

lib/hooks/use-task.ts

@@ -1,47 +1,85 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
 import { Task } from '@/lib/db/schema'
 
 export function useTask(taskId: string) {
   const [task, setTask] = useState<Task | null>(null)
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const attemptCountRef = useRef(0)
+  const hasFoundTaskRef = useRef(false)
 
   const fetchTask = useCallback(async () => {
+    let errorOccurred = false
     try {
       const response = await fetch(`/api/tasks/${taskId}`)
       if (response.ok) {
         const data = await response.json()
         setTask(data.task)
         setError(null)
+        hasFoundTaskRef.current = true
       } else if (response.status === 404) {
-        setError('Task not found')
-        setTask(null)
+        // Only set error after multiple failed attempts (to handle race condition on task creation)
+        // Wait for at least 3 attempts (up to ~6 seconds) before showing "Task not found"
+        attemptCountRef.current += 1
+        if (attemptCountRef.current >= 3 || hasFoundTaskRef.current) {
+          setError('Task not found')
+          setTask(null)
+          errorOccurred = true
+        }
+        // If we haven't hit the attempt threshold yet, keep loading state
       } else {
         setError('Failed to fetch task')
+        errorOccurred = true
       }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Error fetching task:', err)
       setError('Failed to fetch task')
+      errorOccurred = true
     } finally {
-      setIsLoading(false)
+      // Only stop loading after we've either found the task or exceeded attempt threshold
+      if (hasFoundTaskRef.current || attemptCountRef.current >= 3 || errorOccurred) {
+        setIsLoading(false)
+      }
     }
   }, [taskId])
 
-  // Initial fetch
+  // Initial fetch with retry logic
   useEffect(() => {
+    attemptCountRef.current = 0
+    hasFoundTaskRef.current = false
+    setIsLoading(true)
+    setError(null)
+
+    // Fetch immediately
     fetchTask()
-  }, [fetchTask])
 
-  // Poll for updates every 5 seconds
+    // If task isn't found on first try, retry more aggressively initially
+    // This handles the race condition where we navigate to the task page before the DB insert completes
+    const retryInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!hasFoundTaskRef.current && attemptCountRef.current < 3) {
+        fetchTask()
+      } else {
+        clearInterval(retryInterval)
+      }
+    }, 2000) // Check every 2 seconds for the first few attempts
+
+    return () => clearInterval(retryInterval)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [taskId]) // fetchTask is intentionally not in deps to avoid recreating interval on every fetchTask change
+
+  // Poll for updates every 5 seconds after initial load
   useEffect(() => {
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      fetchTask()
-    }, 5000)
+    // Only start polling after we've found the task or given up
+    if (!isLoading) {
+      const interval = setInterval(() => {
+        fetchTask()
+      }, 5000)
 
-    return () => clearInterval(interval)
-  }, [fetchTask])
+      return () => clearInterval(interval)
+    }
+  }, [fetchTask, isLoading])
 
   return { task, isLoading, error, refetch: fetchTask }
 }