perf(website): avoid blocking root render on GitHub

packages/website/src/release.ts

@@ -49,16 +49,20 @@ interface ReleaseInfo {
   windowsArm64Asset: string | null;
 }
 
+const fallbackVersion = websitePackage.version.replace(/-.*$/, "");
+const fallbackRelease: ReleaseInfo = {
+  version: fallbackVersion,
+  windowsX64Asset: `Paseo-Setup-${fallbackVersion}.exe`,
+  windowsArm64Asset: null,
+};
 const GITHUB_RELEASES_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/getpaseo/paseo/releases?per_page=10";
+const RELEASE_REFRESH_MS = 60_000;
+
+let cachedRelease = fallbackRelease;
+let cachedReleaseAt = 0;
+let refreshReleasePromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
 async function fetchLatestReadyRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
-  const fallbackVersion = websitePackage.version.replace(/-.*$/, "");
-  const fallback: ReleaseInfo = {
-    version: fallbackVersion,
-    windowsX64Asset: `Paseo-Setup-${fallbackVersion}.exe`,
-    windowsArm64Asset: null,
-  };
-
   try {
     const res = await fetch(GITHUB_RELEASES_URL, {
       headers: {
@@ -74,11 +78,11 @@ async function fetchLatestReadyRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
         cacheKey: "github-releases-latest",
       },
     } as RequestInit);
-    if (!res.ok) return fallback;
+    if (!res.ok) return fallbackRelease;
 
     const releases = (await res.json()) as GitHubRelease[];
     const ready = releases.find((r) => !r.prerelease && !r.draft && hasRequiredAssets(r));
-    if (!ready) return fallback;
+    if (!ready) return fallbackRelease;
     const win = pickWindowsAssets(ready.assets);
     return {
       version: versionFromTag(ready.tag_name),
@@ -86,10 +90,28 @@ async function fetchLatestReadyRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
       windowsArm64Asset: win.arm64,
     };
   } catch {
-    return fallback;
+    return fallbackRelease;
   }
 }
 
+function refreshLatestRelease(): Promise<void> {
+  refreshReleasePromise ??= fetchLatestReadyRelease()
+    .then((release) => {
+      cachedRelease = release;
+      cachedReleaseAt = Date.now();
+      return undefined;
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      refreshReleasePromise = null;
+    });
+
+  return refreshReleasePromise;
+}
+
 export const getLatestRelease = createServerFn({ method: "GET" }).handler(async () => {
-  return fetchLatestReadyRelease();
+  if (Date.now() - cachedReleaseAt > RELEASE_REFRESH_MS) {
+    void refreshLatestRelease();
+  }
+
+  return cachedRelease;
 });

packages/website/src/stars.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ function formatStars(count: number): string {
 }
 
 const GITHUB_REPO_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/getpaseo/paseo";
+const STAR_REFRESH_MS = 60_000;
+
+let cachedStars = "";
+let cachedStarsAt = 0;
+let refreshStarsPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
 async function fetchStarCount(): Promise<string> {
   try {
@@ -34,7 +39,26 @@ async function fetchStarCount(): Promise<string> {
   }
 }
 
+function refreshStarCount(): Promise<void> {
+  refreshStarsPromise ??= fetchStarCount()
+    .then((stars) => {
+      if (stars) {
+        cachedStars = stars;
+        cachedStarsAt = Date.now();
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      refreshStarsPromise = null;
+    });
+
+  return refreshStarsPromise;
+}
+
 export const getStarCount = createServerFn({ method: "GET" }).handler(async () => {
-  const stars = await fetchStarCount();
+  if (Date.now() - cachedStarsAt > STAR_REFRESH_MS) {
-  return { stars };
+    void refreshStarCount();
+  }
+
+  return { stars: cachedStars };
 });