As a user I would like to scroll a feed of unseen entries and simultaneously have access to my read history with both of these states synced between my devices.
Problem
Currently clients implement a "scroll to mark as read" feature which lets you scroll a feed filtering out read entries. The problem with this approach is that there is no way to distinguish a seen entry from a read entry. You have to choose between always keeping your feed fresh and maintaining a read history.
Proposal
This could be solved in several ways but I think the best way might be to let clients use the Update Entry endpoint to pass a seen: Boolean member, like so:
PUT /v1/entries/888
{
"seen": true
}
The seen state should then be reflected on the Entry object, for example on the Get Entry endpoint:
User Story
As a user I would like to scroll a feed of unseen entries and simultaneously have access to my read history with both of these states synced between my devices.
Problem
Currently clients implement a "scroll to mark as read" feature which lets you scroll a feed filtering out read entries. The problem with this approach is that there is no way to distinguish a seen entry from a read entry. You have to choose between always keeping your feed fresh and maintaining a read history.
Proposal
This could be solved in several ways but I think the best way might be to let clients use the Update Entry endpoint to pass a
seen: Boolean
member, like so:The
seen
state should then be reflected on the Entry object, for example on the Get Entry endpoint: