Fix an issue with posts duplicated in Discover

Author: kean

RELEASE-NOTES.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 26.6
 -----
-* [*] Fix horizontal insets in Reader article view [#25010]
 
 26.5
 -----
@@ -10,12 +9,14 @@
 * [*] Add "Access" section to "Post Settings" [#24942]
 * [*] Add "Discussion" to "Post Settings" [#24948]
 * [*] Add "File Size" to Site Media Details [#24947]
+* [*] Fix an issue with posts duplicated in Discover [#25015]
 * [*] Add "Email to Subscribers" row to "Publishing" sheet [#24946]
 * [*] Add permalink preview in the slug editor and make other improvements [#24949]
 * [*] Add two accessible font sizes to Reader display settings [#25013]
 * [*] Add "Taxonomies" to Site Settings [#24955]
 * [*] Update "Categories" picker to indicate multiple selection [#24952]
 * [*] Fix overly long related post titles in Reader [#25011]
+* [*] Fix horizontal insets in Reader article view [#25010]
 
 26.4
 -----

Sources/WordPressData/Swift/ReaderCard+CoreDataClass.swift

@@ -43,27 +43,52 @@ public class ReaderCard: NSManagedObject {
         sites?.array as? [ReaderSiteTopic] ?? []
     }
 
-    public convenience init?(context: NSManagedObjectContext, from remoteCard: RemoteReaderCard) {
+    public static func createOrReuse(context: NSManagedObjectContext, from remoteCard: RemoteReaderCard) -> ReaderCard? {
         guard remoteCard.type != .unknown else {
             return nil
         }
 
-        self.init(context: context)
-
         switch remoteCard.type {
         case .post:
-            post = ReaderPost.createOrReplace(fromRemotePost: remoteCard.post, for: nil, context: context)
+            let post = ReaderPost.createOrReplace(fromRemotePost: remoteCard.post, for: nil, context: context)
+
+            // Check if a card already exists with this post to prevent duplicates
+            if let existingCard = findExistingCard(with: post, context: context) {
+                return existingCard
+            }
+
+            let card = ReaderCard(context: context)
+            card.post = post
+            return card
+
         case .interests:
-            topics = NSOrderedSet(array: remoteCard.interests?.prefix(5).map {
+            let card = ReaderCard(context: context)
+            card.topics = NSOrderedSet(array: remoteCard.interests?.prefix(5).map {
                 ReaderTagTopic.createOrUpdateIfNeeded(from: $0, context: context)
             } ?? [])
+            return card
+
         case .sites:
-            sites = NSOrderedSet(array: remoteCard.sites?.prefix(3).map {
+            let card = ReaderCard(context: context)
+            card.sites = NSOrderedSet(array: remoteCard.sites?.prefix(3).map {
                 ReaderSiteTopic.createIfNeeded(from: $0, context: context)
             } ?? [])
+            return card
 
         default:
-            break
+            return nil
         }
     }
+
+    private static func findExistingCard(with post: ReaderPost?, context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> ReaderCard? {
+        guard let post else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        let fetchRequest = ReaderCard.fetchRequest()
+        fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "post = %@", post)
+        fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 1
+
+        return try? context.fetch(fetchRequest).first
+    }
 }

WordPress/Classes/Services/ReaderCardService.swift

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ReaderCardService {
                     }
 
                     updatedCards.enumerated().forEach { index, remoteCard in
-                        let card = ReaderCard(context: context, from: remoteCard)
+                        let card = ReaderCard.createOrReuse(context: context, from: remoteCard)
 
                         // Assign each interest an endpoint
                         card?