crates/signed_state/src/lib.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ pub fn init(db_path: impl AsRef<Path>, cx: &mut App) -> Entity<Backend> {
 
     ProfileStore::set_global(cx.new(ProfileStore::new), cx);
 
+    // Start the explore list from the local database before the first
+    // window opens; relay syncs continue in the background, so the list
+    // never waits for them.
+    RepoListStore::set_global(cx.new(|cx| RepoListStore::new(None, cx)), cx);
+
     // The clone cache is only meaningful on native platforms; the wasm
     // build registers an empty store so `GitStore::global` still works.
     GitStore::set_global(PathBuf::new(), cx);
@@ -54,6 +59,11 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) -> Entity<Backend> {
 
     ProfileStore::set_global(cx.new(ProfileStore::new), cx);
 
+    // Start the explore list from the local database before the first
+    // window opens; relay syncs continue in the background, so the list
+    // never waits for them.
+    RepoListStore::set_global(cx.new(|cx| RepoListStore::new(None, cx)), cx);
+
     GitStore::set_global(PathBuf::new(), cx);
 
     entity

crates/signed_state/src/repo_list.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Error;
-use gpui::{AppContext, Context, Subscription, Task};
+use gpui::{App, AppContext, Context, Entity, Global, Subscription, Task};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use signed_core::{Announcement, Deletions, RepoAddr, filters, repo_addr};
 
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE: Duration = Duration::from_millis(300);
 /// How far back activity events count toward a repository's last activity.
 const ACTIVITY_WINDOW: Duration = Duration::from_secs(90 * 86_400);
 
+struct GlobalRepoListStore(Entity<RepoListStore>);
+
+impl Global for GlobalRepoListStore {}
+
 /// Store listing repository announcements (global discovery or per-author).
+///
+/// The all-repos store (`author: None`) is created at startup by
+/// [`crate::init`] and installed as a global, so the explore panel renders
+/// what's in the local database without waiting for relays.
 pub struct RepoListStore {
     /// Shared so views can clone the list per frame without a deep copy.
     pub announcements: Arc<Vec<Announcement>>,
@@ -33,6 +41,16 @@ pub struct RepoListStore {
 }
 
 impl RepoListStore {
+    /// Retrieve the global explore store (all announcements, created at
+    /// startup by [`crate::init`]).
+    pub fn global(cx: &App) -> Entity<Self> {
+        cx.global::<GlobalRepoListStore>().0.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_global(entity: Entity<Self>, cx: &mut App) {
+        cx.set_global(GlobalRepoListStore(entity));
+    }
+
     /// Create a store. If `author` is `None`, all announcements are listed.
     pub fn new(author: Option<PublicKey>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
         let backend = Backend::global(cx);
@@ -79,7 +97,9 @@ impl RepoListStore {
         };
 
         store.subscribe_remote(cx);
-        store.refresh(cx);
+        // Query the local database right away; the list never waits for the
+        // relay syncs started above to finish.
+        store.refresh_initial(cx);
         store
     }
 
@@ -107,6 +127,18 @@ impl RepoListStore {
         });
     }
 
+    /// One-shot initial load: query the local database immediately (no
+    /// debounce), so stored announcements appear as soon as the app opens.
+    /// Only called from [`Self::new`], before any refresh can be pending.
+    fn refresh_initial(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        debug_assert!(!self.debouncing);
+        if self.refreshing {
+            self.refresh_dirty = true;
+            return;
+        }
+        self.run_refresh(cx);
+    }
+
     /// Re-query the local database. Latest announcement per repository wins.
     ///
     /// Debounced: a short delay collapses bursts of requests (e.g. sync

crates/workspace/src/views/repo_list.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ impl RepoListView {
         _window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let store = cx.new(|cx| RepoListStore::new(None, cx));
+        // Created at startup by `signed_state::init`: the local database has
+        // already been queried, so stored repositories appear immediately
+        // without waiting for relays (which only add to the list).
+        let store = RepoListStore::global(cx);
 
         let subscription = cx.observe(&store, |this, store, cx| {
             // Each virtual list row holds `COLUMNS` repo cards.
@@ -48,12 +51,17 @@ impl RepoListView {
             }
         });
 
+        // The store may already hold announcements (it loaded before the
+        // panel opened), so seed the row sizes right away.
+        let rows = store.read(cx).announcements.len().div_ceil(COLUMNS);
+        let item_sizes = Rc::new(vec![size(px(0.), px(CARD_HEIGHT)); rows]);
+
         Self {
             store,
             dock_area,
             focus_handle: cx.focus_handle(),
             scroll_handle: VirtualListScrollHandle::new(),
-            item_sizes: Rc::new(vec![]),
+            item_sizes,
             _subscription: subscription,
         }
     }
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@ impl Render for RepoListView {
                         div()
                             .text_sm()
                             .text_color(cx.theme().muted_foreground)
-                            .child("No repositories found. Waiting for relays..."),
+                            .child("No repositories found yet."),
                     ),
                 )
             })