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newSpeaker.socialurls - : oldSpeaker.socialurls, - ["_years"]: [ - ...new Set([ - ...(oldSpeaker["_years"] || []), - ...(newSpeaker["_years"] || []), - ]), - ].sort(), - } -} - // #endregion utility diff --git a/src/app/conf/2024/sponsors.tsx b/src/app/conf/2024/sponsors.tsx index 7d99f9a4f3..c995fcde65 100644 --- a/src/app/conf/2024/sponsors.tsx +++ b/src/app/conf/2024/sponsors.tsx @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function Sponsors() {

Thanks to our 2024 sponsors!

- {sponsorDiamond.length && ( + {sponsorDiamond.length > 0 && ( <>

Diamond

)} - {sponsorPlatinum.length && ( + {sponsorPlatinum.length > 0 && ( <>

Platinum

{" "} )} - {sponsorGold.length && ( + {sponsorGold.length > 0 && ( <>

Gold

)} - {sponsorSilver.length && ( + {sponsorSilver.length > 0 && ( <>

Silver

)} - {workshopDaySponsors.length && ( + {workshopDaySponsors.length > 0 && ( <>

Workshop Day Sponsor

+ set.includes(speaker.username), + ) + + for (const username of duplicates || [speaker.username]) { + if (!previousEditionSessions.has(username)) { + previousEditionSessions.set(username, []) + } + previousEditionSessions.get(username)!.push(session) } - - previousEditionSessions.get(speaker.username)!.push(session) } } } diff --git a/src/app/conf/_api/sched-client.tsx b/src/app/conf/_api/sched-client.tsx index eb1a1d556a..68d7d1daa6 100644 --- a/src/app/conf/_api/sched-client.tsx +++ b/src/app/conf/_api/sched-client.tsx @@ -213,3 +213,26 @@ function shapeSpeaker(user: SchedSpeaker): SchedSpeaker { return res } + +/** + * Merges speaker data from API with existing local data, + * preserving important local fields when API returns empty values. + */ +export function mergeSpeaker( + oldSpeaker: SchedSpeaker, + newSpeaker: SchedSpeaker, +): SchedSpeaker { + return { + ...oldSpeaker, + ...newSpeaker, + socialurls: newSpeaker.socialurls?.length + ? newSpeaker.socialurls + : oldSpeaker.socialurls, + ["_years"]: [ + ...new Set([ + ...(oldSpeaker["_years"] || []), + ...(newSpeaker["_years"] || []), + ]), + ].sort(), + } +} diff --git a/src/app/conf/_api/sched-data.tsx b/src/app/conf/_api/sched-data.tsx index af968633e3..4ec0d7abc7 100644 --- a/src/app/conf/_api/sched-data.tsx +++ b/src/app/conf/_api/sched-data.tsx @@ -1,11 +1,36 @@ import { ConferenceYear, SchedSpeaker } from "./sched-types" +import { mergeSpeaker } from "./sched-client" -const allSpeakers: SchedSpeaker[] = require("../../../../scripts/sync-sched/speakers.json") +const speakersData = require("../../../../scripts/sync-sched/speakers.json") +const allSpeakers: SchedSpeaker[] = speakersData.speakers +const equalitySets: string[][] = speakersData.equal || [] export function readSpeakers(year: ConferenceYear): SchedSpeaker[] { + const speakersThisYear = allSpeakers.filter(speaker => + speaker._years.includes(year), + ) + + const speakersWithDuplicates = new Set(equalitySets.flat()) + + const res = speakersThisYear.map(speaker => { + if (speakersWithDuplicates.has(speaker.username)) { + return ( + equalitySets + .find(set => set.includes(speaker.username))! // we will definitely find, because we checked .has above + .map(username => allSpeakers.find(s => s.username === username)) + .filter(x => !!x) + // we prefer the data from the most recent years + .sort((a, b) => Math.max(...a._years) - Math.max(...b._years)) + // and the `year` of the conference we're fetching data for + .concat([speaker]) + .reduce(mergeSpeaker) + ) + } + return speaker + }) + return ( - allSpeakers - .filter(speaker => speaker._years.includes(year)) + res .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)) // show speakers without avatars last .sort((a, b) => { @@ -15,6 +40,3 @@ export function readSpeakers(year: ConferenceYear): SchedSpeaker[] { }) ) } - -// TODO: We need to be able to say that a speaker is returning even if they don't share username, only first name and last name. -// But this needs to be done without adding to `_years` so we don't show duplicates.