From 3175b04d3c666d7bc1715b349fa141d55fa462f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun Patel <patel.arjun50@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:33:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] cleanup unnecessary logic and complexity

---
 .../src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx    |  5 +----
 js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-view-mode.ts  | 21 ++++---------------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx b/js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
index 4b37f2b..9c1d248 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
+++ b/js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
@@ -213,10 +213,7 @@ function StreamViewInner({ path, streamParticle }: StreamViewProps) {
   });
 
   const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id);
-  const { mode, toggle: toggleViewMode } = useStreamViewMode(
-    streamParticle,
-    userId,
-  );
+  const { mode, toggle: toggleViewMode } = useStreamViewMode();
 
   const {
     children,
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-view-mode.ts b/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-view-mode.ts
index cbd3b61..b3b60fe 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-view-mode.ts
+++ b/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-view-mode.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import type { Particle } from '@/api/types';
 
 export type StreamViewMode = 'player' | 'list';
 
-// Deprecated: now we always start with player mode
-function decideMode(
-  streamParticle: Particle & { type: 'stream' },
-  userId: string | undefined,
-): StreamViewMode {
-  const marker = userId ? streamParticle.playback_markers?.[userId] : undefined;
-  const lastChildAt = streamParticle.last_child_created_at;
-  const caughtUp =
-    !!marker && !!lastChildAt && lastChildAt.getTime() <= marker.getTime();
-  return caughtUp ? 'list' : 'player';
-}
-
-export function useStreamViewMode(
-  streamParticle: Particle & { type: 'stream' },
-  userId: string | undefined,
-): { mode: StreamViewMode; toggle: () => void } {
+export function useStreamViewMode(): {
+  mode: StreamViewMode;
+  toggle: () => void;
+} {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<StreamViewMode>('player');
   const toggle = useCallback(() => {
     setMode((prev) => (prev === 'player' ? 'list' : 'player'));