add user's post to their own feed

Author: mdanics

lib/main.dart

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ final googleSignIn = new GoogleSignIn();
 final ref = Firestore.instance.collection('insta_users');
 final FirebaseMessaging _firebaseMessaging = FirebaseMessaging();
 
+
 User currentUserModel;
 
 Future<void> main() async {
   await Firestore.instance.settings(timestampsInSnapshotsEnabled: true);
-
   runApp(new Fluttergram());
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ tryCreateUserRecord(BuildContext context) async {
         "displayName": user.displayName,
         "bio": "",
         "followers": {},
-        "following": {},
+        "following": {user.id: true}, // add current user so they can see their own posts in feed,
       });
     }
   }

lib/profile_page.dart

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class ProfilePage extends StatefulWidget {
   _ProfilePage createState() => new _ProfilePage(this.userId);
 }
 
-class _ProfilePage extends State<ProfilePage> with AutomaticKeepAliveClientMixin<ProfilePage> {
+class _ProfilePage extends State<ProfilePage>
+    with AutomaticKeepAliveClientMixin<ProfilePage> {
   final String profileId;
   String currentUserId = googleSignIn.currentUser.id;
   String view = "grid"; // default view
@@ -398,6 +399,9 @@ class _ProfilePage extends State<ProfilePage> with AutomaticKeepAliveClientMixin
       }
     }
 
+    // hacky fix to enable a user's post to appear in their feed without skewing the follower/following count
+    if (followings[profileId] != null && followings[profileId]) count -= 1;
+
     followings.forEach(countValues);
 
     return count;