From 3c4af82c52d1bf1c1eb1dd75fba806409d306aaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sahil Garg <me.sahil.gg@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:58:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: comments number not updating is now updating mirroring
 the pattern of likes.

---
 platforms/pictique/client/src/lib/stores/comments.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/platforms/pictique/client/src/lib/stores/comments.ts b/platforms/pictique/client/src/lib/stores/comments.ts
index d1839bc97..4c3cce20d 100644
--- a/platforms/pictique/client/src/lib/stores/comments.ts
+++ b/platforms/pictique/client/src/lib/stores/comments.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { writable, get } from 'svelte/store';
 import { apiClient } from '$lib/utils/axios';
+import { posts } from '$lib/stores/posts';
 
 export interface Comment {
 	id: string;
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ export const createComment = async (postId: string, text: string) => {
 		error.set(null);
 		const response = await apiClient.post('/api/comments', { postId, text });
 		await fetchComments(postId); // Refresh comments after creating
+
+		// Keep the post's comment count (sourced from posts.comments.length) in sync
+		const updatedComments = get(comments);
+		posts.update((existingPosts) =>
+			existingPosts.map((post) =>
+				post.id === postId ? { ...post, comments: updatedComments } : post
+			)
+		);
+
 		return response.data;
 	} catch (err) {
 		error.set(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create comment');