Index: src/views/pages/news.ejs
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--- src/views/pages/news.ejs	(revision 9d3485567cfa5e63e210609b3bb7ec38ec905976)
+++ src/views/pages/news.ejs	(revision 7e66e7e955dc674abe19e21fbc479235484abaaf)
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@
 
           <div class="tl-actions">
-            <% if (p.liked) { %>
-            <form method="post" action="/news/unlike" class="tl-act-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-like is-on" title="<%= t('fedi.unlike_short') %>" aria-label="<%= t('fedi.unlike_short') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2.6l2.9 5.88 6.49.95-4.7 4.58 1.11 6.46L12 17.96l-5.8 3.06 1.1-6.46-4.69-4.58 6.49-.95z"/></svg></button></form>
-            <% } else { %>
-            <form method="post" action="/news/like" class="tl-act-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-like" title="<%= t('fedi.likes') %>" aria-label="<%= t('fedi.likes') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2.6l2.9 5.88 6.49.95-4.7 4.58 1.11 6.46L12 17.96l-5.8 3.06 1.1-6.46-4.69-4.58 6.49-.95z"/></svg></button></form>
-            <% } %>
-            <% if (p.boosted) { %>
-            <form method="post" action="/news/unboost" class="tl-act-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-boost is-on" title="<%= t('tl.unboost') %>" aria-label="<%= t('tl.unboost') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg></button></form>
-            <% } else { %>
-            <form method="post" action="/news/boost" class="tl-act-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-boost" title="<%= t('fedi.boosts') %>" aria-label="<%= t('fedi.boosts') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg></button></form>
-            <% } %>
+            <form method="post" action="/news/like" class="tl-act-form tl-react-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-like<%= p.liked ? ' is-on' : '' %>" title="<%= p.liked ? t('fedi.unlike_short') : t('fedi.likes') %>" aria-label="<%= p.liked ? t('fedi.unlike_short') : t('fedi.likes') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2.6l2.9 5.88 6.49.95-4.7 4.58 1.11 6.46L12 17.96l-5.8 3.06 1.1-6.46-4.69-4.58 6.49-.95z"/></svg></button></form>
+            <form method="post" action="/news/boost" class="tl-act-form tl-react-form"><input type="hidden" name="note" value="<%= p.id %>"><input type="hidden" name="author" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-boost<%= p.boosted ? ' is-on' : '' %>" title="<%= p.boosted ? t('tl.unboost') : t('fedi.boosts') %>" aria-label="<%= p.boosted ? t('tl.unboost') : t('fedi.boosts') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg></button></form>
             <button type="button" class="tl-act tl-act-reply fedi-remote-reply-btn" data-fedi-uri="<%= p.id %>" data-fedi-ph="<%= t('fedi.remote_ph') %>" title="<%= t('fedi.remote_reply') %>" aria-label="<%= t('fedi.remote_reply') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="9 17 4 12 9 7"/><path d="M20 18v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H4"/></svg></button>
             <form method="post" action="/blocking/add" class="tl-act-form" onsubmit="return confirm('<%= t('tl.block') %>?');"><input type="hidden" name="target" value="<%= p.author_uri %>"><button type="submit" class="tl-act tl-act-block" title="<%= t('tl.block') %>" aria-label="<%= t('tl.block') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><line x1="4.9" y1="4.9" x2="19.1" y2="19.1"/></svg></button></form>
@@ -168,3 +160,22 @@
   window.addEventListener('scroll', close, true);
 })();
+
+/* Like/Boost toggle in place — POST via fetch, flip the button, stay on the page (no reload, no banner). */
+(function(){
+  if (window.__newsReactWired) return; window.__newsReactWired = true;
+  document.addEventListener('submit', function(e){
+    var f = e.target.closest && e.target.closest('.tl-react-form');
+    if (!f) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    var btn = f.querySelector('button'); if (!btn || btn.disabled) return;
+    btn.disabled = true;
+    var body = new URLSearchParams();
+    new FormData(f).forEach(function(v, k){ body.append(k, v); });
+    fetch(f.action, { method: 'POST', body: body, headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'fetch' }, credentials: 'same-origin' })
+      .then(function(r){ return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
+      .then(function(j){ if (j) btn.classList.toggle('is-on', !!j.on); })
+      .catch(function(){})
+      .then(function(){ btn.disabled = false; });
+  });
+})();
 </script>