# HG changeset patch
# User Ted Unangst <tedu@tedunangst.com>
# Date 1712455968 14400
#      Sat Apr 06 22:12:48 2024 -0400
# Node ID c156daa8d77984640a1bfeeb680c473f169d5a47
# Parent  f5e84e7fe357aadfd4ba7e8ff66423700e77c658
only fetch once for a search

diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1891,22 +1891,23 @@
 	return href
 }
 
-func investigate(name string) (*SomeThing, error) {
+func investigate(name string) (*SomeThing, junk.Junk, error) {
 	if name == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
 	}
 	if name[0] == '@' {
 		name = gofish(name)
 	}
 	if name == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
 	}
 	obj, err := GetJunkFast(readyLuserOne, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	allinjest(originate(name), obj)
-	return somethingabout(obj)
+	info, err := somethingabout(obj)
+	return info, obj, err
 }
 
 func somethingabout(obj junk.Junk) (*SomeThing, error) {
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@
 		owner = url
 
 	} else {
-		info, err := investigate(url)
+		info, _, err := investigate(url)
 		if err != nil {
 			ilog.Printf("failed to investigate honker: %s", err)
 			return 0, "", err
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 	handle := getxonker(xid, "handle")
 	if handle == "" {
 		dlog.Printf("need to get a handle: %s", xid)
-		info, err := investigate(xid)
+		info, _, err := investigate(xid)
 		if err != nil {
 			m := re_unurl.FindStringSubmatch(xid)
 			if len(m) > 2 {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -694,21 +694,17 @@
 	xid := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("q"))
 	xonk := getxonk(UserID(u.UserID), xid)
 	if xonk == nil {
-		p, _ := investigate(xid)
-		if p != nil {
-			xid = p.XID
-		}
-		j, err := GetJunk(UserID(u.UserID), xid)
-		if err != nil {
+		info, j, err := investigate(xid)
+		if j == nil {
 			http.Error(w, "error getting external object", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			ilog.Printf("error getting external object: %s", err)
 			return
 		}
-		allinjest(originate(xid), j)
-		dlog.Printf("importing %s", xid)
+		if info != nil {
+			xid = info.XID
+		}
 		user, _ := butwhatabout(u.Username)
 
-		info, _ := somethingabout(j)
 		if info == nil {
 			xonk = xonksaver(user, j, originate(xid))
 		} else if info.What == SomeActor {