i think i finally fixed the state management awfulness

src/lib/client/client.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Instance, server_types } from './instance.js';
 import * as api from './api.js';
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-let client = writable(false);
+export const client = writable(false);
 
 const save_name = "campfire";
 
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ export class Client {
         };
     }
 
-    static get() {
-        let current = get(client);
-        if (current && current.app) return client;
-        let new_client = new Client();
-        new_client.load();
-        client.set(new_client);
-        return client;
-    }
-
     async init(host) {
         if (host.startsWith("https://")) host = host.substring(8);
         const url = `https://${host}/api/v1/instance`;
@@ -76,30 +67,30 @@ export class Client {
             console.error("Failed to obtain access token");
             return false;
         }
-        this.app.token = token;
-        client.set(this);
+        return token;
     }
 
     async revokeToken() {
         return await api.revokeToken();
     }
 
-    async verifyCredentials() {
+    async getUser() {
+        // already known
         if (this.user) return this.user;
+
+        // cannot provide- not logged in
         if (!this.app || !this.app.token) {
-            this.user = false;
             return false;
         }
+
+        // logged in- attempt to retrieve using token
         const data = await api.verifyCredentials();
         if (!data) {
-            this.user = false;
             return false;
         }
-        await client.update(async c => {
-            c.user = await api.parseUser(data);
-            console.log(`Logged in as @${c.user.username}@${c.user.host}`);
-        });
-        return this.user;
+        const user = await api.parseUser(data);
+        console.log(`Logged in as @${user.username}@${user.host}`);
+        return user;
     }
 
     async getTimeline(last_post_id) {
@@ -110,6 +101,10 @@ export class Client {
         return await api.getPost(post_id, parent_replies, child_replies);
     }
 
+    async getPostContext(post_id) {
+        return await api.getPostContext(post_id);
+    }
+
     async boostPost(post_id) {
         return await api.boostPost(post_id);
     }
@@ -199,7 +194,7 @@ export class Client {
             console.warn("Failed to log out correctly; ditching the old tokens anyways.");
         }
         localStorage.removeItem(save_name);
-        client.set(false);
+        client.set(new Client());
         console.log("Logged out successfully.");
     }
 }