attempt to make things quicker

package.json

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		"@fontsource-variable/geist-mono": "^5.2.6",
 		"@fontsource-variable/inter": "^5.2.6",
 		"better-auth": "^1.2.9",
+		"convex-helpers": "^0.1.94",
 		"openai": "^5.3.0",
 		"zod": "^3.25.64"
 	}

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ importers:
       better-auth:
         specifier: ^1.2.9
         version: 1.2.9
+      convex-helpers:
+        specifier: ^0.1.94
+        version: 0.1.94(convex@1.24.8)(typescript@5.8.3)(zod@3.25.64)
       openai:
         specifier: ^5.3.0
         version: 5.3.0(ws@8.18.2)(zod@3.25.64)
@@ -1202,6 +1205,28 @@ packages:
   confbox@0.2.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1NB+BKqhtNipMsov4xI/NnhCKp9XG9NamYp5PVm9klAT0fsrNPjaFICsCFhNhwZJKNh7zB/3q8qXz0E9oaMNtQ==}
 
+  convex-helpers@0.1.94:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-35o9TzEUdze3wGHxksk9Ynutw8ekxp/kbjs1dlfK6iZwPJeKbv9sqRXIyvPytTGvMmoi40fGm09f/z22gg6L+A==}
+    hasBin: true
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@standard-schema/spec': ^1.0.0
+      convex: ^1.13.0
+      hono: ^4.0.5
+      react: ^17.0.2 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
+      typescript: ^5.5
+      zod: ^3.22.4
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      '@standard-schema/spec':
+        optional: true
+      hono:
+        optional: true
+      react:
+        optional: true
+      typescript:
+        optional: true
+      zod:
+        optional: true
+
   convex-svelte@0.0.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-N/29gg5Zqy72vKL4xHSLk3jGwXVKIWXPs6xzq6KxGL84y/D6hG85pG2CPOzn08EzMmByts5FTkJ5p3var6yDng==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -3420,6 +3445,13 @@ snapshots:
 
   confbox@0.2.2: {}
 
+  convex-helpers@0.1.94(convex@1.24.8)(typescript@5.8.3)(zod@3.25.64):
+    dependencies:
+      convex: 1.24.8
+    optionalDependencies:
+      typescript: 5.8.3
+      zod: 3.25.64
+
   convex-svelte@0.0.11(convex@1.24.8)(svelte@5.34.1):
     dependencies:
       convex: 1.24.8

src/lib/backend/convex/conversations.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { api } from './_generated/api';
 import { mutation, query } from './_generated/server';
 import { type Id } from './_generated/dataModel';
 import { type SessionObj } from './betterAuth';
+import { messageRoleValidator } from './schema';
 
 export const get = query({
 	args: {
@@ -49,3 +50,41 @@ export const create = mutation({
 		return res;
 	},
 });
+
+export const createAndAddMessage = mutation({
+	args: {
+		content: v.string(),
+		role: messageRoleValidator,
+		session_token: v.string(),
+	},
+	handler: async (
+		ctx,
+		args
+	): Promise<{ conversationId: Id<'conversations'>; messageId: Id<'messages'> }> => {
+		const session = await ctx.runQuery(api.betterAuth.publicGetSession, {
+			session_token: args.session_token,
+		});
+
+		if (!session) {
+			throw new Error('Unauthorized');
+		}
+
+		const conversationId = await ctx.db.insert('conversations', {
+			title: 'Untitled (for now)',
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- Id type is janking out
+			user_id: session.userId as any,
+		});
+
+		const messageId = await ctx.runMutation(api.messages.create, {
+			content: args.content,
+			role: args.role,
+			conversation_id: conversationId,
+			session_token: args.session_token,
+		});
+
+		return {
+			conversationId,
+			messageId,
+		};
+	},
+});

src/routes/api/generate-message/+server.ts

@@ -246,25 +246,24 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
 
 	let conversationId = args.conversation_id;
 	if (!conversationId) {
-		const conversationResult = await ResultAsync.fromPromise(
-			client.mutation(api.conversations.create, {
-				session_token: args.session_token,
+		const convMessageResult = await ResultAsync.fromPromise(
+			client.mutation(api.conversations.createAndAddMessage, {
+				content: args.message,
+				role: 'user',
+				session_token: session.token,
 			}),
 			(e) => `Failed to create conversation: ${e}`
 		);
 
-		if (conversationResult.isErr()) {
-			log(`Conversation creation failed: ${conversationResult.error}`, startTime);
+		if (convMessageResult.isErr()) {
+			log(`Conversation creation failed: ${convMessageResult.error}`, startTime);
 			return error(500, 'Failed to create conversation');
 		}
 
-		conversationId = conversationResult.value;
-		log('New conversation created', startTime);
+		conversationId = convMessageResult.value.conversationId;
+		log('New conversation and message created', startTime);
 	} else {
 		log('Using existing conversation', startTime);
-	}
-
-	if (args.message) {
 		const userMessageResult = await ResultAsync.fromPromise(
 			client.mutation(api.messages.create, {
 				conversation_id: conversationId as Id<'conversations'>,