it really was too slow

backend_requests.py

@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
     # print(replies.text)
     
     try:
-        foundTweet = False
         ghostban = True
         ghostTweetId = None
         ghostReplyId = None
@@ -258,15 +257,22 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
         showmoreReplyId = None
         repliesJson = replies.json()
         maindata = repliesJson["data"]["user"]["result"]["timeline"]["timeline"]["instructions"]
+        checkedTweets = set()
         for d in maindata:
+            if not ghostban:
+                # all checks done
+                break
             if d["type"] == "TimelineAddEntries":
                 for ent in d["entries"]:
+                    if not ghostban:
+                        # all checks done
+                        break
                     if ent["entryId"].startswith("tweet"):
                         tmp = ent["content"]["itemContent"]["tweet_results"]["result"]["legacy"]
-                        if "in_reply_to_status_id_str" in tmp:
+                        if "in_reply_to_status_id_str" in tmp and tmp["in_reply_to_status_id_str"] not in checkedTweets:
                             reply = tmp
                             tweetId = reply["in_reply_to_status_id_str"]
-                            foundTweet = True
+                            checkedTweets.add(tweetId)
                             if ghostTweetId is None:
                                 ghostTweetId = tweetId
                                 ghostReplyId = reply["id_str"]
@@ -290,12 +296,12 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
                                 continue
                             insts = tweetdetails.json()["data"]["threaded_conversation_with_injections"]["instructions"]
                             for inst in insts:
-                                if not ghostban and showmore:
+                                if not ghostban:
                                     # all checks done
                                     break
                                 if inst["type"] == "TimelineAddEntries":
                                     for ent in inst["entries"]:
-                                        if not ghostban and showmore:
+                                        if not ghostban:
                                             # all checks done
                                             break
                                         print("Current entry of {} is: {}".format(screen_name, ent["entryId"]))
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
                                                                     print("{} is reply deboosted because of {} => {}.".format(screen_name, tweetId, replyId))
                                                                     showmore = True
                                                                     break
-        if foundTweet:
+        if len(checkedTweets) > 0:
             if ghostban:
                 print("{} is ghost banned.".format(screen_name))
                 returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {