batch load events in ReplyThread before adding them to the state

src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js

@@ -269,36 +269,27 @@ export default class ReplyThread extends React.Component {
         const {parentEv} = this.props;
         // at time of making this component we checked that props.parentEv has a parentEventId
         const ev = await this.getEvent(ReplyThread.getParentEventId(parentEv));
+
         if (this.unmounted) return;
 
         if (ev) {
+            const loadedEv = await this.getNextEvent(ev);
             this.setState({
                 events: [ev],
-            }, this.loadNextEvent);
+                loadedEv,
+                loading: false,
+            });
         } else {
             this.setState({err: true});
         }
     }
 
-    async loadNextEvent() {
-        if (this.unmounted) return;
-        const ev = this.state.events[0];
-        const inReplyToEventId = ReplyThread.getParentEventId(ev);
-
-        if (!inReplyToEventId) {
-            this.setState({
-                loading: false,
-            });
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const loadedEv = await this.getEvent(inReplyToEventId);
-        if (this.unmounted) return;
-
-        if (loadedEv) {
-            this.setState({loadedEv});
-        } else {
-            this.setState({err: true});
+    async getNextEvent(ev) {
+        try {
+            const inReplyToEventId = ReplyThread.getParentEventId(ev);
+            return await this.getEvent(inReplyToEventId);
+        } catch (e) {
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
@@ -326,13 +317,18 @@ export default class ReplyThread extends React.Component {
         this.initialize();
     }
 
-    onQuoteClick() {
+    async onQuoteClick() {
         const events = [this.state.loadedEv, ...this.state.events];
 
+        let loadedEv = null;
+        if (events.length > 0) {
+            loadedEv = await this.getNextEvent(events[0]);
+        }
+
         this.setState({
-            loadedEv: null,
+            loadedEv,
             events,
-        }, this.loadNextEvent);
+        });
 
         dis.fire(Action.FocusComposer);
     }