instead of filtering nulls, let's just not have them in the first place

src/modules/users.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import backendInteractorService from '../services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js'
-import { compact, map, each, merge, find, omitBy } from 'lodash'
+import { compact, map, each, merge, find } from 'lodash'
 import { set } from 'vue'
 import { registerPushNotifications, unregisterPushNotifications } from '../services/push/push.js'
 import oauthApi from '../services/new_api/oauth'
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const mergeOrAdd = (arr, obj, item) => {
   const oldItem = obj[item.id]
   if (oldItem) {
     // We already have this, so only merge the new info.
-    merge(oldItem, omitBy(item, _ => _ === null))
+    merge(oldItem, item)
     return { item: oldItem, new: false }
   } else {
     // This is a new item, prepare it
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
   setCurrentUser (state, user) {
     state.lastLoginName = user.screen_name
-    state.currentUser = merge(state.currentUser || {}, omitBy(user, _ => _ === null))
+    state.currentUser = merge(state.currentUser || {}, user)
   },
   clearCurrentUser (state) {
     state.currentUser = false

src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js

@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
       return output
     }
 
-    output.name = null // missing
+    // output.name = ??? missing
     output.name_html = data.display_name
 
-    output.description = null // missing
+    // output.description = ??? missing
     output.description_html = data.note
 
     // Utilize avatar_static for gif avatars?
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
 
     output.friends_count = data.friends_count
 
-    output.bot = null // missing
+    // output.bot = ??? missing
 
     output.statusnet_profile_url = data.statusnet_profile_url
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const parseAttachment = (data) => {
     output.meta = data.meta // not present in BE yet
   } else {
     output.mimetype = data.mimetype
-    output.meta = null // missing
+    // output.meta = ??? missing
   }
 
   output.url = data.url
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const parseStatus = (data) => {
     output.in_reply_to_user_id = data.in_reply_to_account_id
 
     // Missing!! fix in UI?
-    output.in_reply_to_screen_name = null
+    // output.in_reply_to_screen_name = ???
 
     // Not exactly the same but works
     output.statusnet_conversation_id = data.id
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ export const parseStatus = (data) => {
     output.summary_html = data.spoiler_text
     output.external_url = data.url
 
-    // FIXME missing!!
-    output.is_local = false
+    // output.is_local = ??? missing
   } else {
     output.favorited = data.favorited
     output.fave_num = data.fave_num
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ export const parseNotification = (data) => {
 
   if (masto) {
     output.type = mastoDict[data.type] || data.type
-    output.seen = null // missing
+    // output.seen = ??? missing
     output.status = parseStatus(data.status)
     output.action = output.status // not sure
     output.from_profile = parseUser(data.account)