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metadata.rs

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14
15use std::{
16    collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap},
17    sync::Arc,
18};
19
20use imbl::Vector;
21use matrix_sdk::deserialized_responses::EncryptionInfo;
22use ruma::{
23    EventId, OwnedEventId, OwnedUserId,
24    events::{
25        AnyMessageLikeEventContent, AnySyncMessageLikeEvent, AnySyncTimelineEvent,
26        BundledMessageLikeRelations, poll::unstable_start::UnstablePollStartEventContent,
27        relation::Replacement, room::message::RelationWithoutReplacement,
28    },
29    room_version_rules::RoomVersionRules,
30    serde::Raw,
31};
32use tracing::trace;
33
34use super::{
35    super::{TimelineItem, TimelineItemKind, TimelineUniqueId, subscriber::skip::SkipCount},
36    Aggregation, AggregationKind, Aggregations, AllRemoteEvents, ObservableItemsTransaction,
37    PendingEdit, PendingEditKind,
38    read_receipts::ReadReceipts,
39};
40use crate::{
41    timeline::{
42        InReplyToDetails, TimelineEventItemId,
43        event_item::{
44            extract_bundled_edit_event_json, extract_poll_edit_content,
45            extract_room_msg_edit_content,
46        },
47    },
48    unable_to_decrypt_hook::UtdHookManager,
49};
50
51/// All parameters to [`TimelineAction::from_content`] that only apply if an
52/// event is a remote echo.
53pub(crate) struct RemoteEventContext<'a> {
54    pub event_id: &'a EventId,
55    pub raw_event: &'a Raw<AnySyncTimelineEvent>,
56    pub relations: BundledMessageLikeRelations<AnySyncMessageLikeEvent>,
57    pub bundled_edit_encryption_info: Option<Arc<EncryptionInfo>>,
58}
59
60#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
61pub(in crate::timeline) struct TimelineMetadata {
62    // **** CONSTANT FIELDS ****
63    /// An optional prefix for internal IDs, defined during construction of the
64    /// timeline.
65    ///
66    /// This value is constant over the lifetime of the metadata.
67    internal_id_prefix: Option<String>,
68
69    /// The `count` value for the `Skip` higher-order stream used by the
70    /// `TimelineSubscriber`. See its documentation to learn more.
71    pub(super) subscriber_skip_count: SkipCount,
72
73    /// The hook to call whenever we run into a unable-to-decrypt event.
74    ///
75    /// This value is constant over the lifetime of the metadata.
76    pub unable_to_decrypt_hook: Option<Arc<UtdHookManager>>,
77
78    /// A boolean indicating whether the room the timeline is attached to is
79    /// actually encrypted or not.
80    ///
81    /// May be false until we fetch the actual room encryption state.
82    pub is_room_encrypted: bool,
83
84    /// Rules of the version of the timeline's room, or a sensible default.
85    ///
86    /// This value is constant over the lifetime of the metadata.
87    pub room_version_rules: RoomVersionRules,
88
89    /// The own [`OwnedUserId`] of the client who opened the timeline.
90    pub(crate) own_user_id: OwnedUserId,
91
92    // **** DYNAMIC FIELDS ****
93    /// The next internal identifier for timeline items, used for both local and
94    /// remote echoes.
95    ///
96    /// This is never cleared, but always incremented, to avoid issues with
97    /// reusing a stale internal id across timeline clears. We don't expect
98    /// we can hit `u64::max_value()` realistically, but if this would
99    /// happen, we do a wrapping addition when incrementing this
100    /// id; the previous 0 value would have disappeared a long time ago, unless
101    /// the device has terabytes of RAM.
102    next_internal_id: u64,
103
104    /// Aggregation metadata and pending aggregations.
105    pub aggregations: Aggregations,
106
107    /// Given an event, what are all the events that are replies to it?
108    ///
109    /// Only works for remote events *and* replies which are remote-echoed.
110    pub replies: HashMap<OwnedEventId, BTreeSet<OwnedEventId>>,
111
112    /// Identifier of the fully-read event, helping knowing where to introduce
113    /// the read marker.
114    pub fully_read_event: Option<OwnedEventId>,
115
116    /// Whether we have a fully read-marker item in the timeline, that's up to
117    /// date with the room's read marker.
118    ///
119    /// This is false when:
120    /// - The fully-read marker points to an event that is not in the timeline,
121    /// - The fully-read marker item would be the last item in the timeline.
122    pub has_up_to_date_read_marker_item: bool,
123
124    /// Read receipts related state.
125    ///
126    /// TODO: move this over to the event cache (see also #3058).
127    pub(super) read_receipts: ReadReceipts,
128}
129
130impl TimelineMetadata {
131    pub(in crate::timeline) fn new(
132        own_user_id: OwnedUserId,
133        room_version_rules: RoomVersionRules,
134        internal_id_prefix: Option<String>,
135        unable_to_decrypt_hook: Option<Arc<UtdHookManager>>,
136        is_room_encrypted: bool,
137    ) -> Self {
138        Self {
139            subscriber_skip_count: SkipCount::new(),
140            own_user_id,
141            next_internal_id: Default::default(),
142            aggregations: Default::default(),
143            replies: Default::default(),
144            fully_read_event: Default::default(),
145            // It doesn't make sense to set this to false until we fill the `fully_read_event`
146            // field, otherwise we'll keep on exiting early in `Self::update_read_marker`.
147            has_up_to_date_read_marker_item: true,
148            read_receipts: Default::default(),
149            room_version_rules,
150            unable_to_decrypt_hook,
151            internal_id_prefix,
152            is_room_encrypted,
153        }
154    }
155
156    pub(super) fn clear(&mut self) {
157        // Note: we don't clear the next internal id to avoid bad cases of stale unique
158        // ids across timeline clears.
159        self.aggregations.clear();
160        self.replies.clear();
161        self.fully_read_event = None;
162        // We forgot about the fully read marker right above, so wait for a new one
163        // before attempting to update it for each new timeline item.
164        self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = true;
165        self.read_receipts.clear();
166    }
167
168    /// Get the relative positions of two events in the timeline.
169    ///
170    /// This method assumes that all events since the end of the timeline are
171    /// known.
172    ///
173    /// Returns `None` if none of the two events could be found in the timeline.
174    pub(in crate::timeline) fn compare_events_positions(
175        event_a: &EventId,
176        event_b: &EventId,
177        all_remote_events: &AllRemoteEvents,
178    ) -> Option<RelativePosition> {
179        if event_a == event_b {
180            return Some(RelativePosition::Same);
181        }
182
183        // We can make early returns here because we know all events since the end of
184        // the timeline, so the first event encountered is the oldest one.
185        for event_meta in all_remote_events.iter().rev() {
186            if event_meta.event_id == event_a {
187                return Some(RelativePosition::Before);
188            }
189            if event_meta.event_id == event_b {
190                return Some(RelativePosition::After);
191            }
192        }
193
194        None
195    }
196
197    /// Returns the next internal id for a timeline item (and increment our
198    /// internal counter).
199    fn next_internal_id(&mut self) -> TimelineUniqueId {
200        let val = self.next_internal_id;
201        self.next_internal_id = self.next_internal_id.wrapping_add(1);
202        let prefix = self.internal_id_prefix.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
203        TimelineUniqueId(format!("{prefix}{val}"))
204    }
205
206    /// Returns a new timeline item with a fresh internal id.
207    pub fn new_timeline_item(&mut self, kind: impl Into<TimelineItemKind>) -> Arc<TimelineItem> {
208        TimelineItem::new(kind, self.next_internal_id())
209    }
210
211    /// Returns a new timeline item reusing the recycled internal id, or with a
212    /// fresh internal id.
213    pub fn new_timeline_item_with_internal_id(
214        &mut self,
215        kind: impl Into<TimelineItemKind>,
216        recycled_timeline_id: Option<TimelineUniqueId>,
217    ) -> Arc<TimelineItem> {
218        TimelineItem::new(kind, recycled_timeline_id.unwrap_or_else(|| self.next_internal_id()))
219    }
220
221    /// Try to update the read marker item in the timeline.
222    pub(crate) fn update_read_marker(&mut self, items: &mut ObservableItemsTransaction<'_>) {
223        let Some(fully_read_event) = &self.fully_read_event else { return };
224        trace!(?fully_read_event, "Updating read marker");
225
226        let read_marker_idx = items
227            .iter_remotes_region()
228            .rev()
229            .find_map(|(idx, item)| item.is_read_marker().then_some(idx));
230
231        let mut fully_read_event_idx = items.iter_remotes_region().rev().find_map(|(idx, item)| {
232            (item.as_event()?.event_id() == Some(fully_read_event)).then_some(idx)
233        });
234
235        if let Some(fully_read_event_idx) = &mut fully_read_event_idx {
236            // The item at position `i` is the first item that's fully read, we're about to
237            // insert a read marker just after it.
238            //
239            // Do another forward pass to skip all the events we've sent too.
240
241            // Find the position of the first element…
242            let next = items
243                .iter_remotes_region()
244                // …strictly *after* the fully read event…
245                .skip_while(|(idx, _)| idx <= fully_read_event_idx)
246                // …that's not virtual and not sent by us…
247                .find_map(|(idx, item)| {
248                    (item.as_event()?.sender() != self.own_user_id).then_some(idx)
249                });
250
251            if let Some(next) = next {
252                // `next` point to the first item that's not sent by us, so the *previous* of
253                // next is the right place where to insert the fully read marker.
254                *fully_read_event_idx = next.wrapping_sub(1);
255            } else {
256                // There's no event after the read marker that's not sent by us, i.e. the full
257                // timeline has been read: the fully read marker goes to the end, even after the
258                // local timeline items.
259                //
260                // TODO (@hywan): Should we introduce a `items.position_of_last_remote()` to
261                // insert before the local timeline items?
262                *fully_read_event_idx = items.len().wrapping_sub(1);
263            }
264        }
265
266        match (read_marker_idx, fully_read_event_idx) {
267            (None, None) => {
268                // We didn't have a previous read marker, and we didn't find the fully-read
269                // event in the timeline items. Don't do anything, and retry on
270                // the next event we add.
271                self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = false;
272            }
273
274            (None, Some(idx)) => {
275                // Only insert the read marker if it is not at the end of the timeline.
276                if idx + 1 < items.len() {
277                    let idx = idx + 1;
278                    items.insert(idx, TimelineItem::read_marker(), None);
279                    self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = true;
280                } else {
281                    // The next event might require a read marker to be inserted at the current
282                    // end.
283                    self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = false;
284                }
285            }
286
287            (Some(_), None) => {
288                // We didn't find the timeline item containing the event referred to by the read
289                // marker. Retry next time we get a new event.
290                self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = false;
291            }
292
293            (Some(from), Some(to)) => {
294                if from >= to {
295                    // The read marker can't move backwards.
296                    if from + 1 == items.len() {
297                        // The read marker has nothing after it. An item disappeared; remove it.
298                        items.remove(from);
299                    }
300                    self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = true;
301                    return;
302                }
303
304                let prev_len = items.len();
305                let read_marker = items.remove(from);
306
307                // Only insert the read marker if it is not at the end of the timeline.
308                if to + 1 < prev_len {
309                    // Since the fully-read event's index was shifted to the left
310                    // by one position by the remove call above, insert the fully-
311                    // read marker at its previous position, rather than that + 1
312                    items.insert(to, read_marker, None);
313                    self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = true;
314                } else {
315                    self.has_up_to_date_read_marker_item = false;
316                }
317            }
318        }
319    }
320
321    /// Extract the content from a remote message-like event and process its
322    /// relations.
323    pub(crate) fn process_event_relations(
324        &mut self,
325        event: &AnySyncTimelineEvent,
326        raw_event: &Raw<AnySyncTimelineEvent>,
327        bundled_edit_encryption_info: Option<Arc<EncryptionInfo>>,
328        timeline_items: &Vector<Arc<TimelineItem>>,
329        is_thread_focus: bool,
330    ) -> (Option<InReplyToDetails>, Option<OwnedEventId>) {
331        if let AnySyncTimelineEvent::MessageLike(ev) = event
332            && let Some(content) = ev.original_content()
333        {
334            let remote_ctx = Some(RemoteEventContext {
335                event_id: ev.event_id(),
336                raw_event,
337                relations: ev.relations(),
338                bundled_edit_encryption_info,
339            });
340            self.process_content_relations(&content, remote_ctx, timeline_items, is_thread_focus)
341        } else {
342            (None, None)
343        }
344    }
345
346    /// Extracts the in-reply-to details and thread root from the content of a
347    /// message-like event, and take care of internal bookkeeping as well
348    /// (like marking responses).
349    ///
350    /// Returns the in-reply-to details and the thread root event ID, if any.
351    pub(crate) fn process_content_relations(
352        &mut self,
353        content: &AnyMessageLikeEventContent,
354        remote_ctx: Option<RemoteEventContext<'_>>,
355        timeline_items: &Vector<Arc<TimelineItem>>,
356        is_thread_focus: bool,
357    ) -> (Option<InReplyToDetails>, Option<OwnedEventId>) {
358        match content {
359            AnyMessageLikeEventContent::Sticker(content) => {
360                let (in_reply_to, thread_root) = Self::extract_reply_and_thread_root(
361                    content.relates_to.clone().and_then(|rel| rel.try_into().ok()),
362                    timeline_items,
363                    is_thread_focus,
364                );
365
366                if let Some(event_id) = remote_ctx.map(|ctx| ctx.event_id) {
367                    self.mark_response(event_id, in_reply_to.as_ref());
368                }
369
370                (in_reply_to, thread_root)
371            }
372
373            AnyMessageLikeEventContent::UnstablePollStart(UnstablePollStartEventContent::New(
374                c,
375            )) => {
376                let (in_reply_to, thread_root) = Self::extract_reply_and_thread_root(
377                    c.relates_to.clone(),
378                    timeline_items,
379                    is_thread_focus,
380                );
381
382                // Record the bundled edit in the aggregations set, if any.
383                if let Some(ctx) = remote_ctx {
384                    // Extract a potentially bundled edit.
385                    if let Some((edit_event_id, new_content)) =
386                        extract_poll_edit_content(ctx.relations)
387                    {
388                        let edit_json = extract_bundled_edit_event_json(ctx.raw_event);
389                        let aggregation = Aggregation::new(
390                            TimelineEventItemId::EventId(edit_event_id),
391                            AggregationKind::Edit(PendingEdit {
392                                kind: PendingEditKind::Poll(Replacement::new(
393                                    ctx.event_id.to_owned(),
394                                    new_content,
395                                )),
396                                edit_json,
397                                encryption_info: ctx.bundled_edit_encryption_info,
398                                bundled_item_owner: Some(ctx.event_id.to_owned()),
399                            }),
400                        );
401                        self.aggregations.add(
402                            TimelineEventItemId::EventId(ctx.event_id.to_owned()),
403                            aggregation,
404                        );
405                    }
406
407                    self.mark_response(ctx.event_id, in_reply_to.as_ref());
408                }
409
410                (in_reply_to, thread_root)
411            }
412
413            AnyMessageLikeEventContent::RoomMessage(msg) => {
414                let (in_reply_to, thread_root) = Self::extract_reply_and_thread_root(
415                    msg.relates_to.clone().and_then(|rel| rel.try_into().ok()),
416                    timeline_items,
417                    is_thread_focus,
418                );
419
420                // Record the bundled edit in the aggregations set, if any.
421                if let Some(ctx) = remote_ctx {
422                    // Extract a potentially bundled edit.
423                    if let Some((edit_event_id, new_content)) =
424                        extract_room_msg_edit_content(ctx.relations)
425                    {
426                        let edit_json = extract_bundled_edit_event_json(ctx.raw_event);
427                        let aggregation = Aggregation::new(
428                            TimelineEventItemId::EventId(edit_event_id),
429                            AggregationKind::Edit(PendingEdit {
430                                kind: PendingEditKind::RoomMessage(Replacement::new(
431                                    ctx.event_id.to_owned(),
432                                    new_content,
433                                )),
434                                edit_json,
435                                encryption_info: ctx.bundled_edit_encryption_info,
436                                bundled_item_owner: Some(ctx.event_id.to_owned()),
437                            }),
438                        );
439                        self.aggregations.add(
440                            TimelineEventItemId::EventId(ctx.event_id.to_owned()),
441                            aggregation,
442                        );
443                    }
444
445                    self.mark_response(ctx.event_id, in_reply_to.as_ref());
446                }
447
448                (in_reply_to, thread_root)
449            }
450
451            _ => (None, None),
452        }
453    }
454
455    /// Extracts the in-reply-to details and thread root from a relation, if
456    /// available.
457    fn extract_reply_and_thread_root(
458        relates_to: Option<RelationWithoutReplacement>,
459        timeline_items: &Vector<Arc<TimelineItem>>,
460        is_thread_focus: bool,
461    ) -> (Option<InReplyToDetails>, Option<OwnedEventId>) {
462        let mut thread_root = None;
463
464        let in_reply_to = relates_to.and_then(|relation| match relation {
465            RelationWithoutReplacement::Reply(reply) => {
466                Some(InReplyToDetails::new(reply.in_reply_to.event_id, timeline_items))
467            }
468            RelationWithoutReplacement::Thread(thread) => {
469                thread_root = Some(thread.event_id);
470
471                if is_thread_focus && thread.is_falling_back {
472                    // In general, a threaded event is marked as a response to the previous message
473                    // in the thread, to maintain backwards compatibility with clients not
474                    // supporting threads.
475                    //
476                    // But we can have actual replies to other in-thread events. The
477                    // `is_falling_back` bool helps distinguishing both use cases.
478                    //
479                    // If this timeline is thread-focused, we only mark non-falling-back replies as
480                    // actual in-thread replies.
481                    None
482                } else {
483                    thread.in_reply_to.map(|in_reply_to| {
484                        InReplyToDetails::new(in_reply_to.event_id, timeline_items)
485                    })
486                }
487            }
488            _ => None,
489        });
490
491        (in_reply_to, thread_root)
492    }
493
494    /// Mark a message as a response to another message, if it is a reply.
495    fn mark_response(&mut self, event_id: &EventId, in_reply_to: Option<&InReplyToDetails>) {
496        // If this message is a reply to another message, add an entry in the
497        // inverted mapping.
498        if let Some(replied_to_event_id) = in_reply_to.as_ref().map(|details| &details.event_id) {
499            // This is a reply! Add an entry.
500            self.replies
501                .entry(replied_to_event_id.to_owned())
502                .or_default()
503                .insert(event_id.to_owned());
504        }
505    }
506}
507
508/// Result of comparing events position in the timeline.
509#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
510pub(in crate::timeline) enum RelativePosition {
511    /// Event B is after (more recent than) event A.
512    After,
513    /// They are the same event.
514    Same,
515    /// Event B is before (older than) event A.
516    Before,
517}
518
519/// Metadata about an event that needs to be kept in memory.
520#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
521pub(in crate::timeline) struct EventMeta {
522    /// The ID of the event.
523    pub event_id: OwnedEventId,
524
525    /// If this event is part of a thread, this will contain its thread root
526    /// event id.
527    pub thread_root_id: Option<OwnedEventId>,
528
529    /// Whether the event is among the timeline items.
530    pub visible: bool,
531
532    /// Whether the event can show read receipts.
533    pub can_show_read_receipts: bool,
534
535    /// Foundation for the mapping between remote events to timeline items.
536    ///
537    /// Let's explain it. The events represent the first set and are stored in
538    /// [`ObservableItems::all_remote_events`], and the timeline
539    /// items represent the second set and are stored in
540    /// [`ObservableItems::items`].
541    ///
542    /// Each event is mapped to at most one timeline item:
543    ///
544    /// - `None` if the event isn't rendered in the timeline (e.g. some state
545    ///   events, or malformed events) or is rendered as a timeline item that
546    ///   attaches to or groups with another item, like reactions,
547    /// - `Some(_)` if the event is rendered in the timeline.
548    ///
549    /// This is neither a surjection nor an injection. Every timeline item may
550    /// not be attached to an event, for example with a virtual timeline item.
551    /// We can formulate other rules:
552    ///
553    /// - a timeline item that doesn't _move_ and that is represented by an
554    ///   event has a mapping to an event,
555    /// - a virtual timeline item has no mapping to an event.
556    ///
557    /// Imagine the following remote events:
558    ///
559    /// | index | remote events |
560    /// +-------+---------------+
561    /// | 0     | `$ev0`        |
562    /// | 1     | `$ev1`        |
563    /// | 2     | `$ev2`        |
564    /// | 3     | `$ev3`        |
565    /// | 4     | `$ev4`        |
566    /// | 5     | `$ev5`        |
567    ///
568    /// Once rendered in a timeline, it for example produces:
569    ///
570    /// | index | item              | related items        |
571    /// +-------+-------------------+----------------------+
572    /// | 0     | content of `$ev0` |                      |
573    /// | 1     | content of `$ev2` | reaction with `$ev4` |
574    /// | 2     | date divider      |                      |
575    /// | 3     | content of `$ev3` |                      |
576    /// | 4     | content of `$ev5` |                      |
577    ///
578    /// Note the date divider that is a virtual item. Also note `$ev4` which is
579    /// a reaction to `$ev2`. Finally note that `$ev1` is not rendered in
580    /// the timeline.
581    ///
582    /// The mapping between remote event index to timeline item index will look
583    /// like this:
584    ///
585    /// | remote event index | timeline item index | comment                                    |
586    /// +--------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------+
587    /// | 0                  | `Some(0)`           | `$ev0` is rendered as the #0 timeline item |
588    /// | 1                  | `None`              | `$ev1` isn't rendered in the timeline      |
589    /// | 2                  | `Some(1)`           | `$ev2` is rendered as the #1 timeline item |
590    /// | 3                  | `Some(3)`           | `$ev3` is rendered as the #3 timeline item |
591    /// | 4                  | `None`              | `$ev4` is a reaction to item #1            |
592    /// | 5                  | `Some(4)`           | `$ev5` is rendered as the #4 timeline item |
593    ///
594    /// Note that the #2 timeline item (the day divider) doesn't map to any
595    /// remote event, but if it moves, it has an impact on this mapping.
596    pub timeline_item_index: Option<usize>,
597}
598
599impl EventMeta {
600    pub fn new(
601        event_id: OwnedEventId,
602        visible: bool,
603        can_show_read_receipts: bool,
604        thread_root_id: Option<OwnedEventId>,
605    ) -> Self {
606        Self {
607            event_id,
608            thread_root_id,
609            visible,
610            can_show_read_receipts,
611            timeline_item_index: None,
612        }
613    }
614}