client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Chat.java

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package envoy.client.data;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 
+import javafx.collections.*;
+
 import envoy.client.net.WriteProxy;
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.data.Message.MessageStatus;
@@ -20,7 +22,8 @@ import envoy.event.MessageStatusChange;
 public class Chat implements Serializable {
 
 	protected final Contact recipient;
-	protected final List<Message>	messages	= new ArrayList<>();
+
+	protected transient ObservableList<Message> messages = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
 	protected int unreadAmount;
 
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 */
 	protected transient long lastWritingEvent;
 
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
 
 	/**
 	 * Provides the list of messages that the recipient receives.
@@ -41,6 +44,16 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 */
 	public Chat(Contact recipient) { this.recipient = recipient; }
 
+	private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+		stream.defaultReadObject();
+		messages = FXCollections.observableList((List<Message>) stream.readObject());
+	}
+
+	private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
+		stream.defaultWriteObject();
+		stream.writeObject(new ArrayList<>(messages));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() { return String.format("%s[recipient=%s,messages=%d]", getClass().getSimpleName(), recipient, messages.size()); }
 
@@ -72,11 +85,9 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 *
 	 * @param writeProxy the write proxy instance used to notify the server about
 	 *                   the message status changes
-	 * @throws IOException if a {@link MessageStatusChange} could not be
-	 *                     delivered to the server
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-alpha
 	 */
-	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) throws IOException {
+	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) {
 		for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			final Message m = messages.get(i);
 			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID()) if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 * @return all messages in the current chat
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public List<Message> getMessages() { return messages; }
+	public ObservableList<Message> getMessages() { return messages; }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the recipient of a message

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/GroupChat.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package envoy.client.data;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 
 import envoy.client.net.WriteProxy;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ public final class GroupChat extends Chat {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) throws IOException {
+	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) {
 		for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			final GroupMessage gmsg = (GroupMessage) messages.get(i);
 			if (gmsg.getSenderID() != sender.getID()) if (gmsg.getMemberStatuses().get(sender.getID()) == MessageStatus.READ) break;

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/LocalDB.java

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.*;
 
+import javafx.collections.*;
+
 import envoy.client.event.EnvoyCloseEvent;
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.data.Message.MessageStatus;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	// Data
 	private User					user;
 	private Map<String, User>		users		= Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<>());
-	private List<Chat>			chats		= Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
+	private ObservableList<Chat>	chats		= FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 	private IDGenerator				idGenerator;
 	private CacheMap				cacheMap	= new CacheMap();
 	private String					authToken;
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 		if (user == null) throw new IllegalStateException("Client user is null, cannot initialize user storage");
 		userFile = new File(dbDir, user.getID() + ".db");
 		try (var in = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(userFile))) {
-			chats		= (List<Chat>) in.readObject();
+			chats		= FXCollections.observableList((List<Chat>) in.readObject());
 			cacheMap	= (CacheMap) in.readObject();
 			lastSync	= (Instant) in.readObject();
 		} finally {
@@ -189,8 +191,8 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 			SerializationUtils.write(usersFile, users);
 
 			// Save user data and last sync time stamp
-			if (user != null)
-				SerializationUtils.write(userFile, chats, cacheMap, Context.getInstance().getClient().isOnline() ? Instant.now() : lastSync);
+			if (user != null) SerializationUtils
+				.write(userFile, new ArrayList<>(chats), cacheMap, Context.getInstance().getClient().isOnline() ? Instant.now() : lastSync);
 
 			// Save last login information
 			if (authToken != null) SerializationUtils.write(lastLoginFile, user, authToken);
@@ -212,10 +214,12 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 			logger.warning("The groupMessage has the unexpected status " + msg.getStatus());
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150, includeSubtypes = true)
-	private void onMessageStatusChange(MessageStatusChange evt) {
-		// TODO: Cancel event once EventBus is updated
-		if (evt.get().ordinal() < MessageStatus.RECEIVED.ordinal()) logger.warning("Received invalid " + evt);
+	@Event(priority = 150)
+	private void onMessageStatusChange(MessageStatusChange evt) { getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(msg -> msg.setStatus(evt.get())); }
+
+	@Event(priority = 150)
+	private void onGroupMessageStatusChange(GroupMessageStatusChange evt) {
+		this.<GroupMessage>getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(msg -> msg.getMemberStatuses().replace(evt.getMemberID(), evt.get()));
 	}
 
 	@Event(priority = 150)
@@ -249,8 +253,8 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	 * @return an optional containing the message
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public Optional<Message> getMessage(long id) {
-		return chats.stream().map(Chat::getMessages).flatMap(List::stream).filter(m -> m.getID() == id).findAny();
+	public <T extends Message> Optional<T> getMessage(long id) {
+		return (Optional<T>) chats.stream().map(Chat::getMessages).flatMap(List::stream).filter(m -> m.getID() == id).findAny();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -267,12 +271,7 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	 *         sender
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-alpha
 	 **/
-	public List<Chat> getChats() { return chats; }
-
-	/**
-	 * @param chats the chats to set
-	 */
-	public void setChats(List<Chat> chats) { this.chats = chats; }
+	public ObservableList<Chat> getChats() { return chats; }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the {@link User} who initialized the local database

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ListViewRefresh.java

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package envoy.client.ui;
-
-import javafx.scene.control.*;
-
-/**
- * This is a utility class that provides access to a refreshing mechanism for
- * elements that were added without notifying the underlying {@link ListView}.
- *
- * @author Leon Hofmeister
- * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
- */
-public final class ListViewRefresh {
-
-	private ListViewRefresh() {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Deeply refreshes a {@code listview}, meaning it recomputes every single of
-	 * its {@link ListCell}s.
-	 * <p>
-	 * While it does work, it is <b>not the most efficient algorithm</b> possible.
-	 *
-	 * @param toRefresh the listView to refresh
-	 * @param <T>       the type of its {@code listcells}
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
-	 */
-	public static <T> void deepRefresh(ListView<T> toRefresh) {
-		final var items = toRefresh.getItems();
-		toRefresh.setItems(null);
-		toRefresh.setItems(items);
-	}
-}

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import java.util.logging.*;
 
 import javafx.animation.RotateTransition;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
-import javafx.collections.*;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.collections.transformation.FilteredList;
 import javafx.fxml.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		messageList.setCellFactory(MessageListCell::new);
 		chatList.setCellFactory(new ListCellFactory<>(ChatControl::new));
 
-		// JavaFX provides an internal way of populating the context menu of a textarea.
+		// JavaFX provides an internal way of populating the context menu of a text
+		// area.
 		// We, however, need additional functionality.
 		messageTextArea.setContextMenu(new TextInputContextMenu(messageTextArea, e -> checkKeyCombination(null)));
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		clip.setArcWidth(43);
 		clientProfilePic.setClip(clip);
 
-		chatList.setItems(chats = new FilteredList<>(FXCollections.observableList(localDB.getChats())));
+		chatList.setItems(chats = new FilteredList<>(localDB.getChats()));
 		contactLabel.setText(localDB.getUser().getName());
 
 		initializeSystemCommandsMap();
@@ -228,12 +229,8 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 
 			// Read current chat or increment unread amount
 			if (chat.equals(currentChat)) {
-				try {
 				currentChat.read(writeProxy);
-				} catch (final IOException e) {
-					logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not read current chat: ", e);
-				}
-				Platform.runLater(() -> { ListViewRefresh.deepRefresh(messageList); scrollToMessageListEnd(); });
+				Platform.runLater(this::scrollToMessageListEnd);
 			} else if (!ownMessage && message.getStatus() != MessageStatus.READ) chat.incrementUnreadAmount();
 
 			// Move chat with most recent unread messages to the top
@@ -248,22 +245,12 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 
 	@Event
 	private void onMessageStatusChange(MessageStatusChange evt) {
-		localDB.getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(message -> {
-			message.setStatus(evt.get());
+
 		// Update UI if in current chat and the current user was the sender of the
 		// message
-			if (currentChat != null && message.getSenderID() == client.getSender().getID()) Platform.runLater(messageList::refresh);
-		});
-	}
-
-	@Event
-	private void onGroupMessageStatusChange(GroupMessageStatusChange evt) {
-		localDB.getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(groupMessage -> {
-			((GroupMessage) groupMessage).getMemberStatuses().replace(evt.getMemberID(), evt.get());
-
-			// Update UI if in current chat
-			if (currentChat != null && groupMessage.getRecipientID() == currentChat.getRecipient().getID()) Platform.runLater(messageList::refresh);
-		});
+		if (currentChat != null) localDB.getMessage(evt.getID())
+			.filter(msg -> msg.getSenderID() == client.getSender().getID())
+			.ifPresent(msg -> Platform.runLater(messageList::refresh));
 	}
 
 	@Event
@@ -273,7 +260,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 			.filter(c -> c.getRecipient().getID() == evt.getID())
 			.findAny()
 			.map(Chat::getRecipient)
-			.ifPresent(u -> { ((User) u).setStatus(evt.get()); Platform.runLater(() -> ListViewRefresh.deepRefresh(chatList)); });
+			.ifPresent(u -> ((User) u).setStatus(evt.get()));
 	}
 
 	@Event
@@ -318,6 +305,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		clientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("user_icon", 43));
 		chatList.setCellFactory(new ListCellFactory<>(ChatControl::new));
 		messageList.setCellFactory(MessageListCell::new);
+		// TODO: cache image
 		if (currentChat.getRecipient() instanceof User) recipientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("user_icon", 43));
 		else recipientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("group_icon", 43));
 	}
@@ -358,18 +346,14 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 			// Load the chat
 			currentChat = localDB.getChat(user.getID()).get();
 
-			messageList.setItems(FXCollections.observableList(currentChat.getMessages()));
+			messageList.setItems(currentChat.getMessages());
 			final var scrollIndex = messageList.getItems().size() - currentChat.getUnreadAmount();
 			messageList.scrollTo(scrollIndex);
 			logger.log(Level.FINEST, "Loading chat with " + user + " at index " + scrollIndex);
 			deleteContactMenuItem.setText("Delete " + user.getName());
 
 			// Read the current chat
-			try {
 			currentChat.read(writeProxy);
-			} catch (final IOException e) {
-				logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not read current chat.", e);
-			}
 
 			// Discard the pending attachment
 			if (recorder.isRecording()) {
@@ -690,7 +674,6 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 				localDB.getChats().remove(currentChat);
 				localDB.getChats().add(0, currentChat);
 			});
-			ListViewRefresh.deepRefresh(messageList);
 			scrollToMessageListEnd();
 
 			// Request a new ID generator if all IDs were used