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

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 		if (this == obj) return true;
 		if (!(obj instanceof Chat)) return false;
-		final Chat other = (Chat) obj;
+		final var other = (Chat) obj;
 		return Objects.equals(recipient, other.recipient);
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 */
 	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) {
 		for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-			final Message m = messages.get(i);
+			final var m = messages.get(i);
 			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID()) if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
 			else {
 				m.setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 		messages.add(0, message);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Removes the message with the given ID.
+	 *
+	 * @param messageID the ID of the message to remove
+	 * @return whether the message has been found and removed
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public boolean remove(long messageID) { return messages.removeIf(m -> m.getID() == messageID); }
+
 	/**
 	 * Increments the amount of unread messages.
 	 *

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.*;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.collections.*;
 
 import envoy.client.event.*;
@@ -273,6 +274,24 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 		cacheMap.clear();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the message with the given ID, if present.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the event that was
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	@Event
+	private void onMessageDeletion(MessageDeletion message) {
+		Platform.runLater(() -> {
+
+			// We suppose that messages have unique IDs, hence the search can be stopped
+			// once a message was removed
+			final var messageID = message.get();
+			for (final var chat : chats)
+				if (chat.remove(messageID)) break;
+		});
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return a {@code Map<String, User>} of all users stored locally with their
 	 *         user names as keys

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/event/MessageDeletion.java

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package envoy.client.event;
+
+import envoy.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Conveys the deletion of a message.
+ *
+ * @author Leon Hofmeister
+ * @since Envoy Common v0.3-beta
+ */
+public class MessageDeletion extends Event<Long> {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param messageID the ID of the deleted message
+	 * @since Envoy Common v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public MessageDeletion(long messageID) { super(messageID); }
+}

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/control/MessageControl.java

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package envoy.client.ui.control;
 
-import java.awt.Toolkit;
-import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
-import java.io.*;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -12,11 +10,10 @@ import javafx.geometry.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 import javafx.scene.image.*;
 import javafx.scene.layout.*;
-import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
 
 import envoy.client.data.*;
-import envoy.client.ui.*;
-import envoy.client.util.IconUtil;
+import envoy.client.net.Client;
+import envoy.client.util.*;
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.data.Message.MessageStatus;
 import envoy.util.EnvoyLog;
@@ -32,13 +29,13 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 
 	private final boolean ownMessage;
 
-	private final LocalDB		localDB			= Context.getInstance().getLocalDB();
-	private final SceneContext	sceneContext	= Context.getInstance().getSceneContext();
+	private final LocalDB	localDB	= context.getLocalDB();
+	private final Client	client	= context.getClient();
 
+	private static final Context					context			= Context.getInstance();
 	private static final DateTimeFormatter			dateFormat		= DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss")
 		.withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
 	private static final Map<MessageStatus, Image>	statusImages	= IconUtil.loadByEnum(MessageStatus.class, 16);
-	private static final Settings					settings		= Settings.getInstance();
 	private static final Logger						logger			= EnvoyLog.getLogger(MessageControl.class);
 
 	/**
@@ -47,6 +44,8 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
 	public MessageControl(Message message) {
+		ownMessage = message.getSenderID() == localDB.getUser().getID();
+
 		// Creating the underlying VBox and the dateLabel
 		final var hbox = new HBox();
 		if (message.getSenderID() != localDB.getUser().getID() && message instanceof GroupMessage) {
@@ -68,17 +67,41 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 
 		// Creating the actions for the MenuItems
 		final var	contextMenu	= new ContextMenu();
-		final var	copyMenuItem	= new MenuItem("Copy");
-		final var	deleteMenuItem	= new MenuItem("Delete");
+		final var	items		= contextMenu.getItems();
+
+		// Copy message action
+		if (!message.getText().isEmpty()) {
+			final var copyMenuItem = new MenuItem("Copy Text");
+			copyMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> MessageUtil.copyMessageText(message));
+			items.add(copyMenuItem);
+		}
+
+		// Delete message - if own message - action
+		if (ownMessage && client.isOnline()) {
+			final var deleteMenuItem = new MenuItem("Delete locally");
+			deleteMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> MessageUtil.deleteMessage(message));
+			items.add(deleteMenuItem);
+		}
+
+		// As long as these types of messages are not implemented and no caches are
+		// defined for them, we only want them to appear when being online
+		if (client.isOnline()) {
+
+			// Forward menu item
 			final var forwardMenuItem = new MenuItem("Forward");
+			forwardMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> MessageUtil.forwardMessage(message));
+			items.add(forwardMenuItem);
+
+			// Quote menu item
 			final var quoteMenuItem = new MenuItem("Quote");
+			quoteMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> MessageUtil.quoteMessage(message));
+			items.add(quoteMenuItem);
+		}
+
+		// Info actions
 		final var infoMenuItem = new MenuItem("Info");
-		copyMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> copyMessage(message));
-		deleteMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> deleteMessage(message));
-		forwardMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> forwardMessage(message));
-		quoteMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> quoteMessage(message));
 		infoMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> loadMessageInfoScene(message));
-		contextMenu.getItems().addAll(copyMenuItem, deleteMenuItem, forwardMenuItem, quoteMenuItem, infoMenuItem);
+		items.add(infoMenuItem);
 
 		// Handling message attachment display
 		// TODO: Add missing attachment types
@@ -97,8 +120,8 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 					break;
 			}
 			final var saveAttachment = new MenuItem("Save attachment");
-			saveAttachment.setOnAction(e -> saveAttachment(message));
-			contextMenu.getItems().add(saveAttachment);
+			saveAttachment.setOnAction(e -> MessageUtil.saveAttachment(message));
+			items.add(saveAttachment);
 		}
 		// Creating the textLabel
 		final var textLabel = new Label(message.getText());
@@ -116,12 +139,8 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 			hBoxBottom.getChildren().add(statusIcon);
 			hBoxBottom.setAlignment(Pos.BOTTOM_RIGHT);
 			getStyleClass().add("own-message");
-			ownMessage = true;
 			hbox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
-		} else {
-			getStyleClass().add("received-message");
-			ownMessage = false;
-		}
+		} else getStyleClass().add("received-message");
 		vbox.getChildren().add(hBoxBottom);
 		// Adjusting height and weight of the cell to the corresponding ListView
 		paddingProperty().setValue(new Insets(5, 20, 5, 20));
@@ -129,41 +148,8 @@ public final class MessageControl extends Label {
 		setGraphic(vbox);
 	}
 
-	// Context Menu actions
-
-	private void copyMessage(Message message) {
-		Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(new StringSelection(message.getText()), null);
-	}
-
-	private void deleteMessage(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "message deletion was requested for " + message); }
-
-	private void forwardMessage(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "message forwarding was requested for " + message); }
-
-	private void quoteMessage(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "message quotation was requested for " + message); }
-
 	private void loadMessageInfoScene(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "message info scene was requested for " + message); }
 
-	private void saveAttachment(Message message) {
-		File		file;
-		final var	fileName			= message.getAttachment().getName();
-		final var	downloadLocation	= settings.getDownloadLocation();
-		// Show save file dialog, if the user did not opt-out
-		if (!settings.isDownloadSavedWithoutAsking()) {
-			final var fileChooser = new FileChooser();
-			fileChooser.setInitialFileName(fileName);
-			fileChooser.setInitialDirectory(downloadLocation);
-			file = fileChooser.showSaveDialog(sceneContext.getStage());
-		} else file = new File(downloadLocation, fileName);
-
-		// A file was selected
-		if (file != null) try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
-			fos.write(message.getAttachment().getData());
-			logger.log(Level.FINE, "Attachment of message was saved at " + file.getAbsolutePath());
-		} catch (final IOException e) {
-			logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not save attachment of " + message + ": ", e);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @return whether the message stored by this {@code MessageControl} has been
 	 *         sent by this user of Envoy

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/control/TextInputContextMenu.java

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class TextInputContextMenu extends ContextMenu {
 		copyMI.disableProperty().bind(control.selectedTextProperty().isEmpty());
 		deleteMI.disableProperty().bind(control.selectedTextProperty().isEmpty());
 		clearMI.disableProperty().bind(control.textProperty().isEmpty());
+		selectAllMI.disableProperty().bind(control.textProperty().isEmpty());
 		setOnShowing(e -> pasteMI.setDisable(!Clipboard.getSystemClipboard().hasString()));
 
 		selectAllMI.getProperties().put("refreshMenu", Boolean.TRUE);

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

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		// The sender of the message is the recipient of the chat
 		// Exceptions: this user is the sender (sync) or group message (group is
 		// recipient)
-		final boolean	ownMessage	= message.getSenderID() == localDB.getUser().getID();
+		final var	ownMessage	= message.getSenderID() == localDB.getUser().getID();
 		final var	recipientID	= message instanceof GroupMessage || ownMessage ? message.getRecipientID() : message.getSenderID();
 
 		localDB.getChat(recipientID).ifPresent(chat -> {
@@ -336,6 +336,24 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 			.setNumberOfArguments(0)
 			.setDescription("Opens the settings screen")
 			.build("settings");
+
+		// Copy text of selection initialization
+		builder.setAction(text -> {
+			final var selectedMessage = messageList.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
+			if (selectedMessage != null) MessageUtil.copyMessageText(selectedMessage);
+		}).setNumberOfArguments(0).setDescription("Copies the text of the currently selected message").build("cp-s");
+
+		// Delete selection initialization
+		builder.setAction(text -> {
+			final var selectedMessage = messageList.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
+			if (selectedMessage != null) MessageUtil.deleteMessage(selectedMessage);
+		}).setNumberOfArguments(0).setDescription("Deletes the currently selected message").build("del-s");
+
+		// Save attachment of selection initialization
+		builder.setAction(text -> {
+			final var selectedMessage = messageList.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
+			if (selectedMessage != null && selectedMessage.hasAttachment()) MessageUtil.saveAttachment(selectedMessage);
+		}).setNumberOfArguments(0).setDescription("Copies the text of the currently selected message").build("save-a-s");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -387,7 +405,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		if (currentChat != null) {
 			topBarContactLabel.setText(currentChat.getRecipient().getName());
 			if (currentChat.getRecipient() instanceof User) {
-				final String status = ((User) currentChat.getRecipient()).getStatus().toString();
+				final var status = ((User) currentChat.getRecipient()).getStatus().toString();
 				topBarStatusLabel.setText(status);
 				topBarStatusLabel.getStyleClass().add(status.toLowerCase());
 				recipientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("user_icon", 43));
@@ -395,7 +413,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 				topBarStatusLabel.setText(currentChat.getRecipient().getContacts().size() + " members");
 				recipientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("group_icon", 43));
 			}
-			final Rectangle clip = new Rectangle();
+			final var clip = new Rectangle();
 			clip.setWidth(43);
 			clip.setHeight(43);
 			clip.setArcHeight(43);
@@ -753,6 +771,13 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		pendingAttachment = messageAttachment;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Clears the current message selection.
+	 *
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public void clearMessageSelection() { messageList.getSelectionModel().clearSelection(); }
+
 	@FXML
 	private void searchContacts() {
 		chats.setPredicate(contactSearch.getText().isBlank() ? c -> true

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/MessageUtil.java

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package envoy.client.util;
+
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.logging.*;
+
+import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
+
+import envoy.client.data.*;
+import envoy.client.event.MessageDeletion;
+import envoy.client.ui.controller.ChatScene;
+import envoy.data.Message;
+import envoy.util.EnvoyLog;
+
+import dev.kske.eventbus.EventBus;
+
+/**
+ * Contains methods that are commonly used for {@link Message}s.
+ *
+ * @author Leon Hofmeister
+ * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+ */
+public class MessageUtil {
+
+	private MessageUtil() {}
+
+	private static Logger logger = EnvoyLog.getLogger(MessageUtil.class);
+
+	/**
+	 * Copies the text of the given message to the System Clipboard.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message whose text to copy
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static void copyMessageText(Message message) {
+		logger.log(Level.FINEST, "A copy of message text \"" + message.getText() + "\" was requested");
+		Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(new StringSelection(message.getText()), null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the given message.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message to delete
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static void deleteMessage(Message message) {
+		final var	messageDeletionEvent	= new MessageDeletion(message.getID());
+		final var	controller				= Context.getInstance().getSceneContext().getController();
+		if (controller instanceof ChatScene) ((ChatScene) controller).clearMessageSelection();
+
+		// Removing the message locally
+		EventBus.getInstance().dispatch(messageDeletionEvent);
+
+		logger.log(Level.FINEST, "message deletion was requested for " + message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Forwards the given message.
+	 * Currently not implemented.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message to forward
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static void forwardMessage(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "Message forwarding was requested for " + message); }
+
+	/**
+	 * Quotes the given message.
+	 * Currently not implemented.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message to quote
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static void quoteMessage(Message message) { logger.log(Level.FINEST, "Message quotation was requested for " + message); }
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the attachment of a message, if present.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message whose attachment to save
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no attachment is present in the message
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static void saveAttachment(Message message) {
+		if (!message.hasAttachment()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot save a non-existing attachment");
+		File		file;
+		final var	fileName			= message.getAttachment().getName();
+		final var	downloadLocation	= Settings.getInstance().getDownloadLocation();
+
+		// Show save file dialog, if the user did not opt-out
+		if (!Settings.getInstance().isDownloadSavedWithoutAsking()) {
+			final var fileChooser = new FileChooser();
+			fileChooser.setInitialFileName(fileName);
+			fileChooser.setInitialDirectory(downloadLocation);
+			file = fileChooser.showSaveDialog(Context.getInstance().getSceneContext().getStage());
+		} else file = new File(downloadLocation, fileName);
+
+		// A file was selected
+		if (file != null) try (var fos = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
+			fos.write(message.getAttachment().getData());
+			logger.log(Level.FINE, "Attachment of message was saved at " + file.getAbsolutePath());
+		} catch (final IOException e) {
+			logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not save attachment of " + message + ": ", e);
+		}
+	}
+}

server/src/main/java/envoy/server/data/PersistenceManager.java

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import envoy.data.User.UserStatus;
 import envoy.server.net.ConnectionManager;
 
 /**
+ * Contains operations used for persistence.
+ *
  * @author Leon Hofmeister
  * @author Maximilian Käfer
  * @since Envoy Server Standalone v0.1-alpha