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

@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ import envoy.data.*;
  */
 public final class ContactControl extends VBox {
 
+	private final Contact contact;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param contact the contact to display
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
 	public ContactControl(Contact contact) {
+		this.contact = contact;
 
 		// Name label
 		final var nameLabel = new Label(contact.getName());
@@ -30,4 +33,19 @@ public final class ContactControl extends VBox {
 
 		getStyleClass().add("list-element");
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replaces the info label of this {@code ContactControl} with an updated
+	 * version.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method should be called when the status of the underlying user or the
+	 * size of the underlying group has changed.
+	 *
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 * @apiNote will produce buggy results if contact control gets updated so that
+	 *          the info label is no longer on index 1.
+	 */
+	public void replaceInfoLabel() {
+		getChildren().set(1, contact instanceof User ? new UserStatusLabel((User) contact) : new GroupSizeLabel((Group) contact));
+	}
 }

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

@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 	private void onUserStatusChange(UserStatusChange statusChange) {
 		Platform.runLater(() -> {
 			chatList.refresh();
+
+			// Replacing the display in the top bar
 			if (currentChat != null && currentChat.getRecipient().getID() == statusChange.getID()) {
 				topBarStatusLabel.getStyleClass().clear();
 				topBarStatusLabel.setText(statusChange.get().toString());
@@ -718,10 +720,17 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 
 	@Event(eventType = OwnStatusChange.class, priority = 50)
 	private void generateOwnStatusControl() {
+
+		// Update the own user status if present
+		if (ownContactControl.getChildren().get(0) instanceof ContactControl)
+			((ContactControl) ownContactControl.getChildren().get(0)).replaceInfoLabel();
+		else {
+
+			// Else prepend it to the HBox children
 			final var ownUserControl = new ContactControl(localDB.getUser());
 			ownUserControl.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
-		if (ownContactControl.getChildren().get(0) instanceof ContactControl) ownContactControl.getChildren().set(0, ownUserControl);
+			ownContactControl.getChildren().add(0, ownUserControl);
-		else ownContactControl.getChildren().add(0, ownUserControl);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Context menu actions

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

@@ -46,14 +46,19 @@ public final class UserUtil {
 
 	/**
 	 * Notifies the application that the status of the currently logged in user has
-	 * changed
+	 * changed.
 	 *
 	 * @param newStatus the new status
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
 	 */
 	public static void changeStatus(UserStatus newStatus) {
+
+		// Sending the already active status is a valid action
+		if (newStatus.equals(Context.getInstance().getLocalDB().getUser().getStatus())) return;
+		else {
 			EventBus.getInstance().dispatch(new OwnStatusChange(newStatus));
 			if (Context.getInstance().getClient().isOnline())
 				Context.getInstance().getClient().send(new UserStatusChange(Context.getInstance().getLocalDB().getUser().getID(), newStatus));
 		}
+	}
 }