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

@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ import envoy.event.MessageStatusChange;
  */
 public class Chat implements Serializable {
 
-	protected final Contact recipient;
-
 	protected transient ObservableList<Message> messages = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
-	protected int unreadAmount;
+	protected int		unreadAmount;
+	protected boolean	disabled;
 
-	private boolean disabled;
+	protected final Contact recipient;
 
 	/**
 	 * Stores the last time an {@link envoy.event.IsTyping} event has been sent.
@@ -58,7 +57,13 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return String.format("%s[recipient=%s,messages=%d, disabled=%b]", getClass().getSimpleName(), recipient, messages.size(), disabled);
+		return String.format(
+			"%s[recipient=%s,messages=%d,disabled=%b]",
+			getClass().getSimpleName(),
+			recipient,
+			messages.size(),
+			disabled
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,11 +99,13 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) {
 		for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			final var m = messages.get(i);
-			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID()) if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
-			else {
-				m.setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
-				writeProxy.writeMessageStatusChange(new MessageStatusChange(m));
-			}
+			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID())
+				if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ)
+					break;
+				else {
+					m.setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
+					writeProxy.writeMessageStatusChange(new MessageStatusChange(m));
+				}
 		}
 		unreadAmount = 0;
 	}
@@ -174,10 +181,10 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	public void lastWritingEventWasNow() { lastWritingEvent = System.currentTimeMillis(); }
 
 	/**
-	 * Determines whether messages can be sent in this chat. Should be true i.e. for
-	 * chats whose recipient deleted this client as a contact.
+	 * Determines whether messages can be sent in this chat. Should be {@code true}
+	 * i.e. for chats whose recipient deleted this client as a contact.
 	 *
-	 * @return whether this {@code Chat} has been disabled
+	 * @return whether this chat has been disabled
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
 	 */
 	public boolean isDisabled() { return disabled; }
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 * Determines whether messages can be sent in this chat. Should be true i.e. for
 	 * chats whose recipient deleted this client as a contact.
 	 *
-	 * @param disabled the disabled to set
+	 * @param disabled whether this chat should be disabled
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
 	 */
 	public void setDisabled(boolean disabled) { this.disabled = disabled; }

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

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	private CacheMap				cacheMap	= new CacheMap();
 	private String					authToken;
 	private boolean					contactsChanged;
-	private Stream<Chat>			changedChats;
 
 	// Auto save timer
 	private Timer	autoSaver;
@@ -144,16 +143,29 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 		try (var in = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(userFile))) {
 			chats = FXCollections.observableList((List<Chat>) in.readObject());
 
-			// Some chats have changed and should not be overridden by the saved values
-			if (changedChats != null) {
-				changedChats.forEach(chat -> {
-					final var chatIndex = chats.indexOf(chat);
-					if (chatIndex == -1) return;
-					else chats.set(chatIndex, chat);
+			// Some chats have changed and should not be overwritten by the saved values
+			if (contactsChanged) {
+				final var contacts = user.getContacts();
+
+				// Mark chats as disabled if a contact is no longer in this users contact list
+				final var changedUserChats = chats.stream()
+					.filter(not(chat -> contacts.contains(chat.getRecipient())))
+					.peek(chat -> { chat.setDisabled(true); logger.log(Level.INFO, String.format("Deleted chat with %s.", chat.getRecipient())); });
+
+				// Also update groups with a different member count
+				final var changedGroupChats = contacts.stream().filter(Group.class::isInstance).flatMap(group -> {
+					final var potentialChat = getChat(group.getID());
+					if (potentialChat.isEmpty()) return Stream.empty();
+					final var chat = potentialChat.get();
+					if (group.getContacts().size() != chat.getRecipient().getContacts().size()) {
+						logger.log(Level.INFO, "Removed one (or more) members from " + group);
+						return Stream.of(chat);
+					} else return Stream.empty();
 				});
+				Stream.concat(changedUserChats, changedGroupChats).forEach(chat -> chats.set(chats.indexOf(chat), chat));
 
 				// loadUserData can get called two (or more?) times during application lifecycle
-				changedChats = null;
+				contactsChanged = false;
 			}
 			cacheMap	= (CacheMap) in.readObject();
 			lastSync	= (Instant) in.readObject();
@@ -213,7 +225,7 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	 * @throws IOException if the saving process failed
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-alpha
 	 */
-	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class, priority = 1000)
+	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class, priority = 500)
 	private synchronized void save() {
 		EnvoyLog.getLogger(LocalDB.class).log(Level.FINER, "Saving local database...");
 
@@ -235,35 +247,34 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onMessage(Message msg) { if (msg.getStatus() == MessageStatus.SENT) msg.nextStatus(); }
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onGroupMessage(GroupMessage msg) {
 		// TODO: Cancel event once EventBus is updated
 		if (msg.getStatus() == MessageStatus.WAITING || msg.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ)
 			logger.warning("The groupMessage has the unexpected status " + msg.getStatus());
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onMessageStatusChange(MessageStatusChange evt) { getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(msg -> msg.setStatus(evt.get())); }
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onGroupMessageStatusChange(GroupMessageStatusChange evt) {
 		this.<GroupMessage>getMessage(evt.getID()).ifPresent(msg -> msg.getMemberStatuses().replace(evt.getMemberID(), evt.get()));
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onUserStatusChange(UserStatusChange evt) {
 		getChat(evt.getID()).map(Chat::getRecipient).map(User.class::cast).ifPresent(u -> u.setStatus(evt.get()));
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 200)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onUserOperation(UserOperation operation) {
 		final var eventUser = operation.get();
 		switch (operation.getOperationType()) {
 			case ADD:
-				getUsers().put(eventUser.getName(), eventUser);
 				Platform.runLater(() -> chats.add(0, new Chat(eventUser)));
 				break;
 			case REMOVE:
@@ -283,10 +294,10 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 		else Platform.runLater(() -> chats.add(new GroupChat(user, newGroup)));
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onGroupResize(GroupResize evt) { getChat(evt.getGroupID()).map(Chat::getRecipient).map(Group.class::cast).ifPresent(evt::apply); }
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
+	@Event(priority = 500)
 	private void onNameChange(NameChange evt) {
 		chats.stream().map(Chat::getRecipient).filter(c -> c.getID() == evt.getID()).findAny().ifPresent(c -> c.setName(evt.get()));
 	}
@@ -305,7 +316,7 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	 *
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
-	@Event(eventType = Logout.class, priority = 100)
+	@Event(eventType = Logout.class, priority = 50)
 	private void onLogout() {
 		autoSaver.cancel();
 		autoSaveRestart = true;
@@ -340,7 +351,10 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	private void onOwnStatusChange(OwnStatusChange statusChange) { user.setStatus(statusChange.get()); }
 
 	@Event(eventType = ContactsChangedSinceLastLogin.class, priority = 500)
-	private void onContactsChangedSinceLastLogin() { if (user != null) contactsChanged = true; }
+	private void onContactsChangedSinceLastLogin() { contactsChanged = true; }
+
+	@Event(priority = 500)
+	private void onContactDisabled(ContactDisabled event) { getChat(event.get().getID()).ifPresent(chat -> chat.setDisabled(true)); }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return a {@code Map<String, User>} of all users stored locally with their
@@ -369,39 +383,6 @@ public final class LocalDB implements EventListener {
 	 */
 	public Optional<Chat> getChat(long recipientID) { return chats.stream().filter(c -> c.getRecipient().getID() == recipientID).findAny(); }
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets the given user as base of this {@code LocalDB}.
-	 * Additionally compares his contacts with the ones returned by the server, in
-	 * case they might have been deleted.
-	 *
-	 * @param user the user to set
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-alpha
-	 */
-	public void setUserAndMergeContacts(User user) {
-		this.user = user;
-		if (contactsChanged) {
-			final var contacts = user.getContacts();
-
-			// Mark chats as disabled if a contact is no longer in this users contact list
-			final var changedUserChats = chats.stream()
-				.filter(not(chat -> contacts.contains(chat.getRecipient())))
-				.peek(chat -> { chat.setDisabled(true); logger.log(Level.INFO, String.format("Marked %s as blocked.", chat.getRecipient())); });
-
-			// Also update groups with a different member count
-			final var changedGroupChats = contacts.stream().filter(Group.class::isInstance).flatMap(group -> {
-				final var potentialChat = getChat(group.getID());
-				if (potentialChat.isEmpty()) return Stream.empty();
-				final var chat = potentialChat.get();
-				if (group.getContacts().size() != chat.getRecipient().getContacts().size()) {
-					logger.log(Level.INFO, "Removed one (or more) members from " + group);
-					return Stream.of(chat);
-				} else return Stream.empty();
-			});
-
-			changedChats = Stream.concat(changedUserChats, changedGroupChats);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @return all saved {@link Chat} objects that list the client user as the
 	 *         sender

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

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class Settings implements EventListener {
 	 * @throws IOException if an error occurs while saving the themes
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-alpha
 	 */
-	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class, priority = 900)
+	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class)
 	private void save() {
 		EnvoyLog.getLogger(Settings.class).log(Level.INFO, "Saving settings...");
 

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/shortcuts/EnvoyShortcutConfig.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import envoy.client.data.Context;
 import envoy.client.helper.ShutdownHelper;
 import envoy.client.ui.SceneContext.SceneInfo;
 import envoy.client.util.UserUtil;
+import envoy.data.User.UserStatus;
 
 /**
  * Envoy-specific implementation of the keyboard-shortcut interaction offered by
@@ -40,5 +41,25 @@ public class EnvoyShortcutConfig {
 				() -> Context.getInstance().getSceneContext().load(SceneInfo.SETTINGS_SCENE),
 				SceneInfo.SETTINGS_SCENE,
 				SceneInfo.LOGIN_SCENE);
+
+		// Add option to change to status away
+		instance.addForNotExcluded(new KeyCodeCombination(KeyCode.A, KeyCombination.CONTROL_DOWN, KeyCombination.SHIFT_DOWN),
+				() -> UserUtil.changeStatus(UserStatus.AWAY),
+				SceneInfo.LOGIN_SCENE);
+
+		// Add option to change to status busy
+		instance.addForNotExcluded(new KeyCodeCombination(KeyCode.B, KeyCombination.CONTROL_DOWN, KeyCombination.SHIFT_DOWN),
+				() -> UserUtil.changeStatus(UserStatus.BUSY),
+				SceneInfo.LOGIN_SCENE);
+
+		// Add option to change to status offline
+		instance.addForNotExcluded(new KeyCodeCombination(KeyCode.F, KeyCombination.CONTROL_DOWN, KeyCombination.SHIFT_DOWN),
+				() -> UserUtil.changeStatus(UserStatus.OFFLINE),
+				SceneInfo.LOGIN_SCENE);
+
+		// Add option to change to status online
+		instance.addForNotExcluded(new KeyCodeCombination(KeyCode.N, KeyCombination.CONTROL_DOWN, KeyCombination.SHIFT_DOWN),
+				() -> UserUtil.changeStatus(UserStatus.ONLINE),
+				SceneInfo.LOGIN_SCENE);
 	}
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package envoy.client.event;
+
+import envoy.data.Contact;
+import envoy.event.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Signifies that the chat of a contact should be disabled.
+ *
+ * @author Leon Hofmeister
+ * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+ */
+public class ContactDisabled extends Event<Contact> {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param contact the contact that should be disabled
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public ContactDisabled(Contact contact) { super(contact); }
+}

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import envoy.client.data.*;
 import envoy.client.event.EnvoyCloseEvent;
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.event.*;
-import envoy.event.contact.ContactsChangedSinceLastLogin;
 import envoy.util.*;
 
 import dev.kske.eventbus.*;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 	private Socket		socket;
 	private Receiver	receiver;
 	private boolean		online;
-	private boolean		isHandShake;
 
 	// Asynchronously initialized during handshake
 	private volatile User		sender;
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 	 */
 	public void performHandshake(LoginCredentials credentials, CacheMap cacheMap) throws TimeoutException, IOException, InterruptedException {
 		if (online) throw new IllegalStateException("Handshake has already been performed successfully");
-		isHandShake = true;
+		rejected = false;
 
 		// Establish TCP connection
 		logger.log(Level.FINER, String.format("Attempting connection to server %s:%d...", config.getServer(), config.getPort()));
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 		receiver.registerProcessor(User.class, sender -> this.sender = sender);
 		receiver.registerProcessors(cacheMap.getMap());
 
-		rejected = false;
-
 		// Start receiver
 		receiver.start();
 
@@ -95,19 +91,17 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 			if (rejected) {
 				socket.close();
 				receiver.removeAllProcessors();
-				isHandShake = false;
 				return;
 			}
 
 			if (System.currentTimeMillis() - start > 5000) {
-				isHandShake = false;
+				rejected = true;
 				throw new TimeoutException("Did not log in after 5 seconds");
 			}
 			Thread.sleep(500);
 		}
 
-		online		= true;
-		isHandShake	= false;
+		online = true;
 		logger.log(Level.INFO, "Handshake completed.");
 	}
 
@@ -182,23 +176,10 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 	}
 
 	@Event(eventType = HandshakeRejection.class, priority = 1000)
-	private void onHandshakeRejection() {
-		rejected	= true;
-		isHandShake	= false;
-	}
-
-	@Event(eventType = ContactsChangedSinceLastLogin.class, priority = 1000)
-	private void onContactsChangedSinceLastLogin() {
-		if (!isHandShake) {
-			logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Received a request to check contacts while not in the handshake");
-
-			// TODO: consume event once event consumption is implemented
-			return;
-		}
-	}
+	private void onHandshakeRejection() { rejected = true; }
 
 	@Override
-	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class, priority = 800)
+	@Event(eventType = EnvoyCloseEvent.class, priority = 50)
 	public void close() {
 		if (online) {
 			logger.log(Level.INFO, "Closing connection...");

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

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public final class Startup extends Application {
 
 		// Set client user in local database
 		final var user = client.getSender();
-		localDB.setUserAndMergeContacts(user);
+		localDB.setUser(user);
 
 		// Initialize chats in local database
 		try {

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

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package envoy.client.ui.control;
 
 import javafx.geometry.*;
-import javafx.scene.control.*;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
 import javafx.scene.layout.*;
 
 import envoy.client.data.*;
-import envoy.client.util.*;
-import envoy.data.User;
+import envoy.client.util.IconUtil;
 
 /**
  * Displays a chat using a contact control for the recipient and a label for the
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ import envoy.data.User;
  * @author Leon Hofmeister
  * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
  */
-public final class ChatControl extends Label {
+public final class ChatControl extends HBox {
 
 	private static final Image userIcon = IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("user_icon", 32),
 			groupIcon = IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("group_icon", 32);
@@ -32,35 +31,25 @@ public final class ChatControl extends Label {
 		setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
 		setPadding(new Insets(0, 0, 3, 0));
 
-		final var	menu		= new ContextMenu();
-		final var	removeMI	= new MenuItem();
-		removeMI
-			.setText(chat.isDisabled() ? "Delete " : chat.getRecipient() instanceof User ? "Block " : "Leave group " + chat.getRecipient().getName());
-		removeMI.setOnAction(chat.isDisabled() ? e -> UserUtil.deleteContact(chat.getRecipient()) : e -> UserUtil.blockContact(chat.getRecipient()));
-		menu.getItems().add(removeMI);
-		setContextMenu(menu);
-
-		final var display = new HBox();
-
 		// Profile picture
 		final var contactProfilePic = new ProfilePicImageView(chat instanceof GroupChat ? groupIcon : userIcon, 32);
-		display.getChildren().add(contactProfilePic);
+		getChildren().add(contactProfilePic);
 
 		// Spacing
 		final var leftSpacing = new Region();
 		leftSpacing.setPrefSize(8, 0);
 		leftSpacing.setMinSize(8, 0);
 		leftSpacing.setMaxSize(8, 0);
-		display.getChildren().add(leftSpacing);
+		getChildren().add(leftSpacing);
 
 		// Contact control
-		display.getChildren().add(new ContactControl(chat.getRecipient()));
+		getChildren().add(new ContactControl(chat.getRecipient()));
 
 		// Unread messages
 		if (chat.getUnreadAmount() != 0) {
 			final var spacing = new Region();
-			HBox.setHgrow(spacing, Priority.ALWAYS);
-			display.getChildren().add(spacing);
+			setHgrow(spacing, Priority.ALWAYS);
+			getChildren().add(spacing);
 			final var unreadMessagesLabel = new Label(Integer.toString(chat.getUnreadAmount()));
 			unreadMessagesLabel.setMinSize(15, 15);
 			final var vbox = new VBox();
@@ -68,12 +57,8 @@ public final class ChatControl extends Label {
 			unreadMessagesLabel.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
 			unreadMessagesLabel.getStyleClass().add("unread-messages-amount");
 			vbox.getChildren().add(unreadMessagesLabel);
-			display.getChildren().add(vbox);
+			getChildren().add(vbox);
 		}
-
-		setGraphic(display);
-
-		// Set background depending on whether it is disabled or not
-		getStyleClass().add(chat.isDisabled() ? "disabled-chat" : "list-element");
+		getStyleClass().add("list-element");
 	}
 }

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

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 
 		// Initialize message and user rendering
 		messageList.setCellFactory(MessageListCell::new);
-		chatList.setCellFactory(new ListCellFactory<>(ChatControl::new));
+		chatList.setCellFactory(ChatListCell::new);
 
 		// JavaFX provides an internal way of populating the context menu of a text
 		// area.
@@ -268,22 +268,21 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 
 	@Event
 	private void onUserOperation(UserOperation operation) {
-		// All ADD dependant logic resides in LocalDB
-		if (operation.getOperationType().equals(ElementOperation.REMOVE)) Platform.runLater(() -> disableChat(operation.get(), true));
+
+		// All ADD dependent logic resides in LocalDB
+		if (operation.getOperationType().equals(ElementOperation.REMOVE)) Platform.runLater(() -> disableChat(new ContactDisabled(operation.get())));
 	}
 
 	@Event
 	private void onGroupResize(GroupResize resize) {
 		final var chatFound = localDB.getChat(resize.getGroupID());
-		if (chatFound.isEmpty()) return;
-		Platform.runLater(() -> {
+		chatFound.ifPresent(chat -> Platform.runLater(() -> {
 			chatList.refresh();
 
 			// Update the top-bar status label if all conditions apply
-			if (currentChat != null && currentChat.getRecipient().equals(chatFound.get().getRecipient()))
-				topBarStatusLabel.setText(chatFound.get().getRecipient().getContacts().size() + " member"
-						+ (currentChat.getRecipient().getContacts().size() != 1 ? "s" : ""));
-		});
+			if (currentChat != null && currentChat.getRecipient().equals(chat.getRecipient())) topBarStatusLabel
+				.setText(chat.getRecipient().getContacts().size() + " member" + (currentChat.getRecipient().getContacts().size() != 1 ? "s" : ""));
+		}));
 	}
 
 	@Event(eventType = NoAttachments.class)
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 	 */
 	@FXML
 	private void chatListClicked() {
-		if (currentChat != null && chatList.getSelectionModel().isEmpty()) return;
+		if (chatList.getSelectionModel().isEmpty()) return;
 		final var chat = chatList.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
 		if (chat == null) return;
 
@@ -376,12 +375,12 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		if (currentChat != null) {
 			topBarContactLabel.setText(currentChat.getRecipient().getName());
 			topBarContactLabel.setVisible(true);
+			topBarStatusLabel.setVisible(true);
 			if (currentChat.getRecipient() instanceof User) {
 				final var status = ((User) currentChat.getRecipient()).getStatus().toString();
 				topBarStatusLabel.setText(status);
 				topBarStatusLabel.getStyleClass().clear();
 				topBarStatusLabel.getStyleClass().add(status.toLowerCase());
-				topBarStatusLabel.setVisible(true);
 				recipientProfilePic.setImage(IconUtil.loadIconThemeSensitive("user_icon", 43));
 			} else {
 				topBarStatusLabel.setText(currentChat.getRecipient().getContacts().size() + " member"
@@ -395,11 +394,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 			clip.setArcHeight(43);
 			clip.setArcWidth(43);
 			recipientProfilePic.setClip(clip);
-			messageList.getStyleClass().clear();
 			messageSearchButton.setVisible(true);
-
-			// Change the background of the message list if the chat is disabled
-			if (currentChat.isDisabled()) messageList.getStyleClass().add("disabled-chat");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -749,18 +744,17 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 	 * Redesigns the UI when the {@link Chat} of the given contact has been marked
 	 * as disabled.
 	 *
-	 * @param recipient       the contact whose chat got disabled
-	 * @param refreshChatList whether to refresh the chatList
+	 * @param event the contact whose chat got disabled
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
 	 */
-	public void disableChat(Contact recipient, boolean refreshChatList) {
-		if (refreshChatList) {
-			chatList.refresh();
+	@Event
+	public void disableChat(ContactDisabled event) {
+		chatList.refresh();
+		final var recipient = event.get();
 
-			// Decrement member count for groups
-			if (recipient instanceof Group)
-				topBarStatusLabel.setText(recipient.getContacts().size() + " member" + (recipient.getContacts().size() != 1 ? "s" : ""));
-		}
+		// Decrement member count for groups
+		if (recipient instanceof Group)
+			topBarStatusLabel.setText(recipient.getContacts().size() + " member" + (recipient.getContacts().size() != 1 ? "s" : ""));
 		if (currentChat != null && currentChat.getRecipient().equals(recipient)) {
 			messageTextArea.setDisable(true);
 			voiceButton.setDisable(true);
@@ -792,11 +786,7 @@ public final class ChatScene implements EventListener, Restorable {
 		remainingChars.setVisible(false);
 		pendingAttachment = null;
 		recipientProfilePic.setImage(null);
-
-		// It is a valid case that cancel can cause a NullPointerException
-		try {
-			recorder.cancel();
-		} catch (final NullPointerException e) {}
+		if (recorder.isRecording()) recorder.cancel();
 	}
 
 	@FXML

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/AbstractListCell.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractListCell<T, U extends Node> extends ListCell<T> {
 			setGraphic(renderItem(item));
 		} else {
 			setGraphic(null);
+			setCursor(Cursor.DEFAULT);
 		}
 	}
 

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ChatListCell.java

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package envoy.client.ui.listcell;
+
+import javafx.scene.control.*;
+
+import envoy.client.data.*;
+import envoy.client.net.Client;
+import envoy.client.ui.control.ChatControl;
+import envoy.client.util.UserUtil;
+import envoy.data.User;
+
+/**
+ * A list cell containing chats represented as chat controls.
+ *
+ * @author Leon Hofmeister
+ * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+ */
+public class ChatListCell extends AbstractListCell<Chat, ChatControl> {
+
+	private static final Client client = Context.getInstance().getClient();
+
+	/**
+	 * @param listView the list view inside of which the cell will be displayed
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public ChatListCell(ListView<? extends Chat> listView) { super(listView); }
+
+	@Override
+	protected ChatControl renderItem(Chat chat) {
+		if (client.isOnline()) {
+			final var	menu		= new ContextMenu();
+			final var	removeMI	= new MenuItem();
+			removeMI.setText(
+					chat.isDisabled() ? "Delete " : chat.getRecipient() instanceof User ? "Block " : "Leave group " + chat.getRecipient().getName());
+			removeMI.setOnAction(
+					chat.isDisabled() ? e -> UserUtil.deleteContact(chat.getRecipient()) : e -> UserUtil.disableContact(chat.getRecipient()));
+			menu.getItems().add(removeMI);
+			setContextMenu(menu);
+		} else setContextMenu(null);
+
+		// TODO: replace with icon in ChatControl
+		final var chatControl = new ChatControl(chat);
+		if (chat.isDisabled()) chatControl.getStyleClass().add("disabled-chat");
+		else chatControl.getStyleClass().remove("disabled-chat");
+		return chatControl;
+	}
+}

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

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.util.logging.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
 import javafx.scene.control.Alert.AlertType;
 
-import envoy.client.data.*;
+import envoy.client.data.Context;
 import envoy.client.event.*;
 import envoy.client.helper.*;
 import envoy.client.ui.SceneContext.SceneInfo;
@@ -70,31 +70,24 @@ public final class UserUtil {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Removes the given contact. Should not be confused with the method that is
-	 * called when the server reports that a contact has been deleted while the user
-	 * was offline.
+	 * Removes the given contact.
 	 *
 	 * @param block the contact that should be removed
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
-	 * @see LocalDB#setUserAndMergeContacts(envoy.data.User)
 	 */
-	public static void blockContact(Contact block) {
+	public static void disableContact(Contact block) {
 		if (!context.getClient().isOnline() || block == null) return;
 		else {
 			final var alert = new Alert(AlertType.CONFIRMATION);
 			alert.setContentText("Are you sure you want to " + (block instanceof User ? "block " : "leave group ") + block.getName() + "?");
 			AlertHelper.confirmAction(alert, () -> {
+				final var isUser = block instanceof User;
 				context.getClient()
-					.send(block instanceof User ? new UserOperation((User) block, ElementOperation.REMOVE)
+					.send(isUser ? new UserOperation((User) block, ElementOperation.REMOVE)
 							: new GroupResize(context.getLocalDB().getUser(), (Group) block, ElementOperation.REMOVE));
-				context.getLocalDB().getChat(block.getID()).ifPresent(chat -> chat.setDisabled(true));
-				if (block instanceof User) logger.log(Level.INFO, "A user was blocked.");
-				else {
-					block.getContacts().remove(context.getLocalDB().getUser());
-					logger.log(Level.INFO, "The user left a group.");
-				}
-				final var controller = context.getSceneContext().getController();
-				if (controller instanceof ChatScene) ((ChatScene) controller).disableChat(block, true);
+				if (!isUser) block.getContacts().remove(context.getLocalDB().getUser());
+				EventBus.getInstance().dispatch(new ContactDisabled(block));
+				logger.log(Level.INFO, isUser ? "A user was blocked." : "The user left a group.");
 			});
 		}
 	}

client/src/main/resources/css/base.css

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 }
 
 .disabled-chat {
-	-fx-background-color: #F04000;
+	-fx-background-color: #0000FF;
 }
 
 #quick-select-list .scroll-bar:horizontal{

common/src/main/java/envoy/util/SerializationUtils.java

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class SerializationUtils {
 			file.createNewFile();
 		}
 		try (ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file))) {
-			for (final var obj : objs)
+			for (var obj : objs)
 				out.writeObject(obj);
 		}
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public final class SerializationUtils {
 	 * @since Envoy Common v0.2-alpha
 	 */
 	public static byte[] writeToByteArray(Object obj) throws IOException {
-		final var baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 		try (ObjectOutputStream oout = new ObjectOutputStream(baos)) {
 			oout.writeObject(obj);
 		}
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ public final class SerializationUtils {
 	 */
 	public static void writeBytesWithLength(Object obj, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
 		// Serialize object to byte array
-		final var objBytes = writeToByteArray(obj);
+		byte[] objBytes = writeToByteArray(obj);
 
 		// Get length of byte array in bytes
-		final var objLen = intToBytes(objBytes.length);
+		byte[] objLen = intToBytes(objBytes.length);
 
 		// Write length and byte array
 		out.write(objLen);