refactor: remove timesmearing

deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py

@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ def test_rename_group(acfactory):
     bob.wait_for_event(EventType.CHATLIST_ITEM_CHANGED)
 
     for name in ["Baz", "Foo bar", "Xyzzy"]:
+        time.sleep(1)
         alice_group.set_name(name)
         bob.wait_for_event(EventType.CHATLIST_ITEM_CHANGED)
         bob.wait_for_event(EventType.CHATLIST_ITEM_CHANGED)

src/chat.rs

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ use crate::stock_str;
 use crate::sync::{self, Sync::*, SyncData};
 use crate::tools::{
     IsNoneOrEmpty, SystemTime, buf_compress, create_broadcast_secret, create_id,
-    create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, create_smeared_timestamp, create_smeared_timestamps, get_abs_path,
+    create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, get_abs_path, gm2local_offset, normalize_text, time,
-    gm2local_offset, normalize_text, smeared_time, time, truncate_msg_text,
+    truncate_msg_text,
 };
 use crate::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl ChatId {
         timestamp: i64,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let grpname = sanitize_single_line(grpname);
-        let timestamp = cmp::min(timestamp, smeared_time(context));
+        let timestamp = cmp::min(timestamp, time());
         let row_id =
             context.sql.insert(
                 "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, name_normalized, grpid, blocked, created_timestamp, protected, param) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?)",
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ SELECT id, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, ?, 1 FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?
         message_timestamp: i64,
         always_sort_to_bottom: bool,
     ) -> Result<i64> {
-        let mut sort_timestamp = cmp::min(message_timestamp, smeared_time(context));
+        let mut sort_timestamp = cmp::min(message_timestamp, time());
 
         let last_msg_time: Option<i64> = if always_sort_to_bottom {
             // get newest message for this chat
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ impl ChatIdBlocked {
             _ => (),
         }
 
-        let smeared_time = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+        let now = time();
 
         let chat_id = context
             .sql
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ impl ChatIdBlocked {
                         normalize_text(&chat_name),
                         params.to_string(),
                         create_blocked as u8,
-                        smeared_time,
+                        now,
                     ),
                 )?;
                 let chat_id = ChatId::new(
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ impl ChatIdBlocked {
             && !chat.param.exists(Param::Devicetalk)
             && !chat.param.exists(Param::Selftalk)
         {
-            chat_id.add_e2ee_notice(context, smeared_time).await?;
+            chat_id.add_e2ee_notice(context, now).await?;
         }
 
         Ok(Self {
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ async fn prepare_send_msg(
     }
     msg.state = MessageState::OutPending;
 
-    msg.timestamp_sort = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+    msg.timestamp_sort = time();
     prepare_msg_blob(context, msg).await?;
     if !msg.hidden {
         chat_id.unarchive_if_not_muted(context, msg.state).await?;
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_send_msg_jobs(context: &Context, msg: &mut Message) -
         );
     }
 
-    let now = smeared_time(context);
+    let now = time();
 
     if rendered_msg.last_added_location_id.is_some()
         && let Err(err) = location::set_kml_sent_timestamp(context, msg.chat_id, now).await
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_group_ex(
         chat_name = "…".to_string();
     }
 
-    let timestamp = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+    let timestamp = time();
     let row_id = context
         .sql
         .insert(
@@ -3635,7 +3635,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_out_broadcast_ex(
         bail!("Invalid broadcast channel name: {chat_name}.");
     }
 
-    let timestamp = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+    let timestamp = time();
     let trans_fn = |t: &mut rusqlite::Transaction| -> Result<ChatId> {
         let cnt: u32 = t.query_row(
             "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chats WHERE grpid=?",
@@ -3885,11 +3885,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn add_contact_to_chat_ex(
         return Ok(false);
     }
     if from_handshake && chat.param.get_int(Param::Unpromoted).unwrap_or_default() == 1 {
-        let smeared_time = smeared_time(context);
+        let now = time();
         chat.param
             .remove(Param::Unpromoted)
-            .set_i64(Param::GroupNameTimestamp, smeared_time)
+            .set_i64(Param::GroupNameTimestamp, now)
-            .set_i64(Param::GroupDescriptionTimestamp, smeared_time);
+            .set_i64(Param::GroupDescriptionTimestamp, now);
         chat.update_param(context).await?;
     }
     if context.is_self_addr(contact.get_addr()).await? {
@@ -4452,7 +4452,6 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
 }
 
 /// Forwards multiple messages to a chat in another context.
-#[expect(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
 pub async fn forward_msgs_2ctx(
     ctx_src: &Context,
     msg_ids: &[MsgId],
@@ -4463,7 +4462,6 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs_2ctx(
     ensure!(!chat_id.is_special(), "can not forward to special chat");
 
     let mut created_msgs: Vec<MsgId> = Vec::new();
-    let mut curr_timestamp: i64;
 
     chat_id
         .unarchive_if_not_muted(ctx_dst, MessageState::Undefined)
@@ -4472,7 +4470,7 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs_2ctx(
     if let Some(reason) = chat.why_cant_send(ctx_dst).await? {
         bail!("cannot send to {chat_id}: {reason}");
     }
-    curr_timestamp = create_smeared_timestamps(ctx_dst, msg_ids.len());
+    let now = time();
     let mut msgs = Vec::with_capacity(msg_ids.len());
     for id in msg_ids {
         let ts: i64 = ctx_src
@@ -4537,10 +4535,9 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs_2ctx(
         msg.state = MessageState::OutPending;
         msg.rfc724_mid = create_outgoing_rfc724_mid();
         msg.pre_rfc724_mid.clear();
-        msg.timestamp_sort = curr_timestamp;
+        msg.timestamp_sort = now;
         chat.prepare_msg_raw(ctx_dst, &mut msg, None).await?;
 
-        curr_timestamp += 1;
         if !create_send_msg_jobs(ctx_dst, &mut msg).await?.is_empty() {
             ctx_dst.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
         }
@@ -4633,7 +4630,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
                 } else {
                     MessageState::InSeen
                 },
-                create_smeared_timestamp(context),
+                time(),
                 msg.param.to_string(),
                 src_msg_id,
                 src_msg_id,
@@ -4810,7 +4807,7 @@ pub async fn add_device_msg_with_importance(
         chat_id = ChatId::get_for_contact(context, ContactId::DEVICE).await?;
 
         let rfc724_mid = create_outgoing_rfc724_mid();
-        let timestamp_sent = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+        let timestamp_sent = time();
 
         // makes sure, the added message is the last one,
         // even if the date is wrong (useful esp. when warning about bad dates)
@@ -4957,7 +4954,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn add_info_msg_with_cmd(
     } else {
         let sort_to_bottom = true;
         chat_id
-            .calc_sort_timestamp(context, smeared_time(context), sort_to_bottom)
+            .calc_sort_timestamp(context, time(), sort_to_bottom)
             .await?
     };
 
@@ -5120,7 +5117,7 @@ async fn set_contacts_by_fingerprints(
             Ok(broadcast_contacts_added)
         })
         .await?;
-    let timestamp = smeared_time(context);
+    let timestamp = time();
     for added_id in broadcast_contacts_added {
         let msg = stock_str::msg_add_member_local(context, added_id, ContactId::UNDEFINED).await;
         add_info_msg_with_cmd(

src/chat/chat_tests.rs

@@ -1625,6 +1625,7 @@ async fn test_set_chat_name() {
         "another name",
         "something different",
     ] {
+        SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(1));
         set_chat_name(alice, chat_id, new_name).await.unwrap();
         let sent_msg = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
         let received_msg = bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
@@ -3437,6 +3438,7 @@ async fn test_chat_description(
         "",
         "ä ẟ 😂",
     ] {
+        SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(1));
         tcm.section(&format!(
             "Alice sets the chat description to {description:?}"
         ));
@@ -4459,7 +4461,9 @@ async fn test_get_chat_media_webxdc_order() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(media.first().unwrap(), &instance1_id);
     assert_eq!(media.get(1).unwrap(), &instance2_id);
 
-    // add a status update for the oder instance; that resorts the list
+    SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+    // add a status update for the other instance; that resorts the list
     alice
         .send_webxdc_status_update(instance1_id, r#"{"payload": {"foo": "bar"}}"#)
         .await?;
@@ -4873,10 +4877,6 @@ async fn test_sync_broadcast_and_send_message() -> Result<()> {
         vec![a2b_contact_id]
     );
 
-    // alice2's smeared clock may be behind alice1's one, so we need to work around "hi" appearing
-    // before "You joined the channel." for bob. alice1 makes 3 more calls of
-    // create_smeared_timestamp() than alice2 does as of 2026-03-10.
-    SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(3));
     tcm.section("Alice's second device sends a message to the channel");
     let sent_msg = alice2.send_text(a2_broadcast_id, "hi").await;
     let msg = bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;

src/context.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use crate::quota::QuotaInfo;
 use crate::scheduler::{ConnectivityStore, SchedulerState};
 use crate::sql::Sql;
 use crate::stock_str::StockStrings;
-use crate::timesmearing::SmearedTimestamp;
 use crate::tools::{self, duration_to_str, time, time_elapsed};
 use crate::transport::ConfiguredLoginParam;
 use crate::{chatlist_events, stats};
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ pub struct InnerContext {
     /// Blob directory path
     pub(crate) blobdir: PathBuf,
     pub(crate) sql: Sql,
-    pub(crate) smeared_timestamp: SmearedTimestamp,
     /// The global "ongoing" process state.
     ///
     /// This is a global mutex-like state for operations which should be modal in the
@@ -498,7 +496,6 @@ impl Context {
             blobdir,
             running_state: RwLock::new(Default::default()),
             sql: Sql::new(dbfile),
-            smeared_timestamp: SmearedTimestamp::new(),
             oauth2_mutex: Mutex::new(()),
             wrong_pw_warning_mutex: Mutex::new(()),
             housekeeping_mutex: Mutex::new(()),

src/ephemeral/ephemeral_tests.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::location;
 use crate::message::markseen_msgs;
 use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
 use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};
-use crate::timesmearing::MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE;
 use crate::{
     chat::{self, Chat, ChatItem, create_group, send_text_msg},
     tools::IsNoneOrEmpty,
@@ -352,17 +351,9 @@ async fn test_ephemeral_delete_msgs() -> Result<()> {
     let now = time();
     let msg = t.send_text(bob_chat.id, "Message text").await;
 
-    check_msg_will_be_deleted(
+    check_msg_will_be_deleted(&t, msg.sender_msg_id, &bob_chat, now + 1799, time() + 1801)
-        &t,
+        .await
-        msg.sender_msg_id,
+        .unwrap();
-        &bob_chat,
-        now + 1799,
-        // The message may appear to be sent MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE later and
-        // therefore be deleted MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE later.
-        time() + 1801 + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE,
-    )
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
 
     // Enable ephemeral messages with Bob -> message will be deleted after 60s.
     // This tests that the message is deleted at min(ephemeral deletion time, DeleteDeviceAfter deletion time).

src/lib.rs

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ mod smtp;
 pub mod stock_str;
 pub mod storage_usage;
 mod sync;
-mod timesmearing;
 mod token;
 mod transport;
 mod update_helper;

src/mimefactory.rs

@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ use crate::peer_channels::{create_iroh_header, get_iroh_topic_for_msg};
 use crate::pgp::{SeipdVersion, addresses_from_public_key, pubkey_supports_seipdv2};
 use crate::simplify::escape_message_footer_marks;
 use crate::stock_str;
-use crate::tools::{
+use crate::tools::{IsNoneOrEmpty, create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, remove_subject_prefix, time};
-    IsNoneOrEmpty, create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, create_smeared_timestamp, remove_subject_prefix,
-    time,
-};
 use crate::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
 
 // attachments of 25 mb brutto should work on the majority of providers
@@ -580,7 +577,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
     ) -> Result<MimeFactory> {
         let contact = Contact::get_by_id(context, from_id).await?;
         let from_addr = context.get_primary_self_addr().await?;
-        let timestamp = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+        let timestamp = time();
 
         let addr = contact.get_addr().to_string();
         let encryption_pubkeys = if from_id == ContactId::SELF {
@@ -2301,7 +2298,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn render_symm_encrypted_securejoin_message(
         mail_builder::headers::text::Text::new("Secure-Join".to_string()).into(),
     ));
 
-    let timestamp = create_smeared_timestamp(context);
+    let timestamp = time();
     let date = chrono::DateTime::<chrono::Utc>::from_timestamp(timestamp, 0)
         .unwrap()
         .to_rfc2822();

src/mimeparser.rs

@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ use crate::message::{self, Message, MsgId, Viewtype, get_vcard_summary, set_msg_
 use crate::param::{Param, Params};
 use crate::simplify::{SimplifiedText, simplify};
 use crate::sync::SyncItems;
-use crate::tools::{
+use crate::tools::{get_filemeta, parse_receive_headers, time, truncate_msg_text, validate_id};
-    get_filemeta, parse_receive_headers, smeared_time, time, truncate_msg_text, validate_id,
-};
 use crate::{chatlist_events, location, tools};
 
 /// Public key extracted from `Autocrypt-Gossip`
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
     pub(crate) async fn from_bytes(context: &Context, body: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
         let mail = mailparse::parse_mail(body)?;
 
-        let timestamp_rcvd = smeared_time(context);
+        let timestamp_rcvd = time();
         let mut timestamp_sent =
             Self::get_timestamp_sent(&mail.headers, timestamp_rcvd, timestamp_rcvd);
         let hop_info = parse_receive_headers(&mail.get_headers());

src/receive_imf/receive_imf_tests.rs

@@ -3975,6 +3975,8 @@ async fn test_delayed_removal_is_ignored() -> Result<()> {
     remove_contact_from_chat(bob, bob_chat_id, bob_contact_fiona).await?;
     let remove_msg = bob.pop_sent_msg().await;
 
+    SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
     // Bob adds new members Dom and Elena, but first addition message is lost.
     let dom = &tcm.dom().await;
     let elena = &tcm.elena().await;
@@ -3991,6 +3993,8 @@ async fn test_delayed_removal_is_ignored() -> Result<()> {
     alice.recv_msg(&add_msg).await;
     assert_eq!(get_chat_contacts(alice, chat_id).await?.len(), 4);
 
+    SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
     // Alice re-adds Fiona.
     add_contact_to_chat(alice, chat_id, alice_fiona).await?;
     assert_eq!(get_chat_contacts(alice, chat_id).await?.len(), 5);

src/securejoin/bob.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::securejoin::{
 };
 use crate::stock_str;
 use crate::sync::Sync::*;
-use crate::tools::{create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, smeared_time, time};
+use crate::tools::{create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, time};
 use crate::{chatlist_events, mimefactory};
 
 /// Starts the securejoin protocol with the QR `invite`.
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ async fn joining_chat_id(
                         name,
                         Blocked::Not,
                         None,
-                        smeared_time(context),
+                        time(),
                     )
                     .await?
                 }

src/timesmearing.rs

@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-//! # Time smearing.
-//!
-//! As e-mails typically only use a second-based-resolution for timestamps,
-//! the order of two mails sent within one second is unclear.
-//! This is bad e.g. when forwarding some messages from a chat -
-//! these messages will appear at the recipient easily out of order.
-//!
-//! We work around this issue by not sending out two mails with the same timestamp.
-//! For this purpose, in short, we track the last timestamp used in `last_smeared_timestamp`
-//! when another timestamp is needed in the same second, we use `last_smeared_timestamp+1`
-//! after some moments without messages sent out,
-//! `last_smeared_timestamp` is again in sync with the normal time.
-//!
-//! However, we do not do all this for the far future,
-//! but at max `MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE`
-
-use std::cmp::{max, min};
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI64, Ordering};
-
-pub(crate) const MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE: i64 = 30;
-
-/// Smeared timestamp generator.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SmearedTimestamp {
-    /// Next timestamp available for allocation.
-    smeared_timestamp: AtomicI64,
-}
-
-impl SmearedTimestamp {
-    /// Creates a new smeared timestamp generator.
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            smeared_timestamp: AtomicI64::new(0),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Allocates `count` unique timestamps.
-    ///
-    /// Returns the first allocated timestamp.
-    #[expect(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
-    pub fn create_n(&self, now: i64, count: i64) -> i64 {
-        let mut prev = self.smeared_timestamp.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-        loop {
-            // Advance the timestamp if it is in the past,
-            // but keep `count - 1` timestamps from the past if possible.
-            let t = max(prev, now - count + 1);
-
-            // Rewind the time back if there is no room
-            // to allocate `count` timestamps without going too far into the future.
-            // Not going too far into the future
-            // is more important than generating unique timestamps.
-            let first = min(t, now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE - count + 1);
-
-            // Allocate `count` timestamps by advancing the current timestamp.
-            let next = first + count;
-
-            if let Err(x) = self.smeared_timestamp.compare_exchange_weak(
-                prev,
-                next,
-                Ordering::Relaxed,
-                Ordering::Relaxed,
-            ) {
-                prev = x;
-            } else {
-                return first;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Creates a single timestamp.
-    pub fn create(&self, now: i64) -> i64 {
-        self.create_n(now, 1)
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the current smeared timestamp.
-    pub fn current(&self) -> i64 {
-        self.smeared_timestamp.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::test_utils::TestContext;
-    use crate::tools::{
-        SystemTime, create_smeared_timestamp, create_smeared_timestamps, smeared_time, time,
-    };
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_smeared_timestamp() {
-        let smeared_timestamp = SmearedTimestamp::new();
-        let now = time();
-
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.current(), 0);
-
-        for i in 0..MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE {
-            assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create(now), now + i);
-        }
-        assert_eq!(
-            smeared_timestamp.create(now),
-            now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            smeared_timestamp.create(now),
-            now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE
-        );
-
-        // System time rewinds back by 1000 seconds.
-        let now = now - 1000;
-        assert_eq!(
-            smeared_timestamp.create(now),
-            now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            smeared_timestamp.create(now),
-            now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            smeared_timestamp.create(now + 1),
-            now + MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE + 1
-        );
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create(now + 100), now + 100);
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create(now + 100), now + 101);
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create(now + 100), now + 102);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_create_n_smeared_timestamps() {
-        let smeared_timestamp = SmearedTimestamp::new();
-        let now = time();
-
-        // Create a single timestamp to initialize the generator.
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create(now), now);
-
-        // Wait a minute.
-        let now = now + 60;
-
-        // Simulate forwarding 7 messages.
-        let forwarded_messages = 7;
-
-        // We have not sent anything for a minute,
-        // so we can take the current timestamp and take 6 timestamps from the past.
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create_n(now, forwarded_messages), now - 6);
-
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.current(), now + 1);
-
-        // Wait 4 seconds.
-        // Now we have 3 free timestamps in the past.
-        let now = now + 4;
-
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.current(), now - 3);
-
-        // Forward another 7 messages.
-        // We can only lend 3 timestamps from the past.
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create_n(now, forwarded_messages), now - 3);
-
-        // We had to borrow 3 timestamps from the future
-        // because there were not enough timestamps in the past.
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.current(), now + 4);
-
-        // Forward another 32 messages.
-        // We cannot use more than 30 timestamps from the future,
-        // so we use 30 timestamps from the future,
-        // the current timestamp and one timestamp from the past.
-        assert_eq!(smeared_timestamp.create_n(now, 32), now - 1);
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_create_smeared_timestamp() {
-        let t = TestContext::new().await;
-        assert_ne!(create_smeared_timestamp(&t), create_smeared_timestamp(&t));
-        assert!(
-            create_smeared_timestamp(&t)
-                >= SystemTime::now()
-                    .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .as_secs() as i64
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_create_smeared_timestamps() {
-        let t = TestContext::new().await;
-        let count = MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE - 1;
-        let start = create_smeared_timestamps(&t, count as usize);
-        let next = smeared_time(&t);
-        assert!((start + count - 1) < next);
-
-        let count = MAX_SECONDS_TO_LEND_FROM_FUTURE + 30;
-        let start = create_smeared_timestamps(&t, count as usize);
-        let next = smeared_time(&t);
-        assert!((start + count - 1) < next);
-    }
-}

src/tools.rs

@@ -180,29 +180,6 @@ pub(crate) fn gm2local_offset() -> i64 {
     i64::from(lt.offset().local_minus_utc())
 }
 
-/// Returns the current smeared timestamp,
-///
-/// The returned timestamp MAY NOT be unique and MUST NOT go to "Date" header.
-pub(crate) fn smeared_time(context: &Context) -> i64 {
-    let now = time();
-    let ts = context.smeared_timestamp.current();
-    std::cmp::max(ts, now)
-}
-
-/// Returns a timestamp that is guaranteed to be unique.
-pub(crate) fn create_smeared_timestamp(context: &Context) -> i64 {
-    let now = time();
-    context.smeared_timestamp.create(now)
-}
-
-// creates `count` timestamps that are guaranteed to be unique.
-// the first created timestamps is returned directly,
-// get the other timestamps just by adding 1..count-1
-pub(crate) fn create_smeared_timestamps(context: &Context, count: usize) -> i64 {
-    let now = time();
-    context.smeared_timestamp.create_n(now, count as i64)
-}
-
 /// Returns the last release timestamp as a unix timestamp compatible for comparison with time() and
 /// database times.
 pub fn get_release_timestamp() -> i64 {

src/webxdc.rs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use crate::mimefactory::RECOMMENDED_FILE_SIZE;
 use crate::mimeparser::SystemMessage;
 use crate::param::Param;
 use crate::param::Params;
-use crate::tools::{create_id, create_smeared_timestamp, get_abs_path};
+use crate::tools::{create_id, get_abs_path, time};
 
 /// The current API version.
 /// If `min_api` in manifest.toml is set to a larger value,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ impl Context {
             .create_status_update_record(
                 &instance,
                 status_update,
-                create_smeared_timestamp(self),
+                time(),
                 send_now,
                 ContactId::SELF,
             )

test-data/golden/test_sync_broadcast_alice1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OutBroadcast#Chat#1001: Channel [0 member(s)]
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Msg#1001: info (Contact#Contact#Info): Messages are end-to-end encrypted. [NOTICED][INFO]
-Msg#1008🔒: Me (Contact#Contact#Self): hi  √
 Msg#1006🔒: Me (Contact#Contact#Self): Member bob@example.net added. [INFO] √
+Msg#1008🔒: Me (Contact#Contact#Self): hi  √
 Msg#1009🔒: Me (Contact#Contact#Self): You removed member bob@example.net. [INFO] √
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------