fix: mark contact request messages as seen on IMAP

deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message, events
-from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState
+from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState, MessageState
 from deltachat_rpc_client.direct_imap import DirectImap
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError
 
@@ -584,3 +584,32 @@ def test_download_limit_chat_assignment(acfactory, tmp_path, n_accounts):
             #
             # Message may be a private reply, so we assign it to 1:1 chat with Alice.
             assert snapshot.chat == bob_chat_alice
+
+
+def test_markseen_contact_request(acfactory, tmp_path):
+    """
+    Test that seen status is synchronized for contact request messages
+    even though read receipt is not sent.
+    """
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    # Bob sets up a second device.
+    bob.export_backup(tmp_path)
+    files = list(tmp_path.glob("*.tar"))
+    bob2 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+    bob2.import_backup(files[0])
+    bob2.start_io()
+
+    alice_chat_bob = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello Bob!")
+
+    message = bob.get_message_by_id(bob.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id)
+    message2 = bob2.get_message_by_id(bob2.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id)
+    assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_FRESH
+
+    message.mark_seen()
+    while True:
+        event = bob2.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == EventType.MSGS_NOTICED:
+            break
+    assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_SEEN

src/message.rs

@@ -1643,9 +1643,7 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
         _curr_ephemeral_timer,
     ) in msgs
     {
-        if curr_blocked == Blocked::Not
-            && (curr_state == MessageState::InFresh || curr_state == MessageState::InNoticed)
-        {
+        if curr_state == MessageState::InFresh || curr_state == MessageState::InNoticed {
             update_msg_state(context, id, MessageState::InSeen).await?;
             info!(context, "Seen message {}.", id);
 
@@ -1657,7 +1655,11 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
             // "Group left by me", a read receipt will quote "Group left by <name>", and the name can
             // be a display name stored in address book rather than the name sent in the From field by
             // the user.
-            if curr_param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default()
+            //
+            // We also don't send read receipts for contact requests.
+            // Read receipts will not be sent even after accepting the chat.
+            if curr_blocked == Blocked::Not
+                && curr_param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default()
                 && curr_param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::Unknown
             {
                 let mdns_enabled = context.get_config_bool(Config::MdnsEnabled).await?;