E.g. the multi-device synchronisation creates the "Saved Messages" chat as blocked, in this case the
chat icon wasn't updated before and the user avatar was displayed instead.
as discussed in several chats, this PR starts making it possible to use
Webxdc as integrations to the main app. In other word: selected parts of
the main app can be integrated as Webxdc, eg. Maps [^1]
this PR contains two parts:
- draft an Webxdc Integration API
- use the Webxdc Integration API to create a Maps Integration
to be clear: a Webxdc is not part of this PR. the PR is about marking a
Webxdc being used as a Map - and core then feeds the Webxdc with
location data. from the view of the Webxdc, the normal
`sendUpdate()`/`setUpdateListener()` is used.
things are still marked as "experimental", idea is to get that in to
allow @adbenitez and @nicodh to move forward on the integrations into
android and desktop, as well as improving the maps.xdc itself.
good news is that we currently can change the protocol between Webxdc
and core at any point :)
# Webxdc Integration API
see `dc_init_webxdc_integration()` in `deltachat.h` for overview and
documentation.
rust code is mostly in `webxdc/integration.rs` that is called by other
places as needed. current [user of the API is
deltachat-ios](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/pull/1912),
android/desktop will probably follow.
the jsonrpc part is missing and can come in another PR when things are
settled and desktop is really starting [^2] (so we won't need to do all
iterations twice :) makes also sense, when this is done by someone
actually trying that out on desktop
while the API is prepared to allow other types of integrations (photo
editor, compose tools ...) internally, we currently ignore the type. if
that gets more crazy, we probably also need a dedicated table for the
integrations and not just a single param.
# Maps Integration
rust code is mostly in `webxdc/maps_integration.rs` that is called by
`webxdc/integration.rs` as needed.
EDIT: the idea of having a split here, is that
`webxdc/maps_integration.rs` really can focus on the json part, on the
communication with the .xdc, including tests
this PR is basic implementation, enabling to move forward on
integrations on iOS, but also on desktop and android.
the current implementation allows already the following:
- global and per-chat maps
- add and display POIs
- show positions and tracks of the last 24 hours
the current maps.xdc uses leaflet, and is in some regards better than
the current android/desktop implementations (much faster, show age of
positions, fade out positions, always show names of POIs, clearer UI).
however, we are also not bound to leaflet, it can be anything
> [**screenshots of the current
state**](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/pull/1912)
> 👆
to move forward faster and to keep this PR small, the following will go
to a subsequent PR:
- consider allowing webxdc to use a different timewindow for the
location
- delete POIs
- jsonrpc
[^1]: maps are a good example as anyways barely native (see android
app), did cause a lot of pain on many levels in the past (technically,
bureaucratically), and have a comparable simple api
[^2]: only going for jsonrpc would only make sense if large parts of
android/ios would use jsonrpc, we're not there
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Co-authored-by: link2xt <link2xt@testrun.org>
Use sync messages for that as it is done for e.g. Config::Displayname. Maybe we need to remove
self-status synchronisation via usual messages then, but let's think of it a bit.
Use sync messages for that as it is done for e.g. Config::Displayname. Maybe we need to remove
avatar synchronisation via usual messages then, but let's think of it a bit.
Restart the IO scheduler if needed to make the new config value effective (for `MvboxMove,
OnlyFetchMvbox, SentboxWatch` currently). Also add `set_config_internal()` which doesn't affect
running the IO scheduler. The reason is that `Scheduler::start()` itself calls `set_config()`,
although not for the mentioned keys, but still, and also Rust complains about recursive async calls.
Currently when a user sets up another device by logging in, a new key is created. If a message is
sent from either device outside, it cannot be decrypted by the other device.
The message is replaced with square bracket error like this:
```
<string name="systemmsg_cannot_decrypt">This message cannot be decrypted.\n\n• It might already help to simply reply to this message and ask the sender to send the message again.\n\n• If you just re-installed Delta Chat then it is best if you re-setup Delta Chat now and choose "Add as second device" or import a backup.</string>
```
(taken from Android repo `res/values/strings.xml`)
If the message is outgoing, it does not help to "simply reply to this message". Instead, we should
add a translatable device message of a special type so UI can link to the FAQ entry about second
device. But let's limit such notifications to 1 per day. And as for the undecryptable message
itself, let it go to Trash if it can't be assigned to a chat by its references.
Before it was emitted only on the source device and `test_sync()` didn't catch the bug because of
the interference of the previous call to `set_config_bool()`. Now there's a separate test that does
its job well.
Add an event for a case if a multi-device synced config value changed. Maybe the app needs to
refresh smth on such an event. For uniformity it is emitted on the source device too. The value is
omitted, otherwise it would be logged which might not be good for privacy.
We already synchronise status/footer when we see a self-sent message with a Chat-Version
header. Would be nice to do the same for display name.
But let's do it the same way as for `Config::{MdnsEnabled,ShowEmails}`. Otherwise, if we sync the
display name using the "From" header, smth like `Param::StatusTimestamp` is needed then to reject
outdated display names. Also this timestamp needs to be updated when `Config::Displayname` is set
locally. Also this wouldn't work if system time isn't synchronised on devices. Also using multiple
approaches to sync different config values would lead to more code and bugs while having almost no
value -- using "From" only saves some bytes and allows to sync some things w/o the synchronisation
itself to be enabled. But the latter also can be a downside -- if it's usual synchonisation, you can
(potentially) disable it and share the same email account across people in some organisation
allowing them to have different display names. With using "From" for synchronisation such a
capability definitely requires a new config option.
Motivation: Syncing these options will improve UX in very most cases and should be done. Other
candidates are less clear or are advanced options, we can reconsider that at some point later.
Approach:
- Sync options one-by-one when the corresponding option is set (even if to the same value).
- Don't sync when an option is reset to a default as defaults may differ across client versions.
- Check on both sides that the option should be synced so that if there are different client
versions, the synchronisation of the option is either done or not done in both directions.
Moreover, receivers of a config value need to check if a key can be synced because some settings
(e.g. Avatar path) could otherwise lead to exfiltration of files from a receiver's device if we
assume an attacker to have control of a device in a multi-device setting or if multiple users are
sharing an account.
- Don't sync `SyncMsgs` itself.
Before, it was shown by UI when the chat is empty, however, in case of
verified groups, this is never the case any longer as the 'e2ee now
guaranteed' is always added.
And execute sync messages only if `Config::SyncMsgs` is enabled. Earlier executing was always
enabled, the messages are force-encrypted anyway. But for users it's probably more clear whether a
device is synchronised or not.
This is needed to test periodic re-gossiping in existing chats.
Also add a test for verified groups on that even if "member added" message is missed by a device of
newly added member, after re-gossiping Autocrypt keys to the group it successfully learns these keys
and marks other members as verified.
This patch adds new C APIs
dc_get_next_msgs() and dc_wait_next_msgs(),
and their JSON-RPC counterparts
get_next_msgs() and wait_next_msgs().
New configuration "last_msg_id"
tracks the last message ID processed by the bot.
get_next_msgs() returns message IDs above
the "last_msg_id".
wait_next_msgs() waits for new message notification
and calls get_next_msgs().
wait_next_msgs() can be used to build
a separate message processing loop
independent of the event loop.
Async Python API get_fresh_messages_in_arrival_order()
is deprecated in favor of get_next_messages().
Introduced Python APIs:
- Account.wait_next_incoming_message()
- Message.is_from_self()
- Message.is_from_device()
Introduced Rust APIs:
- Context.set_config_u32()
- Context.get_config_u32()
To handle backups the UIs have to make sure they do stop the IO
scheduler and also don't accidentally restart it while working on it.
Since they have to call start_io from a bunch of locations this can be
a bit difficult to manage.
This introduces a mechanism for the core to pause IO for some time,
which is used by the imex function. It interacts well with other
calls to dc_start_io() and dc_stop_io() making sure that when resumed
the scheduler will be running or not as the latest calls to them.
This was a little more invasive then hoped due to the scheduler. The
additional abstraction of the scheduler on the context seems a nice
improvement though.
This way we can test some recently added config options that we don't want to expose in UI like
DeleteToTrash or SignUnencrypted. Note that persistent config options like DeleteToTrash should
remain anyway because they allow fine-grained (per-account) control. Having them matters for tests
also.
Although it does a little for security, it will help to protect from unwanted server-side
modifications and bugs. And now we have a time to test "multipart/signed" messages compatibility
with other MUAs.
Gmail archives messages marked as `\Deleted` by default if those messages aren't in the Trash. But
if move them to the Trash instead, they will be auto-deleted in 30 days.
