Deleted messages behaviors

.pubnub.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 ---
 name: pubnub-react-chat-components
-version: v0.33.0
+version: v0.34.0
 scm: github.com/pubnub/react-chat-components
 schema: 1
 files:
   - lib/dist/index.js
   - lib/dist/index.es.js
 changelog:
+  - date: 2024-05-16
+    version: v0.34.0
+    changes:
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Add option to render deleted messages instead of filtering them out."
+      - type: bug
+        text: "Screen might not be filled with messages on init."
   - date: 2023-12-11
     version: v0.33.0
     changes:

packages/common/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pubnub/common-chat-components",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {

packages/common/src/message-list/message-list.tsx

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export interface CommonMessageListProps {
   fileRenderer?: (file: FileAttachment) => JSX.Element;
   /** This option only works when you use either `messageRenderer` or `bubbleRenderer`. It allows you to apply one of the custom renderers only to the messages selected by the filter. */
   filter?: (message: MessageEnvelope) => boolean;
+  /** Enable this to render deleted messages instead of filtering them out. They can be then customized with one of the renderers. */
+  renderDeleted?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -194,16 +196,6 @@ export const useMessageListCore = (props: CommonMessageListProps) => {
     }
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!pubnub || !channel) return;
-    if (channel === prevChannel) return;
-    if (!initMessagesLoaded[channel]) {
-      fetchHistory().then(() => {
-        setInitMessagesLoaded((curr) => ({ ...curr, [channel]: true }));
-      });
-    }
-  }, [channel, fetchHistory, initMessagesLoaded, messages.length, prevChannel, pubnub]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!messages?.length || scrolledBottom) return;
     if (messages.length - prevMessages.length !== 1) return;
@@ -237,5 +229,6 @@ export const useMessageListCore = (props: CommonMessageListProps) => {
     unreadMessages,
     users,
     initMessagesLoaded,
+    setInitMessagesLoaded,
   };
 };

packages/react-native/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pubnub/react-native-chat-components",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "description": "PubNub Chat Components is a development kit of React Native components that aims to help you to easily build Chat applications using PubNub infrastructure. It removes the complexicity of picking an adequate Chat engine, learning its APIs and dealing with its low-level internals. As the same time it allows you to create apps of various use cases, with different functionalities and customizable looks.",
   "author": "PubNub <[email protected]>",
   "main": "dist/commonjs/index",

packages/react-native/src/message-list/message-list.style.ts

@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ export default (theme: Themes): MessageListStyle => {
     messageList: {
       backgroundColor: colors.messageListBackground,
     },
-    messageListScroller: {
-      backgroundColor: colors.messageListBackground,
-      flexGrow: 1,
-    },
     message: {
       flexDirection: "row",
       paddingHorizontal: 16,

packages/react-native/src/message-list/message-list.tsx

@@ -56,20 +56,25 @@ export type MessageListProps = CommonMessageListProps & {
 export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
   const {
     addReaction,
+    channel,
     emojiPickerShown,
     fetchHistory,
+    fetchingMessages,
     getTime,
     getUser,
+    initMessagesLoaded,
     isOwnMessage,
     messages,
     onError,
     paginationEnd,
+    prevChannel,
     prevMessages,
     pubnub,
     reactingToMessage,
     removeReaction,
     scrolledBottom,
     setEmojiPickerShown,
+    setInitMessagesLoaded,
     setReactingToMessage,
     setScrolledBottom,
     setUnreadMessages,
@@ -88,9 +93,11 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
   const [spinnerShown, setSpinnerShown] = useState(false);
   const [sheetPosition] = useState(new Animated.Value(0));
   const shouldShownSpinner = props.fetchMessages && !paginationEnd;
+  const currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded = initMessagesLoaded[channel];
 
   const rotate = useRotation(shouldShownSpinner && spinnerShown);
   const listRef = useRef<FlatList>(null);
+  const listHeight = useRef(0);
 
   /**
    * Commands
@@ -145,6 +152,21 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
   /**
    * Lifecycle
    */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded && channel !== prevChannel) {
+      fetchHistory();
+    }
+  }, [
+    channel,
+    currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded,
+    fetchHistory,
+    messages.length,
+    paginationEnd,
+    pubnub,
+    prevChannel,
+    setInitMessagesLoaded,
+  ]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!scrolledBottom) return;
     if (prevMessages.length !== messages.length) scrollToBottom();
@@ -179,7 +201,7 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
     const deleted = !!Object.keys(actions?.deleted || {}).length;
     const isOwn = isOwnMessage(uuid);
 
-    if (deleted) return;
+    if (deleted && !props.renderDeleted) return;
 
     return (
       <Pressable
@@ -309,7 +331,6 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
       <FlatList
         testID="message-list"
         style={style.messageList}
-        contentContainerStyle={style.messageListScroller}
         data={[
           { timetoken: "children-element", message: { id: "children-element" } },
           ...reverseMessages,
@@ -318,10 +339,26 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
         renderItem={renderItem}
         keyExtractor={(envelope) => envelope.timetoken as string}
         ref={listRef}
-        onEndReached={() => fetchHistory()}
+        onEndReached={() => {
+          if (!fetchingMessages) fetchHistory();
+        }}
         onScroll={handleScroll}
         inverted={true}
         onViewableItemsChanged={onViewableItemsChanged}
+        onContentSizeChange={(_, contentHeight) => {
+          if (
+            contentHeight <= listHeight.current &&
+            !paginationEnd &&
+            !currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded
+          ) {
+            if (!fetchingMessages) fetchHistory();
+          } else {
+            setInitMessagesLoaded((curr) => ({ ...curr, [channel]: true }));
+          }
+        }}
+        onLayout={(ev) => {
+          listHeight.current = ev.nativeEvent.layout.height;
+        }}
       />
       {props.reactionsPicker &&
         cloneElement(props.reactionsPicker, {

packages/react/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pubnub/react-chat-components",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "description": "PubNub Chat Components is a development kit of React components that aims to help you to easily build Chat applications using PubNub infrastructure. It removes the complexicity of picking an adequate Chat engine, learning its APIs and dealing with its low-level internals. As the same time it allows you to create apps of various use cases, with different functionalities and customizable looks.",
   "author": "PubNub <[email protected]>",
   "main": "dist/index.js",

packages/react/src/message-list/message-item.tsx

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type ItemProps = Pick<
     | "filter"
     | "messageRenderer"
     | "reactionsPicker"
+    | "renderDeleted"
   >;
   scrollToBottom: () => void;
 };
@@ -72,11 +73,12 @@ function Item({
     filter,
     messageRenderer,
     reactionsPicker,
+    renderDeleted,
   } = listProps;
 
   const actions = envelope.actions;
   const deleted = !!Object.keys(actions?.deleted || {}).length;
-  if (deleted) return;
+  if (deleted && !renderDeleted) return;
   const uuid = envelope.uuid || envelope.publisher || "";
   const currentUserClass = isOwnMessage(uuid) ? "pn-msg--own" : "";
   const message = isFilePayload(envelope.message) ? envelope.message.message : envelope.message;

packages/react/src/message-list/message-list.tsx

@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
     unreadMessages,
     users,
     initMessagesLoaded,
+    setInitMessagesLoaded,
   } = useMessageListCore(props);
 
+  const currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded = initMessagesLoaded[channel];
+  const previousMessagesLength = usePrevious(messages.length);
   const lastMessageUniqueReactions = Object.keys(messages.slice(-1)[0]?.actions?.reaction || {});
   const prevLastMessageUniqueReactions = usePrevious(lastMessageUniqueReactions);
 
@@ -137,9 +140,40 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
    * Lifecycle
    */
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isSpinnerVisible || wasSpinnerVisible || !initMessagesLoaded[channel] || fetchingMessages)
-      return;
-    fetchMoreHistory();
+    const { scrollHeight, clientHeight } = listRef.current;
+    const hasScroll = scrollHeight > clientHeight;
+    if (!currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded && (paginationEnd || hasScroll))
+      setInitMessagesLoaded((curr) => ({ ...curr, [channel]: true }));
+    if (
+      pubnub &&
+      channel &&
+      !currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded &&
+      !paginationEnd &&
+      (channel !== prevChannel || (!hasScroll && messages.length !== previousMessagesLength))
+    ) {
+      fetchHistory();
+    }
+  }, [
+    channel,
+    currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded,
+    fetchHistory,
+    messages.length,
+    paginationEnd,
+    prevChannel,
+    previousMessagesLength,
+    pubnub,
+    setInitMessagesLoaded,
+  ]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      isSpinnerVisible &&
+      !wasSpinnerVisible &&
+      currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded &&
+      !fetchingMessages
+    ) {
+      fetchMoreHistory();
+    }
 
     async function fetchMoreHistory() {
       const firstMessage = listRef.current?.querySelector(".pn-msg") as HTMLDivElement;
@@ -151,8 +185,7 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
     fetchHistory,
     isSpinnerVisible,
     wasSpinnerVisible,
-    initMessagesLoaded,
-    channel,
+    currentChannelInitMessagesLoaded,
     fetchingMessages,
   ]);
 
@@ -201,6 +234,7 @@ export const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
       filter: props.filter,
       messageRenderer: props.messageRenderer,
       reactionsPicker: props.reactionsPicker,
+      renderDeleted: props.renderDeleted,
     },
     pubnub,
     reactingToMessage,