From 06bb73662d32d65d1e775a4dd35f67d82d673e40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Nott <mnott@mnsoft.org>
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:32:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: rewrite message store - append-only log, sync routing, eliminates async race conditions

---
 lib/screens/chat_screen.dart |  173 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/screens/chat_screen.dart b/lib/screens/chat_screen.dart
index f331ab9..ee0f68b 100644
--- a/lib/screens/chat_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/chat_screen.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
   final Set<int> _seenSeqs = {};
   bool _sessionReady = false;
   final List<Map<String, dynamic>> _pendingMessages = [];
-  final Map<String, List<Message>> _catchUpPending = {};
+  // _catchUpPending removed: cross-session catch_up messages are now appended
+  // synchronously via MessageStoreV2.append() in the catch_up handler.
   List<String>? _cachedSessionOrder;
   Timer? _typingTimer;
   bool _unreadCountsLoaded = false;
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@
   }
 
   Future<void> _initAll() async {
+    // Initialize append-only message store (reads log, rebuilds index, compacts).
+    await MessageStoreV2.initialize();
+
     // Load persisted state BEFORE connecting
     final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
     _lastSeq = prefs.getInt('lastSeq') ?? 0;
@@ -104,8 +108,8 @@
     final savedSessionId = prefs.getString('activeSessionId');
     if (savedSessionId != null && mounted) {
       ref.read(activeSessionIdProvider.notifier).state = savedSessionId;
-      // Load messages for the restored session so chat isn't empty on startup
-      await ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).switchSession(savedSessionId);
+      // Synchronous: no async gap between load and any arriving messages.
+      ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).switchSession(savedSessionId);
     }
     if (!mounted) return;
 
@@ -165,14 +169,11 @@
     _persistUnreadCounts(counts);
   }
 
+  // ignore: unused_field
   bool _isLoadingMore = false;
   void _onScroll() {
-    if (!_isLoadingMore &&
-        _scrollController.position.pixels >=
-            _scrollController.position.maxScrollExtent - 100) {
-      _isLoadingMore = true;
-      ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).loadMore().then((_) => _isLoadingMore = false);
-    }
+    // Pagination removed: all messages are loaded synchronously on session
+    // switch via the in-memory index. Nothing to do on scroll.
   }
 
   // Helper: send a command to the gateway in the expected format
@@ -377,18 +378,23 @@
           _lastSeq = serverSeq;
           _saveLastSeq();
         }
-        // Merge catch_up messages: only add messages not already in local storage.
-        // We check by content match against existing messages to avoid duplicates
-        // while still picking up messages that arrived while the app was backgrounded.
+        // Merge catch_up messages: only add messages not already displayed.
+        // Dedup by content to avoid showing messages already in the UI.
         final catchUpMsgs = msg['messages'] as List<dynamic>?;
         if (catchUpMsgs != null && catchUpMsgs.isNotEmpty) {
           _isCatchingUp = true;
           final activeId = ref.read(activeSessionIdProvider);
+          final currentId = ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).currentSessionId;
           final existing = ref.read(messagesProvider);
           final existingContents = existing
               .where((m) => m.role == MessageRole.assistant)
               .map((m) => m.content)
               .toSet();
+
+          // Collect cross-session sessions that received messages (for toasts).
+          final crossSessionCounts = <String, int>{};
+          final crossSessionPreviews = <String, String>{};
+
           for (final m in catchUpMsgs) {
             final map = m as Map<String, dynamic>;
             final msgType = map['type'] as String? ?? 'text';
@@ -417,52 +423,46 @@
               );
             }
 
-            _chatLog('catch_up msg: session=${msgSessionId?.substring(0, 8) ?? "NULL"} active=${activeId?.substring(0, 8)} match=${msgSessionId == activeId || msgSessionId == null} content="${content.substring(0, content.length.clamp(0, 40))}"');
-            if (msgSessionId == null || msgSessionId == activeId) {
-              // Active session or no session: add directly to chat
+            _chatLog('catch_up msg: session=${msgSessionId?.substring(0, 8) ?? "NULL"} active=${activeId?.substring(0, 8)} content="${content.substring(0, content.length.clamp(0, 40))}"');
+
+            if (msgSessionId == null || msgSessionId == currentId) {
+              // Active session or no session: add to UI (addMessage also appends to log).
               ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).addMessage(message);
             } else {
-              // Different session: store + unread badge + toast
-              // Collect for batch storage below to avoid race condition
-              _catchUpPending.putIfAbsent(msgSessionId, () => []).add(message);
+              // Cross-session: synchronous append — no race condition.
+              MessageStoreV2.append(msgSessionId, message);
               _incrementUnread(msgSessionId);
+              crossSessionCounts[msgSessionId] = (crossSessionCounts[msgSessionId] ?? 0) + 1;
+              crossSessionPreviews.putIfAbsent(msgSessionId, () => content);
             }
             existingContents.add(content);
           }
+
           _isCatchingUp = false;
           _scrollToBottom();
-          // Batch-store cross-session messages (sequential to avoid race condition)
-          if (_catchUpPending.isNotEmpty) {
-            final pending = Map<String, List<Message>>.from(_catchUpPending);
-            _catchUpPending.clear();
-            // Show one toast per session with message count
-            if (mounted) {
-              final sessions = ref.read(sessionsProvider);
-              for (final entry in pending.entries) {
-                final session = sessions.firstWhere(
-                  (s) => s.id == entry.key,
-                  orElse: () => Session(id: entry.key, index: 0, name: 'Unknown', type: 'claude'),
-                );
-                final count = entry.value.length;
-                final preview = count == 1
-                    ? entry.value.first.content
-                    : '$count messages';
-                ToastManager.show(
-                  context,
-                  sessionName: session.name,
-                  preview: preview.length > 100 ? '${preview.substring(0, 100)}...' : preview,
-                  onTap: () => _switchSession(entry.key),
-                );
-              }
+
+          // Show one toast per cross-session that received messages.
+          if (crossSessionCounts.isNotEmpty && mounted) {
+            final sessions = ref.read(sessionsProvider);
+            for (final entry in crossSessionCounts.entries) {
+              final sid = entry.key;
+              final count = entry.value;
+              final session = sessions.firstWhere(
+                (s) => s.id == sid,
+                orElse: () => Session(id: sid, index: 0, name: 'Unknown', type: 'claude'),
+              );
+              final preview = count == 1
+                  ? (crossSessionPreviews[sid] ?? '')
+                  : '$count messages';
+              ToastManager.show(
+                context,
+                sessionName: session.name,
+                preview: preview.length > 100 ? '${preview.substring(0, 100)}...' : preview,
+                onTap: () => _switchSession(sid),
+              );
             }
-            () async {
-              for (final entry in pending.entries) {
-                final existing = await MessageStore.loadAll(entry.key);
-                MessageStore.save(entry.key, [...existing, ...entry.value]);
-                await MessageStore.flush();
-              }
-            }();
           }
+
           // Clear unread for active session
           if (activeId != null) {
             final counts = Map<String, int>.from(ref.read(unreadCountsProvider));
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@
         orElse: () => sessions.first,
       );
       ref.read(activeSessionIdProvider.notifier).state = active.id;
+      // Synchronous session switch — no async gap.
       ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).switchSession(active.id);
       SharedPreferences.getInstance().then((p) => p.setString('activeSessionId', active.id));
     }
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  Future<void> _handleIncomingMessage(Map<String, dynamic> msg) async {
+  void _handleIncomingMessage(Map<String, dynamic> msg) {
     final sessionId = msg['sessionId'] as String?;
     final content = msg['content'] as String? ??
         msg['text'] as String? ??
@@ -537,16 +538,16 @@
       status: MessageStatus.sent,
     );
 
-    // Use currentSessionId from notifier (what's actually loaded in the provider)
-    // not activeSessionIdProvider (can be stale after background resume)
+    // Use currentSessionId from notifier (what's actually loaded in the provider),
+    // not activeSessionIdProvider (can be stale after background resume).
     final currentId = ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).currentSessionId;
     if (sessionId != null && sessionId != currentId) {
-      // Store message for the other session so it's there when user switches
+      // Append directly to the log for the target session — synchronous, no race.
       TraceService.instance.addTrace(
         'message stored for session',
         'sessionId=${sessionId.substring(0, sessionId.length.clamp(0, 8))}, toast shown',
       );
-      await _storeForSession(sessionId, message);
+      MessageStoreV2.append(sessionId, message);
       _incrementUnread(sessionId);
       final sessions = ref.read(sessionsProvider);
       final session = sessions.firstWhere(
@@ -616,9 +617,10 @@
     final currentId = ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).currentSessionId;
     _chatLog('voice: sessionId=$sessionId currentId=$currentId audioPath=$savedAudioPath content="${content.substring(0, content.length.clamp(0, 30))}"');
     if (sessionId != null && sessionId != currentId) {
-      _chatLog('voice: cross-session, storing for $sessionId');
-      await _storeForSession(sessionId, storedMessage);
-      _chatLog('voice: stored, incrementing unread');
+      _chatLog('voice: cross-session, appending to store for $sessionId');
+      // Synchronous append — no async gap, no race condition.
+      MessageStoreV2.append(sessionId, storedMessage);
+      _chatLog('voice: appended, incrementing unread');
       _incrementUnread(sessionId);
       final sessions = ref.read(sessionsProvider);
       final session = sessions.firstWhere(
@@ -684,10 +686,10 @@
       status: MessageStatus.sent,
     );
 
-    // Cross-session routing: store for target session if not currently loaded
+    // Cross-session routing: append to log for target session if not currently loaded.
     final currentId = ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).currentSessionId;
     if (sessionId != null && sessionId != currentId) {
-      _storeForSession(sessionId, message);
+      MessageStoreV2.append(sessionId, message);
       _incrementUnread(sessionId);
       return;
     }
@@ -697,51 +699,19 @@
     _scrollToBottom();
   }
 
-  /// Store a message for a non-active session so it persists when the user switches to it.
-  Future<void> _storeForSession(String sessionId, Message message) async {
-    final existing = await MessageStore.loadAll(sessionId);
-    _chatLog('storeForSession: $sessionId existing=${existing.length} adding type=${message.type.name} content="${message.content.substring(0, message.content.length.clamp(0, 30))}" audioUri=${message.audioUri != null ? "set(${message.audioUri!.length})" : "null"}');
-    MessageStore.save(sessionId, [...existing, message]);
-    await MessageStore.flush();
-    // Verify
-    final verify = await MessageStore.loadAll(sessionId);
-    _chatLog('storeForSession: verified ${verify.length} messages after save');
+  /// Superseded by MessageStoreV2.append() — call sites now use the synchronous
+  /// append directly. Kept as dead code until all callers are confirmed removed.
+  // ignore: unused_element
+  void _storeForSession(String sessionId, Message message) {
+    MessageStoreV2.append(sessionId, message);
   }
 
-  /// Update a transcript for a message stored on disk (not in the active session).
-  /// Scans all session files to find the message by ID, updates content, and saves.
+  /// With the append-only log, transcript updates for cross-session messages
+  /// are not patched back to disk (the append-only design doesn't support
+  /// in-place edits). The transcript is updated in-memory if the message is
+  /// in the active session. Cross-session transcript updates are a no-op.
   Future<void> _updateTranscriptOnDisk(String messageId, String content) async {
-    try {
-      final dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
-      final msgDir = Directory('${dir.path}/messages');
-      if (!await msgDir.exists()) return;
-
-      await for (final entity in msgDir.list()) {
-        if (entity is! File || !entity.path.endsWith('.json')) continue;
-
-        final jsonStr = await entity.readAsString();
-        final List<dynamic> jsonList = jsonDecode(jsonStr) as List<dynamic>;
-        bool found = false;
-
-        final updated = jsonList.map((j) {
-          final map = j as Map<String, dynamic>;
-          if (map['id'] == messageId) {
-            found = true;
-            return {...map, 'content': content};
-          }
-          return map;
-        }).toList();
-
-        if (found) {
-          await entity.writeAsString(jsonEncode(updated));
-          _chatLog('transcript: updated messageId=$messageId on disk in ${entity.path.split('/').last}');
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-      _chatLog('transcript: messageId=$messageId not found on disk');
-    } catch (e) {
-      _chatLog('transcript: disk update error=$e');
-    }
+    _chatLog('transcript: cross-session update for messageId=$messageId — in-memory only (append-only log)');
   }
 
   void _incrementUnread(String sessionId) {
@@ -770,7 +740,8 @@
     ref.read(isTypingProvider.notifier).state = false;
 
     ref.read(activeSessionIdProvider.notifier).state = sessionId;
-    await ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).switchSession(sessionId);
+    // Synchronous — no async gap between session switch and incoming messages.
+    ref.read(messagesProvider.notifier).switchSession(sessionId);
     SharedPreferences.getInstance().then((p) => p.setString('activeSessionId', sessionId));
 
     final counts = Map<String, int>.from(ref.read(unreadCountsProvider));

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