improved ordering of channel display

.. by correctly placing empty channels depending on their creation date.

improved kind 0,3 fetching.

improved display around channel menu and printNotifications.

bin/nostr_console.dart

@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
       getUserEvents(gListRelayUrls1, userPublicKey, gLimitPerSubscription, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor));
       getMultiUserEvents(gListRelayUrls1, gDefaultFollows, 1000, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor));
       getMentionEvents(gListRelayUrls2, userPublicKey, gLimitPerSubscription, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor)); // from relay group 2
-      getKindEvents([0, 3, 40, 42, 140, 141, 142], gListRelayUrls1, gLimitPerSubscription, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor* 100)); // get all type 3 etc
+      getKindEvents([0, 3], gListRelayUrls1, gLimitPerSubscription, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor* 100)); // get all type 3 etc
+      getKindEvents([40, 42, 140, 141, 142], gListRelayUrls1, gLimitPerSubscription * 3, getSecondsDaysAgo(daysToGetEventsFor)); // get all type 3 etc
 
       // TODO  get all 40 events, and then get all #e for them ( responses to them)
     

lib/console_ui.dart

@@ -637,6 +637,9 @@ Future<void> channelMenuUI(Store node) async {
 
       case 3:
         await createPublicChannel(node);
+        justShowedChannels = false;
+
+        // TODO put user in the newly created channel
         break;
 
       case 4:
@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ Future<void> addUsersToEncryptedChannel(Store node, String fullChannelId, String
 
 Future<void> encryptedChannelMenuUI(Store node) async {
  
-
+  gSpecificDebug = 1;
   bool continueChatMenu = true;
   
   bool justShowedChannels = false;
@@ -877,6 +880,7 @@ Future<void> encryptedChannelMenuUI(Store node) async {
 
       case 3:
         await createEncryptedChannel(node);
+        justShowedChannels = false;
         break;
 
       case 4:
@@ -895,7 +899,7 @@ Future<void> PrivateMenuUI(Store node) async {
   bool continueChatMenu = true;
   while(continueChatMenu) {
 
-    await processAnyIncomingEvents(node); // this takes 300 ms
+    await processAnyIncomingEvents(node, true); // this takes 300 ms
 
     node.printDirectRoomInfo(showAllRooms);
 
@@ -924,6 +928,8 @@ Future<void> PrivateMenuUI(Store node) async {
         }
         int pageNum = 1;
         while(showChannelOption) {
+
+
           String fullChannelId = node.showDirectRoom(directRoomId, pageNum);
           if( fullChannelId == "") {
             printWarning("Could not find the given direct room.");
@@ -956,7 +962,9 @@ Future<void> PrivateMenuUI(Store node) async {
           } else {
             print("Refreshing...");
           }
-          await processAnyIncomingEvents(node);
+
+          await processAnyIncomingEvents(node, false);
+
         }
         break;
 

lib/event_ds.dart

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import 'dart:convert' as convert;
 import "package:pointycastle/export.dart";
 import 'package:kepler/kepler.dart';
 
-int gDebug = 0;
 
 String getStrInColor(String s, String commentColor) => stdout.supportsAnsiEscapes ?"$commentColor$s$gColorEndMarker":s;
 void   printInColor(String s, String commentColor) => stdout.supportsAnsiEscapes ?stdout.write("$commentColor$s$gColorEndMarker"):stdout.write(s);

lib/settings.dart

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 
-
+int gDebug = 0;
+int gSpecificDebug = 0;
 
 final log = Logger('ExampleLogger');
 
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ const String relayNostrInfo   = 'wss://relay.nostr.info';
 String defaultServerUrl       = "wss://relay.damus.io";
 
 List<String> gListRelayUrls1 = [ defaultServerUrl,
-                                relayNostrInfo
-                               // "wss://nostr-verified.wellorder.net"
+                                relayNostrInfo,
+                                "wss://nostr-verified.wellorder.net"
                               ];
 
 List<String> gListRelayUrls2 = [

lib/tree_ds.dart

@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ bool selectorShowAllRooms(ScrollableMessages room) {
 
 bool showAllRooms (ScrollableMessages room) => selectorShowAllRooms(room);
 
-int getLatestMessageTime(List<String> _messageIds) {
-  if( _messageIds.length <= 0 || gStore == null) {
+int getLatestMessageTime(ScrollableMessages channel) {
+
+  List<String> _messageIds = channel.messageIds;
+  if(gStore == null) {
     return 0;
   }
 
+  if(_messageIds.length == 0) {
+    int createdAt = channel.createdAt;
+    return createdAt;
+  }
+
   int latest = 0;
   for(int i = 0; i < _messageIds.length; i++) {
     if( gStore != null) {
@@ -65,8 +72,8 @@ int scrollableCompareTo(ScrollableMessages a, ScrollableMessages b) {
   if( gStore == null)
     return 0;
 
-  int otherLatest = getLatestMessageTime(b.messageIds);
-  int thisLatest =  getLatestMessageTime(a.messageIds);
+  int otherLatest = getLatestMessageTime(b);
+  int thisLatest =  getLatestMessageTime(a);
 
   if( thisLatest < otherLatest) {
     return 1;
@@ -82,8 +89,9 @@ int scrollableCompareTo(ScrollableMessages a, ScrollableMessages b) {
 class ScrollableMessages {
   String       topHeader;
   List<String> messageIds;
+  int          createdAt;
 
-  ScrollableMessages(this.topHeader, this.messageIds);
+  ScrollableMessages(this.topHeader, this.messageIds, this.createdAt);
 
   void addMessageToRoom(String messageId, Map<String, Tree> tempChildEventsMap) {
     int newEventTime = (tempChildEventsMap[messageId]?.event.eventData.createdAt??0);
@@ -175,8 +183,12 @@ class Channel extends ScrollableMessages {
 
   Channel(this.channelId, this.internalChatRoomName, this.about, this.picture, List<String> messageIds, this.participants, this.lastUpdated) : 
             super (  internalChatRoomName.isEmpty? channelId: internalChatRoomName + "( " + channelId + " )" , 
-                     messageIds);
+                     messageIds,
+                     lastUpdated);
 
+  String getChannelId() {
+    return channelId;
+  }
 
   String get chatRoomName {
     return internalChatRoomName;
@@ -214,11 +226,16 @@ class Channel extends ScrollableMessages {
 
 class DirectMessageRoom extends ScrollableMessages{
   String       otherPubkey; // id of user this DM is happening
+  int          createdAt;
 
-  DirectMessageRoom(this.otherPubkey, List<String> messageIds):
-            super ( "${getAuthorName(otherPubkey)} ($otherPubkey)", messageIds) {
+  DirectMessageRoom(this.otherPubkey, List<String> messageIds, this.createdAt):
+            super ( "${getAuthorName(otherPubkey)} ($otherPubkey)", messageIds, createdAt) {
             }
 
+  String getChannelId() {
+    return otherPubkey;
+  }
+
 
   bool isPrivateMessageRoom() {
     return false;
@@ -757,7 +774,7 @@ class Store {
           } else {
             List<String> temp = [];
             temp.add(eId);
-            DirectMessageRoom newDirectRoom= DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId,  temp);
+            DirectMessageRoom newDirectRoom= DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId,  temp, ce.eventData.createdAt);
             directRooms.add( newDirectRoom);
             if( ce.eventData.id == gCheckEventId && gDebug >= 0) print("Adding new message ${ce.eventData.id} to NEW direct room $directRoomId.  sender pubkey = ${ce.eventData.pubkey}.");
           }
@@ -1042,7 +1059,7 @@ class Store {
 
             List<String> temp = [];
             temp.add(newTree.event.eventData.id);
-            directRooms.add(DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId, temp)); // TODO sort it 
+            directRooms.add(DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId, temp, newTree.event.eventData.createdAt)); // TODO sort it 
 
             break;
 
@@ -1528,23 +1545,26 @@ class Store {
    
     if( lookedUpName.length == 1) {
       DirectMessageRoom? room =  getDirectRoom(directRooms, lookedUpName.first);
-      if( room != null) {
+      if( room != null) {// room is already created, use it
         room.printDirectMessageRoom(this, page);
         return lookedUpName.first;
       } else {
-        if( isValidPubkey(lookedUpName.first)) {
+        if( isValidPubkey(lookedUpName.first)) { // in case the pubkey is valid and we have seen the pubkey in global author list, create new room
           print("Could not find a conversation or room with the given id. Creating one with ${lookedUpName.first}");
-          createDirectRoom( directRoomId);
+          DirectMessageRoom room = createDirectRoom( directRoomId);
+          room.printDirectMessageRoom(this, page);
           return directRoomId;
         }
       }
     } else {
-      if( lookedUpName.length > 0)
-      print("Got more than one public id for the name given, which are: ${lookedUpName.length}");
-      else {
+      if( lookedUpName.length > 0) {
+       print("Got more than one public id for the name given, which are: ${lookedUpName.length}");
+      }
+      else { // in case the given id is not present in our global list of usernames, create new room for them 
         if( isValidPubkey(directRoomId)) {
           print("Could not find a conversation or room with the given id. Creating one with $directRoomId");
-          createDirectRoom(directRoomId);
+          DirectMessageRoom room = createDirectRoom(directRoomId);
+          room.printDirectMessageRoom(this, page);
           return directRoomId;
         } 
       }
@@ -1553,8 +1573,11 @@ class Store {
     return "";
   }
 
-  void createDirectRoom(String directRoomId) {
-      directRooms.add(DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId, [])); 
+  DirectMessageRoom createDirectRoom(String directRoomId) {
+      int    createdAt = DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch ~/1000;
+      DirectMessageRoom room = DirectMessageRoom(directRoomId, [], createdAt);
+      directRooms.add(room); 
+      return room;
   }
 
   // Write the tree's events to file as one event's json per line

pubspec.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 0.0.9-beta
 homepage: https://github.com/vishalxl/nostr_console 
 
 # Release 0.0.9 - encrypted channels; fixes
-# spam
+# improved fetching of events. and display for channels. 
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.17.3 <3.0.0'