chat: Improve rendering of messages

Reduces the slowdown from receiving lots of messages at once. TODO look
to see if adding messages can be done without freezing the UI.

4 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/chat.py b/src/chat.py
index b659395..3ee0438 100644
--- a/src/chat.py
+++ b/src/chat.py
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ class WeegtkChat(Adw.Bin):
             last = self.model.get_string(count - 1)
             last_data = json.loads(last)
             if last_data["username"] == user:
-                last_data["text"].append(msg)
-                self.model.splice(count - 1, 1, [json.dumps(last_data)])
-                return
+                msg_type = "message_append"
 
         data = {
             "username": user,
@@ -177,6 +175,10 @@ class WeegtkChat(Adw.Bin):
         }
         self.model.append(json.dumps(data))
 
+    def clear(self):
+        # TODO clear chat buffer
+        pass
+
     @Gtk.Template.Callback()
     def entry_activate(self, *args):
         entry_buffer = self.text_entry.get_buffer()
diff --git a/src/gtk/message.ui b/src/gtk/message.ui
index 9619342..66d1769 100644
--- a/src/gtk/message.ui
+++ b/src/gtk/message.ui
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       <object class="GtkBox" id="MessageText">
         <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
         <property name="halign">start</property>
+        <property name="valign">center</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkLabel" id="username">
             <property name="label" translatable="true">Username</property>
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index a120031..ea387eb 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class WeegtkApplication(Adw.Application):
                     self.buffers[index].data['title'] = item['title']
                     ##self.pages[index].set_title(item['title'])
                 elif message.msgid == '_buffer_cleared':
-                    self.buffers[index].widget.chat.clear()
+                    self.buffers[index].clear()
                 elif message.msgid.startswith('_buffer_localvar_'):
                     self.buffers[index].data['local_variables'] = \
                         item['local_variables']
diff --git a/src/message.py b/src/message.py
index 7a14483..db50829 100644
--- a/src/message.py
+++ b/src/message.py
@@ -65,14 +65,22 @@ class WeegtkMessage(Gtk.Box):
             else:
                 self.avatar.set_text(data["username"])
 
+            if data["type"] == "message_append":
+                self.avatar.set_visible(False)
+                self.username.set_visible(False)
+
             first = True
+            padding_size = self.avatar.get_size() + self.avatar.get_margin_start() + self.avatar.get_margin_end()
+            # TODO messages no longer should be a list, and there should only be one message per entry
+            # Remove this for loop and make sure chat only sets message contents as a single string
             for message in data["text"]:
                 margin = 5 if not first else 0
                 first = False
                 markuped = self.parse_message(message)
                 msg = Gtk.Label(label=markuped, selectable=True,
                                 wrap=True, wrap_mode=Pango.WrapMode.WORD_CHAR, xalign=0,
-                                margin_top=margin, use_markup=True)
+                                margin_top=margin, use_markup=True,
+                                margin_start= padding_size if data["type"] == "message_append" else 0)
                 self.message_list.append(msg)