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.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 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()