feat: using threads for resolving ENS usernames

src/app/chat/view.nim

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import ../../status/chat/[chat, message]
 import ../../status/libstatus/types
 import ../../status/profile/profile
 
+import ../../status/threads
+
 import views/channels_list, views/message_list, views/chat_item, views/sticker_pack_list, views/sticker_list
 
 logScope:
@@ -234,9 +236,6 @@ QtObject:
     if id == "": return false
     self.status.contacts.getContactByID(id).ensVerified
 
-  proc resolveENS*(self: ChatsView, ens: string): string {.slot.} =
-    result = status_ens.pubkey(ens)
-
   proc formatENSUsername*(self: ChatsView, username: string): string {.slot.} =
     result = status_ens.addDomain(username)
 
@@ -247,3 +246,15 @@ QtObject:
     if self.status.chat.contacts.hasKey(pubKey):
       return status_ens.userNameOrAlias(self.status.chat.contacts[pubKey])
     generateAlias(pubKey)
+    
+  # Resolving a ENS name
+
+  proc resolveENS*(self: ChatsView, ens: string) {.slot.} =
+    spawnAndSend(self, "ensResolved") do: # Call self.ensResolved(string) when ens is resolved
+      status_ens.pubkey(ens)
+
+  proc ensWasResolved*(self: ChatsView, resolvedPubKey: string) {.signal.}
+
+  proc ensResolved(self: ChatsView, pubKey: string) {.slot.} =
+    self.ensWasResolved(pubKey)
+

src/status/ens.nim

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import stew/byteutils
 import unicode
 import algorithm
 
-let domain* = ".stateofus.eth"
+const domain* = ".stateofus.eth"
 
 proc userName*(ensName: string, removeSuffix: bool = false): string =
   if ensName != "" and ensName.endsWith(domain):
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ proc pubkey*(username: string): string =
     result = ""
   else:
     pubkey.removePrefix("0x")
-    result = "0x04" & pubkey
+    result = "0x04" & pubkey

src/status/threads.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import nimqml
+import threadpool
+import stew/faux_closures
+
+export fauxClosure
+
+template spawnAndSend*(view: untyped, signalName: string, exprBlock: untyped) =
+  let viewPtr = cast[pointer](view.vptr)
+  proc backgroundTask() {.fauxClosure.} =
+    let data = exprBlock
+    signal_handler(viewPtr, data, signalName)
+  spawn backgroundTask()

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/PrivateChatPopup.qml

@@ -13,33 +13,32 @@ ModalPopup {
     
     function validate() {
         if (!Utils.isChatKey(chatKey.text) && !Utils.isValidETHNamePrefix(chatKey.text)) {
-            validationError = "This needs to be a valid chat key or ENS username"
-            pubKey = "";
-            ensUsername = "";
+            validationError = "This needs to be a valid chat key or ENS username";
+            ensUsername.text = "";
         } else {
             validationError = ""
         }
         return validationError === ""
     }
 
-    function onKeyReleased(){
-        ensUsername.text = "";
-        if (!validate()) return;
-        
-        chatKey.text = chatKey.text.trim();
+    function resolveENS(ensName){
+        chatsModel.resolveENS(ensName)
+    }
 
-        if(Utils.isChatKey(chatKey.text)){
-            pubKey = chatKey.text;
+    function onKeyReleased(){
+        if (!validate()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        pubKey = chatsModel.resolveENS(chatKey.text)
-        if(pubKey == ""){
-            //% "User not found"
-            ensUsername.text = qsTrId("user-not-found");
-        } else {
-            ensUsername.text = chatsModel.formatENSUsername(chatKey.text) + " • " + Utils.compactAddress(pubKey, 4)
+        chatKey.text = chatKey.text.trim();
+        
+        if(Utils.isChatKey(chatKey.text)){
+            pubKey = chatKey.text;
+            ensUsername.text = "";
+            return;
         }
+        
+        Qt.callLater(resolveENS, chatKey.text)
     }
 
     function doJoin() {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ ModalPopup {
     onOpened: {
         chatKey.text = "";
         pubKey = "";
-        ensUsername = "";
+        ensUsername.text = "";
         chatKey.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +68,22 @@ ModalPopup {
         Keys.onReleased: {
             onKeyReleased();
         }
+
+        Connections {
+            target: chatsModel
+            onEnsWasResolved: {
+                if(chatKey.text == ""){
+                    ensUsername.text == "";
+                    pubKey = "";
+                } else if(resolvedPubKey == ""){
+                    ensUsername.text = qsTrId("user-not-found");
+                    pubKey = "";
+                } else {
+                    ensUsername.text = chatsModel.formatENSUsername(chatKey.text) + " • " + Utils.compactAddress(resolvedPubKey, 4)
+                    pubKey = resolvedPubKey;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     
     Text {

vendor/nim-stew

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a99dafab420bcbbffee35e9bd847a9014eafaffe
+Subproject commit 32b86bfd1ff97764e94447675559bf37a4ffb407