fix: appSettings were being overwritten due to defaultAppSettings periodically executing sync()

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SplitView {
     }
 
     Connections {
-        target: applicationWindow
+        target: appMain
         onSettingsLoaded: {
             // Add recent
             chatView.restoreState(appSettings.chatSplitView)

ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SplitView {
     handle: SplitViewHandle {}
 
     Connections {
-        target: applicationWindow
+        target: appMain
         onSettingsLoaded: {
             // Add recent
             profileView.restoreState(appSettings.profileSplitView)

ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/ChatLinksPreviewModal.qml

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ModalPopup {
         }
 
         Connections {
-            target: applicationWindow
+            target: appMain
             onSettingsLoaded: {
                 popup.populatePreviewableSites()
             }

ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletLayout.qml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         handle: SplitViewHandle {}
 
         Connections {
-            target: applicationWindow
+            target: appMain
             onSettingsLoaded: {
                 // Add recent
                 walletView.restoreState(appSettings.walletSplitView)

ui/app/AppMain.qml

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
+import QtMultimedia 5.13
 import "../imports"
+import "../sounds"
 import "../shared"
 import "../shared/status"
 import "./AppLayouts"
 import "./AppLayouts/Timeline"
 import "./AppLayouts/Wallet"
 import "./AppLayouts/Chat/components"
+import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
 
 RowLayout {
     id: appMain
@@ -15,6 +18,9 @@ RowLayout {
     Layout.fillHeight: true
     Layout.fillWidth: true
 
+    property alias appSettings: appSettings
+
+
     function getProfileImage(pubkey, isCurrentUser, useLargeImage) {
         if (isCurrentUser || (isCurrentUser === undefined && pubkey === profileModel.profile.pubKey)) {
             return profileModel.profile.thumbnailImage
@@ -67,6 +73,124 @@ RowLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    signal settingsLoaded()
+
+    Settings {
+        id: appSettings
+        fileName: profileModel.profileSettingsFile
+        property var chatSplitView
+        property var walletSplitView
+        property var profileSplitView
+        property bool communitiesEnabled: false
+        property bool walletEnabled: false
+        property bool nodeManagementEnabled: false
+        property bool browserEnabled: false
+        property bool displayChatImages: false
+        property bool useCompactMode: false
+        property bool timelineEnabled: true
+        property string locale: "en"
+        property var recentEmojis: []
+        property real volume: 0.2
+        property int notificationSetting: Constants.notifyAllMessages
+        property bool notificationSoundsEnabled: true
+        property bool useOSNotifications: true
+        property int notificationMessagePreviewSetting: Constants.notificationPreviewNameAndMessage
+        property bool allowNotificationsFromNonContacts: false
+        property var whitelistedUnfurlingSites: ({})
+        property bool neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain: false
+        property bool hideChannelSuggestions: false
+        property int fontSize: Constants.fontSizeM
+        property bool hideSignPhraseModal: false
+        property bool onlyShowContactsProfilePics: true
+
+        // Browser settings
+        property bool showBrowserSelector: true
+        property bool openLinksInStatus: true
+        property bool showFavoritesBar: false
+        property string browserHomepage: ""
+        property int browserSearchEngine: Constants.browserSearchEngineNone
+        property int browserEthereumExplorer: Constants.browserEthereumExplorerNone
+        property bool autoLoadImages: true
+        property bool javaScriptEnabled: true
+        property bool errorPageEnabled: true
+        property bool pluginsEnabled: true
+        property bool autoLoadIconsForPage: true
+        property bool touchIconsEnabled: true
+        property bool webRTCPublicInterfacesOnly: false
+        property bool devToolsEnabled: false
+        property bool pdfViewerEnabled: true
+        property bool compatibilityMode: true
+    }
+    
+
+    ErrorSound {
+        id: errorSound
+    }
+
+    Audio {
+        id: sendMessageSound
+        audioRole: Audio.NotificationRole
+        source: "../../../../sounds/send_message.wav"
+        volume: appSettings.volume
+        muted: !appSettings.notificationSoundsEnabled
+    }
+
+    Audio {
+        id: notificationSound
+        audioRole: Audio.NotificationRole
+        source: "../../../../sounds/notification.wav"
+        volume: appSettings.volume
+        muted: !appSettings.notificationSoundsEnabled
+    }
+
+
+    Connections {
+        target: profileModel
+        onProfileSettingsFileChanged: {
+            if (appSettings.locale !== "en") {
+                profileModel.changeLocale(appSettings.locale)
+            }
+            const whitelist = profileModel.getLinkPreviewWhitelist()
+            try {
+                const whiteListedSites = JSON.parse(whitelist)
+                let settingsUpdated = false
+                const settings = appSettings.whitelistedUnfurlingSites
+                const whitelistedHostnames = []
+
+                // Add whitelisted sites in to app settings that are not already there
+                whiteListedSites.forEach(site => {
+                    if (!settings.hasOwnProperty(site.address))  {
+                        settings[site.address] = false
+                        settingsUpdated = true
+                    }
+                    whitelistedHostnames.push(site.address)
+                })
+                // Remove any whitelisted sites from app settings that don't exist in the
+                // whitelist from status-go
+                Object.keys(settings).forEach(settingsHostname => {
+                    if (!whitelistedHostnames.includes(settingsHostname)) {
+                        delete settings[settingsHostname]
+                        settingsUpdated = true
+                    }
+                })
+                if (settingsUpdated) {
+                    appSettings.whitelistedUnfurlingSites = settings
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error('Could not parse the whitelist for sites', e)
+            }
+            appMain.settingsLoaded()
+        }
+    }
+    Connections {
+        target: profileModel
+        ignoreUnknownSignals: true
+        enabled: removeMnemonicAfterLogin
+        onInitialized: {
+            profileModel.mnemonic.remove()
+        }
+    }
+
     Component {
         id: chooseBrowserPopupComponent
         ChooseBrowserPopup {

ui/main.qml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.13
 import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
 import QtQml.StateMachine 1.14 as DSM
-import QtMultimedia 5.13
 import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
 import QtQuick.Window 2.12
 import QtQml 2.13
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import "./imports"
 
 ApplicationWindow {
     property bool hasAccounts: !!loginModel.rowCount()
+    property bool removeMnemonicAfterLogin: false
 
     Universal.theme: Universal.System
 
@@ -68,167 +68,15 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
     signal navigateTo(string path)
-
+    
-    ErrorSound {
-        id: errorSound
-    }
-
-    Audio {
-        id: sendMessageSound
-        audioRole: Audio.NotificationRole
-        source: "../../../../sounds/send_message.wav"
-        volume: appSettings.volume
-        muted: !appSettings.notificationSoundsEnabled
-    }
-
-    Audio {
-        id: notificationSound
-        audioRole: Audio.NotificationRole
-        source: "../../../../sounds/notification.wav"
-        volume: appSettings.volume
-        muted: !appSettings.notificationSoundsEnabled
-    }
-
-    signal settingsLoaded()
-
     Settings {
         id: defaultAppSettings
-        property bool communitiesEnabled: false
-        property bool walletEnabled: false
-        property bool nodeManagementEnabled: false
-        property bool browserEnabled: false
-        property bool displayChatImages: false
-        property bool timelineEnabled: true
-        property bool useCompactMode
-        property string locale: "en"
-        property var recentEmojis: []
-        property real volume: 0.2
         property int notificationSetting: Constants.notifyAllMessages
         property bool notificationSoundsEnabled: true
-        property bool useOSNotifications: true
         property int notificationMessagePreviewSetting: Constants.notificationPreviewNameAndMessage
         property bool allowNotificationsFromNonContacts: false
-        property var whitelistedUnfurlingSites: ({})
-        property bool neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain: false
-        property bool hideChannelSuggestions: false
-        property bool hideSignPhraseModal: false
-        property bool onlyShowContactsProfilePics: true
-
-        property int fontSize: Constants.fontSizeM
-
-        // Browser settings
-        property bool showBrowserSelector: true
-        property bool openLinksInStatus: true
-        property bool showFavoritesBar: false
-        property string browserHomepage: ""
-        property int browserSearchEngine: Constants.browserSearchEngineNone
-        property int browserEthereumExplorer: Constants.browserEthereumExplorerNone
-        property bool autoLoadImages: true
-        property bool javaScriptEnabled: true
-        property bool errorPageEnabled: true
-        property bool pluginsEnabled: true
-        property bool autoLoadIconsForPage: true
-        property bool touchIconsEnabled: true
-        property bool webRTCPublicInterfacesOnly: false
-        property bool devToolsEnabled: false
-        property bool pdfViewerEnabled: true
-        property bool compatibilityMode: true
     }
 
-    Settings {
-        id: appSettings
-        fileName: profileModel.profileSettingsFile
-        property var chatSplitView
-        property var walletSplitView
-        property var profileSplitView
-        property bool communitiesEnabled: defaultAppSettings.communitiesEnabled
-        property bool removeMnemonicAfterLogin: false
-        property bool walletEnabled: defaultAppSettings.walletEnabled
-        property bool nodeManagementEnabled: defaultAppSettings.nodeManagementEnabled
-        property bool browserEnabled: defaultAppSettings.browserEnabled
-        property bool displayChatImages: defaultAppSettings.displayChatImages
-        property bool useCompactMode: defaultAppSettings.useCompactMode
-        property bool timelineEnabled: defaultAppSettings.timelineEnabled
-        property string locale: defaultAppSettings.locale
-        property var recentEmojis: defaultAppSettings.recentEmojis
-        property real volume: defaultAppSettings.volume
-        property int notificationSetting: defaultAppSettings.notificationSetting
-        property bool notificationSoundsEnabled: defaultAppSettings.notificationSoundsEnabled
-        property bool useOSNotifications: defaultAppSettings.useOSNotifications
-        property int notificationMessagePreviewSetting: defaultAppSettings.notificationMessagePreviewSetting
-        property bool allowNotificationsFromNonContacts: defaultAppSettings.allowNotificationsFromNonContacts
-        property var whitelistedUnfurlingSites: defaultAppSettings.whitelistedUnfurlingSites
-        property bool neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain: defaultAppSettings.neverAskAboutUnfurlingAgain
-        property bool hideChannelSuggestions: defaultAppSettings.hideChannelSuggestions
-        property int fontSize: defaultAppSettings.fontSize
-        property bool hideSignPhraseModal: defaultAppSettings.hideSignPhraseModal
-        property bool onlyShowContactsProfilePics: defaultAppSettings.onlyShowContactsProfilePics
-
-        // Browser settings
-        property bool showBrowserSelector: defaultAppSettings.showBrowserSelector
-        property bool openLinksInStatus: defaultAppSettings.openLinksInStatus
-        property bool showFavoritesBar: defaultAppSettings.showFavoritesBar
-        property string browserHomepage: defaultAppSettings.browserHomepage
-        property int browserSearchEngine: defaultAppSettings.browserSearchEngine
-        property int browserEthereumExplorer: defaultAppSettings.browserEthereumExplorer
-        property bool autoLoadImages: defaultAppSettings.autoLoadImages
-        property bool javaScriptEnabled: defaultAppSettings.javaScriptEnabled
-        property bool errorPageEnabled: defaultAppSettings.errorPageEnabled
-        property bool pluginsEnabled: defaultAppSettings.pluginsEnabled
-        property bool autoLoadIconsForPage: defaultAppSettings.autoLoadIconsForPage
-        property bool touchIconsEnabled: defaultAppSettings.touchIconsEnabled
-        property bool webRTCPublicInterfacesOnly: defaultAppSettings.webRTCPublicInterfacesOnly
-        property bool devToolsEnabled: defaultAppSettings.devToolsEnabled
-        property bool pdfViewerEnabled: defaultAppSettings.pdfViewerEnabled
-        property bool compatibilityMode: defaultAppSettings.compatibilityMode
-    }
-
-    Connections {
-        target: profileModel
-        onProfileSettingsFileChanged: {
-            if (appSettings.locale !== "en") {
-                profileModel.changeLocale(appSettings.locale)
-            }
-            const whitelist = profileModel.getLinkPreviewWhitelist()
-            try {
-                const whiteListedSites = JSON.parse(whitelist)
-                let settingsUpdated = false
-                const settings = appSettings.whitelistedUnfurlingSites
-                const whitelistedHostnames = []
-
-                // Add whitelisted sites in to app settings that are not already there
-                whiteListedSites.forEach(site => {
-                    if (!settings.hasOwnProperty(site.address))  {
-                        settings[site.address] = false
-                        settingsUpdated = true
-                    }
-                    whitelistedHostnames.push(site.address)
-                })
-                // Remove any whitelisted sites from app settings that don't exist in the
-                // whitelist from status-go
-                Object.keys(settings).forEach(settingsHostname => {
-                    if (!whitelistedHostnames.includes(settingsHostname)) {
-                        delete settings[settingsHostname]
-                        settingsUpdated = true
-                    }
-                })
-                if (settingsUpdated) {
-                    appSettings.whitelistedUnfurlingSites = settings
-                }
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.error('Could not parse the whitelist for sites', e)
-            }
-            applicationWindow.settingsLoaded()
-        }
-    }
-    Connections {
-        target: profileModel
-        ignoreUnknownSignals: true
-        enabled: appSettings.removeMnemonicAfterLogin
-        onInitialized: {
-            profileModel.mnemonic.remove()
-        }
-    }
 
     property bool currentlyHasANotification: false
 
@@ -389,7 +237,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         id: existingKey
         ExistingKey {
             onClosed: function () {
-                appSettings.removeMnemonicAfterLogin = false
+                removeMnemonicAfterLogin = false
                 if (hasAccounts) {
                     applicationWindow.navigateTo("InitialState")
                 } else {

ui/onboarding/ExistingKey.qml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Item {
               wentNext = true
               enterSeedPhraseModal.close()
               onboardingModel.importMnemonic(mnemonic)
-              appSettings.removeMnemonicAfterLogin = true
+              removeMnemonicAfterLogin = true
               recoverySuccessModal.open()
             }
         }

ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Popup {
     }
     Connections {
         id: connectionSettings
-        target: applicationWindow
+        target: appMain
         onSettingsLoaded: {
             connectionSettings.enabled = false
             // Add recent