refactor(@chat): clear chat history

src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller.nim

@@ -135,3 +135,6 @@ method unmuteChat*(self: Controller, chatId: string) =
 
 method markAllMessagesRead*(self: Controller, chatId: string) =
   self.messageService.markAllMessagesRead(chatId)
+
+method clearChatHistory*(self: Controller, chatId: string) =
+  self.chatService.clearChatHistory(chatId)

src/app/modules/main/chat_section/controller_interface.nim

@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ method unmuteChat*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
 
 method markAllMessagesRead*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method clearChatHistory*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")

src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim

@@ -296,3 +296,6 @@ method onMarkAllMessagesRead*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
 
 method markAllMessagesRead*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
   self.controller.markAllMessagesRead(chatId)
+
+method clearChatHistory*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
+  self.controller.clearChatHistory(chatId)

src/app/modules/main/chat_section/private_interfaces/module_view_delegate_interface.nim

@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ method unmuteChat*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
 
 method markAllMessagesRead*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method clearChatHistory*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")

src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim

@@ -107,3 +107,6 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc markAllMessagesRead*(self: View, chatId: string) {.slot.} = 
     self.delegate.markAllMessagesRead(chatId)
+
+  proc clearChatHistory*(self: View, chatId: string) {.slot.} = 
+    self.delegate.clearChatHistory(chatId)

src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const SIGNAL_SENDING_SUCCESS* = "messageSendingSuccess_new"
 const SIGNAL_MESSAGE_DELETED* = "messageDeleted_new"
 const SIGNAL_CHAT_MUTED* = "new-chatMuted"
 const SIGNAL_CHAT_UNMUTED* = "new-chatUnmuted"
+const SIGNAL_CHAT_HISTORY_CLEARED* = "new-chatHistoryCleared"
 
 QtObject:
   type Service* = ref object of QObject
@@ -321,3 +322,17 @@ QtObject:
       let errDesription = e.msg
       error "error: ", errDesription
       return
+
+  method clearChatHistory*(self: Service, chatId: string) =
+    try:
+      let response = status_chat.deleteMessagesByChatId(chatId)
+      if(not response.error.isNil):
+        let msg = response.error.message & " chatId=" & chatId 
+        error "error while clearing chat history ", msg
+        return
+      
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_HISTORY_CLEARED, ChatArgs(chatId: chatId))
+    except Exception as e:
+      let errDesription = e.msg
+      error "error: ", errDesription
+      return

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/CommunityColumnView.qml

@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ Item {
                 onMarkAllMessagesRead: {
                     root.communitySectionModule.markAllMessagesRead(id)
                 }
+
+                onClearChatHistory: {
+                    root.communitySectionModule.clearChatHistory(id)
+                }
             }
         }
 

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ContactsColumnView.qml

@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ Item {
                 onMarkAllMessagesRead: {
                     root.chatSectionModule.markAllMessagesRead(id)
                 }
+
+                onClearChatHistory: {
+                    root.chatSectionModule.clearChatHistory(id)
+                }
             }
         }