Refactor out channel groups (#14202)

Fixes #12595

Gets rid of the concept of channelGroups.
Instead, we use the communities and chats directly, to keep the same concepts as status-go.

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

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ proc updateActivityGroupCounters*(self: Controller) =
   self.delegate.setActivityGroupCounters(counters)
 
 proc init*(self: Controller) =
-  self.events.once(chat_service.SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADED) do(e:Args):
+  self.events.once(chat_service.SIGNAL_ACTIVE_CHATS_LOADED) do(e:Args):
     # Only fectch activity center notification once channel groups are loaded,
     # since we need the chats to associate the notifications to
     self.activity_center_service.asyncActivityNotificationLoad()
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ proc switchTo*(self: Controller, sectionId, chatId, messageId: string) =
 proc getChatDetails*(self: Controller, chatId: string): ChatDto =
   return self.chatService.getChatById(chatId)
 
-proc getChannelGroups*(self: Controller): seq[ChannelGroupDto] =
-  return self.chatService.getChannelGroups()
-
 proc getOneToOneChatNameAndImage*(self: Controller, chatId: string):
     tuple[name: string, image: string, largeImage: string] =
   return self.chatService.getOneToOneChatNameAndImage(chatId)

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ../../shared_models/message_item as msg_item
 import ../../shared_models/message_item_qobject as msg_item_qobj
 import ../../shared_models/message_transaction_parameters_item
 import ../../../global/global_singleton
+import ../../../global/app_sections_config as conf
 import ../../../core/eventemitter
 import ../../../../app_service/service/activity_center/service as activity_center_service
 import ../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contacts_service
@@ -268,25 +269,26 @@ method switchTo*(self: Module, sectionId, chatId, messageId: string) =
   self.controller.switchTo(sectionId, chatId, messageId)
 
 method getDetails*(self: Module, sectionId: string, chatId: string): string =
-  let groups = self.controller.getChannelGroups()
   var jsonObject = newJObject()
+  if sectionId == singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey():
+    jsonObject["sType"] = %* ChatSectionType.Personal
+    jsonObject["sName"] = %* conf.CHAT_SECTION_NAME
+    jsonObject["sImage"] = %* ""
+    jsonObject["sColor"] = %* ""
+  else:
+    # Community
+    let community = self.controller.getCommunityById(sectionId)
 
-  for g in groups:
-    if(g.id != sectionId):
-      continue
+    jsonObject["sType"] = %* ChatSectionType.Community
+    jsonObject["sName"] = %* community.name
+    jsonObject["sImage"] = %* community.images.thumbnail
+    jsonObject["sColor"] = %* community.color
 
-    jsonObject["sType"] = %* g.channelGroupType
-    jsonObject["sName"] = %* g.name
-    jsonObject["sImage"] = %* g.images.thumbnail
-    jsonObject["sColor"] = %* g.color
-
-    for c in g.chats:
-      if(c.id != chatId):
-        continue
+  let c = self.controller.getChatDetails(chatId)
   
   var chatName = c.name
   var chatImage = c.icon
-      if(c.chatType == ChatType.OneToOne):
+  if c.chatType == ChatType.OneToOne:
     (chatName, chatImage) = self.controller.getOneToOneChatNameAndImage(c.id)
 
   jsonObject["cName"] = %* chatName

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

@@ -85,12 +85,15 @@ proc setSearchLocation*(self: Controller, location: string, subLocation: string)
     self.searchLocation = location
     self.searchSubLocation = subLocation
 
-proc getChannelGroups*(self: Controller): seq[ChannelGroupDto] =
-  return self.chatService.getChannelGroups()
-
 proc getCommunityById*(self: Controller, communityId: string): CommunityDto =
   return self.communityService.getCommunityById(communityId)
 
+proc getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities*(self: Controller): seq[CommunityDto] =
+  return self.communityService.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+
+proc getChatsForPersonalSection*(self: Controller): seq[ChatDto] =
+  return self.chatService.getChatsForPersonalSection()
+
 proc getChatDetailsForChatTypes*(self: Controller, types: seq[ChatType]): seq[ChatDto] =
   return self.chatService.getChatsOfChatTypes(types)
 

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import NimQml
-import json, strutils, chronicles
+import json, strutils, chronicles, sequtils
 import io_interface
 import ../io_interface as delegate_interface
 import view, controller
@@ -66,18 +66,8 @@ method viewDidLoad*(self: Module) =
 method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
   return self.viewVariant
 
-proc buildLocationMenuForChannelGroup(self: Module, channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto): location_menu_item.Item =
-  let isCommunity = channelGroup.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Community
-
-  var item = location_menu_item.initItem(
-    channelGroup.id,
-    if (isCommunity): channelGroup.name else: SEARCH_MENU_LOCATION_CHAT_SECTION_NAME,
-    channelGroup.images.thumbnail,
-    icon=if (isCommunity): "" else: "chat",
-    channelGroup.color)
-
-  var subItems: seq[location_menu_sub_item.SubItem]
-  for chatDto in channelGroup.chats:
+proc getChatSubItems(self: Module, chats: seq[ChatDto]): seq[location_menu_sub_item.SubItem] =
+  for chatDto in chats:
     var chatName = chatDto.name
     var chatImage = chatDto.icon
     var colorHash: ColorHashDto = @[]
@@ -95,18 +85,44 @@ proc buildLocationMenuForChannelGroup(self: Module, channelGroup: ChannelGroupDt
       chatDto.color,
       isOneToOneChat,
       colorId,
-      colorHash)
-    subItems.add(subItem)
+      colorHash
+    )
+    result.add(subItem)
 
+proc buildLocationMenuForCommunity(self: Module, community: CommunityDto): location_menu_item.Item =
+  var item = location_menu_item.initItem(
+    community.id,
+    community.name,
+    community.images.thumbnail,
+    icon="",
+    community.color
+  )
+
+  var subItems = self.getChatSubItems(community.chats)
   item.setSubItems(subItems)
+
   return item
 
 method prepareLocationMenuModel*(self: Module) =
   var items: seq[location_menu_item.Item]
-  let channelGroups = self.controller.getChannelGroups()
 
-  for c in channelGroups:
-    items.add(self.buildLocationMenuForChannelGroup(c))
+  # Personal Section
+  let myPubKey = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+  var personalItem = location_menu_item.initItem(
+    value = myPubKey,
+    text = SEARCH_MENU_LOCATION_CHAT_SECTION_NAME,
+    image = "",
+    icon = "chat",
+  )
+
+  var subItems = self.getChatSubItems(self.controller.getChatsForPersonalSection())
+  personalItem.setSubItems(subItems)
+  items.add(personalItem)
+
+  # Community sections
+  let communities = self.controller.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+  for c in communities:
+    items.add(self.buildLocationMenuForCommunity(c))
 
   self.view.locationMenuModel().setItems(items)
 
@@ -146,42 +162,12 @@ method searchMessages*(self: Module, searchTerm: string) =
 
   self.controller.searchMessages(searchTerm)
 
-method onSearchMessagesDone*(self: Module, messages: seq[MessageDto]) =
-  var items: seq[result_item.Item]
-  var channels: seq[result_item.Item]
+proc getResultItemFromChats(self: Module, sectionId: string, chats: seq[ChatDto], sectionName: string): seq[result_item.Item] =
+  if (self.controller.searchSubLocation().len == 0 and self.controller.searchLocation().len == 0) or
+      self.controller.searchLocation() == sectionId:
     
-  # Add Channel groups
-  let channelGroups = self.controller.getChannelGroups()
     let searchTerm = self.controller.searchTerm().toLower
-  for channelGroup in channelGroups:
-    let isCommunity = channelGroup.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Community
-    if(self.controller.searchLocation().len == 0 and
-        channelGroup.name.toLower.contains(searchTerm)):
-      let item = result_item.initItem(
-        channelGroup.id,
-        content="",
-        time="",
-        titleId=channelGroup.id,
-        title=channelGroup.name,
-        if (isCommunity):
-            SEARCH_RESULT_COMMUNITIES_SECTION_NAME
-          else:
-            SEARCH_RESULT_CHATS_SECTION_NAME,
-        channelGroup.images.thumbnail,
-        channelGroup.color,
-        badgePrimaryText="",
-        badgeSecondaryText="",
-        channelGroup.images.thumbnail,
-        channelGroup.color,
-        badgeIsLetterIdenticon=false)
-
-      self.controller.addResultItemDetails(channelGroup.id, channelGroup.id)
-      items.add(item)
-
-    # Add channels
-    if((self.controller.searchSubLocation().len == 0 and self.controller.searchLocation().len == 0) or
-        self.controller.searchLocation() == channelGroup.id):
-      for chatDto in channelGroup.chats:
+    for chatDto in chats:
       var chatName = chatDto.name
       var chatImage = chatDto.icon
       var colorHash: ColorHashDto = @[]
@@ -196,17 +182,14 @@ method onSearchMessagesDone*(self: Module, messages: seq[MessageDto]) =
       if(chatName.startsWith("@")):
         rawChatName = chatName[1 ..^ 1]
 
-        if(rawChatName.toLower.contains(searchTerm)):
+      if rawChatName.toLower.contains(searchTerm):
         let item = result_item.initItem(
           chatDto.id,
           content="",
           time="",
           titleId=chatDto.id,
           title=chatName,
-            if isCommunity:
-                SEARCH_RESULT_CHANNELS_SECTION_NAME
-              else:
-                SEARCH_RESULT_CHATS_SECTION_NAME,
+          SEARCH_RESULT_CHANNELS_SECTION_NAME,
           chatImage,
           chatDto.color,
           badgePrimaryText="",
@@ -218,8 +201,46 @@ method onSearchMessagesDone*(self: Module, messages: seq[MessageDto]) =
           colorId,
           colorHash)
 
-          self.controller.addResultItemDetails(chatDto.id, channelGroup.id, chatDto.id)
-          channels.add(item)
+        self.controller.addResultItemDetails(chatDto.id, sectionId, chatDto.id)
+        result.add(item)
+
+method onSearchMessagesDone*(self: Module, messages: seq[MessageDto]) =
+  var items: seq[result_item.Item]
+
+  # Add Personal section chats
+  let myPubKey = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+  let personalItems = self.getResultItemFromChats(myPubKey, self.controller.getChatsForPersonalSection(), SEARCH_RESULT_CHATS_SECTION_NAME)
+  var channels = personalItems
+
+  # Add Communities
+  let communities = self.controller.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+
+  let searchTerm = self.controller.searchTerm().toLower
+  for community in communities:
+    if self.controller.searchLocation().len == 0 and
+        community.name.toLower.contains(searchTerm):
+      let item = result_item.initItem(
+        community.id,
+        content="",
+        time="",
+        titleId=community.id,
+        title=community.name,
+        SEARCH_RESULT_COMMUNITIES_SECTION_NAME,
+        community.images.thumbnail,
+        community.color,
+        badgePrimaryText="",
+        badgeSecondaryText="",
+        community.images.thumbnail,
+        community.color,
+        badgeIsLetterIdenticon=false)
+
+      self.controller.addResultItemDetails(community.id, community.id)
+      items.add(item)
+
+    # Add channels
+    let communityChatItems = self.getResultItemFromChats(community.id, community.chats, SEARCH_RESULT_CHANNELS_SECTION_NAME)
+    if communityChatItems.len > 0:
+      channels = channels.concat(channels, communityChatItems)
 
   # Add channels in order as requested by the design
   items.add(channels)

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

@@ -115,10 +115,17 @@ proc init*(self: Controller) =
 proc belongsToCommunity*(self: Controller): bool =
   self.belongsToCommunity
 
+proc getMyCommunity*(self: Controller): CommunityDto =
+  return self.communityService.getCommunityById(self.sectionId)
+
 proc getChat*(self: Controller): ChatDto =
   return self.chatService.getChatById(self.chatId)
 
 proc getChatMembers*(self: Controller): seq[ChatMember] =
+  if self.belongsToCommunity:
+    let myCommunity = self.getMyCommunity()
+    return myCommunity.getCommunityChat(self.chatId).members
+  else:
     return self.chatService.getChatById(self.chatId).members
 
 proc getContactNameAndImage*(self: Controller, contactId: string):

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

@@ -455,9 +455,30 @@ proc getAllChats*(self: Controller, communityId: string): seq[ChatDto] =
   return self.communityService.getAllChats(communityId)
 
 proc getChatsAndBuildUI*(self: Controller) =
-  let channelGroup = self.chatService.getChannelGroupById(self.sectionId)
+  var chats: seq[ChatDto]
+  var community: CommunityDto
+  if self.isCommunity():
+    community = self.getMyCommunity()
+    let normalChats = self.chatService.getChatsForCommunity(community.id)
+
+    # TODO remove this once we do this refactor https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/14219
+    var fullChats: seq[ChatDto] = @[]
+    for communityChat in community.chats:
+      for chat in normalChats:
+        if chat.id == communityChat.id:
+          var c = chat
+          c.updateMissingFields(communityChat)
+          fullChats.add(c)
+          break
+    chats = fullChats
+  else:
+    community = CommunityDto()
+    chats = self.chatService.getChatsForPersonalSection()
+
+  # Build chat section with the preloaded community (empty community for personal chat)
   self.delegate.onChatsLoaded(
-        channelGroup,
+        community,
+        chats,
         self.events,
         self.settingsService,
         self.nodeConfigurationService,
@@ -482,8 +503,8 @@ proc getChatDetailsForChatTypes*(self: Controller, types: seq[ChatType]): seq[Ch
 proc getChatDetailsByIds*(self: Controller, chatIds: seq[string]): seq[ChatDto] =
   return self.chatService.getChatsByIds(chatIds)
 
-proc chatsWithCategoryHaveUnreadMessages*(self: Controller, communityId: string, categoryId: string): bool =
-  return self.chatService.chatsWithCategoryHaveUnreadMessages(communityId, categoryId)
+proc categoryHasUnreadMessages*(self: Controller, communityId: string, categoryId: string): bool =
+  return self.communityService.categoryHasUnreadMessages(communityId, categoryId)
 
 proc getCommunityCategoryDetails*(self: Controller, communityId: string, categoryId: string): Category =
   return self.communityService.getCategoryById(communityId, categoryId)

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

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ method load*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
 method onChatsLoaded*(self: AccessInterface,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
+    chats: seq[ChatDto],
     events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,

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

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ type
 # Forward declaration
 proc buildChatSectionUI(
   self: Module,
-  channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+  community: CommunityDto,
+  chats: seq[ChatDto],
   events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
   settingsService: settings_service.Service,
   nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ proc changeCanPostValues*(self: Module, chatId: string, canPostReactions, viewer
 
 proc addOrUpdateChat(self: Module,
     chat: ChatDto,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
     belongsToCommunity: bool,
     events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ proc removeSubmodule(self: Module, chatId: string) =
 
 
 proc addCategoryItem(self: Module, category: Category, memberRole: MemberRole, communityId: string, insertIntoModel: bool = true): chat_item.Item =
-  let hasUnreadMessages = self.controller.chatsWithCategoryHaveUnreadMessages(communityId, category.id)
+  let hasUnreadMessages = self.controller.categoryHasUnreadMessages(communityId, category.id)
   result = chat_item.initItem(
         id = category.id,
         category.name,
@@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ proc addCategoryItem(self: Module, category: Category, memberRole: MemberRole, c
 
 proc buildChatSectionUI(
     self: Module,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
+    chats: seq[ChatDto],
     events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,
@@ -299,11 +301,11 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
   let sectionLastOpenChat = singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.getSectionLastOpenChat(self.controller.getMySectionId())
 
   var items: seq[chat_item.Item] = @[]
-  for categoryDto in channelGroup.categories:
+  for categoryDto in community.categories:
     # Add items for the categories. We use a special type to identify categories
-    items.add(self.addCategoryItem(categoryDto, channelGroup.memberRole, channelGroup.id))
+    items.add(self.addCategoryItem(categoryDto, community.memberRole, community.id))
 
-  for chatDto in channelGroup.chats:
+  for chatDto in chats:
     var categoryPosition = -1
 
     # Add an empty chat item that has the category info
@@ -315,14 +317,14 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
       isActive = true
 
     if chatDto.categoryId != "":
-      for category in channelGroup.categories:
+      for category in community.categories:
         if category.id == chatDto.categoryId:
           categoryPosition = category.position
           break
 
     items.add(self.addOrUpdateChat(
       chatDto,
-      channelGroup,
+      community,
       belongsToCommunity = chatDto.communityId.len > 0,
       events,
       settingsService,
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ proc reevaluateRequiresTokenPermissionToJoin(self: Module) =
       break
   self.view.setRequiresTokenPermissionToJoin(joinPermissionsChanged)
 
-proc initCommunityTokenPermissionsModel(self: Module, channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto) =
+proc initCommunityTokenPermissionsModel(self: Module) =
   self.rebuildCommunityTokenPermissionsModel()
 
 proc convertPubKeysToJson(self: Module, pubKeys: string): seq[string] =
@@ -419,7 +421,8 @@ method load*(self: Module) =
 
 method onChatsLoaded*(
     self: Module,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
+    chats: seq[ChatDto],
     events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ method onChatsLoaded*(
     sharedUrlsService: shared_urls_service.Service,
   ) =
   self.chatsLoaded = true
-  self.buildChatSectionUI(channelGroup, events, settingsService, nodeConfigurationService,
+  self.buildChatSectionUI(community, chats, events, settingsService, nodeConfigurationService,
     contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService, mailserversService, sharedUrlsService)
 
   if(not self.controller.isCommunity()):
@@ -446,8 +449,8 @@ method onChatsLoaded*(
       requestToJoinState = RequestToJoinState.Requested
 
     self.view.setRequestToJoinState(requestToJoinState)
-    self.initCommunityTokenPermissionsModel(channelGroup)
-    self.onCommunityCheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponse(channelGroup.channelPermissions)
+    self.initCommunityTokenPermissionsModel()
+    self.onCommunityCheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponse(community.channelPermissions)
     self.controller.asyncCheckPermissionsToJoin()
 
   let activeChatId = self.controller.getActiveChatId()
@@ -589,7 +592,7 @@ proc updateBadgeNotifications(self: Module, chat: ChatDto, hasUnreadMessages: bo
       self.chatContentModules[chatId].onNotificationsUpdated(hasUnreadMessages, unviewedMentionsCount)
 
     if chat.categoryId != "":
-      let hasUnreadMessages = self.controller.chatsWithCategoryHaveUnreadMessages(chat.communityId, chat.categoryId)
+      let hasUnreadMessages = self.controller.categoryHasUnreadMessages(chat.communityId, chat.categoryId)
       self.view.chatsModel().setCategoryHasUnreadMessages(chat.categoryId, hasUnreadMessages)
 
   self.updateParentBadgeNotifications()
@@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ method chatsModel*(self: Module): chats_model.Model =
 proc addNewChat(
     self: Module,
     chatDto: ChatDto,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
     belongsToCommunity: bool,
     events: EventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
@@ -672,12 +675,11 @@ proc addNewChat(
   var memberRole = self.getUserMemberRole(chatDto.members)
 
   if chatDto.chatType != ChatType.PrivateGroupChat:
-    memberRole = channelGroup.memberRole
+    memberRole = community.memberRole
 
   if memberRole == MemberRole.None and len(chatDto.communityId) != 0:
-    memberRole = channelGroup.memberRole
+    memberRole = community.memberRole
     if memberRole == MemberRole.None:
-      let community = communityService.getCommunityById(chatDto.communityId)
       memberRole = community.memberRole
 
   var categoryOpened = true
@@ -694,6 +696,16 @@ proc addNewChat(
       # preferable. Please fix-me in https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/14431
       self.view.chatsModel().changeCategoryOpened(category.id, category.categoryOpened)
 
+  var canPostReactions = true
+  var hideIfPermissionsNotMet = false
+  var viewersCanPostReactions = true
+  if self.controller.isCommunity:
+    let communityChat = community.getCommunityChat(chatDto.id)
+    # Some properties are only available on CommunityChat (they are useless for normal chats)
+    canPostReactions = communityChat.canPostReactions
+    hideIfPermissionsNotMet = communityChat.hideIfPermissionsNotMet
+    viewersCanPostReactions = communityChat.viewersCanPostReactions
+
   result = chat_item.initItem(
     chatDto.id,
     chatName,
@@ -726,9 +738,9 @@ proc addNewChat(
         self.controller.checkChatHasPermissions(self.controller.getMySectionId(), chatDto.id)
       else:
         false,
-    canPostReactions = chatDto.canPostReactions,
-    viewersCanPostReactions = chatDto.viewersCanPostReactions,
-    hideIfPermissionsNotMet = chatDto.hideIfPermissionsNotMet,
+    canPostReactions = canPostReactions,
+    viewersCanPostReactions = viewersCanPostReactions,
+    hideIfPermissionsNotMet = hideIfPermissionsNotMet,
     viewOnlyPermissionsSatisfied = true, # will be updated in async call
     viewAndPostPermissionsSatisfied = true # will be updated in async call
   )
@@ -1382,7 +1394,7 @@ method setLoadingHistoryMessagesInProgress*(self: Module, isLoading: bool) =
 
 proc addOrUpdateChat(self: Module,
     chat: ChatDto,
-    channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto,
+    community: CommunityDto,
     belongsToCommunity: bool,
     events: UniqueUUIDEventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
@@ -1398,8 +1410,8 @@ proc addOrUpdateChat(self: Module,
   ): chat_item.Item =
 
   let sectionId = self.controller.getMySectionId()
-  if(belongsToCommunity and sectionId != chat.communityId or
-    not belongsToCommunity and sectionId != singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()):
+  if belongsToCommunity and sectionId != chat.communityId or
+    not belongsToCommunity and sectionId != singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey():
     return
 
   self.updateBadgeNotifications(chat, chat.unviewedMessagesCount > 0, chat.unviewedMentionsCount)
@@ -1424,7 +1436,7 @@ proc addOrUpdateChat(self: Module,
 
   result = self.addNewChat(
       chat,
-      channelGroup,
+      community,
       belongsToCommunity,
       events.eventsEmitter(),
       settingsService,
@@ -1456,7 +1468,7 @@ method addOrUpdateChat*(self: Module,
   ): chat_item.Item =
  result = self.addOrUpdateChat(
     chat,
-    ChannelGroupDto(),
+    CommunityDto(),
     belongsToCommunity,
     events,
     settingsService,

src/app/modules/main/controller.nim

@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ proc delete*(self: Controller) =
   discard
 
 proc init*(self: Controller) =
-  self.events.on(SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADED) do(e:Args):
-    let args = ChannelGroupsArgs(e)
-    self.delegate.onChannelGroupsLoaded(
-      args.channelGroups,
+  self.events.on(SIGNAL_ACTIVE_CHATS_LOADED) do(e:Args):
+    self.delegate.onChatsLoaded(
       self.events,
       self.settingsService,
       self.nodeConfigurationService,
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ proc init*(self: Controller) =
       self.networksService,
     )
 
-  self.events.on(SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADING_FAILED) do(e:Args):
+  self.events.on(SIGNAL_CHATS_LOADING_FAILED) do(e:Args):
     self.delegate.onChatsLoadingFailed()
 
   self.events.on(SIGNAL_ACTIVE_MAILSERVER_CHANGED) do(e:Args):
@@ -489,9 +487,6 @@ proc init*(self: Controller) =
 proc isConnected*(self: Controller): bool =
   return self.nodeService.isConnected()
 
-proc getChannelGroups*(self: Controller): seq[ChannelGroupDto] =
-  return self.chatService.getChannelGroups()
-
 proc getActiveSectionId*(self: Controller): string =
   result = self.activeSectionId
 
@@ -535,6 +530,9 @@ proc switchTo*(self: Controller, sectionId, chatId, messageId: string) =
   let data = ActiveSectionChatArgs(sectionId: sectionId, chatId: chatId, messageId: messageId)
   self.events.emit(SIGNAL_MAKE_SECTION_CHAT_ACTIVE, data)
 
+proc getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities*(self: Controller): seq[CommunityDto] =
+  return self.communityService.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+
 proc getCommunityById*(self: Controller, communityId: string): CommunityDto =
   return self.communityService.getCommunityById(communityId)
 

src/app/modules/main/io_interface.nim

@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ method chatSectionDidLoad*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
 method communitySectionDidLoad*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
-method onChannelGroupsLoaded*(
+method onChatsLoaded*(
     self: AccessInterface,
-    channelGroups: seq[ChannelGroupDto],
     events: EventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,

src/app/modules/main/module.nim

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type
     view: View
     viewVariant: QVariant
     controller: Controller
-    channelGroupModules: OrderedTable[string, chat_section_module.AccessInterface]
+    chatSectionModules: OrderedTable[string, chat_section_module.AccessInterface]
     events: EventEmitter
     urlsManager: UrlsManager
     keycardService: keycard_service.Service
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ proc newModule*[T](
   result.keychainService = keychainService
 
   # Submodules
-  result.channelGroupModules = initOrderedTable[string, chat_section_module.AccessInterface]()
+  result.chatSectionModules = initOrderedTable[string, chat_section_module.AccessInterface]()
   result.walletSectionModule = wallet_section_module.newModule(
     result, events, tokenService, collectibleService, currencyService,
     transactionService, walletAccountService,
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ method delete*[T](self: Module[T]) =
   self.gifsModule.delete
   self.activityCenterModule.delete
   self.communitiesModule.delete
-  for cModule in self.channelGroupModules.values:
+  for cModule in self.chatSectionModules.values:
     cModule.delete
-  self.channelGroupModules.clear
+  self.chatSectionModules.clear
   self.walletSectionModule.delete
   self.browserSectionModule.delete
   self.appSearchModule.delete
@@ -321,27 +321,24 @@ method onCommunityTokensDetailsLoaded[T](self: Module[T], communityId: string,
   )
   self.view.model().setTokenItems(communityId, communityTokensItems)
 
-proc createChannelGroupItem[T](self: Module[T], channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto): SectionItem =
-  let isCommunity = channelGroup.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Community
-  var communityDetails: CommunityDto
+proc createCommunitySectionItem[T](self: Module[T], communityDetails: CommunityDto): SectionItem =
   var communityTokensItems: seq[TokenItem]
-  if (isCommunity):
-    communityDetails = self.controller.getCommunityById(channelGroup.id)
+
   if communityDetails.memberRole == MemberRole.Owner or communityDetails.memberRole == MemberRole.TokenMaster:
-      self.controller.getCommunityTokensDetailsAsync(channelGroup.id)
+    self.controller.getCommunityTokensDetailsAsync(communityDetails.id)
 
     # Get community members' revealed accounts
     # We will update the model later when we finish loading the accounts
-      self.controller.asyncGetRevealedAccountsForAllMembers(channelGroup.id)
+    self.controller.asyncGetRevealedAccountsForAllMembers(communityDetails.id)
+
+  let (unviewedCount, notificationsCount) = self.controller.sectionUnreadMessagesAndMentionsCount(communityDetails.id)
 
-  let unviewedCount = channelGroup.unviewedMessagesCount
-  let notificationsCount = channelGroup.unviewedMentionsCount
   let hasNotification = unviewedCount > 0 or notificationsCount > 0
-  let active = self.getActiveSectionId() == channelGroup.id # We must pass on if the current item section is currently active to keep that property as it is
+  let active = self.getActiveSectionId() == communityDetails.id # We must pass on if the current item section is currently active to keep that property as it is
 
 
   # Add members who were kicked from the community after the ownership change for auto-rejoin after they share addresses
-  var members = channelGroup.members
+  var members = communityDetails.members
   for requestForAutoRejoin in communityDetails.waitingForSharedAddressesRequestsToJoin:
     var chatMember = ChatMember()
     chatMember.id = requestForAutoRejoin.publicKey
@@ -349,7 +346,6 @@ proc createChannelGroupItem[T](self: Module[T], channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto):
     chatMember.role = MemberRole.None
     members.add(chatMember)
 
-
   var bannedMembers = newSeq[MemberItem]()
   for memberId, memberState in communityDetails.pendingAndBannedMembers.pairs:
     let state = memberState.toMembershipRequestState()
@@ -360,32 +356,32 @@ proc createChannelGroupItem[T](self: Module[T], channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto):
         discard
 
   result = initItem(
-    channelGroup.id,
-    if isCommunity: SectionType.Community else: SectionType.Chat,
-    if isCommunity: channelGroup.name else: conf.CHAT_SECTION_NAME,
-    channelGroup.memberRole,
-    if isCommunity: communityDetails.isControlNode else: false,
-    channelGroup.description,
-    channelGroup.introMessage,
-    channelGroup.outroMessage,
-    channelGroup.images.thumbnail,
-    channelGroup.images.banner,
-    icon = if (isCommunity): "" else: conf.CHAT_SECTION_ICON,
-    channelGroup.color,
-    if isCommunity: communityDetails.tags else: "",
+    communityDetails.id,
+    sectionType = SectionType.Community,
+    communityDetails.name,
+    communityDetails.memberRole,
+    communityDetails.isControlNode,
+    communityDetails.description,
+    communityDetails.introMessage,
+    communityDetails.outroMessage,
+    communityDetails.images.thumbnail,
+    communityDetails.images.banner,
+    icon = "",
+    communityDetails.color,
+    communityDetails.tags,
     hasNotification,
     notificationsCount,
     active,
     enabled = true,
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.joined else: true,
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.canJoin else: true,
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.spectated else: false,
-    channelGroup.canManageUsers,
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.canRequestAccess else: true,
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.isMember else: true,
-    channelGroup.permissions.access,
-    channelGroup.permissions.ensOnly,
-    channelGroup.muted,
+    communityDetails.joined,
+    communityDetails.canJoin,
+    communityDetails.spectated,
+    communityDetails.canManageUsers,
+    communityDetails.canRequestAccess,
+    communityDetails.isMember,
+    communityDetails.permissions.access,
+    communityDetails.permissions.ensOnly,
+    communityDetails.muted,
     # members
     members.map(proc(member: ChatMember): MemberItem =
       let contactDetails = self.controller.getContactDetails(member.id)
@@ -400,30 +396,30 @@ proc createChannelGroupItem[T](self: Module[T], channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto):
       result = self.createMemberItem(member.id, "", state, member.role)
     ),
     # pendingRequestsToJoin
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.pendingRequestsToJoin.map(x => pending_request_item.initItem(
+    communityDetails.pendingRequestsToJoin.map(x => pending_request_item.initItem(
       x.id,
       x.publicKey,
       x.chatId,
       x.communityId,
       x.state,
       x.our
-    )) else: @[],
+    )),
     communityDetails.settings.historyArchiveSupportEnabled,
     communityDetails.adminSettings.pinMessageAllMembersEnabled,
     bannedMembers,
     # pendingMemberRequests
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.pendingRequestsToJoin.map(proc(requestDto: CommunityMembershipRequestDto): MemberItem =
+    communityDetails.pendingRequestsToJoin.map(proc(requestDto: CommunityMembershipRequestDto): MemberItem =
       result = self.createMemberItem(requestDto.publicKey, requestDto.id, MembershipRequestState(requestDto.state), MemberRole.None)
-    ) else: @[],
+    ),
     # declinedMemberRequests
-    if (isCommunity): communityDetails.declinedRequestsToJoin.map(proc(requestDto: CommunityMembershipRequestDto): MemberItem =
+    communityDetails.declinedRequestsToJoin.map(proc(requestDto: CommunityMembershipRequestDto): MemberItem =
       result = self.createMemberItem(requestDto.publicKey, requestDto.id, MembershipRequestState(requestDto.state), MemberRole.None)
-    ) else: @[],
-    channelGroup.encrypted,
+    ),
+    communityDetails.encrypted,
     communityTokensItems,
-    channelGroup.pubsubTopic,
-    channelGroup.pubsubTopicKey,
-    channelGroup.shard.index,
+    communityDetails.pubsubTopic,
+    communityDetails.pubsubTopicKey,
+    communityDetails.shard.index,
   )
 
 proc connectForNotificationsOnly[T](self: Module[T]) =
@@ -623,9 +619,8 @@ method load*[T](
   else:
     self.setActiveSection(activeSection)
 
-method onChannelGroupsLoaded*[T](
+method onChatsLoaded*[T](
   self: Module[T],
-  channelGroups: seq[ChannelGroupDto],
   events: EventEmitter,
   settingsService: settings_service.Service,
   nodeConfigurationService: node_configuration_service.Service,
@@ -643,17 +638,20 @@ method onChannelGroupsLoaded*[T](
   self.chatsLoaded = true
   if not self.communityDataLoaded:
     return
+
+  let myPubKey = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+
   var activeSection: SectionItem
   var activeSectionId = singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.getActiveSection()
   if activeSectionId == "" or activeSectionId == conf.SETTINGS_SECTION_ID:
-    activeSectionId = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+    activeSectionId = myPubKey
 
-  for channelGroup in channelGroups:
-    self.channelGroupModules[channelGroup.id] = chat_section_module.newModule(
+  # Create personal chat section
+  self.chatSectionModules[myPubKey] = chat_section_module.newModule(
     self,
     events,
-      channelGroup.id,
-      isCommunity = channelGroup.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Community,
+    sectionId = myPubKey,
+    isCommunity = false,
     settingsService,
     nodeConfigurationService,
     contactsService,
@@ -667,12 +665,55 @@ method onChannelGroupsLoaded*[T](
     sharedUrlsService,
     networkService
   )
-    let channelGroupItem = self.createChannelGroupItem(channelGroup)
-    self.view.model().addItem(channelGroupItem)
-    if activeSectionId == channelGroupItem.id:
-      activeSection = channelGroupItem
+  let (unviewedMessagesCount, unviewedMentionsCount) = self.controller.sectionUnreadMessagesAndMentionsCount(myPubKey)
+  let personalChatSectionItem = initItem(
+    myPubKey,
+    sectionType = SectionType.Chat,
+    name = conf.CHAT_SECTION_NAME,
+    icon = conf.CHAT_SECTION_ICON,
+    hasNotification = unviewedMessagesCount > 0 or unviewedMentionsCount > 0,
+    notificationsCount = unviewedMentionsCount,
+    active = self.getActiveSectionId() == myPubKey,
+    enabled = true,
+    joined = true,
+    canJoin = true,
+    canRequestAccess = true,
+    isMember = true,
+    muted = false,
+  )
+  self.view.model().addItem(personalChatSectionItem)
+  if activeSectionId == personalChatSectionItem.id:
+    activeSection = personalChatSectionItem
 
-    self.channelGroupModules[channelGroup.id].load()
+  self.chatSectionModules[myPubKey].load()
+
+  let communities = self.controller.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+  # Create Community sections
+  for community in communities:
+    self.chatSectionModules[community.id] = chat_section_module.newModule(
+      self,
+      events,
+      community.id,
+      isCommunity = true,
+      settingsService,
+      nodeConfigurationService,
+      contactsService,
+      chatService,
+      communityService,
+      messageService,
+      mailserversService,
+      walletAccountService,
+      tokenService,
+      communityTokensService,
+      sharedUrlsService,
+      networkService
+    )
+    let communitySectionItem = self.createCommunitySectionItem(community)
+    self.view.model().addItem(communitySectionItem)
+    if activeSectionId == communitySectionItem.id:
+      activeSection = communitySectionItem
+
+    self.chatSectionModules[community.id].load()
 
   # Set active section if it is one of the channel sections
   if not activeSection.isEmpty():
@@ -705,8 +746,7 @@ method onCommunityDataLoaded*[T](
   if not self.chatsLoaded:
     return
 
-  self.onChannelGroupsLoaded(
-    self.controller.getChannelGroups(),
+  self.onChatsLoaded(
     events,
     settingsService,
     nodeConfigurationService,
@@ -729,7 +769,7 @@ proc checkIfModuleDidLoad [T](self: Module[T]) =
   if self.moduleLoaded:
     return
 
-  for cModule in self.channelGroupModules.values:
+  for cModule in self.chatSectionModules.values:
     if(not cModule.isLoaded()):
       return
 
@@ -839,7 +879,7 @@ method setActiveSectionById*[T](self: Module[T], id: string) =
     self.setActiveSection(item)
 
 proc notifySubModulesAboutChange[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string) =
-  for cModule in self.channelGroupModules.values:
+  for cModule in self.chatSectionModules.values:
     cModule.onActiveSectionChange(sectionId)
 
   # If there is a need other section may be notified the same way from here...
@@ -888,17 +928,17 @@ method setCurrentUserStatus*[T](self: Module[T], status: StatusType) =
   self.controller.setCurrentUserStatus(status)
 
 proc getChatSectionModule*[T](self: Module[T]): chat_section_module.AccessInterface =
-  return self.channelGroupModules[singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()]
+  return self.chatSectionModules[singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()]
 
 method getChatSectionModuleAsVariant*[T](self: Module[T]): QVariant =
   return self.getChatSectionModule().getModuleAsVariant()
 
 method getCommunitySectionModule*[T](self: Module[T], communityId: string): QVariant =
-  if(not self.channelGroupModules.contains(communityId)):
+  if(not self.chatSectionModules.contains(communityId)):
     echo "main-module, unexisting community key: ", communityId
     return
 
-  return self.channelGroupModules[communityId].getModuleAsVariant()
+  return self.chatSectionModules[communityId].getModuleAsVariant()
 
 method rebuildChatSearchModel*[T](self: Module[T]) =
   var items: seq[chat_search_item.Item] = @[]
@@ -985,13 +1025,13 @@ method communityJoined*[T](
   networkService: network_service.Service,
   setActive: bool = false,
 ) =
-  if self.channelGroupModules.contains(community.id):
+  if self.chatSectionModules.contains(community.id):
     # The community is already spectated
     return
   var firstCommunityJoined = false
-  if (self.channelGroupModules.len == 1): # First one is personal chat section
+  if (self.chatSectionModules.len == 1): # First one is personal chat section
     firstCommunityJoined = true
-  self.channelGroupModules[community.id] = chat_section_module.newModule(
+  self.chatSectionModules[community.id] = chat_section_module.newModule(
       self,
       events,
       community.id,
@@ -1009,10 +1049,9 @@ method communityJoined*[T](
       sharedUrlsService,
       networkService
     )
-  let channelGroup = community.toChannelGroupDto()
-  self.channelGroupModules[community.id].load()
+  self.chatSectionModules[community.id].load()
 
-  let communitySectionItem = self.createChannelGroupItem(channelGroup)
+  let communitySectionItem = self.createCommunitySectionItem(community)
   if (firstCommunityJoined):
     # If there are no other communities, add the first community after the Chat section in the model so that the order is respected
     self.view.model().addItem(communitySectionItem,
@@ -1022,11 +1061,12 @@ method communityJoined*[T](
 
   if setActive:
     self.setActiveSection(communitySectionItem)
-    if channelGroup.chats.len > 0:
-      self.channelGroupModules[community.id].setActiveItem(channelGroup.chats[0].id)
+    if(community.chats.len > 0):
+      let chatId = community.chats[0].id
+      self.chatSectionModules[community.id].setActiveItem(chatId)
 
 method communityLeft*[T](self: Module[T], communityId: string) =
-  if(not self.channelGroupModules.contains(communityId)):
+  if(not self.chatSectionModules.contains(communityId)):
     echo "main-module, unexisting community key to leave: ", communityId
     return
 
@@ -1039,24 +1079,23 @@ method communityLeft*[T](self: Module[T], communityId: string) =
     self.setActiveSection(item)
 
   var moduleToDelete: chat_section_module.AccessInterface
-  discard self.channelGroupModules.pop(communityId, moduleToDelete)
+  discard self.chatSectionModules.pop(communityId, moduleToDelete)
   moduleToDelete.delete
   moduleToDelete = nil
 
 method communityEdited*[T](
     self: Module[T],
     community: CommunityDto) =
-  if(not self.channelGroupModules.contains(community.id)):
+  if(not self.chatSectionModules.contains(community.id)):
     return
-  let channelGroup = community.toChannelGroupDto()
-  var channelGroupItem = self.createChannelGroupItem(channelGroup)
+  var communitySectionItem = self.createCommunitySectionItem(community)
   # We need to calculate the unread counts because the community update doesn't come with it
   let (unviewedMessagesCount, unviewedMentionsCount) = self.controller.sectionUnreadMessagesAndMentionsCount(
-    channelGroupItem.id
+    communitySectionItem.id
   )
-  channelGroupItem.setHasNotification(unviewedMessagesCount > 0)
-  channelGroupItem.setNotificationsCount(unviewedMentionsCount)
-  self.view.editItem(channelGroupItem)
+  communitySectionItem.setHasNotification(unviewedMessagesCount > 0)
+  communitySectionItem.setNotificationsCount(unviewedMentionsCount)
+  self.view.editItem(communitySectionItem)
 
 method onCommunityMuted*[T](
     self: Module[T],
@@ -1595,8 +1634,8 @@ method activateStatusDeepLink*[T](self: Module[T], statusDeepLink: string) =
     return
 
 method onDeactivateChatLoader*[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string, chatId: string) =
-  if (sectionId.len > 0 and self.channelGroupModules.contains(sectionId)):
-    self.channelGroupModules[sectionId].onDeactivateChatLoader(chatId)
+  if (sectionId.len > 0 and self.chatSectionModules.contains(sectionId)):
+    self.chatSectionModules[sectionId].onDeactivateChatLoader(chatId)
 
 method windowActivated*[T](self: Module[T]) =
   self.controller.slowdownArchivesImport()
@@ -1646,12 +1685,12 @@ method checkIfAddressWasCopied*[T](self: Module[T], value: string) =
   self.addressWasShown(value)
 
 method openSectionChatAndMessage*[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string, chatId: string, messageId: string) =
-  if sectionId in self.channelGroupModules:
-    self.channelGroupModules[sectionId].openCommunityChatAndScrollToMessage(chatId, messageId)
+  if sectionId in self.chatSectionModules:
+    self.chatSectionModules[sectionId].openCommunityChatAndScrollToMessage(chatId, messageId)
 
 method updateRequestToJoinState*[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string, requestToJoinState: RequestToJoinState) =
-  if sectionId in self.channelGroupModules:
-    self.channelGroupModules[sectionId].updateRequestToJoinState(requestToJoinState)
+  if sectionId in self.chatSectionModules:
+    self.chatSectionModules[sectionId].updateRequestToJoinState(requestToJoinState)
 
 proc createMemberItem*[T](self: Module[T], memberId: string, requestId: string, state: MembershipRequestState, role: MemberRole): MemberItem =
   let contactDetails = self.controller.getContactDetails(memberId)

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

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface,
   result.devicesModule = devices_module.newModule(result, events, settingsService, devicesService)
   result.syncModule = sync_module.newModule(result, events, settingsService, nodeConfigurationService, mailserversService)
   result.wakuModule = waku_module.newModule(result, events, settingsService, nodeConfigurationService)
-  result.notificationsModule = notifications_module.newModule(result, events, settingsService, chatService, contactsService)
+  result.notificationsModule = notifications_module.newModule(result, events, settingsService, chatService, contactsService, communityService)
   result.ensUsernamesModule = ens_usernames_module.newModule(
     result, events, settingsService, ensService, walletAccountService, networkService, tokenService, keycardService
   )

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/notifications/controller.nim

@@ -17,23 +17,41 @@ type
     settingsService: settings_service.Service
     chatService: chat_service.Service
     contactService: contact_service.Service
+    communityService: community_service.Service
+    chatsLoaded: bool
+    communitiesLoaded: bool
 
 proc newController*(delegate: io_interface.AccessInterface,
     events: EventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     chatService: chat_service.Service,
-  contactService: contact_service.Service): Controller =
+    contactService: contact_service.Service,
+    communityService: community_service.Service,
+  ): Controller =
   result = Controller()
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.events = events
   result.settingsService = settingsService
   result.chatService = chatService
   result.contactService = contactService
+  result.communityService = communityService
+  result.chatsLoaded = false
+  result.communitiesLoaded = false
 
 proc delete*(self: Controller) =
   discard
 
 proc init*(self: Controller) =
+  self.events.on(SIGNAL_ACTIVE_CHATS_LOADED) do(e:Args):
+    self.chatsLoaded = true
+    if self.communitiesLoaded:
+      self.delegate.initModel()
+
+  self.events.on(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_DATA_LOADED) do(e:Args):
+    self.communitiesLoaded = true
+    if self.chatsLoaded:
+      self.delegate.initModel()
+
   self.events.on(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_JOINED) do(e:Args):
     let args = CommunityArgs(e)
     if(args.error.len > 0):
@@ -95,11 +113,14 @@ proc setNotifSettingExemptions*(self: Controller, id: string, exemptions: Notifi
 proc removeNotifSettingExemptions*(self: Controller, id: string): bool =
   return self.settingsService.removeNotifSettingExemptions(id)
 
-proc getChannelGroups*(self: Controller): seq[ChannelGroupDto] =
-  return self.chatService.getChannelGroups()
+proc getChatsForPersonalSection*(self: Controller): seq[ChatDto] =
+  return self.chatService.getChatsForPersonalSection()
 
 proc getChatDetails*(self: Controller, chatId: string): ChatDto =
   return self.chatService.getChatById(chatId)
 
 proc getContactDetails*(self: Controller, id: string): ContactDetails =
   return self.contactService.getContactDetails(id)
+
+proc getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities*(self: Controller): seq[CommunityDto] =
+  return self.communityService.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/notifications/io_interface.nim

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ method load*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
 method viewDidLoad*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
+method initModel*(self: AccessInterface) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
 method isLoaded*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/notifications/module.nim

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ../../../../core/eventemitter
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/settings/service as settings_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/chat/service as chat_service
 import ../../../../../app_service/service/contacts/service as contact_service
+import ../../../../../app_service/service/community/service as community_service
 from ../../../../../app_service/service/community/dto/community import CommunityDto
 
 export io_interface
@@ -27,12 +28,15 @@ proc newModule*(delegate: delegate_interface.AccessInterface,
     events: EventEmitter,
     settingsService: settings_service.Service,
     chatService: chat_service.Service,
-  contactService: contact_service.Service): Module =
+    contactService: contact_service.Service,
+    communityService: community_service.Service,
+  ): Module =
   result = Module()
   result.delegate = delegate
   result.view = view.newView(result)
   result.viewVariant = newQVariant(result.view)
-  result.controller = controller.newController(result, events, settingsService, chatService, contactService)
+  result.controller = controller.newController(result, events, settingsService, chatService, contactService,
+    communityService)
   result.moduleLoaded = false
 
 method delete*(self: Module) =
@@ -70,26 +74,34 @@ proc createChatItem(self: Module, chatDto: ChatDto): Item =
 
   return self.createItem(chatDto.id, chatName, chatImage, chatDto.color, chatDto.joined, itemType)
 
-proc initModel(self: Module) =
-  let channelGroups = self.controller.getChannelGroups()
+method initModel(self: Module) =
   var items: seq[Item]
-  for cg in channelGroups:
-    if cg.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Community:
-      let item = self.createItem(cg.id, cg.name, cg.images.thumbnail, cg.color, joinedTimestamp = 0, item.Type.Community)
-      items.add(item)
-    elif cg.channelGroupType == ChannelGroupType.Personal:
-      for c in cg.chats:
+  # Add personal section
+  let personalChats = self.controller.getChatsForPersonalSection()
+  for c in personalChats:
     if c.chatType != ChatType.OneToOne and c.chatType != ChatType.PrivateGroupChat:
       continue
     let item = self.createChatItem(c)
     items.add(item)
 
+  # Add communities
+  let communities = self.controller.getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities()
+  for community in communities:
+    let item = self.createItem(
+      community.id,
+      community.name,
+      community.images.thumbnail,
+      community.color,
+      joinedTimestamp = 0,
+      item.Type.Community
+    )
+    items.add(item)
+
   # Sort to get most recent first
   items.sort(comp, SortOrder.Descending)
   self.view.exemptionsModel().setItems(items)
 
 method viewDidLoad*(self: Module) =
-  self.initModel()
   self.moduleLoaded = true
   self.delegate.notificationsModuleDidLoad()
 

src/app_service/service/chat/async_tasks.nim

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #################################################
-# Async get chats (channel groups)
+# Async get chats
 #################################################
-type
-  AsyncGetChannelGroupsTaskArg = ref object of QObjectTaskArg
 
-const asyncGetChannelGroupsTask: Task = proc(argEncoded: string) {.gcsafe, nimcall.} =
-  let arg = decode[AsyncGetChannelGroupsTaskArg](argEncoded)
+type
+  AsyncGetActiveChatsTaskArg = ref object of QObjectTaskArg
+
+const asyncGetActiveChatsTask: Task = proc(argEncoded: string) {.gcsafe, nimcall.} =
+  let arg = decode[AsyncGetActiveChatsTaskArg](argEncoded)
   try:
-    let response = status_chat.getChannelGroups()
+    let response = status_chat.getActiveChats()
 
     let responseJson = %*{
-      "channelGroups": response.result,
+      "chats": response.result,
       "error": "",
     }
     arg.finish(responseJson)

src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type ChatType* {.pure.}= enum
   Timeline {.deprecated.} = 5,
   CommunityChat = 6
 
-type ChannelGroupType* {.pure.}= enum
+type ChatSectionType* {.pure.}= enum
   Unknown = "unknown",
   Personal = "personal",
   Community = "community"
@@ -93,35 +93,6 @@ type ChatDto* = object
   permissions*: Permission
   hideIfPermissionsNotMet*: bool
 
-type ChannelGroupDto* = object
-  id*: string
-  channelGroupType*: ChannelGroupType
-  memberRole*: MemberRole
-  verified*: bool
-  name*: string
-  ensName*: string
-  description*: string
-  introMessage*: string
-  outroMessage*: string
-  chats*: seq[ChatDto]
-  categories*: seq[Category]
-  images*: Images
-  permissions*: Permission
-  members*: seq[ChatMember]
-  canManageUsers*: bool
-  color*: string
-  muted*: bool
-  historyArchiveSupportEnabled*: bool
-  pinMessageAllMembersEnabled*: bool
-  bannedMembersIds*: seq[string]
-  encrypted*: bool
-  unviewedMessagesCount*: int
-  unviewedMentionsCount*: int
-  channelPermissions*: CheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponseDto
-  pubsubTopic*: string
-  pubsubTopicKey*: string
-  shard*: Shard
-
 type ClearedHistoryDto* = object
   chatId*: string
   clearedAt*: int
@@ -324,74 +295,6 @@ proc toChatDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): ChatDto =
   if (result.communityId != "" and not result.id.contains(result.communityId)):
     result.id = result.communityId & result.id
 
-proc toChannelGroupDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): ChannelGroupDto =
-  result = ChannelGroupDto()
-
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("verified", result.verified)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("memberRole", result.memberRole)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("name", result.name)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("description", result.description)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("introMessage", result.introMessage)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("outroMessage", result.outroMessage)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("encrypted", result.encrypted)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("unviewedMessagesCount", result.unviewedMessagesCount)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("unviewedMentionsCount", result.unviewedMentionsCount)
-
-  result.channelGroupType = ChannelGroupType.Unknown
-  var channelGroupTypeString: string
-  if (jsonObj.getProp("channelGroupType", channelGroupTypeString)):
-      result.channelGroupType = parseEnum[ChannelGroupType](channelGroupTypeString)
-
-  var chatsObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("chats", chatsObj)):
-    for _, chatObj in chatsObj:
-      let chat = toChatDto(chatObj)
-      if (chat.chatType == ChatType.Public):
-        # Filter out public chats as we don't show them anymore
-        continue
-      result.chats.add(chat)
-
-  var categoriesObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("categories", categoriesObj)):
-    for _, categoryObj in categoriesObj:
-      result.categories.add(toCategory(categoryObj))
-
-  var imagesObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("images", imagesObj)):
-    result.images = toImages(imagesObj)
-
-  var permissionObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("permissions", permissionObj)):
-    result.permissions = toPermission(permissionObj)
-
-  var membersObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("members", membersObj) and membersObj.kind == JObject):
-    for memberId, memberObj in membersObj:
-      result.members.add(toChannelMember(memberObj, memberId, joined = true))
-
-  var bannedMembersIdsObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("banList", bannedMembersIdsObj) and bannedMembersIdsObj.kind == JArray):
-    for bannedMemberId in bannedMembersIdsObj:
-      result.bannedMembersIds.add(bannedMemberId.getStr)
-
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("canManageUsers", result.canManageUsers)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("color", result.color)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("muted", result.muted)
-
-  var responseDto = CheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponseDto()
-  responseDto.channels = initTable[string, CheckChannelPermissionsResponseDto]()
-  result.channelPermissions = responseDto
-  var checkChannelPermissionResponsesObj: JsonNode
-  if(jsonObj.getProp("checkChannelPermissionResponses", checkChannelPermissionResponsesObj) and checkChannelPermissionResponsesObj.kind == JObject):
-
-    for channelId, permissionResponse in checkChannelPermissionResponsesObj:
-      result.channelPermissions.channels[channelId] = permissionResponse.toCheckChannelPermissionsResponseDto()
-
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("pubsubTopic", result.pubsubTopic)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("pubsubTopicKey", result.pubsubTopicKey)
-
-  result.shard = jsonObj.getShard()
-
 # To parse Community chats to ChatDto, we need to add the commuity ID and type
 proc toChatDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode, communityId: string): ChatDto =
   result = jsonObj.toChatDto()
@@ -433,3 +336,12 @@ proc updateMissingFields*(chatToUpdate: var ChatDto, oldChat: ChatDto) =
   chatToUpdate.viewersCanPostReactions = oldChat.viewersCanPostReactions
   chatToUpdate.categoryId = oldChat.categoryId
   chatToUpdate.members = oldChat.members
+
+proc isOneToOne*(c: ChatDto): bool =
+  return c.chatType == ChatType.OneToOne
+
+proc isPrivateGroupChat*(c: ChatDto): bool =
+  return c.chatType == ChatType.PrivateGroupChat
+
+proc isActivePersonalChat*(c: ChatDto): bool =
+  return c.active and (c.isOneToOne() or c.isPrivateGroupChat()) and c.communityId == ""

src/app_service/service/chat/service.nim

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import NimQml, Tables, json, sequtils, stew/shims/strformat, chronicles, os, std/algorithm, strutils, uuids, base64
+import NimQml, Tables, json, sequtils, stew/shims/strformat, chronicles, os, strutils, uuids, base64
 import std/[times, os]
 
 import ../../../app/core/tasks/[qt, threadpool]
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ include ../../../app/core/tasks/common
 include async_tasks
 
 type
-  ChannelGroupsArgs* = ref object of Args
-    channelGroups*: seq[ChannelGroupDto]
-
-  ChannelGroupArgs* = ref object of Args
-    channelGroup*: ChannelGroupDto
-
   ChatUpdateArgs* = ref object of Args
     chats*: seq[ChatDto]
 
@@ -102,8 +96,8 @@ type
     error*: string
 
 # Signals which may be emitted by this service:
-const SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADED* = "channelGroupsLoaded"
-const SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADING_FAILED* = "channelGroupsLoadingFailed"
+const SIGNAL_ACTIVE_CHATS_LOADED* = "activeChatsLoaded"
+const SIGNAL_CHATS_LOADING_FAILED* = "chatsLoadingFailed"
 const SIGNAL_CHAT_UPDATE* = "chatUpdate"
 const SIGNAL_CHAT_LEFT* = "channelLeft"
 const SIGNAL_SENDING_FAILED* = "messageSendingFailed"
@@ -131,7 +125,6 @@ QtObject:
     threadpool: ThreadPool
     events: EventEmitter
     chats: Table[string, ChatDto] # [chat_id, ChatDto]
-    channelGroups: OrderedTable[string, ChannelGroupDto] # [chatGroup_id, ChannelGroupDto]
     contactService: contact_service.Service
 
   proc delete*(self: Service) =
@@ -148,12 +141,9 @@ QtObject:
     result.threadpool = threadpool
     result.contactService = contactService
     result.chats = initTable[string, ChatDto]()
-    result.channelGroups = initOrderedTable[string, ChannelGroupDto]()
 
   # Forward declarations
   proc updateOrAddChat*(self: Service, chat: ChatDto)
-  proc hydrateChannelGroups*(self: Service, data: JsonNode)
-  proc updateOrAddChannelGroup*(self: Service, channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto, isCommunityChannelGroup: bool = false)
   proc processMessengerResponse*(self: Service, response: RpcResponse[JsonNode]): (seq[ChatDto], seq[MessageDto])
 
   proc doConnect(self: Service) =
@@ -187,126 +177,63 @@ QtObject:
         for clearedHistoryDto in receivedData.clearedHistories:
           self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_HISTORY_CLEARED, ChatArgs(chatId: clearedHistoryDto.chatId))
 
-      # Handling community updates
-      if (receivedData.communities.len > 0):
-        for community in receivedData.communities:
-          if community.joined:
-            self.updateOrAddChannelGroup(community.toChannelGroupDto(), isCommunityChannelGroup = true)
-
     self.events.on(SIGNAL_CHAT_REQUEST_UPDATE_AFTER_SEND) do(e: Args):
       var args = RpcResponseArgs(e)
       discard self.processMessengerResponse(args.response)
 
-  proc getChannelGroups*(self: Service): seq[ChannelGroupDto] =
-    return toSeq(self.channelGroups.values)
-
-  proc loadChannelGroupById*(self: Service, channelGroupId: string) =
-    try:
-      let response = status_chat.getChannelGroupById(channelGroupId)
-      self.hydrateChannelGroups(response.result)
-    except Exception as e:
-      error "error loadChannelGroupById: ", errorDescription = e.msg
-
-  proc asyncGetChannelGroups*(self: Service) =
-    let arg = AsyncGetChannelGroupsTaskArg(
-      tptr: cast[ByteAddress](asyncGetChannelGroupsTask),
+  proc asyncGetActiveChat*(self: Service) =
+    let arg = AsyncGetActiveChatsTaskArg(
+      tptr: cast[ByteAddress](asyncGetActiveChatsTask),
       vptr: cast[ByteAddress](self.vptr),
-      slot: "onAsyncGetChannelGroupsResponse",
+      slot: "onAsyncGetActiveChatsResponse",
     )
     self.threadpool.start(arg)
 
-  proc sortPersonnalChatAsFirst[T, D](x, y: (T, D)): int =
-    if (x[1].channelGroupType == Personal): return -1
-    if (y[1].channelGroupType == Personal): return 1
-    return 0
-
-  proc hydrateChannelGroups(self: Service, data: JsonNode) =
-    var chats: seq[ChatDto] = @[]
-    for (sectionId, section) in data.pairs:
-      var channelGroup = section.toChannelGroupDto()
-      channelGroup.id = sectionId
-      self.channelGroups[sectionId] = channelGroup
-      for (chatId, chat) in section["chats"].pairs:
-        chats.add(chat.toChatDto())
-
-    # Make the personal channelGroup the first one
-    self.channelGroups.sort(sortPersonnalChatAsFirst[string, ChannelGroupDto], SortOrder.Ascending)
-
-    for chat in chats:
+  proc hydrateChats(self: Service, data: JsonNode) =
+    for chatJson in data:
+      let chat = chatJson.toChatDto()
       if chat.active and chat.chatType != chat_dto.ChatType.Unknown:
-        if chat.chatType == chat_dto.ChatType.Public:
-          # Deactivate old public chats
-          discard status_chat.deactivateChat(chat.id)
-        else:
           self.chats[chat.id] = chat
 
-  proc onAsyncGetChannelGroupsResponse*(self: Service, response: string) {.slot.} =
+  proc onAsyncGetActiveChatsResponse*(self: Service, response: string) {.slot.} =
     try:
       let rpcResponseObj = response.parseJson
 
       if (rpcResponseObj{"error"}.kind != JNull and rpcResponseObj{"error"}.getStr != ""):
         raise newException(CatchableError, rpcResponseObj{"error"}.getStr)
 
-      if(rpcResponseObj["channelGroups"].kind == JNull):
-        raise newException(RpcException, "No channel groups returned")
+      if rpcResponseObj["chats"].kind != JNull:
+        self.hydrateChats(rpcResponseObj["chats"])
 
-      self.hydrateChannelGroups(rpcResponseObj["channelGroups"])
-      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADED, ChannelGroupsArgs(channelGroups: self.getChannelGroups()))
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_ACTIVE_CHATS_LOADED, Args())
     except Exception as e:
       let errDesription = e.msg
-      error "error get channel groups: ", errDesription
-      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHANNEL_GROUPS_LOADING_FAILED, Args())
+      error "error get active chats: ", errDesription
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHATS_LOADING_FAILED, Args())
 
   proc init*(self: Service) =
     self.doConnect()
 
-    self.asyncGetChannelGroups()
+    self.asyncGetActiveChat()
 
   proc hasChannel*(self: Service, chatId: string): bool =
     self.chats.hasKey(chatId)
 
-
-  proc getChatIndex*(self: Service, channelGroupId, chatId: string): int =
-    var i = 0
-
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(channelGroupId):
-      warn "unknown channel group", channelGroupId
-      return -1
-
-    for chat in self.channelGroups[channelGroupId].chats:
-      if (chat.id == chatId):
-        return i
-      i.inc()
-    return -1
-
-  proc chatsWithCategoryHaveUnreadMessages*(self: Service, communityId: string, categoryId: string): bool =
-    if communityId == "" or categoryId == "":
-      return false
-
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(communityId):
-      warn "unknown community", communityId
-      return false
-
-    for chat in self.channelGroups[communityId].chats:
-      if chat.categoryId != categoryId:
-        continue
-      if (not chat.muted and chat.unviewedMessagesCount > 0) or chat.unviewedMentionsCount > 0:
-        return true
-    return false
-
-  proc sectionUnreadMessagesAndMentionsCount*(self: Service, communityId: string):
+  proc sectionUnreadMessagesAndMentionsCount*(self: Service, sectionId: string):
       tuple[unviewedMessagesCount: int, unviewedMentionsCount: int] =
-    if communityId == "":
-      return
-
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(communityId):
-      warn "unknown community", communityId
-      return
 
     result.unviewedMentionsCount = 0
     result.unviewedMessagesCount = 0
 
-    for chat in self.channelGroups[communityId].chats:
+    let myPubKey = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+    var seactionIdToFind = sectionId
+    if sectionId == myPubKey:
+      # If the section is the personal one (ID == pubKey), then we set the seactionIdToFind to ""
+      # because personal chats have communityId == ""
+      seactionIdToFind = ""
+    for _, chat in self.chats:
+      if chat.communityId != seactionIdToFind:
+        continue
       result.unviewedMentionsCount += chat.unviewedMentionsCount
       # We count the unread messages if we are unmuted and it's not a mention, we want to show a badge on mentions
       if chat.unviewedMentionsCount == 0 and chat.muted:
@@ -328,49 +255,6 @@ QtObject:
     self.chats[chat.id].categoryId = categoryId
     self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_ADDED_OR_UPDATED, ChatArgs(communityId: chat.communityId, chatId: chat.id))
 
-    var channelGroupId = chat.communityId
-    if (channelGroupId == ""):
-      channelGroupId = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
-
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(channelGroupId):
-      warn "unknown community for new channel update", channelGroupId
-      return
-
-    let index = self.getChatIndex(channelGroupId, chat.id)
-    if (index == -1):
-      self.channelGroups[channelGroupId].chats.add(self.chats[chat.id])
-    else:
-      self.channelGroups[channelGroupId].chats[index] = self.chats[chat.id]
-
-  proc updateMissingFieldsInCommunityChat(self: Service, channelGroupId: string, newChat: ChatDto): ChatDto =
-
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(channelGroupId):
-      warn "unknown channel group", channelGroupId
-      return
-
-    var chat = newChat
-    for previousChat in self.channelGroups[channelGroupId].chats:
-      if previousChat.id != newChat.id:
-        continue
-      chat.unviewedMessagesCount = previousChat.unviewedMessagesCount
-      chat.unviewedMentionsCount = previousChat.unviewedMentionsCount
-      chat.muted = previousChat.muted
-      chat.highlight = previousChat.highlight
-      break
-    return chat
-
-  # Community channel groups have less info because they come from community signals
-  proc updateOrAddChannelGroup*(self: Service, channelGroup: ChannelGroupDto, isCommunityChannelGroup: bool = false) =
-    var newChannelGroup = channelGroup
-    if isCommunityChannelGroup and self.channelGroups.contains(channelGroup.id):
-      # We need to update missing fields in the chats seq before saving
-      let newChats = channelGroup.chats.mapIt(self.updateMissingFieldsInCommunityChat(channelGroup.id, it))
-      newChannelGroup.chats = newChats
-
-    self.channelGroups[channelGroup.id] = newChannelGroup
-    for chat in newChannelGroup.chats:
-      self.updateOrAddChat(chat)
-
   proc updateChannelMembers*(self: Service, channel: ChatDto) =
     if not self.chats.hasKey(channel.id):
       return
@@ -380,12 +264,6 @@ QtObject:
     self.updateOrAddChat(chat)
     self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_MEMBERS_CHANGED, ChatMembersChangedArgs(chatId: chat.id, members: chat.members))
 
-  proc getChannelGroupById*(self: Service, channelGroupId: string): ChannelGroupDto =
-    if not self.channelGroups.contains(channelGroupId):
-      warn "Unknown channel group", channelGroupId
-      return
-    return self.channelGroups[channelGroupId]
-
   proc parseChatResponse*(self: Service, response: RpcResponse[JsonNode]): (seq[ChatDto], seq[MessageDto]) =
     var chats: seq[ChatDto] = @[]
     var messages: seq[MessageDto] = @[]
@@ -460,6 +338,12 @@ QtObject:
   proc getChatsOfChatTypes*(self: Service, types: seq[chat_dto.ChatType]): seq[ChatDto] =
     return self.getAllChats().filterIt(it.chatType in types)
 
+  proc getChatsForPersonalSection*(self: Service): seq[ChatDto] =
+    return self.getAllChats().filterIt(it.isActivePersonalChat())
+
+  proc getChatsForCommunity*(self: Service, communityId: string): seq[ChatDto] =
+    return self.getAllChats().filterIt(it.communityId == communityId)
+
   proc getChatById*(self: Service, chatId: string, showWarning: bool = true): ChatDto =
     if(not self.chats.contains(chatId)):
       if (showWarning):
@@ -527,11 +411,6 @@ QtObject:
 
       discard status_chat.deactivateChat(chatId, preserveHistory = chat.chatType == chat_dto.ChatType.OneToOne)
 
-      var channelGroupId = chat.communityId
-      if (channelGroupId == ""):
-        channelGroupId = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
-
-      self.channelGroups[channelGroupId].chats.delete(self.getChatIndex(channelGroupId, chatId))
       self.chats.del(chatId)
       self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHAT_LEFT, ChatArgs(chatId: chatId))
     except Exception as e:
@@ -734,20 +613,11 @@ QtObject:
       var parsedImage = imageJson.parseJson
       parsedImage["imagePath"] = %singletonInstance.utils.formatImagePath(parsedImage["imagePath"].getStr)
       let response = status_chat.editChat(communityID, chatID, name, color, $parsedImage)
-      if (not response.error.isNil):
-        let msg = response.error.message & " chatId=" & chatId
-        error "error while editing group chat details", msg
-        return
 
-      let resultedChat = response.result.toChatDto()
+      discard self.processMessengerResponse(response)
 
-      var chat = self.chats[chatID]
-      chat.name = name
-      chat.color = color
-      chat.icon = resultedChat.icon
-      self.updateOrAddChat(chat)
-
-      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_GROUP_CHAT_DETAILS_UPDATED, ChatUpdateDetailsArgs(id: chatID, newName: name, newColor: color, newImage: resultedChat.icon))
+      let chat = self.chats[chatID]
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_GROUP_CHAT_DETAILS_UPDATED, ChatUpdateDetailsArgs(id: chatID, newName: name, newColor: color, newImage: chat.icon))
     except Exception as e:
       error "error while updating group chat: ", msg = e.msg
 
@@ -781,25 +651,6 @@ QtObject:
     except Exception as e:
       error "error while creating group chat", msg = e.msg
 
-  proc getMembers*(self: Service, communityID, chatId: string): seq[ChatMember] =
-    try:
-      var realChatId = chatId.replace(communityID, "")
-      let response = status_chat.getMembers(communityID, realChatId)
-      if response.result.kind == JNull:
-        # No members. Could be a public chat
-        return
-      let myPubkey = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
-      result = @[]
-      for (id, memberObj) in response.result.pairs:
-        var member = toChatMember(memberObj, id)
-        # Make yourself as the first result
-        if (id == myPubkey):
-          result.insert(member)
-        else:
-          result.add(member)
-    except Exception as e:
-      error "error while getting members", msg = e.msg, communityID, chatId
-
   proc updateUnreadMessage*(self: Service, chatID: string, messagesCount:int, messagesWithMentionsCount:int) =
     var chat = self.getChatById(chatID)
     if chat.id == "":
@@ -842,7 +693,7 @@ QtObject:
       let communityId = rpcResponseObj{"communityId"}.getStr()
       let chatId = rpcResponseObj{"chatId"}.getStr()
       let checkChannelPermissionsResponse = rpcResponseObj["response"]["result"].toCheckChannelPermissionsResponseDto()
-      self.channelGroups[communityId].channelPermissions.channels[chatId] = checkChannelPermissionsResponse
+
       self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHECK_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS_RESPONSE, CheckChannelPermissionsResponseArgs(communityId: communityId, chatId: chatId, checkChannelPermissionsResponse: checkChannelPermissionsResponse))
     except Exception as e:
       let errMsg = e.msg
@@ -870,7 +721,7 @@ QtObject:
         raise newException(RpcException, error.message)
 
       let checkAllChannelsPermissionsResponse = rpcResponseObj["response"]["result"].toCheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponseDto()
-      self.channelGroups[communityId].channelPermissions = checkAllChannelsPermissionsResponse
+      # TODO save it
       self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CHECK_ALL_CHANNELS_PERMISSIONS_RESPONSE, CheckAllChannelsPermissionsResponseArgs(communityId: communityId, checkAllChannelsPermissionsResponse: checkAllChannelsPermissionsResponse))
     except Exception as e:
       let errMsg = e.msg

src/app_service/service/community/dto/community.nim

@@ -548,39 +548,6 @@ proc getBannedMembersIds*(self: CommunityDto): seq[string] =
       bannedIds.add(memberId)
   return bannedIds
 
-proc toChannelGroupDto*(communityDto: CommunityDto): ChannelGroupDto =
-  ChannelGroupDto(
-    id: communityDto.id,
-    channelGroupType: ChannelGroupType.Community,
-    name: communityDto.name,
-    images: communityDto.images,
-    chats: communityDto.chats,
-    categories: communityDto.categories,
-    # Community doesn't have an ensName yet. Add this when it is added in status-go
-    # ensName: communityDto.ensName,
-    memberRole: communityDto.memberRole,
-    verified: communityDto.verified,
-    description: communityDto.description,
-    introMessage: communityDto.introMessage,
-    outroMessage: communityDto.outroMessage,
-    color: communityDto.color,
-    # tags: communityDto.tags, NOTE: do we need tags here?
-    permissions: communityDto.permissions,
-    members: communityDto.members.map(m => ChatMember(
-        id: m.id,
-        joined: true,
-        role: m.role
-      )),
-    canManageUsers: communityDto.canManageUsers,
-    muted: communityDto.muted,
-    historyArchiveSupportEnabled: communityDto.settings.historyArchiveSupportEnabled,
-    bannedMembersIds: communityDto.getBannedMembersIds(),
-    encrypted: communityDto.encrypted,
-    shard: communityDto.shard,
-    pubsubTopic: communityDto.pubsubTopic,
-    pubsubTopicKey: communityDto.pubsubTopicKey,
-  )
-
 proc parseCommunitiesSettings*(response: JsonNode): seq[CommunitySettingsDto] =
   result = map(response["result"].getElems(),
     proc(x: JsonNode): CommunitySettingsDto = x.toCommunitySettingsDto())
@@ -628,15 +595,20 @@ proc toMembersRevealedAccounts*(membersRevealedAccountsObj: JsonNode): MembersRe
   for (pubkey, revealedAccountsObj) in membersRevealedAccountsObj.pairs:
     result[pubkey] = revealedAccountsObj.toRevealedAccounts()
 
-proc getCommunityChats*(self: CommunityDto, chatsIds: seq[string]): seq[ChatDto] =
+proc getCommunityChats*(self: CommunityDto, chatIds: seq[string]): seq[ChatDto] =
   var chats: seq[ChatDto] = @[]
-  for chatId in chatsIds:
+  for chatId in chatIds:
     for communityChat in self.chats:
       if chatId == communityChat.id:
         chats.add(communityChat)
         break
   return chats
 
+proc getCommunityChat*(self: CommunityDto, chatId: string): ChatDto =
+  let chats = self.getCommunityChats(@[chatId])
+  if chats.len > 0:
+    return chats[0]
+
 proc isOwner*(self: CommunityDto): bool =
   return self.memberRole == MemberRole.Owner
 

src/app_service/service/community/service.nim

@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ QtObject:
     result.communityMetrics = initTable[string, CommunityMetricsDto]()
     result.communityInfoRequests = initTable[string, Time]()
 
-  proc getFilteredJoinedCommunities(self: Service): Table[string, CommunityDto] =
+  proc getFilteredJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities(self: Service): Table[string, CommunityDto] =
     result = initTable[string, CommunityDto]()
     for communityId, community in self.communities.pairs:
-      if community.joined:
+      if community.joined or community.spectated:
         result[communityId] = community
 
   proc getFilteredCuratedCommunities(self: Service): Table[string, CommunityDto] =
@@ -650,17 +650,6 @@ QtObject:
               chat.emoji != prevChat.emoji or chat.viewersCanPostReactions != prevChat.viewersCanPostReactions or
               chat.hideIfPermissionsNotMet != prevChat.hideIfPermissionsNotMet:
             var updatedChat = chat
-
-            # TODO improve this in https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/12595
-            # Currently, status-go only sends canPostReactions on app start (getChannelGroups)
-            # so here, we need to imply it. If viewersCanPostReactions is true, then everyone can post reactions
-            # admins can also always post reactions
-            if chat.viewersCanPostReactions or
-                (not chat.viewersCanPostReactions and community.memberRole != MemberRole.None):
-              updatedChat.canPostReactions = true
-            elif not chat.viewersCanPostReactions and community.memberRole == MemberRole.None:
-              updatedChat.canPostReactions = false
-
             self.chatService.updateOrAddChat(updatedChat) # we have to update chats stored in the chat service.
 
             let data = CommunityChatArgs(chat: updatedChat)
@@ -845,7 +834,7 @@ QtObject:
         if self.communities.hasKey(settings.id):
           self.communities[settings.id].settings = settings
 
-      # Non approver requests to join for all communities
+      # Non approved requests to join for all communities
       let nonAprrovedRequestsToJoinObj = responseObj["nonAprrovedRequestsToJoin"]
 
       if nonAprrovedRequestsToJoinObj{"result"}.kind != JNull:
@@ -874,8 +863,8 @@ QtObject:
   proc getCommunityTags*(self: Service): string =
     return self.communityTags
 
-  proc getJoinedCommunities*(self: Service): seq[CommunityDto] =
-    return toSeq(self.getFilteredJoinedCommunities().values)
+  proc getJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities*(self: Service): seq[CommunityDto] =
+    return toSeq(self.getFilteredJoinedAndSpectatedCommunities().values)
 
   proc getAllCommunities*(self: Service): seq[CommunityDto] =
     return toSeq(self.communities.values)
@@ -1056,13 +1045,9 @@ QtObject:
 
       updatedCommunity.settings = communitySettings
       self.communities[communityId] = updatedCommunity
-      self.chatService.loadChannelGroupById(communityId)
 
       let ownerTokenNotification = self.activityCenterService.getNotificationForTypeAndCommunityId(notification.ActivityCenterNotificationType.OwnerTokenReceived, communityId)
 
-      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITIES_UPDATE, CommunitiesArgs(communities: @[updatedCommunity]))
-      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_SPECTATED, CommunityArgs(community: updatedCommunity, fromUserAction: true, isPendingOwnershipRequest: (ownerTokenNotification != nil)))
-
       for k, chat in updatedCommunity.chats:
         var fullChatId = chat.id
         if not chat.id.startsWith(communityId):
@@ -1077,6 +1062,9 @@ QtObject:
         # TODO find a way to populate missing infos like the color
         self.chatService.updateOrAddChat(chatDto)
         self.messageService.asyncLoadInitialMessagesForChat(fullChatId)
+
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITIES_UPDATE, CommunitiesArgs(communities: @[updatedCommunity]))
+      self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_SPECTATED, CommunityArgs(community: updatedCommunity, fromUserAction: true, isPendingOwnershipRequest: (ownerTokenNotification != nil)))
     except Exception as e:
       error "Error joining the community", msg = e.msg
       result = fmt"Error joining the community: {e.msg}"
@@ -1225,8 +1213,6 @@ QtObject:
         community.settings = communitySettings
         # add this to the communities list and communitiesSettings
         self.communities[community.id] = community
-        # add new community channel group and chats to chat service
-        self.chatService.updateOrAddChannelGroup(community.toChannelGroupDto())
         for chat in community.chats:
           self.chatService.updateOrAddChat(chat)
 
@@ -2495,3 +2481,18 @@ QtObject:
       self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITIES_UPDATE, CommunitiesArgs(communities: @[community]))
     except Exception as e:
       error "error promoting self to control node", msg = e.msg
+
+  proc categoryHasUnreadMessages*(self: Service, communityId: string, categoryId: string): bool =
+    if communityId == "" or categoryId == "":
+      return false
+
+    if not self.communities.contains(communityId):
+      warn "unknown community", communityId
+      return false
+
+    for chat in self.communities[communityId].chats:
+      if chat.categoryId != categoryId:
+        continue
+      if (not chat.muted and chat.unviewedMessagesCount > 0) or chat.unviewedMentionsCount > 0:
+        return true
+    return false

src/backend/chat.nim

@@ -35,13 +35,9 @@ proc saveChat*(
     }
   ])
 
-proc getChannelGroups*(): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
+proc getActiveChats*(): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
   let payload = %* []
-  result = callPrivateRPC("chat_getChannelGroups", payload)
-
-proc getChannelGroupById*(channelGroupId: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
-  let payload = %* [channelGroupId]
-  result = callPrivateRPC("chat_getChannelGroupByID", payload)
+  result = callPrivateRPC("activeChats".prefix, payload)
 
 proc createOneToOneChat*(chatId: string, ensName: string = ""): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
   let communityId = ""
@@ -146,9 +142,6 @@ proc createGroupChatFromInvitation*(groupName: string, chatId: string, adminPK:
   let payload = %* [groupName, chatId, adminPK]
   result = callPrivateRPC("createGroupChatFromInvitation".prefix, payload)
 
-proc getMembers*(communityId, chatId: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
-  result = callPrivateRPC("chat_getMembers", %* [communityId, chatId])
-
 proc editChat*(communityID: string, chatID: string, name: string, color: string, imageJson: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
   let croppedImage = newCroppedImage(imageJson)
   let payload = %* [communityID, chatID, name, color, croppedImage]

vendor/status-go

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dcc93dee965a39d9b4ee9dca79f546c497baa77e
+Subproject commit 8f50b578d1378c1e43bfa9645910d5e690b8c98b