fix(@desktop/community): do not create a separate community module after we join opened spectated community

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

@@ -57,3 +57,6 @@ method addGroupMembers*(self: AccessInterface, pubKeys: seq[string]) {.base.} =
 
 method removeGroupMembers*(self: AccessInterface, pubKeys: seq[string]) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method updateMembersList*(self: AccessInterface) =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")

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

@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ method isLoaded*(self: Module): bool =
   return self.moduleLoaded
 
 method viewDidLoad*(self: Module) =
-  let members = self.controller.getChatMembers()
-  for member in members:
-    self.addChatMember(member)
-
+  self.updateMembersList()
   self.moduleLoaded = true
 
 method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
@@ -176,3 +173,8 @@ method addGroupMembers*(self: Module, pubKeys: seq[string]) =
 
 method removeGroupMembers*(self: Module, pubKeys: seq[string]) =
   self.controller.removeGroupMembers(pubKeys)
+
+method updateMembersList*(self: Module) =
+  let members = self.controller.getChatMembers()
+  for member in members:
+    self.addChatMember(member)

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

@@ -325,3 +325,6 @@ method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: AccessInterface, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUp
 
 method switchToChannel*(self: AccessInterface, channelName: string) =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method joinSpectatedCommunity*(self: AccessInterface) =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")

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

@@ -1017,3 +1017,7 @@ method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: Module, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUpdateDto])
   for s in statusUpdates:
     let status = toOnlineStatus(s.statusType)
     self.view.chatsModel().updateItemOnlineStatusById(s.publicKey, status)
+
+method joinSpectatedCommunity*(self: Module) =
+  if self.usersModule != nil:
+    self.usersModule.updateMembersList()

src/app/modules/main/module.nim

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import NimQml, tables, json, sugar, sequtils, strformat, marshal, times
+import NimQml, tables, json, sugar, sequtils, strformat, marshal, times, chronicles
 
 import io_interface, view, controller, chat_search_item, chat_search_model
 import ephemeral_notification_item, ephemeral_notification_model
@@ -709,6 +709,24 @@ method communityJoined*[T](
   var firstCommunityJoined = false
   if (self.channelGroupModules.len == 1): # First one is personal chat section
     firstCommunityJoined = true
+
+  if(community.permissions.access == COMMUNITY_PERMISSION_ACCESS_ON_REQUEST and 
+    community.requestedToJoinAt > 0 and 
+    community.joined):
+    singletonInstance.globalEvents.myRequestToJoinCommunityAcccepted("Community Request Accepted",
+      fmt "Your request to join community {community.name} is accepted", community.id)
+    self.displayEphemeralNotification(fmt "{community.name} membership approved ", "", conf.COMMUNITIESPORTAL_SECTION_ICON, false, EphemeralNotificationType.Success.int, "")
+
+  # if we are joining spectated community
+  if self.channelGroupModules.hasKey(community.id):
+    let communityModule = self.channelGroupModules[community.id]
+    # Must never happen
+    if not communityModule.isLoaded():
+      error "Community module was not loaded in spectated mode", communityId=community.id
+
+    communityModule.joinSpectatedCommunity()
+    return
+    
   self.channelGroupModules[community.id] = chat_section_module.newModule(
       self,
       events,
@@ -735,13 +753,6 @@ method communityJoined*[T](
   else:
     self.view.model().addItem(communitySectionItem)
 
-  if(community.permissions.access == COMMUNITY_PERMISSION_ACCESS_ON_REQUEST and 
-    community.requestedToJoinAt > 0 and 
-    community.joined):
-    singletonInstance.globalEvents.myRequestToJoinCommunityAcccepted("Community Request Accepted",
-      fmt "Your request to join community {community.name} is accepted", community.id)
-    self.displayEphemeralNotification(fmt "{community.name} membership approved ", "", conf.COMMUNITIESPORTAL_SECTION_ICON, false, EphemeralNotificationType.Success.int, "")
-
   if setActive:
     self.setActiveSection(communitySectionItem)
     if(channelGroup.chats.len > 0):

src/app_service/service/community/service.nim

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ type
   CommunityMembersArgs* = ref object of Args
     communityId*: string
     members*: seq[ChatMember]
-    isMember*: bool
 
   CommunityMutedArgs* = ref object of Args
     communityId*: string
@@ -454,9 +453,9 @@ QtObject:
             self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_CHANNEL_EDITED, data)
 
       # members list was changed
-      if community.members != prev_community.members:
+      if community.isMember and community.members != prev_community.members:
         self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_MEMBERS_CHANGED, 
-        CommunityMembersArgs(communityId: community.id, members: community.members, isMember: community.isMember))
+        CommunityMembersArgs(communityId: community.id, members: community.members))
 
       self.allCommunities[community.id] = community
       self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITIES_UPDATE, CommunitiesArgs(communities: @[community]))