fix(@desktop): windows application unresponsive when fetching Status updates

src/app/chat/views/messages.nim

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ../../../status/utils as status_utils
 import ../../../status/chat/[chat, message]
 import ../../../status/profile/profile
 import ../../../status/tasks/[qt, task_runner_impl]
+import ../../../status/tasks/marathon/mailserver/worker
 
 import communities, chat_item, channels_list, communities, community_list, message_list, channel, message_item
 
@@ -375,9 +376,10 @@ QtObject:
     notify = loadingMessagesChanged
 
   proc fillGaps*(self: MessageView, messageId: string) {.slot.} =
-    self.loadingMessages = true
-    self.loadingMessagesChanged(true)
-    discard self.status.mailservers.fillGaps(self.channelView.activeChannel.id, @[messageId])
+    self.setLoadingMessages(true)
+    let mailserverWorker = self.status.tasks.marathon[MailserverWorker().name]
+    let task = FillGapsTaskArg( `method`: "fillGaps", chatId: self.channelView.activeChannel.id, messageIds: @[messageId])
+    mailserverWorker.start(task)
 
   proc unreadMessages*(self: MessageView): int {.slot.} =
     result = self.unreadMessageCnt

src/status/tasks/marathon/mailserver/model.nim

@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ proc requestMoreMessages*(self: MailserverModel, chatId: string) =
   debug "Requesting more messages from", mailserver=self.activeMailserver, chatId=chatId
   discard status_mailservers.syncChatFromSyncedFrom(chatId)
 
+proc fillGaps*(self: MailserverModel, chatId: string, messageIds: seq[string]) =
+  debug "Requesting fill gaps from", mailserver=self.activeMailserver, chatId=chatId
+  discard status_mailservers.fillGaps(chatId, messageIds)
+
 proc findNewMailserver(self: MailserverModel) =
   warn "Finding a new mailserver..."
   

src/status/tasks/marathon/mailserver/worker.nim

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type
   GetActiveMailserverTaskArg* = ref object of MarathonTaskArg
   RequestMessagesTaskArg* = ref object of MarathonTaskArg
     chatId*: string
+  FillGapsTaskArg* = ref object of MarathonTaskArg
+    chatId*: string
+    messageIds*: seq[string]
   AddMailserverTopicTaskArg* = ref object of MarathonTaskArg
   PeerSummaryChangeTaskArg* = ref object of MarathonTaskArg
     peers*: seq[string]
@@ -97,6 +100,10 @@ proc processMessage(mailserverModel: MailserverModel, received: string) =
     let taskArg = decode[RequestMessagesTaskArg](received)
     mailserverModel.requestMoreMessages(taskArg.chatId)
 
+  of "fillGaps":
+    let taskArg = decode[FillGapsTaskArg](received)
+    mailserverModel.fillGaps(taskArg.chatId, taskArg.messageIds)
+
   of "getActiveMailserver":
     let
       taskArg = decode[GetActiveMailserverTaskArg](received)

ui/app/AppLayouts/Timeline/TimelineLayout.qml

@@ -164,5 +164,14 @@ ScrollView {
                 timeout: model.timeout
             }
         }
+
+        Loader {
+            active: chatsModel.messageView.loadingMessages
+            sourceComponent: LoadingAnimation {}
+            anchors.right: timelineContainer.right
+            anchors.top: statusUpdateInput.bottom
+            anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.padding
+            anchors.topMargin: Style.current.padding
+        }
     }
 }