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nixos/patches/flare/0004-feat-messages-Multi-select-messages-and-delete-for-m.patch
Simon Gardling bcdfd8cdf5 flare: add patched flare-signal with five local feature patches
- patches/flare/000{1..5}-*.patch: typing indicators, formatted
  messages, edited messages, multi-select with delete-for-me, and
  in-channel message search. Mirror the matching commits in
  ~/projects/forks/flare and apply cleanly on top of upstream 0.20.4
  (which is what nixpkgs ships).
- home/profiles/gui.nix: include a flare-signal override that appends
  the patches via overrideAttrs. None of them touch Cargo.lock so the
  cargoDeps hash stays valid; signal-desktop stays alongside it.
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From 250b11530e8d29a42707dde8ff3dd516e0073863 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Gardling <titaniumtown@proton.me>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:53:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] feat(messages): Multi-select messages and delete for me
- Add a 'Select' action to the message context menu that puts the
channel into selection mode and pre-selects the message. While in
selection mode, every message item shows a check button and a
toolbar replaces nothing in particular but offers a 'Delete for me'
destructive action plus a cancel button.
- Track selection state with a transient `selected` property on
`Message` and a `selection-mode` property on `Channel`. A new
`selection-changed` signal lets the channel-messages view update
the selection summary without polling.
- Add `Channel::delete_messages_locally` plus the matching
`Manager::delete_messages_locally` and a new
`Timeline::remove_by_timestamp` helper. The action only purges the
local copy and never sends a remote deletion.
---
CHANGELOG.md | 1 +
data/resources/style.css | 14 +++
data/resources/ui/channel_messages.blp | 60 ++++++++++++
data/resources/ui/message_item.blp | 20 ++++
src/backend/channel.rs | 25 +++++
src/backend/manager.rs | 32 ++++++
src/backend/message/mod.rs | 2 +
src/backend/timeline/mod.rs | 16 +++
src/gui/channel_messages.rs | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
src/gui/message_item.rs | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++
10 files changed, 417 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0338ed8..47ec77a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
- Render formatted message styles (bold, italic, strikethrough, spoiler, monospace) on incoming messages.
- Send formatted messages with markdown-style markers (`**bold**`, `*italic*`, `~~strike~~`, `||spoiler||`, `` `monospace` ``).
- Display incoming edited messages with an `edited` indicator and edit your own sent messages from their context menu.
+- Multi-select messages from their context menu and delete the selection locally with a single action.
## [0.20.4] - 2026-04-22
diff --git a/data/resources/style.css b/data/resources/style.css
index 00e4783..1c0cdfd 100644
--- a/data/resources/style.css
+++ b/data/resources/style.css
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@
min-height: 18px;
}
+.message-item.in-selection-mode .avatar-other {
+ opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.message-item.in-selection-mode.selected .message-bubble {
+ outline: 2px solid @accent_color;
+}
+
+.selection-toolbar {
+ padding: 6px 12px;
+ background-color: @window_bg_color;
+ border-top: 1px solid @borders;
+}
+
.message-list row {
padding:0;
}
diff --git a/data/resources/ui/channel_messages.blp b/data/resources/ui/channel_messages.blp
index f3d2348..eb927f8 100644
--- a/data/resources/ui/channel_messages.blp
+++ b/data/resources/ui/channel_messages.blp
@@ -135,6 +135,66 @@ template $FlChannelMessages: Box {
}
}
+ // Selection toolbar (shown when in multi-select mode).
+ Box selection_toolbar {
+ styles [
+ "selection-toolbar",
+ ]
+
+ orientation: horizontal;
+ spacing: 12;
+ hexpand: true;
+ visible: bind template.active-channel as <$FlChannel>.selection-mode;
+
+ Button {
+ accessibility {
+ label: C_("accessibility", "Cancel selection");
+ }
+
+ tooltip-text: C_("tooltip", "Cancel selection");
+
+ styles [
+ "flat",
+ "circular",
+ ]
+
+ valign: center;
+ clicked => $cancel_selection() swapped;
+ icon-name: "window-close-symbolic";
+ }
+
+ Label {
+ hexpand: true;
+ halign: start;
+ label: bind template.selection-summary;
+ }
+
+ Button {
+ styles [
+ "destructive-action",
+ "pill",
+ ]
+
+ valign: center;
+ clicked => $delete_selection() swapped;
+ sensitive: bind template.has-selection;
+
+ Box {
+ orientation: horizontal;
+ spacing: 6;
+
+ Image {
+ icon-name: "user-trash-symbolic";
+ }
+
+ Label {
+ label: _("Delete for me");
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+
Box {
styles [
"toolbar",
diff --git a/data/resources/ui/message_item.blp b/data/resources/ui/message_item.blp
index 2c21b8b..ba3fd23 100644
--- a/data/resources/ui/message_item.blp
+++ b/data/resources/ui/message_item.blp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ menu message-menu {
hidden-when: "action-disabled";
}
+ item {
+ label: _("Select");
+ action: "msg.select";
+ verb-icon: "checkbox-checked-symbolic";
+ icon: "checkbox-checked-symbolic";
+ }
+
item {
label: _("Delete");
action: "msg.delete";
@@ -87,6 +94,19 @@ template $FlMessageItem: $ContextMenuBin {
}
}
+ CheckButton selection_check {
+ visible: bind template.message as <$FlTextMessage>.channel as <$FlChannel>.selection-mode;
+ active: bind template.message as <$FlTextMessage>.selected;
+ valign: center;
+ can-target: false;
+ can-focus: false;
+
+ layout {
+ row: 0;
+ column: 0;
+ }
+ }
+
Adw.Spinner {
visible: bind template.message as <$FlTextMessage>.pending;
tooltip-text: _("This message is currently being sent");
diff --git a/src/backend/channel.rs b/src/backend/channel.rs
index 94fa6bb..0fbc51d 100644
--- a/src/backend/channel.rs
+++ b/src/backend/channel.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,28 @@ impl Channel {
Ok(())
}
+ /// Delete a set of messages locally only ("Delete for me"). Removes them
+ /// from the encrypted local store and from the in-memory timeline.
+ pub async fn delete_messages_locally(
+ &self,
+ timestamps: Vec<u64>,
+ ) -> Result<(), ApplicationError> {
+ if timestamps.is_empty() {
+ return Ok(());
+ }
+ let purged = self
+ .manager()
+ .delete_messages_locally(self, timestamps)
+ .await?;
+ let timeline = self.imp().timeline.borrow();
+ for ts in &purged {
+ timeline.remove_by_timestamp(*ts);
+ }
+ drop(timeline);
+ self.notify("last-message");
+ Ok(())
+ }
+
pub(super) fn group_context(&self) -> Option<GroupContextV2> {
self.imp().group_context.borrow().clone()
}
@@ -861,6 +883,8 @@ mod imp {
pub(super) draft: RefCell<String>,
#[property(get, set)]
pub(super) is_active: RefCell<bool>,
+ #[property(get, set)]
+ pub(super) selection_mode: RefCell<bool>,
#[property(get = Self::last_message)]
pub(super) last_message: PhantomData<Option<DisplayMessage>>,
@@ -1000,6 +1024,7 @@ mod imp {
Signal::builder("message")
.param_types([DisplayMessage::static_type()])
.build(),
+ Signal::builder("selection-changed").build(),
]
});
SIGNALS.as_ref()
diff --git a/src/backend/manager.rs b/src/backend/manager.rs
index eaa41e0..0964681 100644
--- a/src/backend/manager.rs
+++ b/src/backend/manager.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,38 @@ impl Manager {
Ok(())
}
+ /// Delete a set of messages locally only ("Delete for me"). The remote
+ /// peer is not informed; this only purges the local copy from storage.
+ ///
+ /// Returns the timestamps that were actually purged from the store; the
+ /// caller should mirror only those into the in-memory timeline so a
+ /// per-message store failure does not leave the on-disk state and the UI
+ /// permanently disagreed.
+ pub async fn delete_messages_locally(
+ &self,
+ channel: &Channel,
+ timestamps: Vec<u64>,
+ ) -> Result<Vec<u64>, ApplicationError> {
+ let thread = channel.thread();
+ let mut store = self.store();
+ let purged = tspawn!(async move {
+ let mut purged = Vec::with_capacity(timestamps.len());
+ for ts in timestamps {
+ match store.delete_message(&thread, ts).await {
+ // Both "row deleted" and "row was already absent" mean
+ // the store no longer holds this message, so it is safe
+ // for the timeline to drop it.
+ Ok(_) => purged.push(ts),
+ Err(e) => log::warn!("Failed to locally delete message {ts}: {e}"),
+ }
+ }
+ Ok::<Vec<u64>, ApplicationError>(purged)
+ })
+ .await
+ .expect("Failed to spawn tokio")?;
+ Ok(purged)
+ }
+
pub async fn submit_recaptcha_challenge<S: AsRef<str>>(
&self,
token: S,
diff --git a/src/backend/message/mod.rs b/src/backend/message/mod.rs
index f3a0537..eba08ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/message/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/message/mod.rs
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ mod imp {
pub(super) pending: RefCell<bool>,
#[property(get, set)]
pub(super) error: RefCell<bool>,
+ #[property(get, set)]
+ pub(super) selected: RefCell<bool>,
pub(super) data: RefCell<Option<DataMessage>>,
diff --git a/src/backend/timeline/mod.rs b/src/backend/timeline/mod.rs
index 1ce6a24..18dd436 100644
--- a/src/backend/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ impl Timeline {
self.items_changed(0, len as u32, 0);
}
+ /// Remove the item with the given timestamp from the timeline, if any.
+ /// Returns whether an item was actually removed.
+ pub fn remove_by_timestamp(&self, timestamp: u64) -> bool {
+ let mut list = self.imp().list.borrow_mut();
+ let position = list.binary_search_by_key(&timestamp, |i| i.timestamp());
+ match position {
+ Ok(idx) => {
+ list.remove(idx);
+ drop(list);
+ self.items_changed(idx as u32, 1, 0);
+ true
+ }
+ Err(_) => false,
+ }
+ }
+
pub fn get_by_timestamp(&self, timestamp: u64) -> Option<TimelineItem> {
let current_items = self.imp().list.borrow();
let index = current_items.binary_search_by_key(&timestamp, |i| i.timestamp());
diff --git a/src/gui/channel_messages.rs b/src/gui/channel_messages.rs
index b929957..747b36a 100644
--- a/src/gui/channel_messages.rs
+++ b/src/gui/channel_messages.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
use gio::SettingsBindFlags;
use crate::ApplicationError;
-use crate::backend::message::TextMessage;
+use crate::backend::message::{DisplayMessage, TextMessage};
+use crate::backend::timeline::TimelineItemExt;
const MESSAGES_REQUEST_LOAD: usize = 10;
@@ -38,6 +39,52 @@ impl ChannelMessages {
self.imp().text_entry.grab_focus();
}
+ /// Collect timestamps of every currently-selected message in the active
+ /// channel.
+ pub fn collect_selected_timestamps(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
+ let Some(channel) = self.active_channel() else {
+ return Vec::new();
+ };
+ channel
+ .timeline()
+ .iter_forwards()
+ .filter(|i| i.is::<DisplayMessage>())
+ .filter_map(|i| i.dynamic_cast::<DisplayMessage>().ok())
+ .filter(|m| m.property::<bool>("selected"))
+ .map(|m| m.timestamp())
+ .collect()
+ }
+
+ /// Exit selection mode, clearing all per-message selection state.
+ pub fn exit_selection_mode(&self) {
+ let Some(channel) = self.active_channel() else {
+ return;
+ };
+ for item in channel.timeline().iter_forwards() {
+ if let Some(msg) = item.dynamic_cast_ref::<DisplayMessage>()
+ && msg.property::<bool>("selected")
+ {
+ msg.set_property("selected", false);
+ }
+ }
+ channel.set_selection_mode(false);
+ self.refresh_selection_summary();
+ }
+
+ /// Walk the timeline, count how many messages are selected, and update
+ /// the displayed selection summary plus the `has-selection` flag.
+ pub fn refresh_selection_summary(&self) {
+ let count = self.collect_selected_timestamps().len() as u32;
+ let summary = if count == 0 {
+ gettextrs::gettext("Select messages to delete for yourself")
+ } else {
+ gettextrs::ngettext("{} message selected", "{} messages selected", count)
+ .replace("{}", &count.to_string())
+ };
+ self.set_selection_summary(summary);
+ self.set_has_selection(count > 0);
+ }
+
pub fn focus_input(&self) {
self.imp().text_entry.grab_focus();
}
@@ -187,6 +234,45 @@ impl ChannelMessages {
}
}
+ /// Wire the selection summary so the toolbar reflects how many messages
+ /// are selected. Called whenever the active channel changes.
+ fn setup_selection_listener(&self) {
+ self.refresh_selection_summary();
+
+ // Disconnect handlers attached on the previous active channel so we
+ // don't accumulate one per channel switch.
+ for (prev_channel, handler) in self.imp().selection_handlers.take() {
+ prev_channel.disconnect(handler);
+ }
+
+ if let Some(channel) = self.active_channel() {
+ let mut handlers = self.imp().selection_handlers.borrow_mut();
+ let h = channel.connect_local(
+ "selection-changed",
+ false,
+ clone!(
+ #[weak(rename_to = s)]
+ self,
+ #[upgrade_or_default]
+ move |_| {
+ s.refresh_selection_summary();
+ None
+ }
+ ),
+ );
+ handlers.push((channel.clone(), h));
+ let h = channel.connect_notify_local(
+ Some("selection-mode"),
+ clone!(
+ #[weak(rename_to = s)]
+ self,
+ move |_, _| s.refresh_selection_summary()
+ ),
+ );
+ handlers.push((channel, h));
+ }
+ }
+
/// Send a `Started` typing event for the active channel.
///
/// Schedules a periodic refresh so the receiver does not let the
@@ -387,6 +473,10 @@ pub mod imp {
has_attachments: PhantomData<bool>,
#[property(get, set)]
show_typing: Cell<bool>,
+ #[property(get, set)]
+ selection_summary: RefCell<String>,
+ #[property(get, set)]
+ has_selection: Cell<bool>,
/// Whether we currently believe the user is composing a message in the
/// active channel and have informed the peer with a `Started` event.
@@ -437,6 +527,7 @@ pub mod imp {
// Inform the previous channel we have stopped typing before we
// forget about it.
self.obj().send_typing_stopped();
+ self.obj().exit_selection_mode();
if let Some(active_chan) = self.active_channel.borrow().as_ref() {
active_chan.set_property("draft", self.text_entry.text());
@@ -449,6 +540,7 @@ pub mod imp {
self.obj().focus_input();
self.obj().setup_typing_indicator();
+ self.obj().setup_selection_listener();
}
#[template_callback(function)]
@@ -505,6 +597,41 @@ pub mod imp {
self.text_entry.clear();
}
+ #[template_callback]
+ fn cancel_selection(&self) {
+ self.obj().exit_selection_mode();
+ }
+
+ #[template_callback]
+ fn delete_selection(&self) {
+ let obj = self.obj();
+ let Some(channel) = obj.active_channel() else {
+ return;
+ };
+ let timestamps = obj.collect_selected_timestamps();
+ obj.exit_selection_mode();
+ if timestamps.is_empty() {
+ return;
+ }
+ gspawn!(clone!(
+ #[strong]
+ channel,
+ #[strong]
+ obj,
+ async move {
+ if let Err(e) = channel.delete_messages_locally(timestamps).await {
+ let root = obj
+ .root()
+ .expect("`ChannelMessages` to have a root")
+ .dynamic_cast::<crate::gui::Window>()
+ .expect("Root of `ChannelMessages` to be a `Window`.");
+ let dialog = ErrorDialog::new(&e, &root);
+ dialog.present(Some(&root));
+ }
+ }
+ ));
+ }
+
#[template_callback]
fn remove_attachments(&self) {
log::trace!("Unsetting attachments");
diff --git a/src/gui/message_item.rs b/src/gui/message_item.rs
index 59d2778..d88306f 100644
--- a/src/gui/message_item.rs
+++ b/src/gui/message_item.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ impl MessageItem {
s.setup_text();
s.setup_requires_attention();
s.setup_pending_and_error();
+ s.setup_selection();
s
}
@@ -102,6 +103,16 @@ impl MessageItem {
s.imp().handle_edit();
}
));
+ let action_select = SimpleAction::new("select", None);
+ action_select.connect_activate(clone!(
+ #[weak(rename_to = s)]
+ self,
+ move |_, _| {
+ let msg = s.message();
+ msg.channel().set_selection_mode(true);
+ msg.set_property("selected", true);
+ }
+ ));
let actions = SimpleActionGroup::new();
self.insert_action_group("msg", Some(&actions));
@@ -111,6 +122,7 @@ impl MessageItem {
actions.add_action(&action_download);
actions.add_action(&action_edit);
actions.add_action(&action_open);
+ actions.add_action(&action_select);
self.bind_property("message", &action_delete, "enabled")
.transform_to(|_, msg: Option<TextMessage>| msg.map(|m| m.sender().is_self()))
@@ -236,6 +248,22 @@ impl MessageItem {
self.imp().msg_menu.popup();
}
+ /// Connect a notify handler on `target` and remember its handler id so
+ /// we can disconnect it when the MessageItem is disposed; without this,
+ /// closures keep accumulating on long-lived Channel/Message objects as
+ /// the ListView recycles widgets across the timeline.
+ fn track_notify_local<F>(&self, target: &impl IsA<glib::Object>, name: &str, f: F)
+ where
+ F: Fn(&glib::Object, &glib::ParamSpec) + 'static,
+ {
+ let target_obj = target.clone().upcast::<glib::Object>();
+ let handler = target_obj.connect_notify_local(Some(name), f);
+ self.imp()
+ .tracked_handlers
+ .borrow_mut()
+ .push((target_obj, handler));
+ }
+
/// Set whether this item should show its header.
pub fn set_show_header(&self) {
let visible = self.message().show_header() || self.property("force-show-header");
@@ -330,6 +358,81 @@ impl MessageItem {
message.notify("pending");
message.notify("error");
}
+
+ /// Wire the message item's selection-mode CSS class so it visually
+ /// reflects the channel's `selection-mode` and the message's `selected`
+ /// state.
+ pub fn setup_selection(&self) {
+ let message = self.message();
+ let channel = message.channel();
+ // The closure only updates visual state. Resetting `selected` on
+ // exit lives in `ChannelMessages::exit_selection_mode` (the only
+ // path that flips `selection-mode` back off), which guards the
+ // write so it does not bounce off glib's autogen notify-always
+ // setter. Doing the write here unconditionally would re-enter the
+ // notify::selected handler and recurse via the selection-changed
+ // signal we emit from it — visible as a cpu-bound spin on first
+ // load of a long timeline like Note to self.
+ let update = clone!(
+ #[weak(rename_to = s)]
+ self,
+ move || {
+ let chan = s.message().channel();
+ let in_mode = chan.selection_mode();
+ if in_mode {
+ s.add_css_class("in-selection-mode");
+ } else {
+ s.remove_css_class("in-selection-mode");
+ }
+ if s.message().property::<bool>("selected") && in_mode {
+ s.add_css_class("selected");
+ } else {
+ s.remove_css_class("selected");
+ }
+ }
+ );
+ self.track_notify_local(&channel, "selection-mode", {
+ let update = update.clone();
+ move |_, _| update()
+ });
+ self.track_notify_local(&message, "selected", {
+ let update = update.clone();
+ let weak = self.downgrade();
+ move |_, _| {
+ update();
+ if let Some(s) = weak.upgrade() {
+ s.message()
+ .channel()
+ .emit_by_name::<()>("selection-changed", &[]);
+ }
+ }
+ });
+
+ // While the channel is in selection mode, primary-button clicks
+ // anywhere on the row toggle the message's `selected` flag and the
+ // gesture claims the event sequence so child widgets (label links,
+ // attachments, the popover trigger, the check button) do not also
+ // act on the click. The check button itself is `can-target: false`
+ // in the template so its visual state is driven purely by the bind
+ // to `message.selected` rather than its own toggled signal.
+ let click = gtk::GestureClick::builder()
+ .button(gdk::BUTTON_PRIMARY)
+ .propagation_phase(gtk::PropagationPhase::Capture)
+ .build();
+ click.connect_pressed(clone!(
+ #[weak(rename_to = s)]
+ self,
+ move |gesture, _, _, _| {
+ if s.message().channel().selection_mode() {
+ let cur: bool = s.message().property("selected");
+ s.message().set_property("selected", !cur);
+ gesture.set_state(gtk::EventSequenceState::Claimed);
+ }
+ }
+ ));
+ self.add_controller(click);
+ update();
+ }
}
pub mod imp {
@@ -360,6 +463,8 @@ pub mod imp {
#[template_child]
pub(super) avatar: TemplateChild<adw::Avatar>,
#[template_child]
+ pub(super) selection_check: TemplateChild<gtk::CheckButton>,
+ #[template_child]
pub(super) header: TemplateChild<gtk::Label>,
#[template_child]
pub(super) reactions: TemplateChild<gtk::Label>,
@@ -399,6 +504,14 @@ pub mod imp {
shows_media_loading: PhantomData<bool>,
#[property(get = Self::has_reaction)]
has_reaction: PhantomData<bool>,
+
+ /// Handlers we attached on long-lived objects (the message and the
+ /// channel). Channel outlives every MessageItem and the timeline
+ /// holds messages across list-view widget recycling, so without an
+ /// explicit disconnect each MessageItem we ever build leaves a
+ /// no-op closure attached to its message and channel forever.
+ pub(super) tracked_handlers:
+ RefCell<Vec<(glib::Object, glib::SignalHandlerId)>>,
}
#[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -668,6 +781,12 @@ pub mod imp {
});
SIGNALS.as_ref()
}
+
+ fn dispose(&self) {
+ for (target, handler) in self.tracked_handlers.take() {
+ target.disconnect(handler);
+ }
+ }
}
impl WidgetImpl for MessageItem {}
--
2.53.0