The stores violated the no-silent-failures rule, and that is why tonight's
diagnosis took as long as it did. Two classes:
1. Ten catch blocks swallowed decode errors and returned an empty collection.
`catch (_) { return []; }` means a corrupt or unreadable store presents to
the caller as "no data", so the user sees no contacts, no channels or no
history with nothing anywhere explaining why. Indistinguishable from data
loss. Every one now logs what failed, with the store named, before
returning.
2. ChannelMessageStore._storageKey fell back from the PSK-identity key to the
legacy slot-index key without a word. That fallback is correct before a
channel list exists, but once history has been migrated to the PSK key it
reads a DIFFERENT key and returns empty. That is exactly #333: a user's 566
Public messages were intact on disk while the app showed nothing, with no
error, no parse failure and no log line to follow.
It now warns when it falls back while a resolver is installed, since that
combination specifically means the channel list was not loaded first.
Had either of these been loud, #333 would have been a one-line log read
instead of a multi-hour investigation that looked like data loss.
flutter analyze clean, dart format clean, 494 tests pass.
The previous commit fixed loadSmazEnabled and killed the post-connect stall
(startup-load channelSettings: 37792ms -> 0ms, measured twice). The contact
pull still choked, in multi-second bursts, each landing immediately after an
"Added new contact" line.
No frame handler exceeded the 100ms threshold, because the work is not in a
handler: the contact handler fires _loadMessagesForContact unawaited, so it
runs after the handler returns and escapes that timing.
message_store.loadMessages had the same unconditional prefs.remove(oldKey),
and it runs ONCE PER CONTACT during a pull. On Windows every prefs mutation
rewrites the entire file, so a 234-contact pull meant 234 full multi-MB writes
for legacy keys that do not exist.
A sweep found the identical pattern in six more stores: contact_store,
unread_store, channel_store, community_store, contact_group_store and
channel_order_store. Those run once per load rather than per item, so they are
far cheaper, but it is the same bug and they are fixed the same way.
In every case the removal now happens only when a legacy key actually exists,
paired with the write that migrates it, so the cleanup still occurs on a real
migration.
flutter analyze clean, dart format clean, 494 tests pass.
* Refactor contact handling: replace DiscoveryContact with Contact, update related methods and settings
* Enhance contact handling: include latitude, longitude, and last modified timestamp in contact updates; refactor path handling to accommodate discovered contacts across multiple screens
* Enhance SNRIndicator: include discovered contacts in name resolution for repeaters
* Refactor path handling: replace addReturnPath with buildPath to improve path construction logic and handle target contact types
* Update lib/screens/map_screen.dart
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Add localization for "Show Discovery Contacts" in multiple languages and refactor location plausibility check in map screen
* Enhance contact management: update discovered contacts' active status and improve contact handling with flags and raw packet data
* Refactor ChannelsScreen: pass ChannelMessageStore to buildExpandedContent and ensure messages are cleared after channel creation
* Update MapScreen: adjust label zoom threshold and refactor guessed marker building to include labels
* Refactor ChannelsScreen: change channelMessageStore to a private getter and update its usage in buildExpandedContent calls
* Enhance location plausibility check: add latitude and longitude bounds to ensure valid coordinates
* Update lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Refactor MeshCoreConnector and related stores: update discovered contacts handling, migrate legacy keys, and set public key in community store
* Refactor MeshCoreConnector and ChannelsScreen: update discovered contacts handling and set public key in community store; enhance location plausibility check in MapScreen
* Update CMD_ADD_UPDATE_CONTACT frame format to include optional latitude and longitude fields
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
formats all dart files using `dart format .` from the root project dir
this makes the code style repeatable by new contributors and makes PR review easier
Core Features
Unread Message Tracking: Added persistent unread counts for contacts and channels with visual badges
Message Deletion: Users can now long-press to delete individual messages in chats and channels
SMAZ Compression: Added per-contact compression settings (previously only channels)
UTF-8 Length Limiting: Text inputs now enforce protocol byte limits correctly
Channel Message Paths: New screen to visualize packet routing through repeater network with map view
Protocol Updates
Added maxContactMessageBytes() and maxChannelMessageBytes() helpers for message length validation
Changed channel PSK format from Base64 to Hexadecimal (breaking change)
Added app version field to connection handshake frame
UI Improvements
Unread badges on all contact and channel list items
Enhanced message bubbles with path visualization for channel messages
Character count displays in message input fields
Improved repeater CLI screen functionality
New Files
lib/storage/unread_store.dart - Unread tracking persistence
lib/storage/contact_settings_store.dart - Per-contact SMAZ settings
lib/widgets/unread_badge.dart - Unread count indicator
lib/helpers/utf8_length_limiter.dart - Byte-aware text input formatter
lib/screens/channel_message_path_screen.dart - Packet path visualization
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