add time to messages

lib/src/localization/app_de.arb

@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
     "close": "Schließen",
     "cancel": "Abbrechen",
     "ok": "Ok",
+    "now": "Jetzt",
+    "you": "Du",
+    "minutesShort": "Min.",
+    "image": "Bild",
+    "video": "Video",
     "react": "Reagieren",
     "reply": "Antworten",
     "copy": "Kopieren",

lib/src/localization/app_en.arb

@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@
   "disable": "Disable",
   "enable": "Enable",
   "cancel": "Cancel",
+  "now": "Now",
+  "you": "You",
+  "minutesShort": "min.",
+  "image": "Image",
+  "video": "Video",
   "react": "React",
   "reply": "Reply",
   "copy": "Copy",

lib/src/localization/generated/app_localizations.dart

@@ -1058,6 +1058,36 @@ abstract class AppLocalizations {
   /// **'Cancel'**
   String get cancel;
 
+  /// No description provided for @now.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Now'**
+  String get now;
+
+  /// No description provided for @you.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'You'**
+  String get you;
+
+  /// No description provided for @minutesShort.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'min.'**
+  String get minutesShort;
+
+  /// No description provided for @image.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Image'**
+  String get image;
+
+  /// No description provided for @video.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Video'**
+  String get video;
+
   /// No description provided for @react.
   ///
   /// In en, this message translates to:

lib/src/localization/generated/app_localizations_de.dart

@@ -536,6 +536,21 @@ class AppLocalizationsDe extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get cancel => 'Abbrechen';
 
+  @override
+  String get now => 'Jetzt';
+
+  @override
+  String get you => 'Du';
+
+  @override
+  String get minutesShort => 'Min.';
+
+  @override
+  String get image => 'Bild';
+
+  @override
+  String get video => 'Video';
+
   @override
   String get react => 'Reagieren';
 

lib/src/localization/generated/app_localizations_en.dart

@@ -531,6 +531,21 @@ class AppLocalizationsEn extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get cancel => 'Cancel';
 
+  @override
+  String get now => 'Now';
+
+  @override
+  String get you => 'You';
+
+  @override
+  String get minutesShort => 'min.';
+
+  @override
+  String get image => 'Image';
+
+  @override
+  String get video => 'Video';
+
   @override
   String get react => 'React';
 

lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart

@@ -28,22 +28,17 @@ Color getMessageColor(Message message) {
 }
 
 class ChatItem {
-  const ChatItem._({this.message, this.date, this.time});
+  const ChatItem._({this.message, this.date});
   factory ChatItem.date(DateTime date) {
     return ChatItem._(date: date);
   }
-  factory ChatItem.time(DateTime time) {
-    return ChatItem._(time: time);
-  }
   factory ChatItem.message(Message message) {
     return ChatItem._(message: message);
   }
   final Message? message;
   final DateTime? date;
-  final DateTime? time;
   bool get isMessage => message != null;
   bool get isDate => date != null;
-  bool get isTime => time != null;
 }
 
 /// Displays detailed information about a SampleItem.
@@ -143,9 +138,6 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
               msg.createdAt.year != lastDate.year) {
             chatItems.add(ChatItem.date(msg.createdAt));
             lastDate = msg.createdAt;
-          } else if (msg.createdAt.difference(lastDate).inMinutes >= 20) {
-            chatItems.add(ChatItem.time(msg.createdAt));
-            lastDate = msg.createdAt;
           }
           chatItems.add(ChatItem.message(msg));
         }
@@ -276,7 +268,7 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
                           padding: EdgeInsetsGeometry.only(top: 10),
                         );
                       }
-                      if (messages[i].isDate || messages[i].isTime) {
+                      if (messages[i].isDate) {
                         return ChatDateChip(
                           item: messages[i],
                         );
@@ -295,10 +287,14 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
                             scale: (focusedScrollItem == i) ? 1.05 : 1,
                             child: ChatListEntry(
                               key: Key(chatMessage.messageId),
-                              chatMessage,
+                              message: messages[i].message!,
-                              group,
+                              nextMessage:
-                              galleryItems,
+                                  (i > 0) ? messages[i - 1].message : null,
-                              isLastMessageFromSameUser(messages, i),
+                              prevMessage: ((i + 1) < messages.length)
+                                  ? messages[i + 1].message
+                                  : null,
+                              group: group,
+                              galleryItems: galleryItems,
                               scrollToMessage: scrollToMessage,
                               onResponseTriggered: () {
                                 setState(() {
@@ -403,22 +399,3 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
     );
   }
 }
-
-bool isLastMessageFromSameUser(List<ChatItem> messages, int index) {
-  if (index <= 0) {
-    return true; // If there is no previous message, return true
-  }
-  return (messages[index - 1].message?.senderId ==
-      messages[index].message?.senderId);
-}
-
-double calculateNumberOfLines(String text, double width, double fontSize) {
-  final textPainter = TextPainter(
-    text: TextSpan(
-      text: text,
-      style: TextStyle(fontSize: fontSize),
-    ),
-    textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
-  )..layout(maxWidth: width - 32);
-  return textPainter.computeLineMetrics().length.toDouble();
-}

lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/chat_date_chip.dart

@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ class ChatDateChip extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final formattedDate = item.isTime
+    final formattedDate =
-        ? DateFormat.Hm(Localizations.localeOf(context).toLanguageTag())
+        '${DateFormat.Hm(Localizations.localeOf(context).toLanguageTag()).format(item.date!)}\n${DateFormat.yMd(Localizations.localeOf(context).toLanguageTag()).format(item.date!)}';
-            .format(item.time!)
-        : '${DateFormat.Hm(Localizations.localeOf(context).toLanguageTag()).format(item.date!)}\n${DateFormat.yMd(Localizations.localeOf(context).toLanguageTag()).format(item.date!)}';
 
     return Center(
       child: Container(
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ class ChatDateChip extends StatelessWidget {
           borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
         ),
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 8),
+        margin: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 20),
         child: Text(
           formattedDate,
           textAlign: TextAlign.center,

lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/chat_list_entry.dart

@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/message_context_
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/response_container.dart';
 
 class ChatListEntry extends StatefulWidget {
-  const ChatListEntry(
+  const ChatListEntry({
-    this.message,
+    required this.group,
-    this.group,
+    required this.galleryItems,
-    this.galleryItems,
+    required this.prevMessage,
-    this.lastMessageFromSameUser, {
+    required this.message,
+    required this.nextMessage,
     required this.onResponseTriggered,
     required this.scrollToMessage,
     super.key,
   });
+  final Message? prevMessage;
+  final Message? nextMessage;
   final Message message;
   final Group group;
-  final bool lastMessageFromSameUser;
   final List<MemoryItem> galleryItems;
   final void Function(String) scrollToMessage;
   final void Function() onResponseTriggered;
@@ -70,12 +72,16 @@ class _ChatListEntryState extends State<ChatListEntry> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final right = widget.message.senderId == null;
 
+    final (padding, borderRadius) = getMessageLayout(
+      widget.message,
+      widget.prevMessage,
+      widget.nextMessage,
+    );
+
     return Align(
       alignment: right ? Alignment.centerRight : Alignment.centerLeft,
       child: Padding(
-        padding: widget.lastMessageFromSameUser
+        padding: padding,
-            ? const EdgeInsets.only(top: 5, right: 10, left: 10)
-            : const EdgeInsets.only(top: 5, bottom: 20, right: 10, left: 10),
         child: MessageContextMenu(
           message: widget.message,
           onResponseTriggered: widget.onResponseTriggered,
@@ -96,10 +102,13 @@ class _ChatListEntryState extends State<ChatListEntry> {
                       msg: widget.message,
                       group: widget.group,
                       mediaService: mediaService,
+                      borderRadius: borderRadius,
                       scrollToMessage: widget.scrollToMessage,
                       child: (widget.message.type == MessageType.text)
                           ? ChatTextEntry(
                               message: widget.message,
+                              nextMessage: widget.nextMessage,
+                              borderRadius: borderRadius,
                             )
                           : (mediaService == null)
                               ? null
@@ -128,3 +137,57 @@ class _ChatListEntryState extends State<ChatListEntry> {
     );
   }
 }
+
+(EdgeInsetsGeometry, BorderRadius) getMessageLayout(
+  Message message,
+  Message? prevMessage,
+  Message? nextMessage,
+) {
+  var bottom = 30.0;
+  var top = 0.0;
+
+  var topLeft = 12.0;
+  var topRight = 12.0;
+  var bottomRight = 12.0;
+  var bottomLeft = 12.0;
+
+  if (nextMessage != null) {
+    if (message.senderId == nextMessage.senderId) {
+      bottom = 10;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (prevMessage != null) {
+    final combinesWidthNext = combineTextMessageWithNext(prevMessage, message);
+    if (combinesWidthNext) {
+      top = 1;
+      topLeft = 5.0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  final combinesWidthNext = combineTextMessageWithNext(message, nextMessage);
+  if (combinesWidthNext) {
+    bottom = 1;
+    bottomLeft = 5.0;
+  }
+
+  if (message.senderId == null) {
+    final tmp = topLeft;
+    topLeft = topRight;
+    topRight = tmp;
+
+    final tmp2 = bottomLeft;
+    bottomLeft = bottomRight;
+    bottomRight = tmp2;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    EdgeInsets.only(top: top, bottom: bottom, right: 10, left: 10),
+    BorderRadius.only(
+      topLeft: Radius.circular(topLeft),
+      topRight: Radius.circular(topRight),
+      bottomRight: Radius.circular(bottomRight),
+      bottomLeft: Radius.circular(bottomLeft),
+    )
+  );
+}

lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/chat_text_entry.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:intl/intl.dart' hide TextDirection;
+import 'package:twonly/src/database/tables/messages.table.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/database/twonly.db.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/animate_icon.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/better_text.dart';
@@ -7,10 +10,14 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/better_text.dart';
 class ChatTextEntry extends StatelessWidget {
   const ChatTextEntry({
     required this.message,
+    required this.nextMessage,
+    required this.borderRadius,
     super.key,
   });
 
   final Message message;
+  final Message? nextMessage;
+  final BorderRadius borderRadius;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -27,17 +34,98 @@ class ChatTextEntry extends StatelessWidget {
         child: EmojiAnimation(emoji: text),
       );
     }
+
+    final displayTime = !combineTextMessageWithNext(message, nextMessage);
+
     return Container(
       constraints: BoxConstraints(
         maxWidth: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width * 0.8,
       ),
-      padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, top: 4, bottom: 4),
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10, top: 6, bottom: 6, right: 10),
       decoration: BoxDecoration(
         color:
             message.quotesMessageId == null ? getMessageColor(message) : null,
-        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+        borderRadius: borderRadius,
       ),
+      child: Row(
+        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
+        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.end,
+        children: [
+          if (measureTextWidth(text) > 270)
+            Expanded(
               child: BetterText(text: text),
+            )
+          else
+            BetterText(text: text),
+          if (displayTime)
+            Padding(
+              padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 6),
+              child: Text(
+                friendlyTime(context, message.createdAt),
+                style: TextStyle(
+                  fontSize: 10,
+                  color: Colors.white.withAlpha(150),
+                ),
+              ),
+            )
+        ],
+      ),
     );
   }
 }
+
+double measureTextWidth(
+  String text,
+) {
+  final tp = TextPainter(
+    text: TextSpan(text: text, style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 17)),
+    textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+    maxLines: 1,
+  )..layout();
+  return tp.size.width;
+}
+
+bool combineTextMessageWithNext(Message message, Message? nextMessage) {
+  if (nextMessage != null && nextMessage.content != null) {
+    if (nextMessage.senderId == message.senderId) {
+      if (nextMessage.type == MessageType.text &&
+          message.type == MessageType.text) {
+        if (!EmojiAnimation.supported(nextMessage.content!)) {
+          final diff =
+              nextMessage.createdAt.difference(message.createdAt).inMinutes;
+          if (diff <= 1) {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+String friendlyTime(BuildContext context, DateTime dt) {
+  final now = DateTime.now();
+  final diff = now.difference(dt);
+
+  if (diff.inMinutes >= 0 && diff.inMinutes < 60) {
+    final minutes = diff.inMinutes == 0 ? 1 : diff.inMinutes;
+    if (minutes <= 1) {
+      return context.lang.now;
+    }
+    return '$minutes ${context.lang.minutesShort}';
+  }
+
+  // Determine 24h vs 12h from system/local settings
+  final use24Hour = MediaQuery.of(context).alwaysUse24HourFormat;
+
+  if (!use24Hour) {
+    // 12-hour format with locale-aware AM/PM
+    final format = DateFormat.jm(Localizations.localeOf(context).toString());
+    return format.format(dt);
+  } else {
+    // 24-hour HH:mm, locale-aware
+    final format = DateFormat.Hm(Localizations.localeOf(context).toString());
+    return format.format(dt);
+  }
+}

lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/response_container.dart

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ResponseContainer extends StatefulWidget {
     required this.child,
     required this.scrollToMessage,
     required this.mediaService,
+    required this.borderRadius,
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class ResponseContainer extends StatefulWidget {
   final Widget? child;
   final Group group;
   final MediaFileService? mediaService;
+  final BorderRadius borderRadius;
   final void Function(String) scrollToMessage;
 
   @override
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class _ResponseContainerState extends State<ResponseContainer> {
         ),
         decoration: BoxDecoration(
           color: getMessageColor(widget.msg),
-          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+          borderRadius: widget.borderRadius,
         ),
         child: Column(
           crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
@@ -157,11 +159,12 @@ class _ResponsePreviewState extends State<ResponsePreview> {
       }
     }
     if (message!.type == MessageType.media && mediaService != null) {
-      subtitle =
+      subtitle = mediaService!.mediaFile.type == MediaType.video
-          mediaService!.mediaFile.type == MediaType.video ? 'Video' : 'Image';
+          ? context.lang.video
+          : context.lang.image;
     }
 
-    var username = 'You';
+    var username = context.lang.you;
     if (message!.senderId != null) {
       username = message!.senderId.toString();
     }

lib/src/views/components/better_text.dart

@@ -51,13 +51,19 @@ class BetterText extends StatelessWidget {
     }
 
     if (lastMatchEnd < text.length) {
-      spans.add(TextSpan(text: text.substring(lastMatchEnd)));
+      spans.add(
+        TextSpan(
+          text: text.substring(lastMatchEnd),
+        ),
+      );
     }
 
     return Text.rich(
       TextSpan(
         children: spans,
       ),
+      softWrap: true,
+      overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
       style: const TextStyle(
         color: Colors.white,
         fontSize: 17,