Add ability to properly edit messages in Threads.

src/components/structures/MessagePanel.tsx

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ import Spinner from "../views/elements/Spinner";
 import TileErrorBoundary from '../views/messages/TileErrorBoundary';
 import { RoomPermalinkCreator } from "../../utils/permalinks/Permalinks";
 import EditorStateTransfer from "../../utils/EditorStateTransfer";
+import { logger } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/logger';
+import { Action } from '../../dispatcher/actions';
 
 const CONTINUATION_MAX_INTERVAL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const continuedTypes = [EventType.Sticker, EventType.RoomMessage];
@@ -287,6 +289,15 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 ghostReadMarkers,
             });
         }
+
+        const pendingEditItem = this.pendingEditItem;
+        if (!this.props.editState && this.props.room && pendingEditItem) {
+            defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
+                action: Action.EditEvent,
+                event: this.props.room.findEventById(pendingEditItem),
+                timelineRenderingType: this.context.timelineRenderingType,
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     private calculateRoomMembersCount = (): void => {
@@ -550,10 +561,14 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         return { nextEvent, nextTile };
     }
 
-    private get roomHasPendingEdit(): string {
-        return this.props.room && localStorage.getItem(`mx_edit_room_${this.props.room.roomId}`);
+    private get pendingEditItem(): string | undefined {
+        try {
+            return localStorage.getItem(`mx_edit_room_${this.props.room.roomId}_${this.context.timelineRenderingType}`);
+        } catch (err) {
+            logger.error(err);
+            return undefined;
+        }
     }
-
     private getEventTiles(): ReactNode[] {
         this.eventNodes = {};
 
@@ -663,13 +678,6 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             }
         }
 
-        if (!this.props.editState && this.roomHasPendingEdit) {
-            defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
-                action: "edit_event",
-                event: this.props.room.findEventById(this.roomHasPendingEdit),
-            });
-        }
-
         if (grouper) {
             ret.push(...grouper.getTiles());
         }

src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ import { Layout } from "../../settings/Layout";
 import AccessibleButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleButton";
 import RightPanelStore from "../../stores/RightPanelStore";
 import { haveTileForEvent } from "../views/rooms/EventTile";
-import RoomContext from "../../contexts/RoomContext";
-import MatrixClientContext from "../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
+import RoomContext, { TimelineRenderingType } from "../../contexts/RoomContext";
+import MatrixClientContext, { withMatrixClientHOC, MatrixClientProps } from "../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import { E2EStatus, shieldStatusForRoom } from '../../utils/ShieldUtils';
 import { Action } from "../../dispatcher/actions";
 import { IMatrixClientCreds } from "../../MatrixClientPeg";
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import TopUnreadMessagesBar from "../views/rooms/TopUnreadMessagesBar";
 import SpaceStore from "../../stores/SpaceStore";
 
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
+import { EventTimeline } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event-timeline';
 
 const DEBUG = false;
 let debuglog = function(msg: string) {};
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ if (DEBUG) {
     debuglog = logger.log.bind(console);
 }
 
-interface IProps {
+interface IRoomProps extends MatrixClientProps {
     threepidInvite: IThreepidInvite;
     oobData?: IOOBData;
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ interface IProps {
     onRegistered?(credentials: IMatrixClientCreds): void;
 }
 
-export interface IState {
+export interface IRoomState {
     room?: Room;
     roomId?: string;
     roomAlias?: string;
@@ -187,10 +188,12 @@ export interface IState {
     // if it did we don't want the room to be marked as read as soon as it is loaded.
     wasContextSwitch?: boolean;
     editState?: EditorStateTransfer;
+    timelineRenderingType: TimelineRenderingType;
+    liveTimeline?: EventTimeline;
 }
 
 @replaceableComponent("structures.RoomView")
-export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
+export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
     private readonly dispatcherRef: string;
     private readonly roomStoreToken: EventSubscription;
     private readonly rightPanelStoreToken: EventSubscription;
@@ -247,6 +250,8 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             showDisplaynameChanges: true,
             matrixClientIsReady: this.context && this.context.isInitialSyncComplete(),
             dragCounter: 0,
+            timelineRenderingType: TimelineRenderingType.Room,
+            liveTimeline: undefined,
         };
 
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
@@ -336,7 +341,7 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
         const roomId = RoomViewStore.getRoomId();
 
-        const newState: Pick<IState, any> = {
+        const newState: Pick<IRoomState, any> = {
             roomId,
             roomAlias: RoomViewStore.getRoomAlias(),
             roomLoading: RoomViewStore.isRoomLoading(),
@@ -808,7 +813,9 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 this.onSearchClick();
                 break;
 
-            case "edit_event": {
+            case Action.EditEvent: {
+                // Quit early if we're trying to edit events in wrong rendering context
+                if (payload.timelineRenderingType !== this.state.timelineRenderingType) return;
                 const editState = payload.event ? new EditorStateTransfer(payload.event) : null;
                 this.setState({ editState }, () => {
                     if (payload.event) {
@@ -932,6 +939,10 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.updateE2EStatus(room);
         this.updatePermissions(room);
         this.checkWidgets(room);
+
+        this.setState({
+            liveTimeline: room.getLiveTimeline(),
+        });
     };
 
     private async calculateRecommendedVersion(room: Room) {
@@ -2086,3 +2097,6 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         );
     }
 }
+
+const RoomViewWithMatrixClient = withMatrixClientHOC(RoomView);
+export default RoomViewWithMatrixClient;

src/components/structures/ThreadView.tsx

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import { SetRightPanelPhasePayload } from '../../dispatcher/payloads/SetRightPan
 import { Action } from '../../dispatcher/actions';
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import { E2EStatus } from '../../utils/ShieldUtils';
+import EditorStateTransfer from '../../utils/EditorStateTransfer';
+import RoomContext, { TimelineRenderingType } from '../../contexts/RoomContext';
 
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
@@ -47,10 +49,14 @@ interface IProps {
 interface IState {
     replyToEvent?: MatrixEvent;
     thread?: Thread;
+    editState?: EditorStateTransfer;
+
 }
 
 @replaceableComponent("structures.ThreadView")
 export default class ThreadView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
+    static contextType = RoomContext;
+
     private dispatcherRef: string;
     private timelinePanelRef: React.RefObject<TimelinePanel> = React.createRef();
 
@@ -90,6 +96,23 @@ export default class ThreadView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 this.setupThread(payload.event);
             }
         }
+        switch (payload.action) {
+            case Action.EditEvent: {
+                // Quit early if it's not a thread context
+                if (payload.timelineRenderingType !== TimelineRenderingType.Thread) return;
+                // Quit early if that's not a thread event
+                if (payload.event && !payload.event.getThread()) return;
+                const editState = payload.event ? new EditorStateTransfer(payload.event) : null;
+                this.setState({ editState }, () => {
+                    if (payload.event) {
+                        this.timelinePanelRef.current?.scrollToEventIfNeeded(payload.event.getId());
+                    }
+                });
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
     };
 
     private setupThread = (mxEv: MatrixEvent) => {
@@ -124,44 +147,53 @@ export default class ThreadView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
     public render(): JSX.Element {
         return (
-            <BaseCard
-                className="mx_ThreadView"
-                onClose={this.props.onClose}
-                previousPhase={RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary}
-                withoutScrollContainer={true}
-            >
-                { this.state.thread && (
-                    <TimelinePanel
-                        ref={this.timelinePanelRef}
-                        showReadReceipts={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
-                        manageReadReceipts={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
-                        manageReadMarkers={false} // No RM support in thread's MVP
-                        sendReadReceiptOnLoad={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
-                        timelineSet={this.state?.thread?.timelineSet}
-                        showUrlPreview={true}
-                        tileShape={TileShape.Thread}
-                        empty={<div>empty</div>}
-                        alwaysShowTimestamps={true}
-                        layout={Layout.Group}
-                        hideThreadedMessages={false}
-                        hidden={false}
-                        showReactions={true}
-                        className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel mx_GroupLayout"
+            <RoomContext.Provider value={{
+                ...this.context,
+                timelineRenderingType: TimelineRenderingType.Thread,
+                liveTimeline: this.state?.thread?.timelineSet?.getLiveTimeline(),
+            }}>
+
+                <BaseCard
+                    className="mx_ThreadView"
+                    onClose={this.props.onClose}
+                    previousPhase={RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary}
+                    withoutScrollContainer={true}
+                >
+                    { this.state.thread && (
+                        <TimelinePanel
+                            ref={this.timelinePanelRef}
+                            showReadReceipts={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
+                            manageReadReceipts={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
+                            manageReadMarkers={false} // No RM support in thread's MVP
+                            sendReadReceiptOnLoad={false} // No RR support in thread's MVP
+                            timelineSet={this.state?.thread?.timelineSet}
+                            showUrlPreview={true}
+                            tileShape={TileShape.Thread}
+                            empty={<div>empty</div>}
+                            alwaysShowTimestamps={true}
+                            layout={Layout.Group}
+                            hideThreadedMessages={false}
+                            hidden={false}
+                            showReactions={true}
+                            className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel mx_GroupLayout"
+                            permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
+                            membersLoaded={true}
+                            editState={this.state.editState}
+                        />
+                    ) }
+
+                    { this.state?.thread?.timelineSet && (<MessageComposer
+                        room={this.props.room}
+                        resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
+                        replyInThread={true}
+                        replyToEvent={this.state?.thread?.replyToEvent}
+                        showReplyPreview={false}
                         permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                        membersLoaded={true}
-                    />
-                ) }
-                <MessageComposer
-                    room={this.props.room}
-                    resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
-                    replyInThread={true}
-                    replyToEvent={this.state?.thread?.replyToEvent}
-                    showReplyPreview={false}
-                    permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                    e2eStatus={this.props.e2eStatus}
-                    compact={true}
-                />
-            </BaseCard>
+                        e2eStatus={this.props.e2eStatus}
+                        compact={true}
+                    />) }
+                </BaseCard>
+            </RoomContext.Provider>
         );
     }
 }

src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { Action } from '../../../dispatcher/actions';
 import { RightPanelPhases } from '../../../stores/RightPanelStorePhases';
 import { aboveLeftOf, ContextMenu, ContextMenuTooltipButton, useContextMenu } from '../../structures/ContextMenu';
 import { isContentActionable, canEditContent } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
-import RoomContext from "../../../contexts/RoomContext";
+import RoomContext, { TimelineRenderingType } from "../../../contexts/RoomContext";
 import Toolbar from "../../../accessibility/Toolbar";
 import { RovingAccessibleTooltipButton, useRovingTabIndex } from "../../../accessibility/RovingTabIndex";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ const ReactButton: React.FC<IReactButtonProps> = ({ mxEvent, reactions, onFocusC
     </React.Fragment>;
 };
 
-export enum ActionBarRenderingContext {
-    Room,
-    Thread
-}
-
 interface IMessageActionBarProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent;
     reactions?: Relations;
@@ -142,18 +137,13 @@ interface IMessageActionBarProps {
     permalinkCreator?: RoomPermalinkCreator;
     onFocusChange?: (menuDisplayed: boolean) => void;
     toggleThreadExpanded: () => void;
-    renderingContext?: ActionBarRenderingContext;
     isQuoteExpanded?: boolean;
 }
 
 @replaceableComponent("views.messages.MessageActionBar")
 export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent<IMessageActionBarProps> {
     public static contextType = RoomContext;
 
-    public static defaultProps = {
-        renderingContext: ActionBarRenderingContext.Room,
-    };
-
     public componentDidMount(): void {
         if (this.props.mxEvent.status && this.props.mxEvent.status !== EventStatus.SENT) {
             this.props.mxEvent.on("Event.status", this.onSent);
@@ -217,8 +207,9 @@ export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent<IMessageAction
 
     private onEditClick = (ev: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         dis.dispatch({
-            action: 'edit_event',
+            action: Action.EditEvent,
             event: this.props.mxEvent,
+            timelineRenderingType: this.context.timelineRenderingType,
         });
     };
 
@@ -298,7 +289,7 @@ export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent<IMessageAction
                 // Like the resend button, the react and reply buttons need to appear before the edit.
                 // The only catch is we do the reply button first so that we can make sure the react
                 // button is the very first button without having to do length checks for `splice()`.
-                if (this.context.canReply && this.props.renderingContext === ActionBarRenderingContext.Room) {
+                if (this.context.canReply && this.context.timelineRenderingType === TimelineRenderingType.Room) {
                     toolbarOpts.splice(0, 0, <>
                         <RovingAccessibleTooltipButton
                             className="mx_MessageActionBar_maskButton mx_MessageActionBar_replyButton"