feat: message previews

- Remove partial downloads (remove creation of the stub messages) (#7373)
- Remove "Download maximum available until" and remove stock string `DC_STR_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABILITY` (#7369)
- Send pre-message on messages with large attachments (#7410)
- Pre messages can now get read receipts (#7433)

Co-authored-by: Hocuri <hocuri@gmx.de>

Author: 2 people

deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h

@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
  *                    0=use IMAP IDLE if the server supports it.
  *                    This is a developer option used for testing polling used as an IDLE fallback.
  * - `download_limit` = Messages up to this number of bytes are downloaded automatically.
- *                    For larger messages, only the header is downloaded and a placeholder is shown.
+ *                    For messages with large attachments, two messages are sent:
+ *                    a Pre-Message containing metadata and a Post-Message containing the attachment.
+ *                    Pre-Messages are always downloaded and show a placeholder message.
  *                    These messages can be downloaded fully using dc_download_full_msg() later.
- *                    The limit is compared against raw message sizes, including headers.
- *                    The actually used limit may be corrected
- *                    to not mess up with non-delivery-reports or read-receipts.
+ *                    Post-Messages are automatically downloaded if they are smaller than the download_limit.
  *                    0=no limit (default).
  *                    Changes affect future messages only.
  * - `protect_autocrypt` = Enable Header Protection for Autocrypt header.
@@ -4310,7 +4310,8 @@ char*             dc_msg_get_webxdc_info      (const dc_msg_t* msg);
 
 /**
  * Get the size of the file. Returns the size of the file associated with a
- * message, if applicable.
+ * message, if applicable. 
+ * If message is a pre-message, then this returns size of the to be downloaded file.
  *
  * Typically, this is used to show the size of document files, e.g. a PDF.
  *
@@ -7263,22 +7264,9 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the percentage used
 #define DC_STR_QUOTA_EXCEEDING_MSG_BODY   98
 
-/// "%1$s message"
-///
-/// Used as the message body when a message
-/// was not yet downloaded completely
-/// (dc_msg_get_download_state() is e.g. @ref DC_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABLE).
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by human-readable size (e.g. "1.2 MiB").
+/// @deprecated Deprecated 2025-11-12, this string is no longer needed.
 #define DC_STR_PARTIAL_DOWNLOAD_MSG_BODY  99
 
-/// "Download maximum available until %1$s"
-///
-/// Appended after some separator to @ref DC_STR_PARTIAL_DOWNLOAD_MSG_BODY.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by human-readable date and time.
-#define DC_STR_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABILITY      100
-
 /// "Multi Device Synchronization"
 ///
 /// Used in subjects of outgoing sync messages.
@@ -7776,6 +7764,11 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as the first info messages in newly created classic email threads.
 #define DC_STR_CHAT_UNENCRYPTED_EXPLANATON 230
 
+/// "Contact"
+///
+/// Used in summaries.
+#define DC_STR_CONTACT 231
+
 /**
  * @}
  */

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ pub struct MessageObject {
 
     file: Option<String>,
     file_mime: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The size of the file in bytes, if applicable.
+    /// If message is a pre-message, then this is the size of the to be downloaded file.
     file_bytes: u64,
     file_name: Option<String>,
 

deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_chatlist_events.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import base64
-import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Account, EventType, const
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ def test_download_on_demand(acfactory: ACFactory) -> None:
     msg.get_snapshot().chat.accept()
     bob.get_chat_by_id(chat_id).send_message(
         "Hello World, this message is bigger than 5 bytes",
-        html=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(300000)).decode("utf-8"),
+        file="../test-data/image/screenshot.jpg",
     )
 
     message = alice.wait_for_incoming_msg()

deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 import os
 import socket
 import subprocess
-import time
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 
-from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message, events
-from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState, MessageState
+from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType, events
+from deltachat_rpc_client.const import MessageState
 from deltachat_rpc_client.pytestplugin import E2EE_INFO_MSGS
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError
 
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ def test_receive_imf_failure(acfactory) -> None:
     alice_contact_bob = alice.create_contact(bob, "Bob")
     alice_chat_bob = alice_contact_bob.create_chat()
 
-    bob.set_config("fail_on_receiving_full_msg", "1")
+    bob.set_config("simulate_receive_imf_error", "1")
     alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello!")
     event = bob.wait_for_event(EventType.MSGS_CHANGED)
     assert event.chat_id == bob.get_device_chat().id
@@ -342,17 +341,16 @@ def test_receive_imf_failure(acfactory) -> None:
     snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
     assert (
         snapshot.text == "❌ Failed to receive a message:"
-        " Condition failed: `!context.get_config_bool(Config::FailOnReceivingFullMsg).await?`."
+        " Condition failed: `!context.get_config_bool(Config::SimulateReceiveImfError).await?`."
         " Please report this bug to delta@merlinux.eu or https://support.delta.chat/."
     )
 
     # The failed message doesn't break the IMAP loop.
-    bob.set_config("fail_on_receiving_full_msg", "0")
+    bob.set_config("simulate_receive_imf_error", "0")
     alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello again!")
     message = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
     snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
     assert snapshot.text == "Hello again!"
-    assert snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.DONE
     assert snapshot.error is None
 
 
@@ -588,94 +586,6 @@ def test_mdn_doesnt_break_autocrypt(acfactory) -> None:
     assert snapshot.show_padlock
 
 
-def test_reaction_to_partially_fetched_msg(acfactory, tmp_path):
-    """See https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/3688 "Partially downloaded
-    messages are received out of order".
-
-    If the Inbox contains X small messages followed by Y large messages followed by Z small
-    messages, Delta Chat first downloaded a batch of X+Z messages, and then a batch of Y messages.
-
-    This bug was discovered by @Simon-Laux while testing reactions PR #3644 and can be reproduced
-    with online test as follows:
-    - Bob enables download limit and goes offline.
-    - Alice sends a large message to Bob and reacts to this message with a thumbs-up.
-    - Bob goes online
-    - Bob first processes a reaction message and throws it away because there is no corresponding
-      message, then processes a partially downloaded message.
-    - As a result, Bob does not see a reaction
-    """
-    download_limit = 300000
-    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    ac1_addr = ac1.get_config("addr")
-    chat = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
-    ac2.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))
-    ac2.stop_io()
-
-    logging.info("sending small+large messages from ac1 to ac2")
-    msgs = []
-    msgs.append(chat.send_text("hi"))
-    path = tmp_path / "large"
-    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))
-    msgs.append(chat.send_file(str(path)))
-    for m in msgs:
-        m.wait_until_delivered()
-
-    logging.info("sending a reaction to the large message from ac1 to ac2")
-    # TODO: Find the reason of an occasional message reordering on the server (so that the reaction
-    # has a lower UID than the previous message). W/a is to sleep for some time to let the reaction
-    # have a later INTERNALDATE.
-    time.sleep(1.1)
-    react_str = "\N{THUMBS UP SIGN}"
-    msgs.append(msgs[-1].send_reaction(react_str))
-    msgs[-1].wait_until_delivered()
-
-    ac2.start_io()
-
-    logging.info("wait for ac2 to receive a reaction")
-    msg2 = Message(ac2, ac2.wait_for_reactions_changed().msg_id)
-    assert msg2.get_sender_contact().get_snapshot().address == ac1_addr
-    assert msg2.get_snapshot().download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
-    reactions = msg2.get_reactions()
-    contacts = [Contact(ac2, int(i)) for i in reactions.reactions_by_contact]
-    assert len(contacts) == 1
-    assert contacts[0].get_snapshot().address == ac1_addr
-    assert list(reactions.reactions_by_contact.values())[0] == [react_str]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("n_accounts", [3, 2])
-def test_download_limit_chat_assignment(acfactory, tmp_path, n_accounts):
-    download_limit = 300000
-
-    alice, *others = acfactory.get_online_accounts(n_accounts)
-    bob = others[0]
-
-    alice_group = alice.create_group("test group")
-    for account in others:
-        chat = account.create_chat(alice)
-        chat.send_text("Hello Alice!")
-        assert alice.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "Hello Alice!"
-
-        contact = alice.create_contact(account)
-        alice_group.add_contact(contact)
-
-    bob.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))
-
-    alice_group.send_text("hi")
-    snapshot = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
-    assert snapshot.text == "hi"
-    bob_group = snapshot.chat
-
-    path = tmp_path / "large"
-    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))
-
-    for i in range(10):
-        logging.info("Sending message %s", i)
-        alice_group.send_file(str(path))
-        snapshot = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
-        assert snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
-        assert snapshot.chat == bob_group
-
-
 def test_markseen_contact_request(acfactory):
     """
     Test that seen status is synchronized for contact request messages

python/tests/test_1_online.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import queue
 import sys
-import base64
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import pytest
@@ -222,38 +221,6 @@ def test_webxdc_huge_update(acfactory, data, lp):
     assert update["payload"] == payload
 
 
-def test_webxdc_download_on_demand(acfactory, data, lp):
-    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    acfactory.introduce_each_other([ac1, ac2])
-    chat = acfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, ac2)
-
-    msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "webxdc")
-    msg1.set_text("message1")
-    msg1.set_file(data.get_path("webxdc/minimal.xdc"))
-    msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
-    assert msg1.is_webxdc()
-    assert msg1.filename
-
-    msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert msg2.is_webxdc()
-
-    lp.sec("ac2 sets download limit")
-    ac2.set_config("download_limit", "100")
-    assert msg1.send_status_update({"payload": base64.b64encode(os.urandom(300000))}, "some test data")
-    ac2_update = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert ac2_update.download_state == dc.const.DC_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABLE
-    assert not msg2.get_status_updates()
-
-    ac2_update.download_full()
-    ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE")
-    assert msg2.get_status_updates()
-
-    # Get a event notifying that the message disappeared from the chat.
-    msgs_changed_event = ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
-    assert msgs_changed_event.data1 == msg2.chat.id
-    assert msgs_changed_event.data2 == 0
-
-
 def test_enable_mvbox_move(acfactory, lp):
     (ac1,) = acfactory.get_online_accounts(1)
 

src/calls/calls_tests.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::chat::forward_msgs;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH;
-use crate::receive_imf::{receive_imf, receive_imf_from_inbox};
+use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
 use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};
 
 struct CallSetup {
@@ -610,65 +610,3 @@ async fn test_end_text_call() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
-
-/// Tests that partially downloaded "call ended"
-/// messages are not processed.
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn test_no_partial_calls() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
-    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
-
-    let seen = false;
-
-    // The messages in the test
-    // have no `Date` on purpose,
-    // so they are treated as new.
-    let received_call = receive_imf(
-        alice,
-        b"From: bob@example.net\n\
-        To: alice@example.org\n\
-        Message-ID: <first@example.net>\n\
-        Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-        Chat-Content: call\n\
-        Chat-Webrtc-Room: YWFhYWFhYWFhCg==\n\
-        \n\
-        Hello, this is a call\n",
-        seen,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(received_call.msg_ids.len(), 1);
-    let call_msg = Message::load_from_db(alice, received_call.msg_ids[0])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(call_msg.viewtype, Viewtype::Call);
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Alerting);
-
-    let imf_raw = b"From: bob@example.net\n\
-        To: alice@example.org\n\
-        Message-ID: <second@example.net>\n\
-        In-Reply-To: <first@example.net>\n\
-        Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-        Chat-Content: call-ended\n\
-        \n\
-        Call ended\n";
-    receive_imf_from_inbox(
-        alice,
-        "second@example.net",
-        imf_raw,
-        seen,
-        Some(imf_raw.len().try_into().unwrap()),
-    )
-    .await?;
-
-    // The call is still not ended.
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Alerting);
-
-    // Fully downloading the message ends the call.
-    receive_imf_from_inbox(alice, "second@example.net", imf_raw, seen, None)
-        .await
-        .context("Failed to fully download end call message")?;
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Missed);
-
-    Ok(())
-}