matrix_sdk/event_cache/caches/thread/

pagination.rs

// Copyright 2026 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
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use std::{fmt, sync::Arc};

use eyeball::SharedObservable;
use eyeball_im::VectorDiff;
use matrix_sdk_base::{
    event_cache::{Event, Gap},
    linked_chunk::{ChunkContent, LinkedChunkId, Update},
};
use ruma::api::Direction;
use tracing::{error, trace};

use super::{
    super::{
        super::{
            EventCacheError, EventsOrigin, Result, TimelineVectorDiffs,
            deduplicator::{DeduplicationOutcome, filter_duplicate_events},
        },
        pagination::{
            BackPaginationOutcome, LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome, PaginatedCache, Pagination,
            SharedPaginationStatus,
        },
        room::RoomEventCacheGenericUpdate,
    },
    ThreadEventCacheInner,
    updates::ThreadEventCacheUpdate,
};
use crate::room::{IncludeRelations, RelationsOptions};

/// Intermediate type because the `ThreadEventCache` state doesn't provide all
/// the feature for the moment.
// TODO: Remove this intermediate type.
#[derive(Clone)]
struct ThreadEventCacheWrapper {
    cache: Arc<ThreadEventCacheInner>,

    // Threads do not support pagination status for the moment but we need one,
    // so let's use a dummy one for now.
    dummy_pagination_status: SharedObservable<SharedPaginationStatus>,
}

/// An API object to run pagination queries on a `ThreadEventCache`.
#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
pub struct ThreadPagination(Pagination<ThreadEventCacheWrapper>);

impl ThreadPagination {
    /// Construct a new [`ThreadPagination`].
    pub(super) fn new(cache: Arc<ThreadEventCacheInner>) -> Self {
        Self(Pagination::new(ThreadEventCacheWrapper {
            cache,
            dummy_pagination_status: SharedObservable::new(SharedPaginationStatus::Idle {
                hit_timeline_start: false,
            }),
        }))
    }

    /// Starts a back-pagination for the requested number of events.
    ///
    /// This automatically takes care of waiting for a pagination token from
    /// sync, if we haven't done that before.
    ///
    /// It will run multiple back-paginations until one of these two conditions
    /// is met:
    ///
    /// - either we've reached the start of the timeline,
    /// - or we've obtained enough events to fulfill the requested number of
    ///   events.
    pub async fn run_backwards_until(
        &self,
        num_requested_events: u16,
    ) -> Result<BackPaginationOutcome> {
        self.0.run_backwards_until(num_requested_events).await
    }

    /// Run a single back-pagination for the requested number of events.
    ///
    /// This automatically takes care of waiting for a pagination token from
    /// sync, if we haven't done that before.
    pub async fn run_backwards_once(&self, batch_size: u16) -> Result<BackPaginationOutcome> {
        self.0.run_backwards_once(batch_size).await
    }
}

impl PaginatedCache for ThreadEventCacheWrapper {
    fn status(&self) -> &SharedObservable<SharedPaginationStatus> {
        &self.dummy_pagination_status
    }

    async fn load_more_events_backwards(&self) -> Result<LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome> {
        let mut state = self.cache.state.write().await?;

        // If any in-memory chunk is a gap, don't load more events, and let the
        // caller resolve the gap.
        if let Some(prev_token) = state.thread_linked_chunk().rgap().map(|gap| gap.token) {
            trace!(%prev_token, "thread chunk has at least a gap");

            return Ok(LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome::Gap {
                prev_token: Some(prev_token),
                waited_for_initial_prev_token: state.waited_for_initial_prev_token(),
            });
        }

        let prev_first_chunk = state.thread_linked_chunk().first_chunk();

        // If we are here, it means all gaps have been resolved (see the `if`
        // block above). So the first chunk is not a gap, we can load its
        // previous chunk.
        let linked_chunk_id = LinkedChunkId::Thread(&state.room_id, &state.thread_id);
        let new_first_chunk = match state
            .store
            .load_previous_chunk(linked_chunk_id, prev_first_chunk.identifier())
            .await
        {
            Ok(Some(new_first_chunk)) => {
                // All good, let's continue with this chunk.
                new_first_chunk
            }

            Ok(None) => {
                // No previous chunk in the store.
                //
                // If the first in-memory event is the thread root, it's all
                // good, we have effectively reached the start of the thread.
                if let Some((_pos, first_event)) = state.thread_linked_chunk().events().next()
                    && self.cache.thread_id
                        == first_event.event_id().expect("Stored events all have an ID")
                {
                    trace!("thread chunk is fully loaded and non-empty: reached_start=true");

                    return Ok(LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome::StartOfTimeline);
                }

                // Otherwise, start back-pagination from the end of the thread.
                return Ok(LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome::Gap {
                    prev_token: None,
                    waited_for_initial_prev_token: state.waited_for_initial_prev_token(),
                });
            }

            Err(err) => {
                error!("error when loading the previous chunk of a linked chunk: {err}");

                // Clear storage for this room.
                state
                    .store
                    .handle_linked_chunk_updates(linked_chunk_id, vec![Update::Clear])
                    .await?;

                // Return the error.
                return Err(err.into());
            }
        };

        let chunk_content = new_first_chunk.content.clone();

        // We've reached the start on disk, if and only if, there was no chunk
        // prior to the one we just loaded.
        //
        // This value is correct, if and only if, it is used for a chunk content
        // of kind `Items`.
        let reached_start = new_first_chunk.previous.is_none();

        if let Err(err) = state.thread_linked_chunk_mut().insert_new_chunk_as_first(new_first_chunk)
        {
            error!("error when inserting the previous chunk into its linked chunk: {err}");

            // Clear storage for this thread.
            state
                .store
                .handle_linked_chunk_updates(
                    LinkedChunkId::Thread(&state.room_id, &state.thread_id),
                    vec![Update::Clear],
                )
                .await?;

            // Return the error.
            return Err(err.into());
        }

        // ⚠️ Let's not propagate the updates to the store! We already have
        // these data in the store! Let's drain them.
        let _ = state.thread_linked_chunk_mut().store_updates().take();

        // However, we want to get updates as `VectorDiff`s.
        let timeline_event_diffs = state.thread_linked_chunk_mut().updates_as_vector_diffs();

        Ok(match chunk_content {
            ChunkContent::Gap(gap) => {
                trace!("reloaded chunk from disk (gap)");

                LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome::Gap {
                    prev_token: Some(gap.token),
                    waited_for_initial_prev_token: state.waited_for_initial_prev_token(),
                }
            }

            ChunkContent::Items(events) => {
                trace!(?reached_start, "reloaded chunk from disk ({} items)", events.len());

                LoadMoreEventsBackwardsOutcome::Events {
                    events,
                    timeline_event_diffs,
                    reached_start,
                }
            }
        })
    }

    async fn mark_has_waited_for_initial_prev_token(&self) -> Result<()> {
        *self.cache.state.write().await?.waited_for_initial_prev_token_mut() = true;

        Ok(())
    }

    async fn wait_for_prev_token(&self) {
        self.cache.pagination_batch_token_notifier.notified().await
    }

    async fn paginate_backwards_with_network(
        &self,
        batch_size: u16,
        prev_token: &Option<String>,
    ) -> Result<Option<(Vec<Event>, Option<String>)>> {
        let Some(room) = self.cache.weak_room.get() else {
            // The client is shutting down.
            return Ok(None);
        };

        let options = RelationsOptions {
            from: prev_token.clone(),
            dir: Direction::Backward,
            limit: Some(batch_size.into()),
            include_relations: IncludeRelations::AllRelations,
            recurse: true,
        };

        let response = room
            .relations(self.cache.thread_id.clone(), options)
            .await
            .map_err(|err| EventCacheError::PaginationError(Arc::new(err)))?;

        Ok(Some((response.chunk, response.next_batch_token)))
    }

    async fn conclude_backwards_pagination_from_disk(
        &self,
        events: Vec<Event>,
        timeline_event_diffs: Vec<VectorDiff<Event>>,
        reached_start: bool,
    ) -> BackPaginationOutcome {
        if !timeline_event_diffs.is_empty() {
            self.cache.update_sender.send(
                ThreadEventCacheUpdate::UpdateTimelineEvents(TimelineVectorDiffs {
                    diffs: timeline_event_diffs,
                    origin: EventsOrigin::Cache,
                }),
                Some(RoomEventCacheGenericUpdate { room_id: self.cache.room_id.clone() }),
            );
        }

        BackPaginationOutcome {
            reached_start,
            // This is a backwards pagination. `BackPaginationOutcome` expects
            // events to be in “reverse order”.
            events: events.into_iter().rev().collect(),
        }
    }

    async fn conclude_backwards_pagination_from_network(
        &self,
        mut events: Vec<Event>,
        prev_token: Option<String>,
        mut new_token: Option<String>,
    ) -> Result<Option<BackPaginationOutcome>> {
        let Some(room) = self.cache.weak_room.get() else {
            // The client is shutting down.
            return Ok(None);
        };

        // The thread root event is **NOT** part of the `/relations` response.
        // However, we want the thread root event to be part of the thread
        // itself. It's easier in a lot of situations. Let's load it if
        // necessary.
        //
        // It is necessary to load the thread root event when `new_token` is
        // `None`, i.e. when we've reached the start of the thread usually.
        //
        // We must do this dance before acquiring the state lock because
        // `Room::load_or_fetch_event` is hitting the state lock too.
        if new_token.is_none() {
            events.push(
                room.load_or_fetch_event(&self.cache.thread_id, None)
                    .await
                    .map_err(|err| EventCacheError::PaginationError(Arc::new(err)))?,
            );
        }

        let mut state = self.cache.state.write().await?;

        // Check that the previous token still exists; otherwise it's a sign
        // that the thread's timeline has been cleared.
        let prev_gap_id = if let Some(token) = prev_token {
            // Find the corresponding gap in the in-memory linked chunk.
            let gap_chunk_id = state.thread_linked_chunk().chunk_identifier(|chunk| {
                    matches!(chunk.content(), ChunkContent::Gap(Gap { token: prev_token }) if *prev_token == token)
                });

            if gap_chunk_id.is_none() {
                // We got a previous-batch token from the linked chunk _before_
                // running the request, but it is missing _after_ completing the
                // request.
                //
                // It may be a sign the linked chunk has been reset, but it's
                // fine!
                return Ok(None);
            }

            gap_chunk_id
        } else {
            None
        };

        let DeduplicationOutcome {
            all_events: mut events,
            in_memory_duplicated_event_ids,
            in_store_duplicated_event_ids,
            non_empty_all_duplicates: all_duplicates,
        } = filter_duplicate_events(
            &state.own_user_id,
            &state.store,
            LinkedChunkId::Thread(&state.room_id, &state.thread_id),
            state.thread_linked_chunk(),
            events,
        )
        .await?;

        // If not all the events have been back-paginated, we need to remove the
        // previous ones, otherwise we can end up with misordered events.
        //
        // Consider the following scenario:
        //
        // - sync returns [D, E, F]
        // - then sync returns [] with a previous batch token PB1, so the internal
        //   linked chunk state is [D, E, F, PB1].
        // - back-paginating with PB1 may return [A, B, C, D, E, F].
        //
        // Only inserting the new events when replacing PB1 would result in a
        // timeline ordering of [D, E, F, A, B, C], which is incorrect. So we do
        // have to remove all the events, in case this happens (see also #4746).

        if !all_duplicates {
            // Let's forget all the previous events.
            state
                .remove_events(in_memory_duplicated_event_ids, in_store_duplicated_event_ids)
                .await?;
        } else {
            // All new events are duplicated, they can all be ignored.
            events.clear();
            // The gap can be ditched too, as it won't be useful to backpaginate
            // any further.
            new_token = None;
        }

        // `/relations` has been called with `dir=b` (backwards), so the events
        // are in the inverted order; reorder them.
        let topo_ordered_events = events.iter().rev().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();

        let new_gap = new_token.map(|prev_token| Gap { token: prev_token });
        let reached_start = state.thread_linked_chunk_mut().push_backwards_pagination_events(
            prev_gap_id,
            new_gap,
            &topo_ordered_events,
        );

        // Update the store.
        state.state.propagate_changes(&state.store).await?;

        // A back-pagination can't include new read receipt events, as those are
        // ephemeral events not included in /relations responses, so we can
        // safely set the receipt event to None here.
        //
        // Note: read receipts may be updated anyhow in the post-processing
        // step, as the back-pagination may have revealed the event pointed to
        // by the latest read receipt.
        let receipt_event = None;

        // Post-process newly inserted events.
        state.post_process_upserted_events(topo_ordered_events.iter(), receipt_event).await?;

        // Notify observers about the updates.
        let timeline_event_diffs = state.thread_linked_chunk_mut().updates_as_vector_diffs();

        if !timeline_event_diffs.is_empty() {
            state.update_sender.send(
                ThreadEventCacheUpdate::UpdateTimelineEvents(TimelineVectorDiffs {
                    diffs: timeline_event_diffs,
                    origin: EventsOrigin::Pagination,
                }),
                Some(RoomEventCacheGenericUpdate { room_id: state.room_id.clone() }),
            );
        }

        Ok(Some(BackPaginationOutcome { reached_start, events }))
    }
}

impl fmt::Debug for ThreadPagination {
    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        formatter.debug_tuple("ThreadPagination").finish_non_exhaustive()
    }
}