Send various "typing"-like statuses (#1597)

src/api/gramjs/gramjsBuilders/index.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   ApiMessageEntityTypes,
   ApiNewPoll,
   ApiReportReason,
+  ApiSendMessageAction,
   ApiSticker,
   ApiVideo,
 } from '../../types';
@@ -421,6 +422,20 @@ export function buildInputReportReason(reason: ApiReportReason) {
   return undefined;
 }
 
+export function buildSendMessageAction(action: ApiSendMessageAction) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'cancel':
+      return new GramJs.SendMessageCancelAction();
+    case 'typing':
+      return new GramJs.SendMessageTypingAction();
+    case 'recordAudio':
+      return new GramJs.SendMessageRecordAudioAction();
+    case 'chooseSticker':
+      return new GramJs.SendMessageChooseStickerAction();
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export function buildMtpPeerId(id: string, type: 'user' | 'chat' | 'channel') {
   // Workaround for old-fashioned IDs stored locally
   if (typeof id === 'number') {

src/api/gramjs/methods/index.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export {
   markMessageListRead, markMessagesRead, requestThreadInfoUpdate, searchMessagesLocal, searchMessagesGlobal,
   fetchWebPagePreview, editMessage, forwardMessages, loadPollOptionResults, sendPollVote, findFirstMessageIdAfterDate,
   fetchPinnedMessages, fetchScheduledHistory, sendScheduledMessages, rescheduleMessage, deleteScheduledMessages,
-  reportMessages, fetchSeenBy,
+  reportMessages, sendMessageAction, fetchSeenBy,
 } from './messages';
 
 export {

src/api/gramjs/methods/messages.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   MESSAGE_DELETED,
   ApiGlobalMessageSearchType,
   ApiReportReason,
+  ApiSendMessageAction,
 } from '../../types';
 
 import {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   isMessageWithMedia,
   isServiceMessageWithMedia,
   buildInputReportReason,
+  buildSendMessageAction,
 } from '../gramjsBuilders';
 import localDb from '../localDb';
 import { buildApiChatFromPreview } from '../apiBuilders/chats';
@@ -662,6 +664,28 @@ export async function reportMessages({
   return result;
 }
 
+export async function sendMessageAction({
+  peer, threadId, action,
+}: {
+  peer: ApiChat | ApiUser; threadId?: number; action: ApiSendMessageAction;
+}) {
+  const gramAction = buildSendMessageAction(action);
+  if (!gramAction) {
+    if (DEBUG) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn('Unsupported message action', action);
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const result = await invokeRequest(new GramJs.messages.SetTyping({
+    peer: buildInputPeer(peer.id, peer.accessHash),
+    topMsgId: threadId,
+    action: gramAction,
+  }));
+  return result;
+}
+
 export async function markMessageListRead({
   chat, threadId, maxId, serverTimeOffset,
 }: {

src/api/types/messages.ts

@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ export type ApiGlobalMessageSearchType = 'text' | 'media' | 'documents' | 'links
 export type ApiReportReason = 'spam' | 'violence' | 'pornography' | 'childAbuse'
 | 'copyright' | 'geoIrrelevant' | 'fake' | 'other';
 
+export type ApiSendMessageAction = {
+  type: 'cancel' | 'typing' | 'recordAudio' | 'chooseSticker';
+};
+
 export const MAIN_THREAD_ID = -1;
 
 // `Symbol` can not be transferred from worker

src/components/middle/composer/Composer.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { InlineBotSettings } from '../../../types';
 
 import {
-  BASE_EMOJI_KEYWORD_LANG, EDITABLE_INPUT_ID, REPLIES_USER_ID, SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE,
+  BASE_EMOJI_KEYWORD_LANG, EDITABLE_INPUT_ID, REPLIES_USER_ID, SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE, SEND_MESSAGE_ACTION_INTERVAL,
 } from '../../../config';
 import { IS_VOICE_RECORDING_SUPPORTED, IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT, IS_IOS } from '../../../util/environment';
 import {
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ import useContextMenuHandlers from '../../../hooks/useContextMenuHandlers';
 import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
 import useInlineBotTooltip from './hooks/useInlineBotTooltip';
 import useBotCommandTooltip from './hooks/useBotCommandTooltip';
+import useSendMessageAction from '../../../hooks/useSendMessageAction';
+import useInterval from '../../../hooks/useInterval';
 
 import DeleteMessageModal from '../../common/DeleteMessageModal.async';
 import Button from '../../ui/Button';
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ const Composer: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     scheduledMessageArgs, setScheduledMessageArgs,
   ] = useState<GlobalState['messages']['contentToBeScheduled'] | undefined>();
   const { width: windowWidth } = windowSize.get();
+  const sendMessageAction = useSendMessageAction(chatId, threadId);
 
   // Cache for frequently updated state
   const htmlRef = useRef<string>(html);
@@ -275,6 +278,16 @@ const Composer: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     startRecordTimeRef,
   } = useVoiceRecording();
 
+  useInterval(() => {
+    sendMessageAction({ type: 'recordAudio' });
+  }, activeVoiceRecording && SEND_MESSAGE_ACTION_INTERVAL);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activeVoiceRecording) {
+      sendMessageAction({ type: 'cancel' });
+    }
+  }, [activeVoiceRecording, sendMessageAction]);
+
   const mainButtonState = editingMessage
     ? MainButtonState.Edit
     : !IS_VOICE_RECORDING_SUPPORTED || activeVoiceRecording || (html && !attachments.length) || isForwarding
@@ -952,6 +965,8 @@ const Composer: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
             </span>
           )}
           <StickerTooltip
+            chatId={chatId}
+            threadId={threadId}
             isOpen={isStickerTooltipOpen}
             onStickerSelect={handleStickerSelect}
           />
@@ -984,6 +999,8 @@ const Composer: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
             />
           )}
           <SymbolMenu
+            chatId={chatId}
+            threadId={threadId}
             isOpen={isSymbolMenuOpen}
             allowedAttachmentOptions={allowedAttachmentOptions}
             onLoad={onSymbolMenuLoadingComplete}

src/components/middle/composer/MessageInput.tsx

@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import captureKeyboardListeners from '../../../util/captureKeyboardListeners';
 import useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps from '../../../hooks/useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps';
 import useFlag from '../../../hooks/useFlag';
 import { isHeavyAnimating } from '../../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheck';
+import useSendMessageAction from '../../../hooks/useSendMessageAction';
+import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
 import parseEmojiOnlyString from '../../common/helpers/parseEmojiOnlyString';
 import { isSelectionInsideInput } from './helpers/selection';
-import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
 import renderText from '../../common/helpers/renderText';
 
 import TextFormatter from './TextFormatter';
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ type OwnProps = {
 };
 
 type StateProps = {
-  chatId?: string;
   replyingToId?: number;
   noTabCapture?: boolean;
   messageSendKeyCombo?: ISettings['messageSendKeyCombo'];
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function clearSelection() {
 const MessageInput: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   id,
   chatId,
+  threadId,
   isAttachmentModalInput,
   editableInputId,
   html,
@@ -84,12 +85,12 @@ const MessageInput: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   canAutoFocus,
   shouldSuppressFocus,
   shouldSuppressTextFormatter,
-  onUpdate,
-  onSuppressedFocus,
-  onSend,
   replyingToId,
   noTabCapture,
   messageSendKeyCombo,
+  onUpdate,
+  onSuppressedFocus,
+  onSend,
 }) => {
   const {
     editLastMessage,
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ const MessageInput: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   const [textFormatterAnchorPosition, setTextFormatterAnchorPosition] = useState<IAnchorPosition>();
   const [selectedRange, setSelectedRange] = useState<Range>();
 
+  const sendMessageAction = useSendMessageAction(chatId, threadId);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isAttachmentModalInput) return;
     updateInputHeight(false);
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ const MessageInput: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     const { innerHTML, textContent } = e.currentTarget;
 
     onUpdate(innerHTML === SAFARI_BR ? '' : innerHTML);
+    sendMessageAction({ type: 'typing' });
 
     // Reset focus on the input to remove any active styling when input is cleared
     if (

src/components/middle/composer/StickerPicker.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import useAsyncRendering from '../../right/hooks/useAsyncRendering';
 import { useIntersectionObserver } from '../../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
 import useHorizontalScroll from '../../../hooks/useHorizontalScroll';
 import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
+import useSendMessageAction from '../../../hooks/useSendMessageAction';
 
 import Loading from '../../ui/Loading';
 import Button from '../../ui/Button';
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import StickerSetCoverAnimated from './StickerSetCoverAnimated';
 import './StickerPicker.scss';
 
 type OwnProps = {
+  chatId: string;
+  threadId?: number;
   className: string;
   loadAndPlay: boolean;
   canSendStickers: boolean;
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ const STICKER_INTERSECTION_THROTTLE = 200;
 const stickerSetIntersections: boolean[] = [];
 
 const StickerPicker: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
+  chatId,
+  threadId,
   className,
   loadAndPlay,
   canSendStickers,
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ const StickerPicker: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const headerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [activeSetIndex, setActiveSetIndex] = useState<number>(0);
+  const sendMessageAction = useSendMessageAction(chatId, threadId);
 
   const { observe: observeIntersection } = useIntersectionObserver({
     rootRef: containerRef,
@@ -135,8 +141,9 @@ const StickerPicker: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
       loadStickerSets();
       loadRecentStickers();
       loadFavoriteStickers();
+      sendMessageAction({ type: 'chooseSticker' });
     }
-  }, [loadAndPlay, loadFavoriteStickers, loadRecentStickers, loadStickerSets]);
+  }, [loadAndPlay, loadFavoriteStickers, loadRecentStickers, loadStickerSets, sendMessageAction]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (addedSetIds?.length) {
@@ -177,6 +184,10 @@ const StickerPicker: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     unfaveSticker({ sticker });
   }, [unfaveSticker]);
 
+  const handleMouseMove = useCallback(() => {
+    sendMessageAction({ type: 'chooseSticker' });
+  }, [sendMessageAction]);
+
   const canRenderContents = useAsyncRendering([], SLIDE_TRANSITION_DURATION);
 
   function renderCover(stickerSet: StickerSetOrRecent, index: number) {
@@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ const StickerPicker: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
       </div>
       <div
         ref={containerRef}
+        onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
         className={buildClassName('StickerPicker-main no-selection', IS_TOUCH_ENV ? 'no-scrollbar' : 'custom-scroll')}
       >
         {allSets.map((stickerSet, i) => (

src/components/middle/composer/StickerTooltip.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import captureEscKeyListener from '../../../util/captureEscKeyListener';
 import { useIntersectionObserver } from '../../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
 import useShowTransition from '../../../hooks/useShowTransition';
 import usePrevious from '../../../hooks/usePrevious';
+import useSendMessageAction from '../../../hooks/useSendMessageAction';
 
 import Loading from '../../ui/Loading';
 import StickerButton from '../../common/StickerButton';
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ import StickerButton from '../../common/StickerButton';
 import './StickerTooltip.scss';
 
 export type OwnProps = {
+  chatId: string;
+  threadId?: number;
   isOpen: boolean;
   onStickerSelect: (sticker: ApiSticker) => void;
 };
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ type StateProps = {
 const INTERSECTION_THROTTLE = 200;
 
 const StickerTooltip: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
+  chatId,
+  threadId,
   isOpen,
   onStickerSelect,
   stickers,
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ const StickerTooltip: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   const { shouldRender, transitionClassNames } = useShowTransition(isOpen, undefined, undefined, false);
   const prevStickers = usePrevious(stickers, true);
   const displayedStickers = stickers || prevStickers;
+  const sendMessageAction = useSendMessageAction(chatId, threadId);
 
   const {
     observe: observeIntersection,
@@ -52,6 +58,10 @@ const StickerTooltip: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     document.body.classList.add('no-select');
   };
 
+  const handleMouseMove = () => {
+    sendMessageAction({ type: 'chooseSticker' });
+  };
+
   const handleMouseLeave = () => {
     document.body.classList.remove('no-select');
   };
@@ -68,6 +78,7 @@ const StickerTooltip: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
       className={className}
       onMouseEnter={!IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleMouseEnter : undefined}
       onMouseLeave={!IS_TOUCH_ENV ? handleMouseLeave : undefined}
+      onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
     >
       {shouldRender && displayedStickers ? (
         displayedStickers.map((sticker) => (

src/components/middle/composer/SymbolMenu.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import './SymbolMenu.scss';
 const ANIMATION_DURATION = 350;
 
 export type OwnProps = {
+  chatId: string;
+  threadId?: number;
   isOpen: boolean;
   allowedAttachmentOptions: IAllowedAttachmentOptions;
   onLoad: () => void;
@@ -46,10 +48,19 @@ type StateProps = {
 let isActivated = false;
 
 const SymbolMenu: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
-  isOpen, allowedAttachmentOptions, isLeftColumnShown,
-  onLoad, onClose,
-  onEmojiSelect, onStickerSelect, onGifSelect,
-  onRemoveSymbol, onSearchOpen, addRecentEmoji,
+  chatId,
+  threadId,
+  isOpen,
+  allowedAttachmentOptions,
+  isLeftColumnShown,
+  onLoad,
+  onClose,
+  onEmojiSelect,
+  onStickerSelect,
+  onGifSelect,
+  onRemoveSymbol,
+  onSearchOpen,
+  addRecentEmoji,
 }) => {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<number>(0);
   const [recentEmojis, setRecentEmojis] = useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -138,6 +149,8 @@ const SymbolMenu: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
             loadAndPlay={canSendStickers ? isOpen && (isActive || isFrom) : false}
             canSendStickers={canSendStickers}
             onStickerSelect={handleStickerSelect}
+            chatId={chatId}
+            threadId={threadId}
           />
         );
       case SymbolMenuTabs.GIFs:

src/components/middle/composer/hooks/useVoiceRecording.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export default () => {
     if (recordButtonRef.current) {
       recordButtonRef.current.style.boxShadow = 'none';
     }
-
     try {
       return activeVoiceRecording!.pause();
     } catch (err) {

src/components/middle/message/MessageMeta.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {
-  FC, memo, useCallback, useMemo,
+  FC, memo, useMemo,
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 
 import { ApiMessage, ApiMessageOutgoingStatus } from '../../../api/types';

src/config.ts

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export const IOS_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TEXT_SIZE_PX = 17;
 export const MACOS_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TEXT_SIZE_PX = 15;
 
 export const DRAFT_DEBOUNCE = 10000; // 10s
+export const SEND_MESSAGE_ACTION_INTERVAL = 3000; // 3s
 
 export const EDITABLE_INPUT_ID = 'editable-message-text';
 export const EDITABLE_INPUT_MODAL_ID = 'editable-message-text-modal';

src/global/types.ts

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ export type ActionTypes = (
   'openTelegramLink' | 'openChatByUsername' | 'requestThreadInfoUpdate' | 'setScrollOffset' | 'unpinAllMessages' |
   'setReplyingToId' | 'setEditingId' | 'editLastMessage' | 'saveDraft' | 'clearDraft' | 'loadPinnedMessages' |
   'toggleMessageWebPage' | 'replyToNextMessage' | 'deleteChatUser' | 'deleteChat' |
-  'reportMessages' | 'focusNextReply' | 'openChatByInvite' | 'loadSeenBy' |
+  'reportMessages' | 'sendMessageAction' | 'focusNextReply' | 'openChatByInvite' | 'loadSeenBy' |
   // downloads
   'downloadSelectedMessages' | 'downloadMessageMedia' | 'cancelMessageMediaDownload' |
   // scheduled messages

src/hooks/useInterval.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from '../lib/teact/teact';
+
+function useInterval(callback: NoneToVoidFunction, delay?: number, noFirst = false) {
+  const savedCallback = useRef(callback);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    savedCallback.current = callback;
+  }, [callback]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (delay === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const id = setInterval(() => savedCallback.current(), delay);
+    if (!noFirst) savedCallback.current();
+
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [delay, noFirst]);
+}
+
+export default useInterval;

src/hooks/useSendMessageAction.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { useMemo } from '../lib/teact/teact';
+import { getDispatch } from '../lib/teact/teactn';
+
+import { ApiSendMessageAction } from '../api/types';
+
+import { SEND_MESSAGE_ACTION_INTERVAL } from '../config';
+import { throttle } from '../util/schedulers';
+
+export default (chatId: string, threadId?: number) => {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    return throttle((action: ApiSendMessageAction) => {
+      getDispatch().sendMessageAction({ chatId, threadId, action });
+    }, SEND_MESSAGE_ACTION_INTERVAL);
+  }, [chatId, threadId]);
+};

src/modules/actions/api/messages.ts

@@ -459,6 +459,20 @@ addReducer('reportMessages', (global, actions, payload) => {
   })();
 });
 
+addReducer('sendMessageAction', (global, actions, payload) => {
+  (async () => {
+    const { action, chatId, threadId } = payload!;
+    if (chatId === global.currentUserId) return; // Message actions are disabled in Saved Messages
+
+    const chat = selectChat(global, chatId)!;
+    if (!chat) return;
+
+    await callApi('sendMessageAction', {
+      peer: chat, threadId, action,
+    });
+  })();
+});
+
 addReducer('markMessageListRead', (global, actions, payload) => {
   const { serverTimeOffset } = global;
   const currentMessageList = selectCurrentMessageList(global);