feat(timeline): utilize the cache and include common relations when focusing on an event without context

crates/matrix-sdk-ui/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Features
 
+- Utilize the cache and include common relations when focusing a timeline on an event without
+  requestion context.
+  ([#5858](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/5858))
 - Add push actions to `NotificationItem`.
   ([#5835](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/5835))
 - Add support for top level space ordering through [MSC3230](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3230)

crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/mod.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use imbl::Vector;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use matrix_sdk::Result;
 use matrix_sdk::{
+    config::RequestConfig,
     deserialized_responses::TimelineEvent,
     event_cache::{RoomEventCache, RoomPaginationStatus},
     paginators::{PaginationResult, PaginationToken, Paginator},
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ use ruma::{
         poll::unstable_start::UnstablePollStartEventContent,
         reaction::ReactionEventContent,
         receipt::{Receipt, ReceiptThread, ReceiptType},
-        relation::Annotation,
+        relation::{Annotation, RelationType},
         room::message::{MessageType, Relation},
     },
     room_version_rules::RoomVersionRules,
@@ -474,16 +475,40 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineController<P> {
 
                 let event_paginator = Paginator::new(self.room_data_provider.clone());
 
-                // Start a /context request so we can know if the event is in a thread or not,
-                // and know which kind of pagination we'll be using then.
-                let start_from_result = event_paginator
-                    .start_from(event_id, (*num_context_events).into())
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(PaginationError::Paginator)?;
+                let events = if *num_context_events == 0 {
+                    // If no context is requested, try to load the event from the cache first and
+                    // include common relations such as reactions and edits.
+                    let request_config = Some(RequestConfig::default().retry_limit(3));
+                    let relations_filter =
+                        Some(vec![RelationType::Annotation, RelationType::Replacement]);
+
+                    // Load the event from the cache or, failing that, the server.
+                    match self
+                        .room_data_provider
+                        .load_event_with_relations(event_id, request_config, relations_filter)
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        Ok((event, related_events)) => {
+                            let mut events = vec![event];
+                            events.extend(related_events);
+                            events
+                        }
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            warn!("error when loading focussed event: {err}");
+                            vec![]
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Start a /context request to load the focussed event and surrounding events.
+                    let start_from_result = event_paginator
+                        .start_from(event_id, (*num_context_events).into())
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(PaginationError::Paginator)?;
+                    start_from_result.events
+                };
 
                 // Find the target event, and see if it's part of a thread.
-                let thread_root_event_id = start_from_result
-                    .events
+                let thread_root_event_id = events
                     .iter()
                     .find(
                         |event| {
@@ -499,7 +524,7 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineController<P> {
                         // Look if the thread root event is part of the /context response. This
                         // allows us to spare some backwards pagination with
                         // /relations.
-                        let includes_root_event = start_from_result.events.iter().any(|event| {
+                        let includes_root_event = events.iter().any(|event| {
                             if let Some(id) = event.event_id() { id == root_id } else { false }
                         });
 
@@ -522,8 +547,7 @@ impl<P: RoomDataProvider> TimelineController<P> {
                     },
                 });
 
-                let has_events = !start_from_result.events.is_empty();
-                let events = start_from_result.events;
+                let has_events = !events.is_empty();
 
                 match paginator.get().expect("Paginator was not instantiated") {
                     AnyPaginator::Unthreaded { .. } => {

crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/timeline/mod.rs

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async fn test_timeline_is_threaded() {
         let timeline = TimelineBuilder::new(&room)
             .with_focus(TimelineFocus::Event {
                 target: owned_event_id!("$target"),
-                num_context_events: 0,
+                num_context_events: 2,
                 hide_threaded_events: true,
             })
             .build()
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ async fn test_timeline_is_threaded() {
         let timeline = TimelineBuilder::new(&room)
             .with_focus(TimelineFocus::Event {
                 target: owned_event_id!("$target"),
-                num_context_events: 0,
+                num_context_events: 2,
                 hide_threaded_events: true,
             })
             .build()

crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/timeline/thread.rs

@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ async fn test_permalink_doesnt_listen_to_thread_sync() {
     let timeline = TimelineBuilder::new(&room)
         .with_focus(TimelineFocus::Event {
             target: owned_event_id!("$target"),
-            num_context_events: 0,
+            num_context_events: 2,
             hide_threaded_events: true,
         })
         .build()