better message status support

lib/account_manager/repository/account_repository/account_repository.dart

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ class AccountRepository {
           ? IList<LocalAccount>.fromJson(
               obj, genericFromJson(LocalAccount.fromJson))
           : IList<LocalAccount>(),
-      valueToJson: (val) => val.toJson((la) => la.toJson()));
+      valueToJson: (val) => val?.toJson((la) => la.toJson()),
+      makeInitialValue: IList<LocalAccount>.empty);
 
   static TableDBValue<IList<UserLogin>> _initUserLogins() => TableDBValue(
       tableName: 'local_account_manager',
@@ -34,13 +35,15 @@ class AccountRepository {
       valueFromJson: (obj) => obj != null
           ? IList<UserLogin>.fromJson(obj, genericFromJson(UserLogin.fromJson))
           : IList<UserLogin>(),
-      valueToJson: (val) => val.toJson((la) => la.toJson()));
+      valueToJson: (val) => val?.toJson((la) => la.toJson()),
+      makeInitialValue: IList<UserLogin>.empty);
 
   static TableDBValue<TypedKey?> _initActiveAccount() => TableDBValue(
       tableName: 'local_account_manager',
       tableKeyName: 'active_local_account',
       valueFromJson: (obj) => obj == null ? null : TypedKey.fromJson(obj),
-      valueToJson: (val) => val?.toJson());
+      valueToJson: (val) => val?.toJson(),
+      makeInitialValue: () => null);
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// Fields
@@ -62,7 +65,9 @@ class AccountRepository {
   }
 
   Future<void> close() async {
-    // ???
+    await _localAccounts.close();
+    await _userLogins.close();
+    await _activeLocalAccount.close();
   }
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -72,18 +77,18 @@ class AccountRepository {
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// Selectors
-  IList<LocalAccount> getLocalAccounts() => _localAccounts.requireValue;
+  IList<LocalAccount> getLocalAccounts() => _localAccounts.value;
-  TypedKey? getActiveLocalAccount() => _activeLocalAccount.requireValue;
+  TypedKey? getActiveLocalAccount() => _activeLocalAccount.value;
-  IList<UserLogin> getUserLogins() => _userLogins.requireValue;
+  IList<UserLogin> getUserLogins() => _userLogins.value;
   UserLogin? getActiveUserLogin() {
-    final activeLocalAccount = _activeLocalAccount.requireValue;
+    final activeLocalAccount = _activeLocalAccount.value;
     return activeLocalAccount == null
         ? null
         : fetchUserLogin(activeLocalAccount);
   }
 
   LocalAccount? fetchLocalAccount(TypedKey accountMasterRecordKey) {
-    final localAccounts = _localAccounts.requireValue;
+    final localAccounts = _localAccounts.value;
     final idx = localAccounts.indexWhere(
         (e) => e.identityMaster.masterRecordKey == accountMasterRecordKey);
     if (idx == -1) {
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ class AccountRepository {
   }
 
   UserLogin? fetchUserLogin(TypedKey accountMasterRecordKey) {
-    final userLogins = _userLogins.requireValue;
+    final userLogins = _userLogins.value;
     final idx = userLogins
         .indexWhere((e) => e.accountMasterRecordKey == accountMasterRecordKey);
     if (idx == -1) {
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ class AccountRepository {
 
     if (accountMasterRecordKey != null) {
       // Assert the specified record key can be found, will throw if not
-      final _ = _userLogins.requireValue.firstWhere(
+      final _ = _userLogins.value.firstWhere(
           (ul) => ul.accountMasterRecordKey == accountMasterRecordKey);
     }
     await _activeLocalAccount.set(accountMasterRecordKey);

lib/chat/chat.dart

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export 'cubits/cubits.dart';
+export 'models/models.dart';
 export 'views/views.dart';

lib/chat/cubits/single_contact_messages_cubit.dart

@@ -1,20 +1,49 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
-import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
 import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
+import 'package:fixnum/fixnum.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:veilid_support/veilid_support.dart';
 
 import '../../account_manager/account_manager.dart';
 import '../../proto/proto.dart' as proto;
+import '../models/models.dart';
 
-class _SingleContactMessageQueueEntry {
+class RenderStateElement {
-  _SingleContactMessageQueueEntry({this.remoteMessages});
+  RenderStateElement(
-  IList<proto.Message>? remoteMessages;
+      {required this.message,
+      required this.isLocal,
+      this.reconciled = false,
+      this.reconciledOffline = false,
+      this.sent = false,
+      this.sentOffline = false});
+
+  MessageSendState? get sendState {
+    if (!isLocal) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (reconciled && sent) {
+      if (!reconciledOffline && !sentOffline) {
+        return MessageSendState.delivered;
+      }
+      return MessageSendState.sent;
+    }
+    if (sent && !sentOffline) {
+      return MessageSendState.sent;
+    }
+    return MessageSendState.sending;
+  }
+
+  proto.Message message;
+  bool isLocal;
+  bool reconciled;
+  bool reconciledOffline;
+  bool sent;
+  bool sentOffline;
 }
 
-typedef SingleContactMessagesState = AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>;
+typedef SingleContactMessagesState = AsyncValue<IList<MessageState>>;
 
 // Cubit that processes single-contact chats
 // Builds the reconciled chat record from the local and remote conversation keys
@@ -34,7 +63,14 @@ class SingleContactMessagesCubit extends Cubit<SingleContactMessagesState> {
         _remoteConversationRecordKey = remoteConversationRecordKey,
         _remoteMessagesRecordKey = remoteMessagesRecordKey,
         _reconciledChatRecord = reconciledChatRecord,
-        _messagesUpdateQueue = StreamController(),
+        _unreconciledMessagesQueue = PersistentQueueCubit<proto.Message>(
+            table: 'SingleContactUnreconciledMessages',
+            key: remoteConversationRecordKey.toString(),
+            fromBuffer: proto.Message.fromBuffer),
+        _sendingMessagesQueue = PersistentQueueCubit<proto.Message>(
+            table: 'SingleContactSendingMessages',
+            key: remoteConversationRecordKey.toString(),
+            fromBuffer: proto.Message.fromBuffer),
         super(const AsyncValue.loading()) {
     // Async Init
     _initWait.add(_init);
@@ -44,13 +80,14 @@ class SingleContactMessagesCubit extends Cubit<SingleContactMessagesState> {
   Future<void> close() async {
     await _initWait();
 
-    await _messagesUpdateQueue.close();
+    await _unreconciledMessagesQueue.close();
-    await _localSubscription?.cancel();
+    await _sendingMessagesQueue.close();
-    await _remoteSubscription?.cancel();
+    await _sentSubscription?.cancel();
-    await _reconciledChatSubscription?.cancel();
+    await _rcvdSubscription?.cancel();
-    await _localMessagesCubit?.close();
+    await _reconciledSubscription?.cancel();
-    await _remoteMessagesCubit?.close();
+    await _sentMessagesCubit?.close();
-    await _reconciledChatMessagesCubit?.close();
+    await _rcvdMessagesCubit?.close();
+    await _reconciledMessagesCubit?.close();
     await super.close();
   }
 
@@ -60,95 +97,137 @@ class SingleContactMessagesCubit extends Cubit<SingleContactMessagesState> {
     await _initMessagesCrypto();
 
     // Reconciled messages key
-    await _initReconciledChatMessages();
+    await _initReconciledMessagesCubit();
 
     // Local messages key
-    await _initLocalMessages();
+    await _initSentMessagesCubit();
 
     // Remote messages key
-    await _initRemoteMessages();
+    await _initRcvdMessagesCubit();
 
-    // Messages listener
+    // Unreconciled messages processing queue listener
     Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () async {
-      await for (final entry in _messagesUpdateQueue.stream) {
+      await for (final entry in _unreconciledMessagesQueue.stream) {
-        await _updateMessagesStateAsync(entry);
+        final data = entry.asData;
+        if (data != null && data.value.isNotEmpty) {
+          // Process data using recoverable processing mechanism
+          await _unreconciledMessagesQueue.process((messages) async {
+            await _processUnreconciledMessages(data.value);
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Sending messages processing queue listener
+    Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () async {
+      await for (final entry in _sendingMessagesQueue.stream) {
+        final data = entry.asData;
+        if (data != null && data.value.isNotEmpty) {
+          // Process data using recoverable processing mechanism
+          await _sendingMessagesQueue.process((messages) async {
+            await _processSendingMessages(data.value);
+          });
+        }
       }
     });
   }
 
   // Make crypto
-
   Future<void> _initMessagesCrypto() async {
     _messagesCrypto = await _activeAccountInfo
         .makeConversationCrypto(_remoteIdentityPublicKey);
   }
 
   // Open local messages key
-  Future<void> _initLocalMessages() async {
+  Future<void> _initSentMessagesCubit() async {
     final writer = _activeAccountInfo.conversationWriter;
 
-    _localMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
+    _sentMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
         open: () async => DHTShortArray.openWrite(
             _localMessagesRecordKey, writer,
             debugName:
-                'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initLocalMessages::LocalMessages',
+                'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initSentMessagesCubit::SentMessages',
             parent: _localConversationRecordKey,
             crypto: _messagesCrypto),
         decodeElement: proto.Message.fromBuffer);
+    _sentSubscription =
+        _sentMessagesCubit!.stream.listen(_updateSentMessagesState);
+    _updateSentMessagesState(_sentMessagesCubit!.state);
   }
 
   // Open remote messages key
-  Future<void> _initRemoteMessages() async {
+  Future<void> _initRcvdMessagesCubit() async {
-    _remoteMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
+    _rcvdMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
         open: () async => DHTShortArray.openRead(_remoteMessagesRecordKey,
-            debugName: 'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initRemoteMessages::'
+            debugName: 'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initRcvdMessagesCubit::'
-                'RemoteMessages',
+                'RcvdMessages',
             parent: _remoteConversationRecordKey,
             crypto: _messagesCrypto),
         decodeElement: proto.Message.fromBuffer);
-    _remoteSubscription =
+    _rcvdSubscription =
-        _remoteMessagesCubit!.stream.listen(_updateRemoteMessagesState);
+        _rcvdMessagesCubit!.stream.listen(_updateRcvdMessagesState);
-    _updateRemoteMessagesState(_remoteMessagesCubit!.state);
+    _updateRcvdMessagesState(_rcvdMessagesCubit!.state);
   }
 
   // Open reconciled chat record key
-  Future<void> _initReconciledChatMessages() async {
+  Future<void> _initReconciledMessagesCubit() async {
     final accountRecordKey =
         _activeAccountInfo.userLogin.accountRecordInfo.accountRecord.recordKey;
 
-    _reconciledChatMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
+    _reconciledMessagesCubit = DHTShortArrayCubit(
         open: () async => DHTShortArray.openOwned(_reconciledChatRecord,
-            debugName:
+            debugName: 'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initReconciledMessages::'
-                'SingleContactMessagesCubit::_initReconciledChatMessages::'
+                'ReconciledMessages',
-                'ReconciledChat',
             parent: accountRecordKey),
         decodeElement: proto.Message.fromBuffer);
-    _reconciledChatSubscription =
+    _reconciledSubscription =
-        _reconciledChatMessagesCubit!.stream.listen(_updateReconciledChatState);
+        _reconciledMessagesCubit!.stream.listen(_updateReconciledMessagesState);
-    _updateReconciledChatState(_reconciledChatMessagesCubit!.state);
+    _updateReconciledMessagesState(_reconciledMessagesCubit!.state);
   }
 
   // Called when the remote messages list gets a change
-  void _updateRemoteMessagesState(
+  void _updateRcvdMessagesState(
-      BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>> avmessages) {
+      DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message> avmessages) {
     final remoteMessages = avmessages.state.asData?.value;
     if (remoteMessages == null) {
       return;
     }
+
     // Add remote messages updates to queue to process asynchronously
-    _messagesUpdateQueue
+    // Ignore offline state because remote messages are always fully delivered
-        .add(_SingleContactMessageQueueEntry(remoteMessages: remoteMessages));
+    // This may happen once per client but should be idempotent
+    _unreconciledMessagesQueue
+        .addAllSync(remoteMessages.map((x) => x.value).toIList());
+
+    // Update the view
+    _renderState();
+  }
+
+  // Called when the send messages list gets a change
+  // This will re-render when messages are sent from another machine
+  void _updateSentMessagesState(
+      DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message> avmessages) {
+    final remoteMessages = avmessages.state.asData?.value;
+    if (remoteMessages == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Don't reconcile, the sending machine will have already added
+    // to the reconciliation queue on that machine
+
+    // Update the view
+    _renderState();
   }
 
   // Called when the reconciled messages list gets a change
-  void _updateReconciledChatState(
+  // This can happen when multiple clients for the same identity are
-      BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>> avmessages) {
+  // reading and reconciling the same remote chat
-    // When reconciled messages are updated, pass this
+  void _updateReconciledMessagesState(
-    // directly to the messages cubit state
+      DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message> avmessages) {
-    emit(avmessages.state);
+    // Update the view
+    _renderState();
   }
 
-  Future<void> _mergeMessagesInner(
+  Future<void> _reconcileMessagesInner(
       {required DHTShortArrayWrite reconciledMessagesWriter,
       required IList<proto.Message> messages}) async {
     // Ensure remoteMessages is sorted by timestamp
@@ -209,29 +288,129 @@ class SingleContactMessagesCubit extends Cubit<SingleContactMessagesState> {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<void> _updateMessagesStateAsync(
+  // Async process to reconcile messages sent or received in the background
-      _SingleContactMessageQueueEntry entry) async {
+  Future<void> _processUnreconciledMessages(
-    final reconciledChatMessagesCubit = _reconciledChatMessagesCubit!;
+      IList<proto.Message> messages) async {
-
+    await _reconciledMessagesCubit!
-    // Merge remote and local messages into the reconciled chat log
-    await reconciledChatMessagesCubit
         .operateWrite((reconciledMessagesWriter) async {
-      if (entry.remoteMessages != null) {
+      await _reconcileMessagesInner(
-        await _mergeMessagesInner(
           reconciledMessagesWriter: reconciledMessagesWriter,
-            messages: entry.remoteMessages!);
+          messages: messages);
-      }
     });
   }
 
-  Future<void> addMessage({required proto.Message message}) async {
+  // Async process to send messages in the background
-    await _initWait();
+  Future<void> _processSendingMessages(IList<proto.Message> messages) async {
+    for (final message in messages) {
+      await _sentMessagesCubit!.operateWriteEventual(
+          (writer) => writer.tryAddItem(message.writeToBuffer()));
+    }
+  }
 
-    await _reconciledChatMessagesCubit!.operateWrite((writer) =>
+  // Produce a state for this cubit from the input cubits and queues
-        _mergeMessagesInner(
+  void _renderState() {
-            reconciledMessagesWriter: writer, messages: [message].toIList()));
+    // Get all reconciled messages
-    await _localMessagesCubit!
+    final reconciledMessages =
-        .operateWrite((writer) => writer.tryAddItem(message.writeToBuffer()));
+        _reconciledMessagesCubit?.state.state.asData?.value;
+    // Get all sent messages
+    final sentMessages = _sentMessagesCubit?.state.state.asData?.value;
+    // Get all items in the unreconciled queue
+    final unreconciledMessages = _unreconciledMessagesQueue.state.asData?.value;
+    // Get all items in the unsent queue
+    final sendingMessages = _sendingMessagesQueue.state.asData?.value;
+
+    // If we aren't ready to render a state, say we're loading
+    if (reconciledMessages == null ||
+        sentMessages == null ||
+        unreconciledMessages == null ||
+        sendingMessages == null) {
+      emit(const AsyncLoading());
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Generate state for each message
+    final sentMessagesMap =
+        IMap<Int64, DHTShortArrayElementState<proto.Message>>.fromValues(
+      keyMapper: (x) => x.value.timestamp,
+      values: sentMessages,
+    );
+    final reconciledMessagesMap =
+        IMap<Int64, DHTShortArrayElementState<proto.Message>>.fromValues(
+      keyMapper: (x) => x.value.timestamp,
+      values: reconciledMessages,
+    );
+    final sendingMessagesMap = IMap<Int64, proto.Message>.fromValues(
+      keyMapper: (x) => x.timestamp,
+      values: sendingMessages,
+    );
+    final unreconciledMessagesMap = IMap<Int64, proto.Message>.fromValues(
+      keyMapper: (x) => x.timestamp,
+      values: unreconciledMessages,
+    );
+
+    final renderedElements = <Int64, RenderStateElement>{};
+
+    for (final m in reconciledMessagesMap.entries) {
+      renderedElements[m.key] = RenderStateElement(
+          message: m.value.value,
+          isLocal: m.value.value.author.toVeilid() != _remoteIdentityPublicKey,
+          reconciled: true,
+          reconciledOffline: m.value.isOffline);
+    }
+    for (final m in sentMessagesMap.entries) {
+      renderedElements.putIfAbsent(
+          m.key,
+          () => RenderStateElement(
+                message: m.value.value,
+                isLocal: true,
+              ))
+        ..sent = true
+        ..sentOffline = m.value.isOffline;
+    }
+    for (final m in unreconciledMessagesMap.entries) {
+      renderedElements
+          .putIfAbsent(
+              m.key,
+              () => RenderStateElement(
+                    message: m.value,
+                    isLocal:
+                        m.value.author.toVeilid() != _remoteIdentityPublicKey,
+                  ))
+          .reconciled = false;
+    }
+    for (final m in sendingMessagesMap.entries) {
+      renderedElements
+          .putIfAbsent(
+              m.key,
+              () => RenderStateElement(
+                    message: m.value,
+                    isLocal: true,
+                  ))
+          .sent = false;
+    }
+
+    // Render the state
+    final messageKeys = renderedElements.entries
+        .toIList()
+        .sort((x, y) => x.key.compareTo(y.key));
+    final renderedState = messageKeys
+        .map((x) => MessageState(
+            author: x.value.message.author.toVeilid(),
+            timestamp: Timestamp.fromInt64(x.key),
+            text: x.value.message.text,
+            sendState: x.value.sendState))
+        .toIList();
+
+    // Emit the rendered state
+    emit(AsyncValue.data(renderedState));
+  }
+
+  void addMessage({required proto.Message message}) {
+    _unreconciledMessagesQueue.addSync(message);
+    _sendingMessagesQueue.addSync(message);
+
+    // Update the view
+    _renderState();
   }
 
   final WaitSet _initWait = WaitSet();
@@ -245,16 +424,15 @@ class SingleContactMessagesCubit extends Cubit<SingleContactMessagesState> {
 
   late final DHTRecordCrypto _messagesCrypto;
 
-  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _localMessagesCubit;
+  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _sentMessagesCubit;
-  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _remoteMessagesCubit;
+  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _rcvdMessagesCubit;
-  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _reconciledChatMessagesCubit;
+  DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Message>? _reconciledMessagesCubit;
 
-  final StreamController<_SingleContactMessageQueueEntry> _messagesUpdateQueue;
+  final PersistentQueueCubit<proto.Message> _unreconciledMessagesQueue;
+  final PersistentQueueCubit<proto.Message> _sendingMessagesQueue;
 
-  StreamSubscription<BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>>>?
+  StreamSubscription<DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message>>? _sentSubscription;
-      _localSubscription;
+  StreamSubscription<DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message>>? _rcvdSubscription;
-  StreamSubscription<BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>>>?
+  StreamSubscription<DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Message>>?
-      _remoteSubscription;
+      _reconciledSubscription;
-  StreamSubscription<BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>>>?
-      _reconciledChatSubscription;
 }

lib/chat/models/message_state.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import 'package:change_case/change_case.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart';
+import 'package:veilid_support/veilid_support.dart';
+
+part 'message_state.freezed.dart';
+part 'message_state.g.dart';
+
+// Whether or not a message has been fully sent
+enum MessageSendState {
+  // message is still being sent
+  sending,
+  // message issued has not reached the network
+  sent,
+  // message was sent and has reached the network
+  delivered;
+
+  factory MessageSendState.fromJson(dynamic j) =>
+      MessageSendState.values.byName((j as String).toCamelCase());
+  String toJson() => name.toPascalCase();
+}
+
+@freezed
+class MessageState with _$MessageState {
+  const factory MessageState({
+    required TypedKey author,
+    required Timestamp timestamp,
+    required String text,
+    required MessageSendState? sendState,
+  }) = _MessageState;
+
+  factory MessageState.fromJson(dynamic json) =>
+      _$MessageStateFromJson(json as Map<String, dynamic>);
+}

lib/chat/models/message_state.freezed.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+// coverage:ignore-file
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+// ignore_for_file: type=lint
+// ignore_for_file: unused_element, deprecated_member_use, deprecated_member_use_from_same_package, use_function_type_syntax_for_parameters, unnecessary_const, avoid_init_to_null, invalid_override_different_default_values_named, prefer_expression_function_bodies, annotate_overrides, invalid_annotation_target, unnecessary_question_mark
+
+part of 'message_state.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// FreezedGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+T _$identity<T>(T value) => value;
+
+final _privateConstructorUsedError = UnsupportedError(
+    'It seems like you constructed your class using `MyClass._()`. This constructor is only meant to be used by freezed and you are not supposed to need it nor use it.\nPlease check the documentation here for more information: https://github.com/rrousselGit/freezed#adding-getters-and-methods-to-our-models');
+
+MessageState _$MessageStateFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+  return _MessageState.fromJson(json);
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+mixin _$MessageState {
+  Typed<FixedEncodedString43> get author => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+  Timestamp get timestamp => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+  String get text => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+  MessageSendState? get sendState => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+  @JsonKey(ignore: true)
+  $MessageStateCopyWith<MessageState> get copyWith =>
+      throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+abstract class $MessageStateCopyWith<$Res> {
+  factory $MessageStateCopyWith(
+          MessageState value, $Res Function(MessageState) then) =
+      _$MessageStateCopyWithImpl<$Res, MessageState>;
+  @useResult
+  $Res call(
+      {Typed<FixedEncodedString43> author,
+      Timestamp timestamp,
+      String text,
+      MessageSendState? sendState});
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+class _$MessageStateCopyWithImpl<$Res, $Val extends MessageState>
+    implements $MessageStateCopyWith<$Res> {
+  _$MessageStateCopyWithImpl(this._value, this._then);
+
+  // ignore: unused_field
+  final $Val _value;
+  // ignore: unused_field
+  final $Res Function($Val) _then;
+
+  @pragma('vm:prefer-inline')
+  @override
+  $Res call({
+    Object? author = null,
+    Object? timestamp = null,
+    Object? text = null,
+    Object? sendState = freezed,
+  }) {
+    return _then(_value.copyWith(
+      author: null == author
+          ? _value.author
+          : author // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as Typed<FixedEncodedString43>,
+      timestamp: null == timestamp
+          ? _value.timestamp
+          : timestamp // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as Timestamp,
+      text: null == text
+          ? _value.text
+          : text // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as String,
+      sendState: freezed == sendState
+          ? _value.sendState
+          : sendState // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as MessageSendState?,
+    ) as $Val);
+  }
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+abstract class _$$MessageStateImplCopyWith<$Res>
+    implements $MessageStateCopyWith<$Res> {
+  factory _$$MessageStateImplCopyWith(
+          _$MessageStateImpl value, $Res Function(_$MessageStateImpl) then) =
+      __$$MessageStateImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>;
+  @override
+  @useResult
+  $Res call(
+      {Typed<FixedEncodedString43> author,
+      Timestamp timestamp,
+      String text,
+      MessageSendState? sendState});
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+class __$$MessageStateImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>
+    extends _$MessageStateCopyWithImpl<$Res, _$MessageStateImpl>
+    implements _$$MessageStateImplCopyWith<$Res> {
+  __$$MessageStateImplCopyWithImpl(
+      _$MessageStateImpl _value, $Res Function(_$MessageStateImpl) _then)
+      : super(_value, _then);
+
+  @pragma('vm:prefer-inline')
+  @override
+  $Res call({
+    Object? author = null,
+    Object? timestamp = null,
+    Object? text = null,
+    Object? sendState = freezed,
+  }) {
+    return _then(_$MessageStateImpl(
+      author: null == author
+          ? _value.author
+          : author // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as Typed<FixedEncodedString43>,
+      timestamp: null == timestamp
+          ? _value.timestamp
+          : timestamp // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as Timestamp,
+      text: null == text
+          ? _value.text
+          : text // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as String,
+      sendState: freezed == sendState
+          ? _value.sendState
+          : sendState // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
+              as MessageSendState?,
+    ));
+  }
+}
+
+/// @nodoc
+@JsonSerializable()
+class _$MessageStateImpl with DiagnosticableTreeMixin implements _MessageState {
+  const _$MessageStateImpl(
+      {required this.author,
+      required this.timestamp,
+      required this.text,
+      required this.sendState});
+
+  factory _$MessageStateImpl.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+      _$$MessageStateImplFromJson(json);
+
+  @override
+  final Typed<FixedEncodedString43> author;
+  @override
+  final Timestamp timestamp;
+  @override
+  final String text;
+  @override
+  final MessageSendState? sendState;
+
+  @override
+  String toString({DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.info}) {
+    return 'MessageState(author: $author, timestamp: $timestamp, text: $text, sendState: $sendState)';
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void debugFillProperties(DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) {
+    super.debugFillProperties(properties);
+    properties
+      ..add(DiagnosticsProperty('type', 'MessageState'))
+      ..add(DiagnosticsProperty('author', author))
+      ..add(DiagnosticsProperty('timestamp', timestamp))
+      ..add(DiagnosticsProperty('text', text))
+      ..add(DiagnosticsProperty('sendState', sendState));
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) {
+    return identical(this, other) ||
+        (other.runtimeType == runtimeType &&
+            other is _$MessageStateImpl &&
+            (identical(other.author, author) || other.author == author) &&
+            (identical(other.timestamp, timestamp) ||
+                other.timestamp == timestamp) &&
+            (identical(other.text, text) || other.text == text) &&
+            (identical(other.sendState, sendState) ||
+                other.sendState == sendState));
+  }
+
+  @JsonKey(ignore: true)
+  @override
+  int get hashCode =>
+      Object.hash(runtimeType, author, timestamp, text, sendState);
+
+  @JsonKey(ignore: true)
+  @override
+  @pragma('vm:prefer-inline')
+  _$$MessageStateImplCopyWith<_$MessageStateImpl> get copyWith =>
+      __$$MessageStateImplCopyWithImpl<_$MessageStateImpl>(this, _$identity);
+
+  @override
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    return _$$MessageStateImplToJson(
+      this,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+abstract class _MessageState implements MessageState {
+  const factory _MessageState(
+      {required final Typed<FixedEncodedString43> author,
+      required final Timestamp timestamp,
+      required final String text,
+      required final MessageSendState? sendState}) = _$MessageStateImpl;
+
+  factory _MessageState.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =
+      _$MessageStateImpl.fromJson;
+
+  @override
+  Typed<FixedEncodedString43> get author;
+  @override
+  Timestamp get timestamp;
+  @override
+  String get text;
+  @override
+  MessageSendState? get sendState;
+  @override
+  @JsonKey(ignore: true)
+  _$$MessageStateImplCopyWith<_$MessageStateImpl> get copyWith =>
+      throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+}

lib/chat/models/message_state.g.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+
+part of 'message_state.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// JsonSerializableGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+_$MessageStateImpl _$$MessageStateImplFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+    _$MessageStateImpl(
+      author: Typed<FixedEncodedString43>.fromJson(json['author']),
+      timestamp: Timestamp.fromJson(json['timestamp']),
+      text: json['text'] as String,
+      sendState: json['send_state'] == null
+          ? null
+          : MessageSendState.fromJson(json['send_state']),
+    );
+
+Map<String, dynamic> _$$MessageStateImplToJson(_$MessageStateImpl instance) =>
+    <String, dynamic>{
+      'author': instance.author.toJson(),
+      'timestamp': instance.timestamp.toJson(),
+      'text': instance.text,
+      'send_state': instance.sendState?.toJson(),
+    };

lib/chat/models/models.dart

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export 'message_state.dart';

lib/chat/views/chat_component.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import 'dart:async';
-
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:awesome_extensions/awesome_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -99,38 +97,52 @@ class ChatComponent extends StatelessWidget {
 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  types.Message messageToChatMessage(proto.Message message) {
+  types.Message messageToChatMessage(MessageState message) {
-    final isLocal = message.author == _localUserIdentityKey.toProto();
+    final isLocal = message.author == _localUserIdentityKey;
+
+    types.Status? status;
+    if (message.sendState != null) {
+      assert(isLocal, 'send state should only be on sent messages');
+      switch (message.sendState!) {
+        case MessageSendState.sending:
+          status = types.Status.sending;
+        case MessageSendState.sent:
+          status = types.Status.sent;
+        case MessageSendState.delivered:
+          status = types.Status.delivered;
+      }
+    }
 
     final textMessage = types.TextMessage(
         author: isLocal ? _localUser : _remoteUser,
-      createdAt: (message.timestamp ~/ 1000).toInt(),
+        createdAt: (message.timestamp.value ~/ BigInt.from(1000)).toInt(),
         id: message.timestamp.toString(),
         text: message.text,
-    );
+        showStatus: status != null,
+        status: status);
     return textMessage;
   }
 
-  Future<void> _addMessage(proto.Message message) async {
+  void _addMessage(proto.Message message) {
     if (message.text.isEmpty) {
       return;
     }
-    await _messagesCubit.addMessage(message: message);
+    _messagesCubit.addMessage(message: message);
   }
 
-  Future<void> _handleSendPressed(types.PartialText message) async {
+  void _handleSendPressed(types.PartialText message) {
     final protoMessage = proto.Message()
       ..author = _localUserIdentityKey.toProto()
       ..timestamp = Veilid.instance.now().toInt64()
       ..text = message.text;
     //..signature = signature;
 
-    await _addMessage(protoMessage);
+    _addMessage(protoMessage);
   }
 
-  Future<void> _handleAttachmentPressed() async {
+  // void _handleAttachmentPressed() async {
-    //
+  //   //
-  }
+  // }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -195,10 +207,7 @@ class ChatComponent extends StatelessWidget {
                         //onAttachmentPressed: _handleAttachmentPressed,
                         //onMessageTap: _handleMessageTap,
                         //onPreviewDataFetched: _handlePreviewDataFetched,
-                        onSendPressed: (message) {
+                        onSendPressed: _handleSendPressed,
-                          singleFuture(
-                              this, () async => _handleSendPressed(message));
-                        },
                         //showUserAvatars: false,
                         //showUserNames: true,
                         user: _localUser,

lib/chat_list/cubits/active_conversations_bloc_map_cubit.dart

@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ class ActiveConversationsBlocMapCubit extends BlocMapCubit<TypedKey,
       await addState(key, const AsyncValue.loading());
       return;
     }
-    final contactIndex = contactList
+    final contactIndex = contactList.indexWhere(
-        .indexWhere((c) => c.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
+        (c) => c.value.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
     if (contactIndex == -1) {
       await addState(key, AsyncValue.error('Contact not found'));
       return;
     }
     final contact = contactList[contactIndex];
-    await _addConversation(contact: contact);
+    await _addConversation(contact: contact.value);
   }
 
   ////

lib/chat_list/cubits/active_single_contact_chat_bloc_map_cubit.dart

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
-import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
 import 'package:veilid_support/veilid_support.dart';
 
 import '../../account_manager/account_manager.dart';
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import 'chat_list_cubit.dart';
 // Wraps a MessagesCubit to stream the latest messages to the state
 // Automatically follows the state of a ActiveConversationsBlocMapCubit.
 class ActiveSingleContactChatBlocMapCubit extends BlocMapCubit<TypedKey,
-        AsyncValue<IList<proto.Message>>, SingleContactMessagesCubit>
+        SingleContactMessagesState, SingleContactMessagesCubit>
     with
         StateMapFollower<ActiveConversationsBlocMapState, TypedKey,
             AsyncValue<ActiveConversationState>> {
@@ -61,14 +60,14 @@ class ActiveSingleContactChatBlocMapCubit extends BlocMapCubit<TypedKey,
       await addState(key, const AsyncValue.loading());
       return;
     }
-    final contactIndex = contactList
+    final contactIndex = contactList.indexWhere(
-        .indexWhere((c) => c.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
+        (c) => c.value.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
     if (contactIndex == -1) {
       await addState(
           key, AsyncValue.error('Contact not found for conversation'));
       return;
     }
-    final contact = contactList[contactIndex];
+    final contact = contactList[contactIndex].value;
 
     // Get the chat object for this single contact chat
     final chatList = _chatListCubit.state.state.asData?.value;
@@ -76,13 +75,13 @@ class ActiveSingleContactChatBlocMapCubit extends BlocMapCubit<TypedKey,
       await addState(key, const AsyncValue.loading());
       return;
     }
-    final chatIndex = chatList
+    final chatIndex = chatList.indexWhere(
-        .indexWhere((c) => c.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
+        (c) => c.value.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid() == key);
     if (contactIndex == -1) {
       await addState(key, AsyncValue.error('Chat not found for conversation'));
       return;
     }
-    final chat = chatList[chatIndex];
+    final chat = chatList[chatIndex].value;
 
     await value.when(
         data: (state) => _addConversationMessages(

lib/chat_list/cubits/chat_list_cubit.dart

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
 import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
 import 'package:veilid_support/veilid_support.dart';
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import '../../tools/tools.dart';
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Mutable state for per-account chat list
-typedef ChatListCubitState = BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.Chat>>>;
+typedef ChatListCubitState = DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.Chat>;
 
 class ChatListCubit extends DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Chat>
     with StateMapFollowable<ChatListCubitState, TypedKey, proto.Chat> {
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ class ChatListCubit extends DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Chat>
     // chat record now
     if (success && deletedItem != null) {
       try {
-        await DHTRecordPool.instance
+        await DHTRecordPool.instance.deleteRecord(
-            .delete(deletedItem.reconciledChatRecord.toVeilid().recordKey);
+            deletedItem.reconciledChatRecord.toVeilid().recordKey);
       } on Exception catch (e) {
         log.debug('error removing reconciled chat record: $e', e);
       }
@@ -135,8 +134,8 @@ class ChatListCubit extends DHTShortArrayCubit<proto.Chat>
       return IMap();
     }
     return IMap.fromIterable(stateValue,
-        keyMapper: (e) => e.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid(),
+        keyMapper: (e) => e.value.remoteConversationRecordKey.toVeilid(),
-        valueMapper: (e) => e);
+        valueMapper: (e) => e.value);
   }
 
   final ActiveChatCubit activeChatCubit;

lib/chat_list/views/chat_single_contact_list_widget.dart

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class ChatSingleContactListWidget extends StatelessWidget {
 
     return contactListV.builder((context, contactList) {
       final contactMap = IMap.fromIterable(contactList,
-          keyMapper: (c) => c.remoteConversationRecordKey,
+          keyMapper: (c) => c.value.remoteConversationRecordKey,
-          valueMapper: (c) => c);
+          valueMapper: (c) => c.value);
 
       final chatListV = context.watch<ChatListCubit>().state;
       return chatListV
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ChatSingleContactListWidget extends StatelessWidget {
                     child: (chatList.isEmpty)
                         ? const EmptyChatListWidget()
                         : SearchableList<proto.Chat>(
-                            initialList: chatList.toList(),
+                            initialList: chatList.map((x) => x.value).toList(),
                             builder: (l, i, c) {
                               final contact =
                                   contactMap[c.remoteConversationRecordKey];
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ChatSingleContactListWidget extends StatelessWidget {
                             },
                             filter: (value) {
                               final lowerValue = value.toLowerCase();
-                              return chatList.where((c) {
+                              return chatList.map((x) => x.value).where((c) {
                                 final contact =
                                     contactMap[c.remoteConversationRecordKey];
                                 if (contact == null) {

lib/contact_invitation/cubits/contact_invitation_list_cubit.dart

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
 import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
 import 'package:fixnum/fixnum.dart';
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ typedef GetEncryptionKeyCallback = Future<SecretKey?> Function(
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 typedef ContactInvitiationListState
-    = BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.ContactInvitationRecord>>>;
+    = DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.ContactInvitationRecord>;
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Mutable state for per-account contact invitations
 
@@ -208,13 +207,14 @@ class ContactInvitationListCubit
         await contactRequestInbox.tryWriteBytes(Uint8List(0));
       });
       try {
-        await pool.delete(contactRequestInbox.recordKey);
+        await pool.deleteRecord(contactRequestInbox.recordKey);
       } on Exception catch (e) {
         log.debug('error removing contact request inbox: $e', e);
       }
       if (!accepted) {
         try {
-          await pool.delete(deletedItem.localConversationRecordKey.toVeilid());
+          await pool
+              .deleteRecord(deletedItem.localConversationRecordKey.toVeilid());
         } on Exception catch (e) {
           log.debug('error removing local conversation record: $e', e);
         }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ContactInvitationListCubit
     // If we're chatting to ourselves,
     // we are validating an invitation we have created
     final isSelf = state.state.asData!.value.indexWhere((cir) =>
-            cir.contactRequestInbox.recordKey.toVeilid() ==
+            cir.value.contactRequestInbox.recordKey.toVeilid() ==
             contactRequestInboxKey) !=
         -1;
 
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ class ContactInvitationListCubit
       return IMap();
     }
     return IMap.fromIterable(stateValue,
-        keyMapper: (e) => e.contactRequestInbox.recordKey.toVeilid(),
+        keyMapper: (e) => e.value.contactRequestInbox.recordKey.toVeilid(),
-        valueMapper: (e) => e);
+        valueMapper: (e) => e.value);
   }
 
   //

lib/contact_invitation/cubits/waiting_invitations_bloc_map_cubit.dart

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
-import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
 import 'package:veilid_support/veilid_support.dart';
 
 import '../../account_manager/account_manager.dart';
@@ -16,10 +15,8 @@ typedef WaitingInvitationsBlocMapState
 class WaitingInvitationsBlocMapCubit extends BlocMapCubit<TypedKey,
         AsyncValue<InvitationStatus>, WaitingInvitationCubit>
     with
-        StateMapFollower<
+        StateMapFollower<DHTShortArrayBusyState<proto.ContactInvitationRecord>,
-            BlocBusyState<AsyncValue<IList<proto.ContactInvitationRecord>>>,
+            TypedKey, proto.ContactInvitationRecord> {
-            TypedKey,
-            proto.ContactInvitationRecord> {
   WaitingInvitationsBlocMapCubit(
       {required this.activeAccountInfo, required this.account});
 

lib/contacts/cubits/conversation_cubit.dart

@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ class ConversationCubit extends Cubit<AsyncValue<ConversationState>> {
         await localConversationCubit.close();
         final conversation = data.value;
         final messagesKey = conversation.messages.toVeilid();
-        await pool.delete(messagesKey);
+        await pool.deleteRecord(messagesKey);
-        await pool.delete(_localConversationRecordKey!);
+        await pool.deleteRecord(_localConversationRecordKey!);
         _localConversationRecordKey = null;
       });
     }
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ class ConversationCubit extends Cubit<AsyncValue<ConversationState>> {
         await remoteConversationCubit.close();
         final conversation = data.value;
         final messagesKey = conversation.messages.toVeilid();
-        await pool.delete(messagesKey);
+        await pool.deleteRecord(messagesKey);
-        await pool.delete(_remoteConversationRecordKey!);
+        await pool.deleteRecord(_remoteConversationRecordKey!);
       });
     }
 

lib/layout/home/home_account_ready/main_pager/account_page.dart

@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ class AccountPageState extends State<AccountPage> {
     final cilState = context.watch<ContactInvitationListCubit>().state;
     final cilBusy = cilState.busy;
     final contactInvitationRecordList =
-        cilState.state.asData?.value ?? const IListConst([]);
+        cilState.state.asData?.value.map((x) => x.value).toIList() ??
+            const IListConst([]);
 
     final ciState = context.watch<ContactListCubit>().state;
     final ciBusy = ciState.busy;
-    final contactList = ciState.state.asData?.value ?? const IListConst([]);
+    final contactList =
+        ciState.state.asData?.value.map((x) => x.value).toIList() ??
+            const IListConst([]);
 
     return SizedBox(
         child: Column(children: <Widget>[

lib/proto/veilidchat.proto

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ message Attachment {
 }
 
 // A single message as part of a series of messages
-// Messages are stored in a DHTLog
-// DHT Schema: SMPL(0,1,[identityPublicKey])
 message Message {
     // Author of the message
     veilid.TypedKey author = 1;
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ message Message {
 // DHT Key (UnicastOutbox): localConversation
 // DHT Secret: None
 // Encryption: DH(IdentityA, IdentityB)
-
 message Conversation {
     // Profile to publish to friend
     Profile profile = 1;

lib/router/cubit/router_cubit.dart

@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@ import '../../veilid_processor/views/developer.dart';
 
 part 'router_cubit.freezed.dart';
 part 'router_cubit.g.dart';
-part 'router_state.dart';
 
 final _rootNavKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>(debugLabel: 'rootNavKey');
 final _homeNavKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>(debugLabel: 'homeNavKey');
 
+@freezed
+class RouterState with _$RouterState {
+  const factory RouterState(
+      {required bool hasAnyAccount,
+      required bool hasActiveChat}) = _RouterState;
+
+  factory RouterState.fromJson(dynamic json) =>
+      _$RouterStateFromJson(json as Map<String, dynamic>);
+}
+
 class RouterCubit extends Cubit<RouterState> {
   RouterCubit(AccountRepository accountRepository)
       : super(RouterState(

lib/router/cubit/router_state.dart

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-part of 'router_cubit.dart';
-
-@freezed
-class RouterState with _$RouterState {
-  const factory RouterState(
-      {required bool hasAnyAccount,
-      required bool hasActiveChat}) = _RouterState;
-
-  factory RouterState.fromJson(dynamic json) =>
-      _$RouterStateFromJson(json as Map<String, dynamic>);
-}

packages/bloc_tools/lib/src/future_cubit.dart

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
 
 abstract class FutureCubit<State> extends Cubit<AsyncValue<State>> {
   FutureCubit(Future<State> fut) : super(const AsyncValue.loading()) {
-    unawaited(fut.then((value) {
+    _initWait.add(() async => fut.then((value) {
           emit(AsyncValue.data(value));
           // ignore: avoid_types_on_closure_parameters
         }, onError: (Object e, StackTrace stackTrace) {
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@ abstract class FutureCubit<State> extends Cubit<AsyncValue<State>> {
         }));
   }
   FutureCubit.value(State state) : super(AsyncValue.data(state));
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> close() async {
+    await _initWait();
+    await super.close();
+  }
+
+  final WaitSet _initWait = WaitSet();
 }

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_record/dht_record.dart

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DHTRecord {
       if (_open) {
         await close();
       }
-      await DHTRecordPool.instance.delete(key);
+      await DHTRecordPool.instance.deleteRecord(key);
       rethrow;
     }
   }

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_record/dht_record_pool.dart

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class OpenedRecordInfo {
   String get sharedDetails => shared.toString();
 }
 
-class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
+class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBackedJson<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
   DHTRecordPool._(Veilid veilid, VeilidRoutingContext routingContext)
       : _state = const DHTRecordPoolAllocations(),
         _mutex = Mutex(),
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
       ? DHTRecordPoolAllocations.fromJson(obj)
       : const DHTRecordPoolAllocations();
   @override
-  Object? valueToJson(DHTRecordPoolAllocations val) => val.toJson();
+  Object? valueToJson(DHTRecordPoolAllocations? val) => val?.toJson();
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
     final globalPool = DHTRecordPool._(Veilid.instance, routingContext);
     globalPool
       .._logger = logger
-      .._state = await globalPool.load();
+      .._state = await globalPool.load() ?? const DHTRecordPoolAllocations();
     _singleton = globalPool;
   }
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
       if (openedRecordInfo.records.isEmpty) {
         await _routingContext.closeDHTRecord(key);
         if (openedRecordInfo.shared.deleteOnClose) {
-          await _deleteInner(key);
+          await _deleteRecordInner(key);
         }
         _opened.remove(key);
       }
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<void> _deleteInner(TypedKey recordKey) async {
+  Future<void> _deleteRecordInner(TypedKey recordKey) async {
     log('deleteDHTRecord: key=$recordKey');
 
     // Remove this child from parents
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
     await _routingContext.deleteDHTRecord(recordKey);
   }
 
-  Future<void> delete(TypedKey recordKey) async {
+  Future<void> deleteRecord(TypedKey recordKey) async {
     await _mutex.protect(() async {
       final allDeps = _collectChildrenInner(recordKey);
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class DHTRecordPool with TableDBBacked<DHTRecordPoolAllocations> {
         ori.shared.deleteOnClose = true;
       } else {
         // delete now
-        await _deleteInner(recordKey);
+        await _deleteRecordInner(recordKey);
       }
     });
   }

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_short_array/dht_short_array.dart

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class DHTShortArray {
       return dhtShortArray;
     } on Exception catch (_) {
       await dhtRecord.close();
-      await pool.delete(dhtRecord.key);
+      await pool.deleteRecord(dhtRecord.key);
       rethrow;
     }
   }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class DHTShortArray {
   /// Free all resources for the DHTShortArray and delete it from the DHT
   Future<void> delete() async {
     await close();
-    await DHTRecordPool.instance.delete(recordKey);
+    await DHTRecordPool.instance.deleteRecord(recordKey);
   }
 
   /// Runs a closure that guarantees the DHTShortArray
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ class DHTShortArray {
         return closure(writer);
       }, timeout: timeout);
 
+  /// Listen to and any all changes to the structure of this short array
+  /// regardless of where the changes are coming from
   Future<StreamSubscription<void>> listen(
     void Function() onChanged,
   ) =>

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_short_array/dht_short_array_cubit.dart

@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
 import 'package:bloc_tools/bloc_tools.dart';
+import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
 import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 import '../../../veilid_support.dart';
 
-typedef DHTShortArrayState<T> = AsyncValue<IList<T>>;
+@immutable
+class DHTShortArrayElementState<T> extends Equatable {
+  const DHTShortArrayElementState(
+      {required this.value, required this.isOffline});
+  final T value;
+  final bool isOffline;
+
+  @override
+  List<Object?> get props => [value, isOffline];
+}
+
+typedef DHTShortArrayState<T> = AsyncValue<IList<DHTShortArrayElementState<T>>>;
 typedef DHTShortArrayBusyState<T> = BlocBusyState<DHTShortArrayState<T>>;
 
 class DHTShortArrayCubit<T> extends Cubit<DHTShortArrayBusyState<T>>
@@ -49,13 +62,19 @@ class DHTShortArrayCubit<T> extends Cubit<DHTShortArrayBusyState<T>>
   Future<void> _refreshNoWait({bool forceRefresh = false}) async =>
       busy((emit) async => _refreshInner(emit, forceRefresh: forceRefresh));
 
-  Future<void> _refreshInner(void Function(AsyncValue<IList<T>>) emit,
+  Future<void> _refreshInner(void Function(DHTShortArrayState<T>) emit,
       {bool forceRefresh = false}) async {
     try {
-      final newState = (await _shortArray.operate(
+      final newState = await _shortArray.operate((reader) async {
-              (reader) => reader.getAllItems(forceRefresh: forceRefresh)))
+        final offlinePositions = await reader.getOfflinePositions();
-          ?.map(_decodeElement)
+        final allItems = (await reader.getAllItems(forceRefresh: forceRefresh))
+            ?.indexed
+            .map((x) => DHTShortArrayElementState(
+                value: _decodeElement(x.$2),
+                isOffline: offlinePositions.contains(x.$1)))
             .toIList();
+        return allItems;
+      });
       if (newState != null) {
         emit(AsyncValue.data(newState));
       }

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_short_array/dht_short_array_read.dart

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ abstract class DHTShortArrayRead {
   /// is specified, the network will always be checked for newer values
   /// rather than returning the existing locally stored copy of the elements.
   Future<List<Uint8List>?> getAllItems({bool forceRefresh = false});
+
+  /// Get a list of the positions that were written offline and not flushed yet
+  Future<Set<int>> getOfflinePositions();
 }
 
 extension DHTShortArrayReadExt on DHTShortArrayRead {
@@ -96,6 +99,40 @@ class _DHTShortArrayRead implements DHTShortArrayRead {
     return out;
   }
 
+  /// Get a list of the positions that were written offline and not flushed yet
+  @override
+  Future<Set<int>> getOfflinePositions() async {
+    final indexOffline = <int>{};
+    final inspects = await [
+      _head._headRecord.inspect(),
+      ..._head._linkedRecords.map((lr) => lr.inspect())
+    ].wait;
+
+    // Add to offline index
+    var strideOffset = 0;
+    for (final inspect in inspects) {
+      for (final r in inspect.offlineSubkeys) {
+        for (var i = r.low; i <= r.high; i++) {
+          // If this is the head record, ignore the first head subkey
+          if (strideOffset != 0 || i != 0) {
+            indexOffline.add(i + ((strideOffset == 0) ? -1 : strideOffset));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      strideOffset += _head._stride;
+    }
+
+    // See which positions map to offline indexes
+    final positionOffline = <int>{};
+    for (var i = 0; i < _head._index.length; i++) {
+      final idx = _head._index[i];
+      if (indexOffline.contains(idx)) {
+        positionOffline.add(i);
+      }
+    }
+    return positionOffline;
+  }
+
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Fields
   final _DHTShortArrayHead _head;

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_short_array/dht_short_array_write.dart

@@ -92,12 +92,11 @@ extension DHTShortArrayWriteExt on DHTShortArrayWrite {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Writer-only implementation
+// Writer implementation
 
-class _DHTShortArrayWrite implements DHTShortArrayWrite {
+class _DHTShortArrayWrite extends _DHTShortArrayRead
-  _DHTShortArrayWrite._(_DHTShortArrayHead head)
+    implements DHTShortArrayWrite {
-      : _head = head,
+  _DHTShortArrayWrite._(super.head) : super._();
-        _reader = _DHTShortArrayRead._(head);
 
   @override
   Future<bool> tryAddItem(Uint8List value) async {
@@ -187,23 +186,4 @@ class _DHTShortArrayWrite implements DHTShortArrayWrite {
     }
     return (oldValue, true);
   }
-
-  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Reader passthrough
-
-  @override
-  int get length => _reader.length;
-
-  @override
-  Future<Uint8List?> getItem(int pos, {bool forceRefresh = false}) =>
-      _reader.getItem(pos, forceRefresh: forceRefresh);
-
-  @override
-  Future<List<Uint8List>?> getAllItems({bool forceRefresh = false}) =>
-      _reader.getAllItems(forceRefresh: forceRefresh);
-
-  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Fields
-  final _DHTShortArrayHead _head;
-  final _DHTShortArrayRead _reader;
 }

packages/veilid_support/lib/src/async_table_db_backed_cubit.dart

@@ -2,48 +2,47 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
 import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+import 'package:mutex/mutex.dart';
 
 import 'table_db.dart';
 
-abstract class AsyncTableDBBackedCubit<State> extends Cubit<AsyncValue<State>>
+abstract class AsyncTableDBBackedCubit<T> extends Cubit<AsyncValue<T?>>
-    with TableDBBacked<State> {
+    with TableDBBackedJson<T?> {
   AsyncTableDBBackedCubit() : super(const AsyncValue.loading()) {
-    unawaited(Future.delayed(Duration.zero, _build));
+    _initWait.add(_build);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> close() async {
+    // Ensure the init finished
+    await _initWait();
+    // Wait for any setStates to finish
+    await _mutex.acquire();
+
+    await super.close();
   }
 
   Future<void> _build() async {
     try {
+      await _mutex.protect(() async {
         emit(AsyncValue.data(await load()));
+      });
     } on Exception catch (e, stackTrace) {
       emit(AsyncValue.error(e, stackTrace));
     }
   }
 
-  Future<State> readyData() async {
+  @protected
-    final stateStream = stream.distinct();
+  Future<void> setState(T? newState) async {
-    await for (final AsyncValue<State> av in stateStream) {
+    await _initWait();
-      final d = av.when(
-          data: (value) => value, loading: () => null, error: (e, s) => null);
-      if (d != null) {
-        return d;
-      }
-      final ef = av.when(
-          data: (value) => null,
-          loading: () => null,
-          error: Future<State>.error);
-      if (ef != null) {
-        return ef;
-      }
-    }
-    return Future<State>.error(
-        StateError("data never became ready in cubit '$runtimeType'"));
-  }
-
-  Future<void> setState(State newState) async {
     try {
       emit(AsyncValue.data(await store(newState)));
     } on Exception catch (e, stackTrace) {
       emit(AsyncValue.error(e, stackTrace));
     }
   }
+
+  final WaitSet _initWait = WaitSet();
+  final Mutex _mutex = Mutex();
 }

packages/veilid_support/lib/src/identity.dart

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ extension IdentityMasterExtension on IdentityMaster {
   /// Deletes a master identity and the identity record under it
   Future<void> delete() async {
     final pool = DHTRecordPool.instance;
-    await pool.delete(masterRecordKey);
+    await pool.deleteRecord(masterRecordKey);
   }
 
   Future<VeilidCryptoSystem> get identityCrypto =>
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ extension IdentityMasterExtension on IdentityMaster {
   TypedKey identityPublicTypedKey() =>
       TypedKey(kind: identityRecordKey.kind, value: identityPublicKey);
 
+  TypedKey masterPublicTypedKey() =>
+      TypedKey(kind: identityRecordKey.kind, value: masterPublicKey);
+
   Future<VeilidCryptoSystem> validateIdentitySecret(
       SecretKey identitySecret) async {
     final cs = await identityCrypto;

packages/veilid_support/lib/src/persistent_queue_cubit.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
+import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
+import 'package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart';
+import 'package:mutex/mutex.dart';
+import 'package:protobuf/protobuf.dart';
+
+import 'table_db.dart';
+
+class PersistentQueueCubit<T extends GeneratedMessage>
+    extends Cubit<AsyncValue<IList<T>>> with TableDBBackedFromBuffer<IList<T>> {
+  //
+  PersistentQueueCubit(
+      {required String table,
+      required String key,
+      required T Function(Uint8List) fromBuffer,
+      bool deleteOnClose = true})
+      : _table = table,
+        _key = key,
+        _fromBuffer = fromBuffer,
+        _deleteOnClose = deleteOnClose,
+        super(const AsyncValue.loading()) {
+    _initWait.add(_build);
+    unawaited(Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () async {
+      await for (final elem in _syncAddController.stream) {
+        await addAll(elem);
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> close() async {
+    // Ensure the init finished
+    await _initWait();
+
+    // Close the sync add stream
+    await _syncAddController.close();
+
+    // Wait for any setStates to finish
+    await _stateMutex.acquire();
+
+    // Clean up table if desired
+    if (_deleteOnClose) {
+      await delete();
+    }
+
+    await super.close();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _build() async {
+    await _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+      try {
+        emit(AsyncValue.data(await load() ?? await store(IList<T>.empty())));
+      } on Exception catch (e, stackTrace) {
+        emit(AsyncValue.error(e, stackTrace));
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _setStateInner(IList<T> newState) async {
+    emit(AsyncValue.data(await store(newState)));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> add(T item) async {
+    await _initWait();
+    await _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+      final queue = state.asData!.value.add(item);
+      await _setStateInner(queue);
+    });
+  }
+
+  Future<void> addAll(IList<T> items) async {
+    await _initWait();
+    await _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+      var queue = state.asData!.value;
+      for (final item in items) {
+        queue = queue.add(item);
+      }
+      await _setStateInner(queue);
+    });
+  }
+
+  void addSync(T item) {
+    _syncAddController.sink.add([item].toIList());
+  }
+
+  void addAllSync(IList<T> items) {
+    _syncAddController.sink.add(items.toIList());
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> get isEmpty async {
+    await _initWait();
+    return state.asData!.value.isEmpty;
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> get isNotEmpty async {
+    await _initWait();
+    return state.asData!.value.isNotEmpty;
+  }
+
+  Future<int> get length async {
+    await _initWait();
+    return state.asData!.value.length;
+  }
+
+  // Future<T?> pop() async {
+  //   await _initWait();
+  //   return _processingMutex.protect(() async => _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+  //         final removedItem = Output<T>();
+  //         final queue = state.asData!.value.removeAt(0, removedItem);
+  //         await _setStateInner(queue);
+  //         return removedItem.value;
+  //       }));
+  // }
+
+  // Future<IList<T>> popAll() async {
+  //   await _initWait();
+  //   return _processingMutex.protect(() async => _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+  //         final queue = state.asData!.value;
+  //         await _setStateInner(IList<T>.empty);
+  //         return queue;
+  //       }));
+  // }
+
+  Future<R> process<R>(Future<R> Function(IList<T>) closure,
+      {int? count}) async {
+    await _initWait();
+    // Only one processor at a time
+    return _processingMutex.protect(() async {
+      // Take 'count' items from the front of the list
+      final toProcess = await _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+        final queue = state.asData!.value;
+        final processCount = (count ?? queue.length).clamp(0, queue.length);
+        return queue.take(processCount).toIList();
+      });
+
+      // Run the processing closure
+      final processCount = toProcess.length;
+      final out = await closure(toProcess);
+
+      // If there was nothing to process just return
+      if (toProcess.isEmpty) {
+        return out;
+      }
+
+      // If there was no exception, remove the processed items
+      return _stateMutex.protect(() async {
+        // Get the queue from the state again as items could
+        // have been added during processing
+        final queue = state.asData!.value;
+        final newQueue = queue.skip(processCount).toIList();
+        await _setStateInner(newQueue);
+        return out;
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  // TableDBBacked
+  @override
+  String tableKeyName() => _key;
+
+  @override
+  String tableName() => _table;
+
+  @override
+  IList<T> valueFromBuffer(Uint8List bytes) {
+    final reader = CodedBufferReader(bytes);
+    var out = IList<T>();
+    while (!reader.isAtEnd()) {
+      out = out.add(_fromBuffer(reader.readBytesAsView()));
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Uint8List valueToBuffer(IList<T> val) {
+    final writer = CodedBufferWriter();
+    for (final elem in val) {
+      writer.writeRawBytes(elem.writeToBuffer());
+    }
+    return writer.toBuffer();
+  }
+
+  final String _table;
+  final String _key;
+  final T Function(Uint8List) _fromBuffer;
+  final bool _deleteOnClose;
+  final WaitSet _initWait = WaitSet();
+  final Mutex _stateMutex = Mutex();
+  final Mutex _processingMutex = Mutex();
+  final StreamController<IList<T>> _syncAddController = StreamController();
+}

packages/veilid_support/lib/src/table_db.dart

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:async_tools/async_tools.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:veilid/veilid.dart';
 
 Future<T> tableScope<T>(
@@ -32,14 +35,19 @@ Future<T> transactionScope<T>(
   }
 }
 
-abstract mixin class TableDBBacked<T> {
+abstract mixin class TableDBBackedJson<T> {
+  @protected
   String tableName();
+  @protected
   String tableKeyName();
-  T valueFromJson(Object? obj);
+  @protected
-  Object? valueToJson(T val);
+  T? valueFromJson(Object? obj);
+  @protected
+  Object? valueToJson(T? val);
 
   /// Load things from storage
-  Future<T> load() async {
+  @protected
+  Future<T?> load() async {
     final obj = await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
       final objJson = await tdb.loadStringJson(0, tableKeyName());
       return valueFromJson(objJson);
@@ -48,28 +56,98 @@ abstract mixin class TableDBBacked<T> {
   }
 
   /// Store things to storage
+  @protected
   Future<T> store(T obj) async {
     await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
       await tdb.storeStringJson(0, tableKeyName(), valueToJson(obj));
     });
     return obj;
   }
+
+  /// Delete things from storage
+  @protected
+  Future<T?> delete() async {
+    final obj = await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
+      final objJson = await tdb.deleteStringJson(0, tableKeyName());
+      return valueFromJson(objJson);
+    });
+    return obj;
+  }
 }
 
-class TableDBValue<T> extends TableDBBacked<T> {
+abstract mixin class TableDBBackedFromBuffer<T> {
+  @protected
+  String tableName();
+  @protected
+  String tableKeyName();
+  @protected
+  T valueFromBuffer(Uint8List bytes);
+  @protected
+  Uint8List valueToBuffer(T val);
+
+  /// Load things from storage
+  @protected
+  Future<T?> load() async {
+    final obj = await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
+      final objBytes = await tdb.load(0, utf8.encode(tableKeyName()));
+      if (objBytes == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return valueFromBuffer(objBytes);
+    });
+    return obj;
+  }
+
+  /// Store things to storage
+  @protected
+  Future<T> store(T obj) async {
+    await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
+      await tdb.store(0, utf8.encode(tableKeyName()), valueToBuffer(obj));
+    });
+    return obj;
+  }
+
+  /// Delete things from storage
+  @protected
+  Future<T?> delete() async {
+    final obj = await tableScope(tableName(), (tdb) async {
+      final objBytes = await tdb.delete(0, utf8.encode(tableKeyName()));
+      if (objBytes == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return valueFromBuffer(objBytes);
+    });
+    return obj;
+  }
+}
+
+class TableDBValue<T> extends TableDBBackedJson<T> {
   TableDBValue({
     required String tableName,
     required String tableKeyName,
-    required T Function(Object? obj) valueFromJson,
+    required T? Function(Object? obj) valueFromJson,
-    required Object? Function(T obj) valueToJson,
+    required Object? Function(T? obj) valueToJson,
+    required T Function() makeInitialValue,
   })  : _tableName = tableName,
         _valueFromJson = valueFromJson,
         _valueToJson = valueToJson,
         _tableKeyName = tableKeyName,
-        _streamController = StreamController<T>.broadcast();
+        _makeInitialValue = makeInitialValue,
+        _streamController = StreamController<T>.broadcast() {
+    _initWait.add(() async {
+      await get();
+    });
+  }
 
-  AsyncData<T>? get value => _value;
+  Future<void> init() async {
-  T get requireValue => _value!.value;
+    await _initWait();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> close() async {
+    await _initWait();
+  }
+
+  T get value => _value!.value;
   Stream<T> get stream => _streamController.stream;
 
   Future<T> get() async {
@@ -77,7 +155,7 @@ class TableDBValue<T> extends TableDBBacked<T> {
     if (val != null) {
       return val.value;
     }
-    final loadedValue = await load();
+    final loadedValue = await load() ?? await store(_makeInitialValue());
     _value = AsyncData(loadedValue);
     return loadedValue;
   }
@@ -88,11 +166,13 @@ class TableDBValue<T> extends TableDBBacked<T> {
   }
 
   AsyncData<T>? _value;
+  final T Function() _makeInitialValue;
   final String _tableName;
   final String _tableKeyName;
-  final T Function(Object? obj) _valueFromJson;
+  final T? Function(Object? obj) _valueFromJson;
-  final Object? Function(T obj) _valueToJson;
+  final Object? Function(T? obj) _valueToJson;
   final StreamController<T> _streamController;
+  final WaitSet _initWait = WaitSet();
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// AsyncTableDBBacked
@@ -101,7 +181,7 @@ class TableDBValue<T> extends TableDBBacked<T> {
   @override
   String tableKeyName() => _tableKeyName;
   @override
-  T valueFromJson(Object? obj) => _valueFromJson(obj);
+  T? valueFromJson(Object? obj) => _valueFromJson(obj);
   @override
-  Object? valueToJson(T val) => _valueToJson(val);
+  Object? valueToJson(T? val) => _valueToJson(val);
 }

packages/veilid_support/lib/veilid_support.dart

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export 'src/config.dart';
 export 'src/identity.dart';
 export 'src/json_tools.dart';
 export 'src/memory_tools.dart';
+export 'src/persistent_queue_cubit.dart';
 export 'src/protobuf_tools.dart';
 export 'src/table_db.dart';
 export 'src/veilid_log.dart' hide veilidLoggy;