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Goal

The mark-read guard added in #6643 skips whenever the last item in the list is the current user's own local-only message, which also suppresses legitimate mark-read in channels the server does have messages for. An error message is terminal, so a rejected or moderation-bounced send stays the last item and keeps those channels unread indefinitely. Narrow the skip to the only case that produces the malformed read event: no loaded message came from the server.

v6 port of #6644. Closes AND-1395

Implementation

  • MessageListController.markLastMessageReadInternal: replace the "last item is our own local-only message" check with "no message in the list came from the server".
  • Reword the isLocalOnly KDoc: an ephemeral row is persisted server side, it is left out of message queries and read state.
  • Tests: the error and ephemeral cases now hold only our own local-only message, plus a new case asserting mark-read still fires when a server-side message precedes the echo.

Testing

  • Unit tests as above.
  • Verified on device against two frozen channels. With no server-side message the guard rejects and no read request is sent, and the channel read state stays untouched. With server-side messages the request goes out, the unread count clears, and the emitted event carries a populated last_read_message_id.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved read-status handling when message lists contain only local error or ephemeral messages.
    • Read receipts now correctly update when a server-synced message is present before a local-only message.
    • Prevented local-only messages from incorrectly triggering read-status updates.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified which messages are considered local-only, including unsynced, ephemeral, and error messages.

@gpunto gpunto added the pr:bug Bug fix label Aug 18, 2026
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SDK Size Comparison 📏

SDK Before After Difference Status
stream-chat-android-client 5.26 MB 5.32 MB 0.05 MB 🟢
stream-chat-android-offline 5.49 MB 5.54 MB 0.04 MB 🟢
stream-chat-android-ui-components 10.64 MB 10.75 MB 0.11 MB 🟢
stream-chat-android-compose 12.87 MB 12.96 MB 0.09 MB 🟢

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Walkthrough

The change clarifies isLocalOnly and updates read marking to inspect all messages. Tests cover error echoes, ephemeral messages, and server messages.

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Message read marking

Layer / File(s) Summary
Local-only classification and read marking
stream-chat-android-client/.../MessageUtils.kt, stream-chat-android-ui-common/.../MessageListController.kt, stream-chat-android-ui-common/.../MessageListControllerTests.kt
The isLocalOnly documentation now includes unsynced, ephemeral, and error messages. Read marking proceeds when any message is not both current-user-owned and local-only. Tests verify the updated behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 104db

When the current user has not loaded yet, the updated guard may treat an own local-only message as server-backed and mark the channel read prematurely, potentially clearing unread state. The PR is otherwise mergeable, but this bounded lifecycle case should be fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

Suggested reviewers: aleksandar-apostolov

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A rabbit checks each message bright,
And skips local echoes out of sight.
Server words can mark the read,
Error hops stay where they’re freed.
Ephemeral tails cause no plight.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: mark-read is skipped only when the channel has no server-side messages.
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`@stream-chat-android-ui-common/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/chat/android/ui/common/feature/messages/list/MessageListController.kt`:
- Around line 1729-1732: Update the message-list read-marking flow around
hasServerSideMessage to return without calling markRead when
clientState.user.value is unavailable; only evaluate local-only ownership after
a non-null current user is obtained. Add a test covering the debounced callback
running before user state loads and verifying that markRead is not triggered.
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Looks good. One non-blocking note inline.

if (message != null && message.user.id == currentUserId && message.isLocalOnly()) {
logger.v { "[markLastMessageRead] cid: $cid; rejected[$isInThread] (own local-only): $messageId" }
val hasServerSideMessage = messageItems.any { item ->
!(item.message.isMine(currentUserId) && item.message.isLocalOnly())

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Not blocking, just noting it while this is fresh: the gate treats any message that is not our own local-only one as proof the server has something to resolve, but the server also leaves silent and shadowed messages out of its read state. Both fields are on Message and neither is filtered out of messageItems, so a channel whose only message is a silent system message (the text passed to addMembers, say) still reaches markRead with nothing to resolve, and the same goes for a shadow-banned user's own message. The old check let both through too, so nothing got worse here. Any appetite for adding silent and shadowed to the predicate, or would you rather keep that separate?

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