Add transactional helper methods to DbViewModel.

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ image: briar/ci-image-android:latest
 
 stages:
 - test
-- optional_tests
 - check_reproducibility
 
 test:
@@ -32,33 +31,3 @@ test_reproducible:
     - "curl -X POST -F token=${RELEASE_CHECK_TOKEN} -F ref=master -F variables[RELEASE_TAG]=${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} https://code.briarproject.org/api/v4/projects/61/trigger/pipeline"
   only:
     - tags
-
-.optional_tests:
-  stage: optional_tests
-  before_script:
-    - set -e
-    - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$PWD/.gradle
-
-  cache:
-    paths:
-      - .gradle/wrapper
-      - .gradle/caches
-
-  script:
-    - OPTIONAL_TESTS=org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.BridgeTest ./gradlew --info bramble-java:test --tests BridgeTest
-
-  after_script:
-    # these file change every time but should not be cached
-    - rm -f $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock
-    - rm -fr $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/*/plugin-resolution/
-
-manual_tests:
-  extends: .optional_tests
-  when: manual
-  except:
-    - tags
-
-pre_release_tests:
-  extends: .optional_tests
-  only:
-    - tags

.idea/runConfigurations/BridgeTest.xml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="BridgeTest" type="AndroidJUnit" factoryName="Android JUnit" nameIsGenerated="true">
-    <module name="briar.bramble-java" />
-    <useClassPathOnly />
-    <extension name="coverage">
-      <pattern>
-        <option name="PATTERN" value="org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.*" />
-        <option name="ENABLED" value="true" />
-      </pattern>
-    </extension>
-    <option name="PACKAGE_NAME" value="org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor" />
-    <option name="MAIN_CLASS_NAME" value="org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.BridgeTest" />
-    <option name="METHOD_NAME" value="" />
-    <option name="TEST_OBJECT" value="class" />
-    <option name="PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$MODULE_DIR$" />
-    <envs>
-      <env name="OPTIONAL_TESTS" value="org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.BridgeTest" />
-    </envs>
-    <method v="2">
-      <option name="Android.Gradle.BeforeRunTask" enabled="true" />
-    </method>
-  </configuration>
-</component>

bramble-android/build.gradle

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
 	defaultConfig {
 		minSdkVersion 16
 		targetSdkVersion 29
-		versionCode 10214
+		versionCode 10213
-		versionName "1.2.14"
+		versionName "1.2.13"
 		consumerProguardFiles 'proguard-rules.txt'
 
 		testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/ThrowingRunnable.java

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api;
+
+public interface ThrowingRunnable<T extends Throwable> {
+
+	void run() throws T;
+}

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/client/ClientHelper.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.api.client;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PrivateKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfDictionary;
@@ -120,17 +119,4 @@ public interface ClientHelper {
 	Map<TransportId, TransportProperties> parseAndValidateTransportPropertiesMap(
 			BdfDictionary properties) throws FormatException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Retrieves the contact ID from the group metadata of the given contact
-	 * group.
-	 */
-	ContactId getContactId(Transaction txn, GroupId contactGroupId)
-		throws DbException, FormatException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Stores the given contact ID in the group metadata of the given contact
-	 * group.
-	 */
-	void setContactId(Transaction txn, GroupId contactGroupId, ContactId c)
-		throws DbException;
 }

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/client/ContactGroupConstants.java

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.api.client;
-
-public interface ContactGroupConstants {
-
-	/**
-	 * Group metadata key for associating a contact ID with a contact group.
-	 */
-	String GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID = "contactId";
-}

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/util/ValidationUtils.java

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfList;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
-@Immutable
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class ValidationUtils {
 
@@ -66,9 +64,4 @@ public class ValidationUtils {
 		if (dictionary != null && dictionary.size() != size)
 			throw new FormatException();
 	}
-
-	public static void checkRange(@Nullable Long l, long min, long max)
-			throws FormatException {
-		if (l != null && (l < min || l > max)) throw new FormatException();
-	}
 }

bramble-api/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/TimeTravel.java

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.test;
-
-public interface TimeTravel {
-
-	void setCurrentTimeMillis(long now) throws InterruptedException;
-
-	void addCurrentTimeMillis(long add) throws InterruptedException;
-}

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/BrambleCoreModule.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.RendezvousModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.settings.SettingsModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.sync.SyncModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.sync.validation.ValidationModule;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.system.ClockModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.transport.TransportModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.VersioningModule;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import dagger.Module;
 
 @Module(includes = {
 		ClientModule.class,
+		ClockModule.class,
 		ConnectionModule.class,
 		ContactModule.class,
 		CryptoModule.class,

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/client/ClientHelperImpl.java

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.client;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.client.ClientHelper;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.KeyParser;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PrivateKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfDictionary;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfEntry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfList;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfReader;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.data.BdfReaderFactory;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.client.ContactGroupConstants.GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.Author.FORMAT_VERSION;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_AUTHOR_NAME_LENGTH;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH;
@@ -392,27 +389,4 @@ class ClientHelperImpl implements ClientHelper {
 		return tpMap;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public ContactId getContactId(Transaction txn, GroupId contactGroupId)
-			throws DbException {
-		try {
-			BdfDictionary meta =
-					getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn, contactGroupId);
-			return new ContactId(meta.getLong(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID).intValue());
-		} catch (FormatException e) {
-			throw new DbException(e); // Invalid group metadata
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setContactId(Transaction txn, GroupId contactGroupId,
-			ContactId c) throws DbException {
-		BdfDictionary meta = BdfDictionary.of(
-				new BdfEntry(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID, c.getInt()));
-		try {
-			mergeGroupMetadata(txn, contactGroupId, meta);
-		} catch (FormatException e) {
-			throw new AssertionError(e);
-		}
-	}
 }

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.ContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/SimplexOutgoingSession.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.ContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/ThrowingRunnable.java

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
-
-interface ThrowingRunnable<T extends Throwable> {
-
-	void run() throws T;
-}

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/versioning/ClientVersioningConstants.java

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ interface ClientVersioningConstants {
 	// Metadata keys
 	String MSG_KEY_UPDATE_VERSION = "version";
 	String MSG_KEY_LOCAL = "local";
+	String GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID = "contactId";
 }
 

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/versioning/ClientVersioningManagerImpl.java

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Group.Visibility.INVISIBLE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Group.Visibility.SHARED;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Group.Visibility.VISIBLE;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.MSG_KEY_LOCAL;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.MSG_KEY_UPDATE_VERSION;
 
@@ -160,7 +161,13 @@ class ClientVersioningManagerImpl implements ClientVersioningManager,
 		db.addGroup(txn, g);
 		db.setGroupVisibility(txn, c.getId(), g.getId(), SHARED);
 		// Attach the contact ID to the group
-		clientHelper.setContactId(txn, g.getId(), c.getId());
+		BdfDictionary meta = new BdfDictionary();
+		meta.put(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID, c.getId().getInt());
+		try {
+			clientHelper.mergeGroupMetadata(txn, g.getId(), meta);
+		} catch (FormatException e) {
+			throw new AssertionError(e);
+		}
 		// Create and store the first local update
 		List<ClientVersion> versions = new ArrayList<>(clients);
 		Collections.sort(versions);
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ class ClientVersioningManagerImpl implements ClientVersioningManager,
 			Map<ClientMajorVersion, Visibility> after =
 					getVisibilities(newLocalStates, newRemoteStates);
 			// Call hooks for any visibilities that have changed
-			ContactId c = clientHelper.getContactId(txn, m.getGroupId());
+			ContactId c = getContactId(txn, m.getGroupId());
 			if (!before.equals(after)) {
 				Contact contact = db.getContact(txn, c);
 				callVisibilityHooks(txn, contact, before, after);
@@ -514,6 +521,17 @@ class ClientVersioningManagerImpl implements ClientVersioningManager,
 		storeUpdate(txn, g, states, 1);
 	}
 
+	private ContactId getContactId(Transaction txn, GroupId g)
+			throws DbException {
+		try {
+			BdfDictionary meta =
+					clientHelper.getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn, g);
+			return new ContactId(meta.getLong(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID).intValue());
+		} catch (FormatException e) {
+			throw new DbException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private List<ClientState> updateStatesFromRemoteStates(
 			List<ClientState> oldLocalStates, List<ClientState> remoteStates) {
 		Set<ClientMajorVersion> remoteSet = new HashSet<>();

bramble-core/src/main/resources/bridges

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bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/BrambleCoreIntegrationTestEagerSingletons.java

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.system.TimeTravelModule;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.system.DefaultTaskSchedulerModule;
 
 public interface BrambleCoreIntegrationTestEagerSingletons
 		extends BrambleCoreEagerSingletons {
 
-	void inject(TimeTravelModule.EagerSingletons init);
+	void inject(DefaultTaskSchedulerModule.EagerSingletons init);
 
 	class Helper {
 
 		public static void injectEagerSingletons(
 				BrambleCoreIntegrationTestEagerSingletons c) {
 			BrambleCoreEagerSingletons.Helper.injectEagerSingletons(c);
-			c.inject(new TimeTravelModule.EagerSingletons());
+			c.inject(new DefaultTaskSchedulerModule.EagerSingletons());
 		}
 	}
 }

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/system/TestTaskScheduler.java

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.system;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.TaskScheduler;
-
-import java.util.Queue;
-import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
-
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-
-/**
- * A {@link TaskScheduler} for use in tests. The scheduler keeps all scheduled
- * tasks in a queue until {@link #runTasks()} is called.
- */
-@NotNullByDefault
-class TestTaskScheduler implements TaskScheduler {
-
-	private final Queue<Task> queue = new PriorityBlockingQueue<>();
-	private final Clock clock;
-
-	TestTaskScheduler(Clock clock) {
-		this.clock = clock;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Cancellable schedule(Runnable task, Executor executor, long delay,
-			TimeUnit unit) {
-		AtomicBoolean cancelled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-		return schedule(task, executor, delay, unit, cancelled);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Cancellable scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable task, Executor executor,
-			long delay, long interval, TimeUnit unit) {
-		AtomicBoolean cancelled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-		return scheduleWithFixedDelay(task, executor, delay, interval, unit,
-				cancelled);
-	}
-
-	private Cancellable schedule(Runnable task, Executor executor, long delay,
-			TimeUnit unit, AtomicBoolean cancelled) {
-		long delayMillis = MILLISECONDS.convert(delay, unit);
-		long dueMillis = clock.currentTimeMillis() + delayMillis;
-		Task t = new Task(task, executor, dueMillis, cancelled);
-		queue.add(t);
-		return t;
-	}
-
-	private Cancellable scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable task, Executor executor,
-			long delay, long interval, TimeUnit unit, AtomicBoolean cancelled) {
-		// All executions of this periodic task share a cancelled flag
-		Runnable wrapped = () -> {
-			task.run();
-			scheduleWithFixedDelay(task, executor, interval, interval, unit,
-					cancelled);
-		};
-		return schedule(wrapped, executor, delay, unit, cancelled);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Runs any scheduled tasks that are due.
-	 */
-	void runTasks() throws InterruptedException {
-		long now = clock.currentTimeMillis();
-		while (true) {
-			Task t = queue.peek();
-			if (t == null || t.dueMillis > now) return;
-			t = queue.poll();
-			// Submit the task to its executor and wait for it to finish
-			if (!t.run().await(1, MINUTES)) fail();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private static class Task
-			implements Cancellable, Comparable<Task> {
-
-		private final Runnable task;
-		private final Executor executor;
-		private final long dueMillis;
-		private final AtomicBoolean cancelled;
-
-		private Task(Runnable task, Executor executor, long dueMillis,
-				AtomicBoolean cancelled) {
-			this.task = task;
-			this.executor = executor;
-			this.dueMillis = dueMillis;
-			this.cancelled = cancelled;
-		}
-
-		@SuppressWarnings("UseCompareMethod") // Animal Sniffer
-		@Override
-		public int compareTo(Task task) {
-			return Long.valueOf(dueMillis).compareTo(task.dueMillis);
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Submits the task to its executor and returns a latch that will be
-		 * released when the task finishes.
-		 */
-		public CountDownLatch run() {
-			if (cancelled.get()) return new CountDownLatch(0);
-			CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
-			executor.execute(() -> {
-				task.run();
-				latch.countDown();
-			});
-			return latch;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void cancel() {
-			cancelled.set(true);
-		}
-	}
-}

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/system/TimeTravelModule.java

@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.system;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.TaskScheduler;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.test.SettableClock;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.test.TimeTravel;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionHandler;
-import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
-
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.inject.Singleton;
-
-import dagger.Module;
-import dagger.Provides;
-
-@Module
-public class TimeTravelModule {
-
-	public static class EagerSingletons {
-		@Inject
-		TaskScheduler scheduler;
-	}
-
-	private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutorService;
-	private final Clock clock;
-	private final TaskScheduler taskScheduler;
-	private final TimeTravel timeTravel;
-
-	public TimeTravelModule() {
-		this(false);
-	}
-
-	public TimeTravelModule(boolean travel) {
-		// Discard tasks that are submitted during shutdown
-		RejectedExecutionHandler policy =
-				new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy();
-		scheduledExecutorService =
-				new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(1, policy);
-		if (travel) {
-			// Use a SettableClock and TestTaskScheduler to allow time travel
-			AtomicLong time = new AtomicLong(System.currentTimeMillis());
-			clock = new SettableClock(time);
-			TestTaskScheduler testTaskScheduler = new TestTaskScheduler(clock);
-			taskScheduler = testTaskScheduler;
-			timeTravel = new TimeTravel() {
-				@Override
-				public void setCurrentTimeMillis(long now)
-						throws InterruptedException {
-					time.set(now);
-					testTaskScheduler.runTasks();
-				}
-
-				@Override
-				public void addCurrentTimeMillis(long add)
-						throws InterruptedException {
-					time.addAndGet(add);
-					testTaskScheduler.runTasks();
-				}
-			};
-		} else {
-			// Use the default clock and task scheduler
-			clock = new SystemClock();
-			taskScheduler = new TaskSchedulerImpl(scheduledExecutorService);
-			timeTravel = new TimeTravel() {
-				@Override
-				public void setCurrentTimeMillis(long now) {
-					throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-				}
-
-				@Override
-				public void addCurrentTimeMillis(long add) {
-					throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-				}
-			};
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Provides
-	Clock provideClock() {
-		return clock;
-	}
-
-	@Provides
-	@Singleton
-	TaskScheduler provideTaskScheduler(LifecycleManager lifecycleManager) {
-		lifecycleManager.registerForShutdown(scheduledExecutorService);
-		return taskScheduler;
-	}
-
-	@Provides
-	TimeTravel provideTimeTravel() {
-		return timeTravel;
-	}
-}

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/test/BrambleCoreIntegrationTestModule.java

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.test;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FeatureFlags;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.battery.DefaultBatteryManagerModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.event.DefaultEventExecutorModule;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.system.DefaultTaskSchedulerModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.system.DefaultWakefulIoExecutorModule;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.system.TimeTravelModule;
 
 import dagger.Module;
 import dagger.Provides;
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import dagger.Provides;
 @Module(includes = {
 		DefaultBatteryManagerModule.class,
 		DefaultEventExecutorModule.class,
+		DefaultTaskSchedulerModule.class,
 		DefaultWakefulIoExecutorModule.class,
 		TestDatabaseConfigModule.class,
 		TestPluginConfigModule.class,
-		TestSecureRandomModule.class,
+		TestSecureRandomModule.class
-		TimeTravelModule.class
 })
 public class BrambleCoreIntegrationTestModule {
 

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/versioning/ClientVersioningManagerImplTest.java

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.getContact;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.getGroup;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.getMessage;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.getRandomId;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.MSG_KEY_LOCAL;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.versioning.ClientVersioningConstants.MSG_KEY_UPDATE_VERSION;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 	private final ClientId clientId = getClientId();
 	private final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 	private final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+	private final BdfDictionary groupMeta = BdfDictionary.of(
+			new BdfEntry(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID, contact.getId().getInt()));
 
 	private ClientVersioningManagerImpl createInstance() {
 		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
@@ -120,8 +123,8 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 			oneOf(db).addGroup(txn, contactGroup);
 			oneOf(db).setGroupVisibility(txn, contact.getId(),
 					contactGroup.getId(), SHARED);
-			oneOf(clientHelper).setContactId(txn, contactGroup.getId(),
+			oneOf(clientHelper).mergeGroupMetadata(txn, contactGroup.getId(),
-					contact.getId());
+					groupMeta);
 			oneOf(clock).currentTimeMillis();
 			will(returnValue(now));
 			oneOf(clientHelper).createMessage(contactGroup.getId(), now,
@@ -457,8 +460,9 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 			oneOf(db).deleteMessage(txn, oldRemoteUpdateId);
 			oneOf(db).deleteMessageMetadata(txn, oldRemoteUpdateId);
 			// Get contact ID
-			oneOf(clientHelper).getContactId(txn, contactGroup.getId());
+			oneOf(clientHelper).getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn,
-			will(returnValue(contact.getId()));
+					contactGroup.getId());
+			will(returnValue(groupMeta));
 			// No states or visibilities have changed
 		}});
 
@@ -488,9 +492,10 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 			// Load the latest local update
 			oneOf(clientHelper).getMessageAsList(txn, oldLocalUpdateId);
 			will(returnValue(oldLocalUpdateBody));
-			// Get contact ID
+			// Get client ID
-			oneOf(clientHelper).getContactId(txn, contactGroup.getId());
+			oneOf(clientHelper).getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn,
-			will(returnValue(contact.getId()));
+					contactGroup.getId());
+			will(returnValue(groupMeta));
 			// No states or visibilities have changed
 		}});
 
@@ -541,6 +546,8 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 		BdfDictionary newLocalUpdateMeta = BdfDictionary.of(
 				new BdfEntry(MSG_KEY_UPDATE_VERSION, 2L),
 				new BdfEntry(MSG_KEY_LOCAL, true));
+		BdfDictionary groupMeta = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID, contact.getId().getInt()));
 
 		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
 			oneOf(clientHelper).toList(newRemoteUpdate);
@@ -570,8 +577,9 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 			oneOf(clientHelper).addLocalMessage(txn, newLocalUpdate,
 					newLocalUpdateMeta, true, false);
 			// The client's visibility has changed
-			oneOf(clientHelper).getContactId(txn, contactGroup.getId());
+			oneOf(clientHelper).getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn,
-			will(returnValue(contact.getId()));
+					contactGroup.getId());
+			will(returnValue(groupMeta));
 			oneOf(db).getContact(txn, contact.getId());
 			will(returnValue(contact));
 			oneOf(hook).onClientVisibilityChanging(txn, contact, visibility);
@@ -611,6 +619,8 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 		BdfDictionary newLocalUpdateMeta = BdfDictionary.of(
 				new BdfEntry(MSG_KEY_UPDATE_VERSION, 2L),
 				new BdfEntry(MSG_KEY_LOCAL, true));
+		BdfDictionary groupMeta = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(GROUP_KEY_CONTACT_ID, contact.getId().getInt()));
 
 		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
 			oneOf(clientHelper).toList(newRemoteUpdate);
@@ -640,8 +650,9 @@ public class ClientVersioningManagerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 			oneOf(clientHelper).addLocalMessage(txn, newLocalUpdate,
 					newLocalUpdateMeta, true, false);
 			// The client's visibility has changed
-			oneOf(clientHelper).getContactId(txn, contactGroup.getId());
+			oneOf(clientHelper).getGroupMetadataAsDictionary(txn,
-			will(returnValue(contact.getId()));
+					contactGroup.getId());
+			will(returnValue(groupMeta));
 			oneOf(db).getContact(txn, contact.getId());
 			will(returnValue(contact));
 			oneOf(hook).onClientVisibilityChanging(txn, contact, INVISIBLE);

bramble-java/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/BrambleJavaModule.java

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.system.JavaSystemModule;
 import dagger.Module;
 
 @Module(includes = {
-		CircumventionModule.class,
 		JavaNetworkModule.class,
 		JavaSystemModule.class,
+		CircumventionModule.class,
 		SocksModule.class
 })
 public class BrambleJavaModule {

bramble-java/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/BridgeTest.java

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class BridgeTest extends BrambleTestCase {
 		return component.getCircumventionProvider().getBridges(false);
 	}
 
-	private final static long TIMEOUT = SECONDS.toMillis(60);
+	private final static long TIMEOUT = SECONDS.toMillis(30);
 
 	private final static Logger LOG = getLogger(BridgeTest.class.getName());
 

briar-android/artwork/notification_signout.svg

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M16,17V14H9V10H16V7L21,12L16,17M14,2A2,2 0 0,1 16,4V6H14V4H5V20H14V18H16V20A2,2 0 0,1 14,22H5A2,2 0 0,1 3,20V4A2,2 0 0,1 5,2H14Z" /></svg>

briar-android/build.gradle

@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ android {
 	defaultConfig {
 		minSdkVersion 16
 		targetSdkVersion 29
-		versionCode 10214
+		versionCode 10213
-		versionName "1.2.14"
+		versionName "1.2.13"
 		applicationId "org.briarproject.briar.android"
-
-		vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
 		buildConfigField "String", "GitHash",
 				"\"${getStdout(['git', 'rev-parse', '--short=7', 'HEAD'], 'No commit hash')}\""
 		def now = (long) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000)

briar-android/src/androidTestOfficial/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarUiTestComponent.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.BrambleAndroidModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.BrambleCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.account.BriarAccountModule;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.system.ClockModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.BriarCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.AttachmentModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.media.MediaModule;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import dagger.Component;
 @Component(modules = {
 		AppModule.class,
 		AttachmentModule.class,
-		ClockModule.class,
 		MediaModule.class,
 		BriarCoreModule.class,
 		BrambleAndroidModule.class,

briar-android/src/androidTestScreenshot/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarUiTestComponent.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.BrambleAndroidModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.BrambleCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.account.BriarAccountModule;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.system.ClockModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.BriarCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.AttachmentModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.media.MediaModule;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import dagger.Component;
 @Component(modules = {
 		AppModule.class,
 		AttachmentModule.class,
-		ClockModule.class,
 		MediaModule.class,
 		BriarCoreModule.class,
 		BrambleAndroidModule.class,

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidWakeLockManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.LocationUtils;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.CircumventionProvider;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.system.ClockModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.BriarCoreEagerSingletons;
 import org.briarproject.briar.BriarCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.AttachmentModule;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.DozeWatchdog;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.LockManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.ScreenFilterMonitor;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentReader;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostFactory;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogSharingManager;
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ import dagger.Component;
 		BriarAccountModule.class,
 		AppModule.class,
 		AttachmentModule.class,
-		ClockModule.class,
 		MediaModule.class
 })
 public interface AndroidComponent
@@ -182,8 +179,6 @@ public interface AndroidComponent
 
 	AndroidWakeLockManager wakeLockManager();
 
-	AutoDeleteManager autoDeleteManager();
-
 	void inject(SignInReminderReceiver briarService);
 
 	void inject(BriarService briarService);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidNotificationManagerImpl.java

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class AndroidNotificationManagerImpl implements AndroidNotificationManager,
 				R.string.ongoing_notification_title;
 		int text = locked ? R.string.lock_tap_to_unlock :
 				R.string.ongoing_notification_text;
-		int icon = locked ? R.drawable.notification_lock :
+		int icon = locked ? R.drawable.startup_lock :
 				R.drawable.notification_ongoing;
 		// Ongoing foreground notification that shows BriarService is running
 		NotificationCompat.Builder b =
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ class AndroidNotificationManagerImpl implements AndroidNotificationManager,
 
 		NotificationCompat.Builder b =
 				new NotificationCompat.Builder(appContext, REMINDER_CHANNEL_ID);
-		b.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification_signout);
+		b.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_signout);
 		b.setColor(getColor(appContext, R.color.briar_primary));
 		b.setContentTitle(
 				appContext.getText(R.string.reminder_notification_title));

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.LoginModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.conversation.GroupConversationModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.list.GroupListModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.reporting.DevReportModule;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.test.TestAvatarCreatorImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.ViewModelModule;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.reporting.ReportingConstants.DEV_ONION_ADDRESS;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.reporting.ReportingConstants.DEV_PUBLIC_KEY_HEX;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 
 @Module(includes = {
 		SetupModule.class,
@@ -268,12 +269,12 @@ public class AppModule {
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean shouldEnableImageAttachments() {
-				return false;
+				return IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 			}
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean shouldEnableProfilePictures() {
-				return false;
+				return IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 			}
 		};
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.NicknameFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.PendingContactListActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.AliasDialogFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationSettingsDialog;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ImageActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ImageFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.forum.CreateForumActivity;
@@ -239,6 +238,4 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(ConfirmAvatarDialogFragment fragment);
 
-	void inject(ConversationSettingsDialog dialog);
-
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextInputView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendListener;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
-
 import static android.view.View.FOCUS_DOWN;
 import static android.view.View.GONE;
 import static android.view.View.INVISIBLE;
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BasePostFragment.POST_ID;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogConstants.MAX_BLOG_POST_TEXT_LENGTH;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -126,8 +121,8 @@ public class ReblogFragment extends BaseFragment implements SendListener {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers) {
 		ui.input.hideSoftKeyboard();
 		feedController.repeatPost(item, text,
 				new UiExceptionHandler<DbException>(this) {
@@ -137,7 +132,6 @@ public class ReblogFragment extends BaseFragment implements SendListener {
 					}
 				});
 		finish();
-		return new MutableLiveData<>(SENT);
 	}
 
 	private void showProgressBar() {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java

@@ -31,16 +31,12 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static android.view.View.GONE;
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogConstants.MAX_BLOG_POST_TEXT_LENGTH;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -116,8 +112,8 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers) {
 		if (isNullOrEmpty(text)) throw new AssertionError();
 
 		// hide publish button, show progress bar
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 		progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 
 		storePost(text);
-		return new MutableLiveData<>(SENT);
 	}
 
 	private void storePost(String text) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ContactListViewModel.java

@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ import androidx.arch.core.util.Function;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -173,14 +171,9 @@ class ContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void checkForPendingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			boolean hasPending = !contactManager.getPendingContacts().isEmpty();
-				boolean hasPending =
+			hasPendingContacts.postValue(hasPending);
-						!contactManager.getPendingContacts().isEmpty();
-				hasPendingContacts.postValue(hasPending);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/AddContactViewModel.java

@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.UnsupportedVersionException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchPendingContactException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveResult;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.MutableLiveEvent;
 
-import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -66,15 +62,10 @@ public class AddContactViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	}
 
 	private void loadHandshakeLink() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		// If an exception is thrown the UI should stay disabled,
-			try {
+		// leaving the user unable to proceed
-				handshakeLink.postValue(contactManager.getHandshakeLink());
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+				handshakeLink.postValue(contactManager.getHandshakeLink()));
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				// the UI should stay disabled in this case,
-				// leaving the user unable to proceed
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	LiveData<String> getHandshakeLink() {
@@ -106,17 +97,11 @@ public class AddContactViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	void addContact(String nickname) {
 		if (remoteHandshakeLink == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
+			contactManager.addPendingContact(remoteHandshakeLink, nickname);
-				contactManager.addPendingContact(remoteHandshakeLink, nickname);
+			addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(true));
-				addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(true));
+		}, e -> {
-			} catch (UnsupportedVersionException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(e));
-				addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(e));
-			} catch (DbException | FormatException
-					| GeneralSecurityException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(e));
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -126,13 +111,13 @@ public class AddContactViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 
 	public void updatePendingContact(String name, PendingContact p) {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
+			contactManager.removePendingContact(p.getId());
-				contactManager.removePendingContact(p.getId());
+			addContact(name);
-				addContact(name);
+		}, e -> {
-			} catch (NoSuchPendingContactException e) {
+			if (e instanceof NoSuchPendingContactException) {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 				// no error in UI as pending contact was converted into contact
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+			} else {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 				addContactResult.postValue(new LiveResult<>(e));
 			}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactStateChangedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -33,10 +32,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState.OFFLINE;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
@@ -90,24 +87,20 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	private void loadPendingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Collection<Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState>> pairs =
-				Collection<Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState>> pairs =
+					contactManager.getPendingContacts();
-						contactManager.getPendingContacts();
+			List<PendingContactItem> items = new ArrayList<>(pairs.size());
-				List<PendingContactItem> items = new ArrayList<>(pairs.size());
+			boolean online = pairs.isEmpty();
-				boolean online = pairs.isEmpty();
+			for (Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState> pair : pairs) {
-				for (Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState> pair : pairs) {
+				PendingContact p = pair.getFirst();
-					PendingContact p = pair.getFirst();
+				PendingContactState state = pair.getSecond();
-					PendingContactState state = pair.getSecond();
+				long lastPoll = rendezvousPoller.getLastPollTime(p.getId());
-					long lastPoll = rendezvousPoller.getLastPollTime(p.getId());
+				items.add(new PendingContactItem(p, state, lastPoll));
-					items.add(new PendingContactItem(p, state, lastPoll));
+				online = online || state != OFFLINE;
-					online = online || state != OFFLINE;
-				}
-				pendingContacts.postValue(items);
-				hasInternetConnection.postValue(online);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 			}
+			pendingContacts.postValue(items);
+			hasInternetConnection.postValue(online);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -116,13 +109,8 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	void removePendingContact(PendingContactId id) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				contactManager.removePendingContact(id));
-				contactManager.removePendingContact(id);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	LiveData<Boolean> getHasInternetConnection() {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/AliasDialogFragment.java

@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.showSoftKeyboard;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-// TODO: we can probably switch to androidx DialogFragment here but need to
-//  test this properly
 public class AliasDialogFragment extends AppCompatDialogFragment {
 
 	final static String TAG = AliasDialogFragment.class.getName();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationActivity.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.transition.Slide;
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationVisitor.AttachmentCache;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationVisitor.TextCache;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.forum.ForumActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.introduction.IntroductionActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.conversation.GroupActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.BriarSnackbarBuilder;
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextAttachmentController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextAttachmentController.AttachmentListener;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextInputView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogSharingManager;
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.selection.SelectionTracker.SelectionObserver;
 import androidx.recyclerview.selection.StorageStrategy;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
-import androidx.vectordrawable.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat;
 import de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView;
 import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt;
 
@@ -140,14 +136,12 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.observeOnce;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView.setAvatar;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.MessagingConstants.MAX_ATTACHMENTS_PER_MESSAGE;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.MessagingConstants.MAX_PRIVATE_MESSAGE_TEXT_LENGTH;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFormat.TEXT_IMAGES_AUTO_DELETE;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFormat.TEXT_ONLY;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
 public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
-		implements BaseFragmentListener, EventListener, ConversationListener,
+		implements EventListener, ConversationListener, TextCache,
-		TextCache, AttachmentCache, AttachmentListener, ActionMode.Callback {
+		AttachmentCache, AttachmentListener, ActionMode.Callback {
 
 	public static final String CONTACT_ID = "briar.CONTACT_ID";
 
@@ -272,11 +266,15 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 			ImagePreview imagePreview = findViewById(R.id.imagePreview);
 			sendController = new TextAttachmentController(textInputView,
 					imagePreview, this, viewModel);
-			observeOnce(viewModel.getPrivateMessageFormat(), this, format -> {
+			viewModel.hasImageSupport().observe(this, new Observer<Boolean>() {
-				if (format != TEXT_ONLY) {
+				@Override
-					// TODO: remove cast when removing feature flag
+				public void onChanged(@Nullable Boolean hasSupport) {
-					((TextAttachmentController) sendController)
+					if (hasSupport != null && hasSupport) {
-							.setImagesSupported();
+						// TODO: remove cast when removing feature flag
+						((TextAttachmentController) sendController)
+								.setImagesSupported();
+						viewModel.hasImageSupport().removeObserver(this);
+					}
 				}
 			});
 		} else {
@@ -286,9 +284,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		textInputView.setMaxTextLength(MAX_PRIVATE_MESSAGE_TEXT_LENGTH);
 		textInputView.setReady(false);
 		textInputView.setOnKeyboardShownListener(this::scrollToBottom);
-
-		viewModel.getAutoDeleteTimer().observe(this, timer ->
-				sendController.setAutoDeleteTimer(timer));
 	}
 
 	private void scrollToBottom() {
@@ -372,12 +367,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		// enable alias action if available
 		observeOnce(viewModel.getContactItem(), this, contact ->
 				menu.findItem(R.id.action_set_alias).setEnabled(true));
-		// show auto-delete timer setting only, if contacts supports it
-		observeOnce(viewModel.getPrivateMessageFormat(), this, format -> {
-			boolean visible = format == TEXT_IMAGES_AUTO_DELETE;
-			MenuItem item = menu.findItem(R.id.action_conversation_settings);
-			item.setVisible(visible);
-		});
 
 		return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
 	}
@@ -399,10 +388,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				AliasDialogFragment.newInstance().show(
 						getSupportFragmentManager(), AliasDialogFragment.TAG);
 				return true;
-			case R.id.action_conversation_settings:
-				if (contactId == null) return false;
-				onAutoDeleteTimerNoticeClicked();
-				return true;
 			case R.id.action_delete_all_messages:
 				askToDeleteAllMessages();
 				return true;
@@ -494,10 +479,12 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 	@UiThread
 	private void displayContactOnlineStatus() {
 		if (connectionRegistry.isConnected(contactId)) {
-			toolbarStatus.setImageResource(R.drawable.contact_online);
+			toolbarStatus.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(
+					ConversationActivity.this, R.drawable.contact_online));
 			toolbarStatus.setContentDescription(getString(R.string.online));
 		} else {
-			toolbarStatus.setImageResource(R.drawable.contact_offline);
+			toolbarStatus.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(
+					ConversationActivity.this, R.drawable.contact_offline));
 			toolbarStatus.setContentDescription(getString(R.string.offline));
 		}
 	}
@@ -653,8 +640,8 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				supportFinishAfterTransition();
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof ConversationMessageReceivedEvent) {
-			ConversationMessageReceivedEvent<?> p =
+			ConversationMessageReceivedEvent p =
-					(ConversationMessageReceivedEvent<?>) e;
+					(ConversationMessageReceivedEvent) e;
 			if (p.getContactId().equals(contactId)) {
 				LOG.info("Message received, adding");
 				onNewConversationMessage(p.getMessageHeader());
@@ -748,13 +735,20 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> attachmentHeaders,
+			List<AttachmentHeader> attachmentHeaders) {
-			long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
 		if (isNullOrEmpty(text) && attachmentHeaders.isEmpty())
 			throw new AssertionError();
-		return viewModel
+		long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-				.sendMessage(text, attachmentHeaders, expectedAutoDeleteTimer);
+		timestamp = Math.max(timestamp, getMinTimestampForNewMessage());
+		viewModel.sendMessage(text, attachmentHeaders, timestamp);
+		textInputView.clearText();
+	}
+
+	private long getMinTimestampForNewMessage() {
+		// Don't use an earlier timestamp than the newest message
+		ConversationItem item = adapter.getLastItem();
+		return item == null ? 0 : item.getTime() + 1;
 	}
 
 	private void onAddedPrivateMessage(@Nullable PrivateMessageHeader h) {
@@ -941,16 +935,13 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 			return;
 		}
 
-		int color =
-				ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.briar_primary);
-		Drawable drawable = VectorDrawableCompat
-				.create(getResources(), R.drawable.ic_more_vert_accent, null);
 		new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(ConversationActivity.this,
 				R.style.OnboardingDialogTheme).setTarget(target)
 				.setPrimaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_title)
 				.setSecondaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_text)
-				.setIconDrawable(drawable)
+				.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_more_vert_accent)
-				.setBackgroundColour(color)
+				.setBackgroundColour(
+						ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.briar_primary))
 				.show();
 	}
 
@@ -964,11 +955,13 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 			adapter.notifyItemChanged(position, item);
 		}
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+			timestamp = Math.max(timestamp, getMinTimestampForNewMessage());
 			try {
 				switch (item.getRequestType()) {
 					case INTRODUCTION:
 						respondToIntroductionRequest(item.getSessionId(),
-								accept);
+								accept, timestamp);
 						break;
 					case FORUM:
 						respondToForumRequest(item.getSessionId(), accept);
@@ -1042,18 +1035,11 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		ActivityCompat.startActivity(this, i, options.toBundle());
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onAutoDeleteTimerNoticeClicked() {
-		ConversationSettingsDialog dialog =
-				ConversationSettingsDialog.newInstance(contactId);
-		dialog.show(getSupportFragmentManager(),
-				ConversationSettingsDialog.TAG);
-	}
-
 	@DatabaseExecutor
 	private void respondToIntroductionRequest(SessionId sessionId,
-			boolean accept) throws DbException {
+			boolean accept, long time) throws DbException {
-		introductionManager.respondToIntroduction(contactId, sessionId, accept);
+		introductionManager.respondToIntroduction(contactId, sessionId, time,
+				accept);
 	}
 
 	@DatabaseExecutor

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationAdapter.java

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.BriarAdapter;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.ItemReturningAdapter;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.recyclerview.selection.SelectionTracker;
@@ -22,14 +20,13 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.RecycledViewPool;
 
 import static androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.NO_POSITION;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteConstants.NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 class ConversationAdapter
 		extends BriarAdapter<ConversationItem, ConversationItemViewHolder>
 		implements ItemReturningAdapter<ConversationItem> {
 
-	private final ConversationListener listener;
+	private ConversationListener listener;
 	private final RecycledViewPool imageViewPool;
 	private final ImageItemDecoration imageItemDecoration;
 	@Nullable
@@ -68,20 +65,22 @@ class ConversationAdapter
 			@LayoutRes int type) {
 		View v = LayoutInflater.from(viewGroup.getContext()).inflate(
 				type, viewGroup, false);
-		if (type == R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_in) {
+		switch (type) {
-			return new ConversationMessageViewHolder(v, listener, true,
+			case R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_in:
-					imageViewPool, imageItemDecoration);
+				return new ConversationMessageViewHolder(v, listener, true,
-		} else if (type == R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_out) {
+						imageViewPool, imageItemDecoration);
-			return new ConversationMessageViewHolder(v, listener, false,
+			case R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_out:
-					imageViewPool, imageItemDecoration);
+				return new ConversationMessageViewHolder(v, listener, false,
-		} else if (type == R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in) {
+						imageViewPool, imageItemDecoration);
-			return new ConversationNoticeViewHolder(v, listener, true);
+			case R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in:
-		} else if (type == R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out) {
+				return new ConversationNoticeViewHolder(v, listener, true);
-			return new ConversationNoticeViewHolder(v, listener, false);
+			case R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out:
-		} else if (type == R.layout.list_item_conversation_request) {
+				return new ConversationNoticeViewHolder(v, listener, false);
-			return new ConversationRequestViewHolder(v, listener, true);
+			case R.layout.list_item_conversation_request:
+				return new ConversationRequestViewHolder(v, listener, true);
+			default:
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown ConversationItem");
 		}
-		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown ConversationItem");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -108,49 +107,22 @@ class ConversationAdapter
 		return c1.equals(c2);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void add(ConversationItem item) {
-		items.beginBatchedUpdates();
-		items.add(item);
-		updateTimersInBatch();
-		items.endBatchedUpdates();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void addAll(Collection<ConversationItem> itemsToAdd) {
-		items.beginBatchedUpdates();
-		// there can be items already in the adapter
-		// SortedList takes care of duplicates and detecting changed items
-		items.addAll(itemsToAdd);
-		updateTimersInBatch();
-		items.endBatchedUpdates();
-	}
-
-	private void updateTimersInBatch() {
-		long lastTimerIncoming = NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-		long lastTimerOutgoing = NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-		for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
-			ConversationItem c = items.get(i);
-			boolean itemChanged;
-			boolean timerChanged;
-			if (c.isIncoming()) {
-				timerChanged = lastTimerIncoming != c.getAutoDeleteTimer();
-				lastTimerIncoming = c.getAutoDeleteTimer();
-			} else {
-				timerChanged = lastTimerOutgoing != c.getAutoDeleteTimer();
-				lastTimerOutgoing = c.getAutoDeleteTimer();
-			}
-			itemChanged = c.setTimerNoticeVisible(timerChanged);
-			if (itemChanged) items.updateItemAt(i, c);
-		}
-	}
-
 	void setSelectionTracker(SelectionTracker<String> tracker) {
 		this.tracker = tracker;
 	}
 
+	@Nullable
+	ConversationItem getLastItem() {
+		if (items.size() > 0) {
+			return items.get(items.size() - 1);
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	SparseArray<ConversationItem> getOutgoingMessages() {
 		SparseArray<ConversationItem> messages = new SparseArray<>();
+
 		for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
 			ConversationItem item = items.get(i);
 			if (!item.isIncoming()) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationItem.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
 
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils.toHexString;
 
@@ -23,25 +22,20 @@ abstract class ConversationItem {
 	protected String text;
 	private final MessageId id;
 	private final GroupId groupId;
-	private final long time, autoDeleteTimer;
+	private final long time;
 	private final boolean isIncoming;
-	private final LiveData<String> contactName;
+	private boolean read, sent, seen;
-	private boolean read, sent, seen, showTimerNotice;
 
-	ConversationItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, ConversationMessageHeader h,
+	ConversationItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, ConversationMessageHeader h) {
-			LiveData<String> contactName) {
 		this.layoutRes = layoutRes;
 		this.text = null;
 		this.id = h.getId();
 		this.groupId = h.getGroupId();
 		this.time = h.getTimestamp();
-		this.autoDeleteTimer = h.getAutoDeleteTimer();
 		this.read = h.isRead();
 		this.sent = h.isSent();
 		this.seen = h.isSeen();
 		this.isIncoming = !h.isLocal();
-		this.contactName = contactName;
-		this.showTimerNotice = false;
 	}
 
 	@LayoutRes
@@ -74,10 +68,6 @@ abstract class ConversationItem {
 		return time;
 	}
 
-	public long getAutoDeleteTimer() {
-		return autoDeleteTimer;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Only useful for incoming messages.
 	 */
@@ -121,25 +111,4 @@ abstract class ConversationItem {
 		return isIncoming;
 	}
 
-	public LiveData<String> getContactName() {
-		return contactName;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set this to true when {@link #getAutoDeleteTimer()} has changed
-	 * since the last message from the same peer.
-	 *
-	 * @return true if the value was set, false if it was already set.
-	 */
-	boolean setTimerNoticeVisible(boolean visible) {
-		if (this.showTimerNotice != visible) {
-			this.showTimerNotice = visible;
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	boolean isTimerNoticeVisible() {
-		return showTimerNotice;
-	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationItemViewHolder.java

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
@@ -14,11 +12,8 @@ import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.ViewHolder;
 
-import static android.view.View.GONE;
-import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils.trim;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.formatDate;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteConstants.NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -29,9 +24,8 @@ abstract class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 	protected final ConstraintLayout layout;
 	@Nullable
 	private final OutItemViewHolder outViewHolder;
-	private final TextView topNotice, text;
+	private final TextView text;
 	protected final TextView time;
-	protected final ImageView bomb;
 	@Nullable
 	private String itemKey = null;
 
@@ -39,13 +33,11 @@ abstract class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 			boolean isIncoming) {
 		super(v);
 		this.listener = listener;
-		outViewHolder = isIncoming ? null : new OutItemViewHolder(v);
+		this.outViewHolder = isIncoming ? null : new OutItemViewHolder(v);
 		root = v;
-		topNotice = v.findViewById(R.id.topNotice);
 		layout = v.findViewById(R.id.layout);
 		text = v.findViewById(R.id.text);
 		time = v.findViewById(R.id.time);
-		bomb = v.findViewById(R.id.bomb);
 	}
 
 	@CallSuper
@@ -53,8 +45,6 @@ abstract class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 		itemKey = item.getKey();
 		root.setActivated(selected);
 
-		setTopNotice(item);
-
 		if (item.getText() != null) {
 			text.setText(trim(item.getText()));
 		}
@@ -62,9 +52,6 @@ abstract class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 		long timestamp = item.getTime();
 		time.setText(formatDate(time.getContext(), timestamp));
 
-		boolean showBomb = item.getAutoDeleteTimer() != NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-		bomb.setVisibility(showBomb ? VISIBLE : GONE);
-
 		if (outViewHolder != null) outViewHolder.bind(item);
 	}
 
@@ -77,31 +64,4 @@ abstract class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 		return itemKey;
 	}
 
-	private void setTopNotice(ConversationItem item) {
-		if (item.isTimerNoticeVisible()) {
-			Context ctx = itemView.getContext();
-			topNotice.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-			boolean enabled = item.getAutoDeleteTimer() != NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-			String tapToLearnMore = ctx.getString(R.string.tap_to_learn_more);
-			String text;
-			if (item.isIncoming()) {
-				String name = item.getContactName().getValue();
-				int strRes = enabled ?
-						R.string.auto_delete_msg_contact_enabled :
-						R.string.auto_delete_msg_contact_disabled;
-				text = ctx.getString(strRes, name, tapToLearnMore);
-			} else {
-				int strRes = enabled ?
-						R.string.auto_delete_msg_you_enabled :
-						R.string.auto_delete_msg_you_disabled;
-				text = ctx.getString(strRes, tapToLearnMore);
-			}
-			topNotice.setText(text);
-			topNotice.setOnClickListener(
-					v -> listener.onAutoDeleteTimerNoticeClicked());
-		} else {
-			topNotice.setVisibility(GONE);
-		}
-	}
-
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationListener.java

@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ interface ConversationListener {
 	void onAttachmentClicked(View view, ConversationMessageItem messageItem,
 			AttachmentItem attachmentItem);
 
-	void onAutoDeleteTimerNoticeClicked();
-
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationMessageItem.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
 
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 
 @NotThreadSafe
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ class ConversationMessageItem extends ConversationItem {
 	private final List<AttachmentItem> attachments;
 
 	ConversationMessageItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, PrivateMessageHeader h,
-			LiveData<String> contactName, List<AttachmentItem> attachments) {
+			List<AttachmentItem> attachments) {
-		super(layoutRes, h, contactName);
+		super(layoutRes, h);
 		this.attachments = attachments;
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationMessageViewHolder.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
 
-import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.RecycledViewPool;
 
 import static androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet.WRAP_CONTENT;
 import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getColor;
-import static androidx.core.widget.ImageViewCompat.setImageTintList;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ class ConversationMessageViewHolder extends ConversationItemViewHolder {
 		if (item.getText() == null) {
 			statusLayout.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.msg_status_bubble);
 			time.setTextColor(timeColorBubble);
-			setImageTintList(bomb, ColorStateList.valueOf(timeColorBubble));
 			constraintSet = imageConstraints;
 		} else {
 			resetStatusLayoutForText();
@@ -114,7 +111,6 @@ class ConversationMessageViewHolder extends ConversationItemViewHolder {
 		// also reset padding (the background drawable defines some)
 		statusLayout.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
 		time.setTextColor(timeColor);
-		setImageTintList(bomb, ColorStateList.valueOf(timeColor));
 	}
 
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationNoticeItem.java

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
 
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 
 @NotThreadSafe
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -18,15 +17,15 @@ class ConversationNoticeItem extends ConversationItem {
 	private final String msgText;
 
 	ConversationNoticeItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, String text,
-			LiveData<String> contactName, ConversationRequest<?> r) {
+			ConversationRequest r) {
-		super(layoutRes, r, contactName);
+		super(layoutRes, r);
 		this.text = text;
 		this.msgText = r.getText();
 	}
 
 	ConversationNoticeItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, String text,
-			LiveData<String> contactName, ConversationResponse r) {
+			ConversationResponse r) {
-		super(layoutRes, r, contactName);
+		super(layoutRes, r);
 		this.text = text;
 		this.msgText = null;
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationRequestItem.java

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
 
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 
 @NotThreadSafe
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -27,15 +26,14 @@ class ConversationRequestItem extends ConversationNoticeItem {
 	private boolean answered;
 
 	ConversationRequestItem(@LayoutRes int layoutRes, String text,
-			LiveData<String> contactName, RequestType type,
+			RequestType type, ConversationRequest r) {
-			ConversationRequest<?> r) {
+		super(layoutRes, text, r);
-		super(layoutRes, text, contactName, r);
 		this.requestType = type;
 		this.sessionId = r.getSessionId();
 		this.answered = r.wasAnswered();
 		if (r instanceof InvitationRequest) {
 			this.requestedGroupId = ((Shareable) r.getNameable()).getId();
-			this.canBeOpened = ((InvitationRequest<?>) r).canBeOpened();
+			this.canBeOpened = ((InvitationRequest) r).canBeOpened();
 		} else {
 			this.requestedGroupId = null;
 			this.canBeOpened = false;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationSettingsDialog.java

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
-import android.widget.TextView;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.briar.R;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
-
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
-import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
-import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
-import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
-
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity.CONTACT_ID;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteConstants.NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-
-@MethodsNotNullByDefault
-@ParametersNotNullByDefault
-public class ConversationSettingsDialog extends DialogFragment {
-
-	final static String TAG = ConversationSettingsDialog.class.getName();
-
-	private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(TAG);
-
-	@Inject
-	ViewModelProvider.Factory viewModelFactory;
-
-	private ConversationViewModel viewModel;
-
-	static ConversationSettingsDialog newInstance(ContactId contactId) {
-		Bundle args = new Bundle();
-		args.putInt(CONTACT_ID, contactId.getInt());
-		ConversationSettingsDialog dialog = new ConversationSettingsDialog();
-		dialog.setArguments(args);
-		return dialog;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onAttach(Context context) {
-		super.onAttach(context);
-		injectFragment(((BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener) context)
-				.getActivityComponent());
-	}
-
-	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
-		component.inject(this);
-		viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity(), viewModelFactory)
-				.get(ConversationViewModel.class);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		setStyle(DialogFragment.STYLE_NO_FRAME,
-				R.style.BriarFullScreenDialogTheme);
-	}
-
-	@Nullable
-	@Override
-	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
-			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
-			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_conversation_settings,
-				container, false);
-
-		Bundle args = requireArguments();
-		int id = args.getInt(CONTACT_ID, -1);
-		if (id == -1) throw new IllegalStateException();
-		ContactId contactId = new ContactId(id);
-
-		FragmentActivity activity = requireActivity();
-		viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(activity, viewModelFactory)
-				.get(ConversationViewModel.class);
-		viewModel.setContactId(contactId);
-
-		Toolbar toolbar = view.findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
-		toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(v -> dismiss());
-
-		SwitchCompat switchDisappearingMessages = view.findViewById(
-				R.id.switchDisappearingMessages);
-		switchDisappearingMessages.setOnCheckedChangeListener(
-				(button, value) -> viewModel.setAutoDeleteTimerEnabled(value));
-
-		TextView buttonLearnMore =
-				view.findViewById(R.id.buttonLearnMore);
-		buttonLearnMore.setOnClickListener(e -> showLearnMoreDialog());
-
-		viewModel.getAutoDeleteTimer()
-				.observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), timer -> {
-					LOG.info("Received auto delete timer: " + timer);
-					boolean disappearingMessages =
-							timer != NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-					switchDisappearingMessages
-							.setChecked(disappearingMessages);
-					switchDisappearingMessages.setEnabled(true);
-				});
-
-		return view;
-	}
-
-	private void showLearnMoreDialog() {
-		ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog
-				dialog = new ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog();
-		dialog.show(getChildFragmentManager(),
-				ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog.TAG);
-	}
-
-}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog.java

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
-
-import android.app.Dialog;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.View;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.briar.R;
-
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
-import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
-import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
-
-@MethodsNotNullByDefault
-@ParametersNotNullByDefault
-public class ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog extends DialogFragment {
-
-	final static String TAG =
-			ConversationSettingsLearnMoreDialog.class.getName();
-
-	@Override
-	public Dialog onCreateDialog(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		FragmentActivity activity = requireActivity();
-
-		AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(activity,
-				R.style.OnboardingDialogTheme);
-
-		LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(builder.getContext());
-		View view = inflater.inflate(
-				R.layout.fragment_conversation_settings_learn_more, null);
-		builder.setView(view);
-
-		builder.setTitle(R.string.disappearing_messages_title);
-		builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null);
-
-		return builder.create();
-	}
-
-
-}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchContactException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -29,22 +28,16 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.AttachmentResult;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.attachment.AttachmentRetriever;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.ContactItem;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.DbViewModel;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.MutableLiveEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteManager;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.UnexpectedTimerException;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.event.AutoDeleteTimerMirroredEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.avatar.event.AvatarUpdatedEvent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.conversation.ConversationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.identity.AuthorInfo;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.identity.AuthorManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.MessagingManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessage;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFactory;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFormat;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.event.AttachmentReceivedEvent;
 
@@ -62,8 +55,6 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static androidx.lifecycle.Transformations.map;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.DAYS;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
@@ -71,12 +62,6 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsFragment.SETTINGS_NAMESPACE;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.observeForeverOnce;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.ERROR;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.UNEXPECTED_TIMER;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteConstants.NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFormat.TEXT_IMAGES;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.PrivateMessageFormat.TEXT_ONLY;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
@@ -99,8 +84,6 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	private final PrivateMessageFactory privateMessageFactory;
 	private final AttachmentRetriever attachmentRetriever;
 	private final AttachmentCreator attachmentCreator;
-	private final AutoDeleteManager autoDeleteManager;
-	private final ConversationManager conversationManager;
 
 	@Nullable
 	private ContactId contactId = null;
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	private final LiveData<String> contactName = map(contactItem, c ->
 			UiUtils.getContactDisplayName(c.getContact()));
 	private final LiveData<GroupId> messagingGroupId;
-	private final MutableLiveData<PrivateMessageFormat> privateMessageFormat =
+	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> imageSupport =
 			new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private final MutableLiveEvent<Boolean> showImageOnboarding =
 			new MutableLiveEvent<>();
@@ -117,10 +100,8 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 			new MutableLiveEvent<>();
 	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> showIntroductionAction =
 			new MutableLiveData<>();
-	private final MutableLiveData<Long> autoDeleteTimer =
-			new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> contactDeleted =
-			new MutableLiveData<>(false);
+			new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private final MutableLiveEvent<PrivateMessageHeader> addedHeader =
 			new MutableLiveEvent<>();
 
@@ -137,9 +118,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 			SettingsManager settingsManager,
 			PrivateMessageFactory privateMessageFactory,
 			AttachmentRetriever attachmentRetriever,
-			AttachmentCreator attachmentCreator,
+			AttachmentCreator attachmentCreator) {
-			AutoDeleteManager autoDeleteManager,
-			ConversationManager conversationManager) {
 		super(application, dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, db, androidExecutor);
 		this.db = db;
 		this.eventBus = eventBus;
@@ -150,10 +129,10 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 		this.privateMessageFactory = privateMessageFactory;
 		this.attachmentRetriever = attachmentRetriever;
 		this.attachmentCreator = attachmentCreator;
-		this.autoDeleteManager = autoDeleteManager;
-		this.conversationManager = conversationManager;
 		messagingGroupId = map(contactItem, c ->
 				messagingManager.getContactGroup(c.getContact()).getId());
+		contactDeleted.setValue(false);
+
 		eventBus.addListener(this);
 	}
 
@@ -170,14 +149,9 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 			AttachmentReceivedEvent a = (AttachmentReceivedEvent) e;
 			if (a.getContactId().equals(contactId)) {
 				LOG.info("Attachment received");
-				runOnDbThread(() -> attachmentRetriever
+				runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> attachmentRetriever
 						.loadAttachmentItem(a.getMessageId()));
 			}
-		} else if (e instanceof AutoDeleteTimerMirroredEvent) {
-			AutoDeleteTimerMirroredEvent a = (AutoDeleteTimerMirroredEvent) e;
-			if (a.getContactId().equals(contactId)) {
-				autoDeleteTimer.postValue(a.getNewTimer());
-			}
 		} else if (e instanceof AvatarUpdatedEvent) {
 			AvatarUpdatedEvent a = (AvatarUpdatedEvent) e;
 			if (a.getContactId().equals(contactId)) {
@@ -220,49 +194,50 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 
 	private void loadContact(ContactId contactId) {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
+			long start = now();
-				long start = now();
+			Contact c = contactManager.getContact(contactId);
-				Contact c = contactManager.getContact(contactId);
+			AuthorInfo authorInfo = authorManager.getAuthorInfo(c);
-				AuthorInfo authorInfo = authorManager.getAuthorInfo(c);
+			contactItem.postValue(new ContactItem(c, authorInfo));
-				contactItem.postValue(new ContactItem(c, authorInfo));
+			logDuration(LOG, "Loading contact", start);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Loading contact", start);
+			start = now();
-				start = now();
+			checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId);
-				long timer = db.transactionWithResult(true, txn ->
+			logDuration(LOG, "Checking for image support", start);
-						autoDeleteManager.getAutoDeleteTimer(txn, contactId));
+		}, e -> {
-				autoDeleteTimer.postValue(timer);
+			if (e instanceof NoSuchContactException) {
-				logDuration(LOG, "Getting auto-delete timer", start);
-				start = now();
-				checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Checking for image support", start);
-			} catch (NoSuchContactException e) {
 				contactDeleted.postValue(true);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+			} else {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void markMessageRead(GroupId g, MessageId m) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			long start = now();
-				long start = now();
+			messagingManager.setReadFlag(g, m, true);
-				messagingManager.setReadFlag(g, m, true);
+			logDuration(LOG, "Marking read", start);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Marking read", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void setContactAlias(String alias) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			contactManager.setContactAlias(requireNonNull(contactId),
-				contactManager.setContactAlias(requireNonNull(contactId),
+					alias.isEmpty() ? null : alias);
-						alias.isEmpty() ? null : alias);
+			loadContact(contactId);
-				loadContact(contactId);
+		});
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+	}
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+
-			}
+	@UiThread
+	void sendMessage(@Nullable String text,
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long timestamp) {
+		// messagingGroupId is loaded with the contact
+		observeForeverOnce(messagingGroupId, groupId -> {
+			requireNonNull(groupId);
+			observeForeverOnce(imageSupport, hasImageSupport -> {
+				requireNonNull(hasImageSupport);
+				createMessage(groupId, text, headers, timestamp,
+						hasImageSupport);
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -292,12 +267,10 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 
 	@DatabaseExecutor
 	private void checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(ContactId c) throws DbException {
-		// check if images and auto-deletion are supported
+		// check if images are supported
-		PrivateMessageFormat format = db.transactionWithResult(true, txn ->
+		boolean imagesSupported = db.transactionWithResult(true, txn ->
-				messagingManager.getContactMessageFormat(txn, c));
+				messagingManager.contactSupportsImages(txn, c));
-		if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
+		imageSupport.postValue(imagesSupported);
-			LOG.info("PrivateMessageFormat loaded: " + format.name());
-		privateMessageFormat.postValue(format);
 
 		// check if introductions are supported
 		Collection<Contact> contacts = contactManager.getContacts();
@@ -306,7 +279,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 
 		// we only show one onboarding dialog at a time
 		Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-		if (format != TEXT_ONLY &&
+		if (imagesSupported &&
 				settings.getBoolean(SHOW_ONBOARDING_IMAGE, true)) {
 			onOnboardingShown(SHOW_ONBOARDING_IMAGE);
 			showImageOnboarding.postEvent(true);
@@ -325,85 +298,38 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
-	LiveData<SendState> sendMessage(@Nullable String text,
+	private void createMessage(GroupId groupId, @Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long timestamp,
-		MutableLiveData<SendState> liveData = new MutableLiveData<>();
+			boolean hasImageSupport) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
-				db.transaction(false, txn -> {
-					long start = now();
-					PrivateMessage m = createMessage(txn, text, headers,
-							expectedTimer);
-					messagingManager.addLocalMessage(txn, m);
-					logDuration(LOG, "Storing message", start);
-					Message message = m.getMessage();
-					PrivateMessageHeader h = new PrivateMessageHeader(
-							message.getId(), message.getGroupId(),
-							message.getTimestamp(), true, true, false, false,
-							m.hasText(), m.getAttachmentHeaders(),
-							m.getAutoDeleteTimer());
-					// TODO add text to cache when available here
-					MessageId id = message.getId();
-					txn.attach(() -> {
-						attachmentCreator.onAttachmentsSent(id);
-						liveData.setValue(SENT);
-						addedHeader.setEvent(h);
-					});
-				});
-			} catch (UnexpectedTimerException e) {
-				liveData.postValue(UNEXPECTED_TIMER);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				liveData.postValue(ERROR);
-			}
-		});
-		return liveData;
-	}
-
-	private PrivateMessage createMessage(Transaction txn, @Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedTimer)
-			throws DbException {
-		// Sending is only possible (setReady(true)) after loading all messages
-		// which happens after the contact has been loaded.
-		// privateMessageFormat is loaded together with contact
-		Contact contact = requireNonNull(contactItem.getValue()).getContact();
-		GroupId groupId = messagingManager.getContactGroup(contact).getId();
-		PrivateMessageFormat format =
-				requireNonNull(privateMessageFormat.getValue());
-		long timestamp = conversationManager
-				.getTimestampForOutgoingMessage(txn, requireNonNull(contactId));
 		try {
-			if (format == TEXT_ONLY) {
+			PrivateMessage pm;
-				return privateMessageFactory.createLegacyPrivateMessage(
+			if (hasImageSupport) {
-						groupId, timestamp, requireNonNull(text));
+				pm = privateMessageFactory.createPrivateMessage(groupId,
-			} else if (format == TEXT_IMAGES) {
-				return privateMessageFactory.createPrivateMessage(groupId,
 						timestamp, text, headers);
 			} else {
-				long timer = autoDeleteManager
+				pm = privateMessageFactory.createLegacyPrivateMessage(
-						.getAutoDeleteTimer(txn, contactId, timestamp);
+						groupId, timestamp, requireNonNull(text));
-				if (timer != expectedTimer)
-					throw new UnexpectedTimerException();
-				return privateMessageFactory.createPrivateMessage(groupId,
-						timestamp, text, headers, timer);
 			}
+			storeMessage(pm);
 		} catch (FormatException e) {
 			throw new AssertionError(e);
 		}
 	}
 
-	void setAutoDeleteTimerEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+	@UiThread
-		final long timer = enabled ? DAYS.toMillis(7) : NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
+	private void storeMessage(PrivateMessage m) {
-		// ContactId is set before menu gets inflated and UI interaction
+		attachmentCreator.onAttachmentsSent(m.getMessage().getId());
-		final ContactId c = requireNonNull(contactId);
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			long start = now();
-			try {
+			messagingManager.addLocalMessage(m);
-				db.transaction(false, txn ->
+			logDuration(LOG, "Storing message", start);
-						autoDeleteManager.setAutoDeleteTimer(txn, c, timer));
+			Message message = m.getMessage();
-				autoDeleteTimer.postValue(timer);
+			PrivateMessageHeader h = new PrivateMessageHeader(
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+					message.getId(), message.getGroupId(),
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+					message.getTimestamp(), true, true, false, false,
-			}
+					m.hasText(), m.getAttachmentHeaders());
+			// TODO add text to cache when available here
+			addedHeader.postEvent(h);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -419,8 +345,8 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 		return contactName;
 	}
 
-	LiveData<PrivateMessageFormat> getPrivateMessageFormat() {
+	LiveData<Boolean> hasImageSupport() {
-		return privateMessageFormat;
+		return imageSupport;
 	}
 
 	LiveEvent<Boolean> showImageOnboarding() {
@@ -435,10 +361,6 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 		return showIntroductionAction;
 	}
 
-	LiveData<Long> getAutoDeleteTimer() {
-		return autoDeleteTimer;
-	}
-
 	LiveData<Boolean> isContactDeleted() {
 		return contactDeleted;
 	}
@@ -449,12 +371,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 
 	@UiThread
 	void recheckFeaturesAndOnboarding(ContactId contactId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId));
-				checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationVisitor.java

@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 		}
 		if (h.isLocal()) {
 			item = new ConversationMessageItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_out, h, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_out, h, attachments);
-					attachments);
 		} else {
 			item = new ConversationMessageItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_in, h, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_msg_in, h, attachments);
-					attachments);
 		}
 		if (h.hasText()) {
 			String text = textCache.getText(h.getId());
@@ -81,15 +79,13 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 			String text = ctx.getString(R.string.blogs_sharing_invitation_sent,
 					r.getName(), contactName.getValue());
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text = ctx.getString(
 					R.string.blogs_sharing_invitation_received,
 					contactName.getValue(), r.getName());
 			return new ConversationRequestItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, BLOG, r);
-					BLOG, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -108,8 +104,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text;
 			if (r.wasAccepted()) {
@@ -122,8 +117,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -134,15 +128,13 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 			String text = ctx.getString(R.string.forum_invitation_sent,
 					r.getName(), contactName.getValue());
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text = ctx.getString(
 					R.string.forum_invitation_received,
 					contactName.getValue(), r.getName());
 			return new ConversationRequestItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, FORUM, r);
-					FORUM, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -161,8 +153,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text;
 			if (r.wasAccepted()) {
@@ -175,8 +166,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -188,15 +178,13 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 					R.string.groups_invitations_invitation_sent,
 					contactName.getValue(), r.getName());
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text = ctx.getString(
 					R.string.groups_invitations_invitation_received,
 					contactName.getValue(), r.getName());
 			return new ConversationRequestItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, GROUP, r);
-					GROUP, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -215,8 +203,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text;
 			if (r.wasAccepted()) {
@@ -229,8 +216,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue());
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -241,8 +227,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 			String text = ctx.getString(R.string.introduction_request_sent,
 					contactName.getValue(), name);
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text;
 			if (r.wasAnswered()) {
@@ -258,7 +243,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						contactName.getValue(), name);
 			}
 			return new ConversationRequestItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text, contactName,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_request, text,
 					INTRODUCTION, r);
 		}
 	}
@@ -283,8 +268,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						introducedAuthor);
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_out, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		} else {
 			String text;
 			if (r.wasAccepted()) {
@@ -304,8 +288,7 @@ class ConversationVisitor implements
 						introducedAuthor);
 			}
 			return new ConversationNoticeItem(
-					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text,
+					R.layout.list_item_conversation_notice_in, text, r);
-					contactName, r);
 		}
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ImageViewModel.java

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -198,14 +197,12 @@ public class ImageViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	private void saveImage(AttachmentItem attachment, OutputStreamProvider osp,
 			@Nullable Runnable afterCopy) {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
+			Attachment a =
-				Attachment a =
+					attachmentReader.getAttachment(attachment.getHeader());
-						attachmentReader.getAttachment(attachment.getHeader());
+			copyImageFromDb(a, osp, afterCopy);
-				copyImageFromDb(a, osp, afterCopy);
+		}, e -> {
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			saveState.postEvent(true);
-				saveState.postEvent(true);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumActivity.java

@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ public class ForumActivity extends
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		viewModel.clearForumPostNotification();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onActivityResult(int request, int result,
 			@Nullable Intent data) {
@@ -103,16 +109,16 @@ public class ForumActivity extends
 		// Handle presses on the action bar items
 		int itemId = item.getItemId();
 		if (itemId == R.id.action_forum_share) {
-			Intent i = new Intent(this, ShareForumActivity.class);
+			Intent i2 = new Intent(this, ShareForumActivity.class);
-			i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+			i2.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+			i2.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_SHARE_FORUM);
+			startActivityForResult(i2, REQUEST_SHARE_FORUM);
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_forum_sharing_status) {
-			Intent i = new Intent(this, ForumSharingStatusActivity.class);
+			Intent i3 = new Intent(this, ForumSharingStatusActivity.class);
-			i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+			i3.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+			i3.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivity(i);
+			startActivity(i3);
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_forum_delete) {
 			showUnsubscribeDialog();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumListViewModel.java

@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumManager.CLIENT_ID;
 
@@ -164,15 +162,11 @@ class ForumListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void loadForumInvitations() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			long start = now();
-				long start = now();
+			int available = forumSharingManager.getInvitations().size();
-				int available = forumSharingManager.getInvitations().size();
+			logDuration(LOG, "Loading available", start);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Loading available", start);
+			numInvitations.postValue(available);
-				numInvitations.postValue(available);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumViewModel.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.threaded.ThreadListViewModel;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker.GroupCount;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.PostHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.Forum;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumInvitationResponse;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumManager;
@@ -50,10 +51,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -93,9 +92,8 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 			ForumPostReceivedEvent f = (ForumPostReceivedEvent) e;
 			if (f.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
 				LOG.info("Forum post received, adding...");
-				ForumPostItem item =
+				ForumPostItem item = buildItem(f.getHeader(), f.getText());
-						new ForumPostItem(f.getHeader(), f.getText());
+				addItem(item);
-				addItem(item, false);
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) {
 			ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent f =
@@ -116,20 +114,14 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected void clearNotifications() {
+	void clearForumPostNotification() {
 		notificationManager.clearForumPostNotification(groupId);
 	}
 
 	LiveData<Forum> loadForum() {
 		MutableLiveData<Forum> forum = new MutableLiveData<>();
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forum.postValue(forumManager.getForum(groupId)));
-				Forum f = forumManager.getForum(groupId);
-				forum.postValue(f);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 		return forum;
 	}
 
@@ -140,35 +132,19 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 			List<ForumPostHeader> headers =
 					forumManager.getPostHeaders(txn, groupId);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Loading headers", start);
-			start = now();
+			return createItems(txn, headers, this::buildItem);
-			List<ForumPostItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (ForumPostHeader header : headers) {
-				items.add(loadItem(txn, header));
-			}
-			logDuration(LOG, "Loading bodies and creating items", start);
-			return items;
 		}, this::setItems);
 	}
 
-	private ForumPostItem loadItem(Transaction txn, ForumPostHeader header)
-			throws DbException {
-		String text = forumManager.getPostText(txn, header.getId());
-		return new ForumPostItem(header, text);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void createAndStoreMessage(String text,
 			@Nullable MessageId parentId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
-				LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
+			GroupCount count = forumManager.getGroupCount(groupId);
-				GroupCount count = forumManager.getGroupCount(groupId);
+			long timestamp = max(count.getLatestMsgTime() + 1,
-				long timestamp = max(count.getLatestMsgTime() + 1,
+					clock.currentTimeMillis());
-						clock.currentTimeMillis());
+			createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author);
-				createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -183,47 +159,43 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 	}
 
 	private void storePost(ForumPost msg, String text) {
-		runOnDbThread(false, txn -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
 			long start = now();
-			ForumPostHeader header = forumManager.addLocalPost(txn, msg);
+			ForumPostHeader header = forumManager.addLocalPost(msg);
+			addItemAsync(buildItem(header, text));
 			logDuration(LOG, "Storing forum post", start);
-			txn.attach(() -> {
+		});
-				ForumPostItem item = new ForumPostItem(header, text);
+	}
-				addItem(item, true);
+
-			});
+	private ForumPostItem buildItem(ForumPostHeader header, String text) {
-		}, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
+		return new ForumPostItem(header, text);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected String loadMessageText(Transaction txn, PostHeader header)
+			throws DbException {
+		return forumManager.getPostText(txn, header.getId());
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void markItemRead(ForumPostItem item) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forumManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true));
-				forumManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public void loadSharingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(true, txn -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(true, txn -> {
 			Collection<Contact> contacts =
 					forumSharingManager.getSharedWith(txn, groupId);
 			Collection<ContactId> contactIds = new ArrayList<>(contacts.size());
 			for (Contact c : contacts) contactIds.add(c.getId());
 			txn.attach(() -> sharingController.addAll(contactIds));
-		}, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
+		});
 	}
 
 	void deleteForum() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forumManager.removeForum(forumManager.getForum(groupId)));
-				Forum f = forumManager.getForum(groupId);
-				forumManager.removeForum(f);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 		Toast.makeText(getApplication(), R.string.forum_left_toast,
 				LENGTH_SHORT).show();
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/introduction/IntroductionMessageFragment.java

@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 import de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView;
 
 import static android.app.Activity.RESULT_OK;
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getContactDisplayName;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.hideSoftKeyboard;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView.setAvatar;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.introduction.IntroductionConstants.MAX_INTRODUCTION_TEXT_LENGTH;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -205,8 +201,8 @@ public class IntroductionMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers) {
 		// disable button to prevent accidental double invitations
 		ui.message.setReady(false);
 
@@ -216,7 +212,6 @@ public class IntroductionMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 		hideSoftKeyboard(ui.message);
 		introductionActivity.setResult(RESULT_OK);
 		introductionActivity.supportFinishAfterTransition();
-		return new MutableLiveData<>(SENT);
 	}
 
 	private void makeIntroduction(Contact c1, Contact c2,
@@ -224,7 +219,8 @@ public class IntroductionMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 		introductionActivity.runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			// actually make the introduction
 			try {
-				introductionManager.makeIntroduction(c1, c2, text);
+				long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+				introductionManager.makeIntroduction(c1, c2, text, timestamp);
 			} catch (DbException e) {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 				introductionError();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/LoginUtils.java

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.login;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getDialogIcon;
+import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getColor;
+import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getDrawable;
+import static androidx.core.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat.setTint;
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 class LoginUtils {
@@ -15,7 +19,9 @@ class LoginUtils {
 	static AlertDialog createKeyStrengthenerErrorDialog(Context ctx) {
 		AlertDialog.Builder builder =
 				new AlertDialog.Builder(ctx, R.style.BriarDialogTheme);
-		builder.setIcon(getDialogIcon(ctx, R.drawable.alerts_and_states_error));
+		Drawable icon = getDrawable(ctx, R.drawable.alerts_and_states_error);
+		setTint(requireNonNull(icon), getColor(ctx, R.color.color_primary));
+		builder.setIcon(icon);
 		builder.setTitle(R.string.dialog_title_cannot_check_password);
 		builder.setMessage(R.string.dialog_message_cannot_check_password);
 		builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/NavDrawerActivity.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentTransaction;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders;
-import androidx.vectordrawable.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat;
 import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt;
 
 import static android.view.View.GONE;
@@ -435,7 +433,8 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 				Transport t = getItem(position);
 
 				ImageView icon = view.findViewById(R.id.imageView);
-				icon.setImageResource(t.iconDrawable);
+				icon.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(
+						NavDrawerActivity.this, t.iconDrawable));
 				icon.setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(
 						NavDrawerActivity.this, t.iconColor));
 
@@ -477,13 +476,11 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 	private void showTransportsOnboarding(boolean show, ImageView imageView) {
 		if (show) {
 			int color = resolveColorAttribute(this, R.attr.colorControlNormal);
-			Drawable drawable = VectorDrawableCompat
-					.create(getResources(), R.drawable.transport_tor, null);
 			new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(NavDrawerActivity.this,
 					R.style.OnboardingDialogTheme).setTarget(imageView)
 					.setPrimaryText(R.string.network_settings_title)
 					.setSecondaryText(R.string.transports_onboarding_text)
-					.setIconDrawable(drawable)
+					.setIcon(R.drawable.transport_tor)
 					.setIconDrawableColourFilter(color)
 					.setBackgroundColour(
 							ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.briar_primary))

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/NavDrawerViewModel.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer;
 import android.app.Application;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
@@ -66,34 +65,27 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 
 	@UiThread
 	void checkExpiryWarning() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				Settings settings =
+			int warningInt = settings.getInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, 0);
-						settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				int warningInt = settings.getInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, 0);
 
-				if (warningInt == 0) {
+			if (warningInt == 0) {
-					// we have not warned before
+				// we have not warned before
+				showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
+			} else {
+				long warningLong = warningInt * 1000L;
+				long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+				long daysSinceLastWarning =
+						(now - warningLong) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
+				long daysBeforeExpiry = (EXPIRY_DATE - now) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
+
+				if (daysSinceLastWarning >= 30) {
+					showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
+				} else if (daysBeforeExpiry <= 3 && daysSinceLastWarning > 0) {
 					showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
 				} else {
-					long warningLong = warningInt * 1000L;
+					showExpiryWarning.postValue(false);
-					long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-					long daysSinceLastWarning =
-							(now - warningLong) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
-					long daysBeforeExpiry =
-							(EXPIRY_DATE - now) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
-
-					if (daysSinceLastWarning >= 30) {
-						showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
-					} else if (daysBeforeExpiry <= 3 &&
-							daysSinceLastWarning > 0) {
-						showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
-					} else {
-						showExpiryWarning.postValue(false);
-					}
 				}
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -101,15 +93,11 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	@UiThread
 	void expiryWarningDismissed() {
 		showExpiryWarning.setValue(false);
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = new Settings();
-				Settings settings = new Settings();
+			int date = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L);
-				int date = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L);
+			settings.putInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, date);
-				settings.putInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, date);
+			settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -125,15 +113,12 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 			return;
 		}
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				Settings settings =
+			boolean ask = settings.getBoolean(DOZE_ASK_AGAIN, true);
-						settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
+			shouldAskForDozeWhitelisting.postValue(ask);
-				boolean ask = settings.getBoolean(DOZE_ASK_AGAIN, true);
+		}, e -> {
-				shouldAskForDozeWhitelisting.postValue(ask);
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
+			shouldAskForDozeWhitelisting.postValue(true);
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				shouldAskForDozeWhitelisting.postValue(true);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -145,30 +130,21 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	@UiThread
 	void checkTransportsOnboarding() {
 		if (showTransportsOnboarding.getValue() != null) return;
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				Settings settings =
+			boolean show =
-						settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
+					settings.getBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, true);
-				boolean show =
+			showTransportsOnboarding.postValue(show);
-						settings.getBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, true);
-				showTransportsOnboarding.postValue(show);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
 	void transportsOnboardingShown() {
 		showTransportsOnboarding.setValue(false);
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = new Settings();
-				Settings settings = new Settings();
+			settings.putBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, false);
-				settings.putBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, false);
+			settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/PluginViewModel.java

@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_STATE_CHANGED;
 import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.EXTRA_STATE;
 import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.Plugin.PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.Plugin.State.STARTING_STOPPING;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -185,20 +183,16 @@ public class PluginViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	private void loadSettings() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			boolean tor = isPluginEnabled(TorConstants.ID,
-				boolean tor = isPluginEnabled(TorConstants.ID,
+					TorConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
-						TorConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
+			torEnabledSetting.postValue(tor);
-				torEnabledSetting.postValue(tor);
+			boolean wifi = isPluginEnabled(LanTcpConstants.ID,
-				boolean wifi = isPluginEnabled(LanTcpConstants.ID,
+					LanTcpConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
-						LanTcpConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
+			wifiEnabledSetting.postValue(wifi);
-				wifiEnabledSetting.postValue(wifi);
+			boolean bt = isPluginEnabled(BluetoothConstants.ID,
-				boolean bt = isPluginEnabled(BluetoothConstants.ID,
+					BluetoothConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
-						BluetoothConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
+			btEnabledSetting.postValue(bt);
-				btEnabledSetting.postValue(bt);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -222,14 +216,10 @@ public class PluginViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	private void mergeSettings(Settings s, String namespace) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			long start = now();
-				long start = now();
+			settingsManager.mergeSettings(s, namespace);
-				settingsManager.mergeSettings(s, namespace);
+			logDuration(LOG, "Merging settings", start);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Merging settings", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/TransportsActivity.java

@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ public class TransportsActivity extends BriarActivity {
 				Transport t = getItem(position);
 
 				ImageView icon = view.findViewById(R.id.icon);
-				icon.setImageResource(t.iconDrawable);
+				icon.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(
+						TransportsActivity.this, t.iconDrawable));
 				icon.setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(
 						TransportsActivity.this, t.iconColor));
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupActivity.java

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 
 import static android.view.View.GONE;
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NullSafety.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.RequestCodes.REQUEST_GROUP_INVITE;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.observeOnce;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupConstants.MAX_GROUP_POST_TEXT_LENGTH;
@@ -79,12 +78,18 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 
 		// start with group disabled and enable when not dissolved
 		setGroupEnabled(false);
-		viewModel.isDissolved().observeEvent(this, dissolved -> {
+		viewModel.isDissolved().observe(this, dissolved -> {
 			setGroupEnabled(!dissolved);
 			if (dissolved) onGroupDissolved();
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		viewModel.clearGroupMessageNotifications();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 		// Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
@@ -111,26 +116,26 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 			startActivity(i);
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_group_reveal) {
-			if (requireNonNull(viewModel.isCreator().getValue()))
+			if (viewModel.isCreator().getValue())
 				throw new IllegalStateException();
 			Intent i = new Intent(this, RevealContactsActivity.class);
 			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
 			startActivity(i);
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_group_invite) {
-			if (!requireNonNull(viewModel.isCreator().getValue()))
+			if (!viewModel.isCreator().getValue())
 				throw new IllegalStateException();
 			Intent i = new Intent(this, GroupInviteActivity.class);
 			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
 			startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_GROUP_INVITE);
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_group_leave) {
-			if (requireNonNull(viewModel.isCreator().getValue()))
+			if (viewModel.isCreator().getValue())
 				throw new IllegalStateException();
 			showLeaveGroupDialog();
 			return true;
 		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_group_dissolve) {
-			if (!requireNonNull(viewModel.isCreator().getValue()))
+			if (!viewModel.isCreator().getValue())
 				throw new IllegalStateException();
 			showDissolveGroupDialog();
 			return true;
@@ -153,8 +158,7 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 
 	@Override
 	public void onReplyClick(GroupMessageItem item) {
-		Boolean isDissolved = viewModel.isDissolved().getLastValue();
+		if (!viewModel.isDissolved().getValue()) super.onReplyClick(item);
-		if (isDissolved != null && !isDissolved) super.onReplyClick(item);
 	}
 
 	private void setGroupEnabled(boolean enabled) {
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 		viewModel.deletePrivateGroup();
 	}
 
-	private void onGroupDissolved() {
+	public void onGroupDissolved() {
 		AlertDialog.Builder builder =
 				new AlertDialog.Builder(this, R.style.BriarDialogTheme);
 		builder.setTitle(getString(R.string.groups_dissolved_dialog_title));

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java

@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.threaded.ThreadListViewModel;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveEvent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.MutableLiveEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker.GroupCount;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.PostHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.GroupMember;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.GroupMessage;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.GroupMessageFactory;
@@ -53,10 +52,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -71,8 +68,8 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	private final MutableLiveData<PrivateGroup> privateGroup =
 			new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> isCreator = new MutableLiveData<>();
-	private final MutableLiveEvent<Boolean> isDissolved =
+	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> isDissolved =
-			new MutableLiveEvent<>();
+			new MutableLiveData<>();
 
 	@Inject
 	GroupViewModel(Application application,
@@ -104,10 +101,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 			if (!g.isLocal() && g.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
 				LOG.info("Group message received, adding...");
 				GroupMessageItem item = buildItem(g.getHeader(), g.getText());
-				addItem(item, false);
+				addItem(item);
-				// In case the join message comes from the creator,
-				// we need to reload the sharing contacts
-				// in case it was delayed and the sharing count is wrong (#850).
 				if (item instanceof JoinMessageItem &&
 						(((JoinMessageItem) item).isInitial())) {
 					loadSharingContacts();
@@ -129,7 +123,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		} else if (e instanceof GroupDissolvedEvent) {
 			GroupDissolvedEvent g = (GroupDissolvedEvent) e;
 			if (g.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
-				isDissolved.setEvent(true);
+				isDissolved.setValue(true);
 			}
 		} else {
 			super.eventOccurred(e);
@@ -137,25 +131,21 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void performInitialLoad() {
+	public void setGroupId(GroupId groupId) {
-		super.performInitialLoad();
+		super.setGroupId(groupId);
 		loadPrivateGroup(groupId);
 	}
 
-	protected void clearNotifications() {
+	public void clearGroupMessageNotifications() {
 		notificationManager.clearGroupMessageNotification(groupId);
 	}
 
 	private void loadPrivateGroup(GroupId groupId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			PrivateGroup g = privateGroupManager.getPrivateGroup(groupId);
-				PrivateGroup g = privateGroupManager.getPrivateGroup(groupId);
+			privateGroup.postValue(g);
-				privateGroup.postValue(g);
+			Author author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
-				Author author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
+			isCreator.postValue(g.getCreator().equals(author));
-				isCreator.postValue(g.getCreator().equals(author));
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -164,34 +154,16 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		loadList(txn -> {
 			// check first if group is dissolved
 			isDissolved
-					.postEvent(privateGroupManager.isDissolved(txn, groupId));
+					.postValue(privateGroupManager.isDissolved(txn, groupId));
 			// now continue to load the items
 			long start = now();
 			List<GroupMessageHeader> headers =
 					privateGroupManager.getHeaders(txn, groupId);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Loading headers", start);
-			start = now();
+			return createItems(txn, headers, this::buildItem);
-			List<GroupMessageItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (GroupMessageHeader header : headers) {
-				items.add(loadItem(txn, header));
-			}
-			logDuration(LOG, "Loading bodies and creating items", start);
-			return items;
 		}, this::setItems);
 	}
 
-	private GroupMessageItem loadItem(Transaction txn,
-			GroupMessageHeader header) throws DbException {
-		String text;
-		if (header instanceof JoinMessageHeader) {
-			// will be looked up later
-			text = "";
-		} else {
-			text = privateGroupManager.getMessageText(txn, header.getId());
-		}
-		return buildItem(header, text);
-	}
-
 	private GroupMessageItem buildItem(GroupMessageHeader header, String text) {
 		if (header instanceof JoinMessageHeader) {
 			return new JoinMessageItem((JoinMessageHeader) header, text);
@@ -199,21 +171,27 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		return new GroupMessageItem(header, text);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected String loadMessageText(
+			Transaction txn, PostHeader header) throws DbException {
+		if (header instanceof JoinMessageHeader) {
+			// will be looked up later
+			return "";
+		}
+		return privateGroupManager.getMessageText(txn, header.getId());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void createAndStoreMessage(String text,
 			@Nullable MessageId parentId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
-				LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
+			MessageId previousMsgId =
-				MessageId previousMsgId =
+					privateGroupManager.getPreviousMsgId(groupId);
-						privateGroupManager.getPreviousMsgId(groupId);
+			GroupCount count = privateGroupManager.getGroupCount(groupId);
-				GroupCount count = privateGroupManager.getGroupCount(groupId);
+			long timestamp = count.getLatestMsgTime();
-				long timestamp = count.getLatestMsgTime();
+			timestamp = max(clock.currentTimeMillis(), timestamp + 1);
-				timestamp = max(clock.currentTimeMillis(), timestamp + 1);
+			createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author, previousMsgId);
-				createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author, previousMsgId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -229,49 +207,36 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	}
 
 	private void storePost(GroupMessage msg, String text) {
-		runOnDbThread(false, txn -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
 			long start = now();
 			GroupMessageHeader header =
-					privateGroupManager.addLocalMessage(txn, msg);
+					privateGroupManager.addLocalMessage(msg);
+			addItemAsync(buildItem(header, text));
 			logDuration(LOG, "Storing group message", start);
-			txn.attach(() ->
+		});
-					addItem(buildItem(header, text), true)
-			);
-		}, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void markItemRead(GroupMessageItem item) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				privateGroupManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true));
-				privateGroupManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public void loadSharingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(true, txn -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(true, txn -> {
 			Collection<GroupMember> members =
 					privateGroupManager.getMembers(txn, groupId);
 			Collection<ContactId> contactIds = new ArrayList<>();
 			for (GroupMember m : members) {
-				if (m.getContactId() != null)
+				if (m.getContactId() != null) contactIds.add(m.getContactId());
-					contactIds.add(m.getContactId());
 			}
 			txn.attach(() -> sharingController.addAll(contactIds));
-		}, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
+		});
 	}
 
 	void deletePrivateGroup() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				privateGroupManager.removePrivateGroup(groupId));
-				privateGroupManager.removePrivateGroup(groupId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	LiveData<PrivateGroup> getPrivateGroup() {
@@ -282,7 +247,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		return isCreator;
 	}
 
-	LiveEvent<Boolean> isDissolved() {
+	LiveData<Boolean> isDissolved() {
 		return isDissolved;
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/JoinMessageItem.java

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class JoinMessageItem extends GroupMessageItem {
 
 	JoinMessageItem(JoinMessageHeader h, String text) {
 		super(h, text);
-		isInitial = h.isInitial();
+		this.isInitial = h.isInitial();
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/creation/CreateGroupControllerImpl.java

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchContactException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contactselection.ContactSelectorControllerImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteManager;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.conversation.ConversationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.identity.AuthorManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.GroupMessage;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.GroupMessageFactory;
@@ -40,8 +36,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NullSafety.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @Immutable
@@ -50,12 +44,9 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 		implements CreateGroupController {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG =
-			getLogger(CreateGroupControllerImpl.class.getName());
+			Logger.getLogger(CreateGroupControllerImpl.class.getName());
 
 	private final Executor cryptoExecutor;
-	private final TransactionManager db;
-	private final AutoDeleteManager autoDeleteManager;
-	private final ConversationManager conversationManager;
 	private final ContactManager contactManager;
 	private final IdentityManager identityManager;
 	private final PrivateGroupFactory groupFactory;
@@ -66,27 +57,17 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 	private final Clock clock;
 
 	@Inject
-	CreateGroupControllerImpl(
+	CreateGroupControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
-			@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
 			@CryptoExecutor Executor cryptoExecutor,
-			TransactionManager db,
+			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, ContactManager contactManager,
-			AutoDeleteManager autoDeleteManager,
+			AuthorManager authorManager, IdentityManager identityManager,
-			ConversationManager conversationManager,
-			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager,
-			ContactManager contactManager,
-			AuthorManager authorManager,
-			IdentityManager identityManager,
 			PrivateGroupFactory groupFactory,
 			GroupMessageFactory groupMessageFactory,
 			PrivateGroupManager groupManager,
 			GroupInvitationFactory groupInvitationFactory,
-			GroupInvitationManager groupInvitationManager,
+			GroupInvitationManager groupInvitationManager, Clock clock) {
-			Clock clock) {
 		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, contactManager, authorManager);
 		this.cryptoExecutor = cryptoExecutor;
-		this.db = db;
-		this.autoDeleteManager = autoDeleteManager;
-		this.conversationManager = conversationManager;
 		this.contactManager = contactManager;
 		this.identityManager = identityManager;
 		this.groupFactory = groupFactory;
@@ -150,14 +131,16 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 			ResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException> handler) {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			try {
-				db.transaction(false, txn -> {
+				LocalAuthor localAuthor = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
-					LocalAuthor localAuthor =
+				List<Contact> contacts = new ArrayList<>();
-							identityManager.getLocalAuthor(txn);
+				for (ContactId c : contactIds) {
-					List<InvitationContext> contexts =
+					try {
-							createInvitationContexts(txn, contactIds);
+						contacts.add(contactManager.getContact(c));
-					txn.attach(() -> signInvitations(g, localAuthor, contexts,
+					} catch (NoSuchContactException e) {
-							text, handler));
+						// Continue
-				});
+					}
+				}
+				signInvitations(g, localAuthor, contacts, text, handler);
 			} catch (DbException e) {
 				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 				handler.onException(e);
@@ -165,32 +148,17 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 		});
 	}
 
-	private List<InvitationContext> createInvitationContexts(Transaction txn,
-			Collection<ContactId> contactIds) throws DbException {
-		List<InvitationContext> contexts = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (ContactId c : contactIds) {
-			try {
-				Contact contact = contactManager.getContact(txn, c);
-				long timestamp = conversationManager
-						.getTimestampForOutgoingMessage(txn, c);
-				long timer = autoDeleteManager.getAutoDeleteTimer(txn, c,
-						timestamp);
-				contexts.add(new InvitationContext(contact, timestamp, timer));
-			} catch (NoSuchContactException e) {
-				// Continue
-			}
-		}
-		return contexts;
-	}
-
 	private void signInvitations(GroupId g, LocalAuthor localAuthor,
-			List<InvitationContext> contexts, @Nullable String text,
+			Collection<Contact> contacts, @Nullable String text,
 			ResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException> handler) {
 		cryptoExecutor.execute(() -> {
-			for (InvitationContext ctx : contexts) {
+			long timestamp = clock.currentTimeMillis();
-				ctx.signature = groupInvitationFactory.signInvitation(
+			List<InvitationContext> contexts = new ArrayList<>();
-						ctx.contact, g, ctx.timestamp,
+			for (Contact c : contacts) {
-						localAuthor.getPrivateKey());
+				byte[] signature = groupInvitationFactory.signInvitation(c, g,
+						timestamp, localAuthor.getPrivateKey());
+				contexts.add(new InvitationContext(c.getId(), timestamp,
+						signature));
 			}
 			sendInvitations(g, contexts, text, handler);
 		});
@@ -201,12 +169,11 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 			ResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException> handler) {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			try {
-				for (InvitationContext ctx : contexts) {
+				for (InvitationContext context : contexts) {
 					try {
 						groupInvitationManager.sendInvitation(g,
-								ctx.contact.getId(), text, ctx.timestamp,
+								context.contactId, text, context.timestamp,
-								requireNonNull(ctx.signature),
+								context.signature);
-								ctx.autoDeleteTimer);
 					} catch (NoSuchContactException e) {
 						// Continue
 					}
@@ -221,16 +188,15 @@ class CreateGroupControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 
 	private static class InvitationContext {
 
-		private final Contact contact;
+		private final ContactId contactId;
-		private final long timestamp, autoDeleteTimer;
+		private final long timestamp;
-		@Nullable
+		private final byte[] signature;
-		private byte[] signature = null;
 
-		private InvitationContext(Contact contact, long timestamp,
+		private InvitationContext(ContactId contactId, long timestamp,
-				long autoDeleteTimer) {
+				byte[] signature) {
-			this.contact = contact;
+			this.contactId = contactId;
 			this.timestamp = timestamp;
-			this.autoDeleteTimer = autoDeleteTimer;
+			this.signature = signature;
 		}
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/list/GroupListViewModel.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.list;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
@@ -49,10 +48,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupManager.CLIENT_ID;
 
@@ -200,25 +197,17 @@ class GroupListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void removeGroup(GroupId g) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			long start = now();
-				long start = now();
+			groupManager.removePrivateGroup(g);
-				groupManager.removePrivateGroup(g);
+			logDuration(LOG, "Removing group", start);
-				logDuration(LOG, "Removing group", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void loadNumInvitations() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			int i = groupInvitationManager.getInvitations().size();
-				int i = groupInvitationManager.getInvitations().size();
+			numInvitations.postValue(i);
-				numInvitations.postValue(i);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BaseMessageFragment.java

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.LargeTextInputView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendListener;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
-
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
@@ -84,14 +79,13 @@ public abstract class BaseMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers) {
 		// disable button to prevent accidental double actions
 		sendController.setReady(false);
 		message.hideSoftKeyboard();
 
 		listener.onButtonClick(text);
-		return new MutableLiveData<>(SENT);
 	}
 
 	@UiThread

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ShareBlogControllerImpl.java

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchGroupException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contactselection.ContactSelectorControllerImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogSharingManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.conversation.ConversationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.identity.AuthorManager;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @Immutable
@@ -33,17 +34,22 @@ class ShareBlogControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 		implements ShareBlogController {
 
 	private final static Logger LOG =
-			getLogger(ShareBlogControllerImpl.class.getName());
+			Logger.getLogger(ShareBlogControllerImpl.class.getName());
 
+	private final ConversationManager conversationManager;
 	private final BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager;
+	private final Clock clock;
 
 	@Inject
 	ShareBlogControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
 			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, ContactManager contactManager,
 			AuthorManager authorManager,
-			BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager) {
+			ConversationManager conversationManager,
+			BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager, Clock clock) {
 		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, contactManager, authorManager);
+		this.conversationManager = conversationManager;
 		this.blogSharingManager = blogSharingManager;
+		this.clock = clock;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -58,7 +64,10 @@ class ShareBlogControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 			try {
 				for (ContactId c : contacts) {
 					try {
-						blogSharingManager.sendInvitation(g, c, text);
+						long time = Math.max(clock.currentTimeMillis(),
+								conversationManager.getGroupCount(c)
+										.getLatestMsgTime() + 1);
+						blogSharingManager.sendInvitation(g, c, text, time);
 					} catch (NoSuchContactException | NoSuchGroupException e) {
 						logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 					}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ShareForumControllerImpl.java

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchGroupException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contactselection.ContactSelectorControllerImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.conversation.ConversationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumSharingManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.identity.AuthorManager;
 
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @Immutable
@@ -33,17 +34,22 @@ class ShareForumControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 		implements ShareForumController {
 
 	private final static Logger LOG =
-			getLogger(ShareForumControllerImpl.class.getName());
+			Logger.getLogger(ShareForumControllerImpl.class.getName());
 
+	private final ConversationManager conversationManager;
 	private final ForumSharingManager forumSharingManager;
+	private final Clock clock;
 
 	@Inject
 	ShareForumControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
 			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, ContactManager contactManager,
 			AuthorManager authorManager,
-			ForumSharingManager forumSharingManager) {
+			ConversationManager conversationManager,
+			ForumSharingManager forumSharingManager, Clock clock) {
 		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, contactManager, authorManager);
+		this.conversationManager = conversationManager;
 		this.forumSharingManager = forumSharingManager;
+		this.clock = clock;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -58,7 +64,10 @@ class ShareForumControllerImpl extends ContactSelectorControllerImpl
 			try {
 				for (ContactId c : contacts) {
 					try {
-						forumSharingManager.sendInvitation(g, c, text);
+						long time = Math.max(clock.currentTimeMillis(),
+								conversationManager.getGroupCount(c)
+										.getLatestMsgTime() + 1);
+						forumSharingManager.sendInvitation(g, c, text, time);
 					} catch (NoSuchContactException | NoSuchGroupException e) {
 						logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 					}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadItemAdapter.java

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.ItemReturningAdapter;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ListAdapter;
 import static androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.NO_POSITION;
 
 @UiThread
-@NotNullByDefault
+@MethodsNotNullByDefault
+@ParametersNotNullByDefault
 public class ThreadItemAdapter<I extends ThreadItem>
 		extends ListAdapter<I, BaseThreadItemViewHolder<I>>
 		implements ItemReturningAdapter<I> {
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public class ThreadItemAdapter<I extends ThreadItem>
 			@Override
 			public boolean areContentsTheSame(I a, I b) {
 				return a.isHighlighted() == b.isHighlighted() &&
-						a.isRead() == b.isRead();
+						a.isRead() && b.isRead();
 			}
 		});
 		this.listener = listener;
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class ThreadItemAdapter<I extends ThreadItem>
 		ui.bind(item, listener);
 	}
 
-	int findItemPosition(MessageId id) {
+	public int findItemPosition(MessageId id) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
 			if (id.equals(getItem(i).getId())) return i;
 		}
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ public class ThreadItemAdapter<I extends ThreadItem>
 
 	@Nullable
 	I getHighlightedItem() {
-		for (I item : getCurrentList()) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
+			I item = getItem(i);
 			if (item.isHighlighted()) return item;
 		}
 		return null;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadListActivity.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.BriarRecyclerView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextInputView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendListener;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.UnreadMessageButton;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
 
@@ -30,13 +29,10 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.CallSuper;
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 
 import static androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.NO_POSITION;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
@@ -114,7 +110,7 @@ public abstract class ThreadListActivity<I extends ThreadItem, A extends ThreadI
 	@Override
 	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
-		getViewModel().blockAndClearNotifications();
+		getViewModel().blockNotifications();
 		list.startPeriodicUpdate();
 	}
 
@@ -235,8 +231,8 @@ public abstract class ThreadListActivity<I extends ThreadItem, A extends ThreadI
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
+	public void onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-			List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer) {
+			List<AttachmentHeader> headers) {
 		if (isNullOrEmpty(text)) throw new AssertionError();
 
 		MessageId replyId = getViewModel().getReplyId();
@@ -245,7 +241,6 @@ public abstract class ThreadListActivity<I extends ThreadItem, A extends ThreadI
 		textInput.clearText();
 		getViewModel().setReplyId(null);
 		updateTextInput();
-		return new MutableLiveData<>(SENT);
 	}
 
 	protected abstract int getMaxTextLength();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadListViewModel.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.app.Application;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -25,8 +26,11 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveResult;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTree;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.PostHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.client.MessageTreeImpl;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
@@ -39,16 +43,16 @@ import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
 public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
-		extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
+		extends DbViewModel
+		implements EventListener {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG =
 			getLogger(ThreadListViewModel.class.getName());
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	private final MessageTracker messageTracker;
 	private final EventBus eventBus;
 
-	// UIThread
+	@DatabaseExecutor
 	private final MessageTree<I> messageTree = new MessageTreeImpl<>();
 	private final MutableLiveData<LiveResult<List<I>>> items =
 			new MutableLiveData<>();
@@ -73,9 +77,6 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	protected volatile GroupId groupId;
 	@Nullable
 	private MessageId replyId;
-	/**
-	 * Stored list position. Needs to be loaded and set before the list itself.
-	 */
 	private final AtomicReference<MessageId> storedMessageId =
 			new AtomicReference<>();
 
@@ -113,28 +114,19 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	 * Needs to be called right after initialization,
 	 * before calling any other methods.
 	 */
-	public final void setGroupId(GroupId groupId) {
-		boolean needsInitialLoad = this.groupId == null;
-		this.groupId = groupId;
-		if (needsInitialLoad) performInitialLoad();
-	}
-
 	@CallSuper
-	protected void performInitialLoad() {
+	public void setGroupId(GroupId groupId) {
-		// load stored MessageId (last list position) before the list itself
+		this.groupId = groupId;
 		loadStoredMessageId();
 		loadItems();
 		loadSharingContacts();
 	}
 
-	protected abstract void clearNotifications();
+	public void blockNotifications() {
-
-	void blockAndClearNotifications() {
 		notificationManager.blockNotification(groupId);
-		clearNotifications();
 	}
 
-	void unblockNotifications() {
+	public void unblockNotifications() {
 		notificationManager.unblockNotification(groupId);
 	}
 
@@ -151,16 +143,11 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	}
 
 	private void loadStoredMessageId() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			storedMessageId.set(messageTracker.loadStoredMessageId(groupId));
-				storedMessageId
+			if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
-						.set(messageTracker.loadStoredMessageId(groupId));
+				LOG.info("Loaded last top visible message id " +
-				if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
+						storedMessageId);
-					LOG.info("Loaded last top visible message id " +
-							storedMessageId);
-				}
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -174,63 +161,75 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	 * Loads the ContactIds of all contacts the group is shared with
 	 * and adds them to {@link SharingController}.
 	 */
-	protected abstract void loadSharingContacts();
+	public abstract void loadSharingContacts();
 
 	@UiThread
 	protected void setItems(LiveResult<List<I>> items) {
-		if (items.hasError()) {
+		this.items.setValue(items);
-			this.items.setValue(items);
+	}
-		} else {
+
-			messageTree.clear();
+	@DatabaseExecutor
-			// not null, because hasError() is false
+	protected <H extends PostHeader> List<I> createItems(
-			messageTree.add(requireNonNull(items.getResultOrNull()));
+			Transaction txn, Collection<H> headers, ItemGetter<H, I> itemGetter)
-			LiveResult<List<I>> result =
+			throws DbException {
-					new LiveResult<>(messageTree.depthFirstOrder());
+		long start = now();
-			this.items.setValue(result);
+		List<I> items = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (H header : headers) {
+			String text = loadMessageText(txn, header);
+			items.add(itemGetter.getItem(header, text));
 		}
+		logDuration(LOG, "Loading bodies and creating items", start);
+
+		messageTree.clear();
+		messageTree.add(items);
+		return messageTree.depthFirstOrder();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Add a remote item on the UI thread.
-	 *
+	 * The list will not scroll, but show an unread indicator.
-	 * @param scrollToItem whether the list will scroll to the newly added item
 	 */
 	@UiThread
-	protected void addItem(I item, boolean scrollToItem) {
+	protected void addItem(I item) {
 		messageTree.add(item);
-		if (scrollToItem) this.scrollToItem.set(item.getId());
 		items.setValue(new LiveResult<>(messageTree.depthFirstOrder()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Add a local item from the DB thread.
+	 * The list will scroll to the new item.
+	 */
+	@DatabaseExecutor
+	protected void addItemAsync(I item) {
+		messageTree.add(item);
+		scrollToItem.set(item.getId());
+		items.postValue(new LiveResult<>(messageTree.depthFirstOrder()));
+	}
+
+	@DatabaseExecutor
+	protected abstract String loadMessageText(Transaction txn,
+			PostHeader header) throws DbException;
+
 	@UiThread
-	void setReplyId(@Nullable MessageId id) {
+	public void setReplyId(@Nullable MessageId id) {
 		replyId = id;
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
 	@Nullable
-	MessageId getReplyId() {
+	public MessageId getReplyId() {
 		return replyId;
 	}
 
 	void storeMessageId(@Nullable MessageId messageId) {
 		if (messageId != null) {
-			runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-				try {
+					messageTracker.storeMessageId(groupId, messageId));
-					messageTracker.storeMessageId(groupId, messageId);
-				} catch (DbException e) {
-					logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				}
-			});
 		}
 	}
 
 	protected abstract void markItemRead(I item);
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the {@link MessageId} of the item that was at the top of the
-	 * list last time or null if there has been nothing stored, yet.
-	 */
 	@Nullable
 	MessageId getAndResetRestoredMessageId() {
 		return storedMessageId.getAndSet(null);
@@ -253,4 +252,8 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 		return scrollToItem.getAndSet(null);
 	}
 
+	public interface ItemGetter<H extends PostHeader, I> {
+		I getItem(H header, String text);
+	}
+
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.Observer;
-import androidx.vectordrawable.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat;
 
 import static android.content.Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE;
 import static android.content.Context.POWER_SERVICE;
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ import static androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_NO;
 import static androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_YES;
 import static androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode;
 import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getColor;
+import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getDrawable;
 import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getSystemService;
 import static androidx.core.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat.setTint;
 import static androidx.core.view.ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ public class UiUtils {
 	}
 
 	public static Drawable getDialogIcon(Context ctx, @DrawableRes int resId) {
-		Drawable icon =
+		Drawable icon = getDrawable(ctx, resId);
-				VectorDrawableCompat.create(ctx.getResources(), resId, null);
 		setTint(requireNonNull(icon), getColor(ctx, R.color.color_primary));
 		return icon;
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/BriarRecyclerView.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.view;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -52,8 +53,9 @@ public class BriarRecyclerView extends FrameLayout {
 				R.styleable.BriarRecyclerView);
 		isScrollingToEnd = attributes
 				.getBoolean(R.styleable.BriarRecyclerView_scrollToEnd, true);
-		int drawableRes = attributes.getResourceId(R.styleable.BriarRecyclerView_emptyImage, -1);
+		Drawable drawable = attributes
-		if (drawableRes != -1) setEmptyImage(drawableRes);
+				.getDrawable(R.styleable.BriarRecyclerView_emptyImage);
+		if (drawable != null) setEmptyImage(drawable);
 		String emtpyText =
 				attributes.getString(R.styleable.BriarRecyclerView_emptyText);
 		if (emtpyText != null) setEmptyText(emtpyText);
@@ -137,6 +139,11 @@ public class BriarRecyclerView extends FrameLayout {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void setEmptyImage(Drawable drawable) {
+		if (recyclerView == null) initViews();
+		emptyImage.setImageDrawable(drawable);
+	}
+
 	public void setEmptyImage(@DrawableRes int res) {
 		if (recyclerView == null) initViews();
 		emptyImage.setImageResource(res);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/CompositeSendButton.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 public class CompositeSendButton extends FrameLayout {
 
 	private final AppCompatImageButton sendButton, imageButton;
-	private final ImageView bombBadge;
 	private final ProgressBar progressBar;
 
 	private boolean hasImageSupport = false;
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ public class CompositeSendButton extends FrameLayout {
 
 		sendButton = findViewById(R.id.sendButton);
 		imageButton = findViewById(R.id.imageButton);
-		bombBadge = findViewById(R.id.bombBadge);
 		progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 	}
 
@@ -74,10 +71,6 @@ public class CompositeSendButton extends FrameLayout {
 		return hasImageSupport;
 	}
 
-	public void setBombVisible(boolean visible) {
-		bombBadge.setVisibility(visible ? VISIBLE : INVISIBLE);
-	}
-
 	public void showImageButton(boolean showImageButton, boolean sendEnabled) {
 		if (showImageButton) {
 			imageButton.setVisibility(VISIBLE);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TextAttachmentController.java

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
 import androidx.customview.view.AbsSavedState;
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.Observer;
-import androidx.vectordrawable.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat;
 import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt;
 
 import static android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import static androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.getColor;
 import static androidx.customview.view.AbsSavedState.EMPTY_STATE;
 import static androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle.State.DESTROYED;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.resolveColorAttribute;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.MessagingConstants.MAX_ATTACHMENTS_PER_MESSAGE;
 
 @UiThread
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 	private final AttachmentManager attachmentManager;
 
 	private final List<Uri> imageUris = new ArrayList<>();
+	private final CharSequence textHint;
 	private boolean loadingUris = false;
 
 	public TextAttachmentController(TextInputView v, ImagePreview imagePreview,
@@ -65,44 +64,23 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 
 		sendButton = (CompositeSendButton) compositeSendButton;
 		sendButton.setOnImageClickListener(view -> onImageButtonClicked());
+
+		textHint = textInput.getHint();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void updateViewState() {
-		super.updateViewState();
+		textInput.setEnabled(ready && !loadingUris);
+		boolean sendEnabled = ready && !loadingUris &&
+				(!textIsEmpty || canSendEmptyText());
 		if (loadingUris) {
 			sendButton.showProgress(true);
 		} else if (imageUris.isEmpty()) {
 			sendButton.showProgress(false);
-			sendButton.showImageButton(textIsEmpty, isSendButtonEnabled());
+			sendButton.showImageButton(textIsEmpty, sendEnabled);
 		} else {
 			sendButton.showProgress(false);
-			sendButton.showImageButton(false, isSendButtonEnabled());
+			sendButton.showImageButton(false, sendEnabled);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected boolean isTextInputEnabled() {
-		return super.isTextInputEnabled() && !loadingUris;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected boolean isSendButtonEnabled() {
-		return super.isSendButtonEnabled() && !loadingUris;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected boolean isBombVisible() {
-		return super.isBombVisible() && (!textIsEmpty || !imageUris.isEmpty());
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected CharSequence getCurrentTextHint() {
-		if (imageUris.isEmpty()) {
-			return super.getCurrentTextHint();
-		} else {
-			Context ctx = textInput.getContext();
-			return ctx.getString(R.string.image_caption_hint);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -111,17 +89,11 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 		if (canSend()) {
 			if (loadingUris) throw new AssertionError();
 			listener.onSendClick(textInput.getText(),
-					attachmentManager.getAttachmentHeadersForSending(),
+					attachmentManager.getAttachmentHeadersForSending());
-					expectedTimer).observe(listener, this::onSendStateChanged);
+			reset();
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onSendStateChanged(SendState sendState) {
-		super.onSendStateChanged(sendState);
-		if (sendState == SENT) reset();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	protected boolean canSendEmptyText() {
 		return !imageUris.isEmpty();
@@ -180,7 +152,6 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 	private void onNewUris(boolean restart, List<Uri> newUris) {
 		if (newUris.isEmpty()) return;
 		if (loadingUris) throw new AssertionError();
-		if (textIsEmpty) onStartingMessage();
 		loadingUris = true;
 		if (newUris.size() > MAX_ATTACHMENTS_PER_MESSAGE) {
 			newUris = newUris.subList(0, MAX_ATTACHMENTS_PER_MESSAGE);
@@ -188,6 +159,7 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 		}
 		imageUris.addAll(newUris);
 		updateViewState();
+		textInput.setHint(R.string.image_caption_hint);
 		List<ImagePreviewItem> items = ImagePreviewItem.fromUris(imageUris);
 		imagePreview.showPreview(items);
 		// store attachments and show preview when successful
@@ -233,6 +205,8 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 	}
 
 	private void reset() {
+		// restore hint
+		textInput.setHint(textHint);
 		// hide image layout
 		imagePreview.setVisibility(GONE);
 		// reset image URIs
@@ -279,14 +253,12 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 
 	public void showImageOnboarding(Activity activity) {
 		int color = resolveColorAttribute(activity, R.attr.colorControlNormal);
-		Drawable drawable = VectorDrawableCompat
-				.create(activity.getResources(), R.drawable.ic_image, null);
 		new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(activity,
 				R.style.OnboardingDialogTheme).setTarget(sendButton)
 				.setPrimaryText(R.string.dialog_title_image_support)
 				.setSecondaryText(R.string.dialog_message_image_support)
 				.setBackgroundColour(getColor(activity, R.color.briar_primary))
-				.setIconDrawable(drawable)
+				.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_image)
 				.setIconDrawableColourFilter(color)
 				.show();
 	}
@@ -327,7 +299,7 @@ public class TextAttachmentController extends TextSendController
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
-	public interface AttachmentListener extends SendListener {
+	public interface AttachmentListener extends SendListener, LifecycleOwner {
 
 		void onAttachImage(Intent intent);
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TextSendController.java

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.view;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
 
@@ -14,20 +12,11 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.api.attachment.AttachmentHeader;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import androidx.annotation.CallSuper;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 
-import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG;
 import static com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.ERROR;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.SENT;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.TextSendController.SendState.UNEXPECTED_TIMER;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.api.autodelete.AutoDeleteConstants.NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -37,12 +26,8 @@ public class TextSendController implements TextInputListener {
 	protected final View compositeSendButton;
 	protected final SendListener listener;
 
-	protected boolean textIsEmpty = true;
+	protected boolean ready = true, textIsEmpty = true;
-	private boolean ready = true;
-	private long currentTimer = NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-	protected long expectedTimer = NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
 
-	private final CharSequence defaultHint;
 	private final boolean allowEmptyText;
 
 	public TextSendController(TextInputView v, SendListener listener,
@@ -51,91 +36,31 @@ public class TextSendController implements TextInputListener {
 		this.compositeSendButton.setOnClickListener(view -> onSendEvent());
 		this.listener = listener;
 		this.textInput = v.getEmojiTextInputView();
-		this.defaultHint = textInput.getHint();
 		this.allowEmptyText = allowEmptyText;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onTextIsEmptyChanged(boolean isEmpty) {
 		textIsEmpty = isEmpty;
-		if (!isEmpty) onStartingMessage();
 		updateViewState();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onSendEvent() {
 		if (canSend()) {
-			listener.onSendClick(textInput.getText(), emptyList(),
+			listener.onSendClick(textInput.getText(), emptyList());
-					expectedTimer).observe(listener, this::onSendStateChanged);
 		}
 	}
 
-	@CallSuper
-	protected void onSendStateChanged(SendState sendState) {
-		if (sendState == SENT) {
-			textInput.clearText();
-		} else if (sendState == UNEXPECTED_TIMER) {
-			boolean enabled = expectedTimer == NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-			showTimerChangedDialog(enabled);
-		} else if (sendState == ERROR) {
-			Toast.makeText(textInput.getContext(), R.string.message_error,
-					LENGTH_LONG).show();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Call whenever the user starts a new message,
-	 * either by entering text or adding an attachment.
-	 * This updates the expected auto-delete timer to the current value.
-	 */
-	protected void onStartingMessage() {
-		expectedTimer = currentTimer;
-	}
-
 	public void setReady(boolean ready) {
 		this.ready = ready;
 		updateViewState();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets the current auto delete timer and updates the UI accordingly.
-	 */
-	public void setAutoDeleteTimer(long timer) {
-		currentTimer = timer;
-		updateViewState();
-	}
-
-	@CallSuper
 	protected void updateViewState() {
-		textInput.setEnabled(isTextInputEnabled());
+		textInput.setEnabled(ready);
-		textInput.setHint(getCurrentTextHint());
+		compositeSendButton
-		compositeSendButton.setEnabled(isSendButtonEnabled());
+				.setEnabled(ready && (!textIsEmpty || canSendEmptyText()));
-		if (compositeSendButton instanceof CompositeSendButton) {
-			CompositeSendButton sendButton =
-					(CompositeSendButton) compositeSendButton;
-			sendButton.setBombVisible(isBombVisible());
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected boolean isTextInputEnabled() {
-		return ready;
-	}
-
-	protected boolean isSendButtonEnabled() {
-		return ready && (!textIsEmpty || canSendEmptyText());
-	}
-
-	protected boolean isBombVisible() {
-		return currentTimer != NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER;
-	}
-
-	protected CharSequence getCurrentTextHint() {
-		if (currentTimer == NO_AUTO_DELETE_TIMER) {
-			return defaultHint;
-		} else {
-			Context ctx = textInput.getContext();
-			return ctx.getString(R.string.message_hint_auto_delete);
-		}
 	}
 
 	protected final boolean canSend() {
@@ -151,23 +76,6 @@ public class TextSendController implements TextInputListener {
 		return allowEmptyText;
 	}
 
-	private void showTimerChangedDialog(boolean enabled) {
-		Context ctx = textInput.getContext();
-		int message =
-				enabled ? R.string.auto_delete_changed_warning_message_enabled :
-						R.string.auto_delete_changed_warning_message_disabled;
-		new AlertDialog.Builder(ctx, R.style.BriarDialogTheme)
-				.setTitle(R.string.auto_delete_changed_warning_title)
-				.setMessage(message)
-				.setPositiveButton(R.string.auto_delete_changed_warning_send,
-						(dialog, which) -> {
-							expectedTimer = currentTimer;
-							onSendEvent();
-						})
-				.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
-				.show();
-	}
-
 	@Nullable
 	public Parcelable onSaveInstanceState(@Nullable Parcelable superState) {
 		return superState;
@@ -178,11 +86,9 @@ public class TextSendController implements TextInputListener {
 		return state;
 	}
 
-	public enum SendState {SENT, ERROR, UNEXPECTED_TIMER}
+	@UiThread
-
+	public interface SendListener {
-	public interface SendListener extends LifecycleOwner {
+		void onSendClick(@Nullable String text, List<AttachmentHeader> headers);
-		LiveData<SendState> onSendClick(@Nullable String text,
-				List<AttachmentHeader> headers, long expectedAutoDeleteTimer);
 	}
 
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TrustIndicatorView.java

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 
 @UiThread
 public class TrustIndicatorView extends AppCompatImageView {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public class TrustIndicatorView extends AppCompatImageView {
 			default:
 				res = R.drawable.trust_indicator_unknown;
 		}
-		setImageResource(res);
+		setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(getContext(), res));
 		setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 
 		invalidate();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/viewmodel/DbViewModel.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbCallable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ public abstract class DbViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 	 * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter},
 	 * use {@link #loadList(DbCallable, UiConsumer)} instead.
 	 */
-	protected void runOnDbThread(Runnable task) {
+	protected void runOnDbThread(ThrowingRunnable<Exception> task,
+			Consumer<Exception> err) {
 		dbExecutor.execute(() -> {
 			try {
 				lifecycleManager.waitForDatabase();
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ public abstract class DbViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				LOG.warning("Interrupted while waiting for database");
 				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				err.accept(e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -101,6 +105,34 @@ public abstract class DbViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Waits for the DB to open and runs the given task on the
+	 * {@link DatabaseExecutor}. If the task throws a {@link DbException}
+	 * it's caught and logged.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If you need a list of items to be displayed in a
+	 * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter},
+	 * use {@link #loadList(DbCallable, UiConsumer)} instead.
+	 */
+	protected void runOnDbThreadOrLogException(boolean readOnly,
+			DbRunnable<Exception> task) {
+		runOnDbThread(readOnly, task, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Waits for the DB to open and runs the given task on the
+	 * {@link DatabaseExecutor}. If the task throws a {@link DbException}
+	 * it's caught and logged.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If you need a list of items to be displayed in a
+	 * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter},
+	 * use {@link #loadList(DbCallable, UiConsumer)} instead.
+	 */
+	protected void runOnDbThreadOrLogException(
+			ThrowingRunnable<Exception> task) {
+		runOnDbThread(task, e -> logException(LOG, WARNING, e));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Loads a list of items on the {@link DatabaseExecutor} within a single
 	 * {@link Transaction} and publishes it as a {@link LiveResult}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/viewmodel/LiveEvent.java

@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@ public class LiveEvent<T> extends LiveData<LiveEvent.ConsumableEvent<T>> {
 		super.observeForever(observer);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the last value of the event (even if already consumed)
-	 * or null if there hasn't been any value so far.
-	 */
-	@Nullable
-	public T getLastValue() {
-		ConsumableEvent<T> event = getValue();
-		if (event == null) return null;
-		return event.content;
-	}
-
 	static class ConsumableEvent<T> {
 
 		private final T content;

briar-android/src/main/res/drawable-anydpi-v24/notification_lock.xml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:width="24dp"
-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="24"
-    android:viewportHeight="24"
-    android:tint="#FFFFFF">
-  <group android:scaleX="0.92"
-      android:scaleY="0.92"
-      android:translateX="0.96"
-      android:translateY="0.96">
-    <path
-        android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
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briar-android/src/main/res/drawable-anydpi-v24/notification_signout.xml

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-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="24"
-    android:viewportHeight="24"
-    android:tint="#FFFFFF">
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-      android:translateY="0.96">
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