Mark as Unread

package.json

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
-        "@matrix-org/analytics-events": "^0.10.0",
+        "@matrix-org/analytics-events": "^0.12.0",
         "@matrix-org/emojibase-bindings": "^1.1.2",
         "@matrix-org/matrix-wysiwyg": "2.17.0",
         "@matrix-org/olm": "3.2.15",

playwright/e2e/room_options/marked_unread.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { test, expect } from "../../element-web-test";
+
+const TEST_ROOM_NAME = "The mark unread test room";
+
+test.describe("Threads", () => {
+    test.use({
+        displayName: "Tom",
+        botCreateOpts: {
+            displayName: "BotBob",
+            autoAcceptInvites: true,
+        },
+    });
+
+    test("should mark a room as unread", async ({ page, app, bot }) => {
+        const roomId = await app.client.createRoom({
+            name: TEST_ROOM_NAME,
+        });
+        const dummyRoomId = await app.client.createRoom({
+            name: "Room of no consequence",
+        });
+        await app.client.inviteUser(roomId, bot.credentials.userId);
+        await bot.joinRoom(roomId);
+        await bot.sendMessage(roomId, "I am a robot. Beep.");
+
+        // Regular notification on new message
+        await expect(page.getByLabel(TEST_ROOM_NAME + " 1 unread message.")).toBeVisible();
+        await expect(page).toHaveTitle("Element [1]");
+
+        await page.goto("/#/room/" + roomId);
+
+        // should now be read, since we viewed the room (we have to assert the page title:
+        // the room badge isn't visible since we're viewing the room)
+        await expect(page).toHaveTitle("Element | " + TEST_ROOM_NAME);
+
+        // navigate away from the room again
+        await page.goto("/#/room/" + dummyRoomId);
+
+        const roomTile = page.getByLabel(TEST_ROOM_NAME);
+        await roomTile.focus();
+        await roomTile.getByRole("button", { name: "Room options" }).click();
+        await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Mark as unread" }).click();
+
+        expect(page.getByLabel(TEST_ROOM_NAME + " Unread messages.")).toBeVisible();
+    });
+});

res/css/views/context_menus/_RoomGeneralContextMenu.pcss

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
     mask-image: url("$(res)/img/element-icons/roomlist/mark-as-read.svg");
 }
 
+.mx_RoomGeneralContextMenu_iconMarkAsUnread::before {
+    mask-image: url("$(res)/img/element-icons/roomlist/mark-as-unread.svg");
+}
+
 .mx_RoomGeneralContextMenu_iconNotificationsDefault::before {
     mask-image: url("$(res)/img/element-icons/notifications.svg");
 }

src/RoomNotifs.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { getUnsentMessages } from "./components/structures/RoomStatusBar";
 import { doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages, doesRoomOrThreadHaveUnreadMessages } from "./Unread";
 import { EffectiveMembership, getEffectiveMembership, isKnockDenied } from "./utils/membership";
 import SettingsStore from "./settings/SettingsStore";
+import { getMarkedUnreadState } from "./utils/notifications";
 
 export enum RoomNotifState {
     AllMessagesLoud = "all_messages_loud",
@@ -279,7 +280,8 @@ export function determineUnreadState(
         return { symbol: null, count: trueCount, level: NotificationLevel.Highlight };
     }
 
-    if (greyNotifs > 0) {
+    const markedUnreadState = getMarkedUnreadState(room);
+    if (greyNotifs > 0 || markedUnreadState) {
         return { symbol: null, count: trueCount, level: NotificationLevel.Notification };
     }
 

src/components/views/context_menus/RoomGeneralContextMenu.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { NotificationLevel } from "../../../stores/notifications/NotificationLev
 import { DefaultTagID, TagID } from "../../../stores/room-list/models";
 import RoomListStore, { LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../../stores/room-list/RoomListStore";
 import DMRoomMap from "../../../utils/DMRoomMap";
-import { clearRoomNotification } from "../../../utils/notifications";
+import { clearRoomNotification, setMarkedUnreadState } from "../../../utils/notifications";
 import { IProps as IContextMenuProps } from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
 import IconizedContextMenu, {
     IconizedContextMenuCheckbox,
@@ -45,13 +45,60 @@ import { useSettingValue } from "../../../hooks/useSettings";
 
 export interface RoomGeneralContextMenuProps extends IContextMenuProps {
     room: Room;
+    /**
+     * Called when the 'favourite' option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostFavoriteClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the 'low priority'' option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostLowPriorityClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the invite option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostInviteClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the 'copy link' option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostCopyLinkClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the settings option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostSettingsClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the 'forget room' option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostForgetClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the leave option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
     onPostLeaveClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the mark as read option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
+    onPostMarkAsReadClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the mark as unread option is clicked, after the menu has processed
+     * whatever caused the click in the normal way.
+     * @param event The event that caused the click
+     */
+    onPostMarkAsUnreadClick?: (event: ButtonEvent) => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -67,6 +114,8 @@ export const RoomGeneralContextMenu: React.FC<RoomGeneralContextMenuProps> = ({
     onPostSettingsClick,
     onPostLeaveClick,
     onPostForgetClick,
+    onPostMarkAsReadClick,
+    onPostMarkAsUnreadClick,
     ...props
 }) => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
@@ -213,18 +262,33 @@ export const RoomGeneralContextMenu: React.FC<RoomGeneralContextMenuProps> = ({
     }
 
     const { level } = useUnreadNotifications(room);
-    const markAsReadOption: JSX.Element | null =
-        level > NotificationLevel.None ? (
-            <IconizedContextMenuCheckbox
-                onClick={() => {
-                    clearRoomNotification(room, cli);
-                    onFinished?.();
-                }}
-                active={false}
-                label={_t("room|context_menu|mark_read")}
-                iconClassName="mx_RoomGeneralContextMenu_iconMarkAsRead"
-            />
-        ) : null;
+    const markAsReadOption: JSX.Element | null = (() => {
+        if (level > NotificationLevel.None) {
+            return (
+                <IconizedContextMenuOption
+                    onClick={wrapHandler(() => {
+                        clearRoomNotification(room, cli);
+                        onFinished?.();
+                    }, onPostMarkAsReadClick)}
+                    label={_t("room|context_menu|mark_read")}
+                    iconClassName="mx_RoomGeneralContextMenu_iconMarkAsRead"
+                />
+            );
+        } else if (!roomTags.includes(DefaultTagID.Archived)) {
+            return (
+                <IconizedContextMenuOption
+                    onClick={wrapHandler(() => {
+                        setMarkedUnreadState(room, cli, true);
+                        onFinished?.();
+                    }, onPostMarkAsUnreadClick)}
+                    label={_t("room|context_menu|mark_unread")}
+                    iconClassName="mx_RoomGeneralContextMenu_iconMarkAsUnread"
+                />
+            );
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    })();
 
     const developerModeEnabled = useSettingValue<boolean>("developerMode");
     const developerToolsOption = developerModeEnabled ? (

src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge.tsx

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class NotificationBadge extends React.PureComponent<XOR<IProps, I
         if (notification.isIdle && !notification.knocked) return null;
         if (hideIfDot && notification.level < NotificationLevel.Notification) {
             // This would just be a dot and we've been told not to show dots, so don't show it
-            if (!notification.hasUnreadCount) return null;
+            return null;
         }
 
         const commonProps: React.ComponentProps<typeof StatelessNotificationBadge> = {

src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge/StatelessNotificationBadge.tsx

@@ -70,17 +70,27 @@ export const StatelessNotificationBadge = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, XOR<Props,
             symbol = formatCount(count);
         }
 
+        // We show a dot if either:
+        // * The props force us to, or
+        // * It's just an activity-level notification or (in theory) lower and the room isn't knocked
+        const badgeType =
+            forceDot || (level <= NotificationLevel.Activity && !knocked)
+                ? "dot"
+                : !symbol || symbol.length < 3
+                  ? "badge_2char"
+                  : "badge_3char";
+
         const classes = classNames({
             mx_NotificationBadge: true,
             mx_NotificationBadge_visible: isEmptyBadge || knocked ? true : hasUnreadCount,
             mx_NotificationBadge_level_notification: level == NotificationLevel.Notification,
             mx_NotificationBadge_level_highlight: level >= NotificationLevel.Highlight,
             mx_NotificationBadge_knocked: knocked,
 
-            // At most one of mx_NotificationBadge_dot, mx_NotificationBadge_2char, mx_NotificationBadge_3char
-            mx_NotificationBadge_dot: (isEmptyBadge && !knocked) || forceDot,
-            mx_NotificationBadge_2char: !forceDot && symbol && symbol.length > 0 && symbol.length < 3,
-            mx_NotificationBadge_3char: !forceDot && symbol && symbol.length > 2,
+            // Exactly one of mx_NotificationBadge_dot, mx_NotificationBadge_2char, mx_NotificationBadge_3char
+            mx_NotificationBadge_dot: badgeType === "dot",
+            mx_NotificationBadge_2char: badgeType === "badge_2char",
+            mx_NotificationBadge_3char: badgeType === "badge_3char",
         });
 
         if (props.onClick) {

src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx

@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ export class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<ClassProps, State> {
                         onPostLeaveClick={(ev: ButtonEvent) =>
                             PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebRoomListRoomTileContextMenuLeaveItem", ev)
                         }
+                        onPostMarkAsReadClick={(ev: ButtonEvent) =>
+                            PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebRoomListRoomTileContextMenuMarkRead", ev)
+                        }
+                        onPostMarkAsUnreadClick={(ev: ButtonEvent) =>
+                            PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebRoomListRoomTileContextMenuMarkUnread", ev)
+                        }
                     />
                 )}
             </React.Fragment>

src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json

@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@
             "forget": "Forget Room",
             "low_priority": "Low Priority",
             "mark_read": "Mark as read",
+            "mark_unread": "Mark as unread",
             "mentions_only": "Mentions only",
             "notifications_default": "Match default setting",
             "notifications_mute": "Mute room",

src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { ActionPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads";
 import { CancelAskToJoinPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads/CancelAskToJoinPayload";
 import { SubmitAskToJoinPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads/SubmitAskToJoinPayload";
 import { ModuleRunner } from "../modules/ModuleRunner";
+import { setMarkedUnreadState } from "../utils/notifications";
 
 const NUM_JOIN_RETRY = 5;
 
@@ -497,6 +498,8 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends EventEmitter {
             if (room) {
                 pauseNonLiveBroadcastFromOtherRoom(room, this.stores.voiceBroadcastPlaybacksStore);
                 this.doMaybeSetCurrentVoiceBroadcastPlayback(room);
+
+                await setMarkedUnreadState(room, MatrixClientPeg.safeGet(), false);
             }
         } else if (payload.room_alias) {
             // Try the room alias to room ID navigation cache first to avoid

src/stores/notifications/RoomNotificationState.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { readReceiptChangeIsFor } from "../../utils/read-receipts";
 import * as RoomNotifs from "../../RoomNotifs";
 import { NotificationState } from "./NotificationState";
 import SettingsStore from "../../settings/SettingsStore";
+import { MARKED_UNREAD_TYPE_STABLE, MARKED_UNREAD_TYPE_UNSTABLE } from "../../utils/notifications";
 
 export class RoomNotificationState extends NotificationState implements IDestroyable {
     public constructor(
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export class RoomNotificationState extends NotificationState implements IDestroy
         this.room.on(RoomEvent.LocalEchoUpdated, this.handleLocalEchoUpdated);
         this.room.on(RoomEvent.Timeline, this.handleRoomEventUpdate);
         this.room.on(RoomEvent.Redaction, this.handleRoomEventUpdate);
+        this.room.on(RoomEvent.AccountData, this.handleRoomAccountDataUpdate);
 
         this.room.on(RoomEvent.UnreadNotifications, this.handleNotificationCountUpdate); // for server-sent counts
         cli.on(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onEventDecrypted);
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export class RoomNotificationState extends NotificationState implements IDestroy
         this.room.removeListener(RoomEvent.LocalEchoUpdated, this.handleLocalEchoUpdated);
         this.room.removeListener(RoomEvent.Timeline, this.handleRoomEventUpdate);
         this.room.removeListener(RoomEvent.Redaction, this.handleRoomEventUpdate);
+        this.room.removeListener(RoomEvent.AccountData, this.handleRoomAccountDataUpdate);
         cli.removeListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onEventDecrypted);
         cli.removeListener(ClientEvent.AccountData, this.handleAccountDataUpdate);
     }
@@ -90,6 +93,12 @@ export class RoomNotificationState extends NotificationState implements IDestroy
         }
     };
 
+    private handleRoomAccountDataUpdate = (ev: MatrixEvent): void => {
+        if ([MARKED_UNREAD_TYPE_STABLE, MARKED_UNREAD_TYPE_UNSTABLE].includes(ev.getType())) {
+            this.updateNotificationState();
+        }
+    };
+
     private updateNotificationState(): void {
         const snapshot = this.snapshot();