Getting the recipient from the VM

app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ProfilePictureView.kt

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class ProfilePictureView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     var displayName: String? = null
     var additionalPublicKey: String? = null
     var additionalDisplayName: String? = null
+    var recipient: Recipient? = null
 
     private val profilePicturesCache = mutableMapOf<View, Recipient>()
     private val resourcePadding by lazy {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class ProfilePictureView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     fun update(recipient: Recipient) {
+        this.recipient = recipient
         recipient.run { update(address, isClosedGroupRecipient, isOpenGroupInboxRecipient) }
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +123,14 @@ class ProfilePictureView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
     private fun setProfilePictureIfNeeded(imageView: ImageView, publicKey: String, displayName: String?) {
         if (publicKey.isNotEmpty()) {
-            val recipient = Recipient.from(context, Address.fromSerialized(publicKey), false)
+            // if we already have a recipient that matches the current key, reuse it
+            val recipient = if(this.recipient != null && this.recipient?.address?.serialize() == publicKey){
+                this.recipient!!
+            }
+            else {
+                this.recipient = Recipient.from(context, Address.fromSerialized(publicKey), false)
+                this.recipient!!
+            }
             if (profilePicturesCache[imageView] == recipient) return
             profilePicturesCache[imageView] = recipient
             val signalProfilePicture = recipient.contactPhoto

app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/SettingsActivity.kt

@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity() {
         }
 
         binding.run {
-            profilePictureView.apply {
-                publicKey = viewModel.hexEncodedPublicKey
-                displayName = viewModel.getDisplayName()
-                update()
-            }
             profilePictureView.setOnClickListener {
                 binding.avatarDialog.isVisible = true
                 showAvatarDialog = true
@@ -209,6 +204,18 @@ class SettingsActivity : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity() {
                 binding.profilePictureView.update()
             }
         }
+
+        lifecycleScope.launch {
+            viewModel.avatarData.collect {
+                if(it == null) return@collect
+
+                binding.profilePictureView.apply {
+                    publicKey = it.publicKey
+                    displayName = it.displayName
+                    update(it.recipient)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onStart() {

app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/SettingsViewModel.kt

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.session.libsession.utilities.Address
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.ProfileKeyUtil
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.ProfilePictureUtilities
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.TextSecurePreferences
+import org.session.libsession.utilities.recipients.Recipient
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.truncateIdForDisplay
 import org.session.libsignal.utilities.ExternalStorageUtil.getImageDir
 import org.session.libsignal.utilities.Log
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private var tempFile: File? = null
 
-    val hexEncodedPublicKey: String get() = prefs.getLocalNumber() ?: ""
+    val hexEncodedPublicKey: String = prefs.getLocalNumber() ?: ""
 
     private val userAddress = Address.fromSerialized(hexEncodedPublicKey)
 
@@ -70,13 +71,30 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     val recoveryHidden: StateFlow<Boolean>
         get() = _recoveryHidden
 
+    private val _avatarData: MutableStateFlow<AvatarData?> = MutableStateFlow(null)
+    val avatarData: StateFlow<AvatarData?>
+        get() = _avatarData
+
     /**
      * Refreshes the avatar on the main settings page
      */
     private val _refreshAvatar: MutableSharedFlow<Unit> = MutableSharedFlow()
     val refreshAvatar: SharedFlow<Unit>
         get() = _refreshAvatar.asSharedFlow()
 
+    init {
+        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
+            val recipient = Recipient.from(context, Address.fromSerialized(hexEncodedPublicKey), false)
+            _avatarData.update {
+                AvatarData(
+                    publicKey = hexEncodedPublicKey,
+                    displayName = getDisplayName(),
+                    recipient = recipient
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun getDisplayName(): String =
         prefs.getProfileName() ?: truncateIdForDisplay(hexEncodedPublicKey)
 
@@ -249,4 +267,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
             val hasAvatar: Boolean // true if the user has an avatar set already but is in this temp state because they are trying out a new avatar
         ) : AvatarDialogState()
     }
+
+    data class AvatarData(
+        val publicKey: String,
+        val displayName: String,
+        val recipient: Recipient
+    )
 }