Properly collect state events from a room.

src/Main.elm

@@ -78,7 +78,27 @@ update msg model = case msg of
     ReceiveCompletedTypingIndicator r -> (model, Cmd.none)
     ReceiveStoreData d -> updateStoreData model d
     TypingTick _ -> updateTypingTick model
+    History r -> updateHistory model r
+    ReceiveHistoryResponse r hr -> updateHistoryResponse model r hr
 
+updateHistoryResponse : Model -> RoomId -> Result Http.Error HistoryResponse -> (Model, Cmd Msg)
+updateHistoryResponse m r hr = case hr of
+    Ok h -> ({ m | sync = appendHistoryResponse m.sync r h }, Cmd.none)
+    Err _ -> (m, Cmd.none)
+
+updateHistory : Model -> RoomId -> (Model, Cmd Msg)
+updateHistory m r =
+    let
+        prevBatch = Maybe.andThen .prevBatch
+            <| Maybe.andThen .timeline 
+            <| Maybe.andThen (Dict.get r)  
+            <| Maybe.andThen .join 
+            <| m.sync.rooms
+        command = case prevBatch of
+            Just pv -> getHistory m.apiUrl (Maybe.withDefault "" m.token) r pv
+            Nothing -> Cmd.none
+    in
+        (m, command)
 
 updateChangeRoomText : Model -> RoomId -> String -> (Model, Cmd Msg)
 updateChangeRoomText m roomId text = 
@@ -191,7 +211,7 @@ updateSyncResponse model r notify =
         token = Maybe.withDefault "" model.token
         nextBatch = Result.withDefault model.sync.nextBatch
             <| Result.map .nextBatch r
-        syncCmd = sync nextBatch model.apiUrl token
+        syncCmd = sync model.apiUrl token nextBatch
         newUsers sr = List.filter (\s -> not <| Dict.member s model.userData) <| roomsUsers sr
         newUserCmd sr = Cmd.batch
             <| List.map (userData model.apiUrl

src/Scylla/Http.elm

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Scylla.Http exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Model exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Api exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Route exposing (RoomId)
-import Scylla.Sync exposing (syncResponseDecoder)
+import Scylla.Sync exposing (syncResponseDecoder, historyResponseDecoder)
 import Scylla.Login exposing (loginResponseDecoder, Username, Password)
 import Scylla.UserData exposing (userDataDecoder, UserData)
 import Json.Encode exposing (object, string, int, bool)
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ firstSync apiUrl token = request
     , tracker = Nothing
     }
 
-sync : String -> ApiUrl -> ApiToken -> Cmd Msg
-sync nextBatch apiUrl token = request
+sync : ApiUrl -> ApiToken -> String -> Cmd Msg
+sync apiUrl token nextBatch = request
     { method = "GET"
     , headers = authenticatedHeaders token
     , url = (fullClientUrl apiUrl) ++ "/sync" ++ "?since=" ++ (nextBatch) ++ "&timeout=10000"
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ sync nextBatch apiUrl token = request
     , tracker = Nothing
     }
 
+getHistory : ApiUrl -> ApiToken -> RoomId -> String -> Cmd Msg
+getHistory apiUrl token room prevBatch = request
+    { method = "GET"
+    , headers = authenticatedHeaders token
+    , url = (fullClientUrl apiUrl) ++ "/rooms/" ++ room ++ "/messages" ++ "?from=" ++ prevBatch ++ "&dir=" ++ "b"
+    , body = emptyBody
+    , expect = expectJson (ReceiveHistoryResponse room) historyResponseDecoder
+    , timeout = Nothing
+    , tracker = Nothing
+    }
+
 sendTextMessage : ApiUrl -> ApiToken -> Int -> String -> String -> Cmd Msg
 sendTextMessage apiUrl token transactionId room message = request
     { method = "PUT"

src/Scylla/Model.elm

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Scylla.Model exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Api exposing (..)
-import Scylla.Sync exposing (SyncResponse, JoinedRoom, senderName)
+import Scylla.Sync exposing (SyncResponse, HistoryResponse, JoinedRoom, senderName)
 import Scylla.Login exposing (LoginResponse, Username, Password)
 import Scylla.UserData exposing (UserData)
 import Scylla.Route exposing (Route(..), RoomId)
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ type Msg =
     | ReceiveCompletedTypingIndicator (Result Http.Error ()) -- HTTP, typing indicator request completed
     | ReceiveStoreData Json.Decode.Value -- We are send back a value on request from localStorage.
     | TypingTick Posix -- Tick for updating the typing status
+    | History RoomId -- Load history for a room
+    | ReceiveHistoryResponse RoomId (Result Http.Error HistoryResponse) -- HTTP, receive history
 
 displayName : Model -> Username -> String
 displayName m s = Maybe.withDefault (senderName s) <| Maybe.andThen .displayName <| Dict.get s m.userData

src/Scylla/Sync.elm

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Scylla.Sync exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Api exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Notification exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Login exposing (Username)
+import Scylla.Route exposing (RoomId)
 import Dict exposing (Dict)
 import Json.Decode as Decode exposing (Decoder, int, string, float, list, value, dict, bool, field)
 import Json.Decode.Pipeline exposing (required, optional)
@@ -258,6 +259,20 @@ presenceDecoder =
     Decode.succeed Presence
         |> maybeDecode "events" (list eventDecoder)
 
+-- Room History Responses
+type alias HistoryResponse =
+    { start : String
+    , end : String
+    , chunk : List RoomEvent
+    }
+
+historyResponseDecoder : Decoder HistoryResponse
+historyResponseDecoder =
+    Decode.succeed HistoryResponse
+        |> required "start" string
+        |> required "end" string
+        |> required "chunk" (list roomEventDecoder)
+
 -- Business Logic
 uniqueByRecursive : (a -> comparable) -> List a -> Set comparable -> List a
 uniqueByRecursive f l s = case l of
@@ -327,7 +342,7 @@ mergeState : State -> State -> State
 mergeState s1 s2 = State <| mergeMaybe mergeStateEvents s1.events s2.events
 
 mergeTimeline : Timeline -> Timeline -> Timeline
-mergeTimeline t1 t2 = Timeline (mergeMaybe mergeRoomEvents t1.events t2.events) Nothing t2.prevBatch
+mergeTimeline t1 t2 = Timeline (mergeMaybe mergeRoomEvents t1.events t2.events) Nothing t1.prevBatch
 
 mergeEphemeral : Ephemeral -> Ephemeral -> Ephemeral
 mergeEphemeral e1 e2 = Ephemeral <| mergeMaybe mergeEvents e1.events e2.events
@@ -374,6 +389,40 @@ mergeSyncResponse l r =
     , accountData = mergeMaybe mergeAccountData l.accountData r.accountData
     }
 
+appendRoomHistoryResponse : JoinedRoom -> HistoryResponse -> JoinedRoom
+appendRoomHistoryResponse jr hr =
+    let
+        oldEvents = Maybe.withDefault [] <| Maybe.andThen .events jr.timeline
+        newEvents = mergeRoomEvents (List.reverse hr.chunk) oldEvents
+        newTimeline = case jr.timeline of
+            Just t -> Just { t | events = Just newEvents, prevBatch = Just hr.end }
+            Nothing -> Just { events = Just newEvents, prevBatch = Just hr.end, limited = Nothing }
+    in
+        { jr | timeline = newTimeline }
+
+appendHistoryResponse : SyncResponse -> RoomId -> HistoryResponse -> SyncResponse
+appendHistoryResponse sr r hr =
+    let
+        appendMaybeRoomHistoryResponse mr = Just <| case mr of
+            Just jr -> appendRoomHistoryResponse jr hr
+            Nothing ->
+                { state = Nothing
+                , timeline = Just
+                    { events = Just hr.chunk
+                    , limited = Nothing
+                    , prevBatch = Just hr.end
+                    }
+                , ephemeral = Nothing
+                , accountData = Nothing
+                , unreadNotifications = Nothing
+                }
+        newRooms = Just <| case sr.rooms of
+            Just rs -> { rs | join = newJoin rs.join }
+            Nothing -> { join = newJoin Nothing, leave = Nothing, invite = Nothing }
+        newJoin j = Maybe.map (Dict.update r appendMaybeRoomHistoryResponse) j
+    in
+        { sr | rooms = newRooms }
+
 -- Business Logic: Names
 senderName : String -> String
 senderName s =
@@ -384,19 +433,38 @@ senderName s =
     in
         String.slice 1 colonIndex s
 
+roomStateEvents : JoinedRoom -> List StateEvent
+roomStateEvents jr =
+    let
+        stateEvents = Maybe.withDefault [] <|  Maybe.andThen .events jr.state
+        timelineEvents = Maybe.withDefault [] <| Maybe.andThen .events jr.timeline
+        roomToStateEvent re =
+            { content = re.content
+            , type_ = re.type_
+            , eventId = re.eventId
+            , sender = re.sender
+            , originServerTs = re.originServerTs
+            , unsigned = re.unsigned
+            , prevContent = Nothing
+            , stateKey = ""
+            }
+        allEvents = uniqueBy .eventId (stateEvents ++ (List.map roomToStateEvent timelineEvents))
+    in
+        allEvents
+
+roomAccountData : JoinedRoom -> String -> Maybe Decode.Value
+roomAccountData jr et =
+    Maybe.map .content
+    <| Maybe.andThen (List.head << List.filter (((==) et) << .type_))
+    <| Maybe.andThen .events jr.accountData
+
 roomName : JoinedRoom -> Maybe String
 roomName jr = 
     let
-        nameEvent = Maybe.andThen (findLastEvent (((==) "m.room.name") << .type_))
-            << Maybe.andThen .events
         name c = Result.toMaybe <| Decode.decodeValue (field "name" string) c
-        maybeStateEvent = nameEvent jr.state
-        maybeTimelineEvent = nameEvent jr.timeline
-        realEventContent = case maybeTimelineEvent of
-            Just te -> Just te.content
-            _ -> Maybe.map .content maybeStateEvent
+        nameEvent = findLastEvent (((==) "m.room.name") << .type_) <| roomStateEvents jr
     in
-        Maybe.andThen name realEventContent
+        Maybe.andThen (name << .content) nameEvent
 
 -- Business Logic: Event Extraction
 notificationText : RoomEvent -> String

src/Scylla/Views.elm

@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ loginView m = div [ class "login-wrapper" ]
     , button [ onClick AttemptLogin ] [ text "Log In" ]
     ]
 
-joinedRoomView : Model -> String -> JoinedRoom -> Html Msg
+joinedRoomView : Model -> RoomId -> JoinedRoom -> Html Msg
 joinedRoomView m roomId jr =
     let
         events = Maybe.withDefault [] <| Maybe.andThen .events jr.timeline
         renderedEvents = List.filterMap (eventView m) events
-        eventWrapper = eventWrapperView m renderedEvents
+        eventWrapper = eventWrapperView m roomId renderedEvents
         typing = List.map (displayName m) <| roomTypingUsers jr
         typingText = String.join ", " typing
         typingSuffix = case List.length typing of
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@ iconView name =
             [ Svg.Attributes.class "feather-icon"
             ] [ Svg.use [ Svg.Attributes.xlinkHref (url ++ "#" ++ name) ] [] ]
 
-eventWrapperView : Model -> List (Html Msg) -> Html Msg
-eventWrapperView m es = div [ class "events-wrapper", id "events-wrapper" ] [ table [ class "events-table" ] es ]
+eventWrapperView : Model -> RoomId -> List (Html Msg) -> Html Msg
+eventWrapperView m rid es = div [ class "events-wrapper", id "events-wrapper" ]
+    [ a [ class "history-link", onClick <| History rid ] [ text "Load older messages" ]
+    , table [ class "events-table" ] es
+    ]
 
 eventView : Model -> RoomEvent -> Maybe (Html Msg)
 eventView m re = 

static/scss/style.scss

@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ div.message-wrapper {
 div.events-wrapper {
     overflow-y: scroll;
     flex-grow: 1;
+
+    a.history-link {
+        display: block;
+        width: 100%;
+        text-align: center;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        padding: 5px;
+    }
 }
 
 table.events-table {