extends Object
class_name MessageData


signal message_added(message)
signal message_group_added(message_group)


var dirty_flag = false
var loaded_message_groups = []


func add_message(content, time_stamp, user):
	var message_group: MessageGroup
	
	if loaded_message_groups.empty():
		message_group = _add_message_group(time_stamp, user)
	else:
		var latest_message_group = loaded_message_groups[-1]
		if latest_message_group.associated_user != user:
			message_group = _add_message_group(time_stamp, user)
		else:
			var latest_message = latest_message_group.messages[-1]
			if time_stamp - latest_message.time_stamp >= 120:
				message_group = _add_message_group(time_stamp, user)
			else:
				message_group = loaded_message_groups[-1]
	
	var message = Message.new()
	message.content = content
	message.time_stamp = time_stamp
	message_group.add(message)
	emit_signal("message_added", message)
	
	dirty_flag = true


func load_data():
	var file = File.new()
	file.open("user://message_history.dat", File.READ)
	var json_string = file.get_as_text()
	if validate_json(json_string):
		printerr("\"message_history.dat\" was found, but is corrupted.")
		return
	var message_data_list = parse_json(json_string)
	for message_data in message_data_list:
		var user = Users.get_primary() if message_data["user"] else Users.get_helper()
		add_message(
			message_data["content"],
			message_data["time_stamp"],
			user
			)


func save_data():
	if dirty_flag:
		var message_data_list = []
		for message_group in loaded_message_groups:
			var user = message_group.associated_user.is_primary()
			for message in message_group.messages:
				var message_data = {
					"user" : user,
					"time_stamp" : message.time_stamp,
					"content" : message.content
				}
				message_data_list.append(message_data)
		var json_string = to_json(message_data_list)
		var file = File.new()
		file.open("user://message_history.dat", File.WRITE)
		file.store_string(json_string)
		file.close()
	# dirty_flag needs to be set to false after successful save!
	dirty_flag = false


func _add_message_group(time_stamp, user) -> MessageGroup:
	var message_group = MessageGroup.new()
	message_group.associated_user = user
	message_group.time_stamp = time_stamp
	loaded_message_groups.append(message_group)
	emit_signal("message_group_added", message_group)
	
#	var container = message_group.create_container()
#	UI.message_feed_container.add_child(container)
	
	return message_group