Add a setting to show timestamp for all messages (#2123)

CHANGES.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Features ✨:
 Improvements 🙌:
  - Add "show password" in import Megolm keys dialog
  - Visually disable call buttons in menu and prohibit calling when permissions are insufficient (#2112)
+ - Add a setting to show timestamp for all messages (#2123)
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Long message cannot be sent/takes infinite time & blocks other messages #1397

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/helper/MessageInformationDataFactory.kt

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ package im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.helper
 import im.vector.app.core.date.DateFormatKind
 import im.vector.app.core.date.VectorDateFormatter
 import im.vector.app.core.extensions.localDateTime
-import im.vector.app.core.resources.ColorProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.E2EDecoration
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.MessageInformationData
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.PollResponseData
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.ReactionInfoData
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.ReadReceiptData
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item.ReferencesInfoData
+import im.vector.app.features.settings.VectorPreferences
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.extensions.orFalse
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.Session
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.EventType
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 class MessageInformationDataFactory @Inject constructor(private val session: Session,
                                                         private val roomSummaryHolder: RoomSummaryHolder,
                                                         private val dateFormatter: VectorDateFormatter,
-                                                        private val colorProvider: ColorProvider) {
+                                                        private val vectorPreferences: VectorPreferences) {
 
     fun create(event: TimelineEvent, nextEvent: TimelineEvent?): MessageInformationData {
         // Non nullability has been tested before
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class MessageInformationDataFactory @Inject constructor(private val session: Ses
                 avatarUrl = event.senderInfo.avatarUrl,
                 memberName = event.senderInfo.disambiguatedDisplayName,
                 showInformation = showInformation,
+                forceShowTimestamp = vectorPreferences.alwaysShowTimeStamps(),
                 orderedReactionList = event.annotations?.reactionsSummary
                         // ?.filter { isSingleEmoji(it.key) }
                         ?.map {

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/AbsMessageItem.kt

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.annotation.IdRes
+import androidx.core.view.isInvisible
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyAttribute
 import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.utils.DebouncedClickListener
@@ -69,8 +71,14 @@ abstract class AbsMessageItem<H : AbsMessageItem.Holder> : AbsBaseMessageItem<H>
             holder.avatarImageView.setOnClickListener(null)
             holder.memberNameView.setOnClickListener(null)
             holder.avatarImageView.visibility = View.GONE
-            holder.memberNameView.visibility = View.GONE
-            holder.timeView.visibility = View.GONE
+            if (attributes.informationData.forceShowTimestamp) {
+                holder.memberNameView.isInvisible = true
+                holder.timeView.isVisible = true
+                holder.timeView.text = attributes.informationData.time
+            } else {
+                holder.memberNameView.isVisible = false
+                holder.timeView.isVisible = false
+            }
             holder.avatarImageView.setOnLongClickListener(null)
             holder.memberNameView.setOnLongClickListener(null)
         }

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageInformationData.kt

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ data class MessageInformationData(
         val avatarUrl: String?,
         val memberName: CharSequence? = null,
         val showInformation: Boolean = true,
+        val forceShowTimestamp: Boolean = false,
         /*List of reactions (emoji,count,isSelected)*/
         val orderedReactionList: List<ReactionInfoData>? = null,
         val pollResponseAggregatedSummary: PollResponseData? = null,

vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml

@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
 
         <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorSwitchPreference
             android:key="SETTINGS_ALWAYS_SHOW_TIMESTAMPS_KEY"
-            android:title="@string/settings_always_show_timestamps"
-            app:isPreferenceVisible="@bool/false_not_implemented" />
+            android:title="@string/settings_always_show_timestamps" />
 
         <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorSwitchPreference
             android:key="SETTINGS_12_24_TIMESTAMPS_KEY"