added Image support in Chat

[Kumaravinash9]

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[Kumaravinash9]

@csoler @defnax Here is the drive link in which I uploaded the apk : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3LTBwK_PDZDksTIf5gBAio5CNWmpWma/view?usp=sharing

And please let me know if any functionality is not working.

One more thing you also need to download the retroshare service from here : https://gitlab.com/Kumaravinash9/retroshare-android-apks

[defnax]

issues (tested on bluestacks):

1. Profile generation endless loop not finishing
2. Add Friend via Retroshare id or cert gets errors
3. No notify when some one want or added you as friend ( importend to accept new FR's )
4. Start distant chat will work from desktop to rs mobile, desktop user needs to start the chat to get a chat
5. the distant message from rs mobile to desktop rs will be not sended
6. Other Chat rooms dont work for me, joind but cant chat
7. Attach image not worked
8. Switch profile has issues

Todo:

9. Import account not functional
10. Edit Profile seems not available? to change name or picture later

[Kumaravinash9]

tested on bluestack image attachment doesnt worked, maybe issue on bluestacks... but i tested only on a empty chatroom .

issues (tested on bluestacks):

1. Add Friend via Retroshare id or cert gets errors
2. Attach image not worked
3. No notify when some one want or added you as friend
4. Import account not functional
5. Edit Profile seems not available? to change name or picture later

Short invite is not working as well as update Identity feature there is some problem with this apis. I already inform this to cyril. Link : https://gitlab.com/elRepo.io/retroshare-wrapper-dart/-/issues/1

[Kumaravinash9]

But we can use retroshare long invite. It's working. I have tested it. and talking about image i have tested it yesterday it was working but i tested it on emulator, Will test it on real device

[defnax]

But we can use retroshare long invite. It's working. I have tested it. and talking about image i have tested it yesterday it was working but i tested it on emulator, Will test it on real device

Long invite i get same error output, yes needs to be tested on a mobile device. which minimum Android version is required for rs mobile ?

[Kumaravinash9]

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[Kumaravinash9]

try to add it

[Kumaravinash9]

Long invite is working

[defnax]

not easy to test, on bluestacks i have issues to login with the service apk need to test next days

[Kumaravinash9]

[Kumaravinash9]

On emulator it is working good but in phone share image is not working.i will fix this issue soon

[Kumaravinash9]

@csoler did you test it

[defnax]

animated gif images would be cool too https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_gifimage

[csoler]

I dont manage to test the app because it cannot create a profile. Which retroshare-service are you using? I suppose I need to install the right retroshare-service on my phone.

[defnax]

but he uses very old service from b1ird, we need normaly a new service apk

this works on my bluestacks: https://gitlab.com/Kumaravinash9/retroshare-android-apks/-/blob/master/retroshare-service-20200529.apk

[defnax]

@Kumaravinash9 which emulator you use? for me it looks like there is issues to get logged in, profile generation works but it doesnt not continoue after creation or login, on bluestacks its fast but i get endless login trying. last night i had success to login 1-2 times

[defnax]

i found one issue when copy from rs qt a key the key looks not good then it doesnt adds it to the mobile

[defnax]

seems iget now luck and get connected but under friends no friends visible normaly it must show all my friends under friends with avatar and status? or its not done yet

on retroshatre a FR, i get notify and i accepted but it display like this:

[defnax]

now seems login works but it takes very long.. but private chat seems not done yet on mobile i doesnt get yet any chat message

• no Friends list yet on rs mobile
• cant yet start a privat chat from rs mobile

[defnax]

ok sending from retroshare desktop to mobile it works images but seems only chat rooms working right? but from mobile to destop rs the image is not sended

But chat rooms has image limit not sure how to shrink or check image size for rs mobile on private and distant chat we has no limiting

[defnax]

ok i see now friends but it taked very long to see it maybe slow on emulator. But sending private message not working.

[Kumaravinash9]

ok i see now friends but it taked very long to see it maybe slow on emulator. But sending private message not working.

Working on it.

[Kumaravinash9]

Will update you when i am done

[Kumaravinash9]

I donot think login takes long time. I have tested it two or more times and it worked properly. The reason we are not able share the image because of the large image size.

[Kumaravinash9]

As you can see when i reduce the size of the image it started working properly

[defnax]

Normaly share orginal image will maybe work for direct chat or distant chat ( there is no limit) But i has two times myself in the Friends list

I donot think login takes long time. I have tested it two or more times and it worked properly. The reason we are not able share the image because of the large image size.

[Kumaravinash9]

Normaly share orginal image will maybe work for direct chat or distant chat ( there is no limit) But i has two times myself in the Friends list

I donot think login takes long time. I have tested it two or more times and it worked properly. The reason we are not able share the image because of the large image size.

Talking about private chat is not implemented yet. For now, we can do only distance chat and group chat. And one more thing you will not notify when you are connected with new friend that's also not implemented. You will be notify only when you receive new chat.

[Kumaravinash9]

Normaly share orginal image will maybe work for direct chat or distant chat ( there is no limit) But i has two times myself in the Friends list

I donot think login takes long time. I have tested it two or more times and it worked properly. The reason we are not able share the image because of the large image size.

For that I will planning to add image compression inside the app. so it will reduced the size of image

[Kumaravinash9]

Normaly share orginal image will maybe work for direct chat or distant chat ( there is no limit) But i has two times myself in the Friends list

I donot think login takes long time. I have tested it two or more times and it worked properly. The reason we are not able share the image because of the large image size.

Talking about login. It worked properly from my side. I think it's the problem with the retroshare service

[defnax]

Talking about private chat is not implemented yet. For now, we can do only distance chat and group chat. And one more thing you will not notify when you are connected with new friend that's also not implemented. You will be notify only when you receive new chat.

you will implement private chat? Would be cool if we see Private, Distant Chats, Rooms all like in the Chats List, at the moment i see on only rooms there. Like how in Telegram.

[defnax]

ok now i understand the Friends View is not for Private Chat... i hoped private chat will work too. Start distant chat will work from desktop to rs mobile, desktop user needs to start the chat to get a chat

the message from rs mobile to desktop rs will be not sended

on mobile no info if there is a attempt to start a distant chat

• would be great if i can view contacts (gxs) and direct friends in the Friends View, via switch something

i add this to the todo list

[defnax]

other bad issue you newer know if the contact is online or available to chat, else you can wait lots of to chat, when its not a direct friend, on direct friend you know if he is connected you can send him a chat message he can reply maybe later. For me Direct Chat is importend till the Distant Chat is useable anytime later when it has all the importend features and stable.

[Kumaravinash9]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3LTBwK_PDZDksTIf5gBAio5CNWmpWma/view?usp=sharing @defnax please test it once in your system. Image send Is working or not

[defnax]

Hi its working now , you has limited for rooms the image size?

But there is no function to view the image in fullview

[defnax]

look the image doesnt displayed on desktop not sure if mobile to mobile will be displayed right?

[defnax]

Distant Chat does not work on rs mobile, or temporary, rs mobile to rs desktop nothing happens. i need start from retroshare a distant chat to get a connection to the mobile identity. but often it works only one way desktop to mobile.

Was great if we can chat direct too, before the issues are fixed with distant. Run Retroshare too for testing i dont know if you test only locally.

[obrasero]

Hello, i*ve tried to install the apk-s linked in this thread to try testing the rs-mobile-app: Installed service apk and the mobile apk. Started service and than the rs-mobile:OK On trying to create a profile, the creation process was never ending, so the test stoped before we could try to connect two mobiles via rs-mobile.

So what was wrong or is there some specifics actual to be aware of to be able to create a profile?

I've an RS-TOR-ID if it would be possible to communicate over it.

Next days i will try to build the RS-Mobile by myself and try to get into the code. Maybe i will reach a point to support in coding it.

[defnax]

Hello, i*ve tried to install the apk-s linked in this thread to try testing the rs-mobile-app: Installed service apk and the mobile apk. Started service and than the rs-mobile:OK On trying to create a profile, the creation process was never ending, so the test stoped before we could try to connect two mobiles via rs-mobile.

So what was wrong or is there some specifics actual to be aware of to be able to create a profile?

I've an RS-TOR-ID if it would be possible to communicate over it.

Next days i will try to build the RS-Mobile by myself and try to get into the code. Maybe i will reach a point to support in coding it.

hi, i has the same issues i doesnt have yet a android need to buy next weeks, im mostly a iphone user, on profile creation not ending like endless loop, when shut down retroshare and restart the profile generated and i can select to login.

issues on login its very slow, i tested on bluestacks since few days. when you are on retroshare we can chat there not sure about avinash, he isnt often online on retroshare.

[obrasero]

Hmm,(we use android) to try to stop the App and restart it we also tried as we first tried the RS-andoid from f-droid. This App did not end its intsall-process so we just stoped it and checked if it is there anyway; and it was. Caused by this "experience" ;) we tried this also with the not ending profile creation on our android, but after restart it again needed a profile ti generate.

issues on login its very slow,

If its slow it would be OK for testins, but at least one needs a profile ;)

[defnax]

the service apk is very outdated from last year, i dont know but on bluestacks emultator it created, after i shutdown the retroshare-mobile You are on retroshare? there is a dev chat better then here, avinash developing it alone im only testing what works and what not

[obrasero]

You are on retroshare?

Yes, but with a TOR-Only RS.

there is a dev chat better then here

How o get on it? Until now, i'm also not a very experienced RS-User. I use mostly dircet chat an d own created chatroom as well as mail-system.

[defnax]

to try to stop the App and restart it we also tried as we first tried the RS-andoid from f-droid.

i dont know if f-droid is compatible with retroshare-mobile. only working is the service apk from b1rd from last year with retroshare-mobile apk.

[obrasero]

Yes, we tried first rs-forandroid from f-droid: It was pefectly installable (but the not ending install-process) and we were able to successfully create a profile as well as to add friends. But besides menus and there was not was to try to chat wit a contact. So i thought it may be better to try the rs-mobile with the result posted above.

f-droid is compatible with retroshare-mobile

So we didnt mix it.

[obrasero]

im not running tor rs,

I also could create a non-tor RS-Profile if this sutes better.

RS-Tor ist just the easiest and most robust way to use RS with respect to get connected to friends. :)

you are in dev test network

No, is this an RS-Network?

[defnax]

Yes im surprised that you are tested f-droid, that was only a protype some years ago(outdated), normaly that is not compatible with retroshare-mobile.

send me your cert via email ( no tor)

[obrasero]

If i read in this thread, that you are allready trying to deliver pictures by mobile-rs i thought it should allready satisfy the basi needs to me to be able to textual chat over: Just only the textual chat would allready enogh to us to find it usable on a mobile. ;)

[obrasero]

Yes im surprised that you are tested f-droid, that was only a protype some years ago(outdated),

Yes 3 Years old. But its was otical an by menu allready looking an acting successfull for basic needs, but sorroly it was only optical witout realy chat avail :))

[obrasero]

key is running quickly bit by bit to your email-addr....

[Kumaravinash9]

Hello, i*ve tried to install the apk-s linked in this thread to try testing the rs-mobile-app: Installed service apk and the mobile apk. Started service and than the rs-mobile:OK On trying to create a profile, the creation process was never ending, so the test stoped before we could try to connect two mobiles via rs-mobile. So what was wrong or is there some specifics actual to be aware of to be able to create a profile? I've an RS-TOR-ID if it would be possible to communicate over it. Next days i will try to build the RS-Mobile by myself and try to get into the code. Maybe i will reach a point to support in coding it.

hi, i has the same issues i doesnt have yet a android need to buy next weeks, im mostly a iphone user, on profile creation not ending like endless loop, when shut down retroshare and restart the profile generated and i can select to login.

issues on login its very slow, i tested on bluestacks since few days. when you are on retroshare we can chat there not sure about avinash, he isnt often online on retroshare.

Hi @obrasero @defnax Actually retroshare service taking long time to process the account creation that's why it taking long time.

[Kumaravinash9]

I already inform this issue to @csoler