• Updated the General cache to include the users seckey (rather than fetching it from the DB every time causing unneeded load)
• Updated a bunch of Crypto usage to no longer need a `db` or `dependencies` instance passed to it
• Added unit tests for General.Cache
• Replaced `Identity.userExists` with `General.Cache.userExists` (no need for database access anymore)
• Moved the SwarmPoller message handling logic into it's own function to make debugging stack traces a little easier
• Cleaned up some hard-to-read logic

DBR - 1 - Cached seckey, cleaned up crypto usage

• Added the new MessageDeduplication table
• Added a migration to populate the MessageDeduplication table
• Added ExtensionHelper functions to store records in the AppGroup for deduplication purposes
• Updated the logic to use MessageDeduplication table & files for deduplication purposes
• Refactored message parsing to not rely on the database
• Refactored message deduplication to not rely on the database in the PN extension
• Removed the old ControlMessageProcessRecord table

…receiving-process

DBR - 2 - Refactored the message deduplication logic

• Updated the General cache to include the users seckey (rather than fetching it from the DB every time causing unneeded load)
• Updated a bunch of Crypto usage to no longer need a `db` or `dependencies` instance passed to it
• Added unit tests for General.Cache
• Replaced `Identity.userExists` with `General.Cache.userExists` (no need for database access anymore)
• Moved the SwarmPoller message handling logic into it's own function to make debugging stack traces a little easier
• Cleaned up some hard-to-read logic

…message-notification

DBR - 3 - Initial notification extension refactoring, handling visible message PNs

• Added the new MessageDeduplication table
• Added a migration to populate the MessageDeduplication table
• Added ExtensionHelper functions to store records in the AppGroup for deduplication purposes
• Updated the logic to use MessageDeduplication table & files for deduplication purposes
• Refactored message parsing to not rely on the database
• Refactored message deduplication to not rely on the database in the PN extension
• Removed the old ControlMessageProcessRecord table

• Added code to write user metadata to disk
• Added code to write config dumps to disk
• Added code to write push notification messages to disk
• Added code to read push notification messages from disk on launch
• Added code to calculate the unread count in the PN extension (based on the last known main app unread count)
• Added code to replicate config dumps to the AppGroup for extensions to load
• Added async/await read & write functions to Storage
• Tweaked the logic when the user taps on a notification to wait until after the PN extension message files have been loaded (with a 3s timeout)
• Fixed an issue where notifications were being overwritten in all cases (now using the serverHash as the identifier when available)

…ages

• Added unit tests for new ExtensionHelper functions
• Tweaked the `#file` variables to use `#fileID` instead (relative to project dir)
• Updated AppDelegate so it doesn't run when running unit tests (could slow other stuff down or cause bugs)
• Fixed broken unit tests
• Fixed an issue where the notification extension wasn't correctly reporting the successful handling of a push notification

…ving-to-disk

DBR - 4 - Saving and reading messages from disk

# Conflicts:
#	Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
#	SessionMessagingKit/Open Groups/OpenGroupManager.swift
#	SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Notifications/NotificationsProtocol.swift
#	SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Notifications/Types/NotificationCategory.swift
#	SessionMessagingKitTests/_TestUtilities/CommonSMKMockExtensions.swift
#	SessionMessagingKitTests/_TestUtilities/MockNotificationsManager.swift
#	SessionNotificationServiceExtension/NSENotificationPresenter.swift
#	SessionUtilitiesKit/General/SessionId.swift

• Updated the General cache to include the users seckey (rather than fetching it from the DB every time causing unneeded load)
• Updated a bunch of Crypto usage to no longer need a `db` or `dependencies` instance passed to it
• Added unit tests for General.Cache
• Replaced `Identity.userExists` with `General.Cache.userExists` (no need for database access anymore)
• Moved the SwarmPoller message handling logic into it's own function to make debugging stack traces a little easier
• Cleaned up some hard-to-read logic

• Added the new MessageDeduplication table
• Added a migration to populate the MessageDeduplication table
• Added ExtensionHelper functions to store records in the AppGroup for deduplication purposes
• Updated the logic to use MessageDeduplication table & files for deduplication purposes
• Refactored message parsing to not rely on the database
• Refactored message deduplication to not rely on the database in the PN extension
• Removed the old ControlMessageProcessRecord table

• Updated display pictures and attachments to use a hash derived from the download url instead of a random UUID for the filename
• Renamed some database columns for consistency
• Dropped a bunch of unused database columns
• Removed old quoted attachment thumbnail logic
• Fixed an issue where updating the display picture wouldn't update the settings UI
• Fixed an issue where image thumbnails may not render correctly
• Fixed an issue where some text wouldn't be respect the theme
• Fixed a performance issue with one of our list components
• Fixed an issue where sharing files wasn't saving the attachment data correctly

…ther settings

• Added better support for failing cases in the custom media transitions
• Tweaked a bunch of task priorities (and made a bunch detached tasks
• Fixed a couple of bugs with the custom media transitions
• Fixed an specific case where the conversation list could stop updating
• Fixed an issue where the share extension could log multiple times
• Fixed a rare thread two-lock deadlock issue
• Fixed an issue where we would incorrectly deduplicate config messages (libSession should handle that internally)
• Fixed an issue where group invites were not encrypting correctly
• Fixed an issue where mentioning a non-contact group member wouldn't show their name in the push notification
• Fixed an issue where group configs may not replicate correctly
• Fixed an issue where a title-only notification would show for the currently open conversation
• Fixed an issue where the first message request message wouldn't show a PN

• Cleaned up some async usage that was deadlock prone
• Fixed a deadlock that could occur in the PagedDatabaseObserver
• Fixed an issue where contact config merges could fail due to blinded conversations
• Fixed an issue where the GroupLeavingJob could fail
• Fixed an issue where the home screen might not update
• Reworked the async/await observation logic to be separate from libSession (resolve a complex deadlock)

…eature/database-relocation

# Conflicts:
#	Session/Conversations/ConversationVC+Interaction.swift
#	Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
#	Session/Conversations/Settings/ThreadSettingsViewModel.swift
#	Session/Shared/Views/SessionCell+AccessoryView.swift
#	SessionMessagingKit/Database/Models/SessionThread.swift
#	SessionMessagingKit/Utilities/ProfilePictureView+Convenience.swift
#	SessionUIKit/Types/IconSize.swift

…eature/database-relocation

• Removed notification setting syncing
• Added logic to replicate local settings
• Fixed a bug the message deduplication migration was incorrectly adding expirations to community messages which shouldn't expire
• Fixed a bug where the GarbageCollectionJob would incorrectly remove dedupe records which shouldn't expire
• Fixed a bug where generic push notifications would incorrectly be shown for self-send messages

…ocation

# Conflicts:
#	Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

• Added unit tests for the Onboarding Cache
• Updated the delete contact swipe icon to be consistent
• Made some optimisations to try to speed up the database migration unit tests
• Added code to prevent trying to load image data when the file is likely invalid
• Fixed a bug where the invite contacts list for a community wouldn't be populated
• Fixed a bug where profiles with downloadUrl values but no files wouldn't render the fallback display picture
• Fixed a bug where we were incorrectly suspending the database in the PN extension (we no longer use the database so this isn't needed)
• Fixed a bug where onboarding wasn't restoring the displayName correctly
• Fixed a bug where sending video attachments would cause a freeze
• Fixed a crash when changing a contacts nickname

• Rebuild the observation system so UI updates can be triggered arbitrarily rather than just from database changes (requires manual evert firing)
• Refactored the TypingIndicators to be an actor
• Fixed an issue where sharing something from within the app via Session wouldn't update the conversation list content

• Removed the "transientDependencies" and "currentlyObservedQueries" hacks
• Moved a bunch of "ThreadSafe" variables from the `Storage` type onto a TaskLocal `MigrationExecution.Context` value
• Cleaned up migration logic

• Tweaked some libSession error logs
• Added some more logs to the notification extension around group configs
• Updated a bunch of logic to be flagged as `@MainActor` to get compile level checks around thread safety
• Fixed a crash when joining a community
• Fixed an issue where some events wouldn't refresh data in an expected way
• Fixed an issue where the observation could be lost

• Updated the message requests screen to (mostly) use the same new observation system as the home screen
• Reworked the PagedData to be based on `ID` instead of `rowId` to remove a redundant query
• Fixed a modal styling issue
• Fixed an issue where showing/hiding the Note to Self conversation wouldn't update the home screen
• Fixed an issue where showing/hiding the Note to Self conversation on a linked device wouldn't update the home screen
• Fixed an issue where the unread count of a conversation wouldn't be updated unless the last message was read
• Fixed an issue where the group avatar might not be correctly generated
• Fixed an issue where the gradient fade behind footer buttons
• Fixed an issue where the fallback icon for the group avatar wasn't working
• Fixed an issue where sending/receiving a message for a conversation outside of the loaded page range wouldn't result in a conversation list update
• Fixed an issue where opening the app via a push notification when a screen was presented when backgrounding the app would result in the presented screen still being visible

• Removed the "users must be on the latest version" V2 groups banner
• Updated the NotificationSettingsViewModel to (mostly) use the new ObservationBuilder pattern
• Fixed a layout issue the with path status
• Fixed a copy discrepancy when deleting conversations from the swipe action
• Fixed an issue where an automated test couldn't see the empty state of the home screen correctly
• Fixed an issue where the message request banner wouldn't reappear when receiving a new message request after hiding it
• Fixed an issue where image thumbnails wouldn't load correctly
• Fixed an issue where the default notification sound value was incorrect

• Added a mechanism to trigger an immediate event (it forces the debouncer to flush)
• Updated the ThreadNotificationSettingsViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the AppearanceViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the ConversationSettingsViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the NotificationContentViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the NotificationSettingsViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the PrivacySettingsViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Updated the SettingsViewModel to use the ObservationBuilder
• Cleaned up the MessageRequestsViewModel and HomeViewModel to be consistent with the other refactored view models
• Removed the `libSessionObservation` logic (replaced with new ObservationBuilder)
• Fixed a bug where the notification sound setting might not work correctly
• Fixed a few incorrect events being sent

• Attaching thread metadata to generic failure notification if available (will mean tapping on the notification opens the conversation)
• Updated the config dump replication process to be self-healing for missing dumps (on launch)
• Fixed an issue where the new account state would disappear too soon

…ot in the body