feat: add option to keep conversations archived (#501)

* feat: add option to keep conversations archived Refs: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/334 * fix: archive/unarchive when mms is received Previously, conversations weren't unarchived for new MMS messages. * docs: update changelog
2025-12-24 00:00:16 -05:00 · 2025-09-01 01:15:01 +05:30
parent cfc16dd886
commit cf839e99df
10 changed files with 59 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Option to keep conversations archived ([#334])

 ## [1.2.3] - 2025-08-21
 ### Changed
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#288]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/288
 [#294]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/294
 [#309]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/309
+[#334]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/334
 [#349]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/349
 [#359]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/359
 [#461]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/461
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
        setupEnableDeliveryReports()
        setupSendLongMessageAsMMS()
        setupGroupMessageAsMMS()
+        setupKeepConversationsArchived()
        setupLockScreenVisibility()
        setupMMSFileSizeLimit()
        setupUseRecycleBin()
@@ -310,6 +311,14 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
        }
    }

+    private fun setupKeepConversationsArchived() = binding.apply {
+        settingsKeepConversationsArchived.isChecked = config.keepConversationsArchived
+        settingsKeepConversationsArchivedHolder.setOnClickListener {
+            settingsKeepConversationsArchived.toggle()
+            config.keepConversationsArchived = settingsKeepConversationsArchived.isChecked
+        }
+    }
+
    private fun setupLockScreenVisibility() = binding.apply {
        settingsLockScreenVisibility.text = getLockScreenVisibilityText()
        settingsLockScreenVisibilityHolder.setOnClickListener {
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ import org.fossify.messages.extensions.renameConversation
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.restoreAllMessagesFromRecycleBinForConversation
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.restoreMessageFromRecycleBin
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.saveSmsDraft
+import org.fossify.messages.extensions.shouldUnarchive
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.showWithAnimation
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.subscriptionManagerCompat
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.toArrayList
@@ -1640,7 +1641,9 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
            }
        }
        messagesDB.insertOrUpdate(message)
-        updateConversationArchivedStatus(message.threadId, false)
+        if (shouldUnarchive()) {
+            updateConversationArchivedStatus(message.threadId, false)
+        }
    }

    // show selected contacts, properly split to new lines when appropriate
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -1330,3 +1330,7 @@ fun Context.clearExpiredScheduledMessages(threadId: Long, messagesToDelete: List
 fun Context.getDefaultKeyboardHeight(): Int {
    return resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.default_keyboard_height)
 }
+
+fun Context.shouldUnarchive(): Boolean {
+    return config.isArchiveAvailable && !config.keepConversationsArchived
+}
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -143,4 +143,9 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
        get() = prefs.getString(LAST_BLOCKED_KEYWORD_EXPORT_PATH, "")!!
        set(lastBlockedNumbersExportPath) = prefs.edit()
            .putString(LAST_BLOCKED_KEYWORD_EXPORT_PATH, lastBlockedNumbersExportPath).apply()
+
+    var keepConversationsArchived: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(KEEP_CONVERSATIONS_ARCHIVED, false)
+        set(keepConversationsArchived) = prefs.edit()
+            .putBoolean(KEEP_CONVERSATIONS_ARCHIVED, keepConversationsArchived).apply()
 }
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const val IS_RECYCLE_BIN = "is_recycle_bin"
 const val IS_ARCHIVE_AVAILABLE = "is_archive_available"
 const val CUSTOM_NOTIFICATIONS = "custom_notifications"
 const val IS_LAUNCHED_FROM_SHORTCUT = "is_launched_from_shortcut"
+const val KEEP_CONVERSATIONS_ARCHIVED = "keep_conversations_archived"

 private const val PATH = "org.fossify.org.fossify.messages.action."
 const val MARK_AS_READ = PATH + "mark_as_read"
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import org.fossify.messages.R
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.getConversations
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.getLatestMMS
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.insertOrUpdateConversation
+import org.fossify.messages.extensions.shouldUnarchive
 import org.fossify.messages.extensions.showReceivedMessageNotification
+import org.fossify.messages.extensions.updateConversationArchivedStatus
 import org.fossify.messages.helpers.ReceiverUtils.isMessageFilteredOut
 import org.fossify.messages.helpers.refreshMessages
 import org.fossify.messages.models.Message
@@ -88,6 +90,9 @@ class MmsReceiver : MmsReceivedReceiver() {
                val conversation = context.getConversations(mms.threadId).firstOrNull()
                    ?: return@ensureBackgroundThread
                context.insertOrUpdateConversation(conversation)
+                if (context.shouldUnarchive()) {
+                    context.updateConversationArchivedStatus(mms.threadId, false)
+                }
                refreshMessages()
            }
        }
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/receivers/SmsReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/receivers/SmsReceiver.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class SmsReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
                            subscriptionId
                        )
                    context.messagesDB.insertOrUpdate(message)
-                    if (context.config.isArchiveAvailable) {
+                    if (context.shouldUnarchive()) {
                        context.updateConversationArchivedStatus(threadId, false)
                    }
                    refreshMessages()
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -351,6 +351,32 @@
                android:id="@+id/settings_outgoing_messages_divider"
                layout="@layout/divider" />

+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/settings_archived_messages_label"
+                style="@style/SettingsSectionLabelStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="@string/archive" />
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_keep_conversations_archived_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderSwitchStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+                <org.fossify.commons.views.MyMaterialSwitch
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_keep_conversations_archived"
+                    style="@style/SettingsSwitchStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/keep_conversations_archived" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/settings_archive_divider"
+                layout="@layout/divider" />
+
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/settings_recycle_bin_label"
                style="@style/SettingsSectionLabelStyle"
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
    <string name="no_archived_conversations">No archived conversations have been found</string>
    <string name="archive_emptied_successfully">The archive has been emptied successfully</string>
    <string name="empty_archive_confirmation">Are you sure you want to empty the archive? All archived conversations will be permanently lost.</string>
+    <string name="keep_conversations_archived">Keep conversations archived</string>
    <!-- Recycle bin -->
    <string name="restore">Restore</string>
    <string name="restore_all_messages">Restore all messages</string>