Sphere Private Group Chats

[MastaP]

[MastaP]

Summary: Private Groups Implementation

Relay (zooid) Changes

1. Stale DELETE_GROUP handling (groups.go via GroupChatService.ts)
   - Added timestamp check to ignore DELETE_GROUP events older than the group's creation time
   - Fixes issue where recreating a group with the same ID would cause it to disappear due to old delete events

Sphere Client Changes

Invite Link System

1. Fixed invite URL format (GroupItem.tsx)
   - Changed from malformed relayUrl'groupId~code to clean groupId/inviteCode format
   - URL now goes directly to chat: #/agents/chat?join=groupId/code
   - Added toast notification on copy: "Invite link copied to clipboard"
2. Join flow for hidden groups (GroupChatService.ts)
   - Modified joinGroup() to proceed with invite code even if metadata fetch fails (hidden groups)
   - Fetches metadata after successful join when group wasn't visible before
3. Auto-switch to Global mode (ChatSection.tsx)
   - When ?join= parameter is present, automatically switches to Global chat mode

State Persistence

4. Chat mode persistence (ChatSection.tsx, storageKeys.ts)
   - Remembers Global vs DM mode across navigation
   - New storage key: CHAT_MODE
5. Selected group persistence (useGroupChat.ts)
   - Remembers which group was selected in Global mode
   - Restores selection when returning to chat
   - New storage key: CHAT_SELECTED_GROUP
6. Selected DM persistence (useChat.ts)
   - Remembers which conversation was selected in DM mode
   - New storage key: CHAT_SELECTED_DM

UX Improvements

7. Auto-select joined group (useGroupChat.ts)
   - After joining a group (including via invite), automatically selects it
   - User lands directly in the joined group instead of staying in General
8. Voluntary leave vs kick distinction (GroupChatService.ts)
   - Added pendingLeaves tracking set
   - "You were removed" toast only shows when actually kicked, not when voluntarily leaving

[MastaP]

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Tested on https://unicitynetwork.github.io/sphere/dev.

As regular user there is possibility create private groups in UI , but with such attempt it throws error "Group chat not available"

Moving task back to-do.