From f68958f75c8dd428279768fb2c09b49167a48127 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: spearzificial <342299391+spearzificial@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:29:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat(messageslist): add option to show user status on
 messages (#454)

---
 docs/config.md                              |  6 ++++++
 internal/config/ui.go                       |  3 +++
 internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 internal/ui/chat/state.go                   |  3 +++
 5 files changed, 50 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 119ba8b..593c2ef 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ The number of empty rows between messages, except those of a group.
 
 Default: `1`
 
+### ui.messages_list.show_user_status
+
+Whether to show the author's presence status dot alongside their name.
+
+Default: `false`
+
 ### ui.messages_list.reply_indicator
 
 Default: `">"`
diff --git a/internal/config/ui.go b/internal/config/ui.go
index 37cff52..d5815e5 100644
--- a/internal/config/ui.go
+++ b/internal/config/ui.go
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ type (
 		// The number of empty rows between messages, except those of a group.
 		Spacing uint8 `toml:"spacing"`
 
+		// Whether to show the author's presence status dot alongside their name.
+		ShowUserStatus bool `toml:"show_user_status"`
+
 		ReplyIndicator     string `toml:"reply_indicator"`
 		ForwardedIndicator string `toml:"forwarded_indicator"`
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
index 6921e0d..00e5dbc 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/message.go
@@ -175,7 +175,14 @@ func (m Model) drawCozy(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, base
 	}
 }
 
+const statusMarker = "●"
+
 func (m Model) drawAuthor(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, baseStyle tview.Style) {
+	if m.cfg.UI.MessagesList.ShowUserStatus && !message.WebhookID.IsValid() {
+		status := m.status(message.GuildID, message.Author.ID)
+		builder.Write(statusMarker+" ", m.cfg.Theme.MembersTree.StatusStyle(status))
+	}
+
 	name := message.Author.DisplayOrUsername()
 	foreground := tcell.ColorDefault
 
@@ -211,6 +218,17 @@ func (m Model) memberForMessage(message discord.Message) *discord.Member {
 	return member
 }
 
+func (m Model) status(guildID discord.GuildID, userID discord.UserID) discord.Status {
+	if m.state == nil || m.state.Cabinet == nil {
+		return discord.OfflineStatus
+	}
+	presence, err := m.state.Cabinet.Presence(guildID, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return discord.OfflineStatus
+	}
+	return presence.Status
+}
+
 // drawContent renders the message body. root is its parsed content, or nil to parse it here.
 func (m Model) drawContent(builder *markdown.Builder, message discord.Message, root ast.Node, baseStyle tview.Style) {
 	if root == nil && m.cfg.Markdown.Enabled {
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
index 1fc5c02..4c446a7 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/discord"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/arikawa/v3/state"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/discordo/internal/config"
+	"github.com/ayn2op/discordo/internal/markdown"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/ningen/v3"
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview"
 	tviewimage "github.com/ayn2op/tview/image"
@@ -401,3 +402,22 @@ func TestModelReactionsView(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestModelShowUserStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+	cfg.UI.MessagesList.ShowUserStatus = true
+	ml := newTestModel(t, cfg)
+	user := discord.User{ID: 10, Username: "alice"}
+	_ = ml.state.PresenceSet(discord.NullGuildID, &discord.Presence{User: user, Status: discord.OnlineStatus}, false)
+
+	msg := discord.Message{ID: 1, Author: user, Content: "hello"}
+	builder := new(markdown.Builder)
+	ml.drawAuthor(builder, msg, tcell.StyleDefault)
+	spans := builder.Finish()
+	if len(spans) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected spans from drawAuthor")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(spans[0].Text, statusMarker) {
+		t.Fatalf("first span text = %q, want statusMarker %q", spans[0].Text, statusMarker)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/state.go b/internal/ui/chat/state.go
index 55ae149..2b55a92 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/state.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/state.go
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ func (m *Model) applyEvent(event gateway.Event) tview.Cmd {
 	case *gateway.MessageUpdateEvent:
 		return m.messagesList.UpdateMessage(event.Message)
 	case *gateway.PresenceUpdateEvent:
+		if m.cfg.UI.MessagesList.ShowUserStatus {
+			m.messagesList.InvalidateRendered()
+		}
 		return tview.Batch(m.updatePane(paneGuildsTree, event), m.updatePane(paneMembersTree, event))
 	case *gateway.GuildMemberListUpdateEvent:
 		return m.updatePane(paneMembersTree, event)