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+/** @format */
+const { INITIAL_MSG } = require('./actions')
+const Key = require('./key')
+const Schema = require('./schema')
+const Utils = require('./utils')
+/**
+ * @typedef {Record<string, string|null|undefined>} Avatars
+ * @typedef {(avatars: Avatars) => void} AvatarListener
+ */
+
+/** @type {Avatars} */
+const pubToAvatar = {}
+
+/** @type {Set<AvatarListener>} */
+const avatarListeners = new Set()
+
+const notifyAvatarListeners = () => {
+  avatarListeners.forEach(l => l(pubToAvatar))
+}
+
+/** @type {Set<string>} */
+const pubsWithAvatarListeners = new Set()
+
+/**
+ * @param {AvatarListener} cb
+ * @param {string=} pub
+ */
+const onAvatar = (cb, pub) => {
+  avatarListeners.add(cb)
+  cb(pubToAvatar)
+  if (pub && pubsWithAvatarListeners.add(pub)) {
+    require('../Mediator')
+      .getGun()
+      .user(pub)
+      .get(Key.PROFILE)
+      .get(Key.AVATAR)
+      .on(av => {
+        if (typeof av === 'string' || av === null) {
+          pubToAvatar[pub] = av || null
+          notifyAvatarListeners()
+        }
+      })
+  }
+  return () => {
+    avatarListeners.delete(cb)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Record<string, string|null|undefined>} DisplayNames
+ * @typedef {(avatars: Avatars) => void} DisplayNameListener
+ */
+
+/** @type {DisplayNames} */
+const pubToDisplayName = {}
+
+/** @type {Set<DisplayNameListener>} */
+const displayNameListeners = new Set()
+
+const notifyDisplayNameListeners = () => {
+  displayNameListeners.forEach(l => l(pubToDisplayName))
+}
+
+/** @type {Set<string>} */
+const pubsWithDisplayNameListeners = new Set()
+
+/**
+ * @param {DisplayNameListener} cb
+ * @param {string=} pub
+ */
+const onDisplayName = (cb, pub) => {
+  displayNameListeners.add(cb)
+  cb(pubToDisplayName)
+  if (pub && pubsWithDisplayNameListeners.add(pub)) {
+    require('../Mediator')
+      .getGun()
+      .user(pub)
+      .get(Key.PROFILE)
+      .get(Key.DISPLAY_NAME)
+      .on(dn => {
+        if (typeof dn === 'string' || dn === null) {
+          pubToDisplayName[pub] = dn || null
+          notifyDisplayNameListeners()
+        }
+      })
+  }
+  return () => {
+    displayNameListeners.delete(cb)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('./schema').ChatMessage[]} Message
+ * @typedef {Record<string, Message|null>} Incomings
+ * @typedef {(incomings: Incomings) => void} IncomingsListener
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @type {Incomings}
+ */
+const pubToIncoming = {}
+
+/** @type {Set<IncomingsListener>} */
+const incomingsListeners = new Set()
+
+const notifyIncomingsListeners = () => {
+  incomingsListeners.forEach(l => l(pubToIncoming))
+}
+
+/** @type {Set<string>} */
+const pubFeedPairsWithIncomingListeners = new Set()
+
+/**
+ * @param {IncomingsListener} cb
+ */
+const onIncoming = cb => {
+  incomingsListeners.add(cb)
+
+  const user = require('../Mediator').getUser()
+  const SEA = require('../Mediator').mySEA
+
+  user.get(Key.USER_TO_INCOMING).open(uti => {
+    if (typeof uti !== 'object' || uti === null) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    Object.entries(uti).forEach(async ([pub, feed]) => {
+      if (typeof feed !== 'string') {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (pubFeedPairsWithIncomingListeners.add(pub + '--' + feed)) {
+        const ourSecret = await SEA.secret(
+          await Utils.pubToEpub(pub),
+          user._.sea
+        )
+
+        require('../Mediator')
+          .getGun()
+          .user(pub)
+          .get(Key.OUTGOINGS)
+          .get(feed)
+          .open(async data => {
+            if (data === null) {
+              pubToIncoming[pub] = null
+              return
+            }
+
+            if (!Schema.isOutgoing(data)) {
+              return
+            }
+
+            // eslint-disable-next-line require-atomic-updates
+            pubToIncoming[pub] = await Utils.asyncMap(
+              Object.entries(data.messages),
+              async ([msgid, msg]) => {
+                let decryptedBody = ''
+
+                if (msg.body === INITIAL_MSG) {
+                  decryptedBody = INITIAL_MSG
+                } else {
+                  decryptedBody = await SEA.decrypt(msg.body, ourSecret)
+                }
+
+                /** @type {Schema.ChatMessage} */
+                const finalMsg = {
+                  body: decryptedBody,
+                  id: msgid,
+                  outgoing: false,
+                  timestamp: msg.timestamp
+                }
+
+                return finalMsg
+              }
+            )
+
+            notifyIncomingsListeners()
+          })
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  return () => {
+    incomingsListeners.delete(cb)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  onAvatar,
+  onDisplayName,
+  onIncoming
+}