oh my god this is so hard

app/(tabs)/messages.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   SystemMessage,
 } from 'react-native-gifted-chat';
 import { SafeAreaProvider, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+import AccessoryBar from '@/components/chat/AccessoryBar';
 import CustomActions from '@/components/chat/CustomActions';
 import CustomView from '@/components/chat/CustomView';
 import * as Clipboard from 'expo-clipboard';
@@ -20,44 +21,36 @@ import {
   ActionKind,
   User,
   Message,
+  NotificationMessage,
 } from '@/constants/Types';
-import {getInitialMessages, sendMessage} from '@/constants/APIs';
+import {getMessages, sendMessage} from '@/constants/APIs';
 import { getUser, getPartner } from '@/components/services/SecureStore';
+import { sendPushNotification } from '@/components/services/notifications/PushNotificationManager';
 
 const reducer = (state: GCState, action: GCStateAction) => {
   switch (action.type) {
     case ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE: {
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        messages: action.payload,
-      };
+      return { ...state, messages: action.payload };
     }
     case ActionKind.LOAD_EARLIER_MESSAGES: {
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        loadEarlier: true,
-        isLoadingEarlier: false,
-        messages: action.payload,
+      return { ...state, loadEarlier: true,
+        isLoadingEarlier: false, messages: action.payload
       };
     }
     case ActionKind.LOAD_EARLIER_START: {
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        isLoadingEarlier: true,
-      }
+      return { ...state, isLoadingEarlier: true }
     }
     case ActionKind.SET_IS_TYPING: {
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        isTyping: action.payload,
-      }
+      return { ...state, isTyping: action.payload }
     }
+    default: return state;
   }
 };
 
 const MessagesScreen = () => {
   const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
   const [partner, setPartner] = useState<User | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, {
     messages: [],
     step: 0,
@@ -66,32 +59,42 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
     isTyping: false,
   });
   const msgUser: GCUser = {
-    _id: user?.id || 0,
+    _id: user?.id ?? 0,
     name: user?.fullName ?? 'You',
-    avatar: user?.pfpUrl ?? require('@/assets/images/default-profile.png'),
+    avatar: `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}${user?.pfpUrl}` ??
+      `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}/images/default-profile.png`,
   };
   const msgPartner: GCUser = {
-    _id: partner?.id || 0,
+    _id: partner?.id ?? 0,
     name: partner?.fullName ?? 'Your Partner',
-    avatar: partner?.pfpUrl ?? require('@/assets/images/default-profile.png'),
+    avatar:  `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}${partner?.pfpUrl}` ?? 
+      `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}/images/default-profile.png`,
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const initializeUsers = async () => {
-      const userData: User = await getUser() as User;
-      const partnerData: User = await getPartner() as User;
-      if (userData && partnerData) {
-        setUser(userData);
-        setPartner(partnerData);
-        fetchInitialMessages(userData.id);
+    const initialize = async () => {
+      try{
+        const userData: User = await getUser() as User;
+        const partnerData: User = await getPartner() as User;
+        if (userData && partnerData) {
+          setUser(userData);
+          setPartner(partnerData);
+          await fetchInitialMessages(userData.id);
+        } else
+          throw new Error('User or partner not found');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error initializing users:', error);
+        Alert.alert('Error', 'Failed to initialize users. Please try again.');
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
       }
     };
-    initializeUsers();
+    initialize();
   }, []);
 
-  const fetchInitialMessages = async (userId: number) => {
+  const fetchInitialMessages = async (userId: number, limit: number = 20, offset: number = 0) => {
     try {
-      const initialMessages = await getInitialMessages(userId);
+      const initialMessages = await getMessages(userId, limit, offset);
       if (initialMessages) {
         const formattedMessages = formatMessages(initialMessages);
         dispatch({ type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE, payload: formattedMessages });
@@ -111,64 +114,87 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
   })) as IMessage[];
 };
 
-  const onSend = useCallback(async (messages: any[]) => {
-    if (!user || !partner) return;
-    const tempId = Math.round(Math.random() * -1000000);
-    try {
-      const messageToSend: Message = {
-        id: tempId,
-        senderId: user.id,
-        receiverId: partner?.id ?? 0,
-        text: messages[0].text,
-        createdAt: new Date(),
-        isRead: false,
-        hasLocation: false,
-        hasMedia: false,
-        hasQuickReply: false,
-      };
-      const tempFormattedMessages = formatMessages([messageToSend]);
-      dispatch({
-        type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE,
-        payload: GiftedChat.append(state.messages, tempFormattedMessages, Platform.OS !== 'web'),
-      });
-      const sentMessage = await sendMessage(messageToSend);
-      if (!sentMessage)
-        throw new Error('Message failed to send');
-      const updatedMessages = state.messages.map(msg => 
-        msg._id === tempId ? {...msg, _id: sentMessage.id} : msg
-      ) as IMessage[];
-      dispatch({
-        type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE,
-        payload: updatedMessages,
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error sending message:', error);
-      const updatedMessages = state.messages.filter(msg => msg._id !== tempId);
-      dispatch({
-        type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE,
-        payload: updatedMessages,
-      });
-      Alert.alert('Error', 'Failed to send message. Please try again.');
-    }
-  }, [user, state.messages]);
+const onSend = useCallback(async (messages: any[]) => {
+  if (!user || !partner) return;
 
+  // Prepare the message to be sent
+  const createdAt = new Date();
+  const tempId = Math.round(Math.random() * -1000000); // Temporary ID
+
+  const messageToSend: Message = {
+    id: tempId,
+    senderId: user.id,
+    receiverId: partner?.id ?? 0,
+    text: messages[0].text,
+    createdAt,
+    isRead: false,
+    hasLocation: false,
+    hasMedia: false,
+    hasQuickReply: false,
+  };
+  const notificationMessage: NotificationMessage = {
+    sound: 'default',
+    title: 'New message from ' + user.fullName,
+    body: messageToSend.text,
+    data: {
+      message: messageToSend,
+    },
+  };
+  //sendPushNotification(partner.pushToken, notificationMessage);
+  sendPushNotification(user.pushToken, notificationMessage);
+
+  // Add the message with a tempId immediately to the state
+  const tempFormattedMessages = formatMessages([messageToSend]);
+  dispatch({
+    type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE,
+    payload: GiftedChat.append(state.messages, tempFormattedMessages),
+  });
+
+  try {
+    // Send the message to the server
+    const sentMessage = await sendMessage(messageToSend);
+
+    // Fetch the latest messages from the server to ensure consistency
+    const updatedMessages = await getMessages(user?.id ?? 0);
+    if (updatedMessages) {
+      const formattedMessages = formatMessages(updatedMessages);
+      dispatch({ type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE, payload: formattedMessages });
+    }
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error sending message:', error);
+
+    // In case of an error, remove the temporary message from the state
+    const updatedMessages = state.messages.filter((msg) => msg._id !== tempId);
+    dispatch({ type: ActionKind.SEND_MESSAGE, payload: updatedMessages });
+    Alert.alert('Error', 'Failed to send message. Please try again.');
+  }
+}, [user, partner, state.messages]);
 
   const onLoadEarlier = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!user || !partner) return;
+    if (!user) return;
+
+    // Set loading state
     dispatch({ type: ActionKind.LOAD_EARLIER_START });
+
+    // Fetch the current size of messages already in chat to calculate the new offset
+    const offset = state.messages.length;
+
     try {
-      const earlierMessages = await getInitialMessages(user.id, 20, state.messages.length);
+      const earlierMessages = await getMessages(user.id, 20, offset);
       if (earlierMessages) {
         const formattedMessages = formatMessages(earlierMessages);
+
+        // Prepend older messages
         dispatch({
           type: ActionKind.LOAD_EARLIER_MESSAGES,
-          payload: GiftedChat.prepend(state.messages, formattedMessages, Platform.OS !== 'web')
+          payload: GiftedChat.prepend(state.messages, formattedMessages),
         });
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error fetching earlier messages:', error);
+      console.error('Error loading earlier messages:', error);
     }
-  }, [dispatch, state.messages]);
+  }, [user, state.messages]);
 
   const parsePatterns = useCallback(() => {
     return [
@@ -229,7 +255,7 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
         },
       ]);
     else console.warn('replies param is not set correctly');
-  }, []);
+  }, [msgUser, onSend]);
 
   const renderQuickReplySend = useCallback(() => {
     return <ThemedText>{'custom send =>'}</ThemedText>
@@ -239,6 +265,15 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
     dispatch({ type: ActionKind.SET_IS_TYPING, payload: isTyping });
   }, [dispatch]);
 
+  const renderAccessory = useCallback(() => {
+    return (
+      <AccessoryBar
+        onSend={onSend}
+        isTyping={() => setIsTyping(!state.isTyping)}
+      />
+    );
+  }, [onSend, setIsTyping, state.isTyping]);
+
   const renderCustomActions = useCallback(
     props =>
       Platform.OS === 'web' ? null : (
@@ -272,7 +307,7 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
     );
   }, []);
 
-  if (!user || !partner) return (
+  if (loading) return (
     <ActivityIndicator size='large' color='#0000ff'/>
   );
 
@@ -286,7 +321,7 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
           onLoadEarlier={onLoadEarlier}
           isLoadingEarlier={state.isLoadingEarlier}
           parsePatterns={parsePatterns}
-          user={msgUser as GCUser}
+          user={msgUser}
           scrollToBottom
           onPressAvatar={onPressAvatar}
           onLongPressAvatar={onLongPressAvatar}
@@ -297,6 +332,7 @@ const MessagesScreen = () => {
             fontWeight: '200',
           }}
           renderQuickReplySend={renderQuickReplySend}
+          renderAccessory={renderAccessory}
           renderActions={renderCustomActions}
           renderSystemMessage={renderSystemMessage}
           renderCustomView={renderCustomView}

components/.map_fix/map.js

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import MapView from 'react-native-maps';
+
+export default MapView;

components/.map_fix/map.web.js

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import MapView from "@teovilla/react-native-web-maps";
+
+export default MapView;

components/chat/CustomView.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   ViewStyle
 } from 'react-native';
 import { ThemedText, ThemedView } from '@/components/theme/Theme';
-import MapView from 'react-native-maps';
+import MapView from '@/components/.map_fix/map';
+//import MapView from 'react-native-maps';
 
 type Props = {
   currentMessage: any;

constants/APIs.ts

@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ export const sendRelationshipRequest = async (userId: number, targetUserId: numb
   }
 };
 
-export const getInitialMessages = async (userId: number, limit: number = 20) => {
+export const getMessages = async (userId: number, limit: number = 20, offset: number = 0) => {
   if (!userId || isNaN(userId)) return;
   try {
-    const apiUrl = `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/messages/getInitialMessages`;
-    const response = await fetch((apiUrl + `?userId=${userId}&limit=${limit}`), {
+    const apiUrl = `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/messages/get`;
+    const response = await fetch((apiUrl+`?userId=${userId}&limit=${limit}&offset=${offset}`), {
       headers: {
         'x-api-key': process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_KEY ?? '',
       },
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ export const getInitialMessages = async (userId: number, limit: number = 20) =>
 };
 
 export const sendMessage = async (message: Message) => {
-  if (!message) return;
   try {
     const apiUrl = `${process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/messages/send`;
     const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {

package.json

@@ -14,25 +14,26 @@
     "preset": "jest-expo"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.2",
-    "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.2",
+    "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.4",
+    "@react-navigation/native": "^6.1.18",
+    "@teovilla/react-native-web-maps": "^0.9.5",
     "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.9",
-    "expo": "~51.0.28",
+    "expo": "~51.0.38",
     "expo-apple-authentication": "~6.4.2",
     "expo-clipboard": "~6.0.3",
     "expo-constants": "~16.0.2",
     "expo-device": "~6.0.2",
     "expo-file-system": "~17.0.1",
-    "expo-font": "~12.0.9",
+    "expo-font": "~12.0.10",
     "expo-image-manipulator": "~12.0.5",
     "expo-image-picker": "~15.0.7",
     "expo-linking": "~6.3.1",
     "expo-location": "~17.0.1",
-    "expo-notifications": "~0.28.18",
+    "expo-notifications": "~0.28.19",
     "expo-permissions": "^14.4.0",
     "expo-router": "~3.5.23",
     "expo-secure-store": "~13.0.2",
-    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.27.5",
+    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.27.6",
     "expo-status-bar": "~1.12.1",
     "expo-system-ui": "~3.0.7",
     "expo-web-browser": "~13.0.3",
@@ -40,22 +41,22 @@
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "react-native": "0.74.5",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.16.1",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.16.2",
     "react-native-get-random-values": "~1.11.0",
     "react-native-gifted-chat": "^2.6.4",
     "react-native-maps": "1.14.0",
     "react-native-reanimated": "~3.10.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.10.5",
     "react-native-screens": "3.31.1",
-    "react-native-web": "~0.19.10"
+    "react-native-web": "~0.19.13"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
-    "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-    "@types/react": "~18.2.45",
-    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.7",
-    "jest": "^29.2.1",
-    "jest-expo": "~51.0.3",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.25.9",
+    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
+    "@types/react": "~18.2.79",
+    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.3.0",
+    "jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "jest-expo": "~51.0.4",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
     "typescript": "~5.3.3"
   },