Merge pull request #3293 from nextcloud/feature/3073/groupSystemMessagesFromCalls

Feature/3073/group system messages from calls

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/SystemMessageInterface.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages
+
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatMessage
+
+interface SystemMessageInterface {
+    fun expandSystemMessage(chatMessage: ChatMessage)
+    fun collapseSystemMessages()
+}

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/SystemMessageViewHolder.java

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Nextcloud Talk application
- *
- * @author Mario Danic
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Mario Danic <mario@lovelyhq.com>
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.text.Spannable;
-import android.text.SpannableString;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
-
-import com.nextcloud.talk.R;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.application.NextcloudTalkApplication;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatMessage;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DateUtils;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DisplayUtils;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.preferences.AppPreferences;
-import com.stfalcon.chatkit.messages.MessageHolders;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-
-import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
-import autodagger.AutoInjector;
-
-@AutoInjector(NextcloudTalkApplication.class)
-public class SystemMessageViewHolder extends MessageHolders.IncomingTextMessageViewHolder<ChatMessage> {
-
-    @Inject
-    AppPreferences appPreferences;
-
-    @Inject
-    Context context;
-
-    @Inject
-    DateUtils dateUtils;
-
-    protected ViewGroup background;
-
-    public SystemMessageViewHolder(View itemView) {
-        super(itemView);
-        NextcloudTalkApplication.Companion.getSharedApplication().getComponentApplication().inject(this);
-        background = itemView.findViewById(R.id.container);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onBind(ChatMessage message) {
-        super.onBind(message);
-
-        Resources resources = itemView.getResources();
-        int pressedColor;
-        int mentionColor;
-
-        pressedColor = resources.getColor(R.color.bg_message_list_incoming_bubble);
-        mentionColor = resources.getColor(R.color.textColorMaxContrast);
-
-        Drawable bubbleDrawable = DisplayUtils.getMessageSelector(resources.getColor(R.color.transparent),
-                                                                  resources.getColor(R.color.transparent),
-                                                                  pressedColor,
-                                                                  R.drawable.shape_grouped_incoming_message);
-        ViewCompat.setBackground(background, bubbleDrawable);
-
-        Spannable messageString = new SpannableString(message.getText());
-
-        if (message.getMessageParameters() != null && message.getMessageParameters().size() > 0) {
-            for (String key : message.getMessageParameters().keySet()) {
-                Map<String, String> individualMap = message.getMessageParameters().get(key);
-
-                if (individualMap != null && individualMap.containsKey("name")) {
-                    String searchText;
-                    if ("user".equals(individualMap.get("type")) ||
-                        "guest".equals(individualMap.get("type")) ||
-                        "call".equals(individualMap.get("type"))
-                    ) {
-                        searchText = "@" + individualMap.get("name");
-                    } else {
-                        searchText = individualMap.get("name");
-                    }
-                    messageString = DisplayUtils.searchAndColor(messageString, searchText, mentionColor);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        text.setText(messageString);
-
-        if (time != null) {
-            time.setText(dateUtils.getLocalTimeStringFromTimestamp(message.getTimestamp()));
-        }
-
-        itemView.setTag(R.string.replyable_message_view_tag, message.getReplyable());
-    }
-}

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/SystemMessageViewHolder.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/*
+ * Nextcloud Talk application
+ *
+ * @author Mario Danic
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Mario Danic <mario@lovelyhq.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages
+
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.content.Context
+import android.text.Spannable
+import android.text.SpannableString
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
+import autodagger.AutoInjector
+import com.nextcloud.talk.R
+import com.nextcloud.talk.application.NextcloudTalkApplication
+import com.nextcloud.talk.application.NextcloudTalkApplication.Companion.sharedApplication
+import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.ItemSystemMessageBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatMessage
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DateUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DisplayUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.preferences.AppPreferences
+import com.stfalcon.chatkit.messages.MessageHolders
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+@AutoInjector(NextcloudTalkApplication::class)
+class SystemMessageViewHolder(itemView: View) : MessageHolders.IncomingTextMessageViewHolder<ChatMessage>(itemView) {
+
+    private val binding: ItemSystemMessageBinding = ItemSystemMessageBinding.bind(itemView)
+
+    @JvmField
+    @Inject
+    var appPreferences: AppPreferences? = null
+
+    @JvmField
+    @Inject
+    var context: Context? = null
+
+    @JvmField
+    @Inject
+    var dateUtils: DateUtils? = null
+    protected var background: ViewGroup
+
+    lateinit var systemMessageInterface: SystemMessageInterface
+
+    init {
+        sharedApplication!!.componentApplication.inject(this)
+        background = itemView.findViewById(R.id.container)
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("SetTextI18n")
+    override fun onBind(message: ChatMessage) {
+        super.onBind(message)
+        val resources = itemView.resources
+        val pressedColor: Int = resources.getColor(R.color.bg_message_list_incoming_bubble)
+        val mentionColor: Int = resources.getColor(R.color.textColorMaxContrast)
+        val bubbleDrawable = DisplayUtils.getMessageSelector(
+            resources.getColor(R.color.transparent),
+            resources.getColor(R.color.transparent),
+            pressedColor,
+            R.drawable.shape_grouped_incoming_message
+        )
+        ViewCompat.setBackground(background, bubbleDrawable)
+        var messageString: Spannable = SpannableString(message.text)
+        if (message.messageParameters != null && message.messageParameters!!.size > 0) {
+            for (key in message.messageParameters!!.keys) {
+                val individualMap: Map<String?, String?>? = message.messageParameters!![key]
+                if (individualMap != null && individualMap.containsKey("name")) {
+                    var searchText: String? = if ("user" == individualMap["type"] ||
+                        "guest" == individualMap["type"] ||
+                        "call" == individualMap["type"]
+                    ) {
+                        "@" + individualMap["name"]
+                    } else {
+                        individualMap["name"]
+                    }
+                    messageString = DisplayUtils.searchAndColor(messageString, searchText, mentionColor)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        binding.systemMessageLayout.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        binding.similarMessagesHint.visibility = View.GONE
+        if (message.expandableParent) {
+            binding.expandCollapseIcon.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+
+            if (!message.isExpanded) {
+                val similarMessages = String.format(
+                    sharedApplication!!.resources.getString(R.string.see_similar_system_messages),
+                    message.expandableChildrenAmount
+                )
+
+                binding.messageText.text = messageString
+                binding.similarMessagesHint.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                binding.similarMessagesHint.text = similarMessages
+
+                binding.expandCollapseIcon.setImageDrawable(
+                    ContextCompat.getDrawable(context!!, R.drawable.baseline_unfold_more_24)
+                )
+                binding.systemMessageLayout.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.expandSystemMessage(message) }
+                binding.messageText.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.expandSystemMessage(message) }
+            } else {
+                binding.messageText.text = messageString
+                binding.similarMessagesHint.visibility = View.GONE
+                binding.similarMessagesHint.text = ""
+
+                binding.expandCollapseIcon.setImageDrawable(
+                    ContextCompat.getDrawable(context!!, R.drawable.baseline_unfold_less_24)
+                )
+                binding.systemMessageLayout.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.collapseSystemMessages() }
+                binding.messageText.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.collapseSystemMessages() }
+            }
+        } else if (message.hiddenByCollapse) {
+            binding.systemMessageLayout.visibility = View.GONE
+        } else {
+            binding.expandCollapseIcon.visibility = View.GONE
+            binding.messageText.text = messageString
+            binding.expandCollapseIcon.setImageDrawable(null)
+            binding.systemMessageLayout.setOnClickListener(null)
+        }
+
+        if (!message.expandableParent && message.lastItemOfExpandableGroup != 0) {
+            binding.systemMessageLayout.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.collapseSystemMessages() }
+            binding.messageText.setOnClickListener { systemMessageInterface.collapseSystemMessages() }
+        }
+
+        binding.messageTime.text = dateUtils!!.getLocalTimeStringFromTimestamp(message.timestamp)
+        itemView.setTag(R.string.replyable_message_view_tag, message.replyable)
+    }
+
+    fun assignSystemMessageInterface(systemMessageInterface: SystemMessageInterface) {
+        this.systemMessageInterface = systemMessageInterface
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/TalkMessagesListAdapter.java

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public class TalkMessagesListAdapter<M extends IMessage> extends MessagesListAda
         } else if (holder instanceof PreviewMessageViewHolder) {
             ((PreviewMessageViewHolder) holder).assignPreviewMessageInterface(chatActivity);
             ((PreviewMessageViewHolder) holder).assignCommonMessageInterface(chatActivity);
+
+        } else if (holder instanceof SystemMessageViewHolder) {
+            ((SystemMessageViewHolder) holder).assignSystemMessageInterface(chatActivity);
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.OutcomingTextMessageViewHolder
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.OutcomingVoiceMessageViewHolder
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.PreviewMessageInterface
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.PreviewMessageViewHolder
+import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.SystemMessageInterface
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.SystemMessageViewHolder
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.TalkMessagesListAdapter
 import com.nextcloud.talk.adapters.messages.UnreadNoticeMessageViewHolder
@@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ class ChatActivity :
     ContentChecker<ChatMessage>,
     VoiceMessageInterface,
     CommonMessageInterface,
-    PreviewMessageInterface {
+    PreviewMessageInterface,
+    SystemMessageInterface {
 
     var active = false
 
@@ -1891,6 +1893,45 @@ class ChatActivity :
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
+    override fun collapseSystemMessages() {
+        adapter?.items?.forEach {
+            if (it.item is ChatMessage) {
+                val chatMessage = it.item as ChatMessage
+                if (isChildOfExpandableSystemMessage(chatMessage)) {
+                    chatMessage.hiddenByCollapse = true
+                }
+                chatMessage.isExpanded = false
+            }
+        }
+
+        adapter?.notifyDataSetChanged()
+    }
+
+    private fun isChildOfExpandableSystemMessage(chatMessage: ChatMessage): Boolean {
+        return isSystemMessage(chatMessage) &&
+            !chatMessage.expandableParent &&
+            chatMessage.lastItemOfExpandableGroup != 0
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
+    override fun expandSystemMessage(chatMessageToExpand: ChatMessage) {
+        adapter?.items?.forEach {
+            if (it.item is ChatMessage) {
+                val belongsToGroupToExpand =
+                    (it.item as ChatMessage).lastItemOfExpandableGroup == chatMessageToExpand.lastItemOfExpandableGroup
+
+                if (belongsToGroupToExpand) {
+                    (it.item as ChatMessage).hiddenByCollapse = false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        chatMessageToExpand.isExpanded = true
+
+        adapter?.notifyDataSetChanged()
+    }
+
     @SuppressLint("LongLogTag")
     private fun downloadFileToCache(message: ChatMessage) {
         message.isDownloadingVoiceMessage = true
@@ -3085,7 +3126,14 @@ class ChatActivity :
                             Log.d(TAG, "pullChatMessages - HTTP_CODE_OK.")
 
                             val chatOverall = response.body() as ChatOverall?
-                            val chatMessageList = handleSystemMessages(chatOverall?.ocs!!.data!!)
+
+                            var chatMessageList = chatOverall?.ocs!!.data!!
+
+                            chatMessageList = handleSystemMessages(chatMessageList)
+
+                            determinePreviousMessageIds(chatMessageList)
+
+                            handleExpandableSystemMessages(chatMessageList)
 
                             processHeaderChatLastGiven(response, lookIntoFuture)
 
@@ -3100,6 +3148,8 @@ class ChatActivity :
                                 processMessagesFromTheFuture(chatMessageList)
                             } else {
                                 processMessagesNotFromTheFuture(chatMessageList)
+
+                                collapseSystemMessages()
                             }
 
                             val newXChatLastCommonRead = response.headers()["X-Chat-Last-Common-Read"]?.let {
@@ -3123,6 +3173,8 @@ class ChatActivity :
                         isFirstMessagesProcessing = false
                         binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
                         binding.messagesListView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+
+                        collapseSystemMessages()
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -3188,6 +3240,7 @@ class ChatActivity :
     }
 
     private fun processExpiredMessages() {
+        @SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
         fun deleteExpiredMessages() {
             val messagesToDelete: ArrayList<ChatMessage> = ArrayList()
             val systemTime = System.currentTimeMillis() / ONE_SECOND_IN_MILLIS
@@ -3248,8 +3301,6 @@ class ChatActivity :
             adapter?.addToStart(unreadChatMessage, false)
         }
 
-        determinePreviousMessageIds(chatMessageList)
-
         addMessagesToAdapter(shouldAddNewMessagesNotice, chatMessageList)
 
         if (shouldAddNewMessagesNotice && adapter != null) {
@@ -3257,6 +3308,36 @@ class ChatActivity :
         }
     }
 
+    private fun processMessagesNotFromTheFuture(chatMessageList: List<ChatMessage>) {
+        var countGroupedMessages = 0
+
+        for (i in chatMessageList.indices) {
+            if (chatMessageList.size > i + 1) {
+                if (isSameDayNonSystemMessages(chatMessageList[i], chatMessageList[i + 1]) &&
+                    chatMessageList[i + 1].actorId == chatMessageList[i].actorId &&
+                    countGroupedMessages < GROUPED_MESSAGES_THRESHOLD
+                ) {
+                    chatMessageList[i].isGrouped = true
+                    countGroupedMessages++
+                } else {
+                    countGroupedMessages = 0
+                }
+            }
+
+            val chatMessage = chatMessageList[i]
+            chatMessage.isOneToOneConversation =
+                currentConversation?.type == ConversationType.ROOM_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE_CALL
+            chatMessage.isFormerOneToOneConversation =
+                (currentConversation?.type == ConversationType.FORMER_ONE_TO_ONE)
+            chatMessage.activeUser = conversationUser
+        }
+
+        if (adapter != null) {
+            adapter?.addToEnd(chatMessageList, false)
+        }
+        scrollToRequestedMessageIfNeeded()
+    }
+
     private fun scrollToFirstUnreadMessage() {
         adapter?.let {
             layoutManager?.scrollToPositionWithOffset(
@@ -3286,10 +3367,8 @@ class ChatActivity :
 
             adapter?.let {
                 chatMessage.isGrouped = (
-                    it.isPreviousSameAuthor(
+                    it.isPreviousSameAuthor(chatMessage.actorId, -1) &&
-                        chatMessage.actorId,
+                        it.getSameAuthorLastMessagesCount(chatMessage.actorId) %
-                        -1
-                    ) && it.getSameAuthorLastMessagesCount(chatMessage.actorId) %
                         GROUPED_MESSAGES_SAME_AUTHOR_THRESHOLD > 0
                     )
                 chatMessage.isOneToOneConversation =
@@ -3318,37 +3397,6 @@ class ChatActivity :
         }
     }
 
-    private fun processMessagesNotFromTheFuture(chatMessageList: List<ChatMessage>) {
-        var countGroupedMessages = 0
-        determinePreviousMessageIds(chatMessageList)
-
-        for (i in chatMessageList.indices) {
-            if (chatMessageList.size > i + 1) {
-                if (isSameDayNonSystemMessages(chatMessageList[i], chatMessageList[i + 1]) &&
-                    chatMessageList[i + 1].actorId == chatMessageList[i].actorId &&
-                    countGroupedMessages < GROUPED_MESSAGES_THRESHOLD
-                ) {
-                    chatMessageList[i].isGrouped = true
-                    countGroupedMessages++
-                } else {
-                    countGroupedMessages = 0
-                }
-            }
-
-            val chatMessage = chatMessageList[i]
-            chatMessage.isOneToOneConversation =
-                currentConversation?.type == ConversationType.ROOM_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE_CALL
-            chatMessage.isFormerOneToOneConversation =
-                (currentConversation?.type == ConversationType.FORMER_ONE_TO_ONE)
-            chatMessage.activeUser = conversationUser
-        }
-
-        if (adapter != null) {
-            adapter?.addToEnd(chatMessageList, false)
-        }
-        scrollToRequestedMessageIfNeeded()
-    }
-
     private fun determinePreviousMessageIds(chatMessageList: List<ChatMessage>) {
         var previousMessageId = NO_PREVIOUS_MESSAGE_ID
         for (i in chatMessageList.indices.reversed()) {
@@ -3574,6 +3622,30 @@ class ChatActivity :
         return chatMessageMap.values.toList()
     }
 
+    private fun handleExpandableSystemMessages(chatMessageList: List<ChatMessage>): List<ChatMessage> {
+        val chatMessageMap = chatMessageList.map { it.id to it }.toMap().toMutableMap()
+        val chatMessageIterator = chatMessageMap.iterator()
+        while (chatMessageIterator.hasNext()) {
+            val currentMessage = chatMessageIterator.next()
+
+            val previousMessage = chatMessageMap[currentMessage.value.previousMessageId.toString()]
+            if (isSystemMessage(currentMessage.value) &&
+                previousMessage?.systemMessageType == currentMessage.value.systemMessageType
+            ) {
+                previousMessage?.expandableParent = true
+                currentMessage.value.expandableParent = false
+
+                if (currentMessage.value.lastItemOfExpandableGroup == 0) {
+                    currentMessage.value.lastItemOfExpandableGroup = currentMessage.value.jsonMessageId
+                }
+
+                previousMessage?.lastItemOfExpandableGroup = currentMessage.value.lastItemOfExpandableGroup
+                previousMessage?.expandableChildrenAmount = currentMessage.value.expandableChildrenAmount + 1
+            }
+        }
+        return chatMessageMap.values.toList()
+    }
+
     private fun isInfoMessageAboutDeletion(currentMessage: MutableMap.MutableEntry<String, ChatMessage>): Boolean {
         return currentMessage.value.parentMessage != null && currentMessage.value.systemMessageType == ChatMessage
             .SystemMessageType.MESSAGE_DELETED

app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/json/chat/ChatMessage.kt

@@ -135,7 +135,17 @@ data class ChatMessage(
 
     var voiceMessageSeekbarProgress: Int = 0,
 
-    var voiceMessageFloatArray: FloatArray? = null
+    var voiceMessageFloatArray: FloatArray? = null,
+
+    var expandableParent: Boolean = false,
+
+    var isExpanded: Boolean = false,
+
+    var lastItemOfExpandableGroup: Int = 0,
+
+    var expandableChildrenAmount: Int = 0,
+
+    var hiddenByCollapse: Boolean = false
 
 ) : Parcelable, MessageContentType, MessageContentType.Image {
 

app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_unfold_less_24.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal"
+    android:viewportHeight="24"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M7.41,18.59L8.83,20 12,16.83 15.17,20l1.41,-1.41L12,14l-4.59,4.59zM16.59,5.41L15.17,4 12,7.17 8.83,4 7.41,5.41 12,10l4.59,-4.59z"/>
+</vector>

app/src/main/res/drawable/baseline_unfold_more_24.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal"
+    android:viewportHeight="24"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41,-1.41L12,3 7.41,7.59 8.83,9 12,5.83zM12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59,-4.59L15.17,15 12,18.17z"/>
+</vector>

app/src/main/res/layout/item_system_message.xml

@@ -24,12 +24,27 @@
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:id="@+id/systemMessageLayout"
         android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/standard_margin"
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/standard_eighth_margin"
         android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/standard_margin"
         android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/standard_eighth_margin">
 
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/expandCollapseIcon"
+            android:layout_width="24dp"
+            android:layout_height="24dp"
+            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+            android:layout_margin="10dp"
+            android:contentDescription="@null"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            tools:visibility="visible"/>
+
         <com.google.android.flexbox.FlexboxLayout
             android:id="@id/container"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -71,5 +86,26 @@
                 app:layout_flexGrow="1"
                 app:layout_wrapBefore="false"
                 tools:text="17:30" />
+
+            <androidx.emoji2.widget.EmojiTextView
+                android:id="@+id/similarMessagesHint"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+                android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/standard_margin"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/standard_margin"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:textAlignment="center"
+                android:textColor="@color/grey_600"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:textSize="14sp"
+                app:layout_alignSelf="center"
+                app:layout_flexGrow="1"
+                app:layout_wrapBefore="true"
+                tools:text="See 5 similar messages" />
         </com.google.android.flexbox.FlexboxLayout>
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
+
 </RelativeLayout>

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ How to translate with transifex:
     <string name="nc_add_attachment">Add attachment</string>
     <string name="emoji_category_recent">Recent</string>
     <string name="emoji_backspace">Backspace</string>
+    <string name="see_similar_system_messages">See %1$s similar messages</string>
 
     <!-- Conversation info guest access -->
     <string name="nc_guest_access">Guest access</string>