Cut public message path over to ConversationStore; delete PublicTimelineStore

Mesh and geohash timelines are now store conversations. All public
mutation sites flow through store intents; PublicMessagePipeline keeps
its 80ms UI batching but commits batches via store appends with each
buffered entry carrying its destination conversation (a mid-batch
channel switch now flushes instead of dropping the buffer).
ChatViewModel.messages becomes a cached get-only view of the active
conversation, invalidated through the change subject. The mesh
late-insert threshold is consciously removed: it only ever ordered the
non-rendered messages copy, so strict timestamp insertion makes the
working set agree with rendered order. PublicTimelineStore and the
per-message full-array legacy sync are deleted; the coalescing bridge
mirrors public conversations for the remaining legacy readers.

pipeline.publicIngest: 6.6k -> 9.5k msg/s (+45%); private steady;
store.append 237k/s.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

bitchat/App/ConversationStore.swift

@@ -138,6 +138,23 @@ final class Conversation: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
         return removed
     }
 
+    /// Removes every message matching `predicate`. Returns the removed
+    /// message IDs (empty when nothing matched).
+    fileprivate func removeAll(where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) -> [String] {
+        var removedIDs: [String] = []
+        messages.removeAll { message in
+            guard predicate(message) else { return false }
+            removedIDs.append(message.id)
+            return true
+        }
+        guard !removedIDs.isEmpty else { return [] }
+        for id in removedIDs {
+            indexByMessageID.removeValue(forKey: id)
+        }
+        reindex(from: 0)
+        return removedIDs
+    }
+
     fileprivate func clearMessages() {
         messages.removeAll()
         indexByMessageID.removeAll()
@@ -346,6 +363,16 @@ final class ConversationStore: ObservableObject {
         return removed
     }
 
+    /// Removes every message matching `predicate` from a conversation,
+    /// emitting one `.messageRemoved` per removed message after the
+    /// conversation is consistent. No-op for unknown conversations.
+    func removeMessages(from id: ConversationID, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
+        guard let conversation = conversationsByID[id] else { return }
+        for messageID in conversation.removeAll(where: predicate) {
+            changes.send(.messageRemoved(id, messageID: messageID))
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Empties a conversation's timeline but keeps the conversation (and
     /// its unread/selection state) alive.
     func clear(_ id: ConversationID) {
@@ -464,3 +491,26 @@ extension ConversationStore {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: - Migration step 3 compatibility (public timeline derived views)
+
+extension ConversationStore {
+    /// Removes a message by ID from whichever public (mesh/geohash)
+    /// conversation contains it — the compat shape of the legacy
+    /// `PublicTimelineStore.removeMessage(withID:)`. Returns the removed
+    /// message, if any.
+    @discardableResult
+    func removePublicMessage(withID messageID: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
+        for (id, conversation) in conversationsByID {
+            switch id {
+            case .mesh, .geohash:
+                if conversation.containsMessage(withID: messageID) {
+                    return removeMessage(withID: messageID, from: id)
+                }
+            case .direct:
+                continue
+            }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+}

bitchat/App/LegacyConversationStoreBridge.swift

@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@
 // Migration step 2 adapter (DELETE IN STEP 5, see
 // docs/CONVERSATION-STORE-DESIGN.md §4).
 //
-// The new `ConversationStore` is the single writer for private (direct)
-// message state; the feature models (`PrivateInboxModel`,
-// `PrivateConversationModel`, `ConversationUIModel`, `PeerListModel`) still
-// read the replace-based `LegacyConversationStore` until step 5. This bridge
-// keeps Legacy fed from the new store's `changes` subject: per-message
-// changes mark the affected conversation dirty and a `Task.yield`-coalesced
-// flush mirrors only the dirty conversations — a burst of N appends costs
-// ONE Legacy replace (like the old debounced sync) without the full-dict
-// pass. Structural changes (migration/removal) resynchronize immediately.
-// Legacy is therefore eventually consistent within one run-loop tick — the
-// same visibility the old `$privateChats` sink provided — while the new
-// store stays synchronously authoritative.
+// The new `ConversationStore` is the single writer for private (direct) AND
+// public (mesh/geohash) message state; the feature models
+// (`PrivateInboxModel`, `PrivateConversationModel`, `ConversationUIModel`,
+// `PeerListModel`, `PublicChatModel`) still read the replace-based
+// `LegacyConversationStore` until step 5. This bridge keeps Legacy fed from
+// the new store's `changes` subject: per-message changes mark the affected
+// conversation dirty and a `Task.yield`-coalesced flush mirrors only the
+// dirty conversations — a burst of N appends costs ONE Legacy replace (like
+// the old debounced sync) without the full-dict pass. Structural direct
+// changes (migration/removal) resynchronize immediately; public removals
+// mirror an empty timeline. Legacy is therefore eventually consistent within
+// one run-loop tick — the same visibility the old sinks and per-message
+// public syncs provided — while the new store stays synchronously
+// authoritative.
 //
 // This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
 // For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
@@ -58,9 +60,10 @@ final class LegacyConversationStoreBridge {
     /// `synchronizePrivateChats` full pass — acceptable because it only runs
     /// on peer-list changes and rare migrations, never per message.
     func resynchronizeAll() {
-        // The full pass covers every conversation; pending per-conversation
-        // work is redundant.
-        dirtyConversations.removeAll()
+        // The full pass covers every direct conversation; pending direct
+        // per-conversation work is redundant. Dirty public conversations
+        // keep their scheduled mirror.
+        dirtyConversations = dirtyConversations.filter { !isDirect($0) }
         legacyStore.synchronizePrivateChats(
             store.directMessagesByRoutingPeerID(),
             unreadPeerIDs: store.unreadDirectRoutingPeerIDs(),
@@ -92,13 +95,19 @@ private extension LegacyConversationStoreBridge {
             resynchronizeAll()
 
         case .removed(let id):
-            guard isDirect(id) else { return }
+            if isDirect(id) {
                 resynchronizeAll()
+            } else {
+                // Public conversation removed (panic clear): mirror an empty
+                // timeline immediately so Legacy readers never show stale
+                // messages.
+                dirtyConversations.remove(id)
+                legacyStore.replaceMessages([], for: id)
+            }
         }
     }
 
     func markDirty(_ id: ConversationID) {
-        guard isDirect(id) else { return }
         dirtyConversations.insert(id)
         scheduleFlush()
     }
@@ -127,16 +136,21 @@ private extension LegacyConversationStoreBridge {
     }
 
     func mirrorConversation(_ id: ConversationID) {
-        guard case .direct(let handle) = id,
-              let conversation = store.conversationsByID[id] else {
-            // Removed while dirty; the removal already resynchronized.
+        guard let conversation = store.conversationsByID[id] else {
+            // Removed while dirty; the removal already resynchronized
+            // (direct) or mirrored an empty timeline (public).
             return
         }
+        switch id {
+        case .direct(let handle):
             legacyStore.replaceDirectMessages(
                 conversation.messages,
                 for: handle.routingPeerID,
                 identityResolver: identityResolver
             )
+        case .mesh, .geohash:
+            legacyStore.replaceMessages(conversation.messages, for: id)
+        }
     }
 
     func isDirect(_ id: ConversationID) -> Bool {

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatDeliveryCoordinator.swift

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import Foundation
 /// coordinators off their `unowned let viewModel: ChatViewModel` back-refs.
 @MainActor
 protocol ChatDeliveryContext: AnyObject {
-    var messages: [BitchatMessage] { get set }
+    /// Get-only derived views of the `ConversationStore`. `BitchatMessage`
+    /// is a reference type, so the public-timeline status patch below writes
+    /// through the shared message objects; step 4 replaces this with
+    /// `setDeliveryStatus(for:in:)` store intents.
+    var messages: [BitchatMessage] { get }
     var privateChats: [PeerID: [BitchatMessage]] { get }
     var isStartupPhase: Bool { get }
     /// Applies a delivery status to a private message by ID (single-writer

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatMediaTransferCoordinator.swift

@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ protocol ChatMediaTransferContext: AnyObject {
     /// Appends a private message via the single-writer store intent.
     @discardableResult
     func appendPrivateMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to peerID: PeerID) -> Bool
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID)
-    func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?)
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded()
+    /// Appends a public message via the single-writer store intent
+    /// (immediate: outgoing media placeholders must render without batching).
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool
     func removeMessage(withID messageID: String, cleanupFile: Bool)
     func addSystemMessage(_ content: String)
     /// Signals that message state changed so observers refresh (e.g. `objectWillChange.send()`).
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ extension ChatViewModel: ChatMediaTransferContext {
     // `canSendMediaInCurrentContext`, `selectedPrivateChatPeer`, `nickname`,
     // `myPeerID`, `activeChannel`, `nicknameForPeer(_:)`,
     // `currentPublicSender()`, `privateChats`,
-    // `appendTimelineMessage(_:to:)`, `refreshVisibleMessages(from:)`,
-    // `trimMessagesIfNeeded()`, `removeMessage(withID:cleanupFile:)`,
+    // `appendPublicMessage(_:to:)`, `removeMessage(withID:cleanupFile:)`,
     // `addSystemMessage(_:)`, `notifyUIChanged()`,
     // `updateMessageDeliveryStatus(_:status:)`, `normalizedContentKey(_:)`,
     // and `recordContentKey(_:timestamp:)` are shared requirements with the
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ final class ChatMediaTransferCoordinator {
                 deliveryStatus: .sending
             )
             context.appendPrivateMessage(message, to: peerID)
-            context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
         } else {
             let (displayName, senderPeerID) = context.currentPublicSender()
             message = BitchatMessage(
@@ -246,9 +245,7 @@ final class ChatMediaTransferCoordinator {
                 senderPeerID: senderPeerID,
                 deliveryStatus: .sending
             )
-            context.appendTimelineMessage(message, to: context.activeChannel)
-            context.refreshVisibleMessages(from: context.activeChannel)
-            context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
+            context.appendPublicMessage(message, to: ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel))
         }
 
         let key = context.normalizedContentKey(message.content)

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatOutgoingCoordinator.swift

@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ protocol ChatOutgoingContext: AnyObject {
 
     // MARK: Public timeline (local echo)
     func parseMentions(from content: String) -> [String]
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID)
-    func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?)
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded()
+    /// Appends a public message via the single-writer store intent
+    /// (immediate: the local echo must render without batching).
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool
     func addSystemMessage(_ content: String)
 
     // MARK: Content dedup
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@ extension ChatViewModel: ChatOutgoingContext {
     // `nickname`, `myPeerID`, `activeChannel`, `selectedPrivateChatPeer`,
     // `isTeleported`, `handleCommand(_:)`, `updatePrivateChatPeerIfNeeded()`,
     // `sendPrivateMessage(_:to:)`, `parseMentions(from:)`,
-    // `appendTimelineMessage(_:to:)`, `refreshVisibleMessages(from:)`,
-    // `trimMessagesIfNeeded()`, `addSystemMessage(_:)`,
+    // `appendPublicMessage(_:to:)`, `addSystemMessage(_:)`,
     // `normalizedContentKey(_:)`, `recordContentKey(_:timestamp:)`,
     // `sendMeshMessage(_:mentions:messageID:timestamp:)`,
     // `sendGeohash(context:)`, and `deriveNostrIdentity(forGeohash:)` are
@@ -169,12 +169,10 @@ private extension ChatOutgoingCoordinator {
     }
 
     func appendLocalEcho(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        context.appendTimelineMessage(message, to: context.activeChannel)
-        context.refreshVisibleMessages(from: context.activeChannel)
+        context.appendPublicMessage(message, to: ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel))
 
         let contentKey = context.normalizedContentKey(message.content)
         context.recordContentKey(contentKey, timestamp: message.timestamp)
-        context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
     }
 
     func routePublicMessage(

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatPublicConversationCoordinator.swift

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ import UIKit
 /// pipeline.
 @MainActor
 protocol ChatPublicConversationContext: AnyObject {
-    // MARK: Channel & visible timeline state
-    var messages: [BitchatMessage] { get set }
+    // MARK: Channel state
     var activeChannel: ChannelID { get }
     var currentGeohash: String? { get }
     var nickname: String { get }
@@ -31,25 +30,26 @@ protocol ChatPublicConversationContext: AnyObject {
     func setPublicBatching(_ isBatching: Bool)
     /// Signals that message state changed so observers refresh (e.g. `objectWillChange.send()`).
     func notifyUIChanged()
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded()
 
-    // MARK: Public timeline store
-    func timelineMessages(for channel: ChannelID) -> [BitchatMessage]
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID)
+    // MARK: Public conversation store (single-writer intents)
+    /// Appends a public message in timestamp order. Returns `false` when a
+    /// message with the same ID is already in that conversation.
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool
+    /// Appends a geohash message if absent. Returns `true` when stored.
+    @discardableResult
     func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool
-    func removeTimelineMessage(withID id: String) -> BitchatMessage?
-    func removeGeohashTimelineMessages(in geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool)
-    func clearTimeline(for channel: ChannelID)
-    func timelineGeohashKeys() -> [String]
+    func publicConversationContainsMessage(withID messageID: String, in conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool
+    /// Removes a message by ID from whichever public conversation contains it.
+    @discardableResult
+    func removePublicMessage(withID messageID: String) -> BitchatMessage?
+    /// Removes every matching message from a geohash conversation (block purge).
+    func removePublicMessages(fromGeohash geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool)
+    /// Empties a public conversation's timeline (`/clear`).
+    func clearPublicConversation(_ conversationID: ConversationID)
     /// Queues a system message for the next geohash channel visit.
     func queueGeohashSystemMessage(_ content: String)
 
-    // MARK: Conversation stores
-    func setConversationActiveChannel(_ channel: ChannelID)
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for channelID: ChannelID)
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for conversationID: ConversationID)
-    func synchronizeConversationSelectionStore()
-
     // MARK: Private chats (block cleanup & message removal)
     var privateChats: [PeerID: [BitchatMessage]] { get }
     /// Removes the peer's chat entirely, including unread state
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ protocol ChatPublicConversationContext: AnyObject {
     func processActionMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) -> BitchatMessage
     func isMessageBlocked(_ message: BitchatMessage) -> Bool
     func allowPublicMessage(senderKey: String, contentKey: String) -> Bool
-    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage)
+    /// Buffers a visible-channel message for the batched (~80 ms) pipeline
+    /// flush, which commits it to `conversationID` in the store.
+    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID)
     func cachedStablePeerID(for shortPeerID: PeerID) -> PeerID?
 
     // MARK: Content dedup & formatting
@@ -100,55 +102,21 @@ protocol ChatPublicConversationContext: AnyObject {
 }
 
 extension ChatViewModel: ChatPublicConversationContext {
-    // `messages`, `privateChats`, `unreadPrivateMessages`, `nostrKeyMapping`,
+    // `privateChats`, `unreadPrivateMessages`, `nostrKeyMapping`,
     // `nickname`, `activeChannel`, `currentGeohash`, `geoNicknames`,
     // `myPeerID`, `isTeleported`, `notifyUIChanged()`,
     // `geoParticipantCount(for:)`, `isNostrBlocked(pubkeyHexLowercased:)`,
-    // `deriveNostrIdentity(forGeohash:)`, and
-    // `appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_:toGeohash:)` are shared requirements
-    // with `ChatDeliveryContext` / `ChatPrivateConversationContext` /
-    // `ChatNostrContext`; their witnesses already exist. The members below
-    // flatten nested service accesses into intent-named calls.
-
-    func timelineMessages(for channel: ChannelID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        timelineStore.messages(for: channel)
-    }
-
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID) {
-        timelineStore.append(message, to: channel)
-    }
-
-    func removeTimelineMessage(withID id: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
-        timelineStore.removeMessage(withID: id)
-    }
-
-    func removeGeohashTimelineMessages(in geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
-        timelineStore.removeMessages(in: geohash, where: predicate)
-    }
-
-    func clearTimeline(for channel: ChannelID) {
-        timelineStore.clear(channel: channel)
-    }
-
-    func timelineGeohashKeys() -> [String] {
-        timelineStore.geohashKeys()
-    }
-
-    func queueGeohashSystemMessage(_ content: String) {
-        timelineStore.queueGeohashSystemMessage(content)
-    }
-
-    func setConversationActiveChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) {
-        conversationStore.setActiveChannel(channel)
-    }
-
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for channelID: ChannelID) {
-        conversationStore.replaceMessages(messages, for: channelID)
-    }
-
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for conversationID: ConversationID) {
-        conversationStore.replaceMessages(messages, for: conversationID)
-    }
+    // `deriveNostrIdentity(forGeohash:)`, the public conversation store
+    // intents (`appendPublicMessage(_:to:)`,
+    // `appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_:toGeohash:)`,
+    // `publicConversationContainsMessage(withID:in:)`,
+    // `removePublicMessage(withID:)`,
+    // `removePublicMessages(fromGeohash:where:)`,
+    // `clearPublicConversation(_:)`, and `queueGeohashSystemMessage(_:)`)
+    // are shared requirements with `ChatDeliveryContext` /
+    // `ChatPrivateConversationContext` / `ChatNostrContext` or satisfied by
+    // existing `ChatViewModel` members. The members below flatten nested
+    // service accesses into intent-named calls.
 
     func visibleGeoPeople() -> [GeoPerson] {
         participantTracker.getVisiblePeople()
@@ -174,8 +142,8 @@ extension ChatViewModel: ChatPublicConversationContext {
         publicRateLimiter.allow(senderKey: senderKey, contentKey: contentKey)
     }
 
-    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        publicMessagePipeline.enqueue(message)
+    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) {
+        publicMessagePipeline.enqueue(message, to: conversationID)
     }
 
     func normalizedContentKey(_ content: String) -> String {
@@ -247,11 +215,7 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
                 }
                 return false
             }
-            context.removeGeohashTimelineMessages(in: gh, where: predicate)
-            synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash: gh)
-            if case .location = context.activeChannel {
-                context.messages.removeAll(where: predicate)
-            }
+            context.removePublicMessages(fromGeohash: gh, where: predicate)
         }
 
         let conversationPeerID = PeerID(nostr_: hex)
@@ -313,16 +277,7 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
     }
 
     func removeMessage(withID messageID: String, cleanupFile: Bool = false) {
-        var removedMessage: BitchatMessage?
-
-        if let index = context.messages.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) {
-            removedMessage = context.messages.remove(at: index)
-        }
-
-        if let storeRemoved = context.removeTimelineMessage(withID: messageID) {
-            removedMessage = removedMessage ?? storeRemoved
-            synchronizeAllPublicConversationStores()
-        }
+        var removedMessage = context.removePublicMessage(withID: messageID)
 
         if let removedPrivateMessage = context.removePrivateMessage(withID: messageID) {
             removedMessage = removedMessage ?? removedPrivateMessage
@@ -335,45 +290,8 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
         context.notifyUIChanged()
     }
 
-    func initializeConversationStore() {
-        context.setConversationActiveChannel(context.activeChannel)
-        synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: context.activeChannel)
-        context.synchronizeConversationSelectionStore()
-    }
-
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(for channel: ChannelID) {
-        let publicMessages = context.timelineMessages(for: channel)
-        context.replaceConversationMessages(publicMessages, for: channel)
-        if channel == context.activeChannel {
-            context.setConversationActiveChannel(context.activeChannel)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash geohash: String) {
-        let channel = ChannelID.location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
-        let publicMessages = context.timelineMessages(for: channel)
-        context.replaceConversationMessages(publicMessages, for: .geohash(geohash.lowercased()))
-    }
-
-    func synchronizeAllPublicConversationStores() {
-        synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: .mesh)
-        for geohash in context.timelineGeohashKeys() {
-            synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash: geohash)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID? = nil) {
-        let target = channel ?? context.activeChannel
-        context.messages = context.timelineMessages(for: target)
-        context.replaceConversationMessages(context.messages, for: target)
-        if target == context.activeChannel {
-            context.setConversationActiveChannel(context.activeChannel)
-        }
-    }
-
     func clearCurrentPublicTimeline() {
-        context.messages.removeAll()
-        context.clearTimeline(for: context.activeChannel)
+        context.clearPublicConversation(ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel))
 
         Task.detached(priority: .utility) {
             do {
@@ -413,7 +331,7 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
             timestamp: timestamp,
             isRelay: false
         )
-        context.messages.append(systemMessage)
+        context.appendPublicMessage(systemMessage, to: ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel))
     }
 
     func addMeshOnlySystemMessage(_ content: String) {
@@ -423,11 +341,7 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
             timestamp: Date(),
             isRelay: false
         )
-        context.appendTimelineMessage(systemMessage, to: .mesh)
-        synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: .mesh)
-        refreshVisibleMessages()
-        context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
-        context.notifyUIChanged()
+        context.appendPublicMessage(systemMessage, to: .mesh)
     }
 
     func addPublicSystemMessage(_ content: String) {
@@ -437,12 +351,9 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
             timestamp: Date(),
             isRelay: false
         )
-        context.appendTimelineMessage(systemMessage, to: context.activeChannel)
-        refreshVisibleMessages(from: context.activeChannel)
+        context.appendPublicMessage(systemMessage, to: ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel))
         let contentKey = context.normalizedContentKey(systemMessage.content)
         context.recordContentKey(contentKey, timestamp: systemMessage.timestamp)
-        context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
-        context.notifyUIChanged()
     }
 
     func addGeohashOnlySystemMessage(_ content: String) {
@@ -492,7 +403,8 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
         if context.isMessageBlocked(finalMessage) { return }
 
         let isGeo = finalMessage.senderPeerID?.isGeoChat == true
-        let shouldRateLimit = finalMessage.sender != "system" || finalMessage.senderPeerID != nil
+        let isSystem = finalMessage.sender == "system"
+        let shouldRateLimit = !isSystem || finalMessage.senderPeerID != nil
         if shouldRateLimit {
             let senderKey = normalizedSenderKey(for: finalMessage)
             let contentKey = context.normalizedContentKey(finalMessage.content)
@@ -501,20 +413,26 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
             }
         }
 
-        if finalMessage.sender != "system" && finalMessage.content.count > 16000 { return }
+        if !isSystem && finalMessage.content.count > 16000 { return }
+        // Empty content never rendered before (the old visible-array enqueue
+        // filtered it); with the store as the sole timeline it is dropped
+        // outright instead of lingering invisibly in a backing buffer.
+        guard !finalMessage.content.trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
 
-        if !isGeo && finalMessage.sender != "system" {
-            context.appendTimelineMessage(finalMessage, to: .mesh)
-            synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: .mesh)
+        // Resolve the destination conversation. System messages surface on
+        // the active channel (matching their old visible-only routing); geo
+        // messages require a current geohash, mesh messages always land in
+        // the mesh conversation.
+        let destination: ConversationID?
+        if isSystem {
+            destination = ConversationID(channelID: context.activeChannel)
+        } else if isGeo {
+            destination = context.currentGeohash.map { .geohash($0.lowercased()) }
+        } else {
+            destination = .mesh
         }
+        guard let destination else { return }
 
-        if isGeo && finalMessage.sender != "system",
-           let geohash = context.currentGeohash,
-           context.appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(finalMessage, toGeohash: geohash) {
-            synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash: geohash)
-        }
-
-        let isSystem = finalMessage.sender == "system"
         let channelMatches: Bool = {
             switch context.activeChannel {
             case .mesh: return !isGeo || isSystem
@@ -522,11 +440,16 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
             }
         }()
 
-        guard channelMatches else { return }
-
-        if !finalMessage.content.trimmed.isEmpty,
-           !context.messages.contains(where: { $0.id == finalMessage.id }) {
-            context.enqueuePublicMessage(finalMessage)
+        if channelMatches {
+            // Visible-channel arrivals are batched: the pipeline's ~80 ms
+            // flush commits them to the store (which dedups by ID), keeping
+            // the deliberate UI flush cadence.
+            guard !context.publicConversationContainsMessage(withID: finalMessage.id, in: destination) else { return }
+            context.enqueuePublicMessage(finalMessage, to: destination)
+        } else {
+            // Background-channel arrivals have no rendering observers to
+            // batch for; they land in the store immediately.
+            context.appendPublicMessage(finalMessage, to: destination)
         }
     }
 
@@ -584,14 +507,6 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
         #endif
     }
 
-    func pipelineCurrentMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline) -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        context.messages
-    }
-
-    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, setMessages messages: [BitchatMessage]) {
-        context.messages = messages
-    }
-
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, normalizeContent content: String) -> String {
         context.normalizedContentKey(content)
     }
@@ -604,8 +519,8 @@ final class ChatPublicConversationCoordinator: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
         context.recordContentKey(key, timestamp: timestamp)
     }
 
-    func pipelineTrimMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline) {
-        context.trimMessagesIfNeeded()
+    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, commit message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        context.appendPublicMessage(message, to: conversationID)
     }
 
     func pipelinePrewarmMessage(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, message: BitchatMessage) {

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift

@@ -119,9 +119,24 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
 
     // MARK: - Published Properties
 
-    @Published var messages: [BitchatMessage] = []
+    /// Read-only derived view of the ACTIVE public channel's conversation in
+    /// the single-writer `ConversationStore` (migration step 3 shim; views
+    /// observe `Conversation` objects directly in step 5). Hot for rendering,
+    /// so the array is cached and invalidated from the store's `changes`
+    /// subject (filtered to the active conversation) and on channel switches.
+    /// `objectWillChange` fires on every store change via the sink in `init`.
+    @MainActor
+    var messages: [BitchatMessage] {
+        if let cached = visibleMessagesCache { return cached }
+        // Read-only lookup (never creates the conversation): this getter
+        // runs during SwiftUI renders, where mutating the store's
+        // `@Published` collections would publish mid-view-update.
+        let current = conversations.conversationsByID[ConversationID(channelID: activeChannel)]?.messages ?? []
+        visibleMessagesCache = current
+        return current
+    }
+    private var visibleMessagesCache: [BitchatMessage]?
     @Published var currentColorScheme: ColorScheme = .light
-    private let maxMessages = TransportConfig.meshTimelineCap // Maximum messages before oldest are removed
     @Published var isConnected = false
     @Published var nickname: String = "" {
         didSet {
@@ -298,9 +313,8 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
         get { conversationStore.activeChannel }
         set {
             guard conversationStore.activeChannel != newValue else { return }
-            publicMessagePipeline.updateActiveChannel(newValue)
             conversationStore.setActiveChannel(newValue)
-            synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: newValue)
+            visibleMessagesCache = nil
             synchronizeConversationSelectionStore()
             objectWillChange.send()
         }
@@ -352,11 +366,6 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
     @Published var bluetoothAlertMessage = ""
     @Published var bluetoothState: CBManagerState = .unknown
 
-    var timelineStore = PublicTimelineStore(
-        meshCap: TransportConfig.meshTimelineCap,
-        geohashCap: TransportConfig.geoTimelineCap
-    )
-
     private func performDeliveryUpdate(_ update: @escaping @MainActor (ChatDeliveryCoordinator) -> Void) {
         if Thread.isMainThread {
             MainActor.assumeIsolated {
@@ -631,6 +640,83 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
         return removed
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Public Conversation Store Intents
+    // The sole mutation paths for public (mesh/geohash) message state,
+    // mirroring the private intents above. The store's per-conversation cap
+    // and timestamp-ordered insert replace `PublicTimelineStore`'s trim and
+    // the pipeline's late-insert positioning; the read-only `messages` shim
+    // above is derived from the same store.
+
+    /// Appends a public message in timestamp order. Returns `false` when a
+    /// message with the same ID is already in that conversation (O(1) dedup
+    /// via the conversation's ID index).
+    @MainActor
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        conversations.append(message, to: conversationID)
+    }
+
+    /// Appends a geohash message if absent. Returns `true` when stored
+    /// (the legacy `PublicTimelineStore.appendIfAbsent` contract).
+    @MainActor
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool {
+        conversations.append(message, to: .geohash(geohash.lowercased()))
+    }
+
+    /// A public (mesh/geohash) channel's full timeline.
+    @MainActor
+    func publicMessages(for channel: ChannelID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
+        conversations.conversation(for: ConversationID(channelID: channel)).messages
+    }
+
+    /// `true` when the conversation contains a message with `messageID`.
+    @MainActor
+    func publicConversationContainsMessage(withID messageID: String, in conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        conversations.conversationsByID[conversationID]?.containsMessage(withID: messageID) ?? false
+    }
+
+    /// Removes a message by ID from whichever public conversation contains
+    /// it. Returns the removed message, if any.
+    @MainActor
+    @discardableResult
+    func removePublicMessage(withID messageID: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
+        conversations.removePublicMessage(withID: messageID)
+    }
+
+    /// Removes every message matching `predicate` from a geohash
+    /// conversation (block-user purge).
+    @MainActor
+    func removePublicMessages(fromGeohash geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
+        conversations.removeMessages(from: .geohash(geohash.lowercased()), where: predicate)
+    }
+
+    /// Empties a public conversation's timeline (`/clear`).
+    @MainActor
+    func clearPublicConversation(_ conversationID: ConversationID) {
+        conversations.clear(conversationID)
+    }
+
+    /// Queues a system message for the next geohash channel visit. (Tiny
+    /// UI-flow queue formerly on `PublicTimelineStore`; it is notice text,
+    /// not conversation state, so it stays on the owner.)
+    @MainActor
+    func queueGeohashSystemMessage(_ content: String) {
+        pendingGeohashSystemMessages.append(content)
+    }
+
+    /// Drains the queued geohash system messages (single consumer:
+    /// `GeohashSubscriptionManager.switchLocationChannel`).
+    @MainActor
+    func drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() -> [String] {
+        defer { pendingGeohashSystemMessages.removeAll(keepingCapacity: false) }
+        return pendingGeohashSystemMessages
+    }
+
+    // Single-writer: mutate only via `queueGeohashSystemMessage(_:)` /
+    // `drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages()` above.
+    private var pendingGeohashSystemMessages: [String] = []
+
     // MARK: - Initialization
 
     @MainActor
@@ -717,12 +803,18 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
 
         // Republish on every store change so SwiftUI observers of the
         // view model refresh. This replaces the UI-update role of the old
-        // `PrivateChatManager.@Published` dictionaries (their debounced
-        // Legacy synchronization sinks are gone; the bridge above feeds
-        // Legacy instead).
+        // `PrivateChatManager.@Published` dictionaries and the old
+        // `@Published var messages` (their debounced Legacy synchronization
+        // sinks are gone; the bridge above feeds Legacy instead). Changes
+        // touching the ACTIVE public conversation also invalidate the
+        // derived `messages` cache before observers re-read it.
         conversations.changes
-            .sink { [weak self] _ in
-                self?.objectWillChange.send()
+            .sink { [weak self] change in
+                guard let self else { return }
+                if self.changeAffectsActivePublicConversation(change) {
+                    self.visibleMessagesCache = nil
+                }
+                self.objectWillChange.send()
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
 
@@ -1008,13 +1100,11 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
     func panicClearAllData() {
         // Messages are processed immediately - nothing to flush
 
-        // Clear all messages
-        messages.removeAll()
-        timelineStore = PublicTimelineStore(
-            meshCap: TransportConfig.meshTimelineCap,
-            geohashCap: TransportConfig.geoTimelineCap
-        )
-        conversations.removeAllDirectConversations()
+        // Clear all messages (public timelines and private chats live in the
+        // single-writer ConversationStore; the derived `messages` view and
+        // the legacy mirror empty with it)
+        conversations.clearAll()
+        pendingGeohashSystemMessages.removeAll()
 
         // Delete all keychain data (including Noise and Nostr keys)
         _ = keychain.deleteAllKeychainData()
@@ -1190,22 +1280,8 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
 
     @MainActor
     func initializeConversationStore() {
-        publicConversationCoordinator.initializeConversationStore()
-    }
-
-    @MainActor
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(for channel: ChannelID) {
-        publicConversationCoordinator.synchronizePublicConversationStore(for: channel)
-    }
-
-    @MainActor
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash geohash: String) {
-        publicConversationCoordinator.synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash: geohash)
-    }
-
-    @MainActor
-    func synchronizeAllPublicConversationStores() {
-        publicConversationCoordinator.synchronizeAllPublicConversationStores()
+        conversationStore.setActiveChannel(activeChannel)
+        synchronizeConversationSelectionStore()
     }
 
     /// Full Legacy-store resynchronization from the new `ConversationStore`.
@@ -1226,15 +1302,34 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
         )
     }
 
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded() {
-        if messages.count > maxMessages {
-            messages = Array(messages.suffix(maxMessages))
-        }
-    }
-
+    /// Invalidates the derived `messages` cache and notifies observers.
+    /// (Formerly pulled the channel's timeline into a stored `messages`
+    /// array; `messages` is now derived from the `ConversationStore`, so
+    /// only the invalidation remains. The `channel` parameter is kept for
+    /// call-site compatibility — every caller passes the active channel.)
     @MainActor
     func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID? = nil) {
-        publicConversationCoordinator.refreshVisibleMessages(from: channel)
+        visibleMessagesCache = nil
+        objectWillChange.send()
+    }
+
+    /// `true` when a store change touches the active public conversation
+    /// (so the derived `messages` cache must be invalidated).
+    @MainActor
+    private func changeAffectsActivePublicConversation(_ change: ConversationChange) -> Bool {
+        let activeID = ConversationID(channelID: activeChannel)
+        switch change {
+        case .appended(let id, _),
+             .updated(let id, _),
+             .statusChanged(let id, _, _),
+             .messageRemoved(let id, _),
+             .cleared(let id),
+             .removed(let id),
+             .unreadChanged(let id, _):
+            return id == activeID
+        case .migrated(let source, let destination):
+            return source == activeID || destination == activeID
+        }
     }
 
     @MainActor
@@ -1276,15 +1371,6 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate, TransportEventDele
         publicConversationCoordinator.clearCurrentPublicTimeline()
     }
 
-    // MARK: - Message Management
-
-    private func addMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        // Check for duplicates
-        guard !messages.contains(where: { $0.id == message.id }) else { return }
-        messages.append(message)
-        trimMessagesIfNeeded()
-    }
-
     // MARK: - Peer Lookup Helpers
 
     func getPeer(byID peerID: PeerID) -> BitchatPeer? {

bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModelBootstrapper.swift

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ private extension ChatViewModelBootstrapper {
         viewModel.meshService.startServices()
 
         viewModel.publicMessagePipeline.delegate = viewModel.publicConversationCoordinator
-        viewModel.publicMessagePipeline.updateActiveChannel(viewModel.activeChannel)
 
         DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { [weak viewModel] in
             guard let viewModel,

bitchat/ViewModels/GeoPresenceTracker.swift

@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ protocol GeoPresenceContext: AnyObject {
     func geoParticipantCount(for geohash: String) -> Int
     func markGeoTeleported(_ pubkeyHexLowercased: String)
 
+    /// Appends a geohash message if absent (single-writer store intent).
+    /// Returns `true` when stored.
+    @discardableResult
     func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash geohash: String)
 
     /// Posts the sampled-geohash-activity local notification.
     func notifyGeohashActivity(geohash: String, bodyPreview: String)
@@ -32,13 +34,10 @@ protocol GeoPresenceContext: AnyObject {
 
 extension ChatViewModel: GeoPresenceContext {
     // `activeChannel`, `lastGeoNotificationAt`, `geoNicknames`, the Nostr
-    // identity/blocking members, and `synchronizePublicConversationStore`
-    // already have witnesses on `ChatViewModel`. The members below flatten
-    // nested service accesses into intent-named calls.
-
-    func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool {
-        timelineStore.appendIfAbsent(message, toGeohash: geohash)
-    }
+    // identity/blocking members, and the
+    // `appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_:toGeohash:)` store intent already have
+    // witnesses on `ChatViewModel`. The members below flatten nested service
+    // accesses into intent-named calls.
 
     var teleportedGeoCount: Int {
         locationPresenceStore.teleportedGeo.count
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ final class GeoPresenceTracker {
                 mentions: mentions.isEmpty ? nil : mentions
             )
             if context.appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(message, toGeohash: gh) {
-                context.synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash: gh)
                 context.notifyGeohashActivity(geohash: gh, bodyPreview: preview)
             }
         }

bitchat/ViewModels/GeohashSubscriptionManager.swift

@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ protocol GeohashSubscriptionContext: AnyObject {
 
     // MARK: Public timeline & pipeline
     var messages: [BitchatMessage] { get }
-    func resetPublicMessagePipeline()
-    func updatePublicMessagePipelineChannel(_ channel: ChannelID)
+    /// Commits any batched-but-unflushed public messages to the store so a
+    /// channel switch never strands them in the pipeline buffer.
+    func flushPublicMessagePipeline()
     func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?)
     func addPublicSystemMessage(_ content: String)
     func drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() -> [String]
@@ -64,16 +65,8 @@ extension ChatViewModel: GeohashSubscriptionContext {
     // `ChatViewModel`. The members below flatten nested service accesses into
     // intent-named calls.
 
-    func resetPublicMessagePipeline() {
-        publicMessagePipeline.reset()
-    }
-
-    func updatePublicMessagePipelineChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) {
-        publicMessagePipeline.updateActiveChannel(channel)
-    }
-
-    func drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() -> [String] {
-        timelineStore.drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages()
+    func flushPublicMessagePipeline() {
+        publicMessagePipeline.flushIfNeeded()
     }
 
     func clearProcessedNostrEvents() {
@@ -178,9 +171,8 @@ final class GeohashSubscriptionManager {
     @MainActor
     func switchLocationChannel(to channel: ChannelID) {
         guard let context else { return }
-        context.resetPublicMessagePipeline()
+        context.flushPublicMessagePipeline()
         context.activeChannel = channel
-        context.updatePublicMessagePipelineChannel(channel)
 
         context.clearProcessedNostrEvents()
         switch channel {

bitchat/ViewModels/PublicMessagePipeline.swift

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 // PublicMessagePipeline.swift
 // bitchat
 //
-// Handles batching and deduplication of public chat messages before surfacing them to the UI.
+// Batches visible-channel public messages before committing them to the
+// ConversationStore: the deliberate ~80 ms UI flush cadence survives the
+// store cutover, while ordering, dedup, and caps live in the store itself
+// (its timestamp-ordered insert replaced this pipeline's late-insert
+// threshold positioning; see docs/CONVERSATION-STORE-DESIGN.md).
 //
 
 import BitFoundation
@@ -10,12 +14,13 @@ import Foundation
 
 @MainActor
 protocol PublicMessagePipelineDelegate: AnyObject {
-    func pipelineCurrentMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline) -> [BitchatMessage]
-    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, setMessages messages: [BitchatMessage])
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, normalizeContent content: String) -> String
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, contentTimestampForKey key: String) -> Date?
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, recordContentKey key: String, timestamp: Date)
-    func pipelineTrimMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline)
+    /// Commits a batched message to its conversation in the store.
+    /// Returns `false` when the message was already present (ID dedup).
+    @discardableResult
+    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, commit message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool
     func pipelinePrewarmMessage(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, message: BitchatMessage)
     func pipelineSetBatchingState(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, isBatching: Bool)
 }
@@ -24,14 +29,13 @@ protocol PublicMessagePipelineDelegate: AnyObject {
 final class PublicMessagePipeline {
     weak var delegate: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate?
 
-    private var buffer: [BitchatMessage] = []
+    private var buffer: [(message: BitchatMessage, conversationID: ConversationID)] = []
     private var timer: Timer?
     private let baseFlushInterval: TimeInterval
     private var dynamicFlushInterval: TimeInterval
     private var recentBatchSizes: [Int] = []
     private let maxRecentBatchSamples: Int
     private let dedupWindow: TimeInterval
-    private var activeChannel: ChannelID = .mesh
 
     init(
         baseFlushInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.basePublicFlushInterval,
@@ -48,25 +52,17 @@ final class PublicMessagePipeline {
         timer?.invalidate()
     }
 
-    func updateActiveChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) {
-        activeChannel = channel
-    }
-
-    func enqueue(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        buffer.append(message)
+    /// Buffers a message destined for `conversationID`; the next batched
+    /// flush commits it to the store. Each entry carries its destination so
+    /// a channel switch mid-batch can never misroute buffered messages.
+    func enqueue(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) {
+        buffer.append((message, conversationID))
         scheduleFlush()
     }
 
     func flushIfNeeded() {
         flushBuffer()
     }
-
-    func reset() {
-        timer?.invalidate()
-        timer = nil
-        buffer.removeAll(keepingCapacity: false)
-    }
-
 }
 
 private extension PublicMessagePipeline {
@@ -91,56 +87,37 @@ private extension PublicMessagePipeline {
 
         delegate.pipelineSetBatchingState(self, isBatching: true)
 
-        var existingIDs = Set(delegate.pipelineCurrentMessages(self).map { $0.id })
-        var pending: [(message: BitchatMessage, contentKey: String)] = []
+        // Content-window dedup against recorded keys and within the batch;
+        // ID dedup happens in the store at commit time.
+        var pending: [(message: BitchatMessage, conversationID: ConversationID, contentKey: String)] = []
         var batchContentLatest: [String: Date] = [:]
 
-        for message in buffer {
-            if existingIDs.contains(message.id) { continue }
-            let contentKey = delegate.pipeline(self, normalizeContent: message.content)
+        for item in buffer {
+            let contentKey = delegate.pipeline(self, normalizeContent: item.message.content)
             if let ts = delegate.pipeline(self, contentTimestampForKey: contentKey),
-               abs(ts.timeIntervalSince(message.timestamp)) < dedupWindow {
+               abs(ts.timeIntervalSince(item.message.timestamp)) < dedupWindow {
                 continue
             }
             if let ts = batchContentLatest[contentKey],
-               abs(ts.timeIntervalSince(message.timestamp)) < dedupWindow {
+               abs(ts.timeIntervalSince(item.message.timestamp)) < dedupWindow {
                 continue
             }
-            existingIDs.insert(message.id)
-            pending.append((message, contentKey))
-            batchContentLatest[contentKey] = message.timestamp
+            pending.append((item.message, item.conversationID, contentKey))
+            batchContentLatest[contentKey] = item.message.timestamp
         }
 
         buffer.removeAll(keepingCapacity: true)
         guard !pending.isEmpty else {
             delegate.pipelineSetBatchingState(self, isBatching: false)
-            if !buffer.isEmpty { scheduleFlush() }
             return
         }
 
         pending.sort { $0.message.timestamp < $1.message.timestamp }
 
-        var messages = delegate.pipelineCurrentMessages(self)
-        let threshold = lateInsertThreshold(for: activeChannel)
-        let lastTimestamp = messages.last?.timestamp ?? .distantPast
-
         for item in pending {
-            let message = item.message
-            if threshold == 0 || message.timestamp < lastTimestamp.addingTimeInterval(-threshold) {
-                let index = insertionIndex(for: message.timestamp, in: messages)
-                if index >= messages.count {
-                    messages.append(message)
-                } else {
-                    messages.insert(message, at: index)
+            guard delegate.pipeline(self, commit: item.message, to: item.conversationID) else { continue }
+            delegate.pipeline(self, recordContentKey: item.contentKey, timestamp: item.message.timestamp)
         }
-            } else {
-                messages.append(message)
-            }
-            delegate.pipeline(self, recordContentKey: item.contentKey, timestamp: message.timestamp)
-        }
-
-        delegate.pipeline(self, setMessages: messages)
-        delegate.pipelineTrimMessages(self)
 
         updateFlushInterval(withBatchSize: pending.count)
 
@@ -165,27 +142,4 @@ private extension PublicMessagePipeline {
             : Double(recentBatchSizes.reduce(0, +)) / Double(recentBatchSizes.count)
         dynamicFlushInterval = avg > 100.0 ? 0.12 : baseFlushInterval
     }
-
-    func lateInsertThreshold(for channel: ChannelID) -> TimeInterval {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh:
-            return TransportConfig.uiLateInsertThreshold
-        case .location:
-            return TransportConfig.uiLateInsertThresholdGeo
-        }
-    }
-
-    func insertionIndex(for timestamp: Date, in messages: [BitchatMessage]) -> Int {
-        var low = 0
-        var high = messages.count
-        while low < high {
-            let mid = (low + high) / 2
-            if messages[mid].timestamp < timestamp {
-                low = mid + 1
-            } else {
-                high = mid
-            }
-        }
-        return low
-    }
 }

bitchat/ViewModels/PublicTimelineStore.swift

@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-//
-// PublicTimelineStore.swift
-// bitchat
-//
-// Maintains mesh and geohash public timelines with simple caps and helpers.
-//
-
-import BitFoundation
-import Foundation
-
-struct PublicTimelineStore {
-    private var meshTimeline: [BitchatMessage] = []
-    private var meshMessageIDs: Set<String> = []
-    private var geohashTimelines: [String: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
-    private var geohashMessageIDs: [String: Set<String>] = [:]
-    private var pendingGeohashSystemMessages: [String] = []
-
-    private let meshCap: Int
-    private let geohashCap: Int
-
-    init(meshCap: Int, geohashCap: Int) {
-        self.meshCap = meshCap
-        self.geohashCap = geohashCap
-    }
-
-    mutating func append(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID) {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh:
-            guard !meshMessageIDs.contains(message.id) else { return }
-            meshTimeline.append(message)
-            meshMessageIDs.insert(message.id)
-            trimMeshTimelineIfNeeded()
-        case .location(let channel):
-            append(message, toGeohash: channel.geohash)
-        }
-    }
-
-    mutating func append(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) {
-        _ = appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(message, geohash: geohash)
-    }
-
-    /// Append message if absent, returning true when stored.
-    mutating func appendIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool {
-        appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(message, geohash: geohash)
-    }
-
-    mutating func messages(for channel: ChannelID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh:
-            return meshTimeline
-        case .location(let channel):
-            let cleaned = geohashTimelines[channel.geohash]?.cleanedAndDeduped() ?? []
-            replaceGeohashTimeline(cleaned, for: channel.geohash, keepEmpty: true)
-            return cleaned
-        }
-    }
-
-    mutating func clear(channel: ChannelID) {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh:
-            meshTimeline.removeAll()
-            meshMessageIDs.removeAll()
-        case .location(let channel):
-            geohashTimelines[channel.geohash] = []
-            geohashMessageIDs[channel.geohash] = []
-        }
-    }
-
-    @discardableResult
-    mutating func removeMessage(withID id: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
-        if let index = meshTimeline.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) {
-            let removed = meshTimeline.remove(at: index)
-            meshMessageIDs.remove(id)
-            return removed
-        }
-
-        for key in Array(geohashTimelines.keys) {
-            var timeline = geohashTimelines[key] ?? []
-            if let index = timeline.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) {
-                let removed = timeline.remove(at: index)
-                replaceGeohashTimeline(timeline, for: key, keepEmpty: false)
-                return removed
-            }
-        }
-
-        return nil
-    }
-
-    mutating func removeMessages(in geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
-        var timeline = geohashTimelines[geohash] ?? []
-        timeline.removeAll(where: predicate)
-        replaceGeohashTimeline(timeline, for: geohash, keepEmpty: false)
-    }
-
-    mutating func mutateGeohash(_ geohash: String, _ transform: (inout [BitchatMessage]) -> Void) {
-        var timeline = geohashTimelines[geohash] ?? []
-        transform(&timeline)
-        replaceGeohashTimeline(timeline, for: geohash, keepEmpty: false)
-    }
-
-    mutating func queueGeohashSystemMessage(_ content: String) {
-        pendingGeohashSystemMessages.append(content)
-    }
-
-    mutating func drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() -> [String] {
-        defer { pendingGeohashSystemMessages.removeAll(keepingCapacity: false) }
-        return pendingGeohashSystemMessages
-    }
-
-    func geohashKeys() -> [String] {
-        Array(geohashTimelines.keys)
-    }
-
-    private mutating func trimMeshTimelineIfNeeded() {
-        guard meshTimeline.count > meshCap else { return }
-        meshTimeline = Array(meshTimeline.suffix(meshCap))
-        meshMessageIDs = Set(meshTimeline.map(\.id))
-    }
-
-    private mutating func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, geohash: String) -> Bool {
-        var timeline = geohashTimelines[geohash] ?? []
-        var messageIDs = geohashMessageIDs[geohash] ?? Set(timeline.map(\.id))
-        guard messageIDs.insert(message.id).inserted else { return false }
-
-        timeline.append(message)
-        trimGeohashTimelineIfNeeded(&timeline, messageIDs: &messageIDs)
-        geohashTimelines[geohash] = timeline
-        geohashMessageIDs[geohash] = messageIDs
-        return true
-    }
-
-    private func trimGeohashTimelineIfNeeded(_ timeline: inout [BitchatMessage], messageIDs: inout Set<String>) {
-        guard timeline.count > geohashCap else { return }
-        timeline = Array(timeline.suffix(geohashCap))
-        messageIDs = Set(timeline.map(\.id))
-    }
-
-    private mutating func replaceGeohashTimeline(_ timeline: [BitchatMessage], for geohash: String, keepEmpty: Bool) {
-        if timeline.isEmpty && !keepEmpty {
-            geohashTimelines[geohash] = nil
-            geohashMessageIDs[geohash] = nil
-            return
-        }
-
-        geohashTimelines[geohash] = timeline
-        geohashMessageIDs[geohash] = Set(timeline.map(\.id))
-    }
-}

bitchatTests/ChatMediaTransferCoordinatorContextTests.swift

@@ -52,23 +52,17 @@ private final class MockChatMediaTransferContext: ChatMediaTransferContext {
         return true
     }
 
-    var meshTimeline: [BitchatMessage] = []
-    private(set) var refreshedChannels: [ChannelID?] = []
-    private(set) var trimCount = 0
+    private(set) var appendedPublicMessages: [(message: BitchatMessage, conversationID: ConversationID)] = []
     private(set) var removedMessages: [(messageID: String, cleanupFile: Bool)] = []
     private(set) var systemMessages: [String] = []
     private(set) var notifyUIChangedCount = 0
 
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID) {
-        meshTimeline.append(message)
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        appendedPublicMessages.append((message, conversationID))
+        return true
     }
 
-    func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?) {
-        refreshedChannels.append(channel)
-    }
-
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded() { trimCount += 1 }
-
     func removeMessage(withID messageID: String, cleanupFile: Bool) {
         removedMessages.append((messageID, cleanupFile))
     }
@@ -129,22 +123,21 @@ struct ChatMediaTransferCoordinatorContextTests {
         #expect(message.senderPeerID == context.myPeerID)
         #expect(message.deliveryStatus == .sending)
         #expect(context.recordedContentKeys == ["[voice] note.m4a"])
-        #expect(context.trimCount == 1)
         #expect(context.notifyUIChangedCount == 1)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.isEmpty)
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func enqueueMediaMessage_publicAppendsToTimelineAndRefreshes() async {
+    func enqueueMediaMessage_publicAppendsToActiveConversation() async {
         let context = MockChatMediaTransferContext()
         let coordinator = ChatMediaTransferCoordinator(context: context)
 
         let message = coordinator.enqueueMediaMessage(content: "[image] pic.jpg", targetPeer: nil)
 
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.map(\.id) == [message.id])
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.map(\.message.id) == [message.id])
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.first?.conversationID == .mesh)
         #expect(!message.isPrivate)
         #expect(message.sender == "me")
-        #expect(context.refreshedChannels.count == 1)
         #expect(context.privateChats.isEmpty)
         #expect(context.notifyUIChangedCount == 1)
     }
@@ -210,7 +203,7 @@ struct ChatMediaTransferCoordinatorContextTests {
         #expect(!FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path))
         #expect(context.systemMessages == ["Voice notes are only available in mesh chats."])
         #expect(context.privateChats.isEmpty)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.isEmpty)
         #expect(coordinator.transferIdToMessageIDs.isEmpty)
     }
 }

bitchatTests/ChatNostrCoordinatorContextTests.swift

@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@ private final class MockChatNostrContext: ChatNostrContext {
 
     // Public timeline & pipeline
     var messages: [BitchatMessage] = []
-    private(set) var pipelineResetCount = 0
-    private(set) var pipelineChannelUpdates: [ChannelID] = []
+    private(set) var pipelineFlushCount = 0
     private(set) var refreshedChannels: [ChannelID?] = []
     private(set) var publicSystemMessages: [String] = []
     var pendingGeohashSystemMessages: [String] = []
     private(set) var appendedGeohashMessages: [(message: BitchatMessage, geohash: String)] = []
-    private(set) var synchronizedGeohashes: [String] = []
 
-    func resetPublicMessagePipeline() { pipelineResetCount += 1 }
-    func updatePublicMessagePipelineChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) { pipelineChannelUpdates.append(channel) }
+    func flushPublicMessagePipeline() { pipelineFlushCount += 1 }
     func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?) { refreshedChannels.append(channel) }
     func addPublicSystemMessage(_ content: String) { publicSystemMessages.append(content) }
 
@@ -68,8 +65,6 @@ private final class MockChatNostrContext: ChatNostrContext {
         return true
     }
 
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash geohash: String) { synchronizedGeohashes.append(geohash) }
-
     // Inbound public messages
     private(set) var handledPublicMessages: [BitchatMessage] = []
     private(set) var mentionCheckedMessageIDs: [String] = []
@@ -441,9 +436,8 @@ struct ChatNostrCoordinatorContextTests {
 
         coordinator.subscriptions.switchLocationChannel(to: .mesh)
 
-        #expect(context.pipelineResetCount == 1)
+        #expect(context.pipelineFlushCount == 1)
         #expect(context.activeChannel == .mesh)
-        #expect(context.pipelineChannelUpdates == [.mesh])
         #expect(context.clearProcessedNostrEventsCount == 1)
         #expect(context.refreshedChannels == [.mesh])
         #expect(context.refreshTimerStopCount == 1)
@@ -578,7 +572,6 @@ struct GeoPresenceTrackerTests {
         await drainMainQueue()
         #expect(context.appendedGeohashMessages.isEmpty)
         #expect(context.lastGeoNotificationAt["9q8yy"] == recent)
-        #expect(context.synchronizedGeohashes.isEmpty)
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
@@ -605,7 +598,7 @@ struct GeoPresenceTrackerTests {
         #expect(context.appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(placeholder, toGeohash: "9q8yy"))
 
         // Cooldown elapsed: the geohash is re-stamped and the append is
-        // attempted (and rejected as a duplicate, so no store sync either).
+        // attempted (and rejected as a duplicate, so no notification either).
         let stale = Date().addingTimeInterval(-TransportConfig.uiGeoNotifyCooldownSeconds - 1)
         context.lastGeoNotificationAt["9q8yy"] = stale
         tracker.cooldownPerGeohash("9q8yy", content: "sampled activity", event: event)
@@ -614,7 +607,6 @@ struct GeoPresenceTrackerTests {
         let stamped = try #require(context.lastGeoNotificationAt["9q8yy"])
         #expect(stamped > stale)
         #expect(context.appendedGeohashMessages.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.synchronizedGeohashes.isEmpty)
     }
     @Test @MainActor
     func handleFavoriteNotification_persistsFavoriteAndPostsLocalNotification() async throws {
@@ -661,10 +653,9 @@ struct GeoPresenceTrackerTests {
         coordinator.presence.cooldownPerGeohash("u4pruyd", content: "hello geohash", event: first)
         await drainMainQueue()
 
-        // Sampled message recorded, store synced, and notification posted.
+        // Sampled message recorded in the store and notification posted.
         #expect(context.appendedGeohashMessages.map(\.message.id) == [first.id])
         #expect(context.appendedGeohashMessages.first?.message.sender == "alice#" + String(first.pubkey.suffix(4)))
-        #expect(context.synchronizedGeohashes == ["u4pruyd"])
         #expect(context.geohashActivityNotifications.count == 1)
         #expect(context.geohashActivityNotifications.first?.geohash == "u4pruyd")
         #expect(context.geohashActivityNotifications.first?.bodyPreview == "hello geohash")

bitchatTests/ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests.swift

@@ -49,21 +49,19 @@ private final class MockChatOutgoingContext: ChatOutgoingContext {
     }
 
     // Public timeline (local echo)
-    private(set) var appendedTimelineMessages: [(message: BitchatMessage, channel: ChannelID)] = []
-    private(set) var refreshedChannels: [ChannelID?] = []
-    private(set) var trimMessagesIfNeededCount = 0
+    private(set) var appendedPublicMessages: [(message: BitchatMessage, conversationID: ConversationID)] = []
     private(set) var systemMessages: [String] = []
 
     func parseMentions(from content: String) -> [String] {
         content.contains("@bob") ? ["bob"] : []
     }
 
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID) {
-        appendedTimelineMessages.append((message, channel))
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        appendedPublicMessages.append((message, conversationID))
+        return true
     }
 
-    func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?) { refreshedChannels.append(channel) }
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded() { trimMessagesIfNeededCount += 1 }
     func addSystemMessage(_ content: String) { systemMessages.append(content) }
 
     // Content dedup
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ struct ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests {
         await drainMainActorTasks()
 
         #expect(context.handledCommands == ["/who all"])
-        #expect(context.appendedTimelineMessages.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.isEmpty)
         #expect(context.sentMeshMessages.isEmpty)
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ struct ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests {
         coordinator.sendMessage("dropped")
         await drainMainActorTasks()
         #expect(context.sentPrivateMessages.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.appendedTimelineMessages.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.isEmpty)
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
@@ -165,16 +163,14 @@ struct ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests {
         await drainMainActorTasks()
 
         // Local echo uses the trimmed content, own nickname/peer ID, mentions.
-        #expect(context.appendedTimelineMessages.count == 1)
-        let echo = context.appendedTimelineMessages[0]
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.count == 1)
+        let echo = context.appendedPublicMessages[0]
         #expect(echo.message.content == "hello @bob")
         #expect(echo.message.sender == "me")
         #expect(echo.message.senderPeerID == context.myPeerID)
         #expect(echo.message.mentions == ["bob"])
-        #expect(echo.channel == .mesh)
-        #expect(context.refreshedChannels == [.mesh])
+        #expect(echo.conversationID == .mesh)
         #expect(context.recordedContentKeys.map(\.key) == ["key:hello @bob"])
-        #expect(context.trimMessagesIfNeededCount == 1)
 
         // The mesh send carries the original (untrimmed) content and reuses
         // the echo's message ID and timestamp; activity is stamped for "mesh".
@@ -200,8 +196,9 @@ struct ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests {
 
         // Local echo carries the geohash sender suffix (#last-4-of-pubkey) and
         // the signed event's ID; the send context targets the same channel.
-        #expect(context.appendedTimelineMessages.count == 1)
-        let echo = context.appendedTimelineMessages[0].message
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.count == 1)
+        let echo = context.appendedPublicMessages[0].message
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages[0].conversationID == .geohash("u4pruydq"))
         #expect(echo.sender == "me#2222")
         #expect(context.recordedActivityKeys == ["geo:u4pruydq"])
         #expect(context.sentGeohashContexts.count == 1)
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ struct ChatOutgoingCoordinatorContextTests {
         coordinator.sendMessage("doomed")
         await drainMainActorTasks()
         #expect(context.systemMessages.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.appendedTimelineMessages.count == 1)
+        #expect(context.appendedPublicMessages.count == 1)
         #expect(context.sentGeohashContexts.count == 1)
     }
 }

bitchatTests/ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests.swift

@@ -25,15 +25,13 @@ import BitFoundation
 /// `ChatPublicConversationCoordinator` is testable without a `ChatViewModel`.
 @MainActor
 private final class MockChatPublicConversationContext: ChatPublicConversationContext {
-    // Channel & visible timeline state
-    var messages: [BitchatMessage] = []
+    // Channel state
     var activeChannel: ChannelID = .mesh
     var currentGeohash: String?
     var nickname = "me"
     var myPeerID = PeerID(str: "0011223344556677")
     private(set) var isBatchingPublic = false
     private(set) var notifyUIChangedCount = 0
-    private(set) var trimMessagesCount = 0
 
     func setPublicBatching(_ isBatching: Bool) {
         isBatchingPublic = isBatching
@@ -43,92 +41,59 @@ private final class MockChatPublicConversationContext: ChatPublicConversationCon
         notifyUIChangedCount += 1
     }
 
-    func trimMessagesIfNeeded() {
-        trimMessagesCount += 1
-    }
-
-    // Public timeline store
-    var meshTimeline: [BitchatMessage] = []
-    var geoTimelines: [String: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
+    // Public conversation store (single-writer intents)
+    var conversations: [ConversationID: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
     private(set) var queuedGeohashSystemMessages: [String] = []
 
-    func timelineMessages(for channel: ChannelID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh: return meshTimeline
-        case .location(let channel): return geoTimelines[channel.geohash] ?? []
-        }
+    func publicMessages(in conversationID: ConversationID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
+        conversations[conversationID] ?? []
     }
 
-    func appendTimelineMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to channel: ChannelID) {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh: meshTimeline.append(message)
-        case .location(let channel): geoTimelines[channel.geohash, default: []].append(message)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool {
-        if geoTimelines[geohash]?.contains(where: { $0.id == message.id }) == true {
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendPublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        guard conversations[conversationID]?.contains(where: { $0.id == message.id }) != true else {
             return false
         }
-        geoTimelines[geohash, default: []].append(message)
+        conversations[conversationID, default: []].append(message)
         return true
     }
 
-    func removeTimelineMessage(withID id: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
-        if let index = meshTimeline.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) {
-            return meshTimeline.remove(at: index)
+    @discardableResult
+    func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool {
+        appendPublicMessage(message, to: .geohash(geohash.lowercased()))
     }
-        for (geohash, timeline) in geoTimelines {
-            guard let index = timeline.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) else { continue }
+
+    func publicConversationContainsMessage(withID messageID: String, in conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        conversations[conversationID]?.contains(where: { $0.id == messageID }) == true
+    }
+
+    @discardableResult
+    func removePublicMessage(withID messageID: String) -> BitchatMessage? {
+        for (conversationID, timeline) in conversations {
+            guard let index = timeline.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) else { continue }
             var updated = timeline
             let removed = updated.remove(at: index)
-            geoTimelines[geohash] = updated
+            conversations[conversationID] = updated
             return removed
         }
         return nil
     }
 
-    func removeGeohashTimelineMessages(in geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
-        geoTimelines[geohash]?.removeAll(where: predicate)
+    func removePublicMessages(fromGeohash geohash: String, where predicate: (BitchatMessage) -> Bool) {
+        conversations[.geohash(geohash.lowercased())]?.removeAll(where: predicate)
     }
 
-    func clearTimeline(for channel: ChannelID) {
-        switch channel {
-        case .mesh: meshTimeline.removeAll()
-        case .location(let channel): geoTimelines[channel.geohash] = []
-        }
-    }
+    private(set) var clearedConversations: [ConversationID] = []
 
-    func timelineGeohashKeys() -> [String] {
-        Array(geoTimelines.keys)
+    func clearPublicConversation(_ conversationID: ConversationID) {
+        clearedConversations.append(conversationID)
+        conversations[conversationID] = []
     }
 
     func queueGeohashSystemMessage(_ content: String) {
         queuedGeohashSystemMessages.append(content)
     }
 
-    // Conversation stores
-    private(set) var conversationActiveChannels: [ChannelID] = []
-    private(set) var replacedChannelMessages: [(channel: ChannelID, messageIDs: [String])] = []
-    private(set) var replacedConversationMessages: [(conversation: ConversationID, messageIDs: [String])] = []
-    private(set) var selectionStoreSyncCount = 0
-
-    func setConversationActiveChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) {
-        conversationActiveChannels.append(channel)
-    }
-
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for channelID: ChannelID) {
-        replacedChannelMessages.append((channelID, messages.map(\.id)))
-    }
-
-    func replaceConversationMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for conversationID: ConversationID) {
-        replacedConversationMessages.append((conversationID, messages.map(\.id)))
-    }
-
-    func synchronizeConversationSelectionStore() {
-        selectionStoreSyncCount += 1
-    }
-
     // Private chats
     var privateChats: [PeerID: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
     var unreadPrivateMessages: Set<PeerID> = []
@@ -222,7 +187,8 @@ private final class MockChatPublicConversationContext: ChatPublicConversationCon
     var blockedMessageIDs: Set<String> = []
     var rateLimitAllowed = true
     private(set) var rateLimitChecks: [(senderKey: String, contentKey: String)] = []
-    private(set) var enqueuedMessageIDs: [String] = []
+    private(set) var enqueuedMessages: [(messageID: String, conversationID: ConversationID)] = []
+    var enqueuedMessageIDs: [String] { enqueuedMessages.map(\.messageID) }
     var stablePeerIDs: [PeerID: PeerID] = [:]
 
     func processActionMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) -> BitchatMessage {
@@ -238,8 +204,8 @@ private final class MockChatPublicConversationContext: ChatPublicConversationCon
         return rateLimitAllowed
     }
 
-    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        enqueuedMessageIDs.append(message.id)
+    func enqueuePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) {
+        enqueuedMessages.append((message.id, conversationID))
     }
 
     func cachedStablePeerID(for shortPeerID: PeerID) -> PeerID? {
@@ -309,24 +275,24 @@ private func makePublicMessage(
 struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func handlePublicMessage_meshMessage_appendsSyncsStoreAndEnqueues() async {
+    func handlePublicMessage_meshMessage_enqueuesForBatchedStoreCommit() async {
         let context = MockChatPublicConversationContext()
         let coordinator = ChatPublicConversationCoordinator(context: context)
         let message = makePublicMessage(id: "mesh-msg-1", content: "Hello Mesh")
 
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(message)
 
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.map(\.id) == ["mesh-msg-1"])
-        #expect(context.replacedChannelMessages.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.replacedChannelMessages.first?.channel == .mesh)
-        #expect(context.replacedChannelMessages.first?.messageIDs == ["mesh-msg-1"])
+        // Visible-channel arrival: buffered for the batched pipeline flush
+        // (which commits to the store), not appended directly.
         #expect(context.rateLimitChecks.count == 1)
         #expect(context.rateLimitChecks.first?.senderKey == "mesh:aabbccddeeff0011")
         #expect(context.rateLimitChecks.first?.contentKey == "hello mesh")
-        #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs == ["mesh-msg-1"])
+        #expect(context.enqueuedMessages.map(\.messageID) == ["mesh-msg-1"])
+        #expect(context.enqueuedMessages.first?.conversationID == .mesh)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
 
-        // Already visible in the timeline: stored again, but not re-enqueued.
-        context.messages = [message]
+        // Already committed to the store: not re-enqueued.
+        context.appendPublicMessage(message, to: .mesh)
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(message)
         #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs == ["mesh-msg-1"])
     }
@@ -340,14 +306,14 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
         context.blockedMessageIDs = ["blocked-msg"]
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(makePublicMessage(id: "blocked-msg"))
         #expect(context.rateLimitChecks.isEmpty)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
         #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs.isEmpty)
 
         // Rate limited: consulted, then dropped before storage.
         context.rateLimitAllowed = false
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(makePublicMessage(id: "limited-msg"))
         #expect(context.rateLimitChecks.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
         #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs.isEmpty)
     }
 
@@ -364,16 +330,15 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
             senderPeerID: PeerID(nostr: senderHex)
         )
 
-        // On mesh channel: stored in the geohash timeline but not enqueued.
+        // On mesh channel: a background-channel arrival lands in the geohash
+        // conversation immediately, with no pipeline batching.
         context.activeChannel = .mesh
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(geoMessage)
-        #expect(context.geoTimelines[geohash]?.map(\.id) == ["geo-msg-1"])
-        #expect(context.replacedConversationMessages.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.replacedConversationMessages.first?.conversation == .geohash(geohash))
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .geohash(geohash)).map(\.id) == ["geo-msg-1"])
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
         #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs.isEmpty)
 
-        // On the matching location channel: enqueued for display.
+        // On the matching location channel: enqueued for the batched flush.
         context.activeChannel = .location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
         let second = makePublicMessage(
             id: "geo-msg-2",
@@ -381,7 +346,8 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
             senderPeerID: PeerID(nostr: senderHex)
         )
         coordinator.handlePublicMessage(second)
-        #expect(context.enqueuedMessageIDs == ["geo-msg-2"])
+        #expect(context.enqueuedMessages.map(\.messageID) == ["geo-msg-2"])
+        #expect(context.enqueuedMessages.first?.conversationID == .geohash(geohash))
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
@@ -396,8 +362,7 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
 
         context.currentGeohash = geohash
         context.activeChannel = .location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
-        context.geoTimelines[geohash] = [geoMessage]
-        context.messages = [geoMessage]
+        context.conversations[.geohash(geohash)] = [geoMessage]
         context.nostrKeyMapping = [senderPeerID: hex, convKey: hex]
         context.privateChats[convKey] = [geoMessage]
         context.unreadPrivateMessages = [convKey]
@@ -406,13 +371,14 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
 
         #expect(context.blockedNostrPubkeys.contains(hex))
         #expect(context.removedGeoParticipants == [hex])
-        #expect(context.geoTimelines[geohash]?.isEmpty == true)
         #expect(context.privateChats[convKey] == nil)
         #expect(context.unreadPrivateMessages.isEmpty)
         #expect(context.nostrKeyMapping.isEmpty)
-        // The blocked user's visible message is gone; a system notice was added.
-        #expect(!context.messages.contains(where: { $0.id == "geo-bad-1" }))
-        #expect(context.messages.last?.sender == "system")
+        // The blocked user's message is purged from the geohash conversation
+        // (the visible timeline is the same conversation now); a system
+        // notice was appended to the active conversation.
+        #expect(!context.publicMessages(in: .geohash(geohash)).contains(where: { $0.id == "geo-bad-1" }))
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .geohash(geohash)).last?.sender == "system")
 
         coordinator.unblockGeohashUser(pubkeyHexLowercased: hex, displayName: "rude#abcd")
         #expect(!context.blockedNostrPubkeys.contains(hex))
@@ -424,36 +390,27 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
         let coordinator = ChatPublicConversationCoordinator(context: context)
         let peerID = PeerID(str: "0102030405060708")
         let message = makePublicMessage(id: "doomed-msg")
-        context.messages = [message]
-        context.meshTimeline = [message]
+        context.conversations[.mesh] = [message]
         context.privateChats[peerID] = [message]
 
         coordinator.removeMessage(withID: "doomed-msg", cleanupFile: true)
 
-        #expect(context.messages.isEmpty)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.isEmpty)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
         #expect(context.privateChats[peerID] == nil)
         #expect(context.cleanedUpFileMessageIDs == ["doomed-msg"])
         #expect(context.notifyUIChangedCount == 1)
-        // Timeline removal triggers a full conversation-store resync.
-        #expect(context.replacedChannelMessages.contains(where: { $0.channel == .mesh && $0.messageIDs.isEmpty }))
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func addPublicSystemMessage_appendsRefreshesAndRecordsContentKey() async {
+    func addPublicSystemMessage_appendsToActiveConversationAndRecordsContentKey() async {
         let context = MockChatPublicConversationContext()
         let coordinator = ChatPublicConversationCoordinator(context: context)
 
         coordinator.addPublicSystemMessage("Tor Ready")
 
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.count == 1)
-        #expect(context.meshTimeline.first?.sender == "system")
-        // refreshVisibleMessages mirrors the timeline into the visible list.
-        #expect(context.messages.map(\.id) == context.meshTimeline.map(\.id))
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).count == 1)
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).first?.sender == "system")
         #expect(context.recordedContentKeys.map(\.key) == ["tor ready"])
-        #expect(context.trimMessagesCount == 1)
-        #expect(context.notifyUIChangedCount == 1)
-        #expect(context.conversationActiveChannels == [.mesh])
 
         // On mesh, geohash-only system messages are queued for the next geo visit.
         coordinator.addGeohashOnlySystemMessage("geo notice")
@@ -477,22 +434,20 @@ struct ChatPublicConversationCoordinatorContextTests {
         let coordinator = ChatPublicConversationCoordinator(context: context)
         let pipeline = PublicMessagePipeline()
         let message = makePublicMessage(id: "pipeline-msg")
-        context.messages = [message]
         context.contentTimestamps["key-1"] = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 42)
 
-        #expect(coordinator.pipelineCurrentMessages(pipeline).map(\.id) == ["pipeline-msg"])
         #expect(coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, normalizeContent: "HeLLo") == "hello")
         #expect(coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, contentTimestampForKey: "key-1") == Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 42))
 
-        coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, setMessages: [])
-        #expect(context.messages.isEmpty)
+        // Commit lands in the store via the append intent; a duplicate ID
+        // reports `false` (the store's dedup contract).
+        #expect(coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, commit: message, to: .mesh))
+        #expect(context.publicMessages(in: .mesh).map(\.id) == ["pipeline-msg"])
+        #expect(!coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, commit: message, to: .mesh))
 
         coordinator.pipeline(pipeline, recordContentKey: "key-2", timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 7))
         #expect(context.recordedContentKeys.map(\.key) == ["key-2"])
 
-        coordinator.pipelineTrimMessages(pipeline)
-        #expect(context.trimMessagesCount == 1)
-
         coordinator.pipelinePrewarmMessage(pipeline, message: message)
         #expect(context.prewarmedMessageIDs == ["pipeline-msg"])
 

bitchatTests/ChatViewModelDeliveryStatusTests.swift

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelDeliveryStatusTests {
             isPrivate: false,
             deliveryStatus: .sending
         )
-        viewModel.messages.append(message)
+        viewModel.seedPublicMessages([message])
 
         // Action: update to .sent
         viewModel.didUpdateMessageDeliveryStatus(messageID, status: .sent)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelDeliveryStatusTests {
         let firstPeerID = PeerID(str: "0102030405060708")
         let secondPeerID = PeerID(str: "1112131415161718")
 
-        viewModel.messages = [
+        viewModel.seedPublicMessages([
             BitchatMessage(
                 id: messageID,
                 sender: viewModel.nickname,
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelDeliveryStatusTests {
                 senderPeerID: transport.myPeerID,
                 deliveryStatus: .sent
             )
-        ]
+        ])
         viewModel.seedPrivateChat([
             BitchatMessage(
                 id: messageID,

bitchatTests/ChatViewModelRefactoringTests.swift

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelRefactoringTests {
         // Wait for async processing with proper timeout
         let found = await TestHelpers.waitUntil(
             {
-                viewModel.timelineStore.messages(for: .mesh).contains(where: { $0.content == "Public Hi" })
+                viewModel.publicMessages(for: .mesh).contains(where: { $0.content == "Public Hi" })
             },
             timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout
         )

bitchatTests/ChatViewModelTests.swift

@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelReceivingTests {
         )
 
         let found = await TestHelpers.waitUntil({
-            viewModel.timelineStore.messages(for: .mesh).contains { $0.content == "Public hello from Bob" }
+            viewModel.publicMessages(for: .mesh).contains { $0.content == "Public hello from Bob" }
         }, timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
 
         #expect(found)
@@ -709,10 +709,12 @@ struct ChatViewModelPublicConversationTests {
         let (viewModel, _) = makeTestableViewModel()
 
         viewModel.addPublicSystemMessage("system refresh test")
-        viewModel.messages.removeAll()
         viewModel.refreshVisibleMessages(from: .mesh)
 
+        // The system message lives in the mesh conversation itself, so the
+        // derived `messages` view still surfaces it after a refresh.
         #expect(viewModel.messages.last?.content == "system refresh test")
+        #expect(viewModel.publicMessages(for: .mesh).last?.content == "system refresh test")
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
@@ -726,6 +728,18 @@ struct ChatViewModelPublicConversationTests {
         viewModel.refreshVisibleMessages(from: .mesh)
 
         #expect(viewModel.messages.isEmpty)
+        #expect(viewModel.publicMessages(for: .mesh).isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test @MainActor
+    func queuedGeohashSystemMessages_drainOnce() async {
+        let (viewModel, _) = makeTestableViewModel()
+
+        viewModel.queueGeohashSystemMessage("first")
+        viewModel.queueGeohashSystemMessage("second")
+
+        #expect(viewModel.drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() == ["first", "second"])
+        #expect(viewModel.drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages().isEmpty)
     }
 }
 
@@ -999,7 +1013,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelPanicTests {
 
         // Set up some state
         transport.connectedPeers.insert(PeerID(str: "PEER1"))
-        viewModel.messages = [
+        viewModel.seedPublicMessages([
             BitchatMessage(
                 id: "panic-1",
                 sender: "Tester",
@@ -1007,7 +1021,7 @@ struct ChatViewModelPanicTests {
                 timestamp: Date(),
                 isRelay: false
             )
-        ]
+        ])
         viewModel.seedPrivateChat([
             BitchatMessage(
                 id: "pm-1",

bitchatTests/ConversationStoreTests.swift

@@ -468,4 +468,98 @@ struct ConversationStoreTests {
         store.append(makeMessage(id: "m3", timestamp: 3), to: b)
         #expect(bWillChangeCount > 0)
     }
+
+    // MARK: - Public timelines (mesh/geohash, ex-PublicTimelineStore behavior)
+
+    @Test("geohash conversations are separated by geohash and from mesh")
+    @MainActor
+    func geohashConversationSeparation() {
+        let store = ConversationStore()
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "mesh-1", timestamp: 1), to: .mesh)
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "geo-a-1", timestamp: 2), to: .geohash("u4pruyd"))
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "geo-b-1", timestamp: 3), to: .geohash("9q8yy"))
+
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .mesh).messages.map(\.id) == ["mesh-1"])
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .geohash("u4pruyd")).messages.map(\.id) == ["geo-a-1"])
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .geohash("9q8yy")).messages.map(\.id) == ["geo-b-1"])
+    }
+
+    @Test("geohash append dedups by ID and reports duplicates")
+    @MainActor
+    func geohashAppendIfAbsentContract() {
+        let store = ConversationStore()
+        let message = makeMessage(id: "geo-1", timestamp: 1)
+
+        #expect(store.append(message, to: .geohash("u4pruyd")))
+        #expect(!store.append(message, to: .geohash("u4pruyd")))
+        // The same ID is still fresh in a different geohash.
+        #expect(store.append(message, to: .geohash("9q8yy")))
+    }
+
+    @Test("removePublicMessage searches mesh and geohash conversations only")
+    @MainActor
+    func removePublicMessageSearchesPublicConversations() {
+        let store = ConversationStore()
+        let direct = makeDirectConversationID("aa")
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "mesh-1", timestamp: 1), to: .mesh)
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "geo-1", timestamp: 2), to: .geohash("u4pruyd"))
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "dm-1", timestamp: 3, isPrivate: true), to: direct)
+
+        #expect(store.removePublicMessage(withID: "geo-1")?.id == "geo-1")
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .geohash("u4pruyd")).messages.isEmpty)
+
+        #expect(store.removePublicMessage(withID: "mesh-1")?.id == "mesh-1")
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .mesh).messages.isEmpty)
+
+        // Direct conversations are never touched.
+        #expect(store.removePublicMessage(withID: "dm-1") == nil)
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: direct).messages.map(\.id) == ["dm-1"])
+    }
+
+    @Test("removeMessages(from:where:) purges matches and emits per removal")
+    @MainActor
+    func removeMessagesByPredicate() {
+        let store = ConversationStore()
+        let id = ConversationID.geohash("u4pruyd")
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "keep-1", timestamp: 1), to: id)
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "drop-1", timestamp: 2, content: "purge me"), to: id)
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "drop-2", timestamp: 3, content: "purge me"), to: id)
+        store.append(makeMessage(id: "keep-2", timestamp: 4), to: id)
+
+        var removedIDs: [String] = []
+        var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+        store.changes
+            .sink { change in
+                if case .messageRemoved(_, let messageID) = change {
+                    removedIDs.append(messageID)
+                }
+            }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+
+        store.removeMessages(from: id, where: { $0.content == "purge me" })
+
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: id).messages.map(\.id) == ["keep-1", "keep-2"])
+        #expect(removedIDs == ["drop-1", "drop-2"])
+        // The ID index survives the purge: dedup and removal still work.
+        #expect(!store.append(makeMessage(id: "keep-2", timestamp: 4), to: id))
+        #expect(store.removeMessage(withID: "keep-1", from: id) != nil)
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: id).messages.map(\.id) == ["keep-2"])
+    }
+
+    @Test("trimmed public message IDs can return after falling off the cap")
+    @MainActor
+    func trimmedMessageIDsCanReturn() {
+        let store = ConversationStore()
+        let id = ConversationID.geohash("u4pruyd")
+        let conversation = store.conversation(for: id)
+        let first = makeMessage(id: "one", timestamp: 1)
+
+        store.append(first, to: id)
+        for index in 0..<conversation.cap {
+            store.append(makeMessage(id: "filler-\(index)", timestamp: 2 + TimeInterval(index)), to: id)
+        }
+        // "one" was trimmed by the cap, so its ID is free again.
+        #expect(!conversation.containsMessage(withID: "one"))
+        #expect(store.append(makeMessage(id: "one", timestamp: 2000), to: id))
+    }
 }

bitchatTests/LegacyConversationStoreBridgeTests.swift

@@ -174,4 +174,73 @@ struct LegacyConversationStoreBridgeTests {
         #expect(legacy.directMessagesByPeerID()[oldPeerID] ?? [] == [])
         #expect(legacy.directMessagesByPeerID()[newPeerID]?.map(\.id) == ["coord-mig-1"])
     }
+
+    // MARK: - Public mirroring (migration step 3)
+
+    @Test("public messages mirror into Legacy via the coalesced flush")
+    @MainActor
+    func publicMessagesMirrorIntoLegacy() async {
+        let (viewModel, store, legacy, _) = makeBridgedFixture()
+
+        viewModel.appendPublicMessage(
+            BitchatMessage(
+                id: "bridge-pub-1",
+                sender: "alice",
+                content: "hello mesh",
+                timestamp: Date(),
+                isRelay: false
+            ),
+            to: .mesh
+        )
+        viewModel.appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(
+            BitchatMessage(
+                id: "bridge-geo-1",
+                sender: "bob#abcd",
+                content: "hello geohash",
+                timestamp: Date(),
+                isRelay: false
+            ),
+            toGeohash: "U4PRUYD"
+        )
+
+        // The new store is synchronously authoritative (geohash keys are
+        // normalized to lowercase).
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .mesh).messages.map(\.id) == ["bridge-pub-1"])
+        #expect(store.conversation(for: .geohash("u4pruyd")).messages.map(\.id) == ["bridge-geo-1"])
+
+        // Legacy catches up within one coalesced flush.
+        let mirrored = await TestHelpers.waitUntil(
+            {
+                legacy.messages(for: .mesh).map(\.id) == ["bridge-pub-1"]
+                    && legacy.messages(for: .geohash("u4pruyd")).map(\.id) == ["bridge-geo-1"]
+            },
+            timeout: 1.0
+        )
+        #expect(mirrored)
+    }
+
+    @Test("removing a public conversation empties its Legacy mirror immediately")
+    @MainActor
+    func publicConversationRemovalClearsLegacy() async {
+        let (viewModel, store, legacy, _) = makeBridgedFixture()
+        viewModel.appendPublicMessage(
+            BitchatMessage(
+                id: "bridge-pub-2",
+                sender: "alice",
+                content: "soon gone",
+                timestamp: Date(),
+                isRelay: false
+            ),
+            to: .mesh
+        )
+        let mirrored = await TestHelpers.waitUntil(
+            { legacy.messages(for: .mesh).map(\.id) == ["bridge-pub-2"] },
+            timeout: 1.0
+        )
+        #expect(mirrored)
+
+        // Panic-style removal: Legacy must never show stale public messages.
+        store.removeConversation(.mesh)
+        #expect(legacy.messages(for: .mesh).isEmpty)
+    }
 }

bitchatTests/Performance/PerformanceBaselineTests.swift

@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ final class PerformanceBaselineTests: XCTestCase {
     /// Baseline for the full public-message ingest cycle through a real
     /// `ChatViewModel`: `didReceivePublicMessage` (transport delegate entry,
     /// main-actor Task hop per message) → `handlePublicMessage` (rate limit,
-    /// `PublicTimelineStore` append, per-message full-array
-    /// `LegacyConversationStore` sync) → `PublicMessagePipeline` timer-batched
-    /// flush into `ChatViewModel.messages` → `PublicChatModel` mirror.
+    /// pipeline enqueue) → `PublicMessagePipeline` timer-batched flush into
+    /// the `ConversationStore` (derived `ChatViewModel.messages` view) →
+    /// coalesced `LegacyConversationStoreBridge` mirror → `PublicChatModel`.
     /// Measures until `messages` and the feature model reflect every message,
     /// so the pipeline's flush latency is part of the cycle. Senders are
     /// spread 4-per-peer to stay under the 5-token sender rate bucket.
@@ -567,13 +567,11 @@ private final class PerfNostrContext: ChatNostrContext {
     }
 
     var messages: [BitchatMessage] = []
-    func resetPublicMessagePipeline() {}
-    func updatePublicMessagePipelineChannel(_ channel: ChannelID) {}
+    func flushPublicMessagePipeline() {}
     func refreshVisibleMessages(from channel: ChannelID?) {}
     func addPublicSystemMessage(_ content: String) {}
     func drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() -> [String] { [] }
     func appendGeohashMessageIfAbsent(_ message: BitchatMessage, toGeohash geohash: String) -> Bool { true }
-    func synchronizePublicConversationStore(forGeohash geohash: String) {}
 
     private(set) var handledPublicMessageCount = 0
     func handlePublicMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) { handledPublicMessageCount += 1 }

bitchatTests/PublicMessagePipelineTests.swift

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 // PublicMessagePipelineTests.swift
 // bitchatTests
 //
-// Tests for PublicMessagePipeline ordering and deduplication.
+// Tests for PublicMessagePipeline batching, content dedup, and per-message
+// conversation routing. Ordering and ID dedup live in the ConversationStore
+// the flush commits into (the old late-insert threshold is gone; see
+// ConversationStoreTests for ordered-insert coverage).
 //
 
 import Testing
@@ -13,14 +16,15 @@ import BitFoundation
 @MainActor
 private final class TestPipelineDelegate: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
     private let dedupService = MessageDeduplicationService()
-    var messages: [BitchatMessage] = []
+    /// Commits in arrival-at-commit order, per conversation.
+    private(set) var committed: [(message: BitchatMessage, conversationID: ConversationID)] = []
+    /// Message IDs the commit rejects (simulates the store's ID dedup).
+    var rejectedMessageIDs: Set<String> = []
+    private(set) var recordedContentKeys: [String] = []
+    private(set) var batchingStates: [Bool] = []
 
-    func pipelineCurrentMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline) -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        messages
-    }
-
-    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, setMessages messages: [BitchatMessage]) {
-        self.messages = messages
+    func messages(in conversationID: ConversationID) -> [BitchatMessage] {
+        committed.filter { $0.conversationID == conversationID }.map(\.message)
     }
 
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, normalizeContent content: String) -> String {
@@ -33,19 +37,37 @@ private final class TestPipelineDelegate: PublicMessagePipelineDelegate {
 
     func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, recordContentKey key: String, timestamp: Date) {
         dedupService.recordContentKey(key, timestamp: timestamp)
+        recordedContentKeys.append(key)
     }
 
-    func pipelineTrimMessages(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline) {}
+    func pipeline(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, commit message: BitchatMessage, to conversationID: ConversationID) -> Bool {
+        guard !rejectedMessageIDs.contains(message.id) else { return false }
+        committed.append((message, conversationID))
+        return true
+    }
 
     func pipelinePrewarmMessage(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, message: BitchatMessage) {}
 
-    func pipelineSetBatchingState(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, isBatching: Bool) {}
+    func pipelineSetBatchingState(_ pipeline: PublicMessagePipeline, isBatching: Bool) {
+        batchingStates.append(isBatching)
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+private func makeMessage(id: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) -> BitchatMessage {
+    BitchatMessage(
+        id: id,
+        sender: "A",
+        content: content,
+        timestamp: timestamp,
+        isRelay: false
+    )
 }
 
 struct PublicMessagePipelineTests {
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func flush_sortsByTimestamp() async {
+    func flush_commitsInTimestampOrder() async {
         let pipeline = PublicMessagePipeline()
         let delegate = TestPipelineDelegate()
         pipeline.delegate = delegate
@@ -53,26 +75,13 @@ struct PublicMessagePipelineTests {
         let earlier = Date().addingTimeInterval(-10)
         let later = Date()
 
-        let messageA = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "a",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Later",
-            timestamp: later,
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-        let messageB = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "b",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Earlier",
-            timestamp: earlier,
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-
-        pipeline.enqueue(messageA)
-        pipeline.enqueue(messageB)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "a", content: "Later", timestamp: later), to: .mesh)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "b", content: "Earlier", timestamp: earlier), to: .mesh)
         pipeline.flushIfNeeded()
 
-        #expect(delegate.messages.map { $0.id } == ["b", "a"])
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .mesh).map { $0.id } == ["b", "a"])
+        // Batching state wrapped the flush.
+        #expect(delegate.batchingStates == [true, false])
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
@@ -82,86 +91,41 @@ struct PublicMessagePipelineTests {
         pipeline.delegate = delegate
 
         let now = Date()
-        let messageA = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "a",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Same",
-            timestamp: now,
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-        let messageB = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "b",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Same",
-            timestamp: now.addingTimeInterval(0.2),
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-
-        pipeline.enqueue(messageA)
-        pipeline.enqueue(messageB)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "a", content: "Same", timestamp: now), to: .mesh)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "b", content: "Same", timestamp: now.addingTimeInterval(0.2)), to: .mesh)
         pipeline.flushIfNeeded()
 
-        #expect(delegate.messages.count == 1)
-        #expect(delegate.messages.first?.content == "Same")
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .mesh).count == 1)
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .mesh).first?.content == "Same")
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func lateInsert_meshAppendsRecentOlderMessage() async {
+    func flush_routesEachMessageToItsConversation() async {
         let pipeline = PublicMessagePipeline()
         let delegate = TestPipelineDelegate()
         pipeline.delegate = delegate
-        pipeline.updateActiveChannel(.mesh)
 
         let base = Date()
-        let newer = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "new",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "New",
-            timestamp: base,
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-        let older = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "old",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Old",
-            timestamp: base.addingTimeInterval(-5),
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-
-        delegate.messages = [newer]
-        pipeline.enqueue(older)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "mesh-1", content: "mesh hello", timestamp: base), to: .mesh)
+        // A channel switch mid-batch must not misroute already-buffered messages.
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "geo-1", content: "geo hello", timestamp: base.addingTimeInterval(1)), to: .geohash("u4pruydq"))
         pipeline.flushIfNeeded()
 
-        #expect(delegate.messages.map { $0.id } == ["new", "old"])
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .mesh).map { $0.id } == ["mesh-1"])
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .geohash("u4pruydq")).map { $0.id } == ["geo-1"])
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor
-    func lateInsert_locationInsertsByTimestamp() async {
+    func flush_rejectedCommitDoesNotRecordContentKey() async {
         let pipeline = PublicMessagePipeline()
         let delegate = TestPipelineDelegate()
         pipeline.delegate = delegate
-        pipeline.updateActiveChannel(.location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: "u4pruydq")))
+        delegate.rejectedMessageIDs = ["dup"]
 
-        let base = Date()
-        let newer = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "new",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "New",
-            timestamp: base,
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-        let older = BitchatMessage(
-            id: "old",
-            sender: "A",
-            content: "Old",
-            timestamp: base.addingTimeInterval(-5),
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-
-        delegate.messages = [newer]
-        pipeline.enqueue(older)
+        pipeline.enqueue(makeMessage(id: "dup", content: "already stored", timestamp: Date()), to: .mesh)
         pipeline.flushIfNeeded()
 
-        #expect(delegate.messages.map { $0.id } == ["old", "new"])
+        #expect(delegate.messages(in: .mesh).isEmpty)
+        #expect(delegate.recordedContentKeys.isEmpty)
     }
 }

bitchatTests/PublicTimelineStoreTests.swift

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-import BitFoundation
-import Testing
-@testable import bitchat
-
-@Suite("PublicTimelineStore Tests")
-struct PublicTimelineStoreTests {
-
-    @Test("Mesh timeline deduplicates and trims to cap")
-    func meshTimelineDeduplicatesAndTrims() {
-        var store = PublicTimelineStore(meshCap: 2, geohashCap: 2)
-        let first = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "one")
-        let second = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "two")
-        let third = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "three")
-
-        store.append(first, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(second, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(first, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(third, to: .mesh)
-
-        let messages = store.messages(for: .mesh)
-        #expect(messages.map(\.content) == ["two", "three"])
-    }
-
-    @Test("Timeline indexes allow trimmed message IDs to return")
-    func timelineIndexesAllowTrimmedMessageIDsToReturn() {
-        var store = PublicTimelineStore(meshCap: 2, geohashCap: 2)
-        let first = timelineMessage(id: "one", content: "one", timestamp: 1)
-        let second = timelineMessage(id: "two", content: "two", timestamp: 2)
-        let third = timelineMessage(id: "three", content: "three", timestamp: 3)
-
-        store.append(first, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(second, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(third, to: .mesh)
-        store.append(first, to: .mesh)
-
-        #expect(store.messages(for: .mesh).map(\.content) == ["three", "one"])
-
-        let geohash = "u4pruydq"
-        let channel = ChannelID.location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
-        let geoFirst = timelineMessage(id: "geo-one", content: "geo one", timestamp: 1)
-        let geoSecond = timelineMessage(id: "geo-two", content: "geo two", timestamp: 2)
-        let geoThird = timelineMessage(id: "geo-three", content: "geo three", timestamp: 3)
-
-        let didAppendGeoFirst = store.appendIfAbsent(geoFirst, toGeohash: geohash)
-        let didAppendGeoSecond = store.appendIfAbsent(geoSecond, toGeohash: geohash)
-        let didAppendGeoThird = store.appendIfAbsent(geoThird, toGeohash: geohash)
-        let didReappendGeoFirst = store.appendIfAbsent(geoFirst, toGeohash: geohash)
-
-        #expect(didAppendGeoFirst)
-        #expect(didAppendGeoSecond)
-        #expect(didAppendGeoThird)
-        #expect(didReappendGeoFirst)
-        #expect(store.messages(for: channel).map(\.content) == ["geo one", "geo three"])
-    }
-
-    @Test("Geohash appendIfAbsent remove and clear work together")
-    func geohashStoreSupportsAppendRemoveAndClear() {
-        var store = PublicTimelineStore(meshCap: 2, geohashCap: 3)
-        let geohash = "u4pruydq"
-        let channel = ChannelID.location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
-        let first = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "geo one")
-        let second = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "geo two")
-
-        let didAppendFirst = store.appendIfAbsent(first, toGeohash: geohash)
-        let didAppendDuplicate = store.appendIfAbsent(first, toGeohash: geohash)
-
-        #expect(didAppendFirst)
-        #expect(!didAppendDuplicate)
-        store.append(second, toGeohash: geohash)
-        let removed = store.removeMessage(withID: first.id)
-
-        #expect(removed?.id == first.id)
-        #expect(store.messages(for: channel).map(\.content) == ["geo two"])
-
-        store.clear(channel: channel)
-        #expect(store.messages(for: channel).isEmpty)
-    }
-
-    @Test("Mutate geohash updates stored messages in place")
-    func mutateGeohashAppliesTransformation() {
-        var store = PublicTimelineStore(meshCap: 2, geohashCap: 3)
-        let geohash = "u4pruydq"
-        let channel = ChannelID.location(GeohashChannel(level: .city, geohash: geohash))
-        let first = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "geo one")
-
-        store.append(first, toGeohash: geohash)
-        store.mutateGeohash(geohash) { timeline in
-            timeline.append(TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "geo two"))
-        }
-
-        #expect(store.messages(for: channel).map(\.content) == ["geo one", "geo two"])
-    }
-
-    @Test("Queued geohash system messages drain once")
-    func pendingGeohashSystemMessagesDrainOnce() {
-        var store = PublicTimelineStore(meshCap: 1, geohashCap: 1)
-
-        store.queueGeohashSystemMessage("first")
-        store.queueGeohashSystemMessage("second")
-
-        #expect(store.drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages() == ["first", "second"])
-        #expect(store.drainPendingGeohashSystemMessages().isEmpty)
-    }
-
-    private func timelineMessage(id: String, content: String, timestamp: TimeInterval) -> BitchatMessage {
-        BitchatMessage(
-            id: id,
-            sender: "alice",
-            content: content,
-            timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: timestamp),
-            isRelay: false
-        )
-    }
-}

bitchatTests/TestUtilities/TestHelpers.swift

@@ -153,6 +153,24 @@ extension ChatViewModel {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Test-only replacement for the deleted `messages` setter: seeds a
+    /// public channel's conversation through the single-writer
+    /// `ConversationStore` intents (upsert keeps re-seeding with updated
+    /// copies working the way the old array assignment did).
+    @MainActor
+    func seedPublicMessages(_ messages: [BitchatMessage], for channel: ChannelID = .mesh) {
+        for message in messages {
+            conversations.upsertByID(message, in: ConversationID(channelID: channel))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Test-only replacement for `messages.removeAll()`: empties a public
+    /// channel's conversation.
+    @MainActor
+    func clearPublicMessages(for channel: ChannelID = .mesh) {
+        conversations.clear(ConversationID(channelID: channel))
+    }
+
     /// Test-only: drops every private chat and unread flag.
     @MainActor
     func clearAllPrivateChats() {

docs/CONVERSATION-STORE-DESIGN.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Conversation Store: Single Source of Truth
 
-**Status:** Approved design, not yet implemented. Baselines recorded in
+**Status:** Steps 1–3 implemented (additive store, private cutover, public
+cutover; `PublicTimelineStore` deleted). Baselines recorded in
 `bitchatTests/Performance/PerformanceBaselineTests.swift` (`pipeline.privateIngest`,
-`pipeline.publicIngest`).
+`pipeline.publicIngest`, `store.append`).
 
 ---