Recycle chat pages if possible when switching room

The chat page is complex and slow to create, which creates a visible lag
when user switches room.

Instead of throwing the pre-switch one away and
making a new one from scratch, keep the same page and update its user &
room ID for a big improvement in responsiveness. The rest is automatic
thanks to QML property bindings.

src/gui/MainPane/RoomList.qml

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ HListView {
 
     Timer {
         id: showItemLimiter
-        interval: 200
+        interval: 100
         onTriggered: showItemAtIndex()
     }
 

src/gui/PageLoader.qml

@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ HLoader {
     }
 
     function showRoom(userId, roomId) {
+        if (window.uiState.page === "Pages/Chat/Chat.qml" && item) {
+            // XXX: showPrevious
+            item.userId = userId
+            item.roomId = roomId
+            return
+        }
+
         _show("Pages/Chat/Chat.qml", {userId, roomId})
 
         window.uiState.page           = "Pages/Chat/Chat.qml"

src/gui/Pages/Chat/Chat.qml

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Item {
     property string replyToUserId: ""
     property string replyToDisplayName: ""
 
+    readonly property string pageIdentity: userId + "/" + roomId
+
     readonly property alias loader: loader
     readonly property alias roomPane: roomPaneLoader.item
 

src/gui/Pages/Chat/ChatPage.qml

@@ -12,19 +12,22 @@ import "Timeline"
 HColumnPage {
     id: chatPage
 
-    property bool loadedOnce: false
     property var loadMembersFuture: null
 
+    readonly property alias roomHeader: roomHeader
+    readonly property alias eventList: eventList
+    readonly property alias typingMembers: typingMembers
+    readonly property alias reply: reply
+    readonly property alias transfers: transfers
+    readonly property alias userCompletion: userCompletion
+    readonly property alias inviteBanner: inviteBanner
+    readonly property alias leftBanner: leftBanner
     readonly property alias composer: composer
-    readonly property bool loadEventList:
-        mainUI.mainPane.collapse ?
-        ! mainUI.mainPane.visible : ! pageLoader.appearAnimation.running
 
 
     padding: 0
     column.spacing: 0
 
-    onLoadEventListChanged: if (loadEventList) loadedOnce = true
     Component.onDestruction: if (loadMembersFuture) loadMembersFuture.cancel()
 
     Timer {
@@ -39,38 +42,27 @@ HColumnPage {
     }
 
     RoomHeader {
+        id: roomHeader
+
         Layout.fillWidth: true
     }
 
-    HLoader {
+    EventList {
-        id: eventListLoader
+        id: eventList
-        opacity: loadEventList ? 1 : 0
-        sourceComponent:
-            loadedOnce || loadEventList ? evListComponent : placeholder
 
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.fillHeight: true
-
-        Behavior on opacity { HNumberAnimation {} }
-
-        Component {
-            id: placeholder
-            Item {}
-        }
-
-        Component {
-            id: evListComponent
-            EventList {}
-        }
     }
 
     TypingMembersBar {
+        id: typingMembers
         typingMembers: JSON.parse(chat.roomInfo.typing_members)
 
         Layout.fillWidth: true
     }
 
     ReplyBar {
+        id: reply
         replyToEventId: chat.replyToEventId
         replyToUserId: chat.replyToUserId
         replyToDisplayName: chat.replyToDisplayName
@@ -84,6 +76,8 @@ HColumnPage {
     }
 
     TransferList {
+        id: transfers
+
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.minimumHeight: implicitHeight
         Layout.preferredHeight: implicitHeight * transferCount
@@ -119,7 +113,7 @@ HColumnPage {
     Composer {
         id: composer
         userCompletion: userCompletion
-        eventList: loadEventList ? eventListLoader.item.eventList : null
+        eventList: eventList.eventList
         visible: ! chat.roomInfo.left && ! chat.roomInfo.inviter_id
 
         Layout.fillWidth: true

src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml

@@ -574,6 +574,11 @@ Rectangle {
             id: contextMenu
             eventList: eventList
         }
+
+        Connections {
+            target: chat
+            function onPageIdentityChanged() { eventList.moreToLoad = true }
+        }
     }
 
     Timer {