Update: Text Channel Stuff

Bugs: Files don't work
Bugs: Video In-Line don't work

Added: idk, everything?

RelayClient/Helpers/EmbedHelper.cs

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+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace RelayClient.Helpers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Detects URLs in message text and builds embed views:
+/// • Direct image URLs   → inline Image (loaded lazily from URI or base64).
+/// • relay:// jump links → tappable "Jump to message" card.
+/// • Everything else     → a link card with an async OG-tag preview loaded in the background.
+/// </summary>
+public static class EmbedHelper
+{
+    private static readonly Regex UrlPattern = new(
+        @"https?://[^\s<>""]+",
+        RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+    private static readonly Regex RelayJumpPattern = new(
+        @"relay://jump/([^/]+)/(.+)",
+        RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+    private static readonly HashSet<string> ImageExtensions =
+        [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".avif"];
+
+    public static List<string> DetectUrls(string text)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text)) return [];
+        return UrlPattern.Matches(text).Select(m => m.Value).Distinct().ToList();
+    }
+
+    public static List<View> BuildEmbeds(string text)
+    {
+        var views = new List<View>();
+        foreach (var url in DetectUrls(text))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (RelayJumpPattern.IsMatch(url))
+                    views.Add(BuildJumpCard(url));
+                else if (TryGetYouTubeId(url, out var ytId))
+                    views.Add(BuildYouTubeCard(url, ytId));
+                else if (TryGetVimeoId(url, out var vimeoId))
+                    views.Add(BuildVimeoCard(url, vimeoId));
+                else if (IsImageUrl(url))
+                    views.Add(BuildImageEmbed(url));
+                else
+                    views.Add(BuildLinkCard(url));
+            }
+            catch { /* never crash the UI */ }
+        }
+        return views;
+    }
+
+    public static View BuildBase64ImageEmbed(string base64, string fileName)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var bytes  = Convert.FromBase64String(base64);
+            var source = ImageSource.FromStream(() => new MemoryStream(bytes));
+
+            var image = new Image
+            {
+                Source            = source,
+                Aspect            = Aspect.AspectFit,
+                WidthRequest      = 400,
+                MaximumHeightRequest = 300,
+                HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Start
+            };
+
+            return new Border
+            {
+                StrokeThickness = 1,
+                Padding         = new Thickness(4),
+                Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+                Content         = image
+            };
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return new Label
+            {
+                Text      = $"⚠ Could not render image: {fileName}",
+                FontSize  = 12,
+                TextColor = Colors.Gray
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static View BuildFileCard(string base64, string fileName, string mimeType)
+    {
+        var label = new Label
+        {
+            Text            = $"📎 {fileName}",
+            FontSize        = 13,
+            TextColor       = Color.FromArgb("#5DA8FF"),
+            TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Underline
+        };
+
+        var tap = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        tap.Tapped += async (_, _) =>
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var bytes    = Convert.FromBase64String(base64);
+                var tempPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), fileName);
+                await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(tempPath, bytes);
+                await Launcher.OpenAsync(new OpenFileRequest
+                {
+                    File = new ReadOnlyFile(tempPath)
+                });
+            }
+            catch { /* ignore launch errors */ }
+        };
+        label.GestureRecognizers.Add(tap);
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            StrokeThickness = 1,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(8, 6),
+            Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+            Content         = label
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static View BuildImageEmbed(string url)
+    {
+        var image = new Image
+        {
+            Source               = ImageSource.FromUri(new Uri(url)),
+            Aspect               = Aspect.AspectFit,
+            WidthRequest         = 400,
+            MaximumHeightRequest = 300,
+            HorizontalOptions    = LayoutOptions.Start
+        };
+
+        var tap = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        tap.Tapped += (_, _) => _ = Launcher.OpenAsync(new Uri(url));
+        image.GestureRecognizers.Add(tap);
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            StrokeThickness = 1,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(4),
+            Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+            Content         = image
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static View BuildJumpCard(string relayUrl)
+    {
+        var label = new Label
+        {
+            Text            = "💬 Jump to linked message",
+            FontSize        = 12,
+            TextColor       = Color.FromArgb("#9ECEFF"),
+            TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Underline
+        };
+
+        label.SetValue(JumpUrlProperty, relayUrl);
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            StrokeThickness = 1,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(8, 4),
+            Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+            Content         = label
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static readonly BindableProperty JumpUrlProperty =
+        BindableProperty.CreateAttached("JumpUrl", typeof(string), typeof(EmbedHelper), null);
+
+    private static View BuildLinkCard(string url)
+    {
+        var displayUrl = url.Length > 55 ? url[..52] + "…" : url;
+
+        var card = new VerticalStackLayout { Spacing = 4 };
+
+        var urlLabel = new Label
+        {
+            Text            = "🔗 " + displayUrl,
+            FontSize        = 12,
+            TextColor       = Color.FromArgb("#5DA8FF"),
+            TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Underline,
+            LineBreakMode   = LineBreakMode.TailTruncation
+        };
+
+        var tapUrl = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        tapUrl.Tapped += (_, _) => _ = Launcher.OpenAsync(new Uri(url));
+        urlLabel.GestureRecognizers.Add(tapUrl);
+        card.Children.Add(urlLabel);
+
+        _ = Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
+            var og = await FetchOgTagsAsync(url);
+            if (og is null) return;
+
+            MainThread.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() =>
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(og.Title))
+                {
+                    card.Children.Add(new Label
+                    {
+                        Text      = og.Title,
+                        FontSize  = 13,
+                        FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold,
+                        MaxLines  = 2,
+                        LineBreakMode = LineBreakMode.TailTruncation
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(og.Description))
+                {
+                    card.Children.Add(new Label
+                    {
+                        Text      = og.Description,
+                        FontSize  = 11,
+                        TextColor = Colors.LightGray,
+                        MaxLines  = 3,
+                        LineBreakMode = LineBreakMode.TailTruncation
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(og.ImageUrl) && IsImageUrl(og.ImageUrl))
+                {
+                    card.Children.Add(new Image
+                    {
+                        Source               = ImageSource.FromUri(new Uri(og.ImageUrl)),
+                        Aspect               = Aspect.AspectFit,
+                        WidthRequest         = 360,
+                        MaximumHeightRequest = 200,
+                        HorizontalOptions    = LayoutOptions.Start
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            StrokeThickness = 1,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(8, 6),
+            Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+            Content         = card
+        };
+    }
+
+    private sealed record OgData(string? Title, string? Description, string? ImageUrl);
+
+    private static async Task<OgData?> FetchOgTagsAsync(string url)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var client = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4) };
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "Relay/1.0 (link preview)");
+
+            var html = await client.GetStringAsync(url);
+
+            var title       = GetMetaContent(html, "og:title")
+                           ?? GetTitleTag(html);
+            var description = GetMetaContent(html, "og:description");
+            var image       = GetMetaContent(html, "og:image");
+
+            if (title is null && description is null && image is null) return null;
+            return new OgData(title, description, image);
+        }
+        catch { return null; }
+    }
+
+    private static string? GetMetaContent(string html, string property)
+    {
+        var pattern = $"""<meta[^>]+property=["']{Regex.Escape(property)}["'][^>]+content=["']([^"']+)["']""";
+        var m = Regex.Match(html, pattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        if (m.Success) return System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode(m.Groups[1].Value.Trim());
+
+        var pattern2 = $"""<meta[^>]+content=["']([^"']+)["'][^>]+property=["']{Regex.Escape(property)}["']""";
+        m = Regex.Match(html, pattern2, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        return m.Success ? System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode(m.Groups[1].Value.Trim()) : null;
+    }
+
+    private static string? GetTitleTag(string html)
+    {
+        var m = Regex.Match(html, @"<title[^>]*>([^<]+)</title>", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        return m.Success ? System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode(m.Groups[1].Value.Trim()) : null;
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsImageUrl(string url)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var path = new Uri(url).AbsolutePath;
+            var ext  = Path.GetExtension(path).ToLowerInvariant();
+            return ImageExtensions.Contains(ext);
+        }
+        catch { return false; }
+    }
+
+    private static readonly Regex YouTubePattern = new(
+        @"(?:youtube\.com/(?:watch\?(?:.*&)?v=|embed/|shorts/|v/)|youtu\.be/)([A-Za-z0-9_-]{6,})",
+        RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+    private static bool TryGetYouTubeId(string url, out string id)
+    {
+        var match = YouTubePattern.Match(url);
+        if (match.Success)
+        {
+            id = match.Groups[1].Value;
+            return true;
+        }
+        id = string.Empty;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static readonly Regex VimeoPattern = new(
+        @"vimeo\.com/(?:video/|channels/[^/]+/|groups/[^/]+/videos/)?(\d{6,})",
+        RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+    private static bool TryGetVimeoId(string url, out string id)
+    {
+        var match = VimeoPattern.Match(url);
+        if (match.Success)
+        {
+            id = match.Groups[1].Value;
+            return true;
+        }
+        id = string.Empty;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static View BuildYouTubeCard(string url, string videoId) =>
+        BuildVideoCardWithEmbed(
+            providerLabel:  "🎬 YouTube",
+            providerColor:  Color.FromArgb("#FF4444"),
+            externalUrl:    url,
+            thumbnailUrl:   $"https://img.youtube.com/vi/{videoId}/hqdefault.jpg",
+            embedUrl:       $"https://www.youtube.com/embed/{videoId}?autoplay=1&rel=0");
+
+    private static View BuildVimeoCard(string url, string videoId) =>
+        BuildVideoCardWithEmbed(
+            providerLabel:  "🎬 Vimeo",
+            providerColor:  Color.FromArgb("#1AB7EA"),
+            externalUrl:    url,
+            thumbnailUrl:   null, // Vimeo thumbs require an API call; skip and show a black placeholder
+            embedUrl:       $"https://player.vimeo.com/video/{videoId}?autoplay=1");
+
+    private static View BuildVideoCardWithEmbed(
+        string providerLabel,
+        Color providerColor,
+        string externalUrl,
+        string? thumbnailUrl,
+        string embedUrl)
+    {
+        var card = new VerticalStackLayout { Spacing = 4 };
+
+        var headerRow = new HorizontalStackLayout { Spacing = 10 };
+        headerRow.Children.Add(new Label
+        {
+            Text           = providerLabel,
+            FontSize       = 11,
+            FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold,
+            TextColor      = providerColor
+        });
+
+        var openExternal = new Label
+        {
+            Text            = "↗ Open in browser",
+            FontSize        = 10,
+            TextColor       = Color.FromArgb("#8E8E93"),
+            TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Underline
+        };
+        var openTap = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        openTap.Tapped += (_, _) => _ = Launcher.OpenAsync(new Uri(externalUrl));
+        openExternal.GestureRecognizers.Add(openTap);
+        headerRow.Children.Add(openExternal);
+
+        card.Children.Add(headerRow);
+
+        var playerHost = new ContentView
+        {
+            HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Start,
+            Content           = BuildThumbnailPlaceholder(thumbnailUrl, () =>
+            {
+                // On tap → swap the placeholder for a real player.
+            })
+        };
+
+        playerHost.Content = BuildThumbnailPlaceholder(thumbnailUrl, () =>
+        {
+            playerHost.Content = BuildEmbeddedPlayer(embedUrl);
+        });
+
+        card.Children.Add(playerHost);
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            StrokeThickness = 1,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(8, 6),
+            Margin          = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 0),
+            Content         = card
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static View BuildThumbnailPlaceholder(string? thumbnailUrl, Action onPlay)
+    {
+        var grid = new Grid
+        {
+            WidthRequest      = 400,
+            HeightRequest     = 225,
+            BackgroundColor   = Colors.Black,
+            HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Start
+        };
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(thumbnailUrl))
+        {
+            grid.Children.Add(new Image
+            {
+                Source = ImageSource.FromUri(new Uri(thumbnailUrl)),
+                Aspect = Aspect.AspectFill
+            });
+        }
+
+        var playBadge = new Label
+        {
+            Text                    = "▶",
+            FontSize                = 36,
+            TextColor               = Colors.White,
+            BackgroundColor         = Color.FromArgb("#CC000000"),
+            HorizontalTextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
+            VerticalTextAlignment   = TextAlignment.Center,
+            WidthRequest            = 64,
+            HeightRequest           = 64,
+            HorizontalOptions       = LayoutOptions.Center,
+            VerticalOptions         = LayoutOptions.Center
+        };
+        grid.Children.Add(playBadge);
+
+        var tap = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        tap.Tapped += (_, _) => onPlay();
+        grid.GestureRecognizers.Add(tap);
+
+        return grid;
+    }
+
+    private static View BuildEmbeddedPlayer(string embedUrl)
+    {
+        return new WebView
+        {
+            Source            = embedUrl,
+            WidthRequest      = 480,
+            HeightRequest     = 270,
+            HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Start
+        };
+    }
+}

RelayClient/Helpers/MarkdownHelper.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace RelayClient.Helpers;
+
+public static class MarkdownHelper
+{
+    private static readonly Regex FencedCode =
+        new(@"```([A-Za-z0-9_+#-]*)\r?\n?(.*?)```", RegexOptions.Singleline | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    private static readonly Color MentionText = Color.FromArgb("#9EA8FF");
+    private static readonly Color MentionBg   = Color.FromArgb("#2D2F5C");
+    private static readonly Color SpoilerBg   = Color.FromArgb("#1F1F23");
+
+    public static View Render(string markdown, double fontSize = 14)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(markdown))
+            return new Label { Text = string.Empty, FontSize = fontSize };
+
+        var stack = new VerticalStackLayout { Spacing = 2 };
+
+        var matches = FencedCode.Matches(markdown);
+        int cursor = 0;
+
+        foreach (Match m in matches)
+        {
+            if (m.Index > cursor)
+                AppendTextSegment(stack, markdown[cursor..m.Index], fontSize);
+
+            stack.Children.Add(CreateCodeBlock(m.Groups[1].Value.Trim(), m.Groups[2].Value.TrimEnd()));
+            cursor = m.Index + m.Length;
+        }
+
+        if (cursor < markdown.Length)
+            AppendTextSegment(stack, markdown[cursor..], fontSize);
+
+        return stack.Children.Count == 1 ? (View)stack.Children[0] : stack;
+    }
+
+    private static void AppendTextSegment(VerticalStackLayout stack, string segment, double fontSize)
+    {
+        var paragraphBuffer = new StringBuilder();
+
+        void FlushParagraph()
+        {
+            if (paragraphBuffer.Length == 0) return;
+            stack.Children.Add(CreateInlineLabel(paragraphBuffer.ToString(), fontSize));
+            paragraphBuffer.Clear();
+        }
+
+        foreach (var rawLine in segment.Split('\n'))
+        {
+            var line = rawLine.TrimEnd('\r');
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
+            {
+                FlushParagraph();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (line.StartsWith("### "))
+            {
+                FlushParagraph();
+                stack.Children.Add(CreateHeaderLabel(line[4..], fontSize + 3));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (line.StartsWith("## "))
+            {
+                FlushParagraph();
+                stack.Children.Add(CreateHeaderLabel(line[3..], fontSize + 6));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (line.StartsWith("# "))
+            {
+                FlushParagraph();
+                stack.Children.Add(CreateHeaderLabel(line[2..], fontSize + 10));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (line.StartsWith("-# "))
+            {
+                FlushParagraph();
+                stack.Children.Add(CreateSubtextLabel(line[3..], fontSize - 3));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (paragraphBuffer.Length > 0)
+                paragraphBuffer.Append('\n');
+            paragraphBuffer.Append(line);
+        }
+
+        FlushParagraph();
+    }
+
+    private static View CreateCodeBlock(string language, string code)
+    {
+        var label = new Label
+        {
+            FontFamily    = "AnonymousProRegular",
+            FontSize      = 12,
+            TextColor     = Color.FromArgb("#D4D4D4"),
+            LineBreakMode = LineBreakMode.WordWrap
+        };
+
+        var spans = SyntaxHighlighter.Highlight(code, language, 12);
+        if (spans.Count > 0)
+        {
+            var fs = new FormattedString();
+            foreach (var s in spans) fs.Spans.Add(s);
+            label.FormattedText = fs;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            label.Text = code;
+        }
+
+        var stack = new VerticalStackLayout { Spacing = 4 };
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(language))
+        {
+            stack.Children.Add(new Label
+            {
+                Text           = language.ToLowerInvariant(),
+                FontFamily     = "AnonymousProRegular",
+                FontSize       = 10,
+                TextColor      = Color.FromArgb("#6A9955"),
+                FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold
+            });
+        }
+
+        stack.Children.Add(label);
+
+        return new Border
+        {
+            BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb("#1E1E1E"),
+            StrokeThickness = 0,
+            Padding         = new Thickness(10, 6),
+            Content         = stack
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static Label CreateHeaderLabel(string text, double size)
+    {
+        var label = new Label
+        {
+            FontSize       = size,
+            FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold,
+            LineBreakMode  = LineBreakMode.WordWrap,
+            Margin         = new Thickness(0, 4, 0, 2)
+        };
+
+        var fs = new FormattedString();
+        var spoilerSpans = new List<Span>();
+        ParseInline(text, fs.Spans, size, spoilerSpans);
+
+        if (fs.Spans.Count > 0) label.FormattedText = fs;
+        else label.Text = text;
+
+        WireSpoilerTap(label, spoilerSpans);
+        return label;
+    }
+
+    private static Label CreateSubtextLabel(string text, double size)
+    {
+        var label = new Label
+        {
+            FontSize       = size,
+            TextColor      = Color.FromArgb("#8E8E93"),
+            LineBreakMode  = LineBreakMode.WordWrap
+        };
+
+        var fs = new FormattedString();
+        var spoilerSpans = new List<Span>();
+        ParseInline(text, fs.Spans, size, spoilerSpans);
+
+        if (fs.Spans.Count > 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var s in fs.Spans)
+                s.TextColor ??= Color.FromArgb("#8E8E93");
+            label.FormattedText = fs;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            label.Text = text;
+        }
+
+        WireSpoilerTap(label, spoilerSpans);
+        return label;
+    }
+
+    private static Label CreateInlineLabel(string text, double fontSize)
+    {
+        var label = new Label { FontSize = fontSize, LineBreakMode = LineBreakMode.WordWrap };
+        var fs = new FormattedString();
+        var spoilerSpans = new List<Span>();
+        ParseInline(text, fs.Spans, fontSize, spoilerSpans);
+
+        if (fs.Spans.Count > 0) label.FormattedText = fs;
+        else label.Text = text;
+
+        WireSpoilerTap(label, spoilerSpans);
+        return label;
+    }
+
+    private static void WireSpoilerTap(Label label, List<Span> spoilerSpans)
+    {
+        if (spoilerSpans.Count == 0) return;
+
+        var tap = new TapGestureRecognizer();
+        tap.Tapped += (_, _) =>
+        {
+            foreach (var s in spoilerSpans)
+            {
+                s.BackgroundColor = Colors.Transparent;
+                s.TextColor       = null; // fall back to default label color
+            }
+        };
+        label.GestureRecognizers.Add(tap);
+    }
+
+    private static void ParseInline(string text, IList<Span> spans, double fontSize, List<Span> spoilerSpans)
+    {
+        var plain = new StringBuilder();
+        int i = 0;
+
+        void Flush()
+        {
+            if (plain.Length == 0) return;
+            spans.Add(new Span { Text = plain.ToString(), FontSize = fontSize });
+            plain.Clear();
+        }
+
+        while (i < text.Length)
+        {
+            char c = text[i];
+
+            if (c == '|' && Peek(text, i + 1) == '|')
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf("||", i + 2, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                if (end > i + 2)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    var span = new Span
+                    {
+                        Text            = text[(i + 2)..end],
+                        FontSize        = fontSize,
+                        BackgroundColor = SpoilerBg,
+                        TextColor       = SpoilerBg  // text invisible until revealed
+                    };
+                    spans.Add(span);
+                    spoilerSpans.Add(span);
+                    i = end + 2;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (c == '@' && i + 1 < text.Length &&
+                (char.IsLetter(text[i + 1]) || text[i + 1] == '_'))
+            {
+                int end = i + 1;
+                while (end < text.Length && (char.IsLetterOrDigit(text[end]) || text[end] == '_'))
+                    end++;
+
+                Flush();
+                spans.Add(new Span
+                {
+                    Text            = text[i..end],
+                    TextColor       = MentionText,
+                    BackgroundColor = MentionBg,
+                    FontAttributes  = FontAttributes.Bold,
+                    FontSize        = fontSize
+                });
+                i = end;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (c == '~' && Peek(text, i + 1) == '~')
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf("~~", i + 2, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                if (end > i + 2)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    spans.Add(new Span
+                    {
+                        Text            = text[(i + 2)..end],
+                        FontSize        = fontSize,
+                        TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Strikethrough
+                    });
+                    i = end + 2; continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (c == '_' && Peek(text, i + 1) == '_')
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf("__", i + 2, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                if (end > i + 2)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    spans.Add(new Span
+                    {
+                        Text            = text[(i + 2)..end],
+                        FontSize        = fontSize,
+                        TextDecorations = TextDecorations.Underline
+                    });
+                    i = end + 2; continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (c == '*' && Peek(text, i + 1) == '*')
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf("**", i + 2, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                if (end > i + 2)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    spans.Add(new Span
+                    {
+                        Text           = text[(i + 2)..end],
+                        FontSize       = fontSize,
+                        FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold
+                    });
+                    i = end + 2; continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (c == '*' && Peek(text, i + 1) != '*')
+            {
+                int end = FindClosingSingle(text, '*', i + 1);
+                if (end > i + 1)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    spans.Add(new Span
+                    {
+                        Text           = text[(i + 1)..end],
+                        FontSize       = fontSize,
+                        FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Italic
+                    });
+                    i = end + 1; continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (c == '`')
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf('`', i + 1);
+                if (end > i + 1)
+                {
+                    Flush();
+                    spans.Add(new Span
+                    {
+                        Text            = text[(i + 1)..end],
+                        FontFamily      = "AnonymousProRegular",
+                        FontSize        = fontSize - 1,
+                        BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb("#2D2D2D"),
+                        TextColor       = Color.FromArgb("#CE9178")
+                    });
+                    i = end + 1; continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            plain.Append(c);
+            i++;
+        }
+
+        Flush();
+    }
+
+    private static char Peek(string text, int index) => index < text.Length ? text[index] : '\0';
+
+    private static int FindClosingSingle(string text, char marker, int start)
+    {
+        for (int i = start; i < text.Length; i++)
+            if (text[i] == marker && Peek(text, i + 1) != marker)
+                return i;
+        return -1;
+    }
+}

RelayClient/Helpers/SyntaxHighlighter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace RelayClient.Helpers;
+
+public static class SyntaxHighlighter
+{
+    private static readonly Color DefaultColor  = Color.FromArgb("#D4D4D4");
+    private static readonly Color KeywordColor  = Color.FromArgb("#569CD6");
+    private static readonly Color StringColor   = Color.FromArgb("#CE9178");
+    private static readonly Color NumberColor   = Color.FromArgb("#B5CEA8");
+    private static readonly Color CommentColor  = Color.FromArgb("#6A9955");
+    private static readonly Color TypeColor     = Color.FromArgb("#4EC9B0");
+    private static readonly Color FunctionColor = Color.FromArgb("#DCDCAA");
+    private static readonly Color OperatorColor = Color.FromArgb("#D4D4D4");
+    private static readonly Color TagColor      = Color.FromArgb("#569CD6");
+    private static readonly Color AttrColor     = Color.FromArgb("#9CDCFE");
+
+    private const string FontFamily = "AnonymousProRegular";
+
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> Aliases = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        ["cs"] = "csharp",
+        ["c#"] = "csharp",
+        ["js"] = "javascript",
+        ["jsx"] = "javascript",
+        ["ts"] = "typescript",
+        ["tsx"] = "typescript",
+        ["py"] = "python",
+        ["sh"] = "bash",
+        ["shell"] = "bash",
+        ["zsh"] = "bash",
+        ["htm"] = "html",
+        ["xml"] = "html",
+        ["yml"] = "yaml"
+    };
+
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, HashSet<string>> Keywords = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        ["csharp"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "abstract","as","async","await","base","bool","break","byte","case","catch","char","checked",
+            "class","const","continue","decimal","default","delegate","do","double","else","enum","event",
+            "explicit","extern","false","finally","fixed","float","for","foreach","get","goto","if",
+            "implicit","in","int","interface","internal","is","lock","long","namespace","new","null",
+            "object","operator","out","override","params","partial","private","protected","public",
+            "readonly","record","ref","return","sbyte","sealed","set","short","sizeof","stackalloc",
+            "static","string","struct","switch","this","throw","true","try","typeof","uint","ulong",
+            "unchecked","unsafe","ushort","using","var","virtual","void","volatile","while","yield",
+            "nameof","when","where","global","init","required","file","scoped","with"
+        },
+        ["javascript"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "async","await","break","case","catch","class","const","continue","debugger","default",
+            "delete","do","else","enum","export","extends","false","finally","for","from","function",
+            "get","if","implements","import","in","instanceof","let","new","null","of","package",
+            "private","protected","public","return","set","static","super","switch","this","throw",
+            "true","try","typeof","undefined","var","void","while","with","yield"
+        },
+        ["typescript"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "any","as","async","await","boolean","break","case","catch","class","const","continue",
+            "debugger","declare","default","delete","do","else","enum","export","extends","false",
+            "finally","for","from","function","get","if","implements","import","in","instanceof",
+            "interface","is","keyof","let","namespace","never","new","null","number","of","package",
+            "private","protected","public","readonly","return","set","static","string","super",
+            "switch","this","throw","true","try","type","typeof","undefined","unknown","var","void",
+            "while","with","yield"
+        },
+        ["python"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "and","as","assert","async","await","break","class","continue","def","del","elif","else",
+            "except","False","finally","for","from","global","if","import","in","is","lambda","None",
+            "nonlocal","not","or","pass","raise","return","True","try","while","with","yield","self",
+            "cls","match","case"
+        },
+        ["sql"] = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        {
+            "select","from","where","insert","update","delete","create","alter","drop","table","index",
+            "view","join","inner","outer","left","right","full","cross","on","as","group","by","order",
+            "having","distinct","union","all","into","values","set","null","not","and","or","in","like",
+            "between","is","true","false","primary","key","foreign","references","default","limit",
+            "offset","with","case","when","then","else","end","exists","cast","begin","commit","rollback"
+        },
+        ["bash"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "if","then","else","elif","fi","for","in","do","done","while","until","case","esac",
+            "function","return","break","continue","exit","echo","printf","export","local","readonly",
+            "source","alias","unset","trap","set","eval","exec","shift","let","declare","typeset"
+        },
+        ["json"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal) { "true","false","null" },
+        ["yaml"] = new(StringComparer.Ordinal) { "true","false","null","yes","no","on","off" },
+        ["css"]  = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        {
+            "important","inherit","initial","unset","auto","none","normal","bold","italic","center",
+            "left","right","top","bottom","flex","grid","block","inline","absolute","relative","fixed",
+            "sticky","static"
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, Regex> Tokenizers = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+    static SyntaxHighlighter()
+    {
+        const RegexOptions opts = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.Singleline;
+
+        Tokenizers["csharp"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>//[^\n]*|/\*.*?\*/)" +
+            @"|(?<string>@""(?:""""|[^""])*""|\$""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|'(?:\\.|[^'\\])*')" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?[fFdDmMuUlL]*\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_]\w*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["javascript"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>//[^\n]*|/\*.*?\*/)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|'(?:\\.|[^'\\])*'|`(?:\\.|[^`\\])*`)" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["typescript"] = Tokenizers["javascript"];
+
+        Tokenizers["python"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>\#[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""""""[\s\S]*?""""""|'''[\s\S]*?'''|""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|'(?:\\.|[^'\\])*')" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_]\w*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["sql"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>--[^\n]*|/\*.*?\*/)" +
+            @"|(?<string>'(?:''|[^'])*')" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_]\w*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["bash"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>\#[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|'[^']*')" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+\b)" +
+            @"|(?<variable>\$\{?[A-Za-z_]\w*\}?)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_][\w-]*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["json"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<string>""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*"")" +
+            @"|(?<number>-?\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:[eE][+-]?\d+)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>true|false|null)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["yaml"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>\#[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""(?:\\.|[^""\\])*""|'[^']*')" +
+            @"|(?<key>^[ \t]*[A-Za-z_][\w-]*(?=\s*:))" +
+            @"|(?<number>\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_][\w-]*)",
+            opts | RegexOptions.Multiline);
+
+        Tokenizers["html"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment><!--.*?-->)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""[^""]*""|'[^']*')" +
+            @"|(?<tag></?[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9-]*)" +
+            @"|(?<attr>\b[A-Za-z_][\w-]*(?==))",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["css"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<comment>/\*.*?\*/)" +
+            @"|(?<string>""[^""]*""|'[^']*')" +
+            @"|(?<number>-?\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:px|em|rem|%|vh|vw|s|ms|deg)?\b)" +
+            @"|(?<selector>[.#]?[A-Za-z_][\w-]*(?=\s*[{,]))" +
+            @"|(?<prop>[A-Za-z-]+(?=\s*:))" +
+            @"|(?<word>[A-Za-z_][\w-]*)",
+            opts);
+
+        Tokenizers["diff"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<add>^\+[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<del>^-[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<hunk>^@@[^\n]*)",
+            opts | RegexOptions.Multiline);
+
+        Tokenizers["markdown"] = new Regex(
+            @"(?<header>^#{1,6}[^\n]*)" +
+            @"|(?<bold>\*\*[^*\n]+\*\*|__[^_\n]+__)" +
+            @"|(?<italic>\*[^*\n]+\*|_[^_\n]+_)" +
+            @"|(?<code>`[^`\n]+`)" +
+            @"|(?<link>\[[^\]]+\]\([^)]+\))",
+            opts | RegexOptions.Multiline);
+    }
+
+    public static List<Span> Highlight(string code, string? language, double fontSize)
+    {
+        var lang = Resolve(language);
+        var spans = new List<Span>();
+
+        if (lang is null || !Tokenizers.TryGetValue(lang, out var tokenizer))
+        {
+            spans.Add(MakeSpan(code, DefaultColor, fontSize));
+            return spans;
+        }
+
+        var keywords = Keywords.GetValueOrDefault(lang);
+        int cursor = 0;
+
+        foreach (Match m in tokenizer.Matches(code))
+        {
+            if (m.Index > cursor)
+                spans.Add(MakeSpan(code[cursor..m.Index], DefaultColor, fontSize));
+
+            spans.Add(SpanForMatch(m, lang, keywords, fontSize));
+            cursor = m.Index + m.Length;
+        }
+
+        if (cursor < code.Length)
+            spans.Add(MakeSpan(code[cursor..], DefaultColor, fontSize));
+
+        return spans;
+    }
+
+    private static Span SpanForMatch(Match m, string lang, HashSet<string>? keywords, double fontSize)
+    {
+        if (m.Groups["comment"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, CommentColor, fontSize, italic: true);
+
+        if (m.Groups["string"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, StringColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["number"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, NumberColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["variable"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, AttrColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["tag"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, TagColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["attr"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, AttrColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["selector"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, TypeColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["prop"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, AttrColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["key"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, AttrColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["add"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, Color.FromArgb("#6A9955"), fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["del"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, Color.FromArgb("#F48771"), fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["hunk"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, KeywordColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["header"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, KeywordColor, fontSize, bold: true);
+
+        if (m.Groups["bold"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, DefaultColor, fontSize, bold: true);
+
+        if (m.Groups["italic"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, DefaultColor, fontSize, italic: true);
+
+        if (m.Groups["code"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, StringColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["link"].Success)
+            return MakeSpan(m.Value, AttrColor, fontSize);
+
+        if (m.Groups["word"].Success)
+        {
+            var word = m.Value;
+            var compareSet = keywords;
+
+            if (compareSet is not null && compareSet.Contains(word))
+                return MakeSpan(word, KeywordColor, fontSize);
+
+            if (lang is "csharp" or "javascript" or "typescript" && word.Length > 0 && char.IsUpper(word[0]))
+                return MakeSpan(word, TypeColor, fontSize);
+
+            return MakeSpan(word, DefaultColor, fontSize);
+        }
+
+        return MakeSpan(m.Value, DefaultColor, fontSize);
+    }
+
+    private static Span MakeSpan(string text, Color color, double fontSize, bool bold = false, bool italic = false)
+    {
+        var attrs = FontAttributes.None;
+        if (bold)   attrs |= FontAttributes.Bold;
+        if (italic) attrs |= FontAttributes.Italic;
+
+        return new Span
+        {
+            Text           = text,
+            TextColor      = color,
+            FontSize       = fontSize,
+            FontFamily     = FontFamily,
+            FontAttributes = attrs
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string? Resolve(string? language)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(language)) return null;
+        var lower = language.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+        return Aliases.GetValueOrDefault(lower, lower);
+    }
+}

RelayClient/MainPage.xaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <ContentPage
     x:Class="RelayClient.MainPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
@@ -12,82 +12,88 @@
           ColumnSpacing="10">
 
         <!-- Header -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="0"
+        <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" StrokeThickness="1" Padding="10">
-                Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
+            <VerticalStackLayout Spacing="2">
-                StrokeThickness="1"
+                <Label x:Name="UserLabel" Text="Logged in as: Unknown"
-                Padding="10">
+                       FontAttributes="Bold" FontSize="18" />
-            <VerticalStackLayout Spacing="4">
+                <Label x:Name="ChannelLabel" Text="No channel selected" FontSize="14" />
-                <Label x:Name="UserLabel"
+                <Label x:Name="TypingLabel" Text="" FontSize="11"
-                       Text="Logged in as: Unknown"
+                       FontAttributes="Italic" TextColor="Gray" IsVisible="False" />
-                       FontAttributes="Bold"
-                       FontSize="18" />
-                <Label x:Name="ChannelLabel"
-                       Text="No channel selected"
-                       FontSize="14" />
             </VerticalStackLayout>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- Sidebar -->
+        <!-- Sidebar: channel list -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="1"
+        <Border Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" StrokeThickness="1" Padding="10">
-                Grid.Column="0"
-                StrokeThickness="1"
-                Padding="10">
             <ScrollView>
                 <VerticalStackLayout Spacing="8">
-                    <Label Text="Channels"
+                    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
-                           FontAttributes="Bold"
+                        <Label Grid.Column="0" Text="Channels"
-                           FontSize="16" />
+                               FontAttributes="Bold" FontSize="16"
-                    <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="SidebarList"
+                               VerticalOptions="Center" />
-                                         Spacing="6" />
+                        <Button Grid.Column="1" Text="+"
+                                FontSize="16" Padding="6,2"
+                                HeightRequest="30" WidthRequest="30"
+                                Clicked="AddChannel_OnClicked" />
+                    </Grid>
+                    <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="SidebarList" Spacing="4" />
                 </VerticalStackLayout>
             </ScrollView>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- Messages -->
+        <!-- Messages view (text channels) -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="1"
+        <Border x:Name="MessagesView" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" StrokeThickness="1" Padding="10">
-                Grid.Column="1"
-                StrokeThickness="1"
-                Padding="10">
             <ScrollView x:Name="MessagesScrollView">
-                <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="MessagesLayout"
+                <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="MessagesLayout" Spacing="8" />
-                                     Spacing="8" />
             </ScrollView>
         </Border>
-        <Border x:Name="RtcView"
+
-                Grid.Row="1"
+        <!-- RTC view (voice channels) -->
-                Grid.Column="1"
+        <Border x:Name="RtcView" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
-                StrokeThickness="1"
+                StrokeThickness="1" Padding="10" IsVisible="False">
-                Padding="10"
+            <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*">
-                IsVisible="False">
-            <!-- <WebView Source="test.html"/> -->
-            <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*"
-                  ColumnDefinitions="*">
                 <HybridWebView x:Name="hybridWebView"
                                RawMessageReceived="OnHybridWebViewRawMessageReceived"
                                Grid.Row="1" />
             </Grid>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- Input -->
+        <!-- Input area -->
-        <Grid Grid.Row="2"
+        <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="InputArea" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Spacing="4">
-              Grid.Column="1"
-              ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto"
-              ColumnSpacing="10">
-            <Entry x:Name="MessageEntry"
-                   Grid.Column="0"
-                   Placeholder="Type a message..."
-                   ReturnType="Send"
-                   Completed="MessageEntry_OnCompleted" />
 
-            <Button Grid.Column="1"
+            <!-- Context bar (reply / edit mode) -->
-                    Text="Send"
+            <Border x:Name="ContextBar" IsVisible="False" StrokeThickness="1" Padding="8,4">
-                    Clicked="SendButton_OnClicked" />
+                <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto" ColumnSpacing="8">
-        </Grid>
+                    <Label x:Name="ContextBarLabel" Grid.Column="0"
+                           VerticalOptions="Center" FontSize="12"
+                           LineBreakMode="TailTruncation" />
+                    <Button Grid.Column="1" Text="✕" FontSize="11"
+                            Padding="6,2" HeightRequest="30"
+                            Clicked="CancelContext_OnClicked" />
+                </Grid>
+            </Border>
 
-        <!-- Swap View -->
+            <!-- Entry row: attach button + editor + send -->
-        <Button x:Name="ViewSwapped" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0"
+            <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" ColumnSpacing="6">
-                Text="Swap to WebView"
+                <Button Grid.Column="0" Text="📎"
-                Clicked="SwapView_OnClicked" />
+                        FontSize="16" Padding="6,2"
+                        HeightRequest="40" WidthRequest="40"
+                        Clicked="AttachFile_OnClicked"
+                        ToolTipProperties.Text="Attach a file or image" />
+                <Editor x:Name="MessageEntry"
+                        Grid.Column="1"
+                        Placeholder="Type a message… (Shift+Enter for newline)"
+                        AutoSize="TextChanges"
+                        MaximumHeightRequest="120"
+                        TextChanged="MessageEntry_OnTextChanged" />
+                <Button x:Name="SendButton" Grid.Column="2"
+                        Text="Send" VerticalOptions="End"
+                        Clicked="SendButton_OnClicked" />
+            </Grid>
+
+        </VerticalStackLayout>
+
+        <!-- Bottom-left: kept empty (swap button removed) -->
+        <ContentView Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" />
 
     </Grid>
 </ContentPage>

RelayClient/Services/RelaySocketClient.cs

@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ public sealed class RelaySocketClient
 
     public string? ServerPublicKey { get; private set; }
 
+    public event Action<string>? RawMessageReceived;
     public event Action<SocketChannelList>? ChannelListReceived;
     public event Action<SocketEncryptedMessage>? EncryptedChatReceived;
+    public event Action<SocketEncryptedMessage>? MessageEdited;
+    public event Action<SocketMessageDeletedEvent>? MessageDeleted;
+    public event Action<SocketTypingEvent>? TypingReceived;
+    public event Action<SocketEditHistoryResponse>? EditHistoryReceived;
     public event Action<SocketRtcSignalMessage>? EncryptedRtcSignalReceived;
     public event Action<string>? ServerPublicKeyReceived;
     public event Action<string>? Log;
 
-    public RelaySocketClient(string username, string url = "ws://192.168.1.85:5001/")
+    public RelaySocketClient(string username, string url = "ws://127.0.0.1:5001/")
     {
         _username = username;
         _socket = new WebSocket(url);
@@ -31,151 +36,169 @@ public sealed class RelaySocketClient
 
         var publicKey = KeyStorage.LoadPublicKey(_username);
 
-        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.Authenticate, Username = _username, Token = MainPage._userToken });
-        {
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.RegisterKey,  Username = _username, PublicKey = publicKey });
-            Action = WsAction.Authenticate,
-            Username = _username,
-            Token = MainPage._userToken
-        });
-
-        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
-        {
-            Action = WsAction.RegisterKey,
-            Username = _username,
-            PublicKey = publicKey
-        });
-
         SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.GetServerKey });
         SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.GetChannels });
     }
 
-    public void SendGetHistory(string channelId)
-    {
-        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
-        {
-            Action = WsAction.GetHistory,
-            Username = _username,
-            ChannelId = channelId
-        });
-    }
-
-    public void SendRtcJoinChannel(string channelId)
-    {
-        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
-        {
-            Action = WsAction.RtcJoin,
-            Username = _username,
-            ChannelId = channelId
-        });
-    }
-
-    public void SendRtcLeaveChannel(string channelId)
-    {
-        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
-        {
-            Action = WsAction.RtcLeave,
-            Username = _username,
-            ChannelId = channelId
-        });
-    }
-
-    private void SendControlMessage(WsControlMessage msg)
-    {
-        SendJson(msg);
-    }
-
-    public void SendJson<T>(T payload)
-    {
-        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload);
-
-        if (_socket.ReadyState == WebSocketState.Open)
-            _socket.Send(json);
-    }
-
     public void Disconnect()
     {
         _socket.OnMessage -= OnMessage;
-
         if (_socket.ReadyState == WebSocketState.Open)
             _socket.Close();
     }
 
+    public void SendControlMessage(WsControlMessage message) =>
+        SendRaw(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+
+    public void SendGetHistory(string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.GetHistory, Username = _username, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendRtcJoinChannel(string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.RtcJoin,  Username = _username, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendRtcLeaveChannel(string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.RtcLeave, Username = _username, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendTyping(string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.SendTyping, Username = _username, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendGetEditHistory(string messageId, string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.GetEditHistory, Username = _username, MessageId = messageId, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendCreateChannel(string name, ChannelType type, string group = "") =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage
+        {
+            Action = WsAction.CreateChannel,
+            ChannelName = name,
+            ChannelType = (int)type,
+            ChannelGroup = group
+        });
+
+    public void SendDeleteChannel(string channelId) =>
+        SendControlMessage(new WsControlMessage { Action = WsAction.DeleteChannel, ChannelId = channelId });
+
+    public void SendEditMessage(string messageId, string channelId, EncryptedPayload encrypted) =>
+        SendJson(new SocketEncryptedMessage
+        {
+            Type = SignalType.ClientEditMessage, MessageId = messageId,
+            SenderUsername = _username, ChannelId = channelId,
+            CipherText = encrypted.CipherText, Nonce = encrypted.Nonce,
+            Tag = encrypted.Tag, EncryptedKey = encrypted.EncryptedKey
+        });
+
+    public void SendDeleteMessage(string messageId, string channelId) =>
+        SendJson(new SocketEncryptedMessage
+        {
+            Type = SignalType.ClientDeleteMessage, MessageId = messageId,
+            SenderUsername = _username, ChannelId = channelId
+        });
+
+    public void SendRaw(string message)
+    {
+        if (_socket.ReadyState != WebSocketState.Open)
+        {
+            Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Drop: socket not open ({_socket.ReadyState}), {message.Length} bytes.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            _socket.Send(message);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Send failed ({message.Length} bytes): {ex.Message}");
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void SendJson<T>(T payload) => SendRaw(JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload));
+
     private void OnMessage(object? sender, MessageEventArgs e)
     {
-        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] RAW WS DATA: {e.Data}");
+        RawMessageReceived?.Invoke(e.Data);
+        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] RAW: {e.Data[..Math.Min(200, e.Data.Length)]}");
 
         try
         {
             using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(e.Data);
             var root = doc.RootElement;
 
-            if (root.TryGetProperty("Event", out var eventProp))
+            if (root.TryGetProperty("Event", out var evEl))
             {
-                var wsEvent = (WsEvent)eventProp.GetInt32();
+                var wsEvent = (WsEvent)evEl.GetInt32();
-
                 switch (wsEvent)
                 {
-                    case WsEvent.Authenticated:
+                    case WsEvent.KeyRegistered: Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Key registered."); return;
-                        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Authenticated.");
+                    case WsEvent.Authenticated: Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Authenticated.");  return;
-                        return;
-                    case WsEvent.KeyRegistered:
-                        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Key registered.");
-                        return;
                     case WsEvent.Error:
-                        var detail = root.TryGetProperty("Detail", out var d) ? d.GetString() : null;
+                        var det = root.TryGetProperty("Detail", out var d) ? d.GetString() : null;
-                        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Server error: {detail}");
+                        Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] Server error: {det}");
                         return;
                 }
-
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!root.TryGetProperty("Type", out var typeElement))
+            if (!root.TryGetProperty("Type", out var typeEl)) return;
-                return;
+            var type = (SignalType)typeEl.GetInt32();
-
-            var type = (SignalType)typeElement.GetInt32();
 
             switch (type)
             {
                 case SignalType.ChannelList:
                 {
-                    var channelList = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketChannelList>(e.Data);
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketChannelList>(e.Data);
-                    if (channelList is not null)
+                    if (p is not null) ChannelListReceived?.Invoke(p);
-                        ChannelListReceived?.Invoke(channelList);
                     return;
                 }
-
                 case SignalType.ServerPublicKey:
                 {
-                    var serverKeyMessage = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ServerPublicKeyMessage>(e.Data);
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ServerPublicKeyMessage>(e.Data);
-                    if (serverKeyMessage is not null)
+                    if (p is not null) { ServerPublicKey = p.PublicKey; ServerPublicKeyReceived?.Invoke(p.PublicKey); }
-                    {
-                        ServerPublicKey = serverKeyMessage.PublicKey;
-                        ServerPublicKeyReceived?.Invoke(serverKeyMessage.PublicKey);
-                    }
                     return;
                 }
-
                 case SignalType.EncryptedSignal:
                 {
-                    var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketRtcSignalMessage>(e.Data);
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketRtcSignalMessage>(e.Data);
-                    if (payload is not null)
+                    if (p is not null) EncryptedRtcSignalReceived?.Invoke(p);
-                        EncryptedRtcSignalReceived?.Invoke(payload);
                     return;
                 }
-
                 case SignalType.EncryptedChat:
                 {
-                    var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketEncryptedMessage>(e.Data);
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketEncryptedMessage>(e.Data);
-                    if (payload is not null)
+                    if (p is not null) EncryptedChatReceived?.Invoke(p);
-                        EncryptedChatReceived?.Invoke(payload);
+                    return;
+                }
+                case SignalType.MessageEdited:
+                {
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketEncryptedMessage>(e.Data);
+                    if (p is not null) MessageEdited?.Invoke(p);
+                    return;
+                }
+                case SignalType.MessageDeleted:
+                {
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketMessageDeletedEvent>(e.Data);
+                    if (p is not null) MessageDeleted?.Invoke(p);
+                    return;
+                }
+                case SignalType.TypingIndicator:
+                {
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketTypingEvent>(e.Data);
+                    if (p is not null) TypingReceived?.Invoke(p);
+                    return;
+                }
+                case SignalType.EditHistory:
+                {
+                    var p = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SocketEditHistoryResponse>(e.Data);
+                    if (p is not null) EditHistoryReceived?.Invoke(p);
                     return;
                 }
             }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] failed to process websocket message: {ex.Message}");
+            Log?.Invoke($"[{_username}] WS parse error: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
 }

RelayServer/Models/Chat/ChannelMessageEdits.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net.Models;
+
+namespace RelayServer.Models;
+
+public class ChannelMessageEdits : Record
+{
+    public required string MessageId { get; set; }
+    public required string CipherText { get; set; }
+    public required string Nonce { get; set; }
+    public required string Tag { get; set; }
+    public required DateTime EditedAt { get; set; }
+}

RelayServer/Models/Chat/ChannelMessages.cs

@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ public class ChannelMessages : Record
     public required string Nonce { get; set; }
     public required string Tag { get; set; }
     public required DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime? EditedAt { get; set; }
+    public bool IsDeleted { get; set; }
 }

RelayServer/Models/Chat/Channels.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using SurrealDb.Net.Models;
+using RelayShared.Services;
 
 namespace RelayServer.Models;
 
@@ -6,4 +7,9 @@ public class Channels : Record
 {
     public required string Name { get; set; }
     public required DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public ChannelType Type { get; set; } = ChannelType.Text;
+    public string Group { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public bool IsReadOnly { get; set; }
+    public bool IsDeleted { get; set; }
+    public string? LinkedFileChannelId { get; set; }
 }

RelayServer/Models/Server/ChannelPermissions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net.Models;
+
+namespace RelayServer.Models;
+
+public class ChannelPermissions : Record
+{
+    public required string ChannelId { get; set; }
+    public required string RoleId { get; set; }
+    public PermissionFlags Allow { get; set; }
+    public PermissionFlags Deny { get; set; }
+}

RelayServer/Models/Server/Roles.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net.Models;
+
+namespace RelayServer.Models;
+
+[Flags]
+public enum PermissionFlags
+{
+    None              = 0,
+    ReadMessages      = 1 << 0,
+    SendMessages      = 1 << 1,
+    ManageMessages    = 1 << 2,  // Edit / delete others' messages
+    ManageChannels    = 1 << 3,  // Create channels (umbrella manage permission)
+    ManageMembers     = 1 << 4,  // Kick / ban members
+    Administrator     = 1 << 5,  // All permissions, bypasses channel overrides
+    ViewChannel       = 1 << 6,  // "Visibility" — can see the channel at all
+    Speak             = 1 << 7,  // Can transmit in a voice channel
+    EditChannel       = 1 << 8,  // Rename / reconfigure a channel
+    DeleteChannel     = 1 << 9   // Delete a channel
+}
+
+public class Roles : Record
+{
+    public required string Name { get; set; }
+    public required PermissionFlags Permissions { get; set; }
+    public required DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public int Priority { get; set; }
+}

RelayServer/Models/Server/UserRoles.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net.Models;
+
+namespace RelayServer.Models;
+
+public class UserRoles : Record
+{
+    public required string UserId { get; set; }
+    public required string RoleId { get; set; }
+    public required DateTime AssignedAt { get; set; }
+}

RelayServer/Program.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var cryptoService = new ChannelCryptoService();
 await using var db = await surrealService.ConnectAsync();
 
 ChatSocketBehavior.ClientKeyService = new ClientKeyService(db);
+ChatSocketBehavior.PermissionService = new PermissionService(db);
 ChatSocketBehavior.Db = db;
 ChatSocketBehavior.ChannelCryptoService = cryptoService;
 

RelayServer/Services/Core/ServerBootstrapService.cs

@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using RelayServer.Models;
 using RelayServer.Services.Chat;
 using RelayServer.Services.Crypto;
+using RelayShared.Services;
 using SurrealDb.Net;
 
 namespace RelayServer.Services.Core;
 
 public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
 {
-    // TODO: Make channels dynamically addable
-    // TODO: Add logic for channel types (ENUM)
-    // TODO: Add logic for channel groups for future UI use
-    
     private readonly SurrealDbClient _db;
     private readonly CoreClientService _coreClient;
     private readonly ChannelCryptoService _cryptoService;
@@ -29,8 +26,8 @@ public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
     public async Task InitializeAsync()
     {
         var keeper = await _coreClient.GetUserByUsernameAsync("Keeper317");
-        var kira = await _coreClient.GetUserByUsernameAsync("Ru_Kira");
+        var kira   = await _coreClient.GetUserByUsernameAsync("Ru_Kira");
-        var test = await _coreClient.GetUserByUsernameAsync("Test");
+        var test   = await _coreClient.GetUserByUsernameAsync("Test");
 
         if (keeper is null || kira is null || test is null)
             throw new InvalidOperationException("One or more required users do not exist in RelayCore.");
@@ -38,9 +35,7 @@ public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
         if (!keeper.Licensed || !kira.Licensed || !test.Licensed)
             throw new InvalidOperationException("One or more required users are not licensed.");
 
-        Console.WriteLine($"Core verified user: {keeper.Username}");
+        Console.WriteLine($"Core verified: {keeper.Username}, {kira.Username}, {test.Username}");
-        Console.WriteLine($"Core verified user: {kira.Username}");
-        Console.WriteLine($"Core verified user: {test.Username}");
 
         var server = await GetServerByNameAsync("Test Server");
 
@@ -52,44 +47,61 @@ public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
                 OwnerUserId = keeper.Id,
                 CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             });
-
+            Console.WriteLine($"Server created: {ToJson(server)}");
-            Console.WriteLine($"Server created: {ToJsonString(server)}");
         }
         else
         {
-            Console.WriteLine($"Server already exists: {ToJsonString(server)}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"Server already exists: {server.Name}");
         }
 
-        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(keeper.Id, true);
+        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(keeper.Id, isOwner: true);
-        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(kira.Id, false);
+        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(kira.Id,   isOwner: false);
-        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(test.Id, false);
+        await EnsureServerMemberAsync(test.Id,   isOwner: false);
-
         Console.WriteLine("Server members ensured.");
 
-        var channel = await EnsureChannelAsync("general", DateTime.UtcNow);
+        var tBase = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
-        var channel2 = await EnsureChannelAsync("files", DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, 4, 0, 0)));
-        var channel3 = await EnsureChannelAsync("welcome", DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new TimeSpan(1, 4, 4, 4)));
-        var channel4 = await EnsureChannelAsync("voice-general", DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, 2, 0, 0)));
 
-        Console.WriteLine($"Resolved channelId: {GetRecordId(channel.Id)}");
+        var chWelcome = await EnsureChannelAsync("welcome",       ChannelType.Text,  group: "General", isReadOnly: true,  createdAt: tBase);
-        Console.WriteLine($"Resolved channelId: {GetRecordId(channel2.Id)}");
+        var chGeneral = await EnsureChannelAsync("general",       ChannelType.Text,  group: "General", isReadOnly: false, createdAt: tBase.AddHours(1));
-        Console.WriteLine($"Resolved channelId: {GetRecordId(channel3.Id)}");
+        var chFiles   = await EnsureChannelAsync("files",         ChannelType.File,  group: "General", isReadOnly: true,  createdAt: tBase.AddHours(2));
-        Console.WriteLine($"Resolved channelId: {GetRecordId(channel4.Id)}");
+        var chVoice   = await EnsureChannelAsync("voice-general", ChannelType.Voice, group: "General", isReadOnly: false, createdAt: tBase.AddHours(3));
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"Channels: {GetRecordId(chWelcome.Id)} | {GetRecordId(chGeneral.Id)} | {GetRecordId(chFiles.Id)} | {GetRecordId(chVoice.Id)}");
+
+        await EnsureFileChannelLinkAsync(chGeneral, GetRecordId(chFiles.Id));
+
+        var adminRole  = await EnsureRoleAsync("Admin",     PermissionFlags.Administrator, priority: 0);
+        var modRole    = await EnsureRoleAsync("Moderator", PermissionFlags.ReadMessages | PermissionFlags.SendMessages | PermissionFlags.ManageMessages, priority: 1);
+        var memberRole = await EnsureRoleAsync("Member",    PermissionFlags.ReadMessages | PermissionFlags.SendMessages, priority: 2);
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"Roles ensured: Admin={GetRecordId(adminRole.Id)}, Mod={GetRecordId(modRole.Id)}, Member={GetRecordId(memberRole.Id)}");
+
+        await SetUserRoleAsync(keeper.Id, GetRecordId(adminRole.Id));
+        await SetUserRoleAsync(kira.Id,   GetRecordId(modRole.Id));
+        await SetUserRoleAsync(test.Id,   GetRecordId(memberRole.Id));
+        Console.WriteLine("User roles set.");
+
+        await EnsureChannelPermissionAsync(GetRecordId(chWelcome.Id), GetRecordId(memberRole.Id),
+            allow: PermissionFlags.ReadMessages, deny: PermissionFlags.SendMessages);
+        await EnsureChannelPermissionAsync(GetRecordId(chFiles.Id), GetRecordId(memberRole.Id),
+            allow: PermissionFlags.ReadMessages, deny: PermissionFlags.SendMessages);
+
+        Console.WriteLine("Channel permissions ensured.");
 
         var existingKey = await GetLatestServerEncryptionKeyAsync();
 
         if (existingKey is null)
         {
-            var keyBase64 = _cryptoService.GenerateKey();
+            var keyBase64  = _cryptoService.GenerateKey();
             var serverKeys = E2EeHelper.GenerateRsaKeyPair();
 
             existingKey = await _db.Create("server_encryption_keys", new ServerEncryptionKeys
             {
-                KeyBase64 = keyBase64,
+                KeyBase64  = keyBase64,
-                PublicKey = serverKeys.publicKey,
+                PublicKey  = serverKeys.publicKey,
                 PrivateKey = serverKeys.privateKey,
-                CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                CreatedAt  = DateTime.UtcNow,
-                UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
+                UpdatedAt  = DateTime.UtcNow
             });
 
             Console.WriteLine("Server encryption key created.");
@@ -104,29 +116,154 @@ public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
         ChatSocketBehavior.ChannelDbKey = existingKey.KeyBase64;
     }
 
-    private static string ToJsonString(object? obj)
+    private async Task EnsureServerMemberAsync(string userId, bool isOwner)
     {
-        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(obj, new JsonSerializerOptions
+        var members  = await _db.Select<ServerMembers>("server_members");
+        var existing = members.FirstOrDefault(m => m.UserId == userId);
+
+        if (existing is not null)
         {
-            WriteIndented = true,
+            if (existing.IsOwner != isOwner)
-            Encoder = System.Text.Encodings.Web.JavaScriptEncoder.UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping
+            {
+                existing.IsOwner = isOwner;
+                await _db.Merge<ServerMembers, ServerMembers>(existing);
+                Console.WriteLine($"Member IsOwner updated: {userId} → {isOwner}");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Member already correct: {userId}");
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await _db.Create("server_members", new ServerMembers
+        {
+            UserId   = userId,
+            JoinedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            IsOwner  = isOwner
         });
+        Console.WriteLine($"Member created: {userId} (IsOwner={isOwner})");
     }
 
-    private static string GetRecordId(object? id)
+    private async Task<Channels> EnsureChannelAsync(
+        string name, ChannelType type, string group, bool isReadOnly, DateTime createdAt)
     {
-        if (id is null)
+        var channels = await _db.Select<Channels>("channels");
-            return string.Empty;
+        var existing = channels.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Name == name);
 
-        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(id);
+        if (existing is not null)
+        {
+            bool dirty = existing.Type != type || existing.Group != group || existing.IsReadOnly != isReadOnly;
+            if (dirty)
+            {
+                existing.Type       = type;
+                existing.Group      = group;
+                existing.IsReadOnly = isReadOnly;
+                await _db.Merge<Channels, Channels>(existing);
+                Console.WriteLine($"Channel updated: {name}");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Channel already correct: {name}");
+            }
+            return existing;
+        }
 
-        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        var channel = await _db.Create("channels", new Channels
-        var root = doc.RootElement;
+        {
+            Name       = name,
+            Type       = type,
+            Group      = group,
+            IsReadOnly = isReadOnly,
+            CreatedAt  = createdAt
+        });
 
-        var recordId = root.GetProperty("Id").GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+        Console.WriteLine($"Channel created: {name} ({type})");
-        var table = root.GetProperty("Table").GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+        return channel;
+    }
 
-        return $"{table}:{recordId}";
+    private async Task EnsureFileChannelLinkAsync(Channels channel, string fileChannelId)
+    {
+        if (channel.LinkedFileChannelId == fileChannelId)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"File link already correct: {channel.Name} → {fileChannelId}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        channel.LinkedFileChannelId = fileChannelId;
+        await _db.Merge<Channels, Channels>(channel);
+        Console.WriteLine($"File link set: {channel.Name} → {fileChannelId}");
+    }
+
+    private async Task<Roles> EnsureRoleAsync(string name, PermissionFlags permissions, int priority)
+    {
+        var roles = await _db.Select<Roles>("roles");
+        var existing = roles.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == name);
+
+        if (existing is not null)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Role already exists: {name}");
+            return existing;
+        }
+
+        var role = await _db.Create("roles", new Roles
+        {
+            Name        = name,
+            Permissions = permissions,
+            Priority    = priority,
+            CreatedAt   = DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        Console.WriteLine($"Role created: {name}");
+        return role;
+    }
+
+    private async Task SetUserRoleAsync(string userId, string roleId)
+    {
+        var userRoles = await _db.Select<UserRoles>("user_roles");
+        var existing  = userRoles
+            .Where(ur => string.Equals(ur.UserId, userId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            .ToList();
+
+        bool alreadyCorrect = existing.Count == 1 && existing[0].RoleId == roleId;
+        if (alreadyCorrect)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"UserRole already correct: {userId} → {roleId}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var stale in existing)
+        {
+            if (stale.Id is not null)
+                await _db.Delete(stale.Id);
+        }
+
+        await _db.Create("user_roles", new UserRoles
+        {
+            UserId     = userId,
+            RoleId     = roleId,
+            AssignedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        Console.WriteLine($"UserRole set: {userId} → {roleId}");
+    }
+
+    private async Task EnsureChannelPermissionAsync(
+        string channelId, string roleId, PermissionFlags allow, PermissionFlags deny)
+    {
+        var perms = await _db.Select<ChannelPermissions>("channel_permissions");
+        if (perms.Any(cp => cp.ChannelId == channelId && cp.RoleId == roleId))
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"ChannelPermission already exists: {channelId} → {roleId}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await _db.Create("channel_permissions", new ChannelPermissions
+        {
+            ChannelId = channelId,
+            RoleId    = roleId,
+            Allow     = allow,
+            Deny      = deny
+        });
+        Console.WriteLine($"ChannelPermission created: {channelId} → {roleId} | allow={allow}, deny={deny}");
     }
 
     private async Task<Servers?> GetServerByNameAsync(string name)
@@ -135,61 +272,25 @@ public sealed class ServerBootstrapService
         return servers.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == name);
     }
 
-    private async Task<ServerMembers?> GetServerMemberByUserIdAsync(string userId)
-    {
-        var members = await _db.Select<ServerMembers>("server_members");
-        return members.FirstOrDefault(x => x.UserId == userId);
-    }
-
-    private async Task<Channels?> GetChannelByNameAsync(string name)
-    {
-        var channels = await _db.Select<Channels>("channels");
-        return channels.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == name);
-    }
-
     private async Task<ServerEncryptionKeys?> GetLatestServerEncryptionKeyAsync()
     {
         var keys = await _db.Select<ServerEncryptionKeys>("server_encryption_keys");
-        return keys
+        return keys.OrderByDescending(x => x.CreatedAt).FirstOrDefault();
-            .OrderByDescending(x => x.CreatedAt)
-            .FirstOrDefault();
     }
 
-    private async Task EnsureServerMemberAsync(string userId, bool isOwner)
+    private static string GetRecordId(object? id)
     {
-        var existing = await GetServerMemberByUserIdAsync(userId);
+        if (id is null) return string.Empty;
-        if (existing is not null)
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(id);
-        {
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
-            Console.WriteLine($"Server member already exists for {userId}");
+        var root = doc.RootElement;
-            return;
+        return $"{root.GetProperty("Table").GetString()}:{root.GetProperty("Id").GetString()}";
-        }
-
-        await _db.Create("server_members", new ServerMembers
-        {
-            UserId = userId,
-            JoinedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
-            IsOwner = isOwner
-        });
-
-        Console.WriteLine($"Server member created for {userId}");
     }
 
-    private async Task<Channels> EnsureChannelAsync(string name, DateTime createdAt)
+    private static string ToJson(object? obj) =>
-    {
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(obj, new JsonSerializerOptions
-        var existing = await GetChannelByNameAsync(name);
-        if (existing is not null)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine($"Channel already exists: {name}");
+            WriteIndented = true,
-            return existing;
+            Encoder = System.Text.Encodings.Web.JavaScriptEncoder.UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping
-        }
-
-        var channel = await _db.Create("channels", new Channels
-        {
-            Name = name,
-            CreatedAt = createdAt
         });
-
-        Console.WriteLine($"Channel created: {ToJsonString(channel)}");
-        return channel;
-    }
 }

RelayServer/Services/Data/PermissionService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using RelayServer.Models;
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+
+namespace RelayServer.Services.Data;
+
+public sealed class PermissionService
+{
+    private readonly SurrealDbClient _db;
+
+    public PermissionService(SurrealDbClient db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanSendMessagesAsync(string username, string channelId)
+    {
+        if (await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username))
+            return true;
+
+        if (await IsChannelReadOnlyAsync(channelId))
+            return false;
+
+        return await HasPermissionAsync(username, channelId, PermissionFlags.SendMessages);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanManageChannelsAsync(string username) =>
+        await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username) ||
+        await HasGlobalPermissionAsync(username, PermissionFlags.ManageChannels);
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanManageMessagesAsync(string username, string channelId) =>
+        await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username) ||
+        await HasPermissionAsync(username, channelId, PermissionFlags.ManageMessages);
+
+    public async Task<bool> IsAdministratorAsync(string username) =>
+        await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username);
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanViewChannelAsync(string username, string channelId)
+    {
+        if (await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username)) return true;
+        return !await IsDeniedByChannelAsync(username, channelId, PermissionFlags.ViewChannel);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanSpeakAsync(string username, string channelId)
+    {
+        if (await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username)) return true;
+        return !await IsDeniedByChannelAsync(username, channelId, PermissionFlags.Speak);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanDeleteChannelAsync(string username) =>
+        await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username) ||
+        await HasGlobalPermissionAsync(username, PermissionFlags.ManageChannels) ||
+        await HasGlobalPermissionAsync(username, PermissionFlags.DeleteChannel);
+
+    public async Task<bool> CanEditChannelAsync(string username) =>
+        await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username) ||
+        await HasGlobalPermissionAsync(username, PermissionFlags.ManageChannels) ||
+        await HasGlobalPermissionAsync(username, PermissionFlags.EditChannel);
+
+    private async Task<bool> IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(string username)
+    {
+        if (await IsServerOwnerAsync(username))
+            return true;
+
+        var roles = await GetUserRolesAsync(username);
+        return roles.Any(r => r.Permissions.HasFlag(PermissionFlags.Administrator));
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> HasPermissionAsync(
+        string username, string channelId, PermissionFlags flag)
+    {
+        if (await IsOwnerOrAdminAsync(username))
+            return true;
+
+        var userRoles = await GetUserRolesAsync(username);
+        if (userRoles.Count == 0) return false;
+
+        var channelOverrides = await GetChannelPermissionsAsync(channelId);
+        var userRoleIds = new HashSet<string>(userRoles.Select(r => GetRecordIdString(r.Id)));
+
+        foreach (var co in channelOverrides.Where(co => userRoleIds.Contains(co.RoleId)))
+            if (co.Deny.HasFlag(flag)) return false;
+
+        foreach (var co in channelOverrides.Where(co => userRoleIds.Contains(co.RoleId)))
+            if (co.Allow.HasFlag(flag)) return true;
+
+        return userRoles.Any(r => r.Permissions.HasFlag(flag));
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> HasGlobalPermissionAsync(string username, PermissionFlags flag)
+    {
+        var roles = await GetUserRolesAsync(username);
+        return roles.Any(r =>
+            r.Permissions.HasFlag(PermissionFlags.Administrator) ||
+            r.Permissions.HasFlag(flag));
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> IsDeniedByChannelAsync(string username, string channelId, PermissionFlags flag)
+    {
+        var userRoles = await GetUserRolesAsync(username);
+        if (userRoles.Count == 0) return false;
+
+        var channelOverrides = await GetChannelPermissionsAsync(channelId);
+        var userRoleIds = new HashSet<string>(userRoles.Select(r => GetRecordIdString(r.Id)));
+
+        return channelOverrides
+            .Where(co => userRoleIds.Contains(co.RoleId))
+            .Any(co => co.Deny.HasFlag(flag));
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> IsServerOwnerAsync(string username)
+    {
+        var userId = $"users:{username.ToLower()}";
+        var members = await _db.Select<ServerMembers>("server_members");
+        return members.Any(m =>
+            string.Equals(m.UserId, userId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            m.IsOwner);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<Roles>> GetUserRolesAsync(string username)
+    {
+        var userId = $"users:{username.ToLower()}";
+
+        var userRoleLinks = await _db.Select<UserRoles>("user_roles");
+        var userRoleIds = userRoleLinks
+            .Where(ur => string.Equals(ur.UserId, userId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            .Select(ur => ur.RoleId)
+            .ToHashSet();
+
+        if (userRoleIds.Count == 0) return [];
+
+        var allRoles = await _db.Select<Roles>("roles");
+        return allRoles
+            .Where(r => userRoleIds.Contains(GetRecordIdString(r.Id)))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<ChannelPermissions>> GetChannelPermissionsAsync(string channelId)
+    {
+        var all = await _db.Select<ChannelPermissions>("channel_permissions");
+        return all.Where(cp => cp.ChannelId == channelId).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> IsChannelReadOnlyAsync(string channelId)
+    {
+        var channels = await _db.Select<Channels>("channels");
+        var channel = channels.FirstOrDefault(c => GetRecordIdString(c.Id) == channelId);
+        return channel?.IsReadOnly ?? false;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetRecordIdString(object? id)
+    {
+        if (id is null) return string.Empty;
+        var json = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(id);
+        using var doc = System.Text.Json.JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        var root = doc.RootElement;
+        var recordId = root.GetProperty("Id").GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+        var table    = root.GetProperty("Table").GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+        return $"{table}:{recordId}";
+    }
+}

RelayShared/Services/ChannelTransmissions.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-namespace RelayShared.Services;
+namespace RelayShared.Services;
 
 public sealed class ChannelItem
 {
     public string ChannelId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-    
     public ChannelType Type { get; set; }
-    
     public string Group { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public bool IsReadOnly { get; set; }
+    public bool CanPost { get; set; }
+    public bool CanManage { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class SocketChannelList

RelayShared/Services/ChatMessageContent.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace RelayShared.Services;
+
+public sealed class ChatMessageContent
+{
+    public string Text { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string? ReplyToId { get; set; }
+    public string? ReplyToSenderUsername { get; set; }
+    public string? ReplyPreview { get; set; }
+    public List<string>? Mentions { get; set; }
+    public string? AttachmentBase64 { get; set; }
+    public string? AttachmentMimeType { get; set; }
+    public string? AttachmentFileName { get; set; }
+}

RelayShared/Services/SocketTransmissions.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace RelayShared.Services;
+namespace RelayShared.Services;
 
 //TODO: review name of file, potentially rename for Encryption services rather than sockets
 
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public sealed class SocketRtcSignalMessage
 public sealed class SocketEncryptedMessage
 {
     public SignalType Type { get; set; } = SignalType.EncryptedChat;
+    public string MessageId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
     public string SenderUsername { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string RecipientUsername { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string ChannelId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
@@ -23,6 +25,38 @@ public sealed class SocketEncryptedMessage
     public string Nonce { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string Tag { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string EncryptedKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public bool IsEdited { get; set; }
+    public bool IsDeleted { get; set; }
+}
+
+public sealed class SocketMessageDeletedEvent
+{
+    public SignalType Type { get; set; } = SignalType.MessageDeleted;
+    public string MessageId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string ChannelId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed class SocketTypingEvent
+{
+    public SignalType Type { get; set; } = SignalType.TypingIndicator;
+    public string Username { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string ChannelId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed class SocketEditHistoryEntry
+{
+    public string CipherText { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Nonce { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Tag { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string EncryptedKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public DateTime EditedAt { get; set; }
+}
+
+public sealed class SocketEditHistoryResponse
+{
+    public SignalType Type { get; set; } = SignalType.EditHistory;
+    public string MessageId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public List<SocketEditHistoryEntry> Entries { get; set; } = [];
 }
 
 public sealed class ServerPublicKeyMessage
@@ -44,5 +78,11 @@ public enum SignalType
     ServerPublicKey,
     EncryptedSignal,
     EncryptedChat,
-    ClientEncryptedChat
+    ClientEncryptedChat,
+    ClientEditMessage,
+    ClientDeleteMessage,
+    MessageEdited,
+    MessageDeleted,
+    TypingIndicator,
+    EditHistory
 }

RelayShared/Services/WsControlMessage.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace RelayShared.Services;
+namespace RelayShared.Services;
 
 public enum WsAction
 {
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ public enum WsAction
     GetChannels,
     GetHistory,
     RtcJoin,
-    RtcLeave
+    RtcLeave,
+    SendTyping,
+    GetEditHistory,
+    CreateChannel,
+    DeleteChannel
 }
 
 public enum WsEvent
@@ -23,8 +27,12 @@ public sealed class WsControlMessage
     public WsAction Action { get; set; }
     public string? Username { get; set; }
     public string? Token { get; set; }
-    public string? ChannelId { get; set; }
     public string? PublicKey { get; set; }
+    public string? ChannelId { get; set; }
+    public string? MessageId { get; set; }
+    public string? ChannelName { get; set; }
+    public int ChannelType { get; set; }    // cast to ChannelType enum
+    public string? ChannelGroup { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class WsEventMessage