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vsecoder 50aacced0b fix(feed): header on one line, avatar padding explicit, icon/label aligned
Three related layout polish issues.

1. Avatar + name + time splitting to two lines

   Fixed by collapsing the "·" separator + time into a single Text
   component (was three sibling Texts). RN occasionally lays out
   three-Text-sibling rows oddly when the name is long because each
   Text measures independently. With the separator glued to the time,
   there's one indivisible chip for "·  2h" that flexShrink:0 keeps on
   the row; the name takes the rest and truncates with "…" if needed.
   Also wrapped the name + time in a flex:1 Pressable (author tap
   target) so the row width is authoritative.

2. Avatar flush against the left edge

   The outer Pressable's style-function paddingLeft was being applied
   but the visual offset felt wrong because avatar has no explicit
   width. Added width:44 to the avatar's own Pressable wrapper so the
   flex-row layout reserves exactly the expected space and the 16-px
   paddingLeft on the outer Pressable is visible around the avatar's
   left edge.

3. Like / view count text visually below icon's centre

   RN Text includes extra top padding (Android) and baseline-anchors
   (iOS) that push the number glyph a pixel or two below the icon
   centre in a flex-row with alignItems:'center'. Added explicit
   lineHeight:16 (matching icon size) + includeFontPadding:false +
   textAlignVertical:'center' on both the heart button's Text and the
   shared ActionButton Text → numbers now sit on the same optical
   baseline as their icons on both platforms.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-18 21:18:29 +03:00
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DChain Messenger — React Native Client

E2E-encrypted mobile/desktop messenger built on the DChain blockchain stack.

Stack: React Native · Expo · NativeWind (Tailwind) · TweetNaCl · Zustand

Quick Start

cd client-app
npm install
npx expo start          # opens Expo Dev Tools
# Press 'i' for iOS simulator, 'a' for Android, 'w' for web

Requirements

  • Node.js 18+
  • Expo Go on your phone (for Expo tunnel), or iOS/Android emulator
  • A running DChain node (see root README for docker compose up --build -d)

Project Structure

client-app/
├── app/
│   ├── _layout.tsx           # Root layout — loads keys, sets up nav
│   ├── index.tsx             # Welcome / onboarding
│   ├── (auth)/
│   │   ├── create.tsx        # Generate new Ed25519 + X25519 keys
│   │   ├── created.tsx       # Key created — export reminder
│   │   └── import.tsx        # Import existing key.json
│   └── (app)/
│       ├── _layout.tsx       # Tab bar — Chats · Wallet · Settings
│       ├── chats/
│       │   ├── index.tsx     # Chat list with contacts
│       │   └── [id].tsx      # Individual chat with E2E encryption
│       ├── requests.tsx      # Incoming contact requests
│       ├── new-contact.tsx   # Add contact by @username or address
│       ├── wallet.tsx        # Balance + TX history + send
│       └── settings.tsx      # Node URL, key export, profile
├── components/ui/            # shadcn-style components (Button, Card, Input…)
├── hooks/
│   ├── useMessages.ts        # Poll relay inbox, decrypt messages
│   ├── useBalance.ts         # Poll token balance
│   └── useContacts.ts        # Load contacts + poll contact requests
└── lib/
    ├── api.ts                # REST client for all DChain endpoints
    ├── crypto.ts             # NaCl box encrypt/decrypt, Ed25519 sign
    ├── storage.ts            # SecureStore (keys) + AsyncStorage (data)
    ├── store.ts              # Zustand global state
    ├── types.ts              # TypeScript interfaces
    └── utils.ts              # cn(), formatAmount(), relativeTime()

Cryptography

Operation Algorithm Library
Transaction signing Ed25519 TweetNaCl sign
Key exchange X25519 (Curve25519) TweetNaCl box
Message encryption NaCl box (XSalsa20-Poly1305) TweetNaCl box
Key storage Device secure enclave expo-secure-store

Messages are encrypted as:

Envelope {
  sender_pub:    <X25519 hex>   // sender's public key
  recipient_pub: <X25519 hex>   // recipient's public key
  nonce:         <24-byte hex>  // random per message
  ciphertext:    <hex>          // NaCl box(plaintext, nonce, sender_priv, recipient_pub)
}

Connect to your node

  1. Start the DChain node: docker compose up --build -d
  2. Open the app → Settings → Node URL → http://YOUR_IP:8081
  3. If using Expo Go on physical device: your PC and phone must be on the same network, or use npx expo start --tunnel

Key File Format

The key.json exported/imported by the app:

{
  "pub_key":     "26018d40...",   // Ed25519 public key (64 hex chars)
  "priv_key":    "...",           // Ed25519 private key (128 hex chars)
  "x25519_pub":  "...",           // X25519 public key (64 hex chars)
  "x25519_priv": "..."            // X25519 private key (64 hex chars)
}

This is the same format as the Go node's --key flag.