1 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/client/channel_window.go b/client/channel_window.go
index 43ce83f..b4c9b9f 100644
--- a/client/channel_window.go
+++ b/client/channel_window.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type channelWindow struct {
 	input tui.TextInput
 	watchedUsers map[string]bool
 	loadingHistory bool
+	endOfHistory bool
 }
 
 type channelMsg struct {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func (cl channelLocation) CreateWindow() window.Window {
 		location: cl, watchedUsers: make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 	globalApp.cache.Watch(cl.id)
+	cw.loadMoreHistory()
 	return cw
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ func (cw *channelWindow) Kill() {
 }
 
 func (cw *channelWindow) Buffer() *buffer.Buffer {
+	if cw.buf.AtTop() {
+		cw.loadMoreHistory()
+	}
 	return &cw.buf
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +112,37 @@ func (cw *channelWindow) leaveChannel() {
 	globalApp.windowCache.Evict(cw.location)
 }
 
+func (cw *channelWindow) loadMoreHistory() {
+	if cw.loadingHistory || cw.endOfHistory {
+		return
+	}
+	cw.loadingHistory = true
+
+	rq := proto.Object {Fields: make(map[string]string)}
+	top := cw.buf.Top()
+	if top != nil {
+		rq.Kind = "before"
+		rq.Fields[""] = top.Msg().(channelMsg).Object.Id
+	} else {
+		rq.Kind = "latest"
+	}
+	cb := func(response proto.Command) {
+		cw.loadingHistory = false
+		switch response.Kind {
+		case "history":
+			if len(response.Args) == 0 {
+				cw.endOfHistory = true
+			}
+			for i := len(response.Args) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+				cw.buf.AddTop(channelMsg {response.Args[i], cw})
+			}
+		case "fail":
+			cw.endOfHistory = true
+		}
+	}
+	globalApp.Request(proto.NewCmd("history", cw.location.id, rq), cb)
+}
+
 type userListMsg struct {
 	index int
 	channelName string
@@ -177,7 +213,7 @@ func (cw *channelWindow) ShowStatusLine() {
 	}
 	tui.Text(ch.Fields[""], nil)
 	if cw.loadingHistory {
-		tui.Text("...", nil)
+		tui.Text(" ...", nil)
 	}
 }