From f3424d3a2a2b37fdcd74ef07b76d6e6ee12bf213 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hanishkvc <hanishkvc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:19:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] SimpleChatTCRV:Cleanup: Efficient ChatMessage Ui Delete

avoid refreshing the full chat session messages ui

also Update readme
---
 tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md     |  3 ---
 tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js | 23 ++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
index 96cedbf1bb..194762b49e 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
@@ -779,9 +779,6 @@ same when saved chat is loaded.
 
 MAYBE make the settings in general chat session specific, rather than the current global config flow.
 
-Have unique id or use the index into chat messages array wrt each chat message in a chat session, so that
-it is easy to identify and remove chat messages from the UI even in sliding window mode.
-
 Have a seperate helper to show the user input area, based on set state. And have support for multiple images
 if the models support same.
 
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
index b0397e4042..081af20824 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
@@ -1346,6 +1346,19 @@ class MultiChatUI {
         return true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified ChatMessage block in ui, without needing to show full chat session again.
+     * @param {number} uniqIdChatMsg
+     */
+    ui_chatmessage_delete(uniqIdChatMsg) {
+        let index = this.simpleChats[this.curChatId].delete(uniqIdChatMsg)
+        if (index >= 0) {
+            let el = document.querySelector(`[CMUniqId="${uniqIdChatMsg}"`)
+            console.log(el)
+            el?.remove()
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Setup the needed callbacks wrt UI, curChatId to defaultChatId and
      * optionally switch to specified defaultChatId.
@@ -1442,15 +1455,7 @@ class MultiChatUI {
 
         this.elPopoverChatMsgDelBtn.addEventListener('click', (ev) => {
             console.log(`DBUG:MCUI:ChatMsgPO:Del:${this.curChatId}:${this.uniqIdChatMsgPO}`)
-            let index = this.simpleChats[this.curChatId].delete(this.uniqIdChatMsgPO)
-            if (index >= 0) {
-                this.chat_show(this.curChatId)
-                let msg = this.simpleChats[this.curChatId].xchat[index]
-                if (msg) {
-                    let el = document.querySelector(`[CMUniqId="${msg.uniqId}"`)
-                    this.scroll_el_into_view(el)
-                }
-            }
+            this.ui_chatmessage_delete(this.uniqIdChatMsgPO)
         })
 
         this.elPopoverChatMsgCopyBtn.addEventListener('click', (ev) => {