Add Announce Background Messages setting and descriptive footers

- New "Announce Background Messages" toggle in Accessibility section (off by default) — VoiceOver announces messages from non-active buffers when enabled
- Rename "Other Buffers" to "Background Buffer Sounds" in Sounds section
- Add footer descriptions to Save Debug Buffer, Background Buffer Sounds, Status Haptics, and Announce Background Messages

.claude/skills/swiftdata-pro

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.agents/skills/swiftdata-pro

.pi/skills/swiftdata-pro

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.agents/skills/swiftdata-pro

KDChat/ContentView.swift

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ContentView: View {
     @Environment(ConnectionManager.self) private var manager
+    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
 
     var body: some View {
         Group {
@@ -17,5 +19,43 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             }
         }
         .animation(.default, value: manager.screen)
+        .onAppear {
+            manager.modelContext = modelContext
+            purgeExpiredMessages()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func purgeExpiredMessages() {
+        // Purge all if save is off
+        if !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "save_messages", default: true) {
+            try? modelContext.delete(model: SavedMessage.self)
+            try? modelContext.save()
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Purge expired messages
+        let deleteAfterRaw = UserDefaults.standard.integer(forKey: "delete_after")
+        let days = deleteAfterRaw == 0 ? 0 : (DeleteAfter(rawValue: deleteAfterRaw) ?? .oneMonth).rawValue
+        if days > 0 {
+            let cutoff = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -days, to: .now) ?? .now
+            let expired = FetchDescriptor<SavedMessage>(
+                predicate: #Predicate { $0.timestamp < cutoff }
+            )
+            if let old = try? modelContext.fetch(expired) {
+                for message in old { modelContext.delete(message) }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Purge debug messages if not saving them
+        if !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "save_debug_buffer") {
+            let debugDesc = FetchDescriptor<SavedMessage>(
+                predicate: #Predicate { $0.buffer == "debug" }
+            )
+            if let debugMsgs = try? modelContext.fetch(debugDesc) {
+                for message in debugMsgs { modelContext.delete(message) }
+            }
+        }
+
+        try? modelContext.save()
     }
 }

KDChat/KDChatApp.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 @main
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@ struct KDChatApp: App {
             ContentView()
                 .environment(connectionManager)
         }
+        .modelContainer(for: SavedMessage.self)
     }
 }

KDChat/Models/ChatModels.swift

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct ChatMessage: Identifiable, Sendable, Decodable {
         _ = c.isAtEnd ? nil : try (c.decodeNil() ? nil : c.decode(String.self))     // [6] sound
         senderIsRecipient = c.isAtEnd ? false : try c.decode(Bool.self)             // [7]
         isSystem = false
-        timestamp = Date()
+        timestamp = .now
     }
 
     /// Create a system message (from Say packets)
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ struct ChatMessage: Identifiable, Sendable, Decodable {
         self.isInteractable = false
         self.senderIsRecipient = false
         self.isSystem = true
-        self.timestamp = Date()
+        self.timestamp = .now
     }
 }

KDChat/Models/SavedMessage.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import Foundation
+import SwiftData
+
+@Model class SavedMessage {
+    #Index<SavedMessage>([\.buffer, \.timestamp])
+
+    var buffer: String
+    var senderId: String?
+    var senderName: String
+    var content: String
+    var timestamp: Date
+    var isSystem: Bool = false
+    var senderIsRecipient: Bool = false
+    var characterId: String?
+    var sessionId: UUID
+
+    init(
+        buffer: String,
+        senderId: String?,
+        senderName: String,
+        content: String,
+        timestamp: Date = .now,
+        isSystem: Bool = false,
+        senderIsRecipient: Bool = false,
+        characterId: String? = nil,
+        sessionId: UUID
+    ) {
+        self.buffer = buffer
+        self.senderId = senderId
+        self.senderName = senderName
+        self.content = content
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.isSystem = isSystem
+        self.senderIsRecipient = senderIsRecipient
+        self.characterId = characterId
+        self.sessionId = sessionId
+    }
+}

KDChat/Services/ConnectionManager.swift

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import Foundation
 import MessagePack
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 import os
 
-private extension UserDefaults {
+extension UserDefaults {
     func bool(forKey key: String, default defaultValue: Bool) -> Bool {
         object(forKey: key) == nil ? defaultValue : bool(forKey: key)
     }
@@ -43,17 +44,14 @@ final class ConnectionManager {
 
     // Chat
     var buffers: [ChatBuffer] = []
-    var messages: [String: [ChatMessage]] = [:]
     var currentCharacterId: String?
     var localSenderId: String?
-
+    var sessionId = UUID()
-    // Feedback triggers (views observe these for sensoryFeedback / announcements)
+    var modelContext: ModelContext?
-    var messageFeedbackTrigger: Int = 0
+    private var lastDMRecipientId: String?
-    var systemFeedbackTrigger: Int = 0
 
     // Tracks which buffer the user is viewing (set by ChatView)
     var activeBuffer: String = "global"
-    var lastAnnouncement: String = ""
 
     // Auth
     private(set) var isLoggedIn: Bool = false
@@ -105,6 +103,7 @@ final class ConnectionManager {
 
     private func startClient(host: String, port: UInt16) {
         tearDownClient()
+        sessionId = UUID()
 
         let client = LNLClient()
         self.client = client
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ final class ConnectionManager {
     }
 
     func sendDirectMessage(recipientId: String, message: String) {
+        lastDMRecipientId = recipientId
         let packet = PacketEncoder.directMessage(recipientId: recipientId, message: message)
         Task { await client?.send(data: packet) }
     }
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ final class ConnectionManager {
 
     private func resetState() {
         buffers.removeAll()
-        messages.removeAll()
         remoteForms.removeAll()
         currentCharacterId = nil
+        localSenderId = nil
         errorMessage = nil
     }
 
@@ -343,58 +343,64 @@ final class ConnectionManager {
         log.info("addBuffer: \(buffer.name), canSend=\(buffer.canSend)")
         if !buffers.contains(where: { $0.name == buffer.name }) {
             buffers.append(buffer)
-            messages[buffer.name] = []
         }
     }
 
     private func handleAddMessage(_ message: ChatMessage) {
-        messages[message.buffer, default: []].append(message)
-
         // Learn our own entity ID from echoed messages
         if message.senderIsRecipient, let id = message.senderId {
             if localSenderId == nil { localSenderId = id }
             if currentCharacterId == nil { currentCharacterId = id }
         }
 
-        messageFeedbackTrigger += 1
+        // For DMs, characterId stores the conversation partner's ID
-        lastAnnouncement = "\(message.senderName): \(message.content)"
+        let dmPartnerId: String? = if message.buffer == "direct-messages" {
-        playMessageSound(buffer: message.buffer)
+            message.senderIsRecipient ? lastDMRecipientId : message.senderId
+        } else {
+            nil
+        }
+
+        let saved = SavedMessage(
+            buffer: message.buffer,
+            senderId: message.senderId,
+            senderName: message.senderName,
+            content: message.content,
+            senderIsRecipient: message.senderIsRecipient,
+            characterId: dmPartnerId,
+            sessionId: sessionId
+        )
+        modelContext?.insert(saved)
+        try? modelContext?.save()
+
     }
 
     private func handleSay(_ say: ServerSay) {
-        let sysMessage = ChatMessage(systemMessage: say.message)
+        let saved = SavedMessage(
+            buffer: "debug",
+            senderId: nil,
+            senderName: "System",
+            content: say.message,
+            isSystem: true,
+            sessionId: sessionId
+        )
+        modelContext?.insert(saved)
+        try? modelContext?.save()
 
-        for buffer in buffers {
+        announce(say.message)
-            messages[buffer.name, default: []].append(sysMessage)
+        playStatusHaptic()
-        }
-
-        systemFeedbackTrigger += 1
-        lastAnnouncement = say.message
     }
 
-    private func playMessageSound(buffer: String) {
+    private func announce(_ text: String) {
-        guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_enabled", default: true) else { return }
+        AccessibilityNotification.Announcement(text).post()
-
-        let isActiveBuffer = buffer == activeBuffer
-        if !isActiveBuffer {
-            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_background_buffers", default: true) else { return }
-        }
-
-        switch buffer {
-        case "global":
-            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_global", default: true) else { return }
-            SoundPlayer.play("global")
-        case "map":
-            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_map", default: true) else { return }
-            SoundPlayer.play("map")
-        case "direct-messages":
-            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_dm", default: true) else { return }
-            SoundPlayer.play("direct-message")
-        default:
-            break
-        }
     }
 
+    private func playStatusHaptic() {
+        guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "haptics_enabled", default: true),
+              UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "haptics_status", default: true) else { return }
+        UINotificationFeedbackGenerator().notificationOccurred(.warning)
+    }
+
+
 
     // MARK: - Game State Handlers
 

KDChat/Views/ChatBufferView.swift

@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ChatBufferView: View {
     let bufferName: String
     let canSend: Bool
-    var onDM: ((ChatMessage) -> Void)?
+    var onDM: ((SavedMessage) -> Void)?
     @Environment(ConnectionManager.self) private var manager
+    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
+    @Query private var messages: [SavedMessage]
     @State private var messageText = ""
 
-    private var messages: [ChatMessage] {
+    init(bufferName: String, canSend: Bool, onDM: ((SavedMessage) -> Void)? = nil) {
-        manager.messages[bufferName] ?? []
+        self.bufferName = bufferName
+        self.canSend = canSend
+        self.onDM = onDM
+
+        let buf = bufferName
+        _messages = Query(
+            filter: #Predicate<SavedMessage> { $0.buffer == buf },
+            sort: \.timestamp
+        )
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -21,15 +32,34 @@ struct ChatBufferView: View {
                                 message: message,
                                 onDM: onDM
                             )
-                            .id(message.id)
+                            .id(message.persistentModelID)
                         }
                     }
                     .padding()
                 }
                 .onChange(of: messages.count) {
-                    if let lastId = messages.last?.id {
+                    guard let last = messages.last, last.sessionId == manager.sessionId else { return }
-                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                    proxy.scrollTo(last.persistentModelID, anchor: .bottom)
-                            proxy.scrollTo(lastId, anchor: .bottom)
+
+                    let isActive = bufferName == manager.activeBuffer
+                    let playBackground = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_background_buffers", default: true)
+
+                    // Sound — plays for active buffer, or background if enabled
+                    if isActive || playBackground {
+                        playBufferSound()
+                    }
+
+                    // Announce + haptic
+                    let announceOther = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "announce_other_buffers")
+                    if isActive || announceOther {
+                        if !last.isSystem {
+                            AccessibilityNotification.Announcement(
+                                "\(last.senderName): \(last.content)"
+                            ).post()
+                        }
+                        if UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "haptics_enabled", default: true),
+                           UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "haptics_messages", default: true) {
+                            UIImpactFeedbackGenerator(style: .soft).impactOccurred()
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -75,4 +105,20 @@ struct ChatBufferView: View {
         messageText = ""
     }
 
+    private func playBufferSound() {
+        guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_enabled", default: true) else { return }
+        switch bufferName {
+        case "global":
+            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_global", default: true) else { return }
+            SoundPlayer.play("global")
+        case "map":
+            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_map", default: true) else { return }
+            SoundPlayer.play("map")
+        case "direct-messages":
+            guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "sounds_dm", default: true) else { return }
+            SoundPlayer.play("direct-message")
+        default:
+            break
+        }
+    }
 }

KDChat/Views/ChatView.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ChatView: View {
@@ -5,9 +6,6 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @State private var selectedBuffer: String = "global"
     @State private var showSettings = false
     @State private var selectedDMPartner: String?
-    @AppStorage("haptics_enabled") private var hapticsEnabled = true
-    @AppStorage("haptics_messages") private var messageHaptics = true
-    @AppStorage("haptics_status") private var statusHaptics = true
 
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
@@ -50,11 +48,6 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 let name = partnerName(for: partnerId)
                 DMConversationView(partnerId: partnerId, partnerName: name)
             }
-            .sensoryFeedback(.impact(flexibility: .soft), trigger: hapticsEnabled && messageHaptics ? manager.messageFeedbackTrigger : 0)
-            .sensoryFeedback(.warning, trigger: hapticsEnabled && statusHaptics ? manager.systemFeedbackTrigger : 0)
-            .onChange(of: manager.lastAnnouncement) {
-                AccessibilityNotification.Announcement(manager.lastAnnouncement).post()
-            }
             .onChange(of: selectedBuffer) {
                 manager.activeBuffer = selectedBuffer
             }
@@ -86,12 +79,17 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
+
     private func partnerName(for partnerId: String) -> String {
-        let dmMessages = manager.messages["direct-messages"] ?? []
+        let descriptor = FetchDescriptor<SavedMessage>(
-        return dmMessages.first { $0.senderId == partnerId }?.senderName ?? partnerId
+            predicate: #Predicate { $0.buffer == "direct-messages" && $0.senderId == partnerId }
+        )
+        let results = (try? modelContext.fetch(descriptor)) ?? []
+        return results.first?.senderName ?? partnerId
     }
 
-    private func navigateToDM(_ message: ChatMessage) {
+    private func navigateToDM(_ message: SavedMessage) {
         guard let senderId = message.senderId else { return }
         selectedBuffer = "direct-messages"
         selectedDMPartner = senderId

KDChat/Views/DMConversationView.swift

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct DMConversationView: View {
     let partnerId: String
     let partnerName: String
     @Environment(ConnectionManager.self) private var manager
+    @Query private var messages: [SavedMessage]
     @State private var messageText = ""
 
-    private var messages: [ChatMessage] {
+    init(partnerId: String, partnerName: String) {
-        (manager.messages["direct-messages"] ?? []).filter { message in
+        self.partnerId = partnerId
-            message.senderId == partnerId || (message.senderIsRecipient && !message.isSystem)
+        self.partnerName = partnerName
-        }
+
+        let pid = partnerId
+        _messages = Query(
+            filter: #Predicate<SavedMessage> {
+                $0.buffer == "direct-messages" && $0.characterId == pid
+            },
+            sort: \.timestamp
+        )
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -19,16 +28,14 @@ struct DMConversationView: View {
                     LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
                         ForEach(messages) { message in
                             MessageRow(message: message)
-                                .id(message.id)
+                                .id(message.persistentModelID)
                         }
                     }
                     .padding()
                 }
                 .onChange(of: messages.count) {
-                    if let lastId = messages.last?.id {
+                    if let last = messages.last {
-                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                        proxy.scrollTo(last.persistentModelID, anchor: .bottom)
-                            proxy.scrollTo(lastId, anchor: .bottom)
-                        }
                     }
                 }
             }

KDChat/Views/DMListView.swift

@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct DMListView: View {
     @Environment(ConnectionManager.self) private var manager
     @Binding var selectedConversation: String?
+    @Query(
+        filter: #Predicate<SavedMessage> { $0.buffer == "direct-messages" && !$0.isSystem },
+        sort: \.timestamp,
+        order: .reverse
+    ) private var dmMessages: [SavedMessage]
 
-    private var conversations: [(id: String, name: String, lastMessage: ChatMessage)] {
+    private var conversations: [(id: String, name: String, lastMessage: SavedMessage)] {
-        let dmMessages = manager.messages["direct-messages"] ?? []
+        var latest: [String: (name: String, message: SavedMessage)] = [:]
-        var latest: [String: (name: String, message: ChatMessage)] = [:]
+        for message in dmMessages {
-
-        for message in dmMessages where !message.isSystem {
-            // The conversation partner is the other person
             guard let senderId = message.senderId, !message.senderIsRecipient else { continue }
-            if latest[senderId].map({ message.timestamp > $0.message.timestamp }) ?? true {
+            if latest[senderId] == nil {
                 latest[senderId] = (message.senderName, message)
             }
         }
-
         return latest
             .map { (id: $0.key, name: $0.value.name, lastMessage: $0.value.message) }
             .sorted { $0.lastMessage.timestamp > $1.lastMessage.timestamp }

KDChat/Views/MessageRow.swift

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct MessageRow: View {
-    let message: ChatMessage
+    let message: SavedMessage
-    var onDM: ((ChatMessage) -> Void)?
+    var onDM: ((SavedMessage) -> Void)?
-    var onProfile: ((ChatMessage) -> Void)?
+    var onProfile: ((SavedMessage) -> Void)?
     @Environment(ConnectionManager.self) private var manager
 
     private var isOwnMessage: Bool {

KDChat/Views/SettingsView.swift

@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
+import SwiftData
 import SwiftUI
 
+enum DeleteAfter: Int, CaseIterable {
+    case oneDay = 1
+    case oneWeek = 7
+    case oneMonth = 30
+    case oneYear = 365
+    case never = 0
+
+    var label: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .oneDay: "1 Day"
+        case .oneWeek: "1 Week"
+        case .oneMonth: "1 Month"
+        case .oneYear: "1 Year"
+        case .never: "Never"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct SettingsView: View {
+    @AppStorage("save_messages") private var saveMessages = true
+    @AppStorage("save_debug_buffer") private var saveDebugBuffer = false
+    @AppStorage("delete_after") private var deleteAfterRaw = DeleteAfter.oneMonth.rawValue
     @AppStorage("haptics_enabled") private var hapticsEnabled = true
     @AppStorage("haptics_messages") private var messageHaptics = true
     @AppStorage("haptics_status") private var statusHaptics = true
@@ -9,10 +31,50 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @AppStorage("sounds_map") private var mapSound = true
     @AppStorage("sounds_dm") private var dmSound = true
     @AppStorage("sounds_background_buffers") private var backgroundBufferSounds = true
+    @AppStorage("announce_other_buffers") private var announceOtherBuffers = false
+    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
+    @State private var showDeleteConfirmation = false
+
+    private var deleteAfter: Binding<DeleteAfter> {
+        Binding(
+            get: { DeleteAfter(rawValue: deleteAfterRaw) ?? .oneMonth },
+            set: { deleteAfterRaw = $0.rawValue }
+        )
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
         Form {
-            Section("Sounds") {
+            Section {
+                Toggle("Save Messages", isOn: $saveMessages)
+                Toggle("Save Debug Buffer", isOn: $saveDebugBuffer)
+                    .disabled(!saveMessages)
+                Picker("Delete After", selection: deleteAfter) {
+                    ForEach(DeleteAfter.allCases, id: \.self) { option in
+                        Text(option.label).tag(option)
+                    }
+                }
+                .disabled(!saveMessages)
+                Button("Delete All Messages", role: .destructive) {
+                    showDeleteConfirmation = true
+                }
+                .confirmationDialog(
+                    "Delete Messages",
+                    isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation,
+                    titleVisibility: .visible
+                ) {
+                    Button("Delete All Messages", role: .destructive) {
+                        deleteAllMessages()
+                    }
+                } message: {
+                    Text("Are you sure you want to delete all messages from all buffers?")
+                }
+            } header: {
+                Text("Messages")
+            } footer: {
+                Text("Save Debug Buffer saves system and debug messages between sessions.")
+            }
+
+            Section {
                 Toggle("Sounds", isOn: $soundsEnabled)
                 Toggle("Global Chat", isOn: $globalSound)
                     .disabled(!soundsEnabled)
@@ -20,16 +82,32 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     .disabled(!soundsEnabled)
                 Toggle("Direct Messages", isOn: $dmSound)
                     .disabled(!soundsEnabled)
-                Toggle("Other Buffers", isOn: $backgroundBufferSounds)
+                Toggle("Background Buffer Sounds", isOn: $backgroundBufferSounds)
                     .disabled(!soundsEnabled)
+            } header: {
+                Text("Sounds")
+            } footer: {
+                Text("Background Buffer Sounds plays sounds for messages in buffers you're not currently viewing.")
             }
 
-            Section("Haptics") {
+            Section {
                 Toggle("Haptics", isOn: $hapticsEnabled)
                 Toggle("Message Haptics", isOn: $messageHaptics)
                     .disabled(!hapticsEnabled)
                 Toggle("Status Haptics", isOn: $statusHaptics)
                     .disabled(!hapticsEnabled)
+            } header: {
+                Text("Haptics")
+            } footer: {
+                Text("Status Haptics provides feedback for system events such as connect and disconnect.")
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                Toggle("Announce Background Messages", isOn: $announceOtherBuffers)
+            } header: {
+                Text("Accessibility")
+            } footer: {
+                Text("When on, VoiceOver announces new messages from buffers you're not currently viewing.")
             }
 
             Section {
@@ -43,5 +121,15 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             }
         }
         .navigationTitle("Settings")
+        .onChange(of: saveMessages) {
+            if !saveMessages {
+                deleteAllMessages()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func deleteAllMessages() {
+        try? modelContext.delete(model: SavedMessage.self)
+        try? modelContext.save()
     }
 }

skills-lock.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "skills": {
+    "swiftdata-pro": {
+      "source": "twostraws/swiftdata-agent-skill",
+      "sourceType": "github",
+      "computedHash": "2f979bad98ea3a6744084c5f93e27897f02e8d0ffe15dd03042e88aaae4da14c"
+    }
+  }
+}