tui: only perform database updates for modified messages

pkg/tui/model/model.go

@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ type AppModel struct {
 	ProviderName  string
 	Provider      provider.ChatCompletionProvider
 	Agent         *lmcli.Agent
+
+	modifiedMessages map[uint]bool
 }
 
 func NewAppModel(ctx *lmcli.Context, initialConversation *conversation.Conversation) *AppModel {
 	app := &AppModel{
-		Ctx:          ctx,
+		Ctx:              ctx,
-		Model:        *ctx.Config.Defaults.Model,
+		Model:            *ctx.Config.Defaults.Model,
+		modifiedMessages: make(map[uint]bool),
 	}
 
 	if initialConversation == nil {
@@ -66,6 +69,11 @@ func (m *AppModel) ClearConversation() {
 	m.Messages = []conversation.Message{}
 }
 
+func (m *AppModel) NewConversation() {
+	m.ClearConversation()
+	m.ApplySystemPrompt()
+}
+
 func (m *AppModel) ApplySystemPrompt() {
 	var system string
 	agent := m.Ctx.GetAgent(m.Ctx.Config.Defaults.Agent)
@@ -80,9 +88,16 @@ func (m *AppModel) ApplySystemPrompt() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *AppModel) NewConversation() {
+func (m *AppModel) SetMessages(msg []conversation.Message) {
-	m.ClearConversation()
+	m.Messages = msg
-	m.ApplySystemPrompt()
+	clear(m.modifiedMessages)
+}
+
+func (m *AppModel) SetMessageContents(i int, content string) {
+	m.Messages[i].Content = content
+	if m.Messages[i].ID > 0 {
+		m.modifiedMessages[m.Messages[i].ID] = true
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *AppModel) LoadConversationMessages() ([]conversation.Message, error) {
@@ -117,10 +132,6 @@ func (a *AppModel) CloneMessage(message conversation.Message, selected bool) (*c
 	return msg, nil
 }
 
-func (a *AppModel) UpdateMessageContent(message *conversation.Message) error {
-	return a.Ctx.Conversations.UpdateMessage(message)
-}
-
 func cycleSelectedMessage(selected *conversation.Message, choices []conversation.Message, dir MessageCycleDirection) (*conversation.Message, error) {
 	currentIndex := -1
 	for i, reply := range choices {
@@ -194,12 +205,15 @@ func (a *AppModel) PersistMessages() ([]conversation.Message, error) {
 			m.Conversation.SelectedRoot = &m.Conversation.RootMessages[0]
 			a.Ctx.Conversations.UpdateConversation(m.Conversation)
 		} else if m.ID > 0 {
-			// Existing message, update it
+			if a.modifiedMessages[m.ID] {
-			err := a.Ctx.Conversations.UpdateMessage(&m)
+				// Existing message, update if modified
-			if err != nil {
+				err := a.Ctx.Conversations.UpdateMessage(&m)
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not update message %d: %v", a.Messages[i].ID, err)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not update message %d: %v", a.Messages[i].ID, err)
+				}
 			}
 			messages[i] = m
+			a.modifiedMessages[m.ID] = false
 		} else if i > 0 {
 			// New message, reply to previous
 			replies, err := a.Ctx.Conversations.Reply(&messages[i-1], m)
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ func (a *AppModel) PersistConversation() (conversation.Conversation, error) {
 		c, e := a.Ctx.Conversations.CreateConversation("")
 		err = e
 		if e == nil && c != nil {
-		  conv = *c
+			conv = *c
 		}
 	}
 	return conv, err

pkg/tui/views/chat/cmds.go

@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@ func (m *Model) cloneMessage(message conversation.Message, selected bool) tea.Cm
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Model) updateMessageContent(message *conversation.Message) tea.Cmd {
-	return func() tea.Msg {
-		err := m.App.UpdateMessageContent(message)
-		if err != nil {
-			return shared.WrapError(err)
-		}
-		return msgMessageUpdated(message)
-	}
-}
-
 func (m *Model) cycleSelectedRoot(conv *conversation.Conversation, dir model.MessageCycleDirection) tea.Cmd {
 	if len(conv.RootMessages) < 2 {
 		return nil

pkg/tui/views/chat/update.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (m *Model) setMessageContents(i int, content string) {
 	if i >= len(m.App.Messages) {
 		panic("i out of range")
 	}
-	m.App.Messages[i].Content = content
+	m.App.SetMessageContents(i, content)
 	m.messageCache[i] = m.renderMessage(i)
 }
 
@@ -91,19 +91,17 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (shared.ViewModel, tea.Cmd) {
 		case input:
 			m.input.SetValue(contents)
 		case selectedMessage:
-			toEdit := m.App.Messages[m.selectedMessage]
+			if m.App.Messages[m.selectedMessage].Content != contents {
-			if toEdit.Content != contents {
+				m.setMessageContents(m.selectedMessage, contents)
-				toEdit.Content = contents
-				m.setMessage(m.selectedMessage, toEdit)
 				m.updateContent()
-				if m.persistence && toEdit.ID > 0 {
+				if m.persistence && m.App.Messages[m.selectedMessage].ID > 0 {
 					// create clone of message with its new contents
-					cmds = append(cmds, m.cloneMessage(toEdit, true))
+					cmds = append(cmds, m.cloneMessage(m.App.Messages[m.selectedMessage], true))
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	case msgConversationMessagesLoaded:
-		m.App.Messages = msg.messages
+		m.App.SetMessages(msg.messages)
 		m.selectedMessage = len(msg.messages) - 1
 		m.rebuildMessageCache()
 		m.updateContent()