From e00f9c6293cba5ec392fa20fb2ddc318ef85258a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: my <my@email.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:54:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] prevent flooding of 'left' messages

---
 src/meshberry/chat.cpp | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/meshberry/chat.cpp b/src/meshberry/chat.cpp
index e8edb9b..6fa072d 100644
--- a/src/meshberry/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/meshberry/chat.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ void checkPresenceTimeouts() {
         if ((now - nodesConnected[i].lastSeen) > TIMEOUT_PRESENCE) {
             char m[MAX_MSG_LEN];
             snprintf(m, sizeof(m), "%s left the chat!", nodesConnected[i].nick);
-            broadcastChatMessage("System", m);
+            // broadcastChatMessage("System", m); // lets not broadcast this, but:
+            ui_push_message("", m, false, true);
+
 
             for (int j = i; j < nodesCount-1; ++j)
                 nodesConnected[j] = nodesConnected[j+1];
@@ -653,7 +655,9 @@ Touch is quirky and not recommended.
 static void go_to_sleep() {
     char m[MAX_MSG_LEN];
     snprintf(m, sizeof(m), "%s left the chat!", currentNick);
-    broadcastChatMessage("System", m);
+    // broadcastChatMessage("System", m); // same here, only show don't broadcasst
+    ui_push_message("", m, false, true);
+    
     delay(200);                                      // let the packet fly
 
     // Hold the backlight OFF pin through deep sleep so the screen stays dark.