Skip mark-read only when the server has no message in the channel

[gpunto]

Goal

The mark-read guard added in #6643 skips whenever the last item in the list is the current user's own local-only message, which also suppresses legitimate mark-read in channels the server does have messages for. An error message is terminal, so a rejected or moderation-bounced send stays the last item and keeps those channels unread indefinitely.

Skip only when the server tracks none of the loaded messages, which is the case that produces the malformed read event. Read state leaves out our own not-yet-persisted messages, and silent and shadowed ones from anyone, so none of them can resolve a mark-read call.

v6 port of #6644, plus the silent and shadowed cases. Closes AND-1395

Implementation

• MessageListController.markLastMessageReadInternal: replace the "last item is our own local-only message" check with "no loaded message is one the server tracks", via a new Message.isInServerReadState predicate covering local-only, silent and shadowed.
• Reword the isLocalOnly KDoc: an ephemeral row is persisted server side, it is left out of message queries and read state.
• Tests: error and ephemeral cases now hold only our own local-only message, plus new cases for a silent-only channel, a shadowed-only channel, a silent message following a tracked one, and a server-side message preceding the echo.
• randomMessage randomises silent, which the gate now keys on, so the mark-read tests and the nowMessage helper pin it explicitly.

Testing

• Unit tests as above, rerun to confirm they are deterministic now that the gate reads a randomised field.
• Verified on device against two frozen channels. With no server-side message the guard rejects and no read request is sent, and the channel read state stays untouched. With server-side messages the request goes out, the unread count clears, and the emitted event carries a populated last_read_message_id.

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SDK Size Comparison 📏

SDK	Before	After	Difference	Status
stream-chat-android-client	5.26 MB	5.32 MB	0.05 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-offline	5.49 MB	5.54 MB	0.04 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-ui-components	10.64 MB	10.76 MB	0.11 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-compose	12.87 MB	12.96 MB	0.09 MB	🟢

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Walkthrough

The change clarifies isLocalOnly and updates read marking to inspect all messages. Tests cover error echoes, ephemeral messages, and server messages.

Changes

Message read marking

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Local-only classification and read marking stream-chat-android-client/.../MessageUtils.kt, stream-chat-android-ui-common/.../MessageListController.kt, stream-chat-android-ui-common/.../MessageListControllerTests.kt	The isLocalOnly documentation now includes unsynced, ephemeral, and error messages. Read marking proceeds when any message is not both current-user-owned and local-only. Tests verify the updated behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 104db

When the current user has not loaded yet, the updated guard may treat an own local-only message as server-backed and mark the channel read prematurely, potentially clearing unread state. The PR is otherwise mergeable, but this bounded lifecycle case should be fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

Suggested reviewers: aleksandar-apostolov

Poem

A rabbit checks each message bright,
And skips local echoes out of sight.
Server words can mark the read,
Error hops stay where they’re freed.
Ephemeral tails cause no plight.

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`@stream-chat-android-ui-common/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/chat/android/ui/common/feature/messages/list/MessageListController.kt`:
- Around line 1729-1732: Update the message-list read-marking flow around
hasServerSideMessage to return without calling markRead when
clientState.user.value is unavailable; only evaluate local-only ownership after
a non-null current user is obtained. Add a test covering the debounced callback
running before user state loads and verifying that markRead is not triggered.

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• stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/utils/message/MessageUtils.kt
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[andremion]

Looks good. One non-blocking note inline.

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