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A wart that has long been present inin Zulip's get_messages API is how to request "the latest messages" in the API. Previously, the recommendation was basically to pass anchor=10000000000000000 (for an appropriately huge number). An accident of the server's implementation meant that specific number of 0s was actually important to avoid a buggy (or at least wasteful) value of found_newest=False if the query had specified num_after=0 (since we didn't check). This was the cause of the mobile issue https://github.com/zulip/zulip-mobile/issues/3654. The solution is to allow passing a special value of anchor='newest', basically a special string-type value that the server can interpret as meaning the user precisely just wants the most recent messages. We also add an analogous anchor='oldest' or similar to avoid folks needing to write a somewhat ugly anchor=0 for fetching the very first messages. We may want to also replace the use_first_unread_anchor argument to be a "first_unread" value for the anchor parameter. While it's not always ideal to make a value have a variable type like this, in this case it seems like a really clean way to express the idea of what the user is asking for in the API. |
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README.md
Zulip overview
Zulip is a powerful, open source group chat application that combines the immediacy of real-time chat with the productivity benefits of threaded conversations. Zulip is used by open source projects, Fortune 500 companies, large standards bodies, and others who need a real-time chat system that allows users to easily process hundreds or thousands of messages a day. With over 500 contributors merging over 500 commits a month, Zulip is also the largest and fastest growing open source group chat project.
Getting started
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Contributing code. Check out our guide for new contributors to get started. Zulip prides itself on maintaining a clean and well-tested codebase, and a stock of hundreds of beginner-friendly issues.
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Contributing non-code. Report an issue, translate Zulip into your language, write for the Zulip blog, or give us feedback. We would love to hear from you, even if you're just trying the product out.
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Supporting Zulip. Advocate for your organization to use Zulip, write a review in the mobile app stores, or upvote Zulip on product comparison sites.
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Checking Zulip out. The best way to see Zulip in action is to drop by the Zulip community server. We also recommend reading Zulip for open source, Zulip for companies, or Zulip for working groups and part time communities.
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Running a Zulip server. Use a preconfigured Digital Ocean droplet, install Zulip directly, or use Zulip's experimental Docker image. Commercial support is available; see https://zulipchat.com/plans for details.
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Using Zulip without setting up a server. https://zulipchat.com offers free and commercial hosting.
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Applying for a Zulip internship. Zulip runs internship programs with Outreachy, Google Summer of Code, and the MIT Externship program. Zulip also participates in Google Code-In. More information is available here.
You may also be interested in reading our blog or following us on twitter. Zulip is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.