Merge pull request #807 from matrix-org/matthew/quick-search

Improve RoomList performance via side-stepping React

package.json

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "react": "^15.4.0",
     "react-addons-css-transition-group": "15.3.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.0",
-    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#5e97aef",
+    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#39d858c",
     "sanitize-html": "^1.11.1",
     "text-encoding-utf-8": "^1.0.1",
     "velocity-vector": "vector-im/velocity#059e3b2",

src/ConstantTimeDispatcher.js

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// singleton which dispatches invocations of a given type & argument
+// rather than just a type (as per EventEmitter and Flux's dispatcher etc)
+//
+// This means you can have a single point which listens for an EventEmitter event
+// and then dispatches out to one of thousands of RoomTiles (for instance) rather than
+// having each RoomTile register for the EventEmitter event and having to 
+// iterate over all of them.
+class ConstantTimeDispatcher {
+    constructor() {
+        // type -> arg -> [ listener(arg, params) ]
+        this.listeners = {};
+    }
+
+    register(type, arg, listener) {
+        if (!this.listeners[type]) this.listeners[type] = {};
+        if (!this.listeners[type][arg]) this.listeners[type][arg] = [];
+        this.listeners[type][arg].push(listener);
+    }
+
+    unregister(type, arg, listener) {
+        if (this.listeners[type] && this.listeners[type][arg]) {
+            var i = this.listeners[type][arg].indexOf(listener);
+            if (i > -1) {
+                this.listeners[type][arg].splice(i, 1);
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            console.warn("Unregistering unrecognised listener (type=" + type + ", arg=" + arg + ")");
+        }
+    }
+
+    dispatch(type, arg, params) {
+        if (!this.listeners[type] || !this.listeners[type][arg]) {
+            console.warn("No registered listeners for dispatch (type=" + type + ", arg=" + arg + ")");
+            return;
+        }
+        this.listeners[type][arg].forEach(listener=>{
+            listener.call(arg, params);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+if (!global.constantTimeDispatcher) {
+    global.constantTimeDispatcher = new ConstantTimeDispatcher();
+}
+module.exports = global.constantTimeDispatcher;

src/KeyCode.js

@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ module.exports = {
     DELETE: 46,
     KEY_D: 68,
     KEY_E: 69,
+    KEY_K: 75,
 };

src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js

@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
                 this.props.timelineSet.room.setUnreadNotificationCount('highlight', 0);
                 dis.dispatch({
                     action: 'on_room_read',
+                    room: this.props.timelineSet.room,
                 });
             }
         }

src/components/views/dialogs/QuestionDialog.js

@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ export default React.createClass({
         this.props.onFinished(false);
     },
 
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        if (this.props.focus) {
+            this.refs.button.focus();
+        }
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         const BaseDialog = sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.BaseDialog');
         const cancelButton = this.props.hasCancelButton ? (
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
                     {this.props.description}
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_Dialog_buttons">
-                    <button className="mx_Dialog_primary" onClick={this.onOk} autoFocus={this.props.focus}>
+                    <button ref="button" className="mx_Dialog_primary" onClick={this.onOk}>
                         {this.props.button}
                     </button>
                     {this.props.extraButtons}

src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ var GeminiScrollbar = require('react-gemini-scrollbar');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require("../../../MatrixClientPeg");
 var CallHandler = require('../../../CallHandler');
 var RoomListSorter = require("../../../RoomListSorter");
-var Unread = require('../../../Unread');
 var dis = require("../../../dispatcher");
 var sdk = require('../../../index');
 var rate_limited_func = require('../../../ratelimitedfunc');
 var Rooms = require('../../../Rooms');
 import DMRoomMap from '../../../utils/DMRoomMap';
 var Receipt = require('../../../utils/Receipt');
+var constantTimeDispatcher = require('../../../ConstantTimeDispatcher');
 
 var HIDE_CONFERENCE_CHANS = true;
 
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         ConferenceHandler: React.PropTypes.any,
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-        currentRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
+        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
         searchFilter: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
+    shouldComponentUpdate: function(nextProps, nextState) {
+        if (nextProps.collapsed !== this.props.collapsed) return true;
+        if (nextProps.searchFilter !== this.props.searchFilter) return true;
+        return false;
+    },
+
     getInitialState: function() {
         return {
             isLoadingLeftRooms: false,
@@ -57,12 +63,18 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         cli.on("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
         cli.on("Room.tags", this.onRoomTags);
         cli.on("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
-        cli.on("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
+        cli.on("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
         cli.on("RoomMember.name", this.onRoomMemberName);
         cli.on("accountData", this.onAccountData);
 
+        // lookup for which lists a given roomId is currently in.
+        this.listsForRoomId = {};
+
         var s = this.getRoomLists();
         this.setState(s);
+
+        // order of the sublists
+        this.listOrder = [];
     },
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
@@ -71,7 +83,22 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this._updateStickyHeaders(true);
     },
 
-    componentDidUpdate: function() {
+    componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        // short-circuit react when the room changes
+        // to avoid rerendering all the sublists everywhere
+        if (nextProps.selectedRoom !== this.props.selectedRoom) {
+            if (this.props.selectedRoom) {
+                constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                    "RoomTile.select", this.props.selectedRoom, {}
+                );            
+            }
+            constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                "RoomTile.select", nextProps.selectedRoom, { selected: true }
+            );
+        }
+    },
+
+    componentDidUpdate: function(prevProps, prevState) {
         // Reinitialise the stickyHeaders when the component is updated
         this._updateStickyHeaders(true);
         this._repositionIncomingCallBox(undefined, false);
@@ -97,10 +124,24 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 }
                 break;
             case 'on_room_read':
-                // Force an update because the notif count state is too deep to cause
-                // an update. This forces the local echo of reading notifs to be
-                // reflected by the RoomTiles.
-                this.forceUpdate();
+                // poke the right RoomTile to refresh, using the constantTimeDispatcher
+                // to avoid each and every RoomTile registering to the 'on_room_read' event
+                // XXX: if we like the constantTimeDispatcher we might want to dispatch
+                // directly from TimelinePanel rather than needlessly bouncing via here.
+                constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                    "RoomTile.refresh", payload.room.roomId, {}
+                );
+
+                // also have to poke the right list(s)
+                var lists = this.listsForRoomId[payload.room.roomId];
+                if (lists) {
+                    lists.forEach(list=>{
+                        constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                            "RoomSubList.refreshHeader", list, { room: payload.room }
+                        );
+                    });
+                }
+
                 break;
         }
     },
@@ -114,7 +155,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.tags", this.onRoomTags);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
-            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomMember.name", this.onRoomMemberName);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("accountData", this.onAccountData);
         }
@@ -123,10 +164,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onRoom: function(room) {
+        // XXX: this happens rarely; ideally we should only update the correct
+        // sublists when it does (e.g. via a constantTimeDispatch to the right sublist)
         this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
     },
 
     onDeleteRoom: function(roomId) {
+        // XXX: this happens rarely; ideally we should only update the correct
+        // sublists when it does (e.g. via a constantTimeDispatch to the right sublist)
         this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
     },
 
@@ -149,6 +194,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    _onMouseOver: function(ev) {
+        this._lastMouseOverTs = Date.now();
+    },
+
     onSubListHeaderClick: function(isHidden, scrollToPosition) {
         // The scroll area has expanded or contracted, so re-calculate sticky headers positions
         this._updateStickyHeaders(true, scrollToPosition);
@@ -158,41 +207,89 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (toStartOfTimeline) return;
         if (!room) return;
         if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet() !== room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()) return;
-        this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+
+        // rather than regenerate our full roomlists, which is very heavy, we poke the
+        // correct sublists to just re-sort themselves.  This isn't enormously reacty,
+        // but is much faster than the default react reconciler, or having to do voodoo
+        // with shouldComponentUpdate and a pleaseRefresh property or similar.
+        var lists = this.listsForRoomId[room.roomId];
+        if (lists) {
+            lists.forEach(list=>{
+                constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch("RoomSubList.sort", list, { room: room });
+            });
+        }
+
+        // we have to explicitly hit the roomtile which just changed
+        constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+            "RoomTile.refresh", room.roomId, {}
+        );
     },
 
     onRoomReceipt: function(receiptEvent, room) {
         // because if we read a notification, it will affect notification count
         // only bother updating if there's a receipt from us
         if (Receipt.findReadReceiptFromUserId(receiptEvent, MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId)) {
-            this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+            var lists = this.listsForRoomId[room.roomId];
+            if (lists) {
+                lists.forEach(list=>{
+                    constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                        "RoomSubList.refreshHeader", list, { room: room }
+                    );
+                });
+            }
+
+            // we have to explicitly hit the roomtile which just changed
+            constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+                "RoomTile.refresh", room.roomId, {}
+            );
         }
     },
 
     onRoomName: function(room) {
-        this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+        constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+            "RoomTile.refresh", room.roomId, {}
+        );
     },
 
     onRoomTags: function(event, room) {
+        // XXX: this happens rarely; ideally we should only update the correct
+        // sublists when it does (e.g. via a constantTimeDispatch to the right sublist)
         this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
     },
 
-    onRoomStateEvents: function(ev, state) {
-        this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+    onRoomStateMember: function(ev, state, member) {
+        constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+            "RoomTile.refresh", member.roomId, {}
+        );
     },
 
     onRoomMemberName: function(ev, member) {
-        this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+        constantTimeDispatcher.dispatch(
+            "RoomTile.refresh", member.roomId, {}
+        );
     },
 
     onAccountData: function(ev) {
         if (ev.getType() == 'm.direct') {
+            // XXX: this happens rarely; ideally we should only update the correct
+            // sublists when it does (e.g. via a constantTimeDispatch to the right sublist)
+            this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+        }
+        else if (ev.getType() == 'm.push_rules') {
             this._delayedRefreshRoomList();            
         }
     },
 
     _delayedRefreshRoomList: new rate_limited_func(function() {
-        this.refreshRoomList();
+        // if the mouse has been moving over the RoomList in the last 500ms
+        // then delay the refresh further to avoid bouncing around under the
+        // cursor
+        if (Date.now() - this._lastMouseOverTs > 500) {
+            this.refreshRoomList();
+        }
+        else {
+            this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
+        }
     }, 500),
 
     refreshRoomList: function() {
@@ -200,14 +297,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         //     (!this._lastRefreshRoomListTs ? "-" : (Date.now() - this._lastRefreshRoomListTs))
         // );
 
-        // TODO: rather than bluntly regenerating and re-sorting everything
-        // every time we see any kind of room change from the JS SDK
-        // we could do incremental updates on our copy of the state
-        // based on the room which has actually changed.  This would stop
-        // us re-rendering all the sublists every time anything changes anywhere
-        // in the state of the client.
+        // TODO: ideally we'd calculate this once at start, and then maintain
+        // any changes to it incrementally, updating the appropriate sublists
+        // as needed.
+        // Alternatively we'd do something magical with Immutable.js or similar.
         this.setState(this.getRoomLists());
-        this._lastRefreshRoomListTs = Date.now();
+        
+        // this._lastRefreshRoomListTs = Date.now();
     },
 
     getRoomLists: function() {
@@ -221,6 +317,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         s.lists["m.lowpriority"] = [];
         s.lists["im.vector.fake.archived"] = [];
 
+        this.listsForRoomId = {};
+        var otherTagNames = {};
+
         const dmRoomMap = new DMRoomMap(MatrixClientPeg.get());
 
         MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms().forEach(function(room) {
@@ -232,7 +331,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             //             ", target = " + me.events.member.getStateKey() +
             //             ", prevMembership = " + me.events.member.getPrevContent().membership);
 
+            if (!self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId]) {
+                self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId] = [];
+            }
+
             if (me.membership == "invite") {
+                self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.invite");
                 s.lists["im.vector.fake.invite"].push(room);
             }
             else if (HIDE_CONFERENCE_CHANS && Rooms.isConfCallRoom(room, me, self.props.ConferenceHandler)) {
@@ -243,23 +347,27 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             {
                 // Used to split rooms via tags
                 var tagNames = Object.keys(room.tags);
-
                 if (tagNames.length) {
                     for (var i = 0; i < tagNames.length; i++) {
                         var tagName = tagNames[i];
                         s.lists[tagName] = s.lists[tagName] || [];
-                        s.lists[tagNames[i]].push(room);
+                        s.lists[tagName].push(room);
+                        self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push(tagName);
+                        otherTagNames[tagName] = 1;
                     }
                 }
                 else if (dmRoomMap.getUserIdForRoomId(room.roomId)) {
                     // "Direct Message" rooms (that we're still in and that aren't otherwise tagged)
+                    self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.direct");
                     s.lists["im.vector.fake.direct"].push(room);
                 }
                 else {
+                    self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.recent");
                     s.lists["im.vector.fake.recent"].push(room);
                 }
             }
             else if (me.membership === "leave") {
+                self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.archived");
                 s.lists["im.vector.fake.archived"].push(room);
             }
             else {
@@ -280,8 +388,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 const me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
 
                 if (me && Rooms.looksLikeDirectMessageRoom(room, me)) {
+                    self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.direct");
                     s.lists["im.vector.fake.direct"].push(room);
                 } else {
+                    self.listsForRoomId[room.roomId].push("im.vector.fake.recent");
                     s.lists["im.vector.fake.recent"].push(room);
                 }
             }
@@ -298,6 +408,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 newMDirectEvent[otherPerson.userId] = roomList;
             }
 
+            console.warn("Resetting room DM state to be " + JSON.stringify(newMDirectEvent));
+
             // if this fails, fine, we'll just do the same thing next time we get the room lists
             MatrixClientPeg.get().setAccountData('m.direct', newMDirectEvent).done();
         }
@@ -306,6 +418,21 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // we actually apply the sorting to this when receiving the prop in RoomSubLists.
 
+        // we'll need this when we get to iterating through lists programatically - e.g. ctrl-shift-up/down
+/*        
+        this.listOrder = [
+            "im.vector.fake.invite",
+            "m.favourite",
+            "im.vector.fake.recent",
+            "im.vector.fake.direct",
+            Object.keys(otherTagNames).filter(tagName=>{
+                return (!tagName.match(/^m\.(favourite|lowpriority)$/));
+            }).sort(),
+            "m.lowpriority",
+            "im.vector.fake.archived"
+        ];
+*/
+
         return s;
     },
 
@@ -464,14 +591,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return (
             <GeminiScrollbar className="mx_RoomList_scrollbar"
                  autoshow={true} onScroll={ self._whenScrolling } ref="gemscroll">
-            <div className="mx_RoomList">
+            <div className="mx_RoomList" onMouseOver={ this._onMouseOver }>
                 <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['im.vector.fake.invite'] }
                              label="Invites"
                              editable={ false }
                              order="recent"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
                              onShowMoreRooms={ self.onShowMoreRooms } />
@@ -482,9 +609,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              verb="favourite"
                              editable={ true }
                              order="manual"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
                              onShowMoreRooms={ self.onShowMoreRooms } />
@@ -495,9 +622,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              verb="tag direct chat"
                              editable={ true }
                              order="recent"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              alwaysShowHeader={ true }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
@@ -508,14 +635,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              editable={ true }
                              verb="restore"
                              order="recent"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
                              onShowMoreRooms={ self.onShowMoreRooms } />
 
-                { Object.keys(self.state.lists).map(function(tagName) {
+                { Object.keys(self.state.lists).sort().map(function(tagName) {
                     if (!tagName.match(/^(m\.(favourite|lowpriority)|im\.vector\.fake\.(invite|recent|direct|archived))$/)) {
                         return <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists[tagName] }
                              key={ tagName }
@@ -524,9 +651,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              verb={ "tag as " + tagName }
                              editable={ true }
                              order="manual"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
                              onShowMoreRooms={ self.onShowMoreRooms } />;
@@ -540,9 +667,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              verb="demote"
                              editable={ true }
                              order="recent"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              incomingCall={ self.state.incomingCall }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              searchFilter={ self.props.searchFilter }
                              onHeaderClick={ self.onSubListHeaderClick }
                              onShowMoreRooms={ self.onShowMoreRooms } />
@@ -551,8 +678,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                              label="Historical"
                              editable={ false }
                              order="recent"
-                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
                              alwaysShowHeader={ true }
                              startAsHidden={ true }
                              showSpinner={ self.state.isLoadingLeftRooms }

src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var RoomNotifs = require('../../../RoomNotifs');
 var FormattingUtils = require('../../../utils/FormattingUtils');
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 var UserSettingsStore = require('../../../UserSettingsStore');
+var constantTimeDispatcher = require('../../../ConstantTimeDispatcher');
+var Unread = require('../../../Unread');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RoomTile',
@@ -36,12 +38,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         connectDropTarget: React.PropTypes.func,
         onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         isDragging: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
 
         room: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-        selected: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-        unread: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-        highlight: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         isInvite: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         incomingCall: React.PropTypes.object,
     },
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     getInitialState: function() {
         return({
-            hover : false,
-            badgeHover : false,
+            hover: false,
+            badgeHover: false,
             menuDisplayed: false,
             notifState: RoomNotifs.getRoomNotifsState(this.props.room.roomId),
+            selected: this.props.room ? (this.props.selectedRoom === this.props.room.roomId) : false,
         });
     },
 
@@ -79,23 +80,32 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
-    onAccountData: function(accountDataEvent) {
-        if (accountDataEvent.getType() == 'm.push_rules') {
-            this.setState({
-                notifState: RoomNotifs.getRoomNotifsState(this.props.room.roomId),
-            });
-        }
-    },
-
     componentWillMount: function() {
-        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("accountData", this.onAccountData);
+        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomTile.refresh", this.props.room.roomId, this.onRefresh);
+        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomTile.select", this.props.room.roomId, this.onSelect);
+        this.onRefresh();
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
-        var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
-        if (cli) {
-            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("accountData", this.onAccountData);
-        }
+        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomTile.refresh", this.props.room.roomId, this.onRefresh);
+        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomTile.select", this.props.room.roomId, this.onSelect);
+    },
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        this.onRefresh();
+    },
+
+    onRefresh: function(params) {
+        this.setState({
+            unread: Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(this.props.room),
+            highlight: this.props.room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || this.props.isInvite,
+        });
+    },
+
+    onSelect: function(params) {
+        this.setState({
+            selected: params.selected,
+        });
     },
 
     onClick: function() {
@@ -169,13 +179,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // var highlightCount = this.props.room.getUnreadNotificationCount("highlight");
 
         const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && this._shouldShowNotifBadge();
-        const mentionBadges = this.props.highlight && this._shouldShowMentionBadge();
+        const mentionBadges = this.state.highlight && this._shouldShowMentionBadge();
         const badges = notifBadges || mentionBadges;
 
         var classes = classNames({
             'mx_RoomTile': true,
-            'mx_RoomTile_selected': this.props.selected,
-            'mx_RoomTile_unread': this.props.unread,
+            'mx_RoomTile_selected': this.state.selected,
+            'mx_RoomTile_unread': this.state.unread,
             'mx_RoomTile_unreadNotify': notifBadges,
             'mx_RoomTile_highlight': mentionBadges,
             'mx_RoomTile_invited': (me && me.membership == 'invite'),
@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 'mx_RoomTile_badgeShown': badges || this.state.badgeHover || this.state.menuDisplayed,
             });
 
-            if (this.props.selected) {
+            if (this.state.selected) {
                 let nameSelected = <EmojiText>{name}</EmojiText>;
 
                 label = <div title={ name } className={ nameClasses }>{ nameSelected }</div>;
@@ -255,7 +265,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         let ret = (
             <div> { /* Only native elements can be wrapped in a DnD object. */}
-            <AccessibleButton className={classes} tabIndex="0" onClick={this.onClick} onMouseEnter={this.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeave}>
+            <AccessibleButton className={classes} tabIndex="0" onClick={this.onClick}
+                              onMouseEnter={this.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeave}>
                 <div className={avatarClasses}>
                     <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar_container">
                         <RoomAvatar room={this.props.room} width={24} height={24} />