## Mirror of PR #26223: [Improve admin message seen/dismiss
state.](https://github.com/space-wizards/space-station-14/pull/26223)
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###### `d776c4b392a082dba7539d77cfa20fc904ed4091`
PR opened by <img
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href="https://github.com/PJB3005"> PJB3005</a> at 2024-03-18 04:02:20
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PR changed 21 files with 3748 additions and 108 deletions.
The PR had the following labels:
- Changes: UI
- Status: Needs Review
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<details open="true"><summary><h1>Original Body</h1></summary>
> As part of this, it has become impossible for a player to play without
dismissing the message in some form. Instead of a shitty popup window,
the popup is now a fullscreen overlay that blocks clicks behind it,
making the game unplayable. Also, if a user somehow has multiple
messages they will be combined into one popup.
>
> ## About the PR
> Admin messages now have separate "seen" and "dismissed" fields. The
idea is that an admin should be able to tell whether a user pressed the
"dismiss for now" button. Instead of using "seen" as "show this message
to players when they join", "dismissed" is now used for this.
>
> ## Why / Balance
> Fixes#26211
>
> ## Technical details
> Existing notes in the database will automatically be marked as
dismissed on migration. A note cannot be dismissed without being seen
(enforced via constraint in the database too, aren't I fancy).
>
> ## Media
> - [X] I have added screenshots/videos to this PR showcasing its
changes ingame, **or** this PR does not require an ingame showcase
>
>
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>
> **Changelog**
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> ADMIN:
> - tweak: Admin messages are now shown as "seen" even if the player
dismisses them only temporarily. Also, it is impossible for players to
play without dismissing the message (temporary or permanent).
</details>
Co-authored-by: SimpleStation14 <Unknown>
God bloody christ. There's like three layers of shit here.
So firstly, apparently we were still using Npgsql.EnableLegacyTimestampBehavior. This means that time values (which are stored UTC in the database) were converted to local time when read out. This meant they were passed around as kind Local to clients (instead of UTC in the case of SQLite). That's easy enough to fix just turn off the flag and fix the couple spots we're passing a local DateTime ez.
Oh but it turns out there's a DIFFERENT problem with SQLite: See SQLite we definitely store the DateTimes as UTC, but when Microsoft.Data.Sqlite reads them it reads them as Kind Unspecified instead of Utc.
Why are these so bad? Because the admin notes system passes DateTime instances from EF Core straight to the rest of the game code. And that means it's a PAIN IN THE ASS to run the necessary conversions to fix the DateTime instances. GOD DAMNIT now I have to make a whole new set of "Record" entities so we avoid leaking the EF Core model entities. WAAAAAAA.
Fixes#19897
(cherry picked from commit 2e6eaa45c57c7f5ba561d1fb1ef6712d2432a8fa)
