fix #1030

conventional.yaml

@@ -766,13 +766,13 @@ roleplay:
 history:
     # should we store messages for later playback?
     # by default, messages are stored in RAM only; they do not persist
-    # across server restarts. however, you should not enable this unless you understand
-    # how it interacts with the GDPR and/or any data privacy laws that apply
+    # across server restarts. however, you may want to understand how message
+    # history interacts with the GDPR and/or any data privacy laws that apply
     # in your country and the countries of your users.
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
 
     # how many channel-specific events (messages, joins, parts) should be tracked per channel?
-    channel-length: 1024
+    channel-length: 2048
 
     # how many direct messages and notices should be tracked per user?
     client-length: 256
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ history:
     # are dynamically expanded up to the maximum length. if the buffer is full
     # and the oldest message is older than `autoresize-window`, then it will overwrite
     # the oldest message rather than resize; otherwise, it will expand if possible.
-    autoresize-window: 1h
+    autoresize-window: 3d
 
     # number of messages to automatically play back on channel join (0 to disable):
     autoreplay-on-join: 0
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ history:
     restrictions:
         # if this is set, messages older than this cannot be retrieved by anyone
         # (and will eventually be deleted from persistent storage, if that's enabled)
-        #expire-time: 1w
+        expire-time: 1w
 
         # if this is set, logged-in users cannot retrieve messages older than their
         # account registration date, and logged-out users cannot retrieve messages

irc/channel.go

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (channel *Channel) IsLoaded() bool {
 func (channel *Channel) resizeHistory(config *Config) {
 	status, _ := channel.historyStatus(config)
 	if status == HistoryEphemeral {
-		channel.history.Resize(config.History.ChannelLength, config.History.AutoresizeWindow)
+		channel.history.Resize(config.History.ChannelLength, time.Duration(config.History.AutoresizeWindow))
 	} else {
 		channel.history.Resize(0, 0)
 	}

irc/client.go

@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (server *Server) RunClient(conn IRCConn) {
 		proxiedIP:      proxiedIP,
 	}
 	client.writerSemaphore.Initialize(1)
-	client.history.Initialize(config.History.ClientLength, config.History.AutoresizeWindow)
+	client.history.Initialize(config.History.ClientLength, time.Duration(config.History.AutoresizeWindow))
 	client.brbTimer.Initialize(client)
 	session := &Session{
 		client:     client,
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (server *Server) AddAlwaysOnClient(account ClientAccount, chnames []string,
 func (client *Client) resizeHistory(config *Config) {
 	status, _ := client.historyStatus(config)
 	if status == HistoryEphemeral {
-		client.history.Resize(config.History.ClientLength, config.History.AutoresizeWindow)
+		client.history.Resize(config.History.ClientLength, time.Duration(config.History.AutoresizeWindow))
 	} else {
 		client.history.Resize(0, 0)
 	}

irc/config.go

@@ -576,12 +576,12 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	History struct {
 		Enabled          bool
-		ChannelLength    int           `yaml:"channel-length"`
-		ClientLength     int           `yaml:"client-length"`
-		AutoresizeWindow time.Duration `yaml:"autoresize-window"`
-		AutoreplayOnJoin int           `yaml:"autoreplay-on-join"`
-		ChathistoryMax   int           `yaml:"chathistory-maxmessages"`
-		ZNCMax           int           `yaml:"znc-maxmessages"`
+		ChannelLength    int              `yaml:"channel-length"`
+		ClientLength     int              `yaml:"client-length"`
+		AutoresizeWindow custime.Duration `yaml:"autoresize-window"`
+		AutoreplayOnJoin int              `yaml:"autoreplay-on-join"`
+		ChathistoryMax   int              `yaml:"chathistory-maxmessages"`
+		ZNCMax           int              `yaml:"znc-maxmessages"`
 		Restrictions     struct {
 			ExpireTime              custime.Duration `yaml:"expire-time"`
 			EnforceRegistrationDate bool             `yaml:"enforce-registration-date"`

oragono.yaml

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #    you should enable them in server.listeners in place of the default
 #    self-signed certificates
 # 3. the operator password in the 'opers' section
+# 4. by default, message history is enabled, using in-memory history storage
+#    and with messages expiring after 7 days. depending on your needs, you may
+#    want to disable history entirely, remove the expiration time, switch to
+#    persistent history stored in MySQL, or do something else entirely. See
+#    the 'history' section of the config.
 
 # network configuration
 network:
@@ -787,13 +792,13 @@ roleplay:
 history:
     # should we store messages for later playback?
     # by default, messages are stored in RAM only; they do not persist
-    # across server restarts. however, you should not enable this unless you understand
-    # how it interacts with the GDPR and/or any data privacy laws that apply
+    # across server restarts. however, you may want to understand how message
+    # history interacts with the GDPR and/or any data privacy laws that apply
     # in your country and the countries of your users.
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
 
     # how many channel-specific events (messages, joins, parts) should be tracked per channel?
-    channel-length: 1024
+    channel-length: 2048
 
     # how many direct messages and notices should be tracked per user?
     client-length: 256
@@ -804,7 +809,7 @@ history:
     # are dynamically expanded up to the maximum length. if the buffer is full
     # and the oldest message is older than `autoresize-window`, then it will overwrite
     # the oldest message rather than resize; otherwise, it will expand if possible.
-    autoresize-window: 1h
+    autoresize-window: 3d
 
     # number of messages to automatically play back on channel join (0 to disable):
     autoreplay-on-join: 0
@@ -821,7 +826,7 @@ history:
     restrictions:
         # if this is set, messages older than this cannot be retrieved by anyone
         # (and will eventually be deleted from persistent storage, if that's enabled)
-        #expire-time: 1w
+        expire-time: 1w
 
         # if this is set, logged-in users cannot retrieve messages older than their
         # account registration date, and logged-out users cannot retrieve messages