api!: remove APIs to create protected chats

Create unprotected group in test_create_protected_grp_multidev
The test is renamed accordingly.

SystemMessage::ChatE2ee is added in encrypted groups
regardless of whether they are protected or not.
Previously new encrypted unprotected groups
had no message saying that messages are end-to-end encrypted
at all.

Author: link2xt

deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h

@@ -1793,9 +1793,7 @@ dc_chat_t*      dc_get_chat                  (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t ch
  *
  * @memberof dc_context_t
  * @param context The context object.
- * @param protect If set to 1 the function creates group with protection initially enabled.
- *     Only verified members are allowed in these groups
- *     and end-to-end-encryption is always enabled.
+ * @param protect Deprecated 2025-08-31, ignored.
  * @param name The name of the group chat to create.
  *     The name may be changed later using dc_set_chat_name().
  *     To find out the name of a group later, see dc_chat_get_name()

deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
 use anyhow::Context as _;
-use deltachat::chat::{ChatId, ChatVisibility, MessageListOptions, MuteDuration, ProtectionStatus};
+use deltachat::chat::{ChatId, ChatVisibility, MessageListOptions, MuteDuration};
 use deltachat::constants::DC_MSG_ID_LAST_SPECIAL;
 use deltachat::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use deltachat::context::{Context, ContextBuilder};
@@ -1741,30 +1741,20 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_chat(context: *mut dc_context_t, chat_id: u32) -
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_create_group_chat(
     context: *mut dc_context_t,
-    protect: libc::c_int,
+    _protect: libc::c_int,
     name: *const libc::c_char,
 ) -> u32 {
     if context.is_null() || name.is_null() {
         eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_create_group_chat()");
         return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
-    let Some(protect) = ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect)
-        .context("Bad protect-value for dc_create_group_chat()")
-        .log_err(ctx)
-        .ok()
-    else {
-        return 0;
-    };
 
-    block_on(async move {
-        chat::create_group_chat(ctx, protect, &to_string_lossy(name))
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to create group chat")
-            .log_err(ctx)
-            .map(|id| id.to_u32())
-            .unwrap_or(0)
-    })
+    block_on(chat::create_group_chat(ctx, &to_string_lossy(name)))
+        .context("Failed to create group chat")
+        .log_err(ctx)
+        .map(|id| id.to_u32())
+        .unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use deltachat::blob::BlobObject;
 use deltachat::chat::{
     self, add_contact_to_chat, forward_msgs, get_chat_media, get_chat_msgs, get_chat_msgs_ex,
     marknoticed_chat, remove_contact_from_chat, Chat, ChatId, ChatItem, MessageListOptions,
-    ProtectionStatus,
 };
 use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use deltachat::config::Config;
@@ -968,16 +967,9 @@ impl CommandApi {
     ///
     /// To check, if a chat is still unpromoted, you can look at the `is_unpromoted` property of `BasicChat` or `FullChat`.
     /// This may be useful if you want to show some help for just created groups.
-    ///
-    /// @param protect If set to 1 the function creates group with protection initially enabled.
-    ///     Only verified members are allowed in these groups
-    async fn create_group_chat(&self, account_id: u32, name: String, protect: bool) -> Result<u32> {
+    async fn create_group_chat(&self, account_id: u32, name: String) -> Result<u32> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        let protect = match protect {
-            true => ProtectionStatus::Protected,
-            false => ProtectionStatus::Unprotected,
-        };
-        chat::create_group_ex(&ctx, Some(protect), &name)
+        chat::create_group_chat(&ctx, &name)
             .await
             .map(|id| id.to_u32())
     }
@@ -988,7 +980,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
     /// address-contacts.
     async fn create_group_chat_unencrypted(&self, account_id: u32, name: String) -> Result<u32> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        chat::create_group_ex(&ctx, None, &name)
+        chat::create_group_chat_unencrypted(&ctx, &name)
             .await
             .map(|id| id.to_u32())
     }

deltachat-repl/src/cmdline.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Result};
-use deltachat::chat::{
-    self, Chat, ChatId, ChatItem, ChatVisibility, MuteDuration, ProtectionStatus,
-};
+use deltachat::chat::{self, Chat, ChatId, ChatItem, ChatVisibility, MuteDuration};
 use deltachat::chatlist::*;
 use deltachat::constants::*;
 use deltachat::contact::*;
@@ -353,7 +351,6 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
                  createchat <contact-id>\n\
                  creategroup <name>\n\
                  createbroadcast <name>\n\
-                 createprotected <name>\n\
                  addmember <contact-id>\n\
                  removemember <contact-id>\n\
                  groupname <name>\n\
@@ -746,8 +743,7 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
         }
         "creategroup" => {
             ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <name> missing.");
-            let chat_id =
-                chat::create_group_chat(&context, ProtectionStatus::Unprotected, arg1).await?;
+            let chat_id = chat::create_group_chat(&context, arg1).await?;
 
             println!("Group#{chat_id} created successfully.");
         }
@@ -757,13 +753,6 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
 
             println!("Broadcast#{chat_id} created successfully.");
         }
-        "createprotected" => {
-            ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <name> missing.");
-            let chat_id =
-                chat::create_group_chat(&context, ProtectionStatus::Protected, arg1).await?;
-
-            println!("Group#{chat_id} created and protected successfully.");
-        }
         "addmember" => {
             ensure!(sel_chat.is_some(), "No chat selected");
             ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <contact-id> missing.");

deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def get_chatlist(
             chats.append(AttrDict(item))
         return chats
 
-    def create_group(self, name: str, protect: bool = False) -> Chat:
+    def create_group(self, name: str) -> Chat:
         """Create a new group chat.
 
         After creation,
@@ -316,12 +316,8 @@ def create_group(self, name: str, protect: bool = False) -> Chat:
         To check, if a chat is still unpromoted, you can look at the `is_unpromoted` property of a chat
         (see `get_full_snapshot()` / `get_basic_snapshot()`).
         This may be useful if you want to show some help for just created groups.
-
-        :param protect: If set to 1 the function creates group with protection initially enabled.
-                        Only verified members are allowed in these groups
-                        and end-to-end-encryption is always enabled.
         """
-        return Chat(self, self._rpc.create_group_chat(self.id, name, protect))
+        return Chat(self, self._rpc.create_group_chat(self.id, name))
 
     def create_broadcast(self, name: str) -> Chat:
         """Create a new **broadcast channel**

deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py

@@ -58,16 +58,15 @@ def test_qr_setup_contact_svg(acfactory) -> None:
     assert "Alice" in svg
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("protect", [True, False])
-def test_qr_securejoin(acfactory, protect):
+def test_qr_securejoin(acfactory):
     alice, bob, fiona = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
 
     # Setup second device for Alice
     # to test observing securejoin protocol.
     alice2 = alice.clone()
 
     logging.info("Alice creates a group")
-    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Group", protect=protect)
+    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Group")
 
     logging.info("Bob joins the group")
     qr_code = alice_chat.get_qr_code()
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ def test_qr_securejoin_contact_request(acfactory) -> None:
     bob_chat_alice = snapshot.chat
     assert bob_chat_alice.get_basic_snapshot().is_contact_request
 
-    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
-    logging.info("Bob joins verified group")
+    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Group")
+    logging.info("Bob joins the group")
     qr_code = alice_chat.get_qr_code()
     bob.secure_join(qr_code)
     while True:
@@ -148,8 +147,8 @@ def test_qr_readreceipt(acfactory) -> None:
     for joiner in [bob, charlie]:
         joiner.wait_for_securejoin_joiner_success()
 
-    logging.info("Alice creates a verified group")
-    group = alice.create_group("Group", protect=True)
+    logging.info("Alice creates a group")
+    group = alice.create_group("Group")
 
     alice_contact_bob = alice.create_contact(bob, "Bob")
     alice_contact_charlie = alice.create_contact(charlie, "Charlie")
@@ -214,10 +213,10 @@ def test_verified_group_member_added_recovery(acfactory) -> None:
     """Tests verified group recovery by reverifying then removing and adding a member back."""
     ac1, ac2, ac3 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
 
-    logging.info("ac1 creates verified group")
-    chat = ac1.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
+    logging.info("ac1 creates a group")
+    chat = ac1.create_group("Group")
 
-    logging.info("ac2 joins verified group")
+    logging.info("ac2 joins the group")
     qr_code = chat.get_qr_code()
     ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
     ac2.wait_for_securejoin_joiner_success()
@@ -299,8 +298,8 @@ def test_qr_join_chat_with_pending_bobstate_issue4894(acfactory):
     # we first create a fully joined verified group, and then start
     # joining a second time but interrupt it, to create pending bob state
 
-    logging.info("ac1: create verified group that ac2 fully joins")
-    ch1 = ac1.create_group("Group", protect=True)
+    logging.info("ac1: create a group that ac2 fully joins")
+    ch1 = ac1.create_group("Group")
     qr_code = ch1.get_qr_code()
     ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
     ac1.wait_for_securejoin_inviter_success()
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ def test_qr_join_chat_with_pending_bobstate_issue4894(acfactory):
     assert ac2.create_contact(ac3).get_snapshot().is_verified
 
     logging.info("ac3: create a verified group VG with ac2")
-    vg = ac3.create_group("ac3-created", protect=True)
+    vg = ac3.create_group("ac3-created")
     vg.add_contact(ac3.create_contact(ac2))
 
     # ensure ac2 receives message in VG
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ def test_qr_new_group_unblocked(acfactory):
     """
 
     ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    ac1_chat = ac1.create_group("Group for joining", protect=True)
+    ac1_chat = ac1.create_group("Group for joining")
     qr_code = ac1_chat.get_qr_code()
     ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
 
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ def test_aeap_flow_verified(acfactory):
     addr, password = acfactory.get_credentials()
 
     logging.info("ac1: create verified-group QR, ac2 scans and joins")
-    chat = ac1.create_group("hello", protect=True)
+    chat = ac1.create_group("hello")
     qr_code = chat.get_qr_code()
     logging.info("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
     ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
@@ -446,7 +445,7 @@ def test_gossip_verification(acfactory) -> None:
     assert carol_contact_alice_snapshot.is_verified
 
     logging.info("Bob creates a Securejoin group")
-    bob_group_chat = bob.create_group("Securejoin Group", protect=True)
+    bob_group_chat = bob.create_group("Securejoin Group")
     bob_group_chat.add_contact(bob_contact_alice)
     bob_group_chat.add_contact(bob_contact_carol)
     bob_group_chat.send_message(text="Hello Securejoin group")
@@ -469,7 +468,7 @@ def test_securejoin_after_contact_resetup(acfactory) -> None:
     ac1, ac2, ac3 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
 
     # ac3 creates protected group with ac1.
-    ac3_chat = ac3.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
+    ac3_chat = ac3.create_group("Group")
 
     # ac1 joins ac3 group.
     ac3_qr_code = ac3_chat.get_qr_code()
@@ -526,8 +525,8 @@ def test_securejoin_after_contact_resetup(acfactory) -> None:
 def test_withdraw_securejoin_qr(acfactory):
     alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
 
-    logging.info("Alice creates a verified group")
-    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
+    logging.info("Alice creates a group")
+    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Group")
     logging.info("Bob joins verified group")
 
     qr_code = alice_chat.get_qr_code()

python/src/deltachat/account.py

@@ -404,18 +404,16 @@ def create_group_chat(
         self,
         name: str,
         contacts: Optional[List[Contact]] = None,
-        verified: bool = False,
     ) -> Chat:
         """create a new group chat object.
 
         Chats are unpromoted until the first message is sent.
 
         :param contacts: list of contacts to add
-        :param verified: if true only verified contacts can be added.
         :returns: a :class:`deltachat.chat.Chat` object.
         """
         bytes_name = name.encode("utf8")
-        chat_id = lib.dc_create_group_chat(self._dc_context, int(verified), bytes_name)
+        chat_id = lib.dc_create_group_chat(self._dc_context, 0, bytes_name)
         chat = Chat(self, chat_id)
         if contacts is not None:
             for contact in contacts:

python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py

@@ -604,20 +604,6 @@ def get_accepted_chat(self, ac1: Account, ac2: Account):
         ac2.create_chat(ac1)
         return ac1.create_chat(ac2)
 
-    def get_protected_chat(self, ac1: Account, ac2: Account):
-        chat = ac1.create_group_chat("Protected Group", verified=True)
-        qr = chat.get_join_qr()
-        ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
-        ac2._evtracker.wait_securejoin_joiner_progress(1000)
-        ev = ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
-        msg = ac2.get_message_by_id(ev.data2)
-        assert msg is not None
-        assert msg.text == "Messages are end-to-end encrypted."
-        msg = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-        assert msg is not None
-        assert "Member Me " in msg.text and " added by " in msg.text
-        return chat
-
     def introduce_each_other(self, accounts, sending=True):
         to_wait = []
         for i, acc in enumerate(accounts):

python/tests/test_0_complex_or_slow.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_qr_verified_group_and_chatting(acfactory, lp):
     ac1, ac2, ac3 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
     ac1_addr = ac1.get_self_contact().addr
     lp.sec("ac1: create verified-group QR, ac2 scans and joins")
-    chat1 = ac1.create_group_chat("hello", verified=True)
+    chat1 = ac1.create_group_chat("hello")
     qr = chat1.get_join_qr()
     lp.sec("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
     chat2 = ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ def test_qr_verified_group_and_chatting(acfactory, lp):
     lp.sec("ac2: Check that ac1 verified ac3 for ac2")
     ac2_ac1_contact = ac2.get_contacts()[0]
     assert ac2.get_self_contact().get_verifier(ac2_ac1_contact).id == dc.const.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF
-    ac2_ac3_contact = ac2.get_contacts()[1]
-    assert ac2.get_self_contact().get_verifier(ac2_ac3_contact).addr == ac1_addr
+    for ac2_contact in chat2.get_contacts():
+        if ac2_contact == ac2_ac1_contact or ac2_contact.id == dc.const.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF:
+            continue
+        assert ac2.get_self_contact().get_verifier(ac2_contact).addr == ac1_addr
 
     lp.sec("ac2: send message and let ac3 read it")
     chat2.send_text("hi")
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ def test_see_new_verified_member_after_going_online(acfactory, tmp_path, lp):
     ac1_offl.stop_io()
 
     lp.sec("ac1: create verified-group QR, ac2 scans and joins")
-    chat = ac1.create_group_chat("hello", verified=True)
+    chat = ac1.create_group_chat("hello")
     qr = chat.get_join_qr()
     lp.sec("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
     chat2 = ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ def test_use_new_verified_group_after_going_online(acfactory, data, tmp_path, lp
     ac1.set_avatar(avatar_path)
 
     lp.sec("ac1: create verified-group QR, ac2 scans and joins")
-    chat = ac1.create_group_chat("hello", verified=True)
+    chat = ac1.create_group_chat("hello")
     qr = chat.get_join_qr()
     lp.sec("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
     ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ def test_verified_group_vs_delete_server_after(acfactory, tmp_path, lp):
     ac2_offl.stop_io()
 
     lp.sec("ac1: create verified-group QR, ac2 scans and joins")
-    chat1 = ac1.create_group_chat("hello", verified=True)
+    chat1 = ac1.create_group_chat("hello")
     qr = chat1.get_join_qr()
     lp.sec("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
     chat2 = ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
@@ -401,15 +403,6 @@ def test_verified_group_vs_delete_server_after(acfactory, tmp_path, lp):
     chat2.send_text("hi2")
 
     lp.sec("ac2_offl: receiving message")
-    ev = ac2_offl._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_INCOMING_MSG|DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
-    msg_in = ac2_offl.get_message_by_id(ev.data2)
-    assert msg_in.is_system_message()
-    assert msg_in.text == "Messages are end-to-end encrypted."
-
-    # We need to consume one event that has data2=0
-    ev = ac2_offl._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_INCOMING_MSG|DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
-    assert ev.data2 == 0
-
     ev = ac2_offl._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_INCOMING_MSG|DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
     msg_in = ac2_offl.get_message_by_id(ev.data2)
     assert not msg_in.is_system_message()

python/tests/test_1_online.py

@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ def test_qr_email_capitalization(acfactory, lp):
     ac1.create_contact(ac2_addr_uppercase)
 
     lp.sec("ac3 creates a verified group with a QR code")
-    chat = ac3.create_group_chat("hello", verified=True)
+    chat = ac3.create_group_chat("hello")
     qr = chat.get_join_qr()
 
     lp.sec("ac1 joins a verified group via a QR code")