Improved messaging.

OtterGui

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit df07c4ed08e8e6c1188867c7863a19e02c8adb53
+Subproject commit 96c9055a1d8a19d9cdb61f41ddfb372871e204ac

Penumbra.Api

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bc9bd5f6bb06e61069704733841868307aed7a5c
+Subproject commit 839cc8f270abb6a938d71596bef05b4a9b3ab0ea

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/ActiveCollectionMigration.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Services;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections.Manager;
@@ -46,10 +47,8 @@ public static class ActiveCollectionMigration
         {
             if (!storage.ByName(collectionName, out var collection))
             {
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                    $"Last choice of <{player}>'s Collection {collectionName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.",
+                    $"Last choice of <{player}>'s Collection {collectionName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                    "Load Failure",
-                    NotificationType.Warning);
                 dict.Add(player, ModCollection.Empty);
             }
             else

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/ActiveCollections.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Communication;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Actors;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
@@ -331,10 +332,8 @@ public class ActiveCollections : ISavable, IDisposable
          ?? (configChanged ? ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName : ModCollection.Empty.Name);
         if (!_storage.ByName(defaultName, out var defaultCollection))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.DefaultCollection} {defaultName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.",
+                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.DefaultCollection} {defaultName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                "Load Failure",
-                NotificationType.Warning);
             Default       = ModCollection.Empty;
             configChanged = true;
         }
@@ -347,9 +346,8 @@ public class ActiveCollections : ISavable, IDisposable
         var interfaceName = jObject[nameof(Interface)]?.ToObject<string>() ?? Default.Name;
         if (!_storage.ByName(interfaceName, out var interfaceCollection))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.InterfaceCollection} {interfaceName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.",
+                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.InterfaceCollection} {interfaceName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.Empty.Name}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                "Load Failure", NotificationType.Warning);
             Interface     = ModCollection.Empty;
             configChanged = true;
         }
@@ -362,9 +360,8 @@ public class ActiveCollections : ISavable, IDisposable
         var currentName = jObject[nameof(Current)]?.ToObject<string>() ?? Default.Name;
         if (!_storage.ByName(currentName, out var currentCollection))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.SelectedCollection} {currentName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName}.",
+                $"Last choice of {TutorialService.SelectedCollection} {currentName} is not available, reset to {ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                "Load Failure", NotificationType.Warning);
             Current       = _storage.DefaultNamed;
             configChanged = true;
         }
@@ -381,8 +378,7 @@ public class ActiveCollections : ISavable, IDisposable
             {
                 if (!_storage.ByName(typeName, out var typeCollection))
                 {
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Last choice of {name} Collection {typeName} is not available, removed.",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Last choice of {name} Collection {typeName} is not available, removed.",
-                        "Load Failure",
                         NotificationType.Warning);
                     configChanged = true;
                 }

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/CollectionStorage.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Filesystem;
 using Penumbra.Communication;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
@@ -102,9 +103,8 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
     {
         if (!CanAddCollection(name, out var fixedName))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                $"The new collection {name} would lead to the same path {fixedName} as one that already exists.", "Warning",
+                $"The new collection {name} would lead to the same path {fixedName} as one that already exists.", NotificationType.Warning, false);
-                NotificationType.Warning);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
         _collections.Add(newCollection);
 
         _saveService.ImmediateSave(new ModCollectionSave(_modStorage, newCollection));
-        Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Created new collection {newCollection.AnonymizedName}.", "Success",
+        Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Created new collection {newCollection.AnonymizedName}.", NotificationType.Success, false);
-            NotificationType.Success);
         _communicator.CollectionChange.Invoke(CollectionType.Inactive, null, newCollection, string.Empty);
         return true;
     }
@@ -126,13 +125,13 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
     {
         if (collection.Index <= ModCollection.Empty.Index || collection.Index >= _collections.Count)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage("Can not remove the empty collection.", "Error", NotificationType.Error);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage("Can not remove the empty collection.", NotificationType.Error, false);
             return false;
         }
 
         if (collection.Index == DefaultNamed.Index)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage("Can not remove the default collection.", "Error", NotificationType.Error);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage("Can not remove the default collection.", NotificationType.Error, false);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
         for (var i = collection.Index; i < Count; ++i)
             _collections[i].Index = i;
 
-        Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Deleted collection {collection.AnonymizedName}.", "Success", NotificationType.Success);
+        Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Deleted collection {collection.AnonymizedName}.", NotificationType.Success, false);
         _communicator.CollectionChange.Invoke(CollectionType.Inactive, collection, null, string.Empty);
         return true;
     }
@@ -185,23 +184,20 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
             if (!IsValidName(name))
             {
                 // TODO: handle better.
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Collection of unsupported name found: {name} is not a valid collection name.",
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Collection of unsupported name found: {name} is not a valid collection name.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                    "Warning", NotificationType.Warning);
                 continue;
             }
 
             if (ByName(name, out _))
             {
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Duplicate collection found: {name} already exists. Import skipped.",
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Duplicate collection found: {name} already exists. Import skipped.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                    "Warning", NotificationType.Warning);
                 continue;
             }
 
             var collection  = ModCollection.CreateFromData(_saveService, _modStorage, name, version, Count, settings, inheritance);
             var correctName = _saveService.FileNames.CollectionFile(collection);
             if (file.FullName != correctName)
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Collection {file.Name} does not correspond to {collection.Name}.", "Warning",
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Collection {file.Name} does not correspond to {collection.Name}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                    NotificationType.Warning);
             _collections.Add(collection);
         }
 
@@ -221,9 +217,8 @@ public class CollectionStorage : IReadOnlyList<ModCollection>, IDisposable
         if (AddCollection(ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName, null))
             return _collections[^1];
 
-        Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+        Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-            $"Unknown problem creating a collection with the name {ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName}, which is required to exist.", "Error",
+            $"Unknown problem creating a collection with the name {ModCollection.DefaultCollectionName}, which is required to exist.", NotificationType.Error);
-            NotificationType.Error);
         return Count > 1 ? _collections[1] : _collections[0];
     }
 

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/IndividualCollections.Files.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.Enums;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Actors;
 using Penumbra.Services;
 using Penumbra.String;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
                 if (group.Length == 0 || group.Any(i => !i.IsValid))
                 {
                     changes = true;
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage("Could not load an unknown individual collection, removed.", "Load Failure",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage("Could not load an unknown individual collection, removed.",
                         NotificationType.Warning);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -65,9 +66,8 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
                 if (collectionName.Length == 0 || !storage.ByName(collectionName, out var collection))
                 {
                     changes = true;
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
                         $"Could not load the collection \"{collectionName}\" as individual collection for {identifier}, set to None.",
-                        "Load Failure",
                         NotificationType.Warning);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -75,16 +75,14 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
                 if (!Add(group, collection))
                 {
                     changes = true;
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not add an individual collection for {identifier}, removed.",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Could not add an individual collection for {identifier}, removed.",
-                        "Load Failure",
                         NotificationType.Warning);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 changes = true;
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not load an unknown individual collection, removed:\n{e}", "Load Failure",
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not load an unknown individual collection, removed.", NotificationType.Error);
-                    NotificationType.Error);
             }
         }
 
@@ -124,9 +122,9 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
                 if (Add($"{_actorService.AwaitedService.Data.ToName(kind, dataId)} ({kind.ToName()})", group, collection))
                     Penumbra.Log.Information($"Migrated {name} ({kind.ToName()}) to NPC Identifiers [{ids}].");
                 else
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
                         $"Could not migrate {name} ({collection.AnonymizedName}) which was assumed to be a {kind.ToName()} with IDs [{ids}], please look through your individual collections.",
-                        "Migration Failure", NotificationType.Error);
+                        NotificationType.Error);
             }
             // If it is not a valid NPC name, check if it can be a player name.
             else if (ActorManager.VerifyPlayerName(name))
@@ -140,15 +138,15 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
                     }, collection))
                     Penumbra.Log.Information($"Migrated {shortName} ({collection.AnonymizedName}) to Player Identifier.");
                 else
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
                         $"Could not migrate {shortName} ({collection.AnonymizedName}), please look through your individual collections.",
-                        "Migration Failure", NotificationType.Error);
+                        NotificationType.Error);
             }
             else
             {
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
                     $"Could not migrate {name} ({collection.AnonymizedName}), which can not be a player name nor is it a known NPC name, please look through your individual collections.",
-                    "Migration Failure", NotificationType.Error);
+                    NotificationType.Error);
             }
         }
     }

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/InheritanceManager.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Filesystem;
 using Penumbra.Communication;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Manager;
@@ -143,14 +144,12 @@ public class InheritanceManager : IDisposable
                         continue;
 
                     changes = true;
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"{collection.Name} can not inherit from {subCollection.Name}, removed.", "Warning",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"{collection.Name} can not inherit from {subCollection.Name}, removed.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                        NotificationType.Warning);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                        $"Inherited collection {subCollectionName} for {collection.AnonymizedName} does not exist, it was removed.", "Warning",
+                        $"Inherited collection {subCollectionName} for {collection.AnonymizedName} does not exist, it was removed.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                        NotificationType.Warning);
                     changes = true;
                 }
             }

Penumbra/Configuration.cs

@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration, ISavable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(ex,
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(ex,
                     "Error reading Configuration, reverting to default.\nYou may be able to restore your configuration using the rolling backups in the XIVLauncher/backups/Penumbra directory.",
-                    "Error reading Configuration", "Error", NotificationType.Error);
+                    "Error reading Configuration", NotificationType.Error);
             }
 
         migrator.Migrate(utility, this);

Penumbra/Mods/Editor/ModMerger.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Communication;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
@@ -81,9 +82,7 @@ public class ModMerger : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Error = ex;
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(ex, $"Could not merge {MergeFromMod!.Name} into {MergeToMod!.Name}, cleaning up changes.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                $"Could not merge {MergeFromMod!.Name} into {MergeToMod!.Name}, cleaning up changes.:\n{ex}", "Failure",
-                NotificationType.Error);
             FailureCleanup();
             DataCleanup();
         }

Penumbra/Mods/Editor/ModNormalizer.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Tasks;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Manager;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Subclasses;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public class ModNormalizer
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not normalize mod:\n{e}", "Failure", NotificationType.Error);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not normalize mod {Mod.Name}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -87,17 +88,15 @@ public class ModNormalizer
     {
         if (Directory.Exists(_normalizationDirName))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage("Could not normalize mod:\n"
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Could not normalize mod {Mod.Name}:\n"
-              + "The directory TmpNormalization may not already exist when normalizing a mod.", "Failure",
+              + "The directory TmpNormalization may not already exist when normalizing a mod.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                NotificationType.Error);
             return false;
         }
 
         if (Directory.Exists(_oldDirName))
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage("Could not normalize mod:\n"
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Could not normalize mod {Mod.Name}:\n"
-              + "The directory TmpNormalizationOld may not already exist when normalizing a mod.", "Failure",
+              + "The directory TmpNormalizationOld may not already exist when normalizing a mod.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                NotificationType.Error);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ public class ModNormalizer
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not normalize mod:\n{e}", "Failure", NotificationType.Error);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not normalize mod {Mod.Name}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -229,8 +228,7 @@ public class ModNormalizer
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not move old files out of the way while normalizing mod mod:\n{e}", "Failure",
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not move old files out of the way while normalizing mod {Mod.Name}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                NotificationType.Error);
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -253,8 +251,7 @@ public class ModNormalizer
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not move new files into the mod while normalizing mod mod:\n{e}", "Failure",
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not move new files into the mod while normalizing mod {Mod.Name}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                NotificationType.Error);
             foreach (var dir in Mod.ModPath.EnumerateDirectories())
             {
                 if (dir.FullName.Equals(_oldDirName,           StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)

Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModImportManager.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Import;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Editor;
 
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ public class ModImportManager : IDisposable
             if (File.Exists(s))
                 return true;
 
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Failed to import queued mod at {s}, the file does not exist.", "Warning",
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Failed to import queued mod at {s}, the file does not exist.", NotificationType.Warning, false);
-                NotificationType.Warning);
             return false;
         }).Select(s => new FileInfo(s)).ToArray();
 

Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModOptionEditor.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Filesystem;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
@@ -395,9 +396,9 @@ public class ModOptionEditor
             return true;
 
         if (message)
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
                 $"Could not name option {newName} because option with same filename {path} already exists.",
-                "Warning", NotificationType.Warning);
+                NotificationType.Warning, false);
 
         return false;
     }

Penumbra/Mods/ModCreator.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Filesystem;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 using Penumbra.GameData;
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ public partial class ModCreator
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not create directory for new Mod {newName}:\n{e}", "Failure",
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not create directory for new Mod {newName}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                NotificationType.Error);
             return null;
         }
     }

Penumbra/Mods/Subclasses/MultiModGroup.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Filesystem;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 
@@ -54,9 +55,8 @@ public sealed class MultiModGroup : IModGroup
             {
                 if (ret.PrioritizedOptions.Count == IModGroup.MaxMultiOptions)
                 {
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                        $"Multi Group {ret.Name} has more than {IModGroup.MaxMultiOptions} options, ignoring excessive options.", "Warning",
+                        $"Multi Group {ret.Name} in {mod.Name} has more than {IModGroup.MaxMultiOptions} options, ignoring excessive options.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                        NotificationType.Warning);
                     break;
                 }
 

Penumbra/Penumbra.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
         => "Penumbra";
 
     public static readonly Logger      Log = new();
-    public static          ChatService Chat { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public static          MessageService Messager { get; private set; } = null!;
 
     private readonly ValidityChecker         _validityChecker;
     private readonly ResidentResourceManager _residentResources;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
             var       startTimer = new StartTracker();
             using var timer      = startTimer.Measure(StartTimeType.Total);
             _services        = ServiceManager.CreateProvider(this, pluginInterface, Log, startTimer);
-            Chat             = _services.GetRequiredService<ChatService>();
+            Messager             = _services.GetRequiredService<MessageService>();
             _validityChecker = _services.GetRequiredService<ValidityChecker>();
             var startup = _services.GetRequiredService<DalamudServices>().GetDalamudConfig(DalamudServices.WaitingForPluginsOption, out bool s)
                 ? s.ToString()
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
         _communicatorService.ChangedItemClick.Subscribe((button, it) =>
         {
             if (button == MouseButton.Left && it is Item item)
-                Chat.LinkItem(item);
+                Messager.LinkItem(item);
         }, ChangedItemClick.Priority.Link);
     }
 

Penumbra/Services/BackupService.cs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class BackupService
         {
             Penumbra.Log.Error($"Failed to load {fileName}, trying to restore from backup:\n{ex}");
             Backup.TryGetFile(new DirectoryInfo(fileNames.ConfigDirectory), fileName, out ret, out var messages, JObject.Parse);
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(messages);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(messages);
         }
 
         return ret;

Penumbra/Services/MessageService.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
-using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Lumina.Excel.GeneratedSheets;
 using OtterGui.Log;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Services;
 
-public class ChatService : OtterGui.Classes.ChatService
+public class MessageService : OtterGui.Classes.MessageService
 {
-    private readonly IChatGui _chat;
+    public MessageService(Logger log, UiBuilder uiBuilder, IChatGui chat)
-
+        : base(log, uiBuilder, chat)
-    public ChatService(Logger log, DalamudPluginInterface pi, IChatGui chat)
+    { }
-        : base(log, pi)
-        => _chat = chat;
 
     public void LinkItem(Item item)
     {
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ public class ChatService : OtterGui.Classes.ChatService
 
         var payload = new SeString(payloadList);
 
-        _chat.Print(new XivChatEntry
+        Chat.Print(new XivChatEntry
         {
             Message = payload,
         });

Penumbra/Services/ServiceManager.cs

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public static class ServiceManager
             .AddSingleton<FilenameService>()
             .AddSingleton<BackupService>()
             .AddSingleton<CommunicatorService>()
-            .AddSingleton<ChatService>()
+            .AddSingleton<MessageService>()
             .AddSingleton<SaveService>()
             .AddSingleton<FileCompactor>();
 
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public static class ServiceManager
             .AddSingleton<EffectiveTab>()
             .AddSingleton<OnScreenTab>()
             .AddSingleton<DebugTab>()
+            .AddSingleton<MessagesTab>()
             .AddSingleton<ResourceTab>()
             .AddSingleton<ConfigTabBar>()
             .AddSingleton<ResourceWatcher>()

Penumbra/Services/ValidityChecker.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Services;
 
@@ -33,8 +34,7 @@ public class ValidityChecker
     public void LogExceptions()
     {
         if (ImcExceptions.Count > 0)
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"{ImcExceptions} IMC Exceptions thrown during Penumbra load. Please repair your game files.",
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"{ImcExceptions} IMC Exceptions thrown during Penumbra load. Please repair your game files.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                "Warning", NotificationType.Warning);
     }
 
     // Because remnants of penumbra in devPlugins cause issues, we check for them to warn users to remove them.

Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/FileEditor.cs

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class FileEditor<T> : IDisposable where T : class, IWritable
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not export {_defaultPath}:\n{e}", "Error", NotificationType.Error);
+                        Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not export {_defaultPath}.", NotificationType.Error);
                     }
                 }, _getInitialPath(), false);
 

Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ItemSwapTab.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Dalamud.Utility;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Lumina.Excel.GeneratedSheets;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Raii;
 using OtterGui.Widgets;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ public class ItemSwapTab : IDisposable, ITab
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not create new Swap Option:\n{e}", "Error", NotificationType.Error);
+            Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, "Could not create new Swap Option.", NotificationType.Error, false);
             try
             {
                 if (optionCreated && _selectedGroup != null)

Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Materials.MtrlTab.cs

@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
                 LoadedShpkPath     = FullPath.Empty;
                 LoadedShpkPathName = string.Empty;
                 AssociatedShpk     = null;
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not load {LoadedShpkPath.ToPath()}:\n{e}", "Penumbra Advanced Editing",
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not load {LoadedShpkPath.ToPath()}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                    NotificationType.Error);
             }
 
             if (LoadedShpkPath.InternalName.IsEmpty)

Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.ShaderPackages.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using ImGuiNET;
 using Lumina.Misc;
 using OtterGui.Raii;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.GameData;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Data;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Files;
@@ -87,15 +88,14 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not export {defaultName}{tab.Extension} to {name}:\n{e.Message}",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not export {defaultName}{tab.Extension} to {name}.",
-                        "Penumbra Advanced Editing",
+                        NotificationType.Error, false);
-                        NotificationType.Error);
                     return;
                 }
 
-                Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(
+                Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(
-                    $"Shader Program Blob {defaultName}{tab.Extension} exported successfully to {Path.GetFileName(name)}",
+                    $"Shader Program Blob {defaultName}{tab.Extension} exported successfully to {Path.GetFileName(name)}.",
-                    "Penumbra Advanced Editing", NotificationType.Success);
+                    NotificationType.Success, false);
             }, null, false);
     }
 
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Could not import {name}:\n{e.Message}", "Penumbra Advanced Editing",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not import {name}.", NotificationType.Error, false);
-                        NotificationType.Error);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -129,9 +128,8 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
                     tab.Shpk.SetInvalid();
-                    Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Failed to update resources after importing {name}:\n{e.Message}",
+                    Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Failed to update resources after importing {name}.", NotificationType.Error,
-                        "Penumbra Advanced Editing",
+                        false);
-                        NotificationType.Error);
                     return;
                 }
 

Penumbra/UI/ConfigWindow.cs

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public sealed class ConfigWindow : Window
 
         ImGui.NewLine();
         ImGui.NewLine();
-        CustomGui.DrawDiscordButton(Penumbra.Chat, 0);
+        CustomGui.DrawDiscordButton(Penumbra.Messager, 0);
         ImGui.SameLine();
         UiHelpers.DrawSupportButton(_penumbra!);
         ImGui.NewLine();

Penumbra/UI/ModsTab/ModFileSystemSelector.cs

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ using Penumbra.Mods.Manager;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Subclasses;
 using Penumbra.Services;
 using Penumbra.UI.Classes;
-using ChatService = Penumbra.Services.ChatService;
+using MessageService = Penumbra.Services.MessageService;
 
 namespace Penumbra.UI.ModsTab;
 
 public sealed class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector<Mod, ModFileSystemSelector.ModState>
 {
     private readonly CommunicatorService _communicator;
-    private readonly ChatService         _chat;
+    private readonly MessageService         _messager;
     private readonly Configuration       _config;
     private readonly FileDialogService   _fileDialog;
     private readonly ModManager          _modManager;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public sealed class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector<Mod, ModFileSyste
     public           ModCollection       SelectedSettingCollection { get; private set; } = ModCollection.Empty;
 
     public ModFileSystemSelector(IKeyState keyState, CommunicatorService communicator, ModFileSystem fileSystem, ModManager modManager,
-        CollectionManager collectionManager, Configuration config, TutorialService tutorial, FileDialogService fileDialog, ChatService chat,
+        CollectionManager collectionManager, Configuration config, TutorialService tutorial, FileDialogService fileDialog, MessageService messager,
         ModImportManager modImportManager, IDragDropManager dragDrop)
         : base(fileSystem, keyState, Penumbra.Log, HandleException, allowMultipleSelection: true)
     {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public sealed class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector<Mod, ModFileSyste
         _config            = config;
         _tutorial          = tutorial;
         _fileDialog        = fileDialog;
-        _chat              = chat;
+        _messager              = messager;
         _modImportManager  = modImportManager;
         _dragDrop          = dragDrop;
 
@@ -326,9 +326,7 @@ public sealed class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector<Mod, ModFileSyste
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            _chat.NotificationMessage(
+            _messager.NotificationMessage(e, $"Could not move newly imported mod {mod.Name} to default import folder {_config.DefaultImportFolder}.", NotificationType.Warning);
-                $"Could not move newly imported mod {mod.Name} to default import folder {_config.DefaultImportFolder}:\n{e}", "Warning",
-                NotificationType.Warning);
         }
     }
 
@@ -392,7 +390,7 @@ public sealed class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector<Mod, ModFileSyste
     }
 
     private static void HandleException(Exception e)
-        => Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage(e.Message, "Failure", NotificationType.Warning);
+        => Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage(e, e.Message, NotificationType.Warning);
 
     #endregion
 

Penumbra/UI/ModsTab/ModPanelEditTab.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using ImGuiNET;
 using OtterGui;
 using OtterGui.Raii;
 using OtterGui.Widgets;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Editor;
@@ -18,15 +19,15 @@ namespace Penumbra.UI.ModsTab;
 
 public class ModPanelEditTab : ITab
 {
-    private readonly ChatService           _chat;
+    private readonly Services.MessageService _messager;
-    private readonly FilenameService       _filenames;
+    private readonly FilenameService         _filenames;
-    private readonly ModManager            _modManager;
+    private readonly ModManager              _modManager;
-    private readonly ModExportManager      _modExportManager;
+    private readonly ModExportManager        _modExportManager;
-    private readonly ModFileSystem         _fileSystem;
+    private readonly ModFileSystem           _fileSystem;
-    private readonly ModFileSystemSelector _selector;
+    private readonly ModFileSystemSelector   _selector;
-    private readonly ModEditWindow         _editWindow;
+    private readonly ModEditWindow           _editWindow;
-    private readonly ModEditor             _editor;
+    private readonly ModEditor               _editor;
-    private readonly Configuration         _config;
+    private readonly Configuration           _config;
 
     private readonly TagButtons _modTags = new();
 
@@ -35,13 +36,13 @@ public class ModPanelEditTab : ITab
     private ModFileSystem.Leaf _leaf        = null!;
     private Mod                _mod         = null!;
 
-    public ModPanelEditTab(ModManager modManager, ModFileSystemSelector selector, ModFileSystem fileSystem, ChatService chat,
+    public ModPanelEditTab(ModManager modManager, ModFileSystemSelector selector, ModFileSystem fileSystem, Services.MessageService messager,
         ModEditWindow editWindow, ModEditor editor, FilenameService filenames, ModExportManager modExportManager, Configuration config)
     {
         _modManager       = modManager;
         _selector         = selector;
         _fileSystem       = fileSystem;
-        _chat             = chat;
+        _messager         = messager;
         _editWindow       = editWindow;
         _editor           = editor;
         _filenames        = filenames;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public class ModPanelEditTab : ITab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                _chat.NotificationMessage(e.Message, "Warning", NotificationType.Warning);
+                _messager.NotificationMessage(e.Message, NotificationType.Warning, false);
             }
 
         UiHelpers.DefaultLineSpace();

Penumbra/UI/Tabs/ConfigTabBar.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
     public readonly DebugTab        Debug;
     public readonly ResourceTab     Resource;
     public readonly Watcher         Watcher;
-    public readonly OnScreenTab     OnScreenTab;
+    public readonly OnScreenTab     OnScreen;
+    public readonly MessagesTab     Messages;
 
     public readonly ITab[] Tabs;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
 
     public ConfigTabBar(CommunicatorService communicator, SettingsTab settings, ModsTab mods, CollectionsTab collections,
         ChangedItemsTab changedItems, EffectiveTab effective, DebugTab debug, ResourceTab resource, Watcher watcher,
-        OnScreenTab onScreenTab)
+        OnScreenTab onScreen, MessagesTab messages)
     {
         _communicator = communicator;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
         Debug        = debug;
         Resource     = resource;
         Watcher      = watcher;
-        OnScreenTab  = onScreenTab;
+        OnScreen     = onScreen;
+        Messages     = messages;
         Tabs = new ITab[]
         {
             Settings,
@@ -48,10 +50,11 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
             Mods,
             ChangedItems,
             Effective,
-            OnScreenTab,
+            OnScreen,
             Debug,
             Resource,
             Watcher,
+            Messages,
         };
         _communicator.SelectTab.Subscribe(OnSelectTab, Communication.SelectTab.Priority.ConfigTabBar);
     }
@@ -75,10 +78,11 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
             TabType.Collections      => Collections.Label,
             TabType.ChangedItems     => ChangedItems.Label,
             TabType.EffectiveChanges => Effective.Label,
-            TabType.OnScreen         => OnScreenTab.Label,
+            TabType.OnScreen         => OnScreen.Label,
             TabType.ResourceWatcher  => Watcher.Label,
             TabType.Debug            => Debug.Label,
             TabType.ResourceManager  => Resource.Label,
+            TabType.Messages         => Messages.Label,
             _                        => ReadOnlySpan<byte>.Empty,
         };
 
@@ -90,7 +94,8 @@ public class ConfigTabBar : IDisposable
         if (label == Settings.Label)     return TabType.Settings;
         if (label == ChangedItems.Label) return TabType.ChangedItems;
         if (label == Effective.Label)    return TabType.EffectiveChanges;
-        if (label == OnScreenTab.Label)  return TabType.OnScreen;
+        if (label == OnScreen.Label)     return TabType.OnScreen;
+        if (label == Messages.Label)     return TabType.Messages;
         if (label == Watcher.Label)      return TabType.ResourceWatcher;
         if (label == Debug.Label)        return TabType.Debug;
         if (label == Resource.Label)     return TabType.ResourceManager;

Penumbra/UI/Tabs/MessagesTab.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using OtterGui.Widgets;
+using Penumbra.Services;
+
+namespace Penumbra.UI.Tabs;
+
+public class MessagesTab : ITab
+{
+    public ReadOnlySpan<byte> Label
+        => "Messages"u8;
+
+    private readonly MessageService _messages;
+
+    public MessagesTab(MessageService messages)
+        => _messages = messages;
+
+    public bool IsVisible
+        => _messages.Count > 0;
+
+    public void DrawContent()
+        => _messages.Draw();
+}

Penumbra/UI/Tabs/SettingsTab.cs

@@ -851,10 +851,10 @@ public class SettingsTab : ITab
         UiHelpers.DrawSupportButton(_penumbra);
 
         ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(xPos, 0));
-        CustomGui.DrawDiscordButton(Penumbra.Chat, width);
+        CustomGui.DrawDiscordButton(Penumbra.Messager, width);
 
         ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(xPos, 2 * ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()));
-        CustomGui.DrawGuideButton(Penumbra.Chat, width);
+        CustomGui.DrawGuideButton(Penumbra.Messager, width);
 
         ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(xPos, 3 * ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()));
         if (ImGui.Button("Restart Tutorial", new Vector2(width, 0)))

Penumbra/UI/UiHelpers.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using OtterGui;
+using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Raii;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Structs;
 using Penumbra.String;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public static class UiHelpers
 
         var text = penumbra.GatherSupportInformation();
         ImGui.SetClipboardText(text);
-        Penumbra.Chat.NotificationMessage($"Copied Support Info to Clipboard.", "Success", NotificationType.Success);
+        Penumbra.Messager.NotificationMessage($"Copied Support Info to Clipboard.", NotificationType.Success, false);
     }
 
     /// <summary> Draw a button to open a specific directory in a file explorer.</summary>