From 2f9de149dd28dd7980ce22afe565fa860629e926 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dean Herbert <pe@ppy.sh>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 13:56:21 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Add constructor to create a PM channel from a User

---
 osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs        | 11 +++++++++++
 osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
index 9d3b7b5cc9..9dc357c403 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a private messaging channel with the specified user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user to create the private conversation with.</param>
+        public Channel(User user)
+        {
+            Type = ChannelType.PM;
+            Users.Add(user);
+            Name = user.Username;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds the argument message as a local echo. When this local echo is resolved <see cref="PendingMessageResolved"/> will get called.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index 29f971078b..863ad3042f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(user));
 
             CurrentChannel.Value = JoinedChannels.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Type == ChannelType.PM && c.Users.Count == 1 && c.Users.Any(u => u.Id == user.Id))
-                                   ?? new Channel { Name = user.Username, Users = { user }, Type = ChannelType.PM };
+                                   ?? new Channel(user);
         }
 
         private void currentChannelChanged(Channel channel) => JoinChannel(channel);