Add in-game chat display, along with a global hotkey handling method.

osu.Game/Input/GlobalHotkeys.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+//Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Input
+{
+    public class GlobalHotkeys : Drawable
+    {
+        public Func<InputState, KeyDownEventArgs, bool> Handler;
+
+        public override bool HandleInput => true;
+
+        protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            return Handler(state, args);
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChannelDisplay.cs

@@ -24,29 +24,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat.Display
             newMessages(channel.Messages);
             channel.NewMessagesArrived += newMessages;
 
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly;
 
-            Add(new SpriteText
+            Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                Text = channel.Name
-            });
-
-            Add(new ScrollContainer
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                Size = new Vector2(1, 200),
-                Children = new Drawable[]
+                new SpriteText
                 {
-                    flow = new FlowContainer
+                    Text = channel.Name,
+                    TextSize = 50,
+                    Alpha = 0.3f,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre
+                },
+                new ScrollContainer
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly,
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                        LayoutEasing = EasingTypes.Out,
-                        Padding = new Vector2(1, 1)
+                        flow = new FlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            LayoutEasing = EasingTypes.Out,
+                            Padding = new Vector2(1, 1)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            });
+            };
         }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)

osu.Game/OsuGame.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.GameModes.Menu;
 using OpenTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.GameModes;
@@ -15,12 +16,16 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Background;
 using osu.Game.GameModes.Play;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Game.Input;
+using OpenTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game
 {
     public class OsuGame : OsuGameBase
     {
         public Toolbar Toolbar;
+        public ChatConsole Chat;
         public MainMenu MainMenu => intro?.ChildGameMode as MainMenu;
         private Intro intro;
 
@@ -51,15 +56,21 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     OnPlayModeChange = delegate (PlayMode m) { PlayMode.Value = m; },
                     Alpha = 0.001f //fixes invalidation fuckup
                 },
+                Chat = new ChatConsole(),
                 new VolumeControl
                 {
                     VolumeGlobal = Audio.Volume,
                     VolumeSample = Audio.VolumeSample,
                     VolumeTrack = Audio.VolumeTrack
+                },
+                new GlobalHotkeys //exists because UserInputManager is at a level below us.
+                {
+                    Handler = globalHotkeyPressed
                 }
             });
 
             Toolbar.SetState(ToolbarState.Hidden, true);
+            Chat.SetState(ChatConsoleState.Hidden, true);
 
             intro.ModePushed += modeAdded;
             intro.Exited += modeRemoved;
@@ -71,6 +82,18 @@ namespace osu.Game
             Cursor.Alpha = 0;
         }
 
+        private bool globalHotkeyPressed(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            switch (args.Key)
+            {
+                case Key.F8:
+                    Chat.SetState(Chat.State == ChatConsoleState.Hidden ? ChatConsoleState.Visible : ChatConsoleState.Hidden);
+                    return true;
+            }
+            
+            return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);
+        }
+
         public Action<GameMode> ModeChanged;
 
         private void modeChanged(GameMode newMode)
@@ -83,6 +106,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             if (newMode is Player || newMode is Intro)
             {
                 Toolbar.SetState(ToolbarState.Hidden);
+                Chat.SetState(ChatConsoleState.Hidden);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -101,7 +125,10 @@ namespace osu.Game
         {
             if (!intro.DidLoadMenu || intro.ChildGameMode != null)
             {
-                intro.MakeCurrent();
+                Scheduler.Add(delegate
+                {
+                    intro.MakeCurrent();
+                });
                 return true;
             }
             

osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+//Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+//Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Drawables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
+using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
+using osu.Game.Online.Chat.Display;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays
+{
+    public class ChatConsole : Container
+    {
+        private APIAccess api => ((OsuGameBase)Game).API;
+
+        private ChannelDisplay channelDisplay;
+
+        private ScheduledDelegate messageRequest;
+
+        private Container content;
+
+        protected override Container AddTarget => content;
+
+        public ChatConsole()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            Size = new Vector2(1, 300);
+            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft;
+            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft;
+
+            AddTopLevel(new Box
+            {
+                Depth = float.MinValue,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Colour = new Color4(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.4f)
+            });
+
+            AddTopLevel(content = new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+            });
+        }
+
+        public override void Load()
+        {
+            base.Load();
+            initializeChannels();
+        }
+
+        private long? lastMessageId;
+
+        List<Channel> careChannels;
+
+        private void initializeChannels()
+        {
+            careChannels = new List<Channel>();
+
+            //if (api.State != APIAccess.APIState.Online)
+              //  return;
+
+            Add(new FlowContainer
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly
+            });
+
+            SpriteText loading;
+            Add(loading = new SpriteText
+            {
+                Text = @"Loading available channels...",
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                TextSize = 40,
+            });
+
+            messageRequest?.Cancel();
+
+            ListChannelsRequest req = new ListChannelsRequest();
+            req.Success += delegate (List<Channel> channels)
+            {
+                Game.Scheduler.Add(delegate
+                {
+                    loading.FadeOut(100);
+                });
+
+                addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#osu"));
+                //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lobby"));
+                //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#english"));
+
+                messageRequest = Game.Scheduler.AddDelayed(() => FetchNewMessages(api), 1000, true);
+            };
+            api.Queue(req);
+        }
+
+        private void addChannel(Channel channel)
+        {
+            Add(channelDisplay = new ChannelDisplay(channel));
+            careChannels.Add(channel);
+        }
+
+        GetMessagesRequest fetchReq;
+
+        public void FetchNewMessages(APIAccess api)
+        {
+            if (fetchReq != null) return;
+
+            fetchReq = new GetMessagesRequest(careChannels, lastMessageId);
+            fetchReq.Success += delegate (List<Message> messages)
+            {
+                foreach (Message m in messages)
+                {
+                    careChannels.Find(c => c.Id == m.ChannelId).AddNewMessages(m);
+                }
+
+                lastMessageId = messages.LastOrDefault()?.Id ?? lastMessageId;
+
+                Debug.Write("success!");
+                fetchReq = null;
+            };
+            fetchReq.Failure += delegate
+            {
+                Debug.Write("failure!");
+                fetchReq = null;
+            };
+
+            api.Queue(fetchReq);
+        }
+
+        public ChatConsoleState State { get; private set; }
+
+        public void SetState(ChatConsoleState state, bool instant = false)
+        {
+            State = state;
+
+            int time = instant ? 0 : 500;
+
+            switch (state)
+            {
+                case ChatConsoleState.Hidden:
+                    MoveToY(-Size.Y, time, EasingTypes.InQuint);
+                    FadeOut(time, EasingTypes.InQuint);
+                    break;
+                case ChatConsoleState.Visible:
+                    MoveToY(0, time, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    FadeIn(time, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum ChatConsoleState
+    {
+        Visible,
+        Hidden,
+    }
+}

osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GameModes\Play\Taiko\TaikoHitRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameModes\Play\Taiko\TaikoPlayfield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameModes\Edit\EditSongSelect.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Input\GlobalHotkeys.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Background\Background.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Containers\ParallaxContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Cursor\OsuCursorContainer.cs" />
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Online\User.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuGame.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuGameBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Overlays\ChatConsole.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Options.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Toolbar.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\ToolbarButton.cs" />