usernames now work on the frontend and display the correct username

src-tauri/src/commands/chat.rs

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub async fn send_message(
             "CREATE message SET
                 room            = type::record('room', $room_id),
                 author          = $auth,
+                author_username = $auth.username,
                 body            = $body,
                 created         = time::now()",
         )
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ pub async fn get_messages(
 ) -> Result<Vec<Message>, String> {
     let result: Vec<Message> = state
         .db
-        .query("SELECT *, author.username AS author_username FROM message WHERE room = type::record('room', $room_id) ORDER BY created ASC")
+        .query("SELECT * FROM message WHERE room = type::record('room', $room_id) ORDER BY created ASC")
         .bind(("room_id", room_id))
         .await
         .map_err(into_err)?
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ pub async fn subscribe_room(
     let db = state.db.clone();
 
     let mut stream = db
-        .query("LIVE SELECT *, author.username AS author_username FROM message WHERE room = type::record('room', $room_id)")
+        .query("LIVE SELECT * FROM message WHERE room = type::record('room', $room_id)")
         .bind(("room_id", room_id))
         .await
         .map_err(into_err)?

surreal/schema.surql

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ DEFINE TABLE message SCHEMAFULL
     FOR delete WHERE author = $auth;
 DEFINE FIELD room            ON message TYPE record<room>;
 DEFINE FIELD author          ON message TYPE record<user>;
+DEFINE FIELD author_username ON message TYPE option<string>;
 DEFINE FIELD body            ON message TYPE string;
 DEFINE FIELD created         ON message TYPE datetime DEFAULT time::now();