14 files changed, 109 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/QA/UnitTest/SConscript b/QA/UnitTest/SConscript
index 5dbd81c..5c19432 100644
--- a/QA/UnitTest/SConscript
+++ b/QA/UnitTest/SConscript
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if env["TEST"] :
         myenv.UseFlags(env.get("CPPUNIT_FLAGS",""))
         myenv.UseFlags(env.get("GOOGLETEST_FLAGS", ""))
         myenv.UseFlags(env.get("SWIFTEN_DEP_FLAGS", ""))
+        myenv.UseFlags(env.get("SWIFT_QTUI_TEST_FLAGS", ""))
         if env.get("HAVE_LIBXML") :
             myenv.Append(CPPDEFINES = ["HAVE_LIBXML"])
         if env.get("HAVE_EXPAT") :
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.cpp b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.cpp
index 8cbf059..d0ee891 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.cpp
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <Swiften/Elements/DeliveryReceiptRequest.h>
 #include <Swiften/Elements/Idle.h>
 #include <Swiften/FileTransfer/FileTransferManager.h>
+#include <Swiften/Network/TimerFactory.h>
 
 #include <Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatMessageParser.h>
 #include <Swift/Controllers/FileTransfer/FileTransferController.h>
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ namespace Swift {
 /**
  * The controller does not gain ownership of the stanzaChannel, nor the factory.
  */
-ChatController::ChatController(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &contact, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool isInMUC, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, bool userWantsReceipts, SettingsProvider* settings, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, ClientBlockListManager* clientBlockListManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider)
-    : ChatControllerBase(self, stanzaChannel, iqRouter, chatWindowFactory, contact, nickResolver, presenceOracle, avatarManager, useDelayForLatency, eventStream, eventController, timerFactory, entityCapsProvider, historyController, mucRegistry, highlightManager, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), userWantsReceipts_(userWantsReceipts), settings_(settings), clientBlockListManager_(clientBlockListManager) {
+ChatController::ChatController(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &contact, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool isInMUC, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EventController* eventController, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, bool userWantsReceipts, SettingsProvider* settings, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, ClientBlockListManager* clientBlockListManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider)
+    : ChatControllerBase(self, stanzaChannel, iqRouter, chatWindowFactory, contact, nickResolver, presenceOracle, avatarManager, useDelayForLatency, eventStream, eventController, entityCapsProvider, historyController, mucRegistry, highlightManager, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), userWantsReceipts_(userWantsReceipts), settings_(settings), clientBlockListManager_(clientBlockListManager) {
     isInMUC_ = isInMUC;
     lastWasPresence_ = false;
     chatStateNotifier_ = new ChatStateNotifier(stanzaChannel, contact, entityCapsProvider, timerFactory, 20000);
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.h b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.h
index 3c5656a..bae00c8 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.h
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatController.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Isode Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Isode Limited.
  * All rights reserved.
  * See the COPYING file for more information.
  */
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ namespace Swift {
     class AvatarManager;
     class ChatStateNotifier;
     class ChatStateTracker;
-    class NickResolver;
+    class ClientBlockListManager;
     class EntityCapsProvider;
     class FileTransferController;
-    class SettingsProvider;
-    class HistoryController;
     class HighlightManager;
-    class ClientBlockListManager;
+    class HistoryController;
+    class NickResolver;
+    class SettingsProvider;
+    class TimerFactory;
     class UIEvent;
 
     class ChatController : public ChatControllerBase {
         public:
-            ChatController(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &contact, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool isInMUC, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, bool userWantsReceipts, SettingsProvider* settings, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, ClientBlockListManager* clientBlockListManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider);
+            ChatController(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &contact, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool isInMUC, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EventController* eventController, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, bool userWantsReceipts, SettingsProvider* settings, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, ClientBlockListManager* clientBlockListManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider);
             virtual ~ChatController();
             virtual void setToJID(const JID& jid) SWIFTEN_OVERRIDE;
             virtual void setAvailableServerFeatures(std::shared_ptr<DiscoInfo> info) SWIFTEN_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.cpp b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.cpp
index 5839d6c..f5865ea 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.cpp
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.cpp
@@ -38,28 +38,22 @@
 
 namespace Swift {
 
-ChatControllerBase::ChatControllerBase(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &toJID, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider) : selfJID_(self), stanzaChannel_(stanzaChannel), iqRouter_(iqRouter), chatWindowFactory_(chatWindowFactory), toJID_(toJID), labelsEnabled_(false), presenceOracle_(presenceOracle), avatarManager_(avatarManager), useDelayForLatency_(useDelayForLatency), eventController_(eventController), timerFactory_(timerFactory), entityCapsProvider_(entityCapsProvider), historyController_(historyController), mucRegistry_(mucRegistry), chatMessageParser_(chatMessageParser), autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider_(autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), eventStream_(eventStream) {
+ChatControllerBase::ChatControllerBase(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &toJID, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider) : selfJID_(self), stanzaChannel_(stanzaChannel), iqRouter_(iqRouter), chatWindowFactory_(chatWindowFactory), toJID_(toJID), labelsEnabled_(false), presenceOracle_(presenceOracle), avatarManager_(avatarManager), useDelayForLatency_(useDelayForLatency), eventController_(eventController), entityCapsProvider_(entityCapsProvider), historyController_(historyController), mucRegistry_(mucRegistry), chatMessageParser_(chatMessageParser), autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider_(autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), eventStream_(eventStream) {
     chatWindow_ = chatWindowFactory_->createChatWindow(toJID, eventStream);
     chatWindow_->onAllMessagesRead.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleAllMessagesRead, this));
     chatWindow_->onSendMessageRequest.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleSendMessageRequest, this, _1, _2));
-    chatWindow_->onLogCleared.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleLogCleared, this));
+    chatWindow_->onContinuationsBroken.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleContinuationsBroken, this));
     entityCapsProvider_->onCapsChanged.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleCapsChanged, this, _1));
     highlighter_ = highlightManager->createHighlighter(nickResolver);
     ChatControllerBase::setOnline(stanzaChannel->isAvailable() && iqRouter->isAvailable());
-    createDayChangeTimer();
 }
 
 ChatControllerBase::~ChatControllerBase() {
-    if (dateChangeTimer_) {
-        dateChangeTimer_->onTick.disconnect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleDayChangeTick, this));
-        dateChangeTimer_->stop();
-    }
-
     delete highlighter_;
     delete chatWindow_;
 }
 
-void ChatControllerBase::handleLogCleared() {
+void ChatControllerBase::handleContinuationsBroken() {
     cancelReplaces();
 }
 
@@ -81,26 +75,6 @@ void ChatControllerBase::setCanStartImpromptuChats(bool supportsImpromptu) {
     }
 }
 
-void ChatControllerBase::createDayChangeTimer() {
-    if (timerFactory_) {
-        boost::posix_time::ptime now = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
-        boost::posix_time::ptime midnight(now.date() + boost::gregorian::days(1));
-        int millisecondsUntilMidnight = boost::numeric_cast<int>((midnight - now).total_milliseconds());
-        dateChangeTimer_ = timerFactory_->createTimer(millisecondsUntilMidnight);
-        dateChangeTimer_->onTick.connect(boost::bind(&ChatControllerBase::handleDayChangeTick, this));
-        dateChangeTimer_->start();
-    }
-}
-
-void ChatControllerBase::handleDayChangeTick() {
-    dateChangeTimer_->stop();
-    boost::posix_time::ptime now = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
-    chatWindow_->addSystemMessage(chatMessageParser_->parseMessageBody(str(format(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("", "The day is now %1%")) % std::string(boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(now)).substr(0,10))), ChatWindow::DefaultDirection);
-    lastWasPresence_ = false;
-    dayTicked();
-    createDayChangeTimer();
-}
-
 void ChatControllerBase::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
     chatWindow_->setOnline(enabled);
     chatWindow_->setCanInitiateImpromptuChats(false);
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.h b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.h
index 7f118bd..5ddda52 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.h
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatControllerBase.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <Swiften/Elements/Stanza.h>
 #include <Swiften/JID/JID.h>
 #include <Swiften/MUC/MUCRegistry.h>
-#include <Swiften/Network/Timer.h>
-#include <Swiften/Network/TimerFactory.h>
 #include <Swiften/Presence/PresenceOracle.h>
 #include <Swiften/Queries/IQRouter.h>
 
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Swift {
             boost::signals2::signal<void(ChatWindow* /*window to reuse*/, const std::vector<JID>& /*invite people*/, const std::string& /*reason*/)> onConvertToMUC;
 
         protected:
-            ChatControllerBase(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &toJID, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, TimerFactory* timerFactory, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider);
+            ChatControllerBase(const JID& self, StanzaChannel* stanzaChannel, IQRouter* iqRouter, ChatWindowFactory* chatWindowFactory, const JID &toJID, NickResolver* nickResolver, PresenceOracle* presenceOracle, AvatarManager* avatarManager, bool useDelayForLatency, UIEventStream* eventStream, EventController* eventController, EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider, HistoryController* historyController, MUCRegistry* mucRegistry, HighlightManager* highlightManager, std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser, AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider);
 
             /**
              * Pass the Message appended, and the stanza used to send it.
@@ -103,16 +101,14 @@ namespace Swift {
         private:
             IDGenerator idGenerator_;
             std::string lastSentMessageStanzaID_;
-            void createDayChangeTimer();
 
             void handleSendMessageRequest(const std::string &body, bool isCorrectionMessage);
             void handleAllMessagesRead();
             void handleSecurityLabelsCatalogResponse(std::shared_ptr<SecurityLabelsCatalog>, ErrorPayload::ref error);
-            void handleDayChangeTick();
             void handleMUCInvitation(Message::ref message);
             void handleMediatedMUCInvitation(Message::ref message);
             void handleGeneralMUCInvitation(MUCInviteEvent::ref event);
-            void handleLogCleared();
+            void handleContinuationsBroken();
 
         protected:
             JID selfJID_;
@@ -129,8 +125,6 @@ namespace Swift {
             AvatarManager* avatarManager_;
             bool useDelayForLatency_;
             EventController* eventController_;
-            std::shared_ptr<Timer> dateChangeTimer_;
-            TimerFactory* timerFactory_;
             EntityCapsProvider* entityCapsProvider_;
             SecurityLabelsCatalog::Item lastLabel_;
             HistoryController* historyController_;
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatsManager.cpp b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatsManager.cpp
index fc96701..db3b3b7 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatsManager.cpp
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/ChatsManager.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ ChatController* ChatsManager::getChatControllerOrFindAnother(const JID &contact)
 ChatController* ChatsManager::createNewChatController(const JID& contact) {
     assert(chatControllers_.find(contact) == chatControllers_.end());
     std::shared_ptr<ChatMessageParser> chatMessageParser = std::make_shared<ChatMessageParser>(emoticons_, highlightManager_->getConfiguration(), ChatMessageParser::Mode::Chat); /* a message parser that knows this is a chat (not a room/MUC) */
-    ChatController* controller = new ChatController(jid_, stanzaChannel_, iqRouter_, chatWindowFactory_, contact, nickResolver_, presenceOracle_, avatarManager_, mucRegistry_->isMUC(contact.toBare()), useDelayForLatency_, uiEventStream_, eventController_, timerFactory_, entityCapsProvider_, userWantsReceipts_, settings_, historyController_, mucRegistry_, highlightManager_, clientBlockListManager_, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider_);
+    ChatController* controller = new ChatController(jid_, stanzaChannel_, iqRouter_, chatWindowFactory_, contact, nickResolver_, presenceOracle_, avatarManager_, mucRegistry_->isMUC(contact.toBare()), useDelayForLatency_, uiEventStream_, timerFactory_, eventController_, entityCapsProvider_, userWantsReceipts_, settings_, historyController_, mucRegistry_, highlightManager_, clientBlockListManager_, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider_);
     chatControllers_[contact] = controller;
     controller->setAvailableServerFeatures(serverDiscoInfo_);
     controller->onActivity.connect(boost::bind(&ChatsManager::handleChatActivity, this, contact, _1, false));
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/MUCController.cpp b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/MUCController.cpp
index e65bfa6..a142ee0 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/Chat/MUCController.cpp
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/Chat/MUCController.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ MUCController::MUCController (
         AutoAcceptMUCInviteDecider* autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider,
         VCardManager* vcardManager,
         MUCBookmarkManager* mucBookmarkManager) :
-    ChatControllerBase(self, stanzaChannel, iqRouter, chatWindowFactory, muc->getJID(), nickResolver, presenceOracle, avatarManager, useDelayForLatency, uiEventStream, eventController, timerFactory, entityCapsProvider, historyController, mucRegistry, highlightManager, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), muc_(muc), nick_(nick), desiredNick_(nick), password_(password), renameCounter_(0), isImpromptu_(isImpromptu), isImpromptuAlreadyConfigured_(false), clientBlockListManager_(clientBlockListManager), mucBookmarkManager_(mucBookmarkManager) {
+    ChatControllerBase(self, stanzaChannel, iqRouter, chatWindowFactory, muc->getJID(), nickResolver, presenceOracle, avatarManager, useDelayForLatency, uiEventStream, eventController, entityCapsProvider, historyController, mucRegistry, highlightManager, chatMessageParser, autoAcceptMUCInviteDecider), muc_(muc), nick_(nick), desiredNick_(nick), password_(password), renameCounter_(0), isImpromptu_(isImpromptu), isImpromptuAlreadyConfigured_(false), clientBlockListManager_(clientBlockListManager), mucBookmarkManager_(mucBookmarkManager) {
     assert(avatarManager_);
 
     parting_ = true;
diff --git a/Swift/Controllers/UIInterfaces/ChatWindow.h b/Swift/Controllers/UIInterfaces/ChatWindow.h
index f9c4164..8273802 100644
--- a/Swift/Controllers/UIInterfaces/ChatWindow.h
+++ b/Swift/Controllers/UIInterfaces/ChatWindow.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ namespace Swift {
             boost::signals2::signal<void ()> onGetAffiliationsRequest;
             boost::signals2::signal<void (MUCOccupant::Affiliation, const JID&)> onSetAffiliationRequest;
             boost::signals2::signal<void (const std::vector<std::pair<MUCOccupant::Affiliation, JID> >& changes)> onChangeAffiliationsRequest;
-            boost::signals2::signal<void ()> onLogCleared;
+            boost::signals2::signal<void ()> onContinuationsBroken;
 
             // File transfer related
             boost::signals2::signal<void (std::string /* id */)> onFileTransferCancel;
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.cpp b/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.cpp
index c509ab3..48d331e 100644
--- a/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.cpp
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <QTextDocument>
 #include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QTime>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QUrl>
 
@@ -189,9 +190,20 @@ QtChatWindow::QtChatWindow(const QString& contact, QtChatTheme* theme, UIEventSt
     settings_->onSettingChanged.connect(boost::bind(&QtChatWindow::handleSettingChanged, this, _1));
     messageLog_->showEmoticons(settings_->getSetting(QtUISettingConstants::SHOW_EMOTICONS));
     setMinimumSize(100, 100);
+
+    dayChangeTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    dayChangeTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(dayChangeTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [this](){
+        addSystemMessage(ChatMessage(Q2PSTRING(tr("The day is now %1").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().date().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleLongDate)))), ChatWindow::DefaultDirection);
+        onContinuationsBroken();
+        resetDayChangeTimer();
+    });
+
+    resetDayChangeTimer();
 }
 
 QtChatWindow::~QtChatWindow() {
+    dayChangeTimer->stop();
     settings_->onSettingChanged.disconnect(boost::bind(&QtChatWindow::handleSettingChanged, this, _1));
     if (mucConfigurationWindow_) {
         delete mucConfigurationWindow_.data();
@@ -206,7 +218,7 @@ void QtChatWindow::handleSettingChanged(const std::string& setting) {
 }
 
 void QtChatWindow::handleLogCleared() {
-    onLogCleared();
+    onContinuationsBroken();
 }
 
 void QtChatWindow::handleOccupantSelectionChanged(RosterItem* item) {
@@ -656,6 +668,12 @@ std::vector<JID> QtChatWindow::jidListFromQByteArray(const QByteArray& dataBytes
     return invites;
 }
 
+void QtChatWindow::resetDayChangeTimer() {
+    assert(dayChangeTimer);
+    // Add a second so the handled is definitly called on the next day, and not multiple times exactly at midnight.
+    dayChangeTimer->start(QtUtilities::secondsToNextMidnight(QDateTime::currentDateTime()) * 1000 + 1000);
+}
+
 void QtChatWindow::setAvailableOccupantActions(const std::vector<OccupantAction>& actions) {
     treeWidget_->setAvailableOccupantActions(actions);
 }
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.h b/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.h
index 46186ba..361d7c6 100644
--- a/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.h
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/QtChatWindow.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ namespace Swift {
 
             static std::vector<JID> jidListFromQByteArray(const QByteArray& dataBytes);
 
+            void resetDayChangeTimer();
+
         private:
             int unreadCount_;
             bool contactIsTyping_;
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ namespace Swift {
             bool tabCompletion_;
             UIEventStream* eventStream_;
             bool isOnline_;
-            QSplitter *logRosterSplitter_;
+            QSplitter* logRosterSplitter_;
             Tristate correctionEnabled_;
             Tristate fileTransferEnabled_;
             QString alertStyleSheet_;
@@ -238,5 +240,6 @@ namespace Swift {
             std::unique_ptr<QMenu> emojisMenu_;
             QPointer<QtEmojisSelector> emojisGrid_;
             std::map<std::string, std::string> emoticonsMap_;
+            QTimer* dayChangeTimer = nullptr;
     };
 }
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.cpp b/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.cpp
index 401af17..6eb0b04 100644
--- a/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.cpp
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Isode Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Isode Limited.
  * All rights reserved.
  * See the COPYING file for more information.
  */
 
-#include "QtUtilities.h"
+#include <Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h>
 
 #include <QtGui>
 #if defined (Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 #endif
 #include <QTextDocument>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
-#include "Swift/Controllers/ApplicationInfo.h"
+#include <Swift/Controllers/ApplicationInfo.h>
 
 namespace QtUtilities {
 
@@ -42,4 +43,12 @@ QString htmlEscape(const QString& s) {
 #endif
 }
 
+long long secondsToNextMidnight(const QDateTime& currentTime) {
+    auto secondsToMidnight = 0ll;
+    auto nextMidnight = currentTime.addDays(1);
+    nextMidnight.setTime(QTime(0,0));
+    secondsToMidnight = currentTime.secsTo(nextMidnight);
+    return secondsToMidnight;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h b/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h
index ad58499..c6f4311 100644
--- a/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Isode Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Isode Limited.
  * All rights reserved.
  * See the COPYING file for more information.
  */
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 class QWidget;
 class QString;
+class QDateTime;
 
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 
@@ -19,4 +20,12 @@ namespace QtUtilities {
     #else
     const Qt::KeyboardModifier ctrlHardwareKeyModifier = Qt::ControlModifier;
     #endif
+
+    /**
+     * @brief secondsToNextMidnight calculates the seconds until next midnight.
+     * @param currentTime This is the current time, which SHOULD have a Qt::TimeSpec
+     * of Qt::LocalTime to correctly handle DST changes in the current locale.
+     * @return
+     */
+    long long secondsToNextMidnight(const QDateTime& currentTime);
 }
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/SConscript b/Swift/QtUI/SConscript
index 2f95b3e..3ce2057 100644
--- a/Swift/QtUI/SConscript
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/SConscript
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ if env["PLATFORM"] != "win32" and env["PLATFORM"] != "darwin" :
 
 myenv.EnableQt4Modules(qt4modules, debug = False, version = qt_version)
 
+
+## Qt related unit tests
+testQtEnv = env.Clone();
+testQtEnv.Tool("qt4", toolpath = ["#/BuildTools/SCons/Tools"])
+testQtEnv.EnableQt4Modules(qt4modules, debug = False, version = qt_version)
+env["SWIFT_QTUI_TEST_FLAGS"] = {
+    "CPPFLAGS": testQtEnv["CPPFLAGS"],
+    "LIBS": testQtEnv["LIBS"],
+    "LINKFLAGS": testQtEnv["LINKFLAGS"],
+}
+
+env.Append(UNITTEST_SOURCES = [
+    File("UnitTest/QtUtilitiesTest.cpp")
+])
+
 myenv.Append(CPPPATH = ["."])
 
 # Qt requires applications to be build with the -fPIC flag on some 32-bit Linux distributions.
diff --git a/Swift/QtUI/UnitTest/QtUtilitiesTest.cpp b/Swift/QtUI/UnitTest/QtUtilitiesTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d2239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swift/QtUI/UnitTest/QtUtilitiesTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Isode Limited.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * See the COPYING file for more information.
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QLocale>
+
+#include <Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.h>
+#include <Swift/QtUI/QtUtilities.cpp>
+
+TEST(QtUtilitiesTest, testDSTawareness) {
+    QLocale::setDefault(QLocale(QLocale::English, QLocale::Germany));
+
+    auto beforeDSTpoint = QDateTime(QDate(2017, 3, 26), QTime(0, 0));
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(23 * 60 * 60, QtUtilities::secondsToNextMidnight(beforeDSTpoint));
+}
+
+
+TEST(QtUtilitiesTest, testNoDSTChange) {
+    QLocale::setDefault(QLocale(QLocale::English, QLocale::Germany));
+
+    auto beforeDSTpoint = QDateTime(QDate(2017, 3, 23), QTime(0, 0));
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(24 * 60 * 60, QtUtilities::secondsToNextMidnight(beforeDSTpoint));
+}