i'm trying, okay?

server/src/lib.rs

@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ pub async fn serve(addr: &str, db_connection: DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(),
 	while let Some((tx, rx)) = listener.recv().await {
 		let client = ClientConnection::new((tx, rx));
 		tracing::info!("new connection, starting handler");
-		state.lock().await.push(tx);
+		state.lock().await.push(&client);
 		let _state = state.clone();
 
 		let handler_db_conn = db_connection.clone();
 
 		// TODO need .boxed() because https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/100013
-		tokio::spawn(async move { handle(_state, rx, handler_db_conn).boxed().await });
+		tokio::spawn(async move { handle_client_connection(_state, client, handler_db_conn).boxed().await });
 	}
 
 	Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Connection handler for handling a connecting client
-async fn handle(active_client_peers: Arc<Mutex<Vec<impl TransportSink>>>, mut rx: impl TransportStream, db_connection: impl ConnectionTrait) {	
+async fn handle_client_connection(active_client_peers: Arc<Mutex<Vec<&ClientConnection>>>, mut client: ClientConnection, db_connection: impl ConnectionTrait) {	
 	// for now we're creating a new user for each connection
 	let new_client_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
 	let user = users::Model{ 
@@ -60,11 +60,14 @@ async fn handle(active_client_peers: Arc<Mutex<Vec<impl TransportSink>>>, mut rx
 		updated: None 
 	};
 
+	let fn_span = tracing::span!(tracing::Level::TRACE, "handle_client_connection", client_uuid = client.uuid.to_string());
+	let _enter = fn_span.enter();
+
 	user.clone().into_active_model().insert(&db_connection).await.expect("failed adding a new user for the connection");
 
 	// continuously waiting then receiving new messages
 	loop {
-		match rx.pop().await { //
+		match client.rx.pop().await { //
 			Err(e) => {
 				tracing::error!("error receiving from client: {e} -- stopping");
 				break;
@@ -79,12 +82,20 @@ async fn handle(active_client_peers: Arc<Mutex<Vec<impl TransportSink>>>, mut rx
 					}
 
 					let mut disconnected_peers_to_remove = Vec::new();
-					for (i, tx) in active_client_peers.lock().await.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+					for (i, other_client) in active_client_peers.lock().await.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-						if let Err(e) = tx.push(c2s::c::Packet::Message(msg.clone())).await {
+						if other_client.uuid == client.uuid {
+							// let's not transmit our message to ourselves
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						// try transmitting the message and if it fails, treat the client as disconnected
+						if let Err(e) = other_client.tx.push(c2s::c::Packet::Message(msg.clone())).await {
 							tracing::error!("failed broadcasting: {e}");
 							disconnected_peers_to_remove.push(i);
 						}
 					}
+
+					// remove all disconnected clients
 					for i in disconnected_peers_to_remove.into_iter().rev() {
 						active_client_peers.lock().await.remove(i);
 					}
@@ -99,8 +110,10 @@ async fn handle(active_client_peers: Arc<Mutex<Vec<impl TransportSink>>>, mut rx
 						Err(_) => { tracing::error!("failed to query all previously sent messages"); }
 						Ok(messages) => {
 							tracing::info!("responding to RequestChatHistory: {}", serde_json::to_string(&messages).unwrap());
-							// how do i know which TransportSink is the sink of the handlee? (which tx is me?)
+							match client.tx.push(c2s::c::Packet::MessagesHistory(messages)).await {
-							todo!();
+								Ok(_) => {tracing::debug!("responding to RequestChatHistory was successful.")},
+								Err(e) => {tracing::error!("Failed to respond to RequestChatHistory: {}", e)},
+							};
 						}
 					};
 				},

server/src/transport/client_connection.rs

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use super::{TransportSink, TransportStream};
 
 pub struct ClientConnection {
-    uuid: Uuid,
+    pub uuid: Uuid,
-    tx: Box<dyn TransportSink>,
+    pub tx: Box<dyn TransportSink>,
-    rx: Box<dyn TransportStream>,
+    pub rx: Box<dyn TransportStream>,
-    user_uuid: Option<Uuid> // gets set if and only if a user is logged in with this connection
+    pub user_uuid: Option<Uuid> // gets set if and only if a user is logged in with this connection
 }
 
 impl ClientConnection {