feat: implement comprehensive loop prevention and architecture improvements

- Add comprehensive loop prevention at source level for all bridges:
  - XMPP bridge: Skip messages from own XMPP connection user
  - Mattermost bridge: Skip messages from bot user and remote users
- Remove cache from getOrCreateRemoteUser method for simplified user management
- Improve XMPP client architecture with direct handler delegation:
  - Add SetMessageHandler and GetJID methods to XMPP client
  - Move protocol normalization methods to client level
  - Implement handleIncomingXMPPMessage in XMPP bridge for business logic
- Fix message direction handling in XMPP message handler
- Add remote user invitation to shared channels via InviteRemoteToChannel API
- Clean up unused code and improve code formatting

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

server/bridge/manager.go

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (m *BridgeManager) CreateChannelMapping(req model.CreateChannelMappingReque
 		return fmt.Errorf("bridge '%s' is not connected", req.BridgeName)
 	}
 
-	// NEW: Check if room already mapped to another channel
+	// Check if channel mapping already exists on the bridge
 	existingChannelID, err := bridge.GetChannelMapping(req.BridgeChannelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.logger.LogError("Failed to check channel mapping", "bridge_channel_id", req.BridgeChannelID, "error", err)

server/bridge/mattermost/message_handler.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package mattermost
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-bridge-xmpp/server/logger"
 	pluginModel "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-bridge-xmpp/server/model"
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 type mattermostMessageHandler struct {
 	bridge *mattermostBridge
 	logger logger.Logger
-	userCache map[string]string // Maps "bridgeType:remoteID:userID" -> Mattermost user ID
-	cacheMu   sync.RWMutex      // Protects userCache
 }
 
 // newMessageHandler creates a new Mattermost message handler
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ func newMessageHandler(bridge *mattermostBridge) *mattermostMessageHandler {
 	return &mattermostMessageHandler{
 		bridge: bridge,
 		logger: bridge.logger,
-		userCache: make(map[string]string),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +87,16 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) postMessageToMattermost(msg *pluginModel.Brid
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get or create remote user: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := h.bridge.api.InviteRemoteToChannel(channelID, msg.SourceRemoteID, remoteUserID, true); err != nil {
+		h.logger.LogError("Failed to invite remote user to channel",
+			"channel_id", msg.SourceChannelID,
+			"remote_user_id", remoteUserID,
+			"source_bridge", msg.SourceBridge,
+			"source_remote_id", msg.SourceRemoteID,
+			"err", err.Error(),
+		)
+	}
+
 	// Create the post using the remote user (no need for bridge formatting since it's posted as the actual user)
 	post := &mmModel.Post{
 		ChannelId: channelID,
@@ -128,26 +134,6 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) postMessageToMattermost(msg *pluginModel.Brid
 
 // getOrCreateRemoteUser gets or creates a remote user for incoming bridge messages
 func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) getOrCreateRemoteUser(msg *pluginModel.BridgeMessage) (string, error) {
-	// Create cache key: "bridgeType:remoteID:userID"
-	cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", msg.SourceBridge, msg.SourceRemoteID, msg.SourceUserID)
-
-	// Check cache first
-	h.cacheMu.RLock()
-	if userID, exists := h.userCache[cacheKey]; exists {
-		h.cacheMu.RUnlock()
-		return userID, nil
-	}
-	h.cacheMu.RUnlock()
-
-	// Lock for user creation
-	h.cacheMu.Lock()
-	defer h.cacheMu.Unlock()
-
-	// Double-check cache after acquiring lock
-	if userID, exists := h.userCache[cacheKey]; exists {
-		return userID, nil
-	}
-
 	// Generate username from source info
 	username := h.generateUsername(msg.SourceUserID, msg.SourceUserName, msg.SourceBridge)
 
@@ -158,7 +144,6 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) getOrCreateRemoteUser(msg *pluginModel.Bridge
 	if existingUser, appErr := h.bridge.api.GetUserByUsername(username); appErr == nil && existingUser != nil {
 		// Check if this user has the correct RemoteId
 		if existingUser.RemoteId != nil && *existingUser.RemoteId == msg.SourceRemoteID {
-			h.userCache[cacheKey] = existingUser.Id
 			h.logger.LogDebug("Found existing remote user",
 				"user_id", existingUser.Id,
 				"username", username,
@@ -172,7 +157,6 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) getOrCreateRemoteUser(msg *pluginModel.Bridge
 	if existingUser, appErr := h.bridge.api.GetUserByEmail(email); appErr == nil && existingUser != nil {
 		// Check if this user has the correct RemoteId
 		if existingUser.RemoteId != nil && *existingUser.RemoteId == msg.SourceRemoteID {
-			h.userCache[cacheKey] = existingUser.Id
 			h.logger.LogDebug("Found existing remote user by email",
 				"user_id", existingUser.Id,
 				"email", email,
@@ -188,7 +172,7 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) getOrCreateRemoteUser(msg *pluginModel.Bridge
 		Email:     email,
 		FirstName: msg.SourceUserName,
 		Password:  mmModel.NewId(),
-		RemoteId:  &msg.SourceRemoteID,
+		RemoteId:  mmModel.NewPointer(msg.SourceRemoteID),
 	}
 
 	// Try to create the user
@@ -203,9 +187,6 @@ func (h *mattermostMessageHandler) getOrCreateRemoteUser(msg *pluginModel.Bridge
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create remote user: %w", appErr)
 	}
 
-	// Cache the result
-	h.userCache[cacheKey] = createdUser.Id
-
 	h.logger.LogInfo("Created remote user",
 		"user_id", createdUser.Id,
 		"username", username,

server/bridge/xmpp/bridge.go

@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ func (b *xmppBridge) Start() error {
 	// Start connection monitor
 	go b.connectionMonitor()
 
-
 	b.logger.LogInfo("Mattermost to XMPP bridge started successfully")
 	return nil
 }
@@ -574,7 +573,6 @@ func (b *xmppBridge) GetUserManager() pluginModel.BridgeUserManager {
 	return b.userManager
 }
 
-
 // GetMessageChannel returns the channel for incoming messages from XMPP
 func (b *xmppBridge) GetMessageChannel() <-chan *pluginModel.DirectionalMessage {
 	return b.incomingMessages
@@ -638,6 +636,14 @@ func (b *xmppBridge) handleIncomingXMPPMessage(msg stanza.Message, t xmlstream.T
 
 	userID, displayName := b.bridgeClient.ExtractUserInfo(msg.From)
 
+	// Skip messages from our own XMPP user to prevent loops
+	if userID == b.bridgeClient.GetJID().String() {
+		b.logger.LogDebug("Skipping message from our own XMPP user to prevent loop",
+			"our_jid", b.bridgeClient.GetJID().String(),
+			"source_user_id", userID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Create bridge message
 	bridgeMessage := &pluginModel.BridgeMessage{
 		SourceBridge:    b.bridgeID,

server/bridge/xmpp/message_handler.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (h *xmppMessageHandler) ProcessMessage(msg *pluginModel.DirectionalMessage)
 	}
 
 	// For incoming messages to XMPP, we send them to XMPP rooms
-	if msg.Direction == pluginModel.DirectionIncoming {
+	if msg.Direction == pluginModel.DirectionOutgoing {
 		return h.sendMessageToXMPP(msg.BridgeMessage)
 	}
 

server/hooks_sharedchannels.go

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func (p *Plugin) OnSharedChannelsPing(remoteCluster *model.RemoteCluster) bool {
 
 // OnSharedChannelsSyncMsg processes sync messages from Mattermost shared channels and routes them to XMPP
 func (p *Plugin) OnSharedChannelsSyncMsg(msg *model.SyncMsg, rc *model.RemoteCluster) (model.SyncResponse, error) {
+	p.logger.LogDebug("🚀 OnSharedChannelsSyncMsg called", "remote_id", rc.RemoteId, "channel_id", msg.ChannelId)
+
 	config := p.getConfiguration()
 
 	// Initialize sync response
@@ -109,6 +111,30 @@ func (p *Plugin) OnSharedChannelsSyncMsg(msg *model.SyncMsg, rc *model.RemoteClu
 
 // processSyncPost converts a Mattermost post to a bridge message and routes it to XMPP
 func (p *Plugin) processSyncPost(post *model.Post, channelID string, users map[string]*model.User) error {
+	p.logger.LogDebug("Processing sync post", "post_id", post.Id, "channel_id", channelID, "users", users)
+
+	// Skip messages from our own bot user to prevent loops
+	if post.UserId == p.botUserID {
+		p.logger.LogDebug("Skipping message from bot user to prevent loop",
+			"bot_user_id", p.botUserID,
+			"post_user_id", post.UserId)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Skip messages from remote users to prevent loops
+	// Remote users represent users from other bridges (e.g., XMPP users in Mattermost)
+	user, appErr := p.API.GetUser(post.UserId)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		p.logger.LogWarn("Failed to get user details for loop prevention. Ignoring message.", "user_id", post.UserId, "error", appErr)
+		return nil
+	} else if user != nil && user.RemoteId != nil && *user.RemoteId != "" {
+		p.logger.LogDebug("Skipping message from remote user to prevent loop",
+			"user_id", post.UserId,
+			"username", user.Username,
+			"remote_id", *user.RemoteId)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Find the user who created this post
 	var postUser *model.User
 	p.logger.LogInfo("Processing sync post", "post_id", post.UserId, "users", users)
@@ -118,10 +144,10 @@ func (p *Plugin) processSyncPost(post *model.Post, channelID string, users map[s
 
 	// If user not found in sync data, try to get from API
 	if postUser == nil {
-		var err error
-		postUser, err = p.API.GetUser(post.UserId)
-		if err != nil {
-			p.logger.LogWarn("Failed to get user for post", "user_id", post.UserId, "post_id", post.Id, "error", err)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		postUser, appErr = p.API.GetUser(post.UserId)
+		if appErr != nil {
+			p.logger.LogWarn("Failed to get user for post", "user_id", post.UserId, "post_id", post.Id, "error", appErr)
 			// Create a placeholder user
 			postUser = &model.User{
 				Id:       post.UserId,
@@ -136,6 +162,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) processSyncPost(post *model.Post, channelID string, users map[s
 		SourceChannelID: channelID,
 		SourceUserID:    postUser.Id,
 		SourceUserName:  postUser.Username,
+		SourceRemoteID:  "", // This message comes from Mattermost, so no remote ID
 		Content:         post.Message,
 		MessageType:     "text", // TODO: Handle other message types
 		Timestamp:       time.Unix(post.CreateAt/1000, 0),

server/xmpp/client.go

@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ func (c *Client) SetMessageHandler(handler mux.MessageHandlerFunc) {
 	c.messageHandler = handler
 }
 
+// GetJID returns the client's JID
+func (c *Client) GetJID() jid.JID {
+	return c.jidAddr
+}
+
 // parseServerAddress parses a server URL and returns a host:port address
 func (c *Client) parseServerAddress(serverURL string) (string, error) {
 	// Handle simple host:port format (e.g., "localhost:5222")