Add UI for Signing Messages

Calls to `eth.sign` are now transiently persisted in memory, and displayed in a chronological stack with pending transactions (which are still persisted to disk).

This allows the user a method to sign/cancel transactions even if they miss the Chrome notification.

Improved a lot of the view routing, to avoid cases where routes would show an empty account view, or transition to the accounts list when it shouldn't.

Broke the transaction approval view into a couple components so messages and transactions could have their own templates.

app/scripts/background.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const IdentityStore = require('./lib/idStore')
 const createTxNotification = require('./lib/notifications.js').createTxNotification
 const createMsgNotification = require('./lib/notifications.js').createMsgNotification
 const configManager = require('./lib/config-manager-singleton')
+const messageManager = require('./lib/message-manager')
 const setupMultiplex = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').setupMultiplex
 const HostStore = require('./lib/remote-store.js').HostStore
 const Web3 = require('web3')
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ function setupControllerConnection(stream){
     setSelectedAddress: idStore.setSelectedAddress.bind(idStore),
     approveTransaction: idStore.approveTransaction.bind(idStore),
     cancelTransaction:  idStore.cancelTransaction.bind(idStore),
+    signMessage:        idStore.signMessage.bind(idStore),
+    cancelMessage:      idStore.cancelMessage.bind(idStore),
     setLocked:          idStore.setLocked.bind(idStore),
     clearSeedWordCache: idStore.clearSeedWordCache.bind(idStore),
     exportAccount:      idStore.exportAccount.bind(idStore),
@@ -206,7 +209,10 @@ idStore.on('update', updateBadge)
 function updateBadge(state){
   var label = ''
   var unconfTxs = configManager.unconfirmedTxs()
-  var count = Object.keys(unconfTxs).length
+  var unconfTxLen = Object.keys(unconfTxs).length
+  var unconfMsgs = messageManager.unconfirmedMsgs()
+  var unconfMsgLen = Object.keys(unconfMsgs).length
+  var count = unconfTxLen + unconfMsgLen
   if (count) {
     label = String(count)
   }

app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js

@@ -211,73 +211,6 @@ ConfigManager.prototype.updateTx = function(tx) {
   this._saveTxList(transactions)
 }
 
-//
-// Msg
-//
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.getMsgList = function() {
-  var data = this.migrator.getData()
-  if (data.messages !== undefined) {
-    return data.messages
-  } else {
-    return []
-  }
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.unconfirmedMsgs = function() {
-  var messages = this.getMsgList()
-  return messages.filter(msg => msg.status === 'unconfirmed')
-  .reduce((result, msg) => { result[msg.id] = msg; return result }, {})
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype._saveMsgList = function(msgList) {
-  var data = this.migrator.getData()
-  data.messages = msgList
-  this.setData(data)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.addMsg = function(msg) {
-  var messages = this.getMsgList()
-  messages.push(msg)
-  this._saveMsgList(messages)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.getMsg = function(msgId) {
-  var messages = this.getMsgList()
-  var matching = messages.filter(msg => msg.id === msgId)
-  return matching.length > 0 ? matching[0] : null
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.confirmMsg = function(msgId) {
-  this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'confirmed')
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.rejectMsg = function(msgId) {
-  this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'rejected')
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype._setMsgStatus = function(msgId, status) {
-  var msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
-  msg.status = status
-  this.updateMsg(msg)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.updateMsg = function(msg) {
-  var messages = this.getMsgList()
-  var found, index
-  messages.forEach((otherMsg, i) => {
-    if (otherMsg.id === msg.id) {
-      found = true
-      index = i
-    }
-  })
-  if (found) {
-    messages[index] = msg
-  }
-  this._saveMsgList(messages)
-}
-
-
 
 // observable
 

app/scripts/lib/idStore.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const extend = require('xtend')
 const createId = require('web3-provider-engine/util/random-id')
 const autoFaucet = require('./auto-faucet')
 const configManager = require('./config-manager-singleton')
+const messageManager = require('./message-manager')
 const DEFAULT_RPC = 'https://testrpc.metamask.io/'
 
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function IdentityStore(opts = {}) {
     selectedAddress: null,
     identities: {},
   }
+
   // not part of serilized metamask state - only kept in memory
   this._unconfTxCbs = {}
   this._unconfMsgCbs = {}
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.getState = function(){
     seedWords: seedWords,
     unconfTxs: configManager.unconfirmedTxs(),
     transactions: configManager.getTxList(),
+    unconfMsgs: messageManager.unconfirmedMsgs(),
+    messages: messageManager.getMsgList(),
     selectedAddress: configManager.getSelectedAccount(),
   }))
 }
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.addUnconfirmedMessage = function(msgParams, cb){
     time: time,
     status: 'unconfirmed',
   }
-  configManager.addMsg(msgData)
+  messageManager.addMsg(msgData)
   console.log('addUnconfirmedMessage:', msgData)
 
   // keep the cb around for after approval (requires user interaction)
@@ -241,27 +245,27 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.addUnconfirmedMessage = function(msgParams, cb){
 
 // comes from metamask ui
 IdentityStore.prototype.approveMessage = function(msgId, cb){
-  var msgData = configManager.getMsg(msgId)
+  var msgData = messageManager.getMsg(msgId)
   var approvalCb = this._unconfMsgCbs[msgId] || noop
 
   // accept msg
   cb()
   approvalCb(null, true)
   // clean up
-  configManager.confirmMsg(msgId)
+  messageManager.confirmMsg(msgId)
   delete this._unconfMsgCbs[msgId]
   this._didUpdate()
 }
 
 // comes from metamask ui
 IdentityStore.prototype.cancelMessage = function(msgId){
-  var txData = configManager.getMsg(msgId)
+  var txData = messageManager.getMsg(msgId)
   var approvalCb = this._unconfMsgCbs[msgId] || noop
 
   // reject tx
   approvalCb(null, false)
   // clean up
-  configManager.rejectMsg(msgId)
+  messageManager.rejectMsg(msgId)
   delete this._unconfTxCbs[msgId]
   this._didUpdate()
 }
@@ -271,7 +275,14 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.signMessage = function(msgParams, cb){
   try {
     console.log('signing msg...', msgParams.data)
     var rawMsg = this._idmgmt.signMsg(msgParams.from, msgParams.data)
-    cb(null, rawMsg)
+    if ('metamaskId' in msgParams) {
+      var id = msgParams.metamaskId
+      delete msgParams.metamaskId
+
+      this.approveMessage(id, cb)
+    } else {
+      cb(null, rawMsg)
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     cb(err)
   }
@@ -426,7 +437,7 @@ function IdManagement(opts) {
     var privKeyHex = this.exportPrivateKey(txParams.from)
     var privKey = ethUtil.toBuffer(privKeyHex)
     tx.sign(privKey)
-    
+
     // Add the tx hash to the persisted meta-tx object
     var txHash = ethUtil.bufferToHex(tx.hash())
     var metaTx = configManager.getTx(txParams.metamaskId)
@@ -472,4 +483,4 @@ function concatSig(v, r, s) {
   s = ethUtil.toUnsigned(s).toString('hex')
   v = ethUtil.stripHexPrefix(ethUtil.intToHex(v))
   return ethUtil.addHexPrefix(r.concat(s, v).toString("hex"))
-}
+}

app/scripts/lib/message-manager.js

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+module.exports = new MessageManager()
+
+function MessageManager(opts) {
+  this.messages = []
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.getMsgList = function() {
+  return this.messages
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.unconfirmedMsgs = function() {
+  var messages = this.getMsgList()
+  return messages.filter(msg => msg.status === 'unconfirmed')
+  .reduce((result, msg) => { result[msg.id] = msg; return result }, {})
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype._saveMsgList = function(msgList) {
+  this.messages = msgList
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.addMsg = function(msg) {
+  var messages = this.getMsgList()
+  messages.push(msg)
+  this._saveMsgList(messages)
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.getMsg = function(msgId) {
+  var messages = this.getMsgList()
+  var matching = messages.filter(msg => msg.id === msgId)
+  return matching.length > 0 ? matching[0] : null
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.confirmMsg = function(msgId) {
+  this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'confirmed')
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.rejectMsg = function(msgId) {
+  this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'rejected')
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype._setMsgStatus = function(msgId, status) {
+  var msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
+  if (msg) msg.status = status
+  this.updateMsg(msg)
+}
+
+MessageManager.prototype.updateMsg = function(msg) {
+  var messages = this.getMsgList()
+  var found, index
+  messages.forEach((otherMsg, i) => {
+    if (otherMsg.id === msg.id) {
+      found = true
+      index = i
+    }
+  })
+  if (found) {
+    messages[index] = msg
+  }
+  this._saveMsgList(messages)
+}
+

ui/app/account-detail.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
   return {
     identities: state.metamask.identities,
     accounts: state.metamask.accounts,
-    address: state.appState.currentView.context,
+    address: state.metamask.selectedAccount,
     accountDetail: state.appState.accountDetail,
     transactions: state.metamask.transactions,
     networkVersion: state.metamask.network,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function AccountDetailScreen() {
 
 AccountDetailScreen.prototype.render = function() {
   var state = this.props
+  var selected = state.address || Object.keys(state.accounts[0]).address
   var identity = state.identities[state.address]
   var account = state.accounts[state.address]
   var accountDetail = state.accountDetail

ui/app/actions.js

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var actions = {
   SHOW_ACCOUNT_DETAIL: 'SHOW_ACCOUNT_DETAIL',
   SHOW_ACCOUNTS_PAGE: 'SHOW_ACCOUNTS_PAGE',
   SHOW_CONF_TX_PAGE: 'SHOW_CONF_TX_PAGE',
+  SHOW_CONF_MSG_PAGE: 'SHOW_CONF_MSG_PAGE',
   // account detail screen
   SHOW_SEND_PAGE: 'SHOW_SEND_PAGE',
   showSendPage: showSendPage,
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ var actions = {
   NEXT_TX: 'NEXT_TX',
   PREVIOUS_TX: 'PREV_TX',
   setSelectedAddress: setSelectedAddress,
-  signTx: signTx,
+  signMsg: signMsg,
+  cancelMsg: cancelMsg,
   sendTx: sendTx,
   cancelTx: cancelTx,
   completedTx: completedTx,
@@ -152,16 +154,15 @@ function setSelectedAddress(address) {
   }
 }
 
-function signTx(txData) {
+function signMsg(msgData) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(this.showLoadingIndication())
 
-    web3.eth.sendTransaction(txData, (err, data) => {
+    _accountManager.signMessage(msgData, (err) => {
       dispatch(this.hideLoadingIndication())
 
       if (err) return dispatch(this.displayWarning(err.message))
-      dispatch(this.hideWarning())
+      dispatch(this.completedTx(msgData.metamaskId))
-      dispatch(this.goHome())
     })
   }
 }
@@ -193,9 +194,14 @@ function txError(err) {
   }
 }
 
+function cancelMsg(msgData){
+  _accountManager.cancelMessage(msgData.id)
+  return this.completedTx(msgData.id)
+}
+
 function cancelTx(txData){
   _accountManager.cancelTransaction(txData.id)
-  return this.goHome()
+  return this.completedTx(txData.id)
 }
 
 //

ui/app/app.js

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ App.prototype.renderPrimary = function(state){
       return h(CreateVaultScreen, {key: 'createVault'})
 
     default:
-      return h(AccountsScreen, {key: 'accounts'})
+      return h(AccountDetailScreen, {key: 'account-detail'})
   }
 }
 

ui/app/components/pending-msg.js

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const Component = require('react').Component
+const h = require('react-hyperscript')
+const inherits = require('util').inherits
+
+const AccountPanel = require('./account-panel')
+const addressSummary = require('../util').addressSummary
+const readableDate = require('../util').readableDate
+const formatBalance = require('../util').formatBalance
+const dataSize = require('../util').dataSize
+
+module.exports = PendingMsg
+
+
+inherits(PendingMsg, Component)
+function PendingMsg() {
+  Component.call(this)
+}
+
+PendingMsg.prototype.render = function() {
+  var state = this.props
+  var msgData = state.txData
+
+  var msgParams = msgData.msgParams || {}
+  var address =  msgParams.from || state.selectedAddress
+  var identity = state.identities[address] || { address: address }
+  var account = state.accounts[address] || { address: address }
+
+  return (
+    h('.transaction', {
+      key: msgData.id,
+    }, [
+
+      // account that will sign
+      h(AccountPanel, {
+        showFullAddress: true,
+        identity: identity,
+        account: account,
+      }),
+
+      // tx data
+      h('.tx-data.flex-column.flex-justify-center.flex-grow.select-none', [
+        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+          h('label.font-small', 'DATE'),
+          h('span.font-small', readableDate(msgData.time)),
+        ]),
+
+        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+          h('label.font-small', 'MESSAGE'),
+          h('span.font-small', msgParams.data),
+        ]),
+      ]),
+
+      // send + cancel
+      h('.flex-row.flex-space-around', [
+        h('button', {
+          onClick: state.cancelMessage,
+        }, 'Cancel'),
+        h('button', {
+          onClick: state.signMessage,
+        }, 'Sign'),
+      ]),
+    ])
+  )
+}
+

ui/app/components/pending-tx.js

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+const Component = require('react').Component
+const h = require('react-hyperscript')
+const inherits = require('util').inherits
+
+const AccountPanel = require('./account-panel')
+const addressSummary = require('../util').addressSummary
+const readableDate = require('../util').readableDate
+const formatBalance = require('../util').formatBalance
+const dataSize = require('../util').dataSize
+
+module.exports = PendingTx
+
+
+inherits(PendingTx, Component)
+function PendingTx() {
+  Component.call(this)
+}
+
+PendingTx.prototype.render = function() {
+  var state = this.props
+  var txData = state.txData
+
+  var txParams = txData.txParams || {}
+  var address =  txParams.from || state.selectedAddress
+  var identity = state.identities[address] || { address: address }
+  var account = state.accounts[address] || { address: address }
+
+  return (
+    h('.transaction', {
+      key: txData.id,
+    }, [
+
+      // account that will sign
+      h(AccountPanel, {
+        showFullAddress: true,
+        identity: identity,
+        account: account,
+      }),
+
+      // tx data
+      h('.tx-data.flex-column.flex-justify-center.flex-grow.select-none', [
+
+        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+          h('label.font-small', 'TO ADDRESS'),
+          h('span.font-small', addressSummary(txParams.to)),
+        ]),
+
+        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+          h('label.font-small', 'DATE'),
+          h('span.font-small', readableDate(txData.time)),
+        ]),
+
+        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+          h('label.font-small', 'AMOUNT'),
+          h('span.font-small', formatBalance(txParams.value)),
+        ]),
+      ]),
+
+      // send + cancel
+      h('.flex-row.flex-space-around', [
+        h('button', {
+          onClick: state.cancelTransaction,
+        }, 'Cancel'),
+        h('button', {
+          onClick: state.sendTransaction,
+        }, 'Send'),
+      ]),
+    ])
+  )
+}
+

ui/app/components/template.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const Component = require('react').Component
+const h = require('react-hyperscript')
+const inherits = require('util').inherits
+
+module.exports = NewComponent
+
+
+inherits(NewComponent, Component)
+function NewComponent() {
+  Component.call(this)
+}
+
+NewComponent.prototype.render = function() {
+  var state = this.props
+
+  return (
+    h('span', 'Placeholder component')
+  )
+}

ui/app/conf-tx.js

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const copyToClipboard = require('copy-to-clipboard')
 const actions = require('./actions')
 const AccountPanel = require('./components/account-panel')
 const valuesFor = require('./util').valuesFor
-const addressSummary = require('./util').addressSummary
+const txHelper = require('../lib/tx-helper')
-const readableDate = require('./util').readableDate
+
-const formatBalance = require('./util').formatBalance
+const ConfirmTx = require('./components/pending-tx')
-const dataSize = require('./util').dataSize
+const PendingMsg = require('./components/pending-msg')
 
 module.exports = connect(mapStateToProps)(ConfirmTxScreen)
 
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     accounts: state.metamask.accounts,
     selectedAddress: state.metamask.selectedAddress,
     unconfTxs: state.metamask.unconfTxs,
+    unconfMsgs: state.metamask.unconfMsgs,
     index: state.appState.currentView.context,
+    warning: state.appState.warning,
   }
 }
 
@@ -32,12 +34,11 @@ function ConfirmTxScreen() {
 
 ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.render = function() {
   var state = this.props
-  var unconfTxList = valuesFor(state.unconfTxs).sort(tx => tx.time)
+
+  var unconfTxs = state.unconfTxs
+  var unconfMsgs = state.unconfMsgs
+  var unconfTxList = txHelper(unconfTxs, unconfMsgs)
   var txData = unconfTxList[state.index] || {}
-  var txParams = txData.txParams || {}
-  var address =  txParams.from || state.selectedAddress
-  var identity = state.identities[address] || { address: address }
-  var account = state.accounts[address] || { address: address }
 
   return (
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.render = function() {
       // subtitle and nav
       h('.section-title.flex-row.flex-center', [
         h('i.fa.fa-arrow-left.fa-lg.cursor-pointer', {
-          onClick: this.navigateToAccounts.bind(this),
+          onClick: this.goHome.bind(this),
         }),
         h('h2.page-subtitle', 'Confirm Transaction'),
       ]),
@@ -72,58 +73,44 @@ ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.render = function() {
         }),
       ]),
 
+      warningIfExists(state.warning),
+
       h(ReactCSSTransitionGroup, {
         transitionName: "main",
         transitionEnterTimeout: 300,
         transitionLeaveTimeout: 300,
       }, [
 
-        h('.transaction', {
+        currentTxView({
+          // Properties
+          txData: txData,
           key: txData.id,
-        }, [
+          selectedAddress: state.selectedAddress,
+          accounts: state.accounts,
+          identities: state.identities,
+          // Actions
+          sendTransaction: this.sendTransaction.bind(this, txData),
+          cancelTransaction: this.cancelTransaction.bind(this, txData),
+          signMessage: this.signMessage.bind(this, txData),
+          cancelMessage: this.cancelMessage.bind(this, txData),
+        }),
 
-          // account that will sign
-          h(AccountPanel, {
-            showFullAddress: true,
-            identity: identity,
-            account: account,
-          }),
-
-          // tx data
-          h('.tx-data.flex-column.flex-justify-center.flex-grow.select-none', [
-
-            h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
-              h('label.font-small', 'TO ADDRESS'),
-              h('span.font-small', addressSummary(txParams.to)),
-            ]),
-
-            h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
-              h('label.font-small', 'DATE'),
-              h('span.font-small', readableDate(txData.time)),
-            ]),
-
-            h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
-              h('label.font-small', 'AMOUNT'),
-              h('span.font-small', formatBalance(txParams.value)),
-            ]),
-
-          ]),
-
-          // send + cancel
-          h('.flex-row.flex-space-around', [
-            h('button', {
-              onClick: this.cancelTransaction.bind(this, txData),
-            }, 'Cancel'),
-            h('button', {
-              onClick: this.sendTransaction.bind(this, txData),
-            }, 'Send'),
-          ]),
-        ]),
       ]),
-    ]) // No comma or semicolon can go here
+    ])
   )
 }
 
+function currentTxView (opts) {
+
+  if ('txParams' in opts.txData) {
+    // This is a pending transaction
+    return h(ConfirmTx, opts)
+  } else if ('msgParams' in opts.txData) {
+    // This is a pending message to sign
+    return h(PendingMsg, opts)
+  }
+}
+
 ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.sendTransaction = function(txData, event){
   event.stopPropagation()
   this.props.dispatch(actions.sendTx(txData))
@@ -134,7 +121,25 @@ ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.cancelTransaction = function(txData, event){
   this.props.dispatch(actions.cancelTx(txData))
 }
 
-ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.navigateToAccounts = function(event){
+ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.signMessage = function(msgData, event){
+  var params = msgData.msgParams
+  params.metamaskId = msgData.id
   event.stopPropagation()
-  this.props.dispatch(actions.showAccountsPage())
+  this.props.dispatch(actions.signMsg(params))
+}
+
+ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.cancelMessage = function(msgData, event){
+  event.stopPropagation()
+  this.props.dispatch(actions.cancelMsg(msgData))
+}
+
+ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.goHome = function(event){
+  event.stopPropagation()
+  this.props.dispatch(actions.goHome())
+}
+
+function warningIfExists(warning) {
+  if (warning) {
+    return h('span.error', { style: { margin: 'auto' } }, warning)
+  }
 }

ui/app/reducers/app.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const extend = require('xtend')
 const actions = require('../actions')
 const valuesFor = require('../util').valuesFor
+const txHelper = require('../../lib/tx-helper')
 
 module.exports = reduceApp
 
@@ -127,10 +128,7 @@ function reduceApp(state, action) {
 
   case actions.GO_HOME:
     return extend(appState, {
-      currentView: {
+      currentView: {},
-        name: 'accountDetail',
-        context: appState.currentView.context,
-      },
       accountDetail: {
         accountExport: 'none',
         privateKey: '',
@@ -185,9 +183,24 @@ function reduceApp(state, action) {
       warning: null,
     })
 
+  case actions.SHOW_CONF_MSG_PAGE:
+    return extend(appState, {
+      currentView: {
+        name: 'confTx',
+        context: 0,
+      },
+      transForward: true,
+      warning: null,
+    })
+
   case actions.COMPLETED_TX:
-    var unconfTxs = Object.keys(state.metamask.unconfTxs).filter(tx => tx !== tx.id)
+    var unconfTxs = state.metamask.unconfTxs
-    if (unconfTxs && unconfTxs.length > 0) {
+    var unconfMsgs = state.metamask.unconfMsgs
+
+    var unconfTxList = txHelper(unconfTxs, unconfMsgs)
+    .filter(tx => tx !== tx.id)
+
+    if (unconfTxList && unconfTxList.length > 0) {
       return extend(appState, {
         transForward: false,
         currentView: {
@@ -202,7 +215,7 @@ function reduceApp(state, action) {
         warning: null,
         currentView: {
           name: 'accountDetail',
-          context: appState.currentView.context,
+          context: state.metamask.selectedAddress,
         },
       })
     }

ui/app/reducers/metamask.js

@@ -44,13 +44,19 @@ function reduceMetamask(state, action) {
   case actions.COMPLETED_TX:
     var stringId = String(action.id)
     var newState = extend(metamaskState, {
-      unconfTxs: {}
+      unconfTxs: {},
+      unconfMsgs: {},
     })
     for (var id in metamaskState.unconfTxs) {
       if (id !== stringId) {
         newState.unconfTxs[id] = metamaskState.unconfTxs[id]
       }
     }
+    for (var id in metamaskState.unconfMsgs) {
+      if (id !== stringId) {
+        newState.unconfMsgs[id] = metamaskState.unconfMsgs[id]
+      }
+    }
     return newState
 
   case actions.CLEAR_SEED_WORD_CACHE:

ui/index.js

@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ function startApp(metamaskState, accountManager, opts){
     store.dispatch(actions.showConfTxPage())
   }
 
+  // if unconfirmed messages, start on msgConf page
+  if (Object.keys(metamaskState.unconfMsgs || {}).length) {
+    store.dispatch(actions.showConfTxPage())
+  }
+
   accountManager.on('update', function(metamaskState){
     store.dispatch(actions.updateMetamaskState(metamaskState))
   })

ui/lib/tx-helper.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const valuesFor = require('../app/util').valuesFor
+
+module.exports = function(unconfTxs, unconfMsgs) {
+  var txValues = valuesFor(unconfTxs)
+  var msgValues = valuesFor(unconfMsgs)
+  var allValues = txValues.concat(msgValues)
+  return allValues.sort(tx => tx.time)
+}