Reworked message loading endpoints and services to support flexible message querying with 'before' and 'after' parameters via a new MessageQuery contract. Updated controller actions, service interfaces, and implementations to use the new query model, and improved error handling. Added integration tests for ChatLoadController and introduced IUserPresenceService interface. Minor fixes and help text improvements in console client commands.
Introduces OnlinePingingController and related integration/unit tests for user online status updates. Adds PingHandlerService with memory cache throttling, IPingHandlerService interface, and service registration. Implements VerifyFriendship service and interface for friendship validation, with exception handling. Refactors CurrentUserService for improved user ID extraction and testability. Updates ChatsHub to verify friendship before messaging. Cleans up MediaController and optimizes UsersRepository queries by removing unnecessary includes.
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