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+odoo.define('im_livechat/static/src/models/thread/thread.js', function (require) {
+'use strict';
+
+const {
+    registerClassPatchModel,
+    registerInstancePatchModel,
+} = require('mail/static/src/model/model_core.js');
+
+registerClassPatchModel('mail.thread', 'im_livechat/static/src/models/thread/thread.js', {
+
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Public
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    convertData(data) {
+        const data2 = this._super(data);
+        if ('livechat_visitor' in data && data.livechat_visitor) {
+            if (!data2.members) {
+                data2.members = [];
+            }
+            // `livechat_visitor` without `id` is the anonymous visitor.
+            if (!data.livechat_visitor.id) {
+                /**
+                 * Create partner derived from public partner and replace the
+                 * public partner.
+                 *
+                 * Indeed the anonymous visitor is registered as a member of the
+                 * channel as the public partner in the database to avoid
+                 * polluting the contact list with many temporary partners.
+                 *
+                 * But the issue with public partner is that it is the same
+                 * record for every livechat, whereas every correspondent should
+                 * actually have its own visitor name, typing status, etc.
+                 *
+                 * Due to JS being temporary by nature there is no such notion
+                 * of polluting the database, it is therefore acceptable and
+                 * easier to handle one temporary partner per channel.
+                 */
+                data2.members.push(['unlink', this.env.messaging.publicPartners]);
+                const partner = this.env.models['mail.partner'].create(
+                    Object.assign(
+                        this.env.models['mail.partner'].convertData(data.livechat_visitor),
+                        { id: this.env.models['mail.partner'].getNextPublicId() }
+                    )
+                );
+                data2.members.push(['link', partner]);
+                data2.correspondent = [['link', partner]];
+            } else {
+                const partnerData = this.env.models['mail.partner'].convertData(data.livechat_visitor);
+                data2.members.push(['insert', partnerData]);
+                data2.correspondent = [['insert', partnerData]];
+            }
+        }
+        return data2;
+    },
+});
+
+registerInstancePatchModel('mail.thread', 'im_livechat/static/src/models/thread/thread.js', {
+
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Private
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    _computeCorrespondent() {
+        if (this.channel_type === 'livechat') {
+            // livechat correspondent never change: always the public member.
+            return [];
+        }
+        return this._super();
+    },
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    _computeDisplayName() {
+        if (this.channel_type === 'livechat' && this.correspondent) {
+            if (this.correspondent.country) {
+                return `${this.correspondent.nameOrDisplayName} (${this.correspondent.country.name})`;
+            }
+            return this.correspondent.nameOrDisplayName;
+        }
+        return this._super();
+    },
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    _computeIsChatChannel() {
+        return this.channel_type === 'livechat' || this._super();
+    },
+});
+
+});