some changes

app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/BaseMainActivity.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import android.os.Looper;
 import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.Html;
 import android.text.TextWatcher;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Patterns;
 import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
 import android.view.Gravity;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.gif.GifDrawable;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.CustomTarget;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.transition.Transition;
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
+import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout;
 import com.jaredrummler.cyanea.Cyanea;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -1135,7 +1137,28 @@ public abstract class BaseMainActivity extends BaseActivity implements NetworkSt
                     break;
             }
         }
-
+        int selectedTab = binding.tabLayout.getSelectedTabPosition();
+        TabLayout.Tab tab = binding.tabLayout.getTabAt(selectedTab);
+        Log.v(Helper.TAG, "selectedTab: " + selectedTab);
+        Log.v(Helper.TAG, "tab: " + tab);
+        View view = null;
+        if (tab != null) {
+            view = tab.getCustomView();
+        }
+        if (view != null) {
+            Log.v(Helper.TAG, "view: " + view);
+            TextView counter = view.findViewById(R.id.tab_counter);
+            Log.v(Helper.TAG, "counter: " + counter);
+            if (counter != null) {
+                if (count > 0) {
+                    counter.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                    counter.setText(String.valueOf(count));
+                } else {
+                    counter.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                    counter.setText("0");
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
     }
 

app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/entities/app/StatusCache.java

@@ -175,20 +175,21 @@ public class StatusCache {
      * Insert or update a status
      *
      * @param statusCache {@link StatusCache}
-     * @return long - db id
+     * @return int - 0 if updated 1 if inserted
      * @throws DBException exception with database
      */
-    public long insertOrUpdate(StatusCache statusCache, String slug) throws DBException {
+    public int insertOrUpdate(StatusCache statusCache, String slug) throws DBException {
         if (db == null) {
             throw new DBException("db is null. Wrong initialization.");
         }
         statusCache.slug = slug;
         boolean exists = statusExist(statusCache);
-        long idReturned;
+        int idReturned = 0;
         if (exists) {
-            idReturned = updateStatus(statusCache);
+            updateStatus(statusCache);
         } else {
-            idReturned = insertStatus(statusCache, slug);
+            insertStatus(statusCache, slug);
+            idReturned = 1;
         }
         return idReturned;
     }

app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/ui/fragment/timeline/FragmentMastodonTimeline.java

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class FragmentMastodonTimeline extends Fragment implements StatusAdapter.
             int insertedStatus = updateStatusListWith(fetched_statuses.statuses);
 
             //For these directions, the app will display counters for new messages
-            if (insertedStatus >= 0 && (direction == DIRECTION.FETCH_NEW || direction == DIRECTION.SCROLL_TOP)) {
+            if (insertedStatus >= 0 && update != null && (direction == DIRECTION.FETCH_NEW || direction == DIRECTION.SCROLL_TOP)) {
                 update.onUpdate(insertedStatus, timelineType, slug);
             }
             if (direction == DIRECTION.TOP && fetchingMissing) {
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ public class FragmentMastodonTimeline extends Fragment implements StatusAdapter.
         mLayoutManager.setOrientation(LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL);
         binding.recyclerView.setLayoutManager(mLayoutManager);
         binding.recyclerView.setAdapter(statusAdapter);
-
+        //Fetching new messages
+        route(DIRECTION.FETCH_NEW, true);
 
         if (searchCache == null && timelineType != Timeline.TimeLineEnum.TREND_MESSAGE) {
             binding.recyclerView.addOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ public class FragmentMastodonTimeline extends Fragment implements StatusAdapter.
                 }
             });
         }
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -484,8 +486,10 @@ public class FragmentMastodonTimeline extends Fragment implements StatusAdapter.
                             if (!timelineStatuses.contains(statusReceived) && !statusReceived.pinned && timelineType != Timeline.TimeLineEnum.ACCOUNT_TIMELINE) {
                                 timelineStatuses.add(position, statusReceived);
                                 statusAdapter.notifyItemInserted(position);
+                                if (!statusReceived.cached) {
                                     insertedStatus++;
                                 }
+                            }
                             break;
                         }
                         position++;

app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/viewmodel/mastodon/TimelinesVM.java

@@ -428,7 +428,10 @@ public class TimelinesVM extends AndroidViewModel {
                                 statusCache.type = timelineParams.type;
                                 statusCache.status_id = status.id;
                                 try {
-                                    statusCacheDAO.insertOrUpdate(statusCache, timelineParams.slug);
+                                    int inserted = statusCacheDAO.insertOrUpdate(statusCache, timelineParams.slug);
+                                    if (inserted == 0) {
+                                        status.cached = true;
+                                    }
                                 } catch (DBException e) {
                                     e.printStackTrace();
                                 }

app/src/main/res/layout/tab_custom_default_view.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
     <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
@@ -8,4 +9,21 @@
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_centerInParent="true" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/tab_counter"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+        android:background="@drawable/shape_counter"
+        android:paddingLeft="2dp"
+        android:paddingRight="2dp"
+        android:textColor="?mTextColor"
+        android:textSize="12sp"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        tools:text="35"
+        tools:visibility="visible" />
 </RelativeLayout>

app/src/main/res/layout/tab_custom_view.xml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:orientation="horizontal">
 
     <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
@@ -20,4 +21,21 @@
         android:maxWidth="150dp"
         android:singleLine="true"
         android:textSize="16sp" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/tab_counter"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+        android:background="@drawable/shape_counter"
+        android:paddingLeft="2dp"
+        android:paddingRight="2dp"
+        android:textColor="?mTextColor"
+        android:textSize="12sp"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        tools:text="35"
+        tools:visibility="visible" />
 </androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>