--- a/src/chat.html.luan	Sun Nov 03 21:22:06 2024 -0700
+++ b/src/chat.html.luan	Mon Nov 04 14:44:35 2024 -0700
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 local header = Shared.header or error()
 local started = Shared.started or error()
 local chats_html = Shared.chats_html or error()
+local http_push_to_users = Shared.http_push_to_users or error()
 local User = require "site:/lib/User.luan"
 local current_user = User.current or error()
 local get_user_by_email = User.get_by_email or error()
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@
 		ids[#ids+1] = id
 	end
 	local query = concat(t," ")
-	return run_in_transaction( function()
+	local need_push = false
+	local chat = run_in_transaction( function()
 		local chats = chat_search(query)
 		local n = #chats
 		if n == 0 then
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
 				user_ids = ids
 			}
 			chat.save()
+			need_push = true
 			return chat
 		elseif n == 1 then
 			return chats[1]
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@
 			error("multiple chats for: "..query)
 		end
 	end )
+	if need_push then
+		local js = "getChats('"..chat.id.."')"
+		http_push_to_users( chat.user_ids, js )
+	end
+	return chat
 end
 
 return function()