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+import { chat } from '@chat-app/shared';
+import type { AttachmentHandle } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Image, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { getCachedAttachment, setCachedAttachment } from '../lib/attachmentCache';
+import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase';
+import { colors } from '../theme/colors';
+
+interface Props {
+  handle: AttachmentHandle;
+  ownDeviceId: string;
+  ownPrivateKey: Uint8Array;
+}
+
+// Decrypts an encrypted image attachment on first mount and renders it
+// inline. Subsequent mounts hit the in-memory cache. Failure (key not
+// shared yet for this device, network error, etc.) shows a small error
+// placeholder rather than crashing the parent message bubble.
+export function AttachmentImage({ handle }: Props) {
+  const [dataUrl, setDataUrl] = useState<string | null>(() => getCachedAttachment(handle.id) ?? null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dataUrl) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        const blob = await chat.downloadAndDecryptAttachment({
+          client: supabase,
+          handle,
+        });
+        const bytes = new Uint8Array(await blob.arrayBuffer());
+        const b64 = Buffer.from(bytes as unknown as ArrayLike<number>).toString('base64');
+        const url = 'data:' + handle.mimeType + ';base64,' + b64;
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setCachedAttachment(handle.id, url);
+        setDataUrl(url);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'decrypt failed');
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [dataUrl, handle]);
+
+  // Aspect ratio honoured if available; fall back to a 4:3 placeholder.
+  const aspect =
+    handle.width && handle.height && handle.height > 0 ? handle.width / handle.height : 4 / 3;
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <View style={[styles.placeholder, { aspectRatio: aspect }]}>
+        <Text style={styles.errorText}>🔒 {error}</Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+  if (!dataUrl) {
+    return (
+      <View style={[styles.placeholder, { aspectRatio: aspect }]}>
+        <ActivityIndicator color={colors.accent} />
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+  return (
+    <Image
+      source={{ uri: dataUrl }}
+      style={[styles.image, { aspectRatio: aspect }]}
+      resizeMode="cover"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  image: {
+    width: '100%',
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    marginTop: 4,
+  },
+  placeholder: {
+    width: '100%',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: colors.surface,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    borderColor: colors.border,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    marginTop: 4,
+  },
+  errorText: { color: colors.danger, fontSize: 12 },
+});