Messaging Object Generation for Synchronous Conversation Threads

A non-transitory, computer-readable media comprising instructions operable, when executed by one or more computing systems, to:

• receive a message including a thread identifier or a list of conversation participants;
• if the message includes a thread identifier, then append the message to a locally-stored conversation thread possessing the same thread identifier;
• if the message includes a list of participants, then:
• search a plurality of locally-stored conversation threads for a conversation threads having participants matching the list of participants;
• and
• in response to a match, append the message to the matching thread;
• in response to failing to find a match, generate an offline identifier for the message and storing the message locally.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a communications interface;
• one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media comprising instructions operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to:
• receive a message including a thread identifier or a list of conversation participants;
• if the message includes a thread identifier, then append the message to a locally-stored conversation thread possessing the same thread identifier;
• if the message includes a list of participants, then:
• search a plurality of locally-stored conversation threads for a conversation threads having participants matching the list of participants;
• and
• in response to a match, append the message to the matching thread;
• in response to failing to find a match, generate an offline identifier for the message and storing the message locally.