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+import UIKit
+import os
+
+// MARK: - RosettaMessageListController
+
+/// Chat message list using custom RosettaListView (Telegram-parity).
+/// Replaces NativeMessageListController (UICollectionView-based).
+///
+/// Phase 1: Basic message display + scroll. No keyboard, date pills, selection.
+@MainActor
+final class RosettaMessageListController: UIViewController {
+
+    private static let perfLog = Logger(subsystem: "com.rosetta.messenger", category: "RosettaList")
+
+    // MARK: - Configuration
+
+    struct Config {
+        var maxBubbleWidth: CGFloat
+        var currentPublicKey: String
+        var opponentPublicKey: String
+        var opponentTitle: String
+        var isGroupChat: Bool
+        var groupAdminKey: String
+        var actions: MessageCellActions
+    }
+
+    private let config: Config
+
+    // MARK: - Views
+
+    private let listView = RosettaListView(frame: .zero)
+
+    // MARK: - State
+
+    private var messages: [ChatMessage] = []
+    private var layoutCache: [String: MessageCellLayout] = [:]
+    private var textLayoutCache: [String: CoreTextTextLayout] = [:]
+
+    // MARK: - Init
+
+    init(config: Config) {
+        self.config = config
+        super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
+    }
+
+    @available(*, unavailable)
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError() }
+
+    // MARK: - Lifecycle
+
+    override func viewDidLoad() {
+        super.viewDidLoad()
+        view.backgroundColor = .clear
+
+        listView.frame = view.bounds
+        listView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
+        listView.stackFromBottom = true
+        view.addSubview(listView)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Public API
+
+    /// Update displayed messages. Calculates layouts and builds list items.
+    func update(messages: [ChatMessage]) {
+        let start = CACurrentMediaTime()
+        self.messages = messages
+
+        // Calculate layouts for new messages (reuse cached)
+        calculateLayouts()
+
+        // Build list items
+        var items: [RosettaListItem] = []
+        for message in messages {
+            guard let layout = layoutCache[message.id] else { continue }
+            let textLayout = textLayoutCache[message.id]
+            let item = ChatMessageListItem(
+                message: message,
+                layout: layout,
+                textLayout: textLayout,
+                timestampText: formatTimestamp(message.timestamp),
+                actions: config.actions
+            )
+            items.append(item)
+        }
+
+        listView.setItems(items)
+
+        let ms = (CACurrentMediaTime() - start) * 1000
+        Self.perfLog.notice("⚡ RosettaList.update: \(messages.count, privacy: .public) msgs in \(String(format: "%.0f", ms), privacy: .public)ms")
+    }
+
+    /// Scroll to newest message.
+    func scrollToBottom(animated: Bool) {
+        listView.scrollToBottom(animated: animated)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Layout Calculation
+
+    private func calculateLayouts() {
+        let isDark = traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
+        let (layouts, textLayouts) = MessageCellLayout.batchCalculate(
+            messages: messages,
+            maxBubbleWidth: config.maxBubbleWidth,
+            currentPublicKey: config.currentPublicKey,
+            opponentPublicKey: config.opponentPublicKey,
+            opponentTitle: config.opponentTitle,
+            isGroupChat: config.isGroupChat,
+            groupAdminKey: config.groupAdminKey,
+            isDarkMode: isDark,
+            dirtyIds: nil,
+            existingLayouts: layoutCache.isEmpty ? nil : layoutCache,
+            existingTextLayouts: textLayoutCache.isEmpty ? nil : textLayoutCache
+        )
+        layoutCache = layouts
+        textLayoutCache = textLayouts
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Timestamp Formatting
+
+    private static let timestampFormatter: DateFormatter = {
+        let f = DateFormatter()
+        f.dateFormat = "HH:mm"
+        f.locale = .autoupdatingCurrent
+        f.timeZone = .autoupdatingCurrent
+        return f
+    }()
+
+    private func formatTimestamp(_ ms: Int64) -> String {
+        Self.timestampFormatter.string(from: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(ms) / 1000))
+    }
+}