view.js

    function switchThread(convo) {
        selectedConvo = convo;
        document.querySelectorAll('.thread').forEach(el => {
            if (el === convo.selector) {
                el.setAttribute("selected", "")
            } else {
                el.removeAttribute("selected")
            }
        });
        convo.conversation.getMessages();
        convo.getTargetedMessages();
        updateMessagesView();
        scrollMessageNodeToMiddle(messagesView.querySelector('.target'));
        contact_name.innerText = convo.conversation.getDisplayName();
    }

// Conversation.js

  getMessages(limit, offset) {
        if (typeof limit !== "undefined") {
            this.limit = limit;
            this.offset = offset;
        }
        this.messages =
            db.execute(`
SELECT *
FROM chat_message_join
         INNER JOIN message ON chat_message_join.message_id = message.ROWID
WHERE chat_message_join.chat_id = ${this.chat.ROWID}
ORDER BY message.date DESC
LIMIT ${this.limit} OFFSET ${this.offset}
`)
                .map(msg => new Message(msg)).filter(msg => msg.text().length > 0);
    }