slimmed down package, fixed issues

package.json

@@ -45,15 +45,9 @@
     "@types/mocha": "^7.0.2",
     "@types/node": "^14.0.14",
     "@types/ws": "^7.2.6",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^3.5.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^3.5.0",
     "assert": "^2.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "eslint": "^7.3.1",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.11.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.4",
     "mocha": "^8.0.1",
-    "prettier": "^2.0.5",
     "ts-node-dev": "^1.0.0-pre.49",
     "typedoc": "^0.18.0",
     "typescript": "^3.9.5"

src/WAConnection/Connect.ts

@@ -109,11 +109,16 @@ export default class WAConnectionConnector extends WAConnectionValidator {
             if (json[1].duplicate) json = await this.registerCallbackOneTime (['response', 'type:chat'])
 
             if (!json[2]) return
-            json[2].forEach(([_, chat]: [any, WAChat]) => {
+            json[2].forEach(([item, chat]: [any, WAChat]) => {
+                if (!chat) {
+                    this.log (`unexpectedly got null chat: ${item}, ${chat}`, MessageLogLevel.info)
+                    return
+                }
                 chat.count = +chat.count
                 chat.messages = []
                 chats.insert (chat) // chats data (log json to see what it looks like)
             })
+            .filter (Boolean)
 
             if (chats.all().length > 0) return waitForConvos()
         }

src/WAConnection/Validation.ts

@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ export default class WAConnectionValidator extends WAConnectionBase {
             return this.userMetaData
         }
 
-        if (json.connected) {
-            // only if we're connected
         if (!json.secret) {
             // if we didn't get a secret, we don't need it, we're validated
             return onValidationSuccess()
@@ -147,10 +145,6 @@ export default class WAConnectionValidator extends WAConnectionBase {
             // if the checksums didn't match
             throw new BaileysError ('HMAC validation failed', json)
         }
-        } else {
-            // if we didn't get the connected field (usually we get this message when one opens WhatsApp on their phone)
-            throw new BaileysError (`invalid JSON`, json)
-        }
     }
     /**
      * When logging back in (restoring a previously closed session), WhatsApp may challenge one to check if one still has the encryption keys