Chats not being received bug fix

README.md

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Baileys is written, keeping in mind, that you may require other custom functiona
 
 First, enable the logging of unhandled messages from WhatsApp by setting
 ``` ts
-conn.logger.level = 'unhandled'
+conn.logger.level = 'debug'
 ```
 This will enable you to see all sorts of messages WhatsApp sends in the console. Some examples:
 

src/WAConnection/0.Base.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends EventEmitter {
         waitForChats: true,
         maxRetries: 10,
         connectCooldownMs: 4000,
-        phoneResponseTime: 10_000,
+        phoneResponseTime: 15_000,
         alwaysUseTakeover: true
     }
     /** When to auto-reconnect */

src/WAConnection/3.Connect.ts

@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                     let waitForChats: Promise<{[k: string]: Partial<WAChat>}>
                     // add wait for chats promise if required
                     if (typeof options?.waitForChats === 'undefined' ? true : options?.waitForChats) {
-                        const {waitForChats: wPromise, cancelChats} = this.receiveChatsAndContacts(this.connectOptions.waitOnlyForLastMessage)
+                        const {wait, cancelChats} = this.receiveChatsAndContacts(this.connectOptions.waitOnlyForLastMessage)
-                        waitForChats = wPromise
+                        waitForChats = wait
                         rejections.push (cancelChats)
                     }
                     try {
@@ -143,16 +143,16 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
         const chats = new KeyedDB(this.chatOrderingKey, c => c.jid)
         const contacts = {}
 
+        let receivedChats = false
         let receivedContacts = false
         let receivedMessages = false
 
         let resolveTask: () => void
         let rejectTask: (e: Error) => void
-        const checkForResolution = () => receivedContacts && receivedMessages && resolveTask ()
+        const checkForResolution = () => receivedContacts && receivedChats && receivedMessages && resolveTask ()
         // wait for messages to load
         const messagesUpdate = json => {
             this.startDebouncedTimeout () // restart debounced timeout
-            receivedMessages = true
     
             const isLast = json[1].last || waitOnlyForLast
             const messages = json[2] as WANode[]
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                     }
                 })
             }
+            if (isLast) receivedMessages = true
             // if received contacts before messages
             if (isLast && receivedContacts) checkForResolution ()
         }
@@ -195,10 +196,10 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             })
             
             this.logger.info (`received ${json[2].length} chats`)
-            if (json[2].length === 0) {
+            receivedChats = true
-                receivedMessages = true
+
-                checkForResolution ()
+            if (json[2].length === 0) receivedMessages = true
-            }
+            checkForResolution ()
         }
         const contactsUpdate = json => {
             if (json[1].duplicate || !json[2]) return
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             this.off(DEF_CALLBACK_PREFIX + 'response,type:contacts', contactsUpdate)
         }
         // wait for the chats & contacts to load
-        const waitForChats = async () => {
+        const wait = (async () => {
             try {
                 registerCallbacks ()
 
@@ -266,8 +267,8 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             } finally {
                 deregisterCallbacks ()
             }
-        }
+        })()
-        return { waitForChats: waitForChats (), cancelChats: () => rejectTask (CancelledError()) }
+        return { wait, cancelChats: () => rejectTask (CancelledError()) }
     }
     private onMessageRecieved(message: string | Buffer) {
         if (message[0] === '!') {