Changes

- Separated message-status-update & message-update
- Removed contact storage & waiting for contacts. General connect speed should improve by 10%-20%
- Added `contacts-received` event

Example/example.ts

@@ -17,23 +17,29 @@ async function example() {
     conn.logLevel = MessageLogLevel.info // set to unhandled to see what kind of stuff you can implement
 
     // loads the auth file credentials if present
-    if (fs.existsSync('./auth_info.json')) conn.loadAuthInfo ('./auth_info.json')
+    fs.existsSync('./auth_info.json') && conn.loadAuthInfo ('./auth_info.json')
-    conn.on ('qr', qr => console.log (qr))
+    
-    // connect or timeout in 30 seconds
+    /* Called when contacts are received, 
-    await conn.connect({ timeoutMs: 30 * 1000 })
+     * do note, that this method may be called before the connection is done completely because WA is funny sometimes 
+     * */
+    conn.on ('contacts-received', contacts => console.log(`received ${Object.keys(contacts).length} contacts`))
+    
+    // connect or timeout in 60 seconds
+    await conn.connect({ timeoutMs: 60 * 1000, retryOnNetworkErrors: true })
 
     const unread = await conn.loadAllUnreadMessages ()
     
     console.log('oh hello ' + conn.user.name + ' (' + conn.user.id + ')')
-    console.log('you have ' + conn.chats.all().length + ' chats & ' + Object.keys(conn.contacts).length + ' contacts')
+    console.log('you have ' + conn.chats.all().length + ' chats')
     console.log ('you have ' + unread.length + ' unread messages')
 
     const authInfo = conn.base64EncodedAuthInfo() // get all the auth info we need to restore this session
     fs.writeFileSync('./auth_info.json', JSON.stringify(authInfo, null, '\t')) // save this info to a file
+
     /*  Note: one can take this auth_info.json file and login again from any computer without having to scan the QR code, 
         and get full access to one's WhatsApp. Despite the convenience, be careful with this file */
     conn.on ('user-presence-update', json => console.log(json.id + ' presence is ' + json.type))
-    conn.on ('message-update', json => {
+    conn.on ('message-status-update', json => {
         const participant = json.participant ? ' (' + json.participant + ')' : '' // participant exists when the message is from a group
         console.log(`${json.to}${participant} acknlowledged message(s) ${json.ids} as ${json.type}`)
     })

src/Tests/Tests.Messages.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MessageType, Mimetype, delay, promiseTimeout, WAMessage, WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE, MessageStatusUpdate } from '../WAConnection/WAConnection'
+import { MessageType, Mimetype, delay, promiseTimeout, WAMessage, WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE, WAMessageStatusUpdate } from '../WAConnection/WAConnection'
 import {promises as fs} from 'fs'
 import * as assert from 'assert'
 import { WAConnectionTest, testJid, sendAndRetreiveMessage } from './Common'
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ WAConnectionTest('Message Events', (conn) => {
                         resolve(update)
                     }
                 })
-            }) as Promise<MessageStatusUpdate>
+            }) as Promise<WAMessageStatusUpdate>
         const response = await conn.sendMessage(testJid, 'My Name Jeff', MessageType.text)
         const m = await waitForUpdate
         assert.ok (m.type >= WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE.DELIVERY_ACK)

src/WAConnection/0.Base.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export class WAConnection extends EventEmitter {
 
     maxCachedMessages = 25
 
-    contacts: {[k: string]: WAContact} = {}
     chats: KeyedDB<WAChat> = new KeyedDB (Utils.waChatUniqueKey, value => value.jid)
 
     /** Data structure of tokens & IDs used to establish one's identiy to WhatsApp Web */

src/WAConnection/1.Validation.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as Curve from 'curve25519-js'
 import * as Utils from './Utils'
 import {WAConnection as Base} from './0.Base'
-import { MessageLogLevel, WAMetric, WAFlag, BaileysError, Presence } from './Constants'
+import { MessageLogLevel, WAMetric, WAFlag, BaileysError, Presence, WAUser } from './Constants'
 
 export class WAConnection extends Base {
     
@@ -53,14 +53,16 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                 // otherwise just chain the promise further
                 return json
             })
-            .then(async json => {
+            .then(json => {
-                this.validateNewConnection(json[1]) // validate the connection
+                this.user = this.validateNewConnection(json[1]) // validate the connection
                 this.log('validated connection successfully', MessageLogLevel.info)
 
                 this.sendPostConnectQueries ()
-                
                 this.lastSeen = new Date() // set last seen to right now
             })
+            // load profile picture
+            .then (() => this.query({ json: ['query', 'ProfilePicThumb', this.user.id], waitForOpen: false, expect200: false }))
+            .then (response => this.user.imgUrl = response?.eurl || '')
     }
     /**
      * Send the same queries WA Web sends after connect
@@ -88,25 +90,24 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
      * @param {object} json
      */
     private validateNewConnection(json) {
-        const onValidationSuccess = () => {
+        // set metadata: one's WhatsApp ID [cc][number]@s.whatsapp.net, name on WhatsApp, info about the phone
-            // set metadata: one's WhatsApp ID [cc][number]@s.whatsapp.net, name on WhatsApp, info about the phone
+        const onValidationSuccess = () => ({
-            this.user = {
+            id: Utils.whatsappID(json.wid),
-                id: Utils.whatsappID(json.wid),
+            name: json.pushname,
-                name: json.pushname,
+            phone: json.phone,
-                phone: json.phone,
+            imgUrl: null
-                imgUrl: null
+        }) as WAUser
-            }
-            return this.user
-        }
 
         if (!json.secret) {
             // if we didn't get a secret, we don't need it, we're validated
             return onValidationSuccess()
         }
+
         const secret = Buffer.from(json.secret, 'base64')
         if (secret.length !== 144) {
             throw new Error ('incorrect secret length received: ' + secret.length)
         }
+
         // generate shared key from our private key & the secret shared by the server
         const sharedKey = Curve.sharedKey(this.curveKeys.private, secret.slice(0, 32))
         // expand the key to 80 bytes using HKDF
@@ -118,28 +119,28 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
 
         const hmac = Utils.hmacSign(hmacValidationMessage, hmacValidationKey)
 
-        if (hmac.equals(secret.slice(32, 64))) {
+        if (!hmac.equals(secret.slice(32, 64))) {
-            // computed HMAC should equal secret[32:64]
-            // expandedKey[64:] + secret[64:] are the keys, encrypted using AES, that are used to encrypt/decrypt the messages recieved from WhatsApp
-            // they are encrypted using key: expandedKey[0:32]
-            const encryptedAESKeys = Buffer.concat([
-                expandedKey.slice(64, expandedKey.length),
-                secret.slice(64, secret.length),
-            ])
-            const decryptedKeys = Utils.aesDecrypt(encryptedAESKeys, expandedKey.slice(0, 32))
-            // set the credentials
-            this.authInfo = {
-                encKey: decryptedKeys.slice(0, 32), // first 32 bytes form the key to encrypt/decrypt messages
-                macKey: decryptedKeys.slice(32, 64), // last 32 bytes from the key to sign messages
-                clientToken: json.clientToken,
-                serverToken: json.serverToken,
-                clientID: this.authInfo.clientID,
-            }
-            return onValidationSuccess()
-        } else {
             // if the checksums didn't match
             throw new BaileysError ('HMAC validation failed', json)
         }
+
+        // computed HMAC should equal secret[32:64]
+        // expandedKey[64:] + secret[64:] are the keys, encrypted using AES, that are used to encrypt/decrypt the messages recieved from WhatsApp
+        // they are encrypted using key: expandedKey[0:32]
+        const encryptedAESKeys = Buffer.concat([
+            expandedKey.slice(64, expandedKey.length),
+            secret.slice(64, secret.length),
+        ])
+        const decryptedKeys = Utils.aesDecrypt(encryptedAESKeys, expandedKey.slice(0, 32))
+        // set the credentials
+        this.authInfo = {
+            encKey: decryptedKeys.slice(0, 32), // first 32 bytes form the key to encrypt/decrypt messages
+            macKey: decryptedKeys.slice(32, 64), // last 32 bytes from the key to sign messages
+            clientToken: json.clientToken,
+            serverToken: json.serverToken,
+            clientID: this.authInfo.clientID,
+        }
+        return onValidationSuccess()
     }
     /**
      * When logging back in (restoring a previously closed session), WhatsApp may challenge one to check if one still has the encryption keys

src/WAConnection/3.Connect.ts

@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             this.phoneConnected = true
             this.state = 'open'
 
-            this.user.imgUrl = await this.getProfilePicture (this.user.id).catch (err => '')
-            this.registerPhoneConnectionPoll ()
-            
             this.emit ('open')
+            
+            this.registerPhoneConnectionPoll ()
             this.releasePendingRequests ()
 
             this.log ('opened connection to WhatsApp Web', MessageLogLevel.info)
@@ -64,21 +63,14 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             throw error
         }
     }
-    /** Get the URL to download the profile picture of a person/group */
-    async getProfilePicture(jid: string | null) {
-        const response = await this.query({ json: ['query', 'ProfilePicThumb', jid || this.user.id] })
-        return response.eurl as string
-    }
     /**
      * Sets up callbacks to receive chats, contacts & messages.
      * Must be called immediately after connect
      * @returns [chats, contacts]
      */
     protected async receiveChatsAndContacts(timeoutMs: number = null, stopAfterMostRecentMessage: boolean=false) {
-        this.contacts = {}
         this.chats.clear ()
 
-        let receivedContacts = false
         let receivedMessages = false
 
         let resolveTask: () => void
@@ -90,12 +82,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                 this.deregisterCallback(['action', 'add:unread'])
             }
             this.deregisterCallback(['response', 'type:chat'])
-            this.deregisterCallback(['response', 'type:contacts'])
+        }        
-        }
-        const checkForResolution = () => {
-            if (receivedContacts && receivedMessages) resolveTask ()
-        }
-        
         // wait for messages to load
         const chatUpdate = json => {
             receivedMessages = true
@@ -110,7 +97,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                 })
             }
             // if received contacts before messages
-            if (isLast && receivedContacts) checkForResolution ()
+            if (isLast) resolveTask ()
         }
 
         // wait for actual messages to load, "last" is the most recent message, "before" contains prior messages
@@ -121,10 +108,9 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
         }
         // get chats
         this.registerCallback(['response', 'type:chat'], json => {
-            if (json[1].duplicate || !json[2]) return
+            if (json[1].duplicate) return
 
-            json[2]
+            json[2]?.forEach(([item, chat]: [any, WAChat]) => {
-            .forEach(([item, chat]: [any, WAChat]) => {
                 if (!chat) {
                     this.log (`unexpectedly got null chat: ${item}, ${chat}`, MessageLogLevel.info)
                     return
@@ -140,23 +126,14 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                 this.chats.insert (chat) // chats data (log json to see what it looks like)
             })
             
-            this.log ('received chats list', MessageLogLevel.info)
+            this.log (`received ${this.chats.all().length} chats`, MessageLogLevel.info)
+            // if there are no chats
+            if (this.chats.all().length === 0) {
+                receivedMessages = true
+                resolveTask ()
+            }
         })
-        // get contacts
-        this.registerCallback(['response', 'type:contacts'], json => {
-            if (json[1].duplicate) return
 
-            receivedContacts = true
-            
-            json[2].forEach(([type, contact]: ['user', WAContact]) => {
-                if (!contact) return this.log (`unexpectedly got null contact: ${type}, ${contact}`, MessageLogLevel.info)
-                
-                contact.jid = Utils.whatsappID (contact.jid)
-                this.contacts[contact.jid] = contact
-            })
-            this.log ('received contacts list', MessageLogLevel.info)
-            checkForResolution ()
-        })
         // wait for the chats & contacts to load
         await Utils.promiseTimeout (timeoutMs, (resolve, reject) => {
             resolveTask = resolve
@@ -167,13 +144,6 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             this.on ('close', rejectTask)
         })
         .finally (deregisterCallbacks)
-        
-        this.chats
-        .all ()
-        .forEach (chat => {
-            const respectiveContact = this.contacts[chat.jid]
-            chat.name = respectiveContact?.name || respectiveContact?.notify || chat.name
-        })
     }
     private releasePendingRequests () {
         this.pendingRequests.forEach (({resolve}) => resolve()) // send off all pending request

src/WAConnection/4.Events.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as QR from 'qrcode-terminal'
 import { WAConnection as Base } from './3.Connect'
-import { MessageStatusUpdate, WAMessage, WAContact, WAChat, WAMessageProto, WA_MESSAGE_STUB_TYPE, WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE, MessageLogLevel, PresenceUpdate, BaileysEvent, DisconnectReason, WANode } from './Constants'
+import { WAMessageStatusUpdate, WAMessage, WAContact, WAChat, WAMessageProto, WA_MESSAGE_STUB_TYPE, WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE, MessageLogLevel, PresenceUpdate, BaileysEvent, DisconnectReason, WANode } from './Constants'
 import { whatsappID, unixTimestampSeconds, isGroupID } from './Utils'
 
 export class WAConnection extends Base {
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             if (node) {
                 const user = node[1] as WAContact
                 user.jid = whatsappID(user.jid)
-                this.contacts[user.jid] = user
+                
-
                 const chat = this.chats.get (user.jid)
                 if (chat) {
                     chat.name = user.name || user.notify
@@ -104,6 +103,19 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
 
             this.emit ('chat-update', { jid: chat.jid, count: chat.count })
         })
+        // get contacts
+        this.registerCallback(['response', 'type:contacts'], json => {
+            if (json[1].duplicate || !json[2]) return
+            
+            const contacts: {[k: string]: WAContact} = {}
+            json[2].forEach(([type, contact]: ['user', WAContact]) => {
+                if (!contact) return this.log (`unexpectedly got null contact: ${type}, ${contact}`, MessageLogLevel.info)
+                
+                contact.jid = whatsappID (contact.jid)
+                contacts[contact.jid] = contact
+            })
+            this.emit ('contacts-received', contacts)
+        })
         /*// genetic chat action
         this.registerCallback (['Chat', 'cmd:action'], json => {
             const data = json[1].data as WANode
@@ -118,6 +130,11 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
 
         this.on ('qr', qr => QR.generate(qr, { small: true }))
     }
+    /** Get the URL to download the profile picture of a person/group */
+    async getProfilePicture(jid: string | null) {
+        const response = await this.query({ json: ['query', 'ProfilePicThumb', jid || this.user.id] })
+        return response.eurl as string
+    }
     /** Set the callback for message status updates (when a message is delivered, read etc.) */
     protected registerOnMessageStatusChange() {
         const func = json => {
@@ -126,7 +143,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             
             if (json.cmd === 'ack') ids = [json.id]
             
-            const update: MessageStatusUpdate = {
+            const update: WAMessageStatusUpdate = {
                 from: json.from,
                 to: json.to,
                 participant: json.participant,
@@ -138,7 +155,7 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
             const chat = this.chats.get( whatsappID(update.to) )
             if (!chat) return
             
-            this.emit ('message-update', update) 
+            this.emit ('message-status-update', update) 
             this.chatUpdatedMessage (update.ids, update.type as number, chat)
         }
         this.registerCallback('Msg', func)
@@ -199,14 +216,8 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
                         
                         found.messageStubType = WA_MESSAGE_STUB_TYPE.REVOKE
                         found.message = null
-                        const update: MessageStatusUpdate = {
+                        
-                            from: this.user.id,
+                        this.emit ('message-update', found)
-                            to: message.key.remoteJid,
-                            ids: [message.key.id],
-                            timestamp: new Date(),
-                            type: 'delete'
-                        }
-                        this.emit ('message-update', update)
                     }
                     break
                 default:
@@ -294,14 +305,18 @@ export class WAConnection extends Base {
     on (event: 'user-presence-update', listener: (update: PresenceUpdate) => void): this
     /** when a user's status is updated */
     on (event: 'user-status-update', listener: (update: {jid: string, status?: string}) => void): this
+    /** when a user receives contacts */
+    on (event: 'contacts-received', listener: (contacts: {[k: string]: WAContact}) => void): this
     /** when a new chat is added */
     on (event: 'chat-new', listener: (chat: WAChat) => void): this
     /** when a chat is updated (archived, deleted, pinned) */
     on (event: 'chat-update', listener: (chat: Partial<WAChat> & { jid: string }) => void): this
     /** when a new message is relayed */
     on (event: 'message-new', listener: (message: WAMessage) => void): this
-    /** when a message is updated (deleted, delivered, read, sent etc.) */
+    /** when a message object itself is updated (receives its media info or is deleted) */
-    on (event: 'message-update', listener: (message: MessageStatusUpdate) => void): this
+    on (event: 'message-update', listener: (message: WAMessage) => void): this
+    /** when a message's status is updated (deleted, delivered, read, sent etc.) */
+    on (event: 'message-status-update', listener: (message: WAMessageStatusUpdate) => void): this
     /** when participants are added to a group */
     on (event: 'group-participants-add', listener: (update: {jid: string, participants: string[], actor?: string}) => void): this
     /** when participants are removed or leave from a group */

src/WAConnection/Constants.ts

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export interface MessageInfo {
     reads: {jid: string, t: string}[]
     deliveries: {jid: string, t: string}[]
 }
-export interface MessageStatusUpdate {
+export interface WAMessageStatusUpdate {
     from: string
     to: string
     /** Which participant caused the update (only for groups) */
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export interface MessageStatusUpdate {
     /** Message IDs read/delivered */
     ids: string[]
     /** Status of the Message IDs */
-    type: WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE | 'delete'
+    type: WA_MESSAGE_STATUS_TYPE
 }
 export enum GroupSettingChange {
     messageSend = 'announcement',
@@ -338,10 +338,12 @@ export type BaileysEvent =
     'connection-phone-change' |
     'user-presence-update' |
     'user-status-update' |
+    'contacts-received' |
     'chat-new' |
     'chat-update' |
     'message-new' |
     'message-update' |
+    'message-status-update' |
     'group-participants-add' |
     'group-participants-remove' |
     'group-participants-promote' |