Add delay to mark unread

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Deep Koluguri 2026-06-19 12:57:34 -04:00
parent ffb6638f04
commit 5efc41af3d
1 changed files with 10 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -199,12 +199,16 @@ const handleSendMessage = async (req, res) => {
const response = await client.sendMessage(targetJid, message);
// Mark the chat as unread so it shows up as a notification/badge on the user's phone
try {
const chat = await client.getChatById(targetJid);
await chat.markUnread();
} catch (err) {
console.error('[WhatsApp Bot] Failed to mark chat as unread:', err);
}
// We add a 3-second delay because if we do it immediately, the phone might override it!
setTimeout(async () => {
try {
const chat = await client.getChatById(targetJid);
await chat.markUnread();
console.log(`[WhatsApp Bot] Marked chat ${targetJid} as unread after delay.`);
} catch (err) {
console.error('[WhatsApp Bot] Failed to mark chat as unread:', err);
}
}, 3000);
res.json({ success: true, messageId: response.id._serialized, recipient: targetJid });