@vielhuber/wahelper 1.5.9 → 1.6.1

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@vielhuber/wahelper",
-    "version": "1.5.9",
+    "version": "1.6.1",
     "description": "Lightweight whatsapp integration layer.",
     "main": "wahelper.js",
     "files": [

package/wahelper-daemon.js

@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
         this.qr = null;
         this.pairingCode = null;
         this.pairingCodeRequested = false;
+        this.lastError = null;
         this.isFirstRun = false;
         this.reconnectDelay = 1000;
+        this.consecutiveFailures = 0;
         this.httpServer = null;
 
         if (this.args.device) {
@@ -571,6 +573,7 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
                                         console.log('\nPairing code: ' + code);
                                     })
                                     .catch(err => {
+                                        this.lastError = { source: 'pairing', message: err.message, at: Date.now() };
                                         this.log('Pairing code request failed: ' + err.message);
                                     });
                             }
@@ -609,11 +612,27 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
                             }
 
                             // reconnect on all other disconnect reasons with exponential backoff
+                            let reason =
+                                DisconnectReason && statusCode
+                                    ? Object.keys(DisconnectReason).find(k => DisconnectReason[k] === statusCode)
+                                    : null;
+                            this.lastError = {
+                                source: 'disconnect',
+                                message:
+                                    'connection closed' +
+                                    (reason ? ' (' + reason + ')' : statusCode ? ' (statusCode=' + statusCode + ')' : ''),
+                                at: Date.now()
+                            };
+                            this.consecutiveFailures++;
+                            // first 3 attempts recover network blips fast (1s/2s/4s),
+                            // after that back off to 15min so a persistent failure
+                            // (rate-overlimit, bad auth) doesn't keep hammering whatsapp
+                            let cap = this.consecutiveFailures > 3 ? 15 * 60 * 1000 : 30000;
                             let delay = this.reconnectDelay;
-                            this.log('Reconnecting in ' + delay + 'ms');
-                            console.log('Reconnecting in ' + delay + 'ms...');
+                            this.log('Reconnecting in ' + delay + 'ms (attempt ' + this.consecutiveFailures + ')');
+                            console.log('Reconnecting in ' + delay + 'ms (attempt ' + this.consecutiveFailures + ')...');
                             setTimeout(() => {
-                                this.reconnectDelay = Math.min(this.reconnectDelay * 2, 30000);
+                                this.reconnectDelay = Math.min(this.reconnectDelay * 2, cap);
                                 this.connect();
                             }, delay);
                         }
@@ -624,7 +643,9 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
                             this.qr = null;
                             this.pairingCode = null;
                             this.pairingCodeRequested = false;
+                            this.lastError = null;
                             this.reconnectDelay = 1000;
+                            this.consecutiveFailures = 0;
                             this.log('✅ Connected');
                             console.log('✅ Connected (device: ' + this.device + ')');
                         }
@@ -633,6 +654,7 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
             })
             .catch(error => {
                 this.connecting = false;
+                this.lastError = { source: 'connect', message: error.message, at: Date.now() };
                 this.log('⛔ Connect error: ' + error.message);
                 console.log('⛔ Connect error: ' + error.message);
                 setTimeout(() => this.connect(), this.reconnectDelay);
@@ -659,16 +681,13 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
 
                 try {
                     if (req.method === 'GET' && url === '/status') {
-                        // trigger connect on first request
-                        if (!this.connected && !this.connecting) {
-                            this.connect();
-                        }
                         this.sendJsonResponse(res, 200, {
                             success: true,
                             connected: this.connected,
                             device: this.device,
                             qr: this.qr,
-                            pairingCode: this.pairingCode
+                            pairingCode: this.pairingCode,
+                            lastError: this.lastError
                         });
                         return;
                     }
@@ -805,7 +824,7 @@ export default class wahelperDaemon {
         this.initDatabase();
         this.initExitHooks();
         this.startHttpServer();
-        // connect lazily on first incoming request
+        this.connect();
     }
 }
 

package/wahelper.js

@@ -95,11 +95,15 @@ export default class wahelper {
                     console.log('\n⚠️  Pairing required. Scan the QR code with WhatsApp, then retry.\n');
                     console.log(daemonStatus.qrString);
                 }
+                if (daemonStatus.message === 'daemon_error' || daemonStatus.message === 'daemon_timeout') {
+                    console.log('⛔ ' + (daemonStatus.public_message || daemonStatus.message));
+                }
                 this.write(
                     {
                         success: false,
                         message: daemonStatus.message,
-                        data: daemonStatus.pairingCode || daemonStatus.qrString || null
+                        public_message: daemonStatus.public_message || null,
+                        data: daemonStatus.data || daemonStatus.pairingCode || daemonStatus.qrString || null
                     },
                     true
                 );
@@ -251,14 +255,20 @@ export default class wahelper {
                 return { connected: false, message: 'pairing_required', pairingCode: status.pairingCode };
             }
             if (status.qr) {
-                // render QR to ASCII string for display
                 let qrString = await new Promise(resolve => {
                     qrcodeTerminal.generate(status.qr, { small: true }, str => resolve('\n' + str));
                 });
                 return { connected: false, message: 'qr_required', qrString };
             }
+            if (status.lastError) {
+                return {
+                    connected: false,
+                    message: 'daemon_error',
+                    public_message: status.lastError.source + ': ' + status.lastError.message,
+                    data: status.lastError
+                };
+            }
         }
-
         return { connected: false, message: 'daemon_timeout' };
     }