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[BUG] Rocket.chat desktop doesn't hot-reloads
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Description
Description:
Rocket.chat desktop version couldn't able to auto hot-reloads after the internet connection is established.
Steps to reproduce:
- Turn off the internet
- Open Rocket.Chat desktop application for the first time after PC login
- You will see this below screen due to lack of internet connectivity

- Turn on the internet and you still see this above blank state in the application, it is supposed to hot-reload/soft-reload after the internet connection is established and show all the chat UI and messages and channels.
Expected behavior:
When we provide the internet and you still see this above blank state, it is supposed to hot-reload/soft-reload after the internet connection is established and show all the chat UI and message histories.
Actual behavior:
After establishing the internet connection it is still showing this blank state 
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- Operating System: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- Deployment Method: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- Number of Running Instances: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- DB Replicaset Oplog: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- NodeJS Version: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
- MongoDB Version: Application is downloaded from the site on 28th Feb 2022
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version: Desktop App
- Operating System: Windows10
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Research direction
No files, tests, logs, or code entry points are named. Start by reproducing the issue on Windows 10 with the Rocket.Chat desktop app using the listed offline-then-online steps; done means the blank state recovers and displays the chat UI, message histories, and channels after connectivity returns.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100