matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk
Make the client only see events from after it was turned on
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Description
Hi, I'm trying to make a very simple bot that greets users when they enter a room. Source code: https://gitlab.com/alexgleason/solarus-welcome-bot/blob/master/bot.js
Concept:
The problem is, it keeps getting all these events I don't need. Finally, I realized I could do this:
```js
event.event.unsigned.age < 6000
```
to check if an event is from the past 60 seconds. This is good enough, but it doesn't seem to always work. For instance, it always greets t2bot's Discord Bridge user (`@_discord_bot:t2bot.io`) when it starts up, and I don't know why.
My desired behavior is to make the bot start up, mark everything as read, then from that point on respond to room join events.
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Research direction
Start with the linked bot.js and the event.event.unsigned.age check to understand how room events are received at startup. Trace the SDK entry point that delivers those events and determine how startup state can be marked read; done means the bot ignores existing events but responds to room joins occurring afterward.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100