matrix-org / matrix-org/purple-matrix
Messages sent while offline not automatically retrieved
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- C
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Description
My ISP had an outage today, and when service was restored, messages I'd sent and received on Matrix did not appear automatically; I had to manually disable and re-enable the account to make Pidgin fetch recent messages. I'm using Pidgin 2.10.12, and purple-matrix built from commit ca2f214e (latest at time of writing).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reconnect behavior with Pidgin 2.10.12 and purple-matrix at commit ca2f214e, then trace how the plugin handles restored connectivity and message retrieval. Done means messages sent or received while offline appear automatically after service returns, without disabling and re-enabling the account.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100