handlewhatsapp: fix unintended drop when handling undecryptable message

pkg/connector/events.go

@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@ func (evt *WAMessageEvent) GetType() bridgev2.RemoteEventType {
 func (evt *WAMessageEvent) HandleExisting(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, intent bridgev2.MatrixAPI, existing []*database.Message) (bridgev2.UpsertResult, error) {
 	if existing[0].Metadata.(*waid.MessageMetadata).Error == waid.MsgErrDecryptionFailed {
 		evt.wa.trackUndecryptableResolved(evt.MsgEvent)
+		if existing[0].HasFakeMXID() {
+			// The undecryptable message was hidden (decrypt_fail=hide), so no Matrix
+			// event was sent. Delete the placeholder DB entry and let the framework
+			// handle this as a brand-new message so a real Matrix event is created.
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
+				Msg("Received decryptable version of previously hidden undecryptable message, re-handling as new message")
+			err := portal.Bridge.DB.Message.DeleteAllParts(ctx, portal.Receiver, evt.GetID())
+			if err != nil {
+				return bridgev2.UpsertResult{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete hidden placeholder message: %w", err)
+			}
+			return bridgev2.UpsertResult{ContinueMessageHandling: true}, nil
+		}
 		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
 			Stringer("existing_mxid", existing[0].MXID).
 			Msg("Received decryptable version of previously undecryptable message")
@@ -320,6 +332,7 @@ func (evt *WANowDecryptableMessage) GetType() bridgev2.RemoteEventType {
 type WAUndecryptableMessage struct {
 	*MessageInfoWrapper
 	Type   events.UnavailableType
+	Hidden bool
 }
 
 var (
@@ -369,6 +382,7 @@ func (evt *WAUndecryptableMessage) ConvertMessage(ctx context.Context, portal *b
 			Type:       event.EventMessage,
 			Content:    content,
 			Extra:      extra,
+			DontBridge: evt.Hidden,
 			DBMetadata: &waid.MessageMetadata{
 				SenderDeviceID:   evt.Info.Sender.Device,
 				Error:            waid.MsgErrDecryptionFailed,

pkg/connector/handlewhatsapp.go

@@ -406,18 +406,17 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAUndecryptableMessage(ctx context.Context, evt
 		Str("decrypt_fail", string(evt.DecryptFailMode)).
 		Msg("Received undecryptable WhatsApp message")
 	wa.trackUndecryptable(evt)
-	if evt.DecryptFailMode == events.DecryptFailHide {
-		return true
-	}
 	if evt.Info.Chat == types.StatusBroadcastJID && !wa.Main.Config.EnableStatusBroadcast {
 		return true
 	}
+	hidden := evt.DecryptFailMode == events.DecryptFailHide
 	res := wa.UserLogin.QueueRemoteEvent(&WAUndecryptableMessage{
 		MessageInfoWrapper: &MessageInfoWrapper{
 			Info: evt.Info,
 			wa:   wa,
 		},
 		Type:   evt.UnavailableType,
+		Hidden: hidden,
 	})
 	return res.Success
 }