The client's constant:

const client = new Client({
    authStrategy: new LocalAuth(),
    puppeteer: {
        executablePath: process.env.CHROME_EXECUTABLE_PATH,
        args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox'],
        headless: 'new',
    }
});

I can also add that the system is used without a graphical shell (terminal only). If this is important, please let us know

@thedeaddan
Do you use #2272?

@alechkos
yep

@thedeaddan
Also please send your code

@thedeaddan

That's a very high delay in sending

The delay is after each message or after you started the script and it is sending to 700 users and you can't use other funtion?

@thedeaddan

yep

Do you use the updated pr version?

@pedroslopez Yes

@thedeaddan

That's a very high delay in sending

The delay is after each message or after you started the script and it is sending to 700 users and you can't use other funtion?

There is a delay in sending almost every message. It works in the following mode: It received a message from one chat for 500+ people and forwarded it to another chat for 700+ people. And vice versa

There is also a problem that if there are a lot of messages in the chat, let's say if it has been working for a long time. Then he just stops receiving them. Either it takes a very long time to receive, and it takes even longer to forward

Already opened issues that maybe can help you: #1567, #2381

@alechkos
Unfortunately, it didn't help. I even changed the hosting to a more powerful one. 16 GB OF RAM. 150 GB NVMe. But it didn't help at all, over time he just can't forward. There is a feeling that it depends on the number of messages in the chats. I did the cleanup at startup. But it works for the first time, and then it freezes again

@thedeaddan

Unfortunately, it didn't help.

Do you use https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/2272?

yep

If you currently are using the forward method from the pr, then try to use an old one defined in the library, proceed npm i github:pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js#main and check.

After it update if you have a problem with forwarding

@alechkos
When using this branch, forwarding falls into error:

/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221
            throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + helper_js_1.helper.getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
                  ^

Error: Evaluation failed: TypeError: chat.forwardMessages is not a function
    at __puppeteer_evaluation_script__:5:31
    at ExecutionContext._evaluateInternal (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:110:16)
    at async Message.forward (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/structures/Message.js:441:9)

Node.js v21.6.1

I am sending it using:

 await msg.forward(target_chat);

@thedeaddan
Use this approach and then comment if it worked for you

@alechkos
So is it to overwrite the file after each update?

So is it to overwrite the file after each update?

No, just check it once

@alechkos

/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221
            throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + helper_js_1.helper.getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
                  ^

Error: Evaluation failed: TypeError: window.Store.Chat.forwardMessagesToChats is not a function
    at __puppeteer_evaluation_script__:4:31
    at ExecutionContext._evaluateInternal (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:110:16)
    at async Message.forward (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/structures/Message.js:441:9)

Node.js v21.6.1

@thedeaddan
What wweb are you using? console.log(await client.getWWebVersion())

@alechkos
2.2405.4

@thedeaddan
I have to check it

@alechkos
And for the rest, does message forwarding work normally, or is it not a popular method? Is there any other way?

@thedeaddan

And for the rest, does message forwarding work normally, or is it not a popular method? Is there any other way?

Yes it works but in the pr

@thedeaddan

And for the rest, does message forwarding work normally, or is it not a popular method? Is there any other way?

Yes it works but in the pr

This is just a branch

npm install github:alechkos/whatsapp-web.js#forward-with-caption

?

@thedeaddan
Yep

@alechkos
Yes, I am on this branch. I will try to do something for now. (Delete the original message after forwarding or clean the chat more often)

@thedeaddan
In my pr I didn't implement the cache while forwarding media
if you are using my pr and you forward media then maybe this is the problem with slow forwarding

@alechkos And then what can I do?

@thedeaddan

And then what can I do?

You can check the code and fix the implementation or to wait until I'll fix it
but firstly we have to check if the problem is with unimplemented cache

@alechkos
If anything, here are the client settings:

const client = new Client({
    authStrategy: new LocalAuth(),
    puppeteer: {
        executablePath: process.env.CHROME_EXECUTABLE_PATH,
        args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox'],
        ignoreDefaultArgs: ['--disable-dev-shm-usage'], 
        ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
        headless: 'new',
    }
});

@alechkos
Sometimes such errors also happen:

[2024-02-05 10:41:03] error: Evaluation failed: Error: msg is not a media msg: unknown, isGif=false
    at e (https://web.whatsapp.com/:2:4913)
    at d (https://web.whatsapp.com/app.f048d8d89717819d6c73.js:269:59333)
    at t.getMsgMediaType (https://web.whatsapp.com/app.f048d8d89717819d6c73.js:269:57346)
    at https://web.whatsapp.com/app.f048d8d89717819d6c73.js:266:682842
    at async Object.window.WWebJS.forwardMediaMessage (__puppeteer_evaluation_script__:308:16)
    at async Object.window.WWebJS.forwardMessage (__puppeteer_evaluation_script__:234:28)
    at async __puppeteer_evaluation_script__:7:20

/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221
            throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + helper_js_1.helper.getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
                  ^

Error: Evaluation failed: TypeError: window.Store.Chat.forwardMessagesToChats is not a function
    at __puppeteer_evaluation_script__:4:31
    at ExecutionContext._evaluateInternal (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:110:16)
    at async Message.forward (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/structures/Message.js:441:9)

Node.js v21.6.1

I have the same problem, is there already a solution to this?

/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221
            throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + helper_js_1.helper.getExceptionMessage(exceptionDetails));
                  ^

Error: Evaluation failed: TypeError: window.Store.Chat.forwardMessagesToChats is not a function
    at __puppeteer_evaluation_script__:4:31
    at ExecutionContext._evaluateInternal (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:221:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/common/ExecutionContext.js:110:16)
    at async Message.forward (/root/wapp/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/structures/Message.js:441:9)

Node.js v21.6.1

I have the same problem, is there already a solution to this?

npm install github:alechkos/whatsapp-web.js#forward-with-caption

But the work is still not stable, even on this branch. You have to constantly restart the script

Did you figure out why?