work around load() bug

services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/index.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const Utils = require('../utils')
 const Wall = require('./wall')
 const Feed = require('./feed')
 const User = require('./user')
+const { size } = require('lodash')
 
 /**
  * @param {string} pub
@@ -51,7 +52,18 @@ exports.userToIncomingID = async pub => {
 const getMyUser = async () => {
   const oldProfile = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (_, user) => new Promise(res => user.get(Key.PROFILE).load(res)),
-    v => typeof v !== 'object'
+    v => {
+      if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      if (v === null) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+      return size(v) === 0
+    }
   )
 
   const bio = await Utils.tryAndWait(

services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 const Common = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 const Utils = require('../utils')
@@ -72,7 +73,18 @@ module.exports.getAnUser = getAnUser
 const getMyUser = async () => {
   const oldProfile = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (_, user) => new Promise(res => user.get(Key.PROFILE).load(res)),
-    v => typeof v !== 'object'
+    v => {
+      if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      if (v === null) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+      return size(v) === 0
+    }
   )
 
   const bio = await Utils.tryAndWait(

src/routes.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const responseTime = require("response-time");
 const uuid = require("uuid/v4");
 const Common = require('shock-common')
 const isARealUsableNumber = require('lodash/isFinite')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const getListPage = require("../utils/paginate");
 const auth = require("../services/auth/auth");
@@ -2249,7 +2250,18 @@ module.exports = async (
         u.get(GunKey.USER_TO_INCOMING).load(data => {
           res(data)
         })
-      }))
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
 
       return res.status(200).json({
         data
@@ -2269,7 +2281,18 @@ module.exports = async (
         u.get(GunKey.RECIPIENT_TO_OUTGOING).load(data => {
           res(data)
         })
-      }))
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
 
       return res.status(200).json({
         data
@@ -2289,7 +2312,18 @@ module.exports = async (
         u.get(GunKey.OUTGOINGS).load(data => {
           res(data)
         })
-      }))
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
 
       return res.status(200).json({
         data
@@ -2328,7 +2362,18 @@ module.exports = async (
             res(data)
           })
         })
-      )
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
 
       return res.status(200).json({
         data
@@ -2350,7 +2395,18 @@ module.exports = async (
             res(data)
           })
         })
-      )
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
 
       return res.status(200).json({
         data