prevent premature subscription

src/views/messages-view.jsx

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ class MessagesView extends React.Component {
       }
     }
 
-    if (topic && !topic.isSubscribed() && this.props.tinode.isAuthenticated() &&
+    if (topic && !topic.isSubscribed() && this.props.ready &&
-        ((!prevProps.connected && this.props.connected) || (this.state.topic != prevState.topic))) {
+        ((this.state.topic != prevState.topic) || !prevProps.ready)) {
       // Don't request the tags. They are useless unless the user
       // is the owner and is editing the topic.
       let getQuery = topic.startMetaQuery().withLaterDesc().withLaterSub();
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ class MessagesView extends React.Component {
         newState.scrollPosition = 0;
       }
 
-      // Aknowledge messages except own messages.
+      // Aknowledge messages except own messages. They are
+      // automatically assumed to be read and recived.
       const status = topic.msgStatus(msg);
       if (status >= Tinode.MESSAGE_STATUS_SENT && msg.from != this.props.myUserId) {
         this.props.readTimerHandler(() => {

src/views/tinode-web.jsx

@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class TinodeWeb extends React.Component {
 
     return {
       connected: false,
+      // Connected and subscribed to 'me'
+      ready: false,
       transport: settings.transport || null,
       serverAddress: settings.serverAddress || detectServerAddress(),
       serverVersion: "no connection",
@@ -410,6 +412,7 @@ class TinodeWeb extends React.Component {
   handleDisconnect(err) {
     this.setState({
       connected: false,
+      ready: false,
       topicSelectedOnline: false,
       dialogSelected: null,
       errorText: err && err.message ? err.message : "Disconnected",
@@ -594,6 +597,11 @@ class TinodeWeb extends React.Component {
     const newState = {
       chatList: []
     };
+
+    if (!this.state.ready) {
+      newState.ready = true;
+    }
+
     this.tinode.getMeTopic().contacts((c) => {
       newState.chatList.push(c);
       if (this.state.topicSelected == c.topic) {
@@ -1265,6 +1273,7 @@ class TinodeWeb extends React.Component {
         <MessagesView
           tinode={this.tinode}
           connected={this.state.connected}
+          ready={this.state.ready}
           online={this.state.topicSelectedOnline}
           acs={this.state.topicSelectedAcs}
           displayMobile={this.state.displayMobile}