Schmavery/facebook-chat-api

Reply infinite when listen message for page

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#690 opened on Oct 14, 2018

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Description

Hi. I have a problem with facebook-chat-api for fanpage. when i use listent for page, it reply infinite: ex:

  • User inbox: "Hey!"
  • Page reply: test bot: Hey! then countinue reply test bot: test bot: Hey! Can you fix that bug?

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
apibackend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Node.jsbasic understanding of event driven programming
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate the listen method in the source code, likely in src/listen.js, to understand how incoming messages are processed. Check if the bot's reply triggers the same message event again, causing an infinite loop. Review any existing comments or PRs for similar issues. Consider adding a check to prevent the bot from replying to its own messages.