From 5b431912e515dd1dee9f1042324dff2aff50c445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: unfunny <ajwannam+git@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:45:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: listen for the low-level client 'event' event instead of
 Room.timeline re-emit

---
 index.js | 30 ++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 85d1dc7..61cd89b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -73,24 +73,26 @@ function loadQuotes() {
         });
 
         // Respond to messages in any room this bot is a member of.
-        client.on('Room.timeline', (event, room) => {
-            if (!room) return; // thread timeline events don't carry a room object
-
-            const type = event.getType();
-            if (type !== 'm.room.message') return;
+        // We use the low-level 'event' client event, which sync.js emits
+        // directly for every event in every room (not a re-emit).
+        client.on('event', (event) => {
+            if (event.getType() !== 'm.room.message') return;
 
             const sender = event.getSender();
-            const membership = room.getMyMembership();
-            const content = event.getContent();
-            const body = typeof content?.body === 'string' ? content.body : '(no body)';
-
-            console.log(`✉️ [${room.roomId}] membership="${membership}" sender="${sender}" body="${body}"`);
-
             if (sender === userId) return;
-            if (membership !== 'join') return;
-            if (body === '(no body)') return;
 
-            const lower = body.toLowerCase().trim();
+            const room = client.getRoom(event.getRoomId());
+            if (!room) return;
+
+            const membership = room.getMyMembership();
+            if (membership !== 'join') return;
+
+            const content = event.getContent();
+            if (!content || typeof content.body !== 'string') return;
+
+            console.log(`✉️ [${room.roomId}] membership="${membership}" sender="${sender}" body="${content.body}"`);
+
+            const lower = content.body.toLowerCase().trim();
             if (lower === cmd || lower.startsWith(cmd + ' ')) {
                 const quote = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];
                 client.sendTextMessage(room.roomId, quote)