rename request evaluating function for clarity. Prevent disappearing messsages from being activated by request recipient before the request has been accepted.

ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const ConversationMessageRequestButtons = () => {
   }
 
   const convoModel = getConversationController().get(selectedConversation.id);
-  const showMsgRequestUI = convoModel && convoModel.isRequest();
+  const showMsgRequestUI = convoModel && convoModel.isIncomingRequest();
 
   const handleDeclineConversationRequest = () => {
     declineConversationWithConfirm(selectedConversation.id, true);

ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const ConversationRequestinfo = () => {
   const selectedConversation = useSelector(getSelectedConversation);
   const convoModel =
     selectedConversation && getConversationController().get(selectedConversation.id);
-  const showMsgRequestUI = selectedConversation && convoModel && convoModel.isRequest();
+  const showMsgRequestUI = selectedConversation && convoModel && convoModel.isIncomingRequest();
   const [hasIncomingMessages, setHasIncomingMessages] = useState(false);
   const [incomingChecked, setIncomingChecked] = useState(false);
 

ts/hooks/useParamSelector.ts

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function useIsRequest(convoId: string) {
   const convoProps = useConversationPropsById(convoId);
   return Boolean(
     convoProps &&
-      ConversationModel.hasValidRequestValues({
+      ConversationModel.hasValidIncomingRequestValues({
         isMe: convoProps.isMe,
         isApproved: convoProps.isApproved,
         isPrivate: convoProps.isPrivate,

ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts

@@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ export async function setDisappearingMessagesByConvoId(
 ) {
   const conversation = getConversationController().get(conversationId);
 
-  if (!conversation.didApproveMe() && conversation.isPrivate()) {
+  const canSetDisappearing = !conversation.isOutgoingRequest() && !conversation.isIncomingRequest();
+
+  if (!canSetDisappearing) {
     ToastUtils.pushMustBeApproved();
     return;
   }

ts/models/conversation.ts

@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
    * Method to evalute if a convo contains the right values
    * @param values Required properties to evaluate if this is a message request
    */
-  public static hasValidRequestValues({
+  public static hasValidIncomingRequestValues({
     isMe,
     isApproved,
     isBlocked,
@@ -260,6 +260,22 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     return Boolean(!isMe && !isApproved && isPrivate && !isBlocked);
   }
 
+  public static hasValidOutgoingRequestValues({
+    isMe,
+    didApproveMe,
+    isApproved,
+    isBlocked,
+    isPrivate,
+  }: {
+    isMe?: boolean;
+    isApproved?: boolean;
+    didApproveMe?: boolean;
+    isBlocked?: boolean;
+    isPrivate?: boolean;
+  }): boolean {
+    return Boolean(!isMe && isApproved && isPrivate && !isBlocked && !didApproveMe);
+  }
+
   public idForLogging() {
     if (this.isPrivate()) {
       return this.id;
@@ -728,8 +744,8 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
   /**
    * Does this conversation contain the properties to be considered a message request
    */
-  public isRequest(): boolean {
-    return ConversationModel.hasValidRequestValues({
+  public isIncomingRequest(): boolean {
+    return ConversationModel.hasValidIncomingRequestValues({
       isMe: this.isMe(),
       isApproved: this.isApproved(),
       isBlocked: this.isBlocked(),
@@ -737,6 +753,19 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Is this conversation an outgoing message request
+   */
+  public isOutgoingRequest(): boolean {
+    return ConversationModel.hasValidOutgoingRequestValues({
+      isMe: this.isMe(),
+      isApproved: this.isApproved(),
+      didApproveMe: this.didApproveMe(),
+      isBlocked: this.isBlocked(),
+      isPrivate: this.isPrivate(),
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * When you have accepted another users message request
    * @param timestamp for determining the order for this message to appear like a regular message
@@ -1123,7 +1152,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
         `Sending ${read.length} read receipts?`,
         window.storage.get(SettingsKey.settingsReadReceipt) || false
       );
-      const dontSendReceipt = this.isBlocked() || this.isRequest();
+      const dontSendReceipt = this.isBlocked() || this.isIncomingRequest();
       if (window.storage.get(SettingsKey.settingsReadReceipt) && !dontSendReceipt) {
         const timestamps = _.map(read, 'timestamp').filter(t => !!t) as Array<number>;
         const receiptMessage = new ReadReceiptMessage({

ts/receiver/configMessage.ts

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const handleContactReceived = async (
 
     // only set for explicit true/false values incase outdated sender doesn't have the fields
     if (contactReceived.isBlocked === true) {
-      if (contactConvo.isRequest()) {
+      if (contactConvo.isIncomingRequest()) {
         // handling case where restored device's declined message requests were getting restored
         await ConversationInteraction.deleteAllMessagesByConvoIdNoConfirmation(contactConvo.id);
       }

ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ async function handleRegularMessage(
       );
       const isFirstRequestMessage = incomingMessageCount < 2;
       if (
-        conversation.isRequest() &&
+        conversation.isIncomingRequest() &&
         isFirstRequestMessage &&
         window.inboxStore?.getState().userConfig.hideMessageRequests
       ) {

ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ const _getConversationRequests = (
 ): Array<ReduxConversationType> => {
   return _.filter(sortedConversations, conversation => {
     const { isApproved, isBlocked, isPrivate, isMe } = conversation;
-    const isRequest = ConversationModel.hasValidRequestValues({
+    const isRequest = ConversationModel.hasValidIncomingRequestValues({
       isApproved,
       isBlocked,
       isPrivate,