From 38237eaf13e1109d74c2a79b9df40ec5c86f5ef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lizandro Guarnizo <77708265+lizandrogd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:17:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update conversations.php

---
 conversations.php | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/conversations.php b/conversations.php
index 6f57b13..f14a539 100644
--- a/conversations.php
+++ b/conversations.php
@@ -2091,6 +2091,8 @@
                 }
 
                 try {
+                    console.debug('loadMessages called', { userId, initial, earliestMessage: this.earliestMessage, earliestMessageId: this.earliestMessageId, currentCount: this.conversations ? this.conversations.length : 0 });
+
                     let url = `get_user_messages.php?user_id=${userId}&limit=${this.messageLimit}`;
                     if (!initial && this.earliestMessage) {
                         url += `&before=${encodeURIComponent(this.earliestMessage)}`;
@@ -2139,6 +2141,14 @@
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // Si estamos en carga inicial y el servidor devolvió array vacío, pero ya teníamos mensajes en la vista,
+                    // *no* reemplazaremos el arreglo existente (evita borrar la conversación por un fallo temporal del API).
+                    if (initial && Array.isArray(messages) && messages.length === 0 && Array.isArray(this.conversations) && this.conversations.length > 0) {
+                        console.warn('Initial load returned empty but existing view contains messages - preserving current conversation');
+                        if (typeof showAlert === 'function') showAlert('No se pudieron recargar mensajes; manteniendo historial actual', 'warning');
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     // Guard: cuando paginamos (initial=false) y la respuesta no trae mensajes,
                     // no reemplazar ni limpiar la conversación actual; solo indicar que no hay más.
                     if (!initial && Array.isArray(messages) && messages.length === 0) {
@@ -2176,6 +2186,22 @@
                         this.conversations = messages.concat(this.conversations);
                     }
 
+                    // Limpieza: eliminar mensajes vacíos persistentes en la vista (text vacíos sin media)
+                    try {
+                        if (Array.isArray(this.conversations) && this.conversations.length > 0) {
+                            const before = this.conversations.length;
+                            this.conversations = this.conversations.filter(m => {
+                                if (!m) return false;
+                                const content = (typeof m.content !== 'undefined' && m.content !== null) ? String(m.content).trim() : '';
+                                const hasMedia = !!(m.local_thumb || m.local_file || m.media_url_external || m.media_url);
+                                const nonText = m.message_type && m.message_type !== 'text';
+                                return (hasMedia || nonText || content.length > 0);
+                            });
+                            const cleaned = before - this.conversations.length;
+                            if (cleaned > 0) console.info('Removed', cleaned, 'empty text-only messages from conversation view');
+                        }
+                    } catch (e) { console.warn('Failed to clean conversation entries', e); }
+
                     // Actualizar paginación (earliest timestamp y id)
                     if (earliest) this.earliestMessage = earliest;
                     if (typeof earliestId !== 'undefined' && earliestId !== null) this.earliestMessageId = earliestId;