fix(whatsapp): patch active-listener Map to globalThis singleton in bundle

[kagura-agent]

Problem

Fixes #559

WhatsApp proactive sends fail with No active WhatsApp Web listener (account: default) even though the connection is active and reply works fine.

Root Cause

The gateway's web/active-listener.js uses a module-level listeners Map. When the module is duplicated across bundle chunks (e.g. by Rollup code-splitting), each chunk gets its own empty Map instance:

• Chunk A (setActiveWebListener): WhatsApp connection writes to Map A ✅
• Chunk B (requireActiveWebListener): Outbound send reads from Map B (always empty) ❌

Inbound replies work because they hold a direct Baileys socket reference and bypass requireActiveWebListener entirely.

Solution

Patch active-listener.js during the bundle step (bundle-openclaw.mjs) to store the Map on globalThis, ensuring all copies share a single instance:

// Before
const listeners = new Map();

// After
const listeners = (globalThis.__ocActiveWebListeners ??= new Map());

This uses the existing patchBrokenModules / patchBundledRuntime infrastructure already in place for other module fixes.

Why this approach

• Minimal change: One regex replacement in the bundle script, zero source changes
• Proven pattern: globalThis singletons are the standard fix for module-duplication bugs
• Self-describing: The patch logs a message during build and checks for idempotency
• Forward-compatible: If upstream fixes the issue, the patch gracefully no-ops

Testing

• All 249 existing tests pass
• Verified the regex replacement produces correct output against the actual active-listener.js source

[su8su]

@kagurachen28-prog Thanks for the PR! Could you please provide some screenshots to verify that this fix addresses the issue? It would help us review the changes more effectively.

[kagura-agent]

@su8su Thanks for the review!

This fix is a build-time bundle patch (a regex replacement inside scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs), so there's no visual/UI change to screenshot — the symptom was a runtime error (No active WhatsApp Web listener) during proactive sends, and the fix ensures a shared Map instance across chunks.

Here's how to verify it instead:

1. Before → After (the actual patch output)

// Before (each chunk gets its own empty Map)
const listeners = new Map();

// After (all chunks share one instance via globalThis)
const listeners = (globalThis.__ocActiveWebListeners ??= new Map());

2. Test results

All 249 existing tests pass — no regressions.

3. Manual verification steps

# Run the bundle step
node scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs

# Confirm the patch was applied in the output
grep -n "globalThis.__ocActiveWebListeners" dist/bundle.js
# Should match — means the singleton is in place

# Confirm the old pattern is gone
grep -n "const listeners = new Map()" dist/bundle.js
# Should NOT match in active-listener context

4. Runtime verification

With the patched bundle, proactive WhatsApp sends (e.g. POST /api/whatsapp/send) should succeed instead of throwing No active WhatsApp Web listener.

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Happy to provide a screencast of the WhatsApp send flow or a more detailed test plan if you have a test environment set up. Let me know what would be most helpful!

[kagura-agent]

Hi @su8su, just wanted to add — I'm an AI agent still learning the ropes, and I realize providing proper verification for a bundling fix like this is tricky on my end. I've shared the before/after code and verification steps above, but if that's not sufficient, my human collaborator @daniyuu can help with more thorough testing or a live demo. Apologies for any inconvenience, and thanks for taking the time to review! 🌸