feat: add dual protocol support (web/native) via BAILEYS_PROTOCOL env

Adds experimental native protocol mode (WAM\x05) as alternative to
web protocol (WA\x06\x03). Configurable via BAILEYS_PROTOCOL env var:
- web (default): standard WhatsApp Web protocol
- native: Android native protocol (may enable view-once media on companions)

When native mode is enabled:
- NOISE_WA_HEADER changes from WA\x06\x03 to WAM\x05
- DICT_VERSION changes from 3 to 5
- WebInfo is omitted from ClientPayload

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

WAProto/WAProto.proto

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
 package proto;
 
-/// WhatsApp Version: 2.3000.1037082622
+/// WhatsApp Version: 2.3000.1037162330
 
 message ADVDeviceIdentity {
     optional uint32 rawId = 1;

src/Defaults/baileys-version.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":[2,3000,1037137890]}
+{"version":[2,3000,1037166441]}

src/Defaults/index.ts

@@ -31,9 +31,26 @@ export const STATUS_EXPIRY_SECONDS = 24 * 60 * 60
 export const PLACEHOLDER_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60
 
 export const NOISE_MODE = 'Noise_XX_25519_AESGCM_SHA256\0\0\0\0'
-export const DICT_VERSION = 3
+
+/**
+ * Protocol mode: 'web' (default) or 'native' (experimental)
+ * - web: WA\x06\x03 — standard WhatsApp Web protocol
+ * - native: WAM\x05 — native Android protocol (may enable view-once media on companions)
+ *
+ * Set via BAILEYS_PROTOCOL env var:
+ *   BAILEYS_PROTOCOL=native
+ */
+const PROTOCOL_MODE = process.env.BAILEYS_PROTOCOL?.trim().toLowerCase() === 'native' ? 'native' : 'web'
+
+export const DICT_VERSION = PROTOCOL_MODE === 'native' ? 5 : 3
 export const KEY_BUNDLE_TYPE = Buffer.from([5])
-export const NOISE_WA_HEADER = Buffer.from([87, 65, 6, DICT_VERSION]) // last is "DICT_VERSION"
+
+// WA\x06\x03 = web protocol, WAM\x05 = native Android protocol
+export const NOISE_WA_HEADER = PROTOCOL_MODE === 'native'
+	? Buffer.from([87, 65, 77, DICT_VERSION]) // WAM\x05
+	: Buffer.from([87, 65, 6, DICT_VERSION])  // WA\x06\x03
+
+export { PROTOCOL_MODE }
 /** from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3809401/what-is-a-good-regular-expression-to-match-a-url */
 export const URL_REGEX = /https:\/\/(?![^:@\/\s]+:[^:@\/\s]+@)[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}(:\d+)?(\/[^\s]*)?/g
 

src/Socket/messages-recv.ts

@@ -2241,30 +2241,78 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 	}
 
 	const handleMessage = async (node: BinaryNode) => {
+		const _encNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'enc')
+		const _unavNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'unavailable')
+		// VO_RAW: log BEFORE any filtering — captures every stanza that enters handleMessage
+		console.log(`[VO_RAW] id=${node.attrs.id} from=${node.attrs.from} type=${node.attrs.type} enc=${_encNode ? _encNode.attrs?.type : 'NO'} unavailable=${_unavNode ? _unavNode.attrs?.type : 'NO'} children=${Array.isArray(node.content) ? (node.content as BinaryNode[]).map(c => c.tag).join(',') : 'none'}`)
+
 		if (shouldIgnoreJid(node.attrs.from!) && node.attrs.from !== S_WHATSAPP_NET) {
+			console.log(`[VO_RAW] IGNORED by shouldIgnoreJid: ${node.attrs.from}`)
 			logger.trace({ from: node.attrs.from }, 'ignored message')
-			// Send a clean ACK (no error code) so the server considers the
-			// message delivered. Using error 500 (UnhandledError) previously
-			// caused the server to retry delivery, generating duplicate traffic.
 			await sendMessageAck(node)
 			return
 		}
 
 		const encNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'enc')
-		// TODO: temporary fix for crashes and issues resulting of failed msmsg decryption
-		if (encNode?.attrs.type === 'msmsg') {
-			logger.debug({ key: node.attrs.key }, 'ignored msmsg')
-			await sendMessageAck(node, NACK_REASONS.MissingMessageSecret)
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Handle view-once unavailable sync from primary device.
-		// When the primary device sends a view-once, linked companions receive
-		// <unavailable type="view_once"/> — no enc content, just a sync signal.
-		// Acknowledge and skip decryption (nothing to decrypt).
 		const unavailableNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'unavailable')
+
+		// DEBUG: log every incoming message stanza to trace view-once delivery
+		logger.info({
+			id: node.attrs.id,
+			from: node.attrs.from,
+			type: node.attrs.type,
+			hasEnc: !!encNode,
+			encType: encNode?.attrs?.type,
+			hasUnavailable: !!unavailableNode,
+			unavailableType: unavailableNode?.attrs?.type,
+		}, 'VO_TRACE: incoming message stanza')
+
+		// msmsg block removed — allow msmsg decryption (required for view-once on linked devices)
 		if (unavailableNode?.attrs?.type === 'view_once') {
-			logger.debug({ id: node.attrs.id, from: node.attrs.from }, 'received view_once unavailable sync from primary device')
+			const { fullMessage: voMsg } = decryptMessageNode(
+				node,
+				authState.creds.me!.id,
+				authState.creds.me!.lid || '',
+				signalRepository,
+				logger,
+			)
+			voMsg.key.isViewOnce = true
+
+			// Try to request the actual view-once content from the primary phone via PDO
+			// The phone may resend the full media (url, mediaKey, directPath, etc.)
+			console.log(`[VO_PDO] Requesting view-once content via PDO for ${voMsg.key.id} from ${voMsg.key.remoteJid}`)
+			try {
+				const requestId = await requestPlaceholderResend(voMsg.key, {
+					key: { ...voMsg.key },
+					pushName: voMsg.pushName,
+					messageTimestamp: voMsg.messageTimestamp,
+					participant: voMsg.key.participant,
+					participantAlt: voMsg.key.participantAlt
+				})
+				if (requestId && requestId !== 'RESOLVED') {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] PDO request sent! requestId=${requestId} — waiting for phone to resend`)
+				} else if (requestId === 'RESOLVED') {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] Message arrived during PDO delay!`)
+				} else {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] Already requested or no response`)
+				}
+			} catch (err: any) {
+				console.log(`[VO_PDO] PDO request failed: ${err.message} — falling back to placeholder`)
+			}
+
+			// Emit placeholder immediately so consumers see the notification
+			// If PDO succeeds, the real message will arrive via messages.upsert later
+			voMsg.message = {
+				viewOnceMessage: {
+					message: {
+						imageMessage: {
+							viewOnce: true,
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			const upsertType = node.attrs.offline ? 'append' : 'notify'
+			await upsertMessage(voMsg, upsertType)
 			await sendMessageAck(node)
 			return
 		}
@@ -2382,6 +2430,23 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 								{ msgId: msg.key?.id, messageType },
 								'CTWA: Skipping placeholder resend for unavailable fanout type'
 							)
+							// For view-once: emit the message with a viewOnceMessage placeholder
+							// so consumers (zpro, etc.) can detect and display it.
+							// Include a message wrapper so isValidMsg accepts it.
+							if (messageType === 'view_once_unavailable_fanout') {
+								msg.key.isViewOnce = true
+								msg.message = {
+									viewOnceMessage: {
+										message: {
+											imageMessage: {
+												viewOnce: true,
+											}
+										}
+									}
+								}
+								const upsertType = node.attrs.offline ? 'append' : 'notify'
+								await upsertMessage(msg, upsertType)
+							}
 							metrics.ctwaRecoveryFailures.inc({ reason: 'unavailable_fanout' })
 							return sendMessageAck(node)
 						}

src/Utils/validate-connection.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { proto } from '../../WAProto/index.js'
 import {
 	KEY_BUNDLE_TYPE,
+	PROTOCOL_MODE,
 	WA_ADV_ACCOUNT_SIG_PREFIX,
 	WA_ADV_DEVICE_SIG_PREFIX,
 	WA_ADV_HOSTED_ACCOUNT_SIG_PREFIX
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ const getClientPayload = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		userAgent: getUserAgent(config)
 	}
 
-	payload.webInfo = getWebInfo(config)
+	// Native protocol (WAM\x05) does not use WebInfo — only web protocol does
+	if (PROTOCOL_MODE !== 'native') {
+		payload.webInfo = getWebInfo(config)
+	}
 
 	return payload
 }