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Session not available

Error message

Session not available

What it means

DAVESession.getVerificationCode() throws when this.session is null — i.e. the underlying MLS session has not been initialized yet (or failed to initialize). A verification code can only be obtained from an active session.

Source

Thrown at packages/voice/src/networking/DAVESession.ts:152

	/**
	 * The current voice privacy code of the session. Will be `null` if there is no session.
	 */
	public get voicePrivacyCode(): string | null {
		if (this.protocolVersion === 0 || !this.session?.voicePrivacyCode) {
			return null;
		}

		return this.session.voicePrivacyCode;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the verification code for a user in the session.
	 *
	 * @throws Will throw if there is not an active session or the user id provided is invalid or not in the session.
	 */
	public async getVerificationCode(userId: string): Promise<string> {
		if (!this.session) throw new Error('Session not available');
		return this.session.getVerificationCode(userId);
	}

	/**
	 * Re-initializes (or initializes) the underlying session.
	 */
	public reinit() {
		if (this.protocolVersion > 0) {
			if (this.session) {
				this.session.reinit(this.protocolVersion, this.userId, this.channelId);
				this.emit('debug', `Session reinitialized for protocol version ${this.protocolVersion}`);
			} else {
				this.session = new Davey.DAVESession(this.protocolVersion, this.userId, this.channelId);
				this.emit('debug', `Session initialized for protocol version ${this.protocolVersion}`);
			}

			this.emit('keyPackage', this.session!.getSerializedKeyPackage());
		} else if (this.session) {

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Solutions

1. Wait for the session 'ready'/protocolReady event before calling getVerificationCode
2. Verify the optional dependency @snazzah/davey is installed at a compatible version
3. Reinitialize the session (reinit()) if it failed, then retry
4. Check userId validity and that the user is in the session once initialized

Example fix

// before
daveSession.getVerificationCode(userId); // may throw
// after
if (daveSessionReady) {
  await daveSession.getVerificationCode(userId);
}

function canGetCode(session) { return typeof (session as any).session !== 'undefined' && (session as any).session !== null; }
if (!canGetCode(dave)) await waitForSessionReady(dave);

function hasActiveSession(s: { session?: unknown }): boolean { return s.session != null; }

try { code = await dave.getVerificationCode(userId); } catch (e) { if (e.message === 'Session not available') { await onceReady(dave); code = await dave.getVerificationCode(userId); } else throw e; }

When it happens

Trigger: Calling getVerificationCode(userId) before the DAVE session is ready — before the initial protocolReady/reinit completes, or after the session was torn down / failed to initialize.

Common situations: Requesting verification codes immediately after joining a voice channel before DAVESession signals readiness; session initialization failed (missing/wrong @snazzah/davey dependency version); session reinitialization in progress.

Related errors

• No session available
• Cannot destroy VoiceConnection - it has already been destroy
• ClientNotReady
• Session not available
• No compatible encryption modes. Available include: ${options

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