[Bug]: Firefox, Browser Launch, window.ethereum isConnected = true, initialized = false

[adraffy]

Describe the bug

on browser launch, window.ethereum is frequently stuck in some limbo state where it will either already be connected or emit a connect event, yet chainChanged event will never fire.

Only reloading the page fixes the problem.

Expected behavior

After connect, initialized should be true.

Screenshots/Recordings

Steps to reproduce

1. Have Metamask Installed
2. Restart Firefox
3. Check window.ethereum._state

Error messages or log output

No response

Detection stage

In production (default)

Version

12.0.6

Build type

None

Browser

Firefox

Operating system

Windows

Hardware wallet

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Additional context

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Severity

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[adraffy]

I'm using the following workaround, which delays interacting with the window.ethereum until it's initialized or force-reload the page after a fixed (arbitrary) timeout.

if (window.ethereum) {
    if (ethereum._state) {
        let killer = setTimeout(() => window.location.reload(), 2000);
        let monitor = setInterval(() => {
            if (ethereum._state.initialized) {
                clearInterval(monitor);
                clearTimeout(killer);
                init();
            }
        }, 100);
    } else {
        init();
    }
}
function init() {
     window_provider = new ethers.BrowserProvider(ethereum, 'any');
}