[BUG] Rate-Overlimit and Unexpected Error in 'Handling Bad ACK'

[CSFelix]

Description

When sending or receiving a bunch of group messages in a short period of time, the following error is triggered:

{
  "level":50,"time":"2024-09-23T17:47:10.712Z","pid":8348,"hostname":"hostname","err":{"type":"Error","message":"rate-overlimit","stack":"Error: rate-overlimit
    at assertNodeErrorFree (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\WABinary\\generic-utils.js:56:15)
    at query (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\socket.js:145:48)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async groupMetadata (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\groups.js:22:24)
    at async @whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\messages-send.js:323:41
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async @whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\messages-send.js:316:51
    at async Object.transaction (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Utils\\auth-utils.js:136:26)
    at async relayMessage (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\messages-send.js:306:9)
    at async handleBadAck (@whiskeysockets\\baileys\\lib\\Socket\\messages-recv.js:775:17)",
  "data":429,"isBoom":true,"isServer":true,"output":{"statusCode":500,"payload":{"statusCode":500,"error":"Internal Server 
  Error","message":"An internal server error occurred"},"headers":{}}},"msg":"unexpected error in 'handling bad ack'"
}

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Reproducibility

1. Create a new connection
2. Send a bunch of messages in a group
3. Keep doing it for some seconds and the error is triggered

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Expected behavior

All the messages should be sent/received without triggering errors.

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Environment

• Is this on a server?

Yes, but the issue also happens on localhost.

• What do your connectOptions look like?

makeWASocket({
  logger: loggerBaileys,
  printQRInTerminal: false,
  auth: state as AuthenticationState,
  generateHighQualityLinkPreview: false,
  syncFullHistory: true,
  markOnlineOnConnect: true,
  patchMessageBeforeSending: message => {
    const requiresPatch = !!(
      message.buttonsMessage || message.listMessage
    );
    if (requiresPatch) {
      message = {
        viewOnceMessage: {
          message: {
            messageContextInfo: {
              deviceListMetadataVersion: 2,
              deviceListMetadata: {}
            },
            ...message
          }
        }
      };
    }
    return message;
  },
  getMessage
});

• Do you have multiple clients on the same IP?

Yes, but the issue also happens on localhost with a single client.

• Are you using a proxy?

Nope

[Skidy89]

add cache and no request every time groupMetadata

[CSFelix]

add cache and no request every time groupMetadata

Even though not using groupMetadata, the issue remains