Messages are not handled by listener when I send messages to myself for testing

[obriankevin11]

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Describe the bug

Hi,

I would like to test my bot. I scan the QR code with my phone. Then

• when I send a message to myself this.client.on('message'... is not raised.
• when I send a message to a group where I'm in, event is not raised. It works ok when I ask someone else to write a message.

How can I send myself messages and have them catched by the listener, in order to test?

Thank you

Expected behavior

When I send myself a message, onMessage client handler should receive it.

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

Any message that is sent to the registered client are catched by the onMessage event listener.

Relevant Code

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Browser Type

Chromium

WhatsApp Account Type

Standard

Does your WhatsApp account have multidevice enabled?

Yes, I am using Multi Device

Environment

Win10 22H2 Phone: iOS whatsapp-web.js: 1.23.0 WhatsApp Web version: 2.2348.50 nodejs: v16.17.0

Additional context

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[alechkos]

@obriankevin11

If you want to handle messages sent by you, you have to use message_create event

[obriankevin11]

Thanks!