hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix Handle delayed messages: ask user before executing messages received > 30 min late [1 participants]

TL;DR

Implement a delayed message confirmation mechanism to handle messages that arrive more than 30 minutes after their intended delivery time.

Guidance

• Introduce a timestamp check for incoming messages to determine if they are older than the configured threshold (30 minutes).
• If a message is older than the threshold, reply to the user with a confirmation prompt instead of executing the message immediately.
• Store the threshold value in config.yaml to make it configurable.
• Consider implementing a response handler to process the user's confirmation response and execute the original message if approved.

Example

def handle_message(message):
    threshold = get_threshold_from_config()  # retrieve threshold from config.yaml
    message_timestamp = message['timestamp']
    current_time = get_current_time()
    time_diff = current_time - message_timestamp
    
    if time_diff > threshold:
        # reply to user with confirmation prompt
        reply = f"Received your message from {message_timestamp} ({time_diff} ago): {message['content']}. Do you want me to execute it?"
        send_reply(reply)
    else:
        # execute message immediately
        execute_message(message)

Notes

The proposed behavior assumes that the message timestamp is available and can be compared to the current time. The implementation details may vary depending on the specific messaging system and programming language used.

Recommendation

Apply workaround by implementing the proposed delayed message confirmation mechanism, as it provides a clear and user-friendly way to handle delayed messages and prevent confusing actions.