whatsapp-web.js suddenly stopped working (src/webCache/LocalWebCache.js:34 throws error)

[rseiffert]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Describe the bug

THIS BUG HAS NOT DESCRIBED ENOUGH TO BE WORKED ON, but I am afraid..... I will remove this line if it's ready

whatsapp-web.js worked until yesterday like a charm but stopped working today :-(

Here is some simplified code

//index.ts
import * as wac from './controllers/whatsapp.controller'

wac.initWhatsApp();

// whatsapp.controller.ts
import { Client, MessageMedia, LocalAuth } from 'whatsapp-web.js';

const whatsAppClient = new Client({
   authStrategy: new LocalAuth(),
   puppeteer: {
      executablePath: '/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome',
   }
});

export const initWhatsApp:any = ():void => {
   whatsAppClient.initialize()
}

All of a sudden whatsAppClient.initialize() throws an error:

[PATH_IN_node_modules_TO/]whatsapp-web.js/src/webCache/LocalWebCache.js:34
   const version = indexHtml.match(/manifest-([\d\\.]+)\.json/)[1];
                                                               ^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading '1')
at LocalWebCache.persist ([PATH_IN_node_modules_TO/]webCache/LocalWebCache.js:34:69)
   at
   [PATH_IN_node_modules_TO/]whatsapp-web.js@1.23.0/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/Client.js:744:36

indexHtml already is empty

Expected behavior

It worked yesterday, it should work today

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

• Create a node.js project
• Put the attached (simplified) package.json in the project-root and install it
• create src-folder with the attached index.ts
• Create controller-folder within the src-folder with the attached whatsapp.controller.tsin it

Try to to run it - CRY ;-)

Relevant Code

see the description above

Browser Type

Google Chrome

WhatsApp Account Type

Standard

Does your WhatsApp account have multidevice enabled?

No, I am not using Multi Device

Environment

• whatsapp-web.js Version: 1.23.0
• puppeteer Version: 13.7.0
• Chrome Version: 123.0.6312.107
• MacOS Version: 14.4.1

Just for info, but this is nothing new I think, pnpm install (same as npm install) throws a WARNING for puppeteer

WARN 1 deprecated subdependencies found: puppeteer@13.7.0

Additional context

No response

[alechkos]

#2789