don't require connection to view guild

src/client/webapp/elements/lists/message-list.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<MessageListProps> = (props: MessageListProps) => {
 
 	const scrollToBottomFunc = useCallback(() => {
 		if (!infiniteScrollElementRef.current) return;
-		console.log('scrolling to bottom');
 		infiniteScrollElementRef.current.scrollTop = 0; // Keep in mind that this is reversed for flex-flow: column-reverse
 	}, []);
 

src/client/webapp/guild-combined.ts

@@ -223,35 +223,23 @@ export default class CombinedGuild extends EventEmitter<Connectable & Conflictab
 		resourceRAMCache: ResourceRAMCache,
 		personalDB: PersonalDB
 	) {
+		if (guildMetadata.memberId === null) {
+			throw new Error('trying to launch guild that we have never verified with');
+		}
 		const socket = socketio.connect(socketConfig.url, {
 			forceNew: true,
 			ca: socketConfig.cert
 		});
-		return new Promise<CombinedGuild>((resolve, reject) => {
-			const connectFail = (err: unknown) => {
-				socket.off('connect', connectSucceed);
-				reject(new Error('unable to connect: ' + (err as Error).message));
-			}
-			const connectSucceed = async () => {
-				socket.off('connect_error', connectFail);
-				const socketVerifier = new SocketVerifier(socket, socketConfig.publicKey, socketConfig.privateKey);
-				const memberId = await socketVerifier.verify();
-				if (guildMetadata.memberId && memberId !== guildMetadata.memberId) {
-					reject(new Error('Verified member differs from original member'));
-				}
-				resolve(new CombinedGuild(
-					guildMetadata.id,
-					memberId,
-					socket,
-					socketVerifier,
-					messageRAMCache,
-					resourceRAMCache,
-					personalDB
-				));
-			}
-			socket.once('connect', connectSucceed);
-			socket.once('connect_error', connectFail);
-		});
+		const socketVerifier = new SocketVerifier(socket, socketConfig.publicKey, socketConfig.privateKey);
+		return new CombinedGuild(
+			guildMetadata.id,
+			guildMetadata.memberId,
+			socket,
+			socketVerifier,
+			messageRAMCache,
+			resourceRAMCache,
+			personalDB
+		);
 	}
 
 	public isSocketVerified(): boolean {