From 4f200fd26a9301dab0c3d9321da77dca3384b9ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andre Medeiros <hello@andre.cool>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2022 16:15:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] spam prevention

---
 internal/worker/notifications.go | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/internal/worker/notifications.go b/internal/worker/notifications.go
index a2e714e..27ed694 100644
--- a/internal/worker/notifications.go
+++ b/internal/worker/notifications.go
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ func (nc *notificationsConsumer) Consume(delivery rmq.Delivery) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Let's populate this with the latest message so we don't flood users with stuff
+	if account.CheckCount == 0 {
+		logger.Debug("populating first message id to prevent spamming")
+
+		account.CheckCount = 1
+		_ = nc.accountRepo.Update(ctx, &account)
+		return
+	}
+
 	devices, err := nc.deviceRepo.GetInboxNotifiableByAccountID(ctx, account.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("failed to fetch account devices", zap.Error(err))