fix(evolution): prevent instances from getting stuck in 'closing' (EvolutionAPI#2420)

possebon · claude · possebon · commit cfd210291f1c · 2026-03-26T15:26:50.000-03:00
Forces Evolution integration instances to 'open' status on connect and ensures auto-reconnect on startup regardless of stored connection status. Upstream PR: EvolutionAPI#2420 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
diff --git a/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts b/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ export class InstanceController {
           getQrcode = instance.qrCode;
         }
 
+        if (instanceData.integration === Integration.EVOLUTION) {
+          await instance.connectToWhatsapp();
+        }
+
         const result = {
           instance: {
             instanceName: instance.instanceName,
diff --git a/src/api/integrations/channel/evolution/evolution.channel.service.ts b/src/api/integrations/channel/evolution/evolution.channel.service.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ export class EvolutionStartupService extends ChannelStartupService {
 
   public async connectToWhatsapp(data?: any): Promise<any> {
     if (!data) {
+      this.stateConnection = { state: 'open' };
+
+      if (this.instanceId) {
+        await this.prismaRepository.instance.update({
+          where: { id: this.instanceId },
+          data: { connectionStatus: 'open' },
+        });
+      }
+
       this.loadChatwoot();
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/api/services/monitor.service.ts b/src/api/services/monitor.service.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,11 @@ export class WAMonitoringService {
       ownerJid: instanceData.ownerJid,
     });
 
-    if (instanceData.connectionStatus === 'open' || instanceData.connectionStatus === 'connecting') {
+    if (
+      instanceData.connectionStatus === 'open' ||
+      instanceData.connectionStatus === 'connecting' ||
+      instanceData.integration === Integration.EVOLUTION
+    ) {
       this.logger.info(
         `Auto-connecting instance "${instanceData.instanceName}" (status: ${instanceData.connectionStatus})`,
       );
