fix: issue with cerberus only triggering after an edit

platforms/cerberus/src/controllers/WebhookController.ts

@@ -175,16 +175,15 @@ export class WebhookController {
 
                     // Only process if there's actually a charter change, not just a message update
                     if (newCharter !== undefined && newCharter !== null && oldCharter !== newCharter) {
-                        try {
-                            await this.cerberusTriggerService.processCharterChange(
-                                group.id,
-                                group.name,
-                                oldCharter,
-                                newCharter
-                            );
-                        } catch (error) {
+                        // Don't await - let it run asynchronously to avoid blocking webhook response
+                        this.cerberusTriggerService.processCharterChange(
+                            group.id,
+                            group.name,
+                            oldCharter,
+                            newCharter
+                        ).catch((error) => {
                             console.error("Error in processCharterChange:", error);
-                        }
+                        });
                     }
                 } else {
                     // Check if group already exists by ename (only if ename is available)
@@ -223,16 +222,15 @@ export class WebhookController {
 
                         // Check if new group has a charter and send Cerberus welcome message
                         if (group.charter) {
-                            try {
-                                await this.cerberusTriggerService.processCharterChange(
-                                    group.id,
-                                    group.name,
-                                    undefined, // No old charter for new groups
-                                    group.charter
-                                );
-                            } catch (error) {
+                            // Don't await - let it run asynchronously to avoid blocking webhook response
+                            this.cerberusTriggerService.processCharterChange(
+                                group.id,
+                                group.name,
+                                undefined, // No old charter for new groups
+                                group.charter
+                            ).catch((error) => {
                                 console.error("Error in processCharterChange for new group:", error);
-                            }
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                 }

platforms/group-charter-manager-api/src/controllers/GroupController.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { GroupService } from "../services/GroupService";
 import { CharterSignatureService } from "../services/CharterSignatureService";
 import { spinUpEVault } from "web3-adapter";
+import { adapter } from "../web3adapter";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 
 dotenv.config();
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ export class GroupController {
                 participants: []
             });
 
+            // Lock the group so it doesn't sync until charter+ename are added
+            adapter.addToLockedIds(group.id);
+
             // Add participants including the creator
             const allParticipants = [...new Set([userId, ...participants])];
             for (const participantId of allParticipants) {
@@ -142,13 +146,41 @@ export class GroupController {
                 updateData.ename = evaultResult.w3id;
             }
 
+            // Unlock the group so it CAN sync now that it has charter+ename
+            if (needsEVault) {
+                const lockIndex = adapter.lockedIds.indexOf(id);
+                if (lockIndex > -1) {
+                    adapter.lockedIds.splice(lockIndex, 1);
+                }
+            }
+
             // Now save with both charter and ename (if provisioned)
             const updatedGroup = await this.groupService.updateGroup(id, updateData);
 
             if (!updatedGroup) {
                 return res.status(404).json({ error: "Group not found" });
             }
 
+            // HACK: Manually trigger sync after delay to ensure complete data is sent
+            if (needsEVault) {
+                setTimeout(async () => {
+                    try {
+                        // Re-fetch the complete group entity with all relations
+                        const completeGroup = await this.groupService.getGroupById(id);
+                        if (completeGroup && completeGroup.charter && completeGroup.ename) {
+                            // Convert to plain object and trigger the adapter manually
+                            const plainGroup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(completeGroup));
+                            await adapter.handleChange({
+                                data: plainGroup,
+                                tableName: "groups"
+                            });
+                        }
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        console.error("Error in manual sync:", error);
+                    }
+                }, 2000); // 2 second delay
+            }
+
             res.json(updatedGroup);
         } catch (error) {
             console.error("Error updating charter:", error);

platforms/group-charter-manager-api/src/services/GroupService.ts

@@ -28,29 +28,24 @@ export class GroupService {
     }
 
     async updateGroup(id: string, groupData: Partial<Group>): Promise<Group | null> {
-        // If updating the charter, we need to delete all existing signatures
-        // since the charter content has changed
-        if (groupData.charter !== undefined) {
-            // Get the current group to check if charter is being updated
-            const currentGroup = await this.getGroupById(id);
-            if (currentGroup && currentGroup.charter !== groupData.charter) {
-                // Charter content has changed, so delete all existing signatures
-                console.log(`Charter updated for group ${id}, deleting all existing signatures`);
-                await this.charterSignatureService.deleteAllSignaturesForGroup(id);
-            }
-        }
-
         // Get the current group, merge the data, and save it to trigger ORM events
         const currentGroup = await this.getGroupById(id);
         if (!currentGroup) {
             throw new Error("Group not found");
         }
 
+        // Check if charter is being updated/added to delete signatures BEFORE saving
+        const charterChanged = groupData.charter !== undefined && currentGroup.charter !== groupData.charter;
+        if (charterChanged) {
+            await this.charterSignatureService.deleteAllSignaturesForGroup(id);
+        }
+
         // Merge the new data with the existing group
         Object.assign(currentGroup, groupData);
 
-        // Save the merged group to trigger ORM subscribers
+        // Save the merged group to trigger ORM subscribers - ONE save with all data
         const updatedGroup = await this.groupRepository.save(currentGroup);
+
         return updatedGroup;
     }
 

platforms/group-charter-manager-api/src/web3adapter/watchers/subscriber.ts

@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ export class PostgresSubscriber implements EntitySubscriberInterface {
         // Handle regular entity changes
         const data = this.entityToPlain(entity);
         if (!data.id) return;
+
+        // Skip groups without charter - they'll be manually synced when charter is added
+        if (tableName === "groups" && !data.charter) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         try {
             setTimeout(async () => {