From 4efd0d1ef7a7fd1573d903e055c6fd40305528a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: link2xt <link2xt@testrun.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:59:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] test: always gossip if gossip_period is set to 0

This fixes flakiness of `test_verified_group_vs_delete_server_after`.
---
 src/mimefactory.rs | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/mimefactory.rs b/src/mimefactory.rs
index df14e5bc2..dcb75da78 100644
--- a/src/mimefactory.rs
+++ b/src/mimefactory.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,11 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                     // beside key- and member-changes, force a periodic re-gossip.
                     let gossiped_timestamp = chat.id.get_gossiped_timestamp(context).await?;
                     let gossip_period = context.get_config_i64(Config::GossipPeriod).await?;
-                    if time() >= gossiped_timestamp + gossip_period {
+                    // `gossip_period == 0` is a special case for testing,
+                    // enabling gossip in every message.
+                    // Othewise "smeared timestamps" may result in the condition
+                    // to fail even if the clock is monotonic.
+                    if gossip_period == 0 || time() >= gossiped_timestamp + gossip_period {
                         Ok(true)
                     } else {
                         Ok(false)