Question Handling EResult 7 After Calling joinChat Method?

[snowcrash]

I am trying to build a basic group chat bot. At the moment it looks like this..

var User = require('steam-user')
var bot = new User()

bot.logOn({
  'accountName': process.env.USERNAME,
  'password': process.env.PASSWORD
})

bot.on('loggedOn', function (res) {
  console.log('Logged in!')
  console.log(res)
  bot.setPersona(User.EPersonaState.Online)
})

bot.on('webSession', function (sessionID, cookies) {
  console.log('Got a web session!')
})

bot.on('friendMessage', function (steamID, message) {
  console.log(`message from ${steamID.getSteam3RenderedID()}: ${message}`)
})

bot.on('chatInvite', function (inviterID, chatroomID) {
  bot.joinChat(chatroomID, function (eresult) {
    console.log(eresult)
  })
})

bot.on('error', function (e) {
  console.log(e)
})

The call to the joinChat method is successful but the EResult is a 7 - "InvalidProtocolVer". I've been searching for information about how to handle this type of error and was hoping that maybe someone here has encountered it before.

[Dr. McKay]

I can't reproduce this with group chats or multi-user chats. Make sure all your modules are up to date.

[snowcrash]

I am using the latest version (3.9.0).

[Dr. McKay]

What kind of chat are you inviting the bot to join?

[snowcrash]

I have tried inviting it to a public Steam user group chat, and to a multi-user chat, and get an InvalidProtocolVer in each case.

[Dr. McKay]

I really have no idea, sorry.

[snowcrash]

Bummer. I've tried clearing npm cache, and even reinstalling Node. I think I'm going to try pushing to a remote and see if there isn't just something stupid happening with my local environment.

 

EDIT: I've now tried the same script on a fresh DigitalOcean droplet and I still get InvalidProtocolVer trying to join a chat.

 

FINAL EDIT: Well this is embarrassing..

 

I tried the above script with my own credentials and it worked! So I started investigating differences between my account, and the bot account.

Which ultimately led me to this. I was receiving the error because the bot was a limited user.

 

I added funds to its Steam wallet and it works as expected.

Edited June 30, 2016 by snowcrash