fix: also fetch prev events that are outliers already

src/database/rooms.rs

@@ -844,6 +844,19 @@ impl Rooms {
             .transpose()
     }
 
+    /// Returns the json of a pdu.
+    pub fn get_outlier_pdu_json(
+        &self,
+        event_id: &EventId,
+    ) -> Result<Option<CanonicalJsonObject>> {
+        self.eventid_outlierpdu
+            .get(event_id.as_bytes())?
+            .map(|pdu| {
+                serde_json::from_slice(&pdu).map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid PDU in db."))
+            })
+            .transpose()
+    }
+
     /// Returns the json of a pdu.
     pub fn get_non_outlier_pdu_json(
         &self,

src/server_server.rs

@@ -887,10 +887,10 @@ pub async fn handle_incoming_pdu<'a>(
     let mut todo_outlier_stack = incoming_pdu.prev_events.clone();
     let mut todo_timeline_stack = Vec::new();
     while let Some(prev_event_id) = todo_outlier_stack.pop() {
-        if let Some((pdu, Some(json))) = fetch_and_handle_outliers(
+        if let Some((pdu, json_opt)) = fetch_and_handle_outliers(
             db,
             origin,
-            &[prev_event_id],
+            &[prev_event_id.clone()],
             &create_event,
             &room_id,
             pub_key_map,
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ pub async fn handle_incoming_pdu<'a>(
         .await
         .pop()
         {
+            if let Some(json) = json_opt.or_else(|| db.rooms.get_outlier_pdu_json(&prev_event_id).ok().flatten()) {
                 if incoming_pdu.origin_server_ts
                     > db.rooms
                         .first_pdu_in_room(&room_id)
@@ -910,6 +911,7 @@ pub async fn handle_incoming_pdu<'a>(
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
     while let Some(prev) = todo_timeline_stack.pop() {
         upgrade_outlier_to_timeline_pdu(