chore: defer WhatsApp bridge install to first use#12992
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use WhatsApp.
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Summary
Removes the eager
npm installof the WhatsApp bridge (Baileys) from install.sh, install.ps1, and the Dockerfile. The bridge dependencies are already installed on-demand byhermes whatsappwhen the user first sets up WhatsApp.Changes
whatsapp/sessionfrom initial mkdir; update Termux skip messagewhatsapp\sessionfrom initial mkdirWhy
Most users never use WhatsApp. The bridge pulls in Baileys (a large npm dependency tree) which slows down install and bloats the Docker image for everyone.
hermes whatsappalready checks fornode_modulesand runsnpm installon first use, so no functionality is lost.