Fix call ICE race: keep pre-PC candidates and load RTC config first (v2.8.2)

client.js

@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ function connectSocket() {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (signal.type === 'ice-candidate' && peerConnection && signal.candidate) {
+            if (signal.type === 'ice-candidate' && signal.candidate) {
                 await addOrQueueIceCandidate(signal.candidate);
             }
         } catch (error) {
@@ -6458,15 +6458,14 @@ async function startCallSession(peerName, peerId, isCaller) {
     currentCallPeerId = peerId;
     currentCallPeerName = peerName;
     callIceFailureCount = 0;
+    await ensureRtcConfigLoaded();
     forceRelayOnly = rtcRuntimeConfig?.iceTransportPolicy === 'relay';
-    pendingRemoteIceCandidates = [];
 
     openCallDialog(peerName);
     // Start timer from session start to avoid "stuck at 00:00" perception on unstable networks.
     if (!callTimerInterval) {
         startCallTimer();
     }
-    await ensureRtcConfigLoaded();
     try {
         await ensureLocalCallStream();
     } catch (mediaError) {

index.html

@@ -3098,7 +3098,7 @@
                     <div class="chat-header-title" id="chatTitle">💬 Select a friend to chat</div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="chat-header-actions">
-                    <span class="build-badge mobile-essential" id="buildVersionBadge" title="Frontend build version">v2.8.1</span>
+                    <span class="build-badge mobile-essential" id="buildVersionBadge" title="Frontend build version">v2.8.2</span>
                     <button class="header-btn mobile-essential" onclick="toggleArchiveChat()" title="Archive chat">
                         <i class="fas fa-archive"></i>
                     </button>
@@ -3717,7 +3717,7 @@
 
     <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/qrcodejs/1.0.0/qrcode.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="client.js?v=2.8.1"></script>
+    <script src="client.js?v=2.8.2"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "discord-like-app",
-  "version": "2.8.1",
+  "version": "2.8.2",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon server.js",