window.require(...).canCheckStatusRankingPosterGating is not a function

[danieldwipaska]

Issue Description

while the app is running, sometimes it sends an error like this:

TypeError: window.require(...).canCheckStatusRankingPosterGating is not a function window.WWebJS.sendMessage

Reproduction Steps

this is an intermittent issue.

1. Start the app
2. Complete the authentication if you have not done
3. Keep the app running
4. The error sometimes comes up

Code Sample

User Setup

WhatsApp	Type
Account Type	WhatsApp Business
Authentication Strategy	LocalAuth
WhatsApp Web Version	0000000
whatsapp-web.js Version	1.34.7

Environment	Version
Browser Type	Chrome
Browser Version	146.0.7680.31
Phone OS Version	Android 12
Running OS Version	MacOS 26
Node.js Version	18.19.0

Checklist

• I use the latest released version of whatsapp-web.js.
• I have searched existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.
• I have verified this is a library issue, not a problem with my code.

[BenyFilho]

#201745