Use the API to read settings

spec/messages.js

@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ describe("A XEP-0333 Chat Marker", function () {
             .map(s => _.isElement(s) ? s : s.nodeTree)
             .filter(e => e.nodeName === 'message');
 
-        expect(sent_messages.length).toBe(2);
+        await u.waitUntil(() => sent_messages.length === 2);
         expect(Strophe.serialize(sent_messages[0])).toBe(
             `<message id="${sent_messages[0].getAttribute('id')}" to="${contact_jid}" type="chat" xmlns="jabber:client">`+
                 `<active xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/chatstates"/>`+

spec/retractions.js

@@ -616,9 +616,12 @@ describe("Message Retractions", function () {
             expect(occupant.get('role')).toBe('moderator');
             occupant.save('role', 'member');
             const retraction_stanza = await sendAndThenRetractMessage(_converse, view);
-            await u.waitUntil(() => view.el.querySelectorAll('.chat-msg--retracted').length === 1);
+            await u.waitUntil(() => view.el.querySelectorAll('.chat-msg--retracted').length === 1, 1000);
+            console.log('XXX: First message retracted by author');
 
             const msg_obj = view.model.messages.last();
+            expect(msg_obj.get('retracted')).toBeTruthy();
+
             expect(Strophe.serialize(retraction_stanza)).toBe(
                 `<message id="${retraction_stanza.getAttribute('id')}" to="${muc_jid}" type="groupchat" xmlns="jabber:client">`+
                     `<store xmlns="urn:xmpp:hints"/>`+
@@ -627,7 +630,6 @@ describe("Message Retractions", function () {
                     `</apply-to>`+
                 `</message>`);
 
-            await u.waitUntil(() => view.model.messages.last().get('retracted'));
             const message = view.model.messages.last();
             expect(message.get('is_ephemeral')).toBe(false);
             expect(message.get('editable')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -645,9 +647,11 @@ describe("Message Retractions", function () {
 
             spyOn(view.model, 'handleRetraction').and.callThrough();
             _converse.connection._dataRecv(mock.createRequest(reflection));
-            await u.waitUntil(() => view.model.handleRetraction.calls.count() === 1);
+            await u.waitUntil(() => view.model.handleRetraction.calls.count() === 1, 1000);
+            console.log('XXX: Handle retraction was called on reflection');
 
-            await u.waitUntil(() => view.model.messages.length === 1);
+            await u.waitUntil(() => view.model.messages.length === 1, 1000);
+            console.log('XXX: We have one message');
             expect(view.model.messages.last().get('retracted')).toBeTruthy();
             expect(view.model.messages.last().get('is_ephemeral')).toBe(false);
             expect(view.model.messages.last().get('editable')).toBe(false);

src/converse-chatview.js

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chatview', {
                     this.model.toJSON(),
                     vcard_json, {
                     '_converse': _converse,
-                    'allow_contact_removal': _converse.allow_contact_removal,
+                    'allow_contact_removal': api.settings.get('allow_contact_removal'),
                     'display_name': this.model.getDisplayName(),
                     'is_roster_contact': this.model.contact !== undefined,
                     'removeContact': ev => this.removeContact(ev),
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chatview', {
 
             removeContact (ev) {
                 if (ev && ev.preventDefault) { ev.preventDefault(); }
-                if (!_converse.allow_contact_removal) { return; }
+                if (!api.settings.get('allow_contact_removal')) { return; }
                 const result = confirm(__("Are you sure you want to remove this contact?"));
                 if (result === true) {
                     this.modal.hide();

src/converse-controlbox.js

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-controlbox', {
                     this.insertBrandHeading();
                 }
                 this.loginpanel.initPopovers();
-                if (_converse.auto_focus) {
+                if (api.settings.get('auto_focus')) {
                     this.loginpanel.el.querySelector('#converse-login-jid').focus();
                 }
                 return this;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-controlbox', {
                         'EXTERNAL': _converse.EXTERNAL,
                         'LOGIN': _converse.LOGIN,
                         'PREBIND': _converse.PREBIND,
-                        'auto_login': _converse.auto_login,
+                        'auto_login': api.settings.get('auto_login'),
                         'authentication': api.settings.get("authentication"),
                         'connection_status': connection_status,
                         'conn_feedback_class': feedback_class,

src/converse-muc-views.js

@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
     overrides: {
         ControlBoxView: {
             renderControlBoxPane () {
-                const { _converse } = this.__super__;
                 this.__super__.renderControlBoxPane.apply(this, arguments);
-                if (_converse.allow_muc) {
+                if (api.settings.get('allow_muc')) {
                     this.renderRoomsPanel();
                 }
             }
@@ -224,17 +223,17 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 this.loading_items = false;
 
                 BootstrapModal.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-                if (_converse.muc_domain && !this.model.get('muc_domain')) {
-                    this.model.save('muc_domain', _converse.muc_domain);
+                if (api.settings.get('muc_domain') && !this.model.get('muc_domain')) {
+                    this.model.save('muc_domain', api.settings.get('muc_domain'));
                 }
                 this.listenTo(this.model, 'change:muc_domain', this.onDomainChange);
             },
 
             toHTML () {
-                const muc_domain = this.model.get('muc_domain') || _converse.muc_domain;
+                const muc_domain = this.model.get('muc_domain') || api.settings.get('muc_domain');
                 return tpl_list_chatrooms_modal(
                     Object.assign(this.model.toJSON(), {
-                        'show_form': !_converse.locked_muc_domain,
+                        'show_form': !api.settings.get('locked_muc_domain'),
                         'server_placeholder': muc_domain ? muc_domain : __('conference.example.org'),
                         'items': this.items,
                         'loading_items': this.loading_items,
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
             },
 
             afterRender () {
-                if (_converse.locked_muc_domain) {
+                if (api.settings.get('locked_muc_domain')) {
                     this.updateRoomsList();
                 } else {
                     this.el.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal',
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
             },
 
             onDomainChange () {
-                _converse.auto_list_rooms && this.updateRoomsList();
+                api.settings.get('auto_list_rooms') && this.updateRoomsList();
             },
 
             /**
@@ -347,16 +346,16 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
 
             toHTML () {
                 let placeholder = '';
-                if (!_converse.locked_muc_domain) {
-                    const muc_domain = this.model.get('muc_domain') || _converse.muc_domain;
+                if (!api.settings.get('locked_muc_domain')) {
+                    const muc_domain = this.model.get('muc_domain') || api.settings.get('muc_domain');
                     placeholder = muc_domain ? `name@${muc_domain}` : __('name@conference.example.org');
                 }
                 return tpl_add_chatroom_modal(Object.assign(this.model.toJSON(), {
                     '_converse': _converse,
-                    'label_room_address': _converse.muc_domain ? __('Groupchat name') :  __('Groupchat address'),
+                    'label_room_address': api.settings.get('muc_domain') ? __('Groupchat name') :  __('Groupchat address'),
                     'chatroom_placeholder': placeholder,
                     'muc_roomid_policy_error_msg': this.muc_roomid_policy_error_msg,
-                    'muc_roomid_policy_hint': _converse.muc_roomid_policy_hint
+                    'muc_roomid_policy_hint': api.settings.get('muc_roomid_policy_hint')
                 }));
             },
 
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 const data = new FormData(form);
                 const jid = data.get('chatroom');
                 let nick;
-                if (_converse.locked_muc_nickname) {
+                if (api.settings.get('locked_muc_nickname')) {
                     nick = _converse.getDefaultMUCNickname();
                     if (!nick) {
                         throw new Error("Using locked_muc_nickname but no nickname found!");
@@ -392,8 +391,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                     data.nick = undefined;
                 }
                 let jid;
-                if (_converse.locked_muc_domain || (_converse.muc_domain && !u.isValidJID(data.jid))) {
-                    jid = `${Strophe.escapeNode(data.jid)}@${_converse.muc_domain}`;
+                if (api.settings.get('locked_muc_domain') || (api.settings.get('muc_domain') && !u.isValidJID(data.jid))) {
+                    jid = `${Strophe.escapeNode(data.jid)}@${api.settings.get('muc_domain')}`;
                 } else {
                     jid = data.jid
                     this.model.setDomain(jid);
@@ -404,15 +403,15 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
             },
 
             checkRoomidPolicy () {
-                if (_converse.muc_roomid_policy && _converse.muc_domain) {
+                if (api.settings.get('muc_roomid_policy') && api.settings.get('muc_domain')) {
                     let jid = this.el.querySelector('.roomjid-input').value;
                     if (converse.locked_muc_domain || !u.isValidJID(jid)) {
-                        jid = `${Strophe.escapeNode(jid)}@${_converse.muc_domain}`;
+                        jid = `${Strophe.escapeNode(jid)}@${api.settings.get('muc_domain')}`;
                     }
                     const roomid = Strophe.getNodeFromJid(jid);
                     const roomdomain = Strophe.getDomainFromJid(jid);
-                    if (_converse.muc_domain !== roomdomain ||
-                        _converse.muc_roomid_policy.test(roomid)) {
+                    if (api.settings.get('muc_domain') !== roomdomain ||
+                        api.settings.get('muc_roomid_policy').test(roomid)) {
                         this.muc_roomid_policy_error_msg = null;
                     } else {
                         this.muc_roomid_policy_error_msg = __('Groupchat id is invalid.');
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
             async render () {
                 this.el.setAttribute('id', this.model.get('box_id'));
                 render(tpl_chatroom({
-                    'muc_show_logs_before_join': _converse.muc_show_logs_before_join,
+                    'muc_show_logs_before_join': api.settings.get('muc_show_logs_before_join'),
                     'show_send_button': _converse.show_send_button
                 }), this.el);
 
@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 this.help_container = this.el.querySelector('.chat-content__help');
 
                 this.renderBottomPanel();
-                if (!_converse.muc_show_logs_before_join &&
+                if (!api.settings.get('muc_show_logs_before_join') &&
                         this.model.session.get('connection_status') !== converse.ROOMSTATUS.ENTERED) {
                     this.showSpinner();
                 }
@@ -737,7 +736,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 const element = document.createElement("li");
                 element.setAttribute("aria-selected", "false");
 
-                if (_converse.muc_mention_autocomplete_show_avatar) {
+                if (api.settings.get('muc_mention_autocomplete_show_avatar')) {
                     const img = document.createElement("img");
                     let dataUri = "data:" + _converse.DEFAULT_IMAGE_TYPE + ";base64," + _converse.DEFAULT_IMAGE;
 
@@ -772,10 +771,12 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 this.mention_auto_complete = new _converse.AutoComplete(this.el, {
                     'auto_first': true,
                     'auto_evaluate': false,
-                    'min_chars': _converse.muc_mention_autocomplete_min_chars,
+                    'min_chars': api.settings.get('muc_mention_autocomplete_min_chars'),
                     'match_current_word': true,
                     'list': () => this.getAutoCompleteList(),
-                    'filter': _converse.muc_mention_autocomplete_filter == 'contains' ? _converse.FILTER_CONTAINS : _converse.FILTER_STARTSWITH,
+                    'filter': api.settings.get('muc_mention_autocomplete_filter') == 'contains' ?
+                        _converse.FILTER_CONTAINS :
+                        _converse.FILTER_STARTSWITH,
                     'ac_triggers': ["Tab", "@"],
                     'include_triggers': [],
                     'item': this.getAutoCompleteListItem
@@ -815,14 +816,14 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
 
                 if (message.mayBeRetracted()) {
                     const messages = [__('Are you sure you want to retract this message?')];
-                    if (_converse.show_retraction_warning) {
+                    if (api.settings.get('show_retraction_warning')) {
                         messages[1] = retraction_warning;
                     }
                     !!(await api.confirm(__('Confirm'), messages)) && this.model.retractOwnMessage(message);
                 } else if (await message.mayBeModerated()) {
                     if (message.get('sender') === 'me') {
                         let messages = [__('Are you sure you want to retract this message?')];
-                        if (_converse.show_retraction_warning) {
+                        if (api.settings.get('show_retraction_warning')) {
                             messages = [messages[0], retraction_warning, messages[1]]
                         }
                         !!(await api.confirm(__('Confirm'), messages)) && this.retractOtherMessage(message);
@@ -831,7 +832,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                             __('You are about to retract this message.'),
                             __('You may optionally include a message, explaining the reason for the retraction.')
                         ];
-                        if (_converse.show_retraction_warning) {
+                        if (api.settings.get('show_retraction_warning')) {
                             messages = [messages[0], retraction_warning, messages[1]]
                         }
                         const reason = await api.prompt(
@@ -1257,7 +1258,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                     }
                 }
                 const attrs = { jid, reason };
-                if (occupant && _converse.auto_register_muc_nickname) {
+                if (occupant && api.settings.get('auto_register_muc_nickname')) {
                     attrs['nick'] = occupant.get('nick');
                 }
                 this.model.setAffiliation(affiliation, [attrs])
@@ -1320,8 +1321,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                 }
                 allowed_commands.sort();
 
-                if (Array.isArray(_converse.muc_disable_slash_commands)) {
-                    return allowed_commands.filter(c => !_converse.muc_disable_slash_commands.includes(c));
+                if (Array.isArray(api.settings.get('muc_disable_slash_commands'))) {
+                    return allowed_commands.filter(c => !api.settings.get('muc_disable_slash_commands').includes(c));
                 } else {
                     return allowed_commands;
                 }
@@ -1355,7 +1356,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
             },
 
             parseMessageForCommands (text) {
-                if (_converse.muc_disable_slash_commands && !Array.isArray(_converse.muc_disable_slash_commands)) {
+                if (api.settings.get('muc_disable_slash_commands') &&
+                        !Array.isArray(api.settings.get('muc_disable_slash_commands'))) {
                     return _converse.ChatBoxView.prototype.parseMessageForCommands.apply(this, arguments);
                 }
                 text = text.replace(/^\s*/, "");
@@ -1499,7 +1501,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
              * @method _converse.ChatRoomView#renderNicknameForm
              */
             renderNicknameForm () {
-                const heading = _converse.muc_show_logs_before_join ?
+                const heading = api.settings.get('muc_show_logs_before_join') ?
                     __('Choose a nickname to enter') :
                     __('Please choose your nickname');
 
@@ -1509,7 +1511,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
                     'label_join': __('Enter groupchat'),
                 }, this.model.toJSON()));
 
-                if (_converse.muc_show_logs_before_join) {
+                if (api.settings.get('muc_show_logs_before_join')) {
                     const container = this.el.querySelector('.muc-bottom-panel');
                     container.innerHTML = html;
                     u.addClass('muc-bottom-panel--nickname', container);
@@ -1783,7 +1785,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
 
             toHTML () {
                 const stanza = u.toStanza(this.model.get('config_stanza'));
-                const whitelist = _converse.roomconfig_whitelist;
+                const whitelist = api.settings.get('roomconfig_whitelist');
                 let fields = sizzle('field', stanza);
                 if (whitelist.length) {
                     fields = fields.filter(f => whitelist.includes(f.getAttribute('var')));
@@ -1978,10 +1980,10 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
         function fetchAndSetMUCDomain (controlboxview) {
             if (controlboxview.model.get('connected')) {
                 if (!controlboxview.getRoomsPanel().model.get('muc_domain')) {
-                    if (_converse.muc_domain === undefined) {
+                    if (api.settings.get('muc_domain') === undefined) {
                         setMUCDomainFromDisco(controlboxview);
                     } else {
-                        setMUCDomain(_converse.muc_domain, controlboxview);
+                        setMUCDomain(api.settings.get('muc_domain'), controlboxview);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -2020,7 +2022,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc-views', {
         });
 
         api.listen.on('controlBoxInitialized', (view) => {
-            if (!_converse.allow_muc) {
+            if (!api.settings.get('allow_muc')) {
                 return;
             }
             fetchAndSetMUCDomain(view);

src/converse-notification.js

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { _converse, api, converse } from "@converse/headless/converse-core";
 const { Strophe, sizzle } = converse.env;
 const u = converse.env.utils;
 
+const supports_html5_notification = "Notification" in window;
+
 
 converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
 
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
         /* The initialize function gets called as soon as the plugin is
          * loaded by converse.js's plugin machinery.
          */
-        _converse.supports_html5_notification = "Notification" in window;
 
         api.settings.extend({
             notify_all_room_messages: false,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
         _converse.shouldNotifyOfGroupMessage = function (message) {
             /* Is this a group message worthy of notification?
              */
-            let notify_all = _converse.notify_all_room_messages;
+            let notify_all = api.settings.get('notify_all_room_messages');
             const jid = message.getAttribute('from'),
                 resource = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid),
                 room_jid = Strophe.getBareJidFromJid(jid),
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
             return !u.isOnlyChatStateNotification(message) &&
                 !u.isOnlyMessageDeliveryReceipt(message) &&
                 !is_me &&
-                (_converse.show_desktop_notifications === 'all' || _converse.isMessageToHiddenChat(message));
+                (api.settings.get('show_desktop_notifications') === 'all' || _converse.isMessageToHiddenChat(message));
         };
 
 
@@ -95,13 +96,13 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
          * @method _converse#playSoundNotification
          */
         _converse.playSoundNotification = function () {
-            if (_converse.play_sounds && window.Audio !== undefined) {
-                const audioOgg = new Audio(_converse.sounds_path+"msg_received.ogg");
+            if (api.settings.get('play_sounds') && window.Audio !== undefined) {
+                const audioOgg = new Audio(api.settings.get('sounds_path')+"msg_received.ogg");
                 const canPlayOgg = audioOgg.canPlayType('audio/ogg');
                 if (canPlayOgg === 'probably') {
                     return audioOgg.play();
                 }
-                const audioMp3 = new Audio(_converse.sounds_path+"msg_received.mp3");
+                const audioMp3 = new Audio(api.settings.get('sounds_path')+"msg_received.mp3");
                 const canPlayMp3 = audioMp3.canPlayType('audio/mp3');
                 if (canPlayMp3 === 'probably') {
                     audioMp3.play();
@@ -114,9 +115,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
         };
 
         _converse.areDesktopNotificationsEnabled = function () {
-            return _converse.supports_html5_notification &&
-
-                _converse.show_desktop_notifications &&
+            return supports_html5_notification &&
+                api.settings.get('show_desktop_notifications') &&
                 Notification.permission === "granted";
         };
 
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
             const n = new Notification(title, {
                 'body': body,
                 'lang': _converse.locale,
-                'icon': _converse.notification_icon,
+                'icon': api.settings.get('notification_icon'),
                 'requireInteraction': !_converse.notification_delay
             });
-            if (_converse.notification_delay) {
-                setTimeout(n.close.bind(n), _converse.notification_delay);
+            if (api.settings.get('notification_delay')) {
+                setTimeout(n.close.bind(n), api.settings.get('notification_delay'));
             }
             n.onclick = function (event) {
                 event.preventDefault();
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
              * Will show an HTML5 notification to indicate that the chat
              * status has changed.
              */
-            if (_converse.areDesktopNotificationsEnabled() && _converse.show_chat_state_notifications) {
+            if (_converse.areDesktopNotificationsEnabled() && api.settings.get('show_chat_state_notifications')) {
                 _converse.showChatStateNotification(contact);
             }
         };
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-notification', {
         };
 
         _converse.requestPermission = function () {
-            if (_converse.supports_html5_notification && !['denied', 'granted'].includes(Notification.permission)) {
+            if (supports_html5_notification && !['denied', 'granted'].includes(Notification.permission)) {
                 // Ask user to enable HTML5 notifications
                 Notification.requestPermission();
             }

src/converse-singleton.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * @license Mozilla Public License (MPLv2)
  * @description A plugin which restricts Converse to only one chat.
  */
-import { converse } from "@converse/headless/converse-core";
+import { api, converse } from "@converse/headless/converse-core";
 
 
 converse.plugins.add('converse-singleton', {
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-singleton', {
         /* The initialize function gets called as soon as the plugin is
          * loaded by converse.js's plugin machinery.
          */
-        this._converse.api.settings.extend({
+        api.settings.extend({
             'allow_logout': false,          // No point in logging out when we have auto_login as true.
             'allow_muc_invitations': false, // Doesn't make sense to allow because only
                                             // roster contacts can be invited
             'hide_muc_server': true
         });
-        const { _converse } = this;
-        if (!Array.isArray(_converse.auto_join_rooms) && !Array.isArray(_converse.auto_join_private_chats)) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(api.settings.get('auto_join_rooms')) &&
+                !Array.isArray(api.settings.get('auto_join_private_chats'))) {
             throw new Error("converse-singleton: auto_join_rooms must be an Array");
         }
-        if (_converse.auto_join_rooms.length > 1 || _converse.auto_join_private_chats.length > 1) {
+        if (api.settings.get('auto_join_rooms').length > 1 || api.settings.get('auto_join_private_chats').length > 1) {
             throw new Error("It doesn't make sense to have singleton set to true and " +
                 "auto_join_rooms or auto_join_private_chats set to more then one, " +
                 "since only one chat room may be open at any time.");

src/headless/converse-chat.js

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chat', {
             getMessageText () {
                 if (this.get('is_encrypted')) {
                     return this.get('plaintext') ||
-                           (_converse.loglevel === 'debug' ? __('Unencryptable OMEMO message') : null);
+                           (api.settings.get('loglevel') === 'debug' ? __('Unencryptable OMEMO message') : null);
                 }
                 return this.get('message');
             },
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chat', {
                 }
                 const room_jids = _converse.auto_join_rooms.map(s => isObject(s) ? s.jid : s);
                 const auto_join = api.settings.get('auto_join_private_chats').concat(room_jids);
-                if (api.settings.get("singleton") && !auto_join.includes(attrs.jid) && !_converse.auto_join_on_invite) {
+                if (api.settings.get("singleton") && !auto_join.includes(attrs.jid) && !api.settings.get('auto_join_on_invite')) {
                     const msg = `${attrs.jid} is not allowed because singleton is true and it's not being auto_joined`;
                     log.warn(msg);
                     return msg;

src/headless/converse-muc.js

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc', {
                 return log.warn(`invalid jid "${jid}" provided in url fragment`);
             }
             await api.waitUntil('roomsAutoJoined');
-            if (_converse.allow_bookmarks) {
+            if (api.settings.get('allow_bookmarks')) {
                 await api.waitUntil('bookmarksInitialized');
             }
             api.rooms.open(jid);
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc', {
                     // Looks like we haven't restored occupants from cache, so we clear it.
                     this.occupants.clearStore();
                 }
-                if (_converse.clear_messages_on_reconnection) {
+                if (api.settings.get('clear_messages_on_reconnection')) {
                     await this.clearMessages();
                 }
             },
@@ -1049,13 +1049,13 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc', {
              * @method _converse.ChatRoom#sendChatState
              */
             sendChatState () {
-                if (!_converse.send_chat_state_notifications ||
+                if (!api.settings.get('send_chat_state_notifications') ||
                         !this.get('chat_state') ||
                         this.session.get('connection_status') !== converse.ROOMSTATUS.ENTERED ||
                         this.features.get('moderated') && this.getOwnRole() === 'visitor') {
                     return;
                 }
-                const allowed = _converse.send_chat_state_notifications;
+                const allowed = api.settings.get('send_chat_state_notifications');
                 if (Array.isArray(allowed) && !allowed.includes(this.get('chat_state'))) {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-muc', {
             window.addEventListener(_converse.unloadevent, () => {
                 const using_websocket = api.connection.isType('websocket');
                 if (using_websocket &&
-                        (!_converse.enable_smacks || !_converse.session.get('smacks_stream_id'))) {
+                        (!api.settings.get('enable_smacks') || !_converse.session.get('smacks_stream_id'))) {
                     // For non-SMACKS websocket connections, or non-resumeable
                     // connections, we disconnect all chatrooms when the page unloads.
                     // See issue #1111