marginally improve the checkpending situation.

lnbits/core/static/js/wallet.js

@@ -584,18 +584,16 @@ new Vue({
           LNbits.href.deleteWallet(walletId, user)
         })
     },
-    fetchPayments: function (checkPending) {
-      return LNbits.api
-        .getPayments(this.g.wallet, checkPending)
-        .then(response => {
-          this.payments = response.data
-            .map(obj => {
-              return LNbits.map.payment(obj)
-            })
-            .sort((a, b) => {
-              return b.time - a.time
-            })
-        })
+    fetchPayments: function () {
+      return LNbits.api.getPayments(this.g.wallet).then(response => {
+        this.payments = response.data
+          .map(obj => {
+            return LNbits.map.payment(obj)
+          })
+          .sort((a, b) => {
+            return b.time - a.time
+          })
+      })
     },
     fetchBalance: function () {
       LNbits.api.getWallet(this.g.wallet).then(response => {
@@ -612,9 +610,12 @@ new Vue({
         message: 'Checking pending transactions...'
       })
 
-      this.fetchPayments(true).then(() => {
-        dismissMsg()
-      })
+      LNbits.api
+        .checkPending(this.g.wallet)
+        .then(() => LNbits.api.fetchPayments)
+        .then(() => {
+          dismissMsg()
+        })
     },
     exportCSV: function () {
       LNbits.utils.exportCSV(this.paymentsTable.columns, this.payments)
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ new Vue({
   created: function () {
     this.fetchBalance()
     this.fetchPayments()
-    setTimeout(this.checkPendingPayments(), 1200)
+    this.checkPendingPayments()
   },
   mounted: function () {
     // show disclaimer

lnbits/core/views/api.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import lnurl  # type: ignore
 import httpx
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, urlencode, parse_qs, ParseResult
-from quart import g, jsonify, request, make_response
+from quart import g, jsonify, make_response
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from binascii import unhexlify
 from typing import Dict, Union
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ async def api_wallet():
     )
 
 
+@core_app.route("/api/v1/checkpending", methods=["POST"])
+@api_check_wallet_key("invoice")
+async def api_checkpending():
+    g.nursery.start_soon(delete_expired_invoices)
+
+    for payment in await g.wallet.get_payments(complete=False, pending=True, exclude_uncheckable=True):
+        await payment.check_pending()
+
+    return "", HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT
+
+
 @core_app.route("/api/v1/payments", methods=["GET"])
 @api_check_wallet_key("invoice")
 async def api_payments():
-    if "check_pending" in request.args:
-        await delete_expired_invoices()
-
-        for payment in await g.wallet.get_payments(complete=False, pending=True, exclude_uncheckable=True):
-            await payment.check_pending()
-
     return jsonify(await g.wallet.get_payments(pending=True)), HTTPStatus.OK
 
 

lnbits/static/js/base.js

@@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ window.LNbits = {
     getWallet: function (wallet) {
       return this.request('get', '/api/v1/wallet', wallet.inkey)
     },
-    getPayments: function (wallet, checkPending) {
-      var query_param = checkPending ? '?check_pending' : ''
-      return this.request(
-        'get',
-        ['/api/v1/payments', query_param].join(''),
-        wallet.inkey
-      )
+    checkPending: function (wallet) {
+      return this.request('post', '/api/v1/checkpending', wallet.inkey)
+    },
+    getPayments: function (wallet) {
+      return this.request('get', '/api/v1/payments', wallet.inkey)
     },
     getPayment: function (wallet, paymentHash) {
       return this.request(