check if there is already a request in progress when clicking verify

and go straight there instead of first showing EncryptionInfo panel

src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
 import Modal from '../../../Modal';
 import * as sdk from '../../../index';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
-import createRoom from '../../../createRoom';
+import createRoom, {findDMForUser} from '../../../createRoom';
 import DMRoomMap from '../../../utils/DMRoomMap';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 import SdkConfig from '../../../SdkConfig';
@@ -169,10 +169,19 @@ async function verifyDevice(userId, device) {
 }
 
 function verifyUser(user) {
+    const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+    const dmRoom = findDMForUser(cli, user.userId);
+    let existingRequest;
+    if (dmRoom) {
+        existingRequest = cli.findVerificationRequestDMInProgress(dmRoom.roomId);
+    }
     dis.dispatch({
         action: "set_right_panel_phase",
         phase: RIGHT_PANEL_PHASES.EncryptionPanel,
-        refireParams: {member: user},
+        refireParams: {
+            member: user,
+            verificationRequest: existingRequest,
+        },
     });
 }
 

src/createRoom.js

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default function createRoom(opts) {
     });
 }
 
-export async function ensureDMExists(client, userId) {
+export function findDMForUser(client, userId) {
     const roomIds = DMRoomMap.shared().getDMRoomsForUserId(userId);
     const rooms = roomIds.map(id => client.getRoom(id));
     const suitableDMRooms = rooms.filter(r => {
@@ -169,10 +169,16 @@ export async function ensureDMExists(client, userId) {
         }
         return false;
     });
-    let roomId;
     if (suitableDMRooms.length) {
-        const room = suitableDMRooms[0];
-        roomId = room.roomId;
+        return suitableDMRooms[0];
+    }
+}
+
+export async function ensureDMExists(client, userId) {
+    const existingDMRoom = findDMForUser(client, userId);
+    let roomId;
+    if (existingDMRoom) {
+        roomId = existingDMRoom.roomId;
     } else {
         roomId = await createRoom({dmUserId: userId, spinner: false, andView: false});
     }