Send the initial state only if it is a new pad in /pad

www/pad/main.js

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ define([
             $(inner).css({
                 color: '#fff',
             });
-            documentBody.innerHTML = Messages.initialState;
+            //documentBody.innerHTML = Messages.initialState;
 
             var cursor = window.cursor = Cursor(inner);
 
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ define([
 
             var realtimeOptions = {
                 // provide initialstate...
-                initialState: stringifyDOM(inner) || '{}',
+                //initialState: stringifyDOM(inner) || '{}',
+                initialState: '[]',
 
                 // the websocket URL
                 websocketURL: Cryptpad.getWebsocketURL(),
@@ -675,6 +676,11 @@ define([
                 module.realtime = info.realtime;
 
                 var shjson = info.realtime.getUserDoc();
+
+                var newPad = false;
+                if (shjson === '[]') { newPad = true; }
+
+                if (!newPad) {
                     applyHjson(shjson);
 
                     // Update the user list (metadata) from the hyperjson
@@ -697,6 +703,10 @@ define([
                             throw new Error();
                         }
                     }
+                } else {
+                    updateMetadata(shjson);
+                    documentBody.innerHTML = Messages.initialState;
+                }
 
                 Cryptpad.getLastName(function (err, lastName) {
                     console.log("Unlocking editor");