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+- Fixed `SmallWebRTCConnection` silently discarding messages sent before the data channel is open by queuing them and flushing once the channel is ready. A bounded queue (`MAX_MESSAGE_QUEUE_SIZE = 50`) prevents unbounded memory growth, and a 10-second timeout after connection clears the queue and falls back to discard mode if the data channel never opens.