Chat - Unable to type a few symbols and console error shows up

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Version Number: 1.3.93-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
**Reproducible in production?:**N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team
Slack conversation:

Issue found when executing PR #28587

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Open any new chat.
3. Type the following
   .
   ( and )
   [

|
\

Expected Result:

User is able to type the symbols without issue

Actual Result:

User is unable to type the symbols. Console error shows up as well
For |, the content in the composer is cleared

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

Android: mWeb Chrome

iOS: Native

iOS: mWeb Safari

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Bug6256741_1698672527441.20231030_212725.mp4

MacOS: Desktop

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @mallenexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[melvin-bot]

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @grgia (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[grgia]

On DEV the error traces back to convertToLTRForComposer

I think this was introduced in
#30521

[grgia]

I think this is being fixed by #30559

[grgia]

@aimane-chnaif could you confirm if this bug will be fixed by the linked PR?

[situchan]

yes dupe of #30578

[aimane-chnaif]

@aimane-chnaif could you confirm if this bug will be fixed by the linked PR?

correct

[grgia]

closing as dupe