[HOLD for payment 2024-08-01] [$250] Chat - User mention is not linked and it is not an actual mention when editing message

[lanitochka17]

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Version Number: 9.0.7-1
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to chat
3. Send a message
4. Right click on the message > Edit comment
5. Type @
6. Select a user from the suggestion list
7. Save the edit

Expected Result:

The user mention is not linked and it will be an actual mention (highlighted)

Actual Result:

The user mention is not linked and it is not an actual mention (not highlighted)

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

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Bug6543224_1721079056142.20240716_052701.mp4

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Upwork Automation - Do Not Edit

• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~0161a3b21c19784a1d
• Upwork Job ID: 1813262786022749752
• Last Price Increase: 2024-07-16

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @allroundexperts

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @jasperhuangg (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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[bernhardoj]

Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

The user mention in short form is not converted to a mention when editing message.

What is the root cause of that problem?

If we add a message, we convert all the short mentions to their long form (with the domain) and set it to the action message and also send it to the AddComment API.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Lines 3661 to 3675 in fb9ce79

	function getParsedComment(text: string, parsingDetails?: ParsingDetails): string {
	let isGroupPolicyReport = false;
	if (parsingDetails?.reportID) {
	const currentReport = getReportOrDraftReport(parsingDetails?.reportID);
	isGroupPolicyReport = isReportInGroupPolicy(currentReport);
	}
	const textWithMention = text.replace(CONST.REGEX.SHORT_MENTION, (match) => {
	if (!Str.isValidMention(match)) {
	return match;
	}
	const mention = match.substring(1);
	const mentionWithDomain = addDomainToShortMention(mention);
	return mentionWithDomain ? `@${mentionWithDomain}` : match;
	});

The mention renderer will then show the short form if found, so ther user will still see the short form in the message list.

However, when editing the message, we don't do any conversion, so the short mention is saved as it is and won't be rendered as a mention.

App/src/libs/actions/Report.ts

Line 1547 in fb9ce79

const htmlForNewComment = handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(textForNewComment, originalCommentMarkdown, videoAttributeCache);

App/src/libs/actions/Report.ts

Lines 1517 to 1526 in fb9ce79

	function handleUserDeletedLinksInHtml(newCommentText: string, originalCommentMarkdown: string, videoAttributeCache?: Record<string, string>): string {
	if (newCommentText.length > CONST.MAX_MARKUP_LENGTH) {
	return newCommentText;
	}
	const htmlForNewComment = Parser.replace(newCommentText, {
	extras: {videoAttributeCache},
	});
	const removedLinks = Parser.getRemovedMarkdownLinks(originalCommentMarkdown, newCommentText);
	return removeLinksFromHtml(htmlForNewComment, removedLinks);

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

Convert any short mention to a long mention when editing a message too. We can create a new function that does that so it's reusable between add and edit comments.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Lines 3668 to 3675 in fb9ce79

	const textWithMention = text.replace(CONST.REGEX.SHORT_MENTION, (match) => {
	if (!Str.isValidMention(match)) {
	return match;
	}
	const mention = match.substring(1);
	const mentionWithDomain = addDomainToShortMention(mention);
	return mentionWithDomain ? `@${mentionWithDomain}` : match;
	});

[jasperhuangg]

@bernhardoj let me know when you can get started!

[jasperhuangg]

This doesn't exist on prod yet since it's a brand new feature, don't think we need to block deploy on this.

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~0161a3b21c19784a1d

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @allroundexperts (External)

[bernhardoj]

PR is ready

[melvin-bot]

Reviewing label has been removed, please complete the "BugZero Checklist".

[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.0.11-5 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• Fix short mention isn't recognized when editing a message #45504

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2024-08-01. 🎊

For reference, here are some details about the assignees on this issue:

• @allroundexperts requires payment through NewDot Manual Requests
• @bernhardoj requires payment through NewDot Manual Requests

[allroundexperts]

Checklist

1. This was a new feature and there wasn't any PR that caused it.
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. A regression test would be good here.

Regression test

1. Open the app and go to any chat
2. Send a message and right click on the message > Edit comment
3. Type @ and select a user from the suggestion list
4. Save the edit and verify that the user mention is not linked and it is an actual mention

Do we 👍 or 👎 ?

[melvin-bot]

Issue is ready for payment but no BZ is assigned. @miljakljajic you are the lucky winner! Please verify the payment summary looks correct and complete the checklist. Thanks!

[melvin-bot]

Payment Summary

Upwork Job

• Reviewer: @allroundexperts owed $250 via NewDot
• Reviewer: @bernhardoj owed $250 via NewDot

BugZero Checklist (@miljakljajic)

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[bernhardoj]

Requested in ND.

[miljakljajic]

@allroundexperts is owed 250 for their work on this issue

@bernhardoj is owed 250 for their work on this issue

[JmillsExpensify]

$250 approved for @bernhardoj