Bidirectional pagination

[perunt]

It's a part of the 'comment linking' feature. In this PR, we're only addressing the ability to fetch elements from both sides. There's no gap detection here (by 'gap detection,' I mean distinguishing where we have inconsistent messages and fetching the proper piece of them). Right now, it only fetches an element if it reaches the start or end of the list

Details

Fixed Issues

$ #23223
PROPOSAL:

Tests

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

QA Steps

Open Chat:

1. Navigate to the chat section of the application.
2. Ensure that the chat interface is displayed correctly.

Check for Absence of Bottom Loader:

1. Upon initial load, observe the bottom of the chat list.
2. Expected Result: There should be no loading indicator or spinner at the bottom of the chat list.

Scroll to the Top:

1. Scroll to the top of the chat list.
2. Expected Result: As you approach the top, you should see a "skeleton loader".

Scroll Back to the Bottom:

1. After observing the skeleton loader at the top, scroll back down to the bottom of the chat list.
2. Expected Result: As you approach the bottom, you should now see an "activity indicator" or a spinner. This indicates that older chat messages or content are being loaded.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

• I linked the correct issue in the ### Fixed Issues section above
• I wrote clear testing steps that cover the changes made in this PR
  • I added steps for local testing in the Tests section
  • I added steps for the expected offline behavior in the Offline steps section
  • I added steps for Staging and/or Production testing in the QA steps section
  • I added steps to cover failure scenarios (i.e. verify an input displays the correct error message if the entered data is not correct)
  • I turned off my network connection and tested it while offline to ensure it matches the expected behavior (i.e. verify the default avatar icon is displayed if app is offline)
  • I tested this PR with a High Traffic account against the staging or production API to ensure there are no regressions (e.g. long loading states that impact usability).
• I included screenshots or videos for tests on all platforms
• I ran the tests on all platforms & verified they passed on:
  • Android / native
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Screenshots/Videos

Web

Untitled.2.mov

Mobile Web - Chrome

telegram-cloud-document-2-5210708448685077299.mp4

Mobile Web - Safari

111.mov

Desktop

11.mov

iOS

Simulator_Screen_Recording_iPhone_14_Pro_2023_09_18_at_15_58_51.mov

Android

telegram-cloud-document-2-5210708448685076822.mp4

[melvin-bot]

@pecanoro Please copy/paste the Reviewer Checklist from here into a new comment on this PR and complete it. If you have the K2 extension, you can simply click: [this button]

[pecanoro]

@perunt Is there any issue to link to this PR?

[perunt]

yes, added to the description. I'll also add the main issue link for clarification, thanks!

[roryabraham]

@pecanoro I can help review this one since I have context.

[perunt]

@roryabraham I'm back from my vacation, so I'll put all my efforts to deliver comment linking asap.
The PR is up to date and ready for testing

[pecanoro]

Just two small styling changes, everything else looked good to me

[roryabraham]

Going to go ahead and merge since it seems all of @pecanoro's concerns have been addressed and she said:

everything else looked good to me

Thanks so much to everyone for the help reviewing this. Thanks @perunt for your hard work on the PR!

Changes addressed

[OSBotify]

✋ This PR was not deployed to staging yet because QA is ongoing. It will be automatically deployed to staging after the next production release.

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platform	result
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🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[iwiznia]

This PR caused #30423

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platform	result
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🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[s-alves10]

May I ask why this is needed?
I mean why we need to load newer actions? When we open report, I think we get all the latest actions.
@perunt Will you explain?

[aldo-expensify]

I think this is very likely causing this: #30729
The bottom spinner under some conditions can appear after sending a message

[roryabraham]

We also had caused #30395, which we fixed by adding autoScrollToTopThreshold

[getusha]

This caused a regression when we try to load more while the device is offline it will cause a loop setting the value of isLoadingNewerReportActions creating a flicker #30503