Fix start DM via right panel

src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx

@@ -121,13 +121,17 @@ export const getE2EStatus = (cli: MatrixClient, userId: string, devices: IDevice
     return anyDeviceUnverified ? E2EStatus.Warning : E2EStatus.Verified;
 };
 
-async function openDMForUser(matrixClient: MatrixClient, user: RoomMember): Promise<void> {
-    const startDMUser = new DirectoryMember({
+/**
+ * Converts the member to a DirectoryMember and starts a DM with them.
+ */
+async function openDmForUser(matrixClient: MatrixClient, user: Member): Promise<void> {
+    const avatarUrl = user instanceof User ? user.avatarUrl : user.getMxcAvatarUrl();
+    const startDmUser = new DirectoryMember({
         user_id: user.userId,
         display_name: user.rawDisplayName,
-        avatar_url: user.getMxcAvatarUrl(),
+        avatar_url: avatarUrl,
     });
-    startDmOnFirstMessage(matrixClient, [startDMUser]);
+    startDmOnFirstMessage(matrixClient, [startDmUser]);
 }
 
 type SetUpdating = (updating: boolean) => void;
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ function DevicesSection({
     );
 }
 
-const MessageButton = ({ member }: { member: RoomMember }): JSX.Element => {
+const MessageButton = ({ member }: { member: Member }): JSX.Element => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
     const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
 
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ const MessageButton = ({ member }: { member: RoomMember }): JSX.Element => {
             onClick={async () => {
                 if (busy) return;
                 setBusy(true);
-                await openDMForUser(cli, member);
+                await openDmForUser(cli, member);
                 setBusy(false);
             }}
             className="mx_UserInfo_field"
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@ const MessageButton = ({ member }: { member: RoomMember }): JSX.Element => {
 };
 
 export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
-    member: RoomMember;
+    member: Member;
     isIgnored: boolean;
     canInvite: boolean;
     isSpace?: boolean;
@@ -360,8 +364,9 @@ export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
     }, [cli, member]);
 
     const ignore = useCallback(async () => {
+        const name = (member instanceof User ? member.displayName : member.name) || member.userId;
         const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(QuestionDialog, {
-            title: _t("Ignore %(user)s", { user: member.name }),
+            title: _t("Ignore %(user)s", { user: name }),
             description: (
                 <div>
                     {_t(
@@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
             </AccessibleButton>
         );
 
-        if (member.roomId && !isSpace) {
+        if (member instanceof RoomMember && member.roomId && !isSpace) {
             const onReadReceiptButton = function (): void {
                 const room = cli.getRoom(member.roomId);
                 dis.dispatch<ViewRoomPayload>({
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
                 });
             };
 
-            const room = cli.getRoom(member.roomId);
+            const room = member instanceof RoomMember ? cli.getRoom(member.roomId) : undefined;
             if (room?.getEventReadUpTo(member.userId)) {
                 readReceiptButton = (
                     <AccessibleButton kind="link" onClick={onReadReceiptButton} className="mx_UserInfo_field">
@@ -431,7 +436,12 @@ export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
             );
         }
 
-        if (canInvite && (member?.membership ?? "leave") === "leave" && shouldShowComponent(UIComponent.InviteUsers)) {
+        if (
+            member instanceof RoomMember &&
+            canInvite &&
+            (member?.membership ?? "leave") === "leave" &&
+            shouldShowComponent(UIComponent.InviteUsers)
+        ) {
             const roomId = member && member.roomId ? member.roomId : SdkContextClass.instance.roomViewStore.getRoomId();
             const onInviteUserButton = async (ev: ButtonEvent): Promise<void> => {
                 try {

test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ import MultiInviter from "../../../../src/utils/MultiInviter";
 import * as mockVerification from "../../../../src/verification";
 import Modal from "../../../../src/Modal";
 import { E2EStatus } from "../../../../src/utils/ShieldUtils";
+import { DirectoryMember, startDmOnFirstMessage } from "../../../../src/utils/direct-messages";
+
+jest.mock("../../../../src/utils/direct-messages", () => ({
+    ...jest.requireActual("../../../../src/utils/direct-messages"),
+    startDmOnFirstMessage: jest.fn(),
+}));
 
 jest.mock("../../../../src/dispatcher/dispatcher");
 
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ const mockClient = mocked({
     setPowerLevel: jest.fn(),
 } as unknown as MatrixClient);
 
-const defaultUserId = "@test:test";
+const defaultUserId = "@user:example.com";
 const defaultUser = new User(defaultUserId);
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -550,23 +556,6 @@ describe("<UserOptionsSection />", () => {
         });
     });
 
-    it("calling .invite with a null roomId still calls .invite and shows default error message", async () => {
-        inviteSpy.mockRejectedValue({ this: "could be anything" });
-
-        // render the component and click the button
-        renderComponent({ canInvite: true, member: { ...member, roomId: null } });
-        const inviteButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /invite/i });
-        expect(inviteButton).toBeInTheDocument();
-        await userEvent.click(inviteButton);
-
-        expect(inviteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
-        // check that the default test error message is displayed
-        await waitFor(() => {
-            expect(screen.getByText(/operation failed/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-        });
-    });
-
     it("shows a modal before ignoring the user", async () => {
         const originalCreateDialog = Modal.createDialog;
         const modalSpy = (Modal.createDialog = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -612,6 +601,24 @@ describe("<UserOptionsSection />", () => {
         await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Unignore" }));
         expect(mockClient.setIgnoredUsers).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
     });
+
+    it.each([
+        ["for a RoomMember", member, member.getMxcAvatarUrl()],
+        ["for a User", defaultUser, defaultUser.avatarUrl],
+    ])(
+        "clicking »message« %s should start a DM",
+        async (test: string, member: RoomMember | User, expectedAvatarUrl: string | undefined) => {
+            renderComponent({ member });
+            await userEvent.click(screen.getByText("Message"));
+            expect(startDmOnFirstMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockClient, [
+                new DirectoryMember({
+                    user_id: member.userId,
+                    display_name: member.rawDisplayName,
+                    avatar_url: expectedAvatarUrl,
+                }),
+            ]);
+        },
+    );
 });
 
 describe("<PowerLevelEditor />", () => {