[$500] Task – Task details page becomes unread in LHN when edit task Offline

[lanitochka17]

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Version Number: 1.4.35-0 Reproducible in staging?: Y Reproducible in production?: Y If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/4262665 Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+jp_e_category@applause.expensifail.com Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team Slack conversation:

Action Performed:

1. Go to https://staging.new.expensify.com/
2. Log in
3. Create a task in a group chat and open Task details
4. Go Offline and edit task name, description, assignee
5. Find Task details in the LHN and go back Online (don’t click on the Task details page)

Expected Result:

Task details page is read in LHN

Actual Result:

Task details page becomes unread in LHN

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• [x] Android: Native
• [x] Android: mWeb Chrome
• [ ] iOS: Native
• [ ] iOS: mWeb Safari
• [x] MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• [ ] MacOS: Desktop

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https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/78819774/c420048e-c8b4-4151-8500-5259cd960625

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Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @cubuspl42 (External)

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

[lanitochka17]

We think that this bug might be related to #vip-vsp CC @quinthar

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[greg-schroeder]

Thoughts on this issue's potential connection to #vip-vsb @quinthar? Waiting for proposals either way

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📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸

[greg-schroeder]

Still awaiting proposals

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@cubuspl42, @greg-schroeder Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!

[greg-schroeder]

Same as above

[bi-kash]

Proposal

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

After editing a task offline, returning online doesn't mark the Task details page as read in the LHN.

What is the root cause of that problem?

The issue stems from the fact that the lastReadTime (the time when the user reads the last message) for a task doesn't get updated when offline. The condition for determining unread status is the same for both task editing and general message chats.

function isUnread(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
    if (!report) {
        return false;
    }

    // lastVisibleActionCreated and lastReadTime are both datetime strings and can be compared directly
    const lastVisibleActionCreated = report.lastVisibleActionCreated ?? '';
    const lastReadTime = report.lastReadTime ?? '';
    const lastMentionedTime = report.lastMentionedTime ?? '';

    // If the user was mentioned and the comment got deleted the lastMentionedTime will be more recent than the lastVisibleActionCreated
    return lastReadTime < lastVisibleActionCreated || lastReadTime < lastMentionedTime;
}

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

To address the issue, we can add a condition in the isUnread function: if lastActorAccountID for the task report is the same as currentUserAccountID, then return false. Because lastReadTime and lastMentionedTime have no meaning if the account for the last actor user and the current user is the same. I have checked it. It works

function isUnread(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
    if (!report) {
        return false;
    }

    if (report.lastActorAccountID === currentUserAccountID) {
        return false;
    }
    // lastVisibleActionCreated and lastReadTime are both datetime strings and can be compared directly
    const lastVisibleActionCreated = report.lastVisibleActionCreated ?? '';
    const lastReadTime = report.lastReadTime ?? '';
    const lastMentionedTime = report.lastMentionedTime ?? '';

    // If the user was mentioned and the comment got deleted the lastMentionedTime will be more recent than the lastVisibleActionCreated
    return lastReadTime < lastVisibleActionCreated || lastReadTime < lastMentionedTime;
}

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

We can update lastReadTime even when offline. However, I think above solution is more robust..

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[cubuspl42]

@bi-kash Interesting! We'd need to do some careful testing to ensure it works everywhere, but the idea that something can't be "unread" if I'm the last one to touch it sounds reasonable.

As this is the only proposal we have, I believe that it makes sense to give this a try.

C+ reviewed 🎀 👀 🎀

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Triggered auto assignment to @tylerkaraszewski, see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7972 for more details.

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@tylerkaraszewski @cubuspl42 @greg-schroeder this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to approving a proposal? If not, what's blocking us from getting this issue assigned? Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

[greg-schroeder]

Bump @tylerkaraszewski to confirm the contributor assignment here, thanks!

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[bi-kash]

The pull request (PR) is expected to be ready for review by this upcoming Monday.

[bi-kash]

PR is ready for review: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/36762

[cubuspl42]

During the work on the PR, we found out that the issue is no longer reproducible, possibly because of the backend changes.

@lanitochka17 @greg-schroeder Would you confirm this?

[mvtglobally]

Issue not reproducible during KI retests. (First week)

[greg-schroeder]

Seems to be confirmed @cubuspl42

[cubuspl42]

Alright, we should close this issue and the PR then.

Per the process, in such (rare) cases, "payment is due for C+ and the contributor".

[bi-kash]

Could we please finish the remaining steps for this issue and close it? I've noticed that the contribution guidelines specifically mention that new contributors should focus on one problem at a time. Will this open issue that is assigned to me prevent me from submitting proposals for other jobs?

[cubuspl42]

@bi-kash In practice, we're not too strict about that rule. If your capacity is not affected (and here it's not), feel free to apply to another issue. It's good to remember about the common sense.

[cubuspl42]

During the work on the PR, we found out that the issue is no longer reproducible, possibly because of the backend changes.

@lanitochka17 @greg-schroeder Would you confirm this?

Bump

[greg-schroeder]

Confirmed. Let me recap what happened here to consider potential payments.

[greg-schroeder]

@bi-kash you're free to take on something else, this issue is considered resolved for your purposes

[greg-schroeder]

I paid @cubuspl42 and sent an offer to @bi-kash - once you accept, I'll send you a payment. Thanks for your effort even though this didn't go forward. You can close the PR if we're finished there.

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