[$250] [Search v2.2] Chat search shows messages in rooms that you have viewed, but not joined

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Version Number: 9.0.31-20
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
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: @puneetlath
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1726001109540449

Action Performed:

1. With account A create a workspace-visibility room (e.g. #test-room)
2. With account B, that is also a workspace member, view the room but don't join it
3. With account B, navigate somewhere else in the app
4. With account A post in #test-room
5. With account B, go to the chats/unreads page in Search

Expected Result:

No unread message displayed in LHN

Actual Result:

The unread message displayed there, even though you aren't a member of the room

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

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021833656418639037038
• Upwork Job ID: 1833656418639037038
• Last Price Increase: 2024-09-10

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @luacmartins

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @trjExpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[trjExpensify]

Yep, can repro:

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021833656418639037038

[melvin-bot]

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

[trjExpensify]

CC: @luacmartins for vis!

[luacmartins]

This is backend work.

[trjExpensify]

Ah cool, thanks!

[luacmartins]

PR in review

[luacmartins]

This is done. All internal work, so we're good to close