[HOLD for payment 2024-11-14] [$250] Split - App crashes when opening user profile from split preview RHP offline then online

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: 9.0.49-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
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Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go offline.
3. Create a group chat with users that have no chat history.
4. Split an expense.
5. Click on the split preview.
6. Click on any split participant to open the profile.
7. Go online.
8. Wait until it crashes.

Expected Result:

App will not crash.

Actual Result:

App crashes.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6635031_1728983494310.20241015_170501.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @puneetlath (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.

[IuliiaHerets]

@puneetlath FYI I haven't added the External label as I wasn't 100% sure about this issue. Please take a look and add the label if you agree it's a bug and can be handled by external contributors

[nkdengineer]

Edited by proposal-police: This proposal was edited at 2024-10-15 10:05:56 UTC.

Proposal

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

App crashes when opening user profile from split preview RHP offline then online

What is the root cause of that problem?

The report.parentReportID is changed from empty string to undefined after the API is complete, and then the app crashes here

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 41 in b4b5965

const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`);

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

We should update like this

 const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report?.parentReportID ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`); 

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 41 in b4b5965

const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`);

We should do the same for parentReportAction

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

[bernhardoj]

Proposal

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

App crashes when creating a new group and open a split bill details while offline then turn online.

What is the root cause of that problem?

The app crashes because the useOnyx key of the parentReport here changes from a collection key (report_) to a collection member key (report_undefined).

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Lines 40 to 41 in b4b5965

	const [report] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${props.route.params.reportID}`);
	const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`);

The parentReport relies on the report parentReportID. When we create a new group chat, we already passed undefined as the parentReportID.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Lines 5359 to 5375 in b4b5965

	return buildOptimisticChatReport(
	participantAccountIDs,
	reportName,
	CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.GROUP,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	notificationPreference,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	undefined,
	avatarUri,
	avatarFilename,
	optimisticReportID,

But because it defaults to an empty string, an empty string of parentReportID is set.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Line 5293 in b4b5965

parentReportID = '',

So, the onyx key will be report_. When the API is success, the parentReportID attribute is removed, so accessing it leads to undefined value (report_undefined).

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

We should change the default value to undefined instead of empty string.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Line 5293 in b4b5965

parentReportID = '',

parentReportID = undefined,

We can optionally update/simplify this

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 41 in b4b5965

const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`);

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 47 in b4b5965

const [parentReportAction] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`, {

const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report?.parentReportID || '-1'}`);
const [parentReportAction] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${report?.parentReportID || '-1'}`, {

[melvin-bot]

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[melvin-bot]

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

[Anaslancer]

Proposal

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

App crashes when opening user profile from split preview RHP offline then online

What is the root cause of that problem?

The app crashes because the useOnyx key of the parentReport and reportActions here changes from a collection key (report_, reportActions_) to a collection member key (report_undefined, reportActions_undefined).

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 41 in b4b5965

const [parentReport] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`);

App/src/pages/home/report/withReportAndReportActionOrNotFound.tsx

Line 47 in b4b5965

const [parentReportAction] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${report ? report.parentReportID : '-1'}`, {

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

I changed the Ternary (Conditional) Operator for avoiding 'report_undefined' and 'reportActions_undefined' and it works fine.

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

We can't use '-1' for key. I tested with key as 'report_-1' and 'reportActions_-1' and app crashed.

Contributor details

Your Expensify account email: [email protected]
Upwork Profile Link: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01aff093c9a804b145

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[melvin-bot]

@puneetlath, @alitoshmatov Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

@puneetlath, @alitoshmatov 6 days overdue. This is scarier than being forced to listen to Vogon poetry!

[alitoshmatov]

@nkdengineer Thank you for your proposal, your RCA is correct and it solution solve the issue

[alitoshmatov]

@bernhardoj Thank you for your proposal, your RCA is correct. Your solution also solve the issue, but since it is changing a buildOptimisticChatReport which is used a lot, I fear that it might cause some regression in the future.

[alitoshmatov]

@Anaslancer Thank you for your proposal, your RCA is correct and your solution is similar to @nkdengineer 's

[alitoshmatov]

I think we can with @nkdengineer 's solution. Since it was the first proposal

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[alitoshmatov]

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[melvin-bot]

@puneetlath, @alitoshmatov, @nkdengineer Eep! 4 days overdue now. Issues have feelings too...

[nkdengineer]

@alitoshmatov The PR is ready.

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The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.0.58-2 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• fix: App crashes when opening user profile #51548

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• 1a. Result of the original design (eg. a case wasn't considered)
• 1b. Mistake during implementation
• 1c. Backend bug
• 1z. Other:

Where bug was reported:

• 2a. Reported on production
• 2b. Reported on staging (deploy blocker)
• 2c. Reported on a PR
• 2z. Other:

Who reported the bug:

• 3a. Expensify user
• 3b. Expensify employee
• 3c. Contributor
• 3d. QA
• 3z. Other:

• [Contributor] The offending PR has been commented on, pointing out the bug it caused and why, so the author and reviewers can learn from the mistake.

  Link to comment: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/49460/files#r1835764816

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[alitoshmatov]

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[puneetlath]

Payment summary:

• C - $250 - @nkdengineer - paid via Upwork
• C+ - $250 - @alitoshmatov - to be paid via NewDot

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$250 approved for @alitoshmatov