[HOLD for payment 2023-10-02] [HOLD for payment 2023-09-29] IOU - Next button disabled when requesting a new distance IOU offline

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Issue found when executing PR #26836

Action Performed:

1. Launch the app logged in
2. Go offline
3. Click FAB > request money
4. Select distance tab
5. Enter start and finish addresses

Expected Result:

User should be able to click Next and there the fields amount and distance are filled as "TBD"

Actual Result:

User should be able to click Next and there the fields amount and distance are filled as "TBD"

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.3.72-6

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: Yes

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

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug6207748_Recording__328.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

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

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[bernhardoj]

#26705 disables the button when going offline. Looks like when #26836 merged with main, they missed the offline change.

cc: @paultsimura @Ollyws @neil-marcellini

[neil-marcellini]

Ah shoot yeah you're right. Thanks for finding that. @paultsimura would you please put up a quick fix? This is a deploy blocker.

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @youssef-lr (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[neil-marcellini]

I'll take care of this one since it's very early for Paul.

[paultsimura]

@neil-marcellini thank you for taking care of the PR.

I still do not understand how my original PR affected the isOffline logic – you can see that my PR's diff with latest main has not changed the isOffline logic for the button's isDisabled.

Also, from this discussion with you, this behavior seemed expected.

Could you please point me to the commit where I overwritten the change that allowed requesting in offline mode?
Or we just should have allowed the offline distance request in our PR and missed it?
Just so I could understand if that was my regression or just some requirements that we missed.

[Ollyws]

I agree with @paultsimura, this behaviour was noted in the PR and considered expected as @paultsimura pointed out. We didn't modify anything around the isOffline logic for the button.

[bernhardoj]

@paultsimura yes, it's not a regression from your PR. What I mean here is, in the middle of your ongoing PR, there is another PR merged that disables the button when offline, so when you merge with the main, you will get that behavior.

However, this issue is only created after your PR because your PR expects the distance request to work while offline.

[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 1.3.72-11 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• [CP Staging] Allow creating distance requests while offline #27908

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[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 1.3.73-1 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• [CP Staging] Allow creating distance requests while offline #27908

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2023-10-02. 🎊

After the hold period is over and BZ checklist items are completed, please complete any of the applicable payments for this issue, and check them off once done.

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[melvin-bot]

BugZero Checklist: The PR fixing this issue has been merged! The following checklist (instructions) will need to be completed before the issue can be closed:

• [@neil-marcellini] The PR that introduced the bug has been identified. Link to the PR: fix: BUG: [distance] request confirmation offline doesn't show TBD #26836
• [@neil-marcellini] 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: fix: BUG: [distance] request confirmation offline doesn't show TBD #26836 (comment)
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[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan, @neil-marcellini Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[neil-marcellini]

Regression Test Proposal

I think we should have a regression test since it's simple to test and easy to break.

1. Launch the app logged in
2. Go offline
3. Click FAB > request money
4. Select distance tab
5. Enter start and finish addresses
6. Verify you can click Next and there the fields amount and distance are filled as "TBD"

Do we agree 👍 or 👎

[kevinksullivan]

@Ollyws sent you an offer for PR review

https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~015338a197d592b915

[Ollyws]

@kevinksullivan Thanks but I didn't review this one.

[neil-marcellini]

@Ollyws you reviewed the PR and filled out the checklist here

[Ollyws]

@neil-marcellini Oh I see, so this is being counted as a regression of #26836, with the accompanying 50% penalty then?

[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan, @neil-marcellini Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!

[neil-marcellini]

@neil-marcellini Oh I see, so this is being counted as a regression of #26836, with the accompanying 50% penalty then?

Yes I think so. Let's get the payment wrapped up here please.

[paultsimura]

Hey @neil-marcellini could you please check these comments?

#27895 (comment)
#27895 (comment)

I still don't think this was a regression, since enabling the offline flow was not on the plate of the original issue and was even clearly discussed in the PR.

However, if I'm referencing the wrong issue – please just disregard this message.

[Ollyws]

@neil-marcellini Ah we have already been paid for the original issue.

Although I'm happy to go with whatever decision the team makes, I was fully aware of this peice of code as it had to be reverted to test the PR atall, it's just I understood this comment of yours to mean that this was essentially a closed flow until a later date and we were to leave it disabled. So a communication error, rather than a regression, in my opinion.

[neil-marcellini]

Ok sorry about that and thanks for explaining. I see that the "regression" came from this PR. Also as you mentioned it wasn't really a regression because it was expected at that time. It's all very confusing so let's not penalize any payments.

@neil-marcellini Ah we have already been paid for the original issue.

Ah ok great, then I'm closing this.