[HOLD for payment 2025-02-04] [$250] Web - No login - first time go to Public room ulr, the link cut off leads to load infinitely

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Version Number: 9.0.85
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

Precondition: Create a public room and copy URL

1. Open browser which not login to Expensify
2. Paste public room ulr and go

Expected Result:

Public room should open

Actual Result:

Page loads infinitely, ulr is changed to "https://staging.new.expensify.com/r"

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @OfstadC

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @OfstadC (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.

[bernhardoj]

Proposal

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

App loads infinitely when opening public room as anonymous user.

What is the root cause of that problem?

When we open a public room while logged out, it will trigger the OpenReport and we will be logged in as anonymous user.

App/src/libs/actions/Report.ts

Lines 2866 to 2873 in 7b9e55e

	if (reportID && !isAuthenticated) {
	// Call the OpenReport command to check in the server if it's a public room. If so, we'll open it as an anonymous user
	openReport(reportID, '', [], undefined, '0', true);
	// Show the sign-in page if the app is offline
	if (networkStatus === CONST.NETWORK.NETWORK_STATUS.OFFLINE) {
	Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.IS_CHECKING_PUBLIC_ROOM, false);
	}

Then, the deep link to the public room will be handled after logged in and after the onboarding check.

App/src/libs/actions/Report.ts

Lines 2930 to 2934 in 7b9e55e

	isOnboardingFlowCompleted({
	onNotCompleted: startOnboardingFlow,
	onCompleted: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
	onCanceled: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
	});

However, the above logic is never executed. The isOnboardingFlowStatusKnownPromise is never resolved.

App/src/libs/actions/Welcome/index.ts

Lines 45 to 50 in 7b9e55e

	function isOnboardingFlowCompleted({onCompleted, onNotCompleted, onCanceled}: HasCompletedOnboardingFlowProps) {
	isOnboardingFlowStatusKnownPromise.then(() => {
	if (isEmptyObject(onboarding) || onboarding?.hasCompletedGuidedSetupFlow === undefined) {
	onCanceled?.();
	return;
	}

It'll only be resolved if the nvp_onboarding data is available.

App/src/libs/actions/Welcome/index.ts

Lines 87 to 93 in 7b9e55e

	function checkOnboardingDataReady() {
	if (onboarding === undefined) {
	return;
	}
	resolveOnboardingFlowStatus();
	}

However, it's never available for anonymous users. So, the app will by default open with a report screen but without a reportID. We already have a logic to fill the reportID if it's missing by finding the last accessed report, but since we logged in as a new anon user, the public room is never accessed yet, so it returns nothing.

App/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx

Lines 153 to 162 in 7b9e55e

	const lastAccessedReportID = ReportUtils.findLastAccessedReport(!canUseDefaultRooms, !!route.params.openOnAdminRoom, activeWorkspaceID)?.reportID;
	// It's possible that reports aren't fully loaded yet
	// in that case the reportID is undefined
	if (!lastAccessedReportID) {
	return;
	}
	Log.info(`[ReportScreen] no reportID found in params, setting it to lastAccessedReportID: ${lastAccessedReportID}`);
	navigation.setParams({reportID: lastAccessedReportID});

But it's not the problem here because the normal flow would be open public room -> logged in -> public room is shown, thus the report is read.

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

We need to update the link handling. If it's an anonymous user, we don't need to check for onboarding data and just execute the link.

App/src/libs/actions/Report.ts

Lines 2929 to 2934 in 7b9e55e

	// We need skip deeplinking if the user hasn't completed the guided setup flow.
	isOnboardingFlowCompleted({
	onNotCompleted: startOnboardingFlow,
	onCompleted: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
	onCanceled: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
	});

if (isAnonymousUser()) {
    handleDeeplinkNavigation();
    return;
}
// We need skip deeplinking if the user hasn't completed the guided setup flow.
isOnboardingFlowCompleted({
    onNotCompleted: startOnboardingFlow,
    onCompleted: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
    onCanceled: handleDeeplinkNavigation,
});

What specific scenarios should we cover in automated tests to prevent reintroducing this issue in the future?

N/A

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

If there is no last access/read report, fallback to the first report available.

App/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

Line 1627 in 7b9e55e

return adminReport ?? lastRead;

return adminReport ?? lastRead ?? reportsValues[0];

[OfstadC]

Will test this afternoon

[OfstadC]

Was able to reproduce with this link

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021880330659956787723

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @hungvu193 (External)

[hungvu193]

Will review today!

[hungvu193]

Thanks @bernhardoj. Your proposal looks good to me!

🎀 👀 🎀

[melvin-bot]

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

[bernhardoj]

PR is ready

cc: @hungvu193

[melvin-bot]

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[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.0.89-8 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• Fix public room doesn't open if deep link as anonymous user #55592

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2025-02-04. 🎊

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[hungvu193]

BugZero Checklist:

• [Contributor] Classify the bug:

Bug classification

Source of bug:

• 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 (eg. bug slipped through the normal regression and PR testing process on staging)
• 2b. Reported on staging (eg. found during regression or PR testing)
• 2d. 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.

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• [Contributor] If the regression was CRITICAL (e.g. interrupts a core flow) A discussion in #expensify-open-source has been started about whether any other steps should be taken (e.g. updating the PR review checklist) in order to catch this type of bug sooner.

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• [Contributor] If it was decided to create a regression test for the bug, please propose the regression test steps using the template below to ensure the same bug will not reach production again.

Regression Test Proposal

Precondition:

Test:

1. Create a public room and copy the url.
2. Open the cognito tab and paste the url.
3. Verify that public room will be opened.

Do we agree 👍 or 👎

[melvin-bot]

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[bernhardoj]

Requested in ND.

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$250 approved for @hungvu193