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Benchmark PR Expensify#73208

Type: Clean (correct implementation)

Original PR Title: Use existing selfDM report
Original PR Description:

Explanation of Change

SelfDM reports will be created during account creation and will have notification preference equal to hidden by default. Optimistically creating selfDM reports during onboarding is causing bugs with new behaviour so this PR removes that logic

Fixed Issues

$ https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/556957
PROPOSAL: n/a

Tests

  1. Create new account
  2. Fill onboarding using any path
  3. Verify that it's possible to find selfDM
  4. Verify that after any action selfDM notification preference is updated to muted.
  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

  1. Create expense on workspace chat
  2. Go offline
  3. Go to Expense
  4. Click on report field and "Remove from report"
  5. Verify that self DM is created
  6. Go online
  7. Verify that there's only one self DM chat and nothing flickers

QA Steps

// TODO: These must be filled out, or the issue title must include "[No QA]."

  1. Create new account
  2. Fill onboarding using any path
  3. Verify that it's possible to find selfDM
  4. Verify that after any action selfDM notification preference is updated to muted.
  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

  • I linked the correct issue in the ### Fixed Issues section above
  • I wrote clear testing steps that cover the changes made in this PR
    • I added steps for local testing in the Tests section
    • I added steps for the expected offline behavior in the Offline steps section
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    • I added steps to cover failure scenarios (i.e. verify an input displays the correct error message if the entered data is not correct)
    • I turned off my network connection and tested it while offline to ensure it matches the expected behavior (i.e. verify the default avatar icon is displayed if app is offline)
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    • Android: mWeb Chrome
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Android: mWeb Chrome
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iOS: Native
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iOS: mWeb Safari
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MacOS: Chrome / Safari
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MacOS: Desktop

Original PR URL: Expensify#73208


PR Type

Enhancement, Bug fix


Description

  • Store selfDM report ID from OpenApp response in Onyx state

  • Use cached selfDM ID instead of searching through all reports

  • Pass selfDM report ID parameter to transaction report changes

  • Optimize selfDM report lookup with memoization in multiple pages


Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["OpenApp Response"] -->|"Store in Onyx"| B["SELF_DM_REPORT_ID"]
  B -->|"Cache in ReportUtils"| C["findSelfDMReportID()"]
  C -->|"Pass as parameter"| D["changeTransactionsReport()"]
  D -->|"Use for unreported expenses"| E["Self DM Report"]
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File Walkthrough

Relevant files
Configuration changes
1 files
ONYXKEYS.ts
Add SELF_DM_REPORT_ID Onyx key definition                               
+4/-0     
Enhancement
9 files
ReportUtils.ts
Cache selfDM ID and optimize lookup logic                               
+20/-7   
Transaction.ts
Accept selfDM ID parameter in changeTransactionsReport     
+8/-9     
AddUnreportedExpense.tsx
Memoize and pass selfDM report ID to transaction changes 
+3/-1     
NewReportWorkspaceSelectionPage.tsx
Memoize and pass selfDM report ID to transaction changes 
+3/-1     
ProfilePage.tsx
Memoize selfDM ID and add eslint disable comment                 
+4/-2     
SearchTransactionsChangeReport.tsx
Memoize and pass selfDM ID to all transaction report changes
+15/-2   
TrackExpensePage.tsx
Use named imports and findSelfDMReportID function               
+7/-7     
IOURequestEditReport.tsx
Memoize and pass selfDM ID to transaction report changes 
+14/-2   
IOURequestStepReport.tsx
Memoize and pass selfDM ID to all transaction changes       
+15/-3   
Tests
2 files
IOUTest.ts
Pass selfDM ID to changeTransactionsReport in tests           
+11/-2   
TransactionTest.ts
Pass selfDM ID parameter in transaction test                         
+4/-1     
Formatting
2 files
index.native.tsx
Add eslint disable comment for restricted imports               
+1/-0     
index.tsx
Add eslint disable comment for restricted imports               
+1/-0     

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Objective: To create a detailed and reliable record of critical system actions for security analysis
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Status:
Audit coverage: New flows for changing transactions’ reports and creating/using selfDM reports were added
without visible additions to auditing/logging of these critical actions.

Referred Code
function changeTransactionsReport(
    transactionIDs: string[],
    isASAPSubmitBetaEnabled: boolean,
    accountID: number,
    email: string,
    newReport?: OnyxEntry<Report>,
    policy?: OnyxEntry<Policy>,
    reportNextStep?: OnyxEntry<ReportNextStepDeprecated>,
    policyCategories?: OnyxEntry<PolicyCategories>,
    selfDMReportIDParam?: string,
) {
    const reportID = newReport?.reportID ?? CONST.REPORT.UNREPORTED_REPORT_ID;

    const transactions = transactionIDs.map((id) => allTransactions?.[id]).filter((t): t is NonNullable<typeof t> => t !== undefined);
    const transactionIDToReportActionAndThreadData: Record<string, TransactionThreadInfo> = {};
    const updatedReportTotals: Record<string, number> = {};
    const updatedReportNonReimbursableTotals: Record<string, number> = {};
    const updatedReportUnheldNonReimbursableTotals: Record<string, number> = {};

    // Store current violations for each transaction to restore on failure
    const currentTransactionViolations: Record<string, TransactionViolation[]> = {};


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Objective: Ensure comprehensive error handling that provides meaningful context and graceful
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Status:
Missing null checks: Functions like findSelfDMReportID and consumers assume a valid selfDM ID and may build
URLs or compare IDs without explicit fallback handling/logging when the ID is absent.

Referred Code
function findSelfDMReportID(): string | undefined {
    if (!allReports) {
        return;
    }

    if (selfDMReportID) {
        return selfDMReportID;
    }

    const selfDMReport = Object.values(allReports).find((report) => isSelfDM(report) && !isThread(report));

    return selfDMReport?.reportID;
}

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Possible issue
Handle null value from Onyx

Update the Onyx.connectWithoutView callback to reset selfDMReportID to undefined
if the Onyx value becomes nullish, preventing the use of stale data.

src/libs/ReportUtils.ts [1210-1219]

 let selfDMReportID: string | undefined;
 Onyx.connectWithoutView({
     key: ONYXKEYS.SELF_DM_REPORT_ID,
     callback: (value) => {
-        if (!value) {
-            return;
-        }
-        selfDMReportID = value;
+        selfDMReportID = value ?? undefined;
     },
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Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7

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Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a potential stale data issue and provides a simple fix to ensure the module-level variable is reset when the Onyx value is cleared.

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High-level
Refactor to centralize selfDM report creation

The logic for optimistically creating a selfDM report is duplicated across
prepareOnboardingOnyxData and changeTransactionsReport. This should be extracted
into a single utility function to improve maintainability and ensure
consistency.

Examples:

src/libs/ReportUtils.ts [11707-11713]
        let selfDMReport = allReports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${findSelfDMReportID()}`];
        let createdAction: ReportAction;
        if (!selfDMReport) {
            const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
            selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
            createdAction = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmail ?? '', currentTime);
            selfDMParameters = {reportID: selfDMReport.reportID, createdReportActionID: createdAction.reportActionID};
src/libs/actions/Transaction.ts [728-732]
    if (!selfDMReport && reportID === CONST.REPORT.UNREPORTED_REPORT_ID) {
        const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
        selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
        selfDMCreatedReportAction = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(email ?? '', currentTime);
        selfDMReportID = selfDMReport.reportID;

Solution Walkthrough:

Before:

// In src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
function prepareOnboardingOnyxData(...) {
  // ...
  if (isPersonalSpendOrTrackWorkspace) {
    let selfDMReport = allReports?.[...];
    if (!selfDMReport) {
        const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
        selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
        // ... more logic to create optimistic data
    }
  }
}

// In src/libs/actions/Transaction.ts
function changeTransactionsReport(...) {
  // ...
  if (!selfDMReport && reportID === CONST.REPORT.UNREPORTED_REPORT_ID) {
    const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
    selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
    // ... more logic to create optimistic data
  }
}

After:

// In a new utility file or existing one e.g., ReportUtils.ts
function getOrCreateOptimisticSelfDMReport() {
  let selfDMReport = allReports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${findSelfDMReportID()}`];
  if (selfDMReport) {
    return { selfDMReport, optimisticData: [] };
  }
  const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
  selfDMReport = buildOptimisticSelfDMReport(currentTime);
  const createdAction = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(...);
  // ... logic to build optimistic data array
  return { selfDMReport, optimisticData };
}

// In src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
function prepareOnboardingOnyxData(...) {
  // ...
  const { selfDMReport, optimisticData } = getOrCreateOptimisticSelfDMReport();
  // ... use the returned values
}

// In src/libs/actions/Transaction.ts
function changeTransactionsReport(...) {
  // ...
  const { selfDMReport, optimisticData } = getOrCreateOptimisticSelfDMReport();
  // ... use the returned values
}
Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6

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Why: The suggestion correctly identifies duplicated logic for optimistic selfDM report creation in prepareOnboardingOnyxData and changeTransactionsReport, which is a valid code quality concern that improves maintainability.

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