[Due for payment 2025-04-14] [$250] Task - Mark down is not copied when task preview is copied to clipboard

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Version Number: 9.1.11-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
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: Exp #54165
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+ps309@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.3 / Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Launch ND or hybrid app.
2. Go to any chat.
3. Tap + > Assign task.
4. Tap Title.
5. Enter text with mark down and save it.
6. Create the task.
7. Right click on the task preview > Copy to clipboard.
8. Paste the content.

Expected Result:

The task title with mark down will be copied.

Actual Result:

The task title is copied without mark down.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6766878_1741660144810.20250311_102532.mp4

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[truph01]

Proposal

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

• The task title is copied without mark down.

What is the root cause of that problem?

• In issue, we handle new feature where we upgrade task titles with markdown rendering.
• The task title message comes from here. And we always convert the html to text in here.

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

• In here:
  

  App/src/libs/TaskUtils.ts

  Line 60 in ef00a61

  return Parser.htmlToText(title);

  
  we should return the raw title instead of the Parser.htmlToText(title). But we need to introduce new param in here, keepOriginalTitle = false, and only return title if keepOriginalTitle is true. Otherwise, return Parser.htmlToText(title).

• Note: The function where use getTaskTitleFromReport also needs to be introduced that param as well. And in here:
  

  App/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

  Line 492 in ef00a61

  const taskPreviewMessage = getTaskCreatedMessage(reportAction);

pass the 2nd param as true.

• Then update:

App/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

Line 493 in ef00a61

Clipboard.setString(taskPreviewMessage);

to use setClipboardMessage(taskPreviewMessage) instead.

• Optional: We can consider removing the task for prefix in:
  

  App/src/libs/TaskUtils.ts

  Line 71 in ef00a61

  return taskTitle ? translateLocal('task.messages.created', {title: taskTitle}) : '';

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

• Mock as task action and task report. Write a test case for getTaskCreatedMessage function, in case the keepOriginalTitle is true, then verify the correct task data is returned.

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

Alternative 1:

• In here:
  

  App/src/libs/TaskUtils.ts

  Line 60 in ef00a61

  return Parser.htmlToText(title);

  
  we should return the Parser.htmlToMarkdown(title) instead of the Parser.htmlToText(title). But we need to introduce new param in here, useMarkdown = false, and only return Parser.htmlToMarkdown(title) if useMarkdown is true. Otherwise, return Parser.htmlToText(title).

• Note: The function where use getTaskTitleFromReport also needs to be introduced that param as well. And in here:
  

  App/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

  Line 492 in ef00a61

  const taskPreviewMessage = getTaskCreatedMessage(reportAction);

pass the 2nd param as true.

• Then update:

App/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

Line 493 in ef00a61

Clipboard.setString(taskPreviewMessage);

to use setClipboardMessage(taskPreviewMessage) instead (Optional).

• Optional: We can consider removing the task for prefix in:
  

  App/src/libs/TaskUtils.ts

  Line 71 in ef00a61

  return taskTitle ? translateLocal('task.messages.created', {title: taskTitle}) : '';

Alternative 2:

• We can update:
  

  App/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

  Line 493 in ef00a61

  Clipboard.setString(taskPreviewMessage);

                    setClipboardMessage(reportAction?.message?.at(0)?.html);