[PAID] [$1000] Bug: Link with multiline text loses markdown when edited

[neil-marcellini]

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Note: Originally identified in this expensify-common PR review comment. The solution will be within that repository.

Action Performed:

1. Login with any account and go to any chat room
2. Send this message:

[multiline
text](https://google.com/)

4. Edit this message

Expected Result:

In the edit input field, the original message should be autofilled

[multiline
text](https://google.com/)

Actual Result:

In the edit input field only the link text is shown without the original markdown

multiline
text

Workaround:

Don't edit the message or re-write the link.

Platforms:

All platforms

Version Number: v1.2.49.0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

multiline.link.mov

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @aimane-chnaif
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1673025066209189

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01f4669fd1f66776d8
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[melvin-bot]

@neil-marcellini the AutoAssignerTriage label has been deprecated. Please use Bug for issue triage. See https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[strepanier03]

Bug0 Triage Checklist

Note: see this SO for more information.

• The "bug" is actually a bug
• The bug is not a duplicate report of an existing GH.
  • Not finding an exact duplicate issue but a few GHs dealing with inconsistent markdown and editing of markdown.
  • Multiline bold and strikethrough markdown update #14009 for example
• The bug is reproducible, following the reproduction steps.
• The GH template is filled out as fully as possible
• The GH was created by an Expensify employee or a QA tester
• If there's a link to Slack, check the discussion to see if we decided not to fix it
• Decide if the GH should be resolved by an External contributor or Internal engineer, add the appropriate label

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01f4669fd1f66776d8

[melvin-bot]

Current assignee @strepanier03 is eligible for the External assigner, not assigning anyone new.

[melvin-bot]

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