[HOLD for payment 2021-12-15] [$250] Edit comment - Message being edited is cancelled on pressing any key - Reported by: @parasharrajat

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Action Performed:

1. Navigate to a conversation
2. Send a message
3. Edit the message
4. Clear the message in the edit box
5. Wait a few seconds
6. Start writing something

Expected Result:

Text should be displayed after user starts typing.

Actual Result:

The edit comment box is cancelled.

Workaround:

Unknown.

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web

Version Number: 1.1.12-0

Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Recording.237.mp4

Upwork job https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~013a8cf464cdc1cf31

Issue reported by: @parasharrajat
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1635692466285700

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[MelvinBot]

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

[TomatoToaster]

Good find @parasharrajat, this is a weird bug. Dropping the External label on this one, and just letting you know in case you had a fix in mind.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @michaelhaxhiu (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.

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[michaelhaxhiu]

Easily reproducible, this one is a nice find. Posted to upwork. @parasharrajat Feel free to make a solution proposal if you want to solve it. Otherwise, this is open to all.