RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
[5.0.x] Unwanted characters "obj" in web view when communicating with mobile app
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Description
Description:
From Version 5.0.0, also in 5.0.1, using RocketChat via web browser often shows unwanted characters "[obj]" in the chats written from mobile clients (4.29.0, IOS)
Steps to reproduce:
- Enter a chat via browser with at least one participant writing via mobile app
- See stupid characters
Expected behavior:
There should be no stupid characters as it was in 4,8,x
Actual behavior:
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 5.0.1
- Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Deployment Method: tar
- Number of Running Instances: 1
- DB Replicaset Oplog: activated
- NodeJS Version: v14.18.3
- MongoDB Version: 4.4.15 / wiredTiger (oplog Aktiviert)
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version: Browser (Chrome, Edge)
- Operating System: Windows, MacOS
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Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are identified; start by reproducing the web-view issue with Rocket.Chat 5.0.1 and an iOS 4.29.0 client. Done means messages from the mobile client render without the unwanted characters.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100