RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
5.0.1 - Issue Tracker links no longer work in messages
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message rendering
type: bug
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
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Description
Description:
After upgrading to 5.0.1, the issue tracker links no longer work.
Steps to reproduce:
- Enable Issue Tracker Links in the Message Settings inside the administration panel
- Send a message to any room or DM with a hashtag (#) and a number. Like
#12345

Expected behavior:
The number should become a clickable hyperlink.
Actual behavior:

Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 5.0.1
- Operating System: Debian 10
- Deployment Method: tar
- Number of Running Instances: 5
- DB Replicaset Oplog: yes
- NodeJS Version: v14.19.3
- MongoDB Version: 5.0.9 / wiredTiger (oplog Enabled)
Client Setup Information
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Desktop App or Browser Version

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Operating System: Windows 10
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue by enabling Issue Tracker Links in Message Settings and sending a message containing a hashtag and number such as #12345. Trace the message rendering and linkification path to find why the number is not converted, then verify that it becomes a clickable issue-tracker hyperlink in rooms and direct messages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100