RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

RocketChat is reloaded when using the channel search

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type: bug
Dominant language
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Description

Description:

When using CTRL+p to open the channel search and perform a search, RocketChat reloads the complete page if searching the channel search. This happens random (all users affected, sometimes it works normal sometimes this issue)

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Open channel search with CTRL+p
  2. search for a user or channel
  3. hit enter to take the first entry
Expected behavior:

After hitting enter the user should be opened.

Actual behavior:

RocketChat hangs for a few seconds, then the whole page is reloaded.

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 6.0.0
  • Operating System: Debian 11
  • Deployment Method: official RocketChat docker
  • Number of Running Instances: 1
  • NodeJS Version: v14.21.2
  • MongoDB Version: 4.4.19 / wiredTiger (oplog Enabled)
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version: both
  • Operating System: Linux, Mac, Windows

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue through CTRL+p, then search for a user or channel and press Enter on the first result. Trace the channel-search entry point and determine why the page reloads; done means selecting a result opens the user or channel without hanging or reloading.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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