RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

[Feature request]: adding mention in uploadFile description

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Feature: Request type: bug
Dominant language
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Description

Description:

When we are uploading a new file and want to mention a user in description we are not able to do it

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Go to channel and upload a file
    2.Write some description and mention some user
  2. Enter and see the message in channel
Expected behavior:

The mentioned user should be highlighted

Actual behavior:

It isn't highlighted

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 7.0.0-develop
  • Operating System: Windows
  • Deployment Method: Local host
  • Number of Running Instances: 1
  • DB Replicaset Oplog: 1
  • NodeJS Version: 14.21.4
  • MongoDB Version: 7.0.5
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version: browser
  • Operating System: Windows 10
Additional context

https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/assets/93787385/fe21d221-d7e5-426d-9f1e-f483d5f03b48

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First steps

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  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 upload flow described in the issue and trace how the uploadFile description becomes the channel message. Verify how mentions are handled in that description; done when the reported steps result in the mentioned user being highlighted.

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Assessment

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

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