fix: Set childReportID of the optimistic IOU report action

src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestAction.tsx

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import * as IOUUtils from '@libs/IOUUtils';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
-import * as PersonalDetailsUtils from '@libs/PersonalDetailsUtils';
 import * as ReportActionsUtils from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
-import * as ReportUtils from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import type {ContextMenuAnchor} from '@pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ReportActionContextMenu';
 import * as Report from '@userActions/Report';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
@@ -91,15 +89,7 @@ function MoneyRequestAction({
             return;
         }
 
-        // If the childReportID is not present, we need to create a new thread
-        const childReportID = action?.childReportID;
-        if (!childReportID) {
-            const thread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(action, requestReportID);
-            const userLogins = PersonalDetailsUtils.getLoginsByAccountIDs(thread.participantAccountIDs ?? []);
-            Report.openReport(thread.reportID, userLogins, thread, action.reportActionID);
-            Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(thread.reportID));
-            return;
-        }
+        const childReportID = action?.childReportID ?? '0';
         Report.openReport(childReportID);
         Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(childReportID));
     };

src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ type OptimisticIOUReportAction = Pick<
     | 'pendingAction'
     | 'receipt'
     | 'whisperedToAccountIDs'
+    | 'childReportID'
 >;
 
 type ReportRouteParams = {
@@ -3160,7 +3161,6 @@ function getIOUReportActionMessage(iouReportID: string, type: string, total: num
  * @param [receipt]
  * @param [isOwnPolicyExpenseChat] - Whether this is an expense report create from the current user's policy expense chat
  */
-
 function buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
     type: ValueOf<typeof CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE>,
     amount: number,
@@ -3925,27 +3925,79 @@ function buildOptimisticTaskReport(
  * A helper method to create transaction thread
  *
  * @param reportAction - the parent IOU report action from which to create the thread
- *
- * @param moneyRequestReportID - the reportID which the report action belong to
+ * @param moneyRequestReport - the report which the report action belongs to
  */
-function buildTransactionThread(reportAction: OnyxEntry<ReportAction | OptimisticIOUReportAction>, moneyRequestReportID: string): OptimisticChatReport {
+function buildTransactionThread(reportAction: OnyxEntry<ReportAction | OptimisticIOUReportAction>, moneyRequestReport: Report): OptimisticChatReport {
     const participantAccountIDs = [...new Set([currentUserAccountID, Number(reportAction?.actorAccountID)])].filter(Boolean) as number[];
     return buildOptimisticChatReport(
         participantAccountIDs,
         getTransactionReportName(reportAction),
         undefined,
-        getReport(moneyRequestReportID)?.policyID ?? CONST.POLICY.OWNER_EMAIL_FAKE,
+        moneyRequestReport.policyID,
         CONST.POLICY.OWNER_ACCOUNT_ID_FAKE,
         false,
         '',
         undefined,
         undefined,
         CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.HIDDEN,
         reportAction?.reportActionID,
-        moneyRequestReportID,
+        moneyRequestReport.reportID,
     );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Build optimistic money request entities:
+ *
+ * 1. CREATED action for the iouReport
+ * 2. IOU action for the iouReport linked to the transaction thread via `childReportID`
+ * 3. Transaction Thread linked to the IOU action via `parentReportActionID`
+ * 4. CREATED action for the Transaction Thread
+ */
+function buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities(
+    iouReport: Report,
+    type: ValueOf<typeof CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE>,
+    amount: number,
+    currency: string,
+    comment: string,
+    payeeEmail: string,
+    participants: Participant[],
+    transactionID: string,
+    paymentType?: PaymentMethodType,
+    isSettlingUp = false,
+    isSendMoneyFlow = false,
+    receipt: Receipt = {},
+    isOwnPolicyExpenseChat = false,
+): [OptimisticCreatedReportAction, OptimisticIOUReportAction, OptimisticChatReport, OptimisticCreatedReportAction] {
+    const iouActionCreationTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
+
+    // The `CREATED` action must be optimistically generated before the IOU action so that it won't appear after the IOU action in the chat.
+    const createdActionForIOUReport = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(payeeEmail, DateUtils.subtractMillisecondsFromDateTime(iouActionCreationTime, 1));
+    const iouAction = buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
+        type,
+        amount,
+        currency,
+        comment,
+        participants,
+        transactionID,
+        paymentType,
+        iouReport.reportID,
+        isSettlingUp,
+        isSendMoneyFlow,
+        receipt,
+        isOwnPolicyExpenseChat,
+        iouActionCreationTime,
+    );
+
+    // Create optimistic transactionThread and the `CREATED` action for it
+    const transactionThread = buildTransactionThread(iouAction, iouReport);
+    const createdActionForTransactionThread = buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(payeeEmail);
+
+    // The IOU action and the transactionThread are co-dependent as parent-child, so we need to link them together
+    iouAction.childReportID = transactionThread.reportID;
+
+    return [createdActionForIOUReport, iouAction, transactionThread, createdActionForTransactionThread];
+}
+
 function isUnread(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
     if (!report) {
         return false;
@@ -5279,6 +5331,7 @@ export {
     buildOptimisticSubmittedReportAction,
     buildOptimisticExpenseReport,
     buildOptimisticIOUReportAction,
+    buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities,
     buildOptimisticReportPreview,
     buildOptimisticModifiedExpenseReportAction,
     buildOptimisticCancelPaymentReportAction,

src/libs/actions/IOU.ts

@@ -914,26 +914,22 @@ function getMoneyRequestInformation(
     // 4. The transaction thread, which requires the iouAction, and CREATED action for the transaction thread
     // 5. REPORTPREVIEW action for the chatReport
     // Note: The CREATED action for the IOU report must be optimistically generated before the IOU action so there's no chance that it appears after the IOU action in the chat
-    const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
     const optimisticCreatedActionForChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(payeeEmail);
-    const optimisticCreatedActionForIOU = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(payeeEmail, DateUtils.subtractMillisecondsFromDateTime(currentTime, 1));
-    const iouAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
+    const [optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport, iouAction, optimisticTransactionThread, optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread] = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities(
+        iouReport,
         CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE.CREATE,
         amount,
         currency,
         comment,
+        payeeEmail,
         [participant],
         optimisticTransaction.transactionID,
         undefined,
-        iouReport.reportID,
         false,
         false,
         receiptObject,
         false,
-        currentTime,
     );
-    const optimisticTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(iouAction, iouReport.reportID);
-    const optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(payeeEmail);
 
     let reportPreviewAction = shouldCreateNewMoneyRequestReport ? null : ReportActionsUtils.getReportPreviewAction(chatReport.reportID, iouReport.reportID);
     if (reportPreviewAction) {
@@ -970,7 +966,7 @@ function getMoneyRequestInformation(
         iouReport,
         optimisticTransaction,
         optimisticCreatedActionForChat,
-        optimisticCreatedActionForIOU,
+        optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport,
         iouAction,
         optimisticPersonalDetailListAction,
         reportPreviewAction,
@@ -994,7 +990,7 @@ function getMoneyRequestInformation(
         transaction: optimisticTransaction,
         iouAction,
         createdChatReportActionID: isNewChatReport ? optimisticCreatedActionForChat.reportActionID : '0',
-        createdIOUReportActionID: shouldCreateNewMoneyRequestReport ? optimisticCreatedActionForIOU.reportActionID : '0',
+        createdIOUReportActionID: shouldCreateNewMoneyRequestReport ? optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport.reportActionID : '0',
         reportPreviewAction,
         transactionThreadReportID: optimisticTransactionThread.reportID,
         createdReportActionIDForThread: optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread.reportActionID,
@@ -1889,25 +1885,18 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
         // 1. CREATED action for the chatReport
         // 2. CREATED action for the iouReport
         // 3. IOU action for the iouReport
-        // 4. REPORTPREVIEW action for the chatReport
-        // Note: The CREATED action for the IOU report must be optimistically generated before the IOU action so there's no chance that it appears after the IOU action in the chat
-        const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
+        // 4. Transaction Thread and the CREATED action for it
+        // 5. REPORTPREVIEW action for the chatReport
         const oneOnOneCreatedActionForChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit);
-        const oneOnOneCreatedActionForIOU = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit, DateUtils.subtractMillisecondsFromDateTime(currentTime, 1));
-        const oneOnOneIOUAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
+        const [oneOnOneCreatedActionForIOU, oneOnOneIOUAction, optimisticTransactionThread, optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread] = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities(
+            oneOnOneIOUReport,
             CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE.CREATE,
             splitAmount,
             currency,
             comment,
+            currentUserEmailForIOUSplit,
             [participant],
             oneOnOneTransaction.transactionID,
-            undefined,
-            oneOnOneIOUReport.reportID,
-            undefined,
-            undefined,
-            undefined,
-            undefined,
-            currentTime,
         );
 
         // Add optimistic personal details for new participants
@@ -1938,10 +1927,6 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
         // Add tag to optimistic policy recently used tags when a participant is a workspace
         const optimisticPolicyRecentlyUsedTags = isPolicyExpenseChat ? Policy.buildOptimisticPolicyRecentlyUsedTags(participant.policyID, tag) : {};
 
-        // Create optimistic transactionThread
-        const optimisticTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(oneOnOneIOUAction, oneOnOneIOUReport.reportID);
-        const optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit);
-
         // STEP 5: Build Onyx Data
         const [oneOnOneOptimisticData, oneOnOneSuccessData, oneOnOneFailureData] = buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest(
             oneOnOneChatReport,
@@ -2058,7 +2043,7 @@ function splitBill(
 }
 
 /**
- * @param amount - always in smallest currency unit
+ * @param amount - always in the smallest currency unit
  */
 function splitBillAndOpenReport(
     participants: Participant[],
@@ -2523,16 +2508,16 @@ function completeSplitBill(chatReportID: string, reportAction: OnyxTypes.ReportA
         );
 
         const oneOnOneCreatedActionForChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit);
-        const oneOnOneCreatedActionForIOU = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit);
-        const oneOnOneIOUAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
+        const [oneOnOneCreatedActionForIOU, oneOnOneIOUAction, optimisticTransactionThread, optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread] = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities(
+            oneOnOneIOUReport,
             CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE.CREATE,
             splitAmount,
             currency ?? '',
             updatedTransaction.comment.comment ?? '',
+            currentUserEmailForIOUSplit,
             [participant],
             oneOnOneTransaction.transactionID,
             undefined,
-            oneOnOneIOUReport?.reportID,
         );
 
         let oneOnOneReportPreviewAction = ReportActionsUtils.getReportPreviewAction(oneOnOneChatReport?.reportID ?? '', oneOnOneIOUReport?.reportID ?? '');
@@ -2542,9 +2527,6 @@ function completeSplitBill(chatReportID: string, reportAction: OnyxTypes.ReportA
             oneOnOneReportPreviewAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticReportPreview(oneOnOneChatReport, oneOnOneIOUReport, '', oneOnOneTransaction);
         }
 
-        const optimisticTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(oneOnOneIOUAction, oneOnOneIOUReport.reportID);
-        const optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmailForIOUSplit);
-
         const [oneOnOneOptimisticData, oneOnOneSuccessData, oneOnOneFailureData] = buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest(
             oneOnOneChatReport,
             oneOnOneIOUReport,
@@ -3252,26 +3234,23 @@ function getSendMoneyParams(
         value: optimisticTransaction,
     };
 
-    // Note: The created action must be optimistically generated before the IOU action so there's no chance that the created action appears after the IOU action in the chat
-    const optimisticCreatedAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(recipientEmail);
-    const optimisticIOUReportAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticIOUReportAction(
-        CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE.PAY,
-        amount,
-        currency,
-        comment,
-        [recipient],
-        optimisticTransaction.transactionID,
-        paymentMethodType,
-        optimisticIOUReport.reportID,
-        false,
-        true,
-    );
+    const [optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport, optimisticIOUReportAction, optimisticTransactionThread, optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread] =
+        ReportUtils.buildOptimisticMoneyRequestEntities(
+            optimisticIOUReport,
+            CONST.IOU.REPORT_ACTION_TYPE.PAY,
+            amount,
+            currency,
+            comment,
+            recipientEmail,
+            [recipient],
+            optimisticTransaction.transactionID,
+            paymentMethodType,
+            false,
+            true,
+        );
 
     const reportPreviewAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticReportPreview(chatReport, optimisticIOUReport);
 
-    const optimisticTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(optimisticIOUReportAction, optimisticIOUReport.reportID);
-    const optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(recipientEmail);
-
     // Change the method to set for new reports because it doesn't exist yet, is faster,
     // and we need the data to be available when we navigate to the chat page
     const optimisticChatReportData: OnyxUpdate = isNewChat
@@ -3445,7 +3424,7 @@ function getSendMoneyParams(
 
         if (optimisticChatReportActionsData.value) {
             // Add an optimistic created action to the optimistic chat reportActions data
-            optimisticChatReportActionsData.value[optimisticCreatedAction.reportActionID] = optimisticCreatedAction;
+            optimisticChatReportActionsData.value[optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport.reportActionID] = optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport;
         }
     } else {
         failureData.push({
@@ -3481,7 +3460,7 @@ function getSendMoneyParams(
             paymentMethodType,
             transactionID: optimisticTransaction.transactionID,
             newIOUReportDetails,
-            createdReportActionID: isNewChat ? optimisticCreatedAction.reportActionID : '0',
+            createdReportActionID: isNewChat ? optimisticCreatedActionForIOUReport.reportActionID : '0',
             reportPreviewReportActionID: reportPreviewAction.reportActionID,
             transactionThreadReportID: optimisticTransactionThread.reportID,
             createdReportActionIDForThread: optimisticCreatedActionForTransactionThread.reportActionID,

src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.tsx

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import * as Localize from '@libs/Localize';
 import ModifiedExpenseMessage from '@libs/ModifiedExpenseMessage';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import Permissions from '@libs/Permissions';
-import * as PersonalDetailsUtils from '@libs/PersonalDetailsUtils';
 import ReportActionComposeFocusManager from '@libs/ReportActionComposeFocusManager';
 import * as ReportActionsUtils from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
 import * as ReportUtils from '@libs/ReportUtils';
@@ -220,13 +219,6 @@ const ContextMenuActions: ContextMenuAction[] = [
             if (ReportActionsUtils.isMoneyRequestAction(reportAction)) {
                 hideContextMenu(false);
                 const childReportID = reportAction?.childReportID ?? '0';
-                if (!childReportID) {
-                    const thread = ReportUtils.buildTransactionThread(reportAction, reportID);
-                    const userLogins = PersonalDetailsUtils.getLoginsByAccountIDs(thread.participantAccountIDs ?? []);
-                    Report.openReport(thread.reportID, userLogins, thread, reportAction?.reportActionID);
-                    Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(thread.reportID));
-                    return;
-                }
                 Report.openReport(childReportID);
                 Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(childReportID));
                 return;