Fix: report blinking in the background while the navigation from search

[waterim]

Details

Fixed Issues

$ #52837
PROPOSAL: N/A

Tests

1. Launch app.
2. Go to workspace chat.
3. Submit an expense.
4. Tap on the search icon in workspace chat.
5. Tap Search in .
6. Tap Enter.
7. Tap on the expense in Search.
8. Note that workspace chat flickers briefly in the background when opening the expense in Search.
9. Go back to Search.
10. Open workspace switcher.
11. Note that workspace chat is not flickering in the background when opening workspace switcher.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

Same as tests

QA Steps

None

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

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Android: mWeb Chrome

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iOS: Native

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iOS: mWeb Safari

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MacOS: Chrome / Safari

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MacOS: Desktop

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[sobitneupane]

@waterim I noticed that a blank screen briefly appears when I open an expense report and press the back button. This issue is particularly noticeable on Android/native.

Screen.Recording.2024-12-23.at.18.10.12.mov

[waterim]

Thank you, need to adjust focusing only when navigation is from search

[waterim]

Im back from vacation and will update PR soon

[waterim]

Hello @sobitneupane, have progress here, with initial thoughts "need to adjust focusing only when navigation is from search" thats a bit hard because when we are navigating with a new route "Search_Report" previous report is still rendering as a "Report" and its impossible to add a verification for displaying null only when we are navigating from the search, as previous and initial reportIDs are always the same, it means for the first blink moment old reportID is visible under the "Report" route and after new data is coming new screen with new reportID under "Search_Report" is rendering

But I was testing few additional possible solutions, for mobile web it works, but getting errors on web desktop, will update you as soon as I get a good solution here

[waterim]

Hello @sobitneupane
Im OOO till 15.01, posted this issue internally in Callstack to take it over when someone will get some capacity!
Probably @rezkiy37 will be able to take this as he has some context

[sobitneupane]

Thanks for the update @waterim

[rezkiy37]

Hi, I am Michael (Mykhailo) from Callstack, an expert agency and I can work on this issue. I’m stepping in as a backup for Artem during his time off.

[rezkiy37]

I just built and tested it on my side. Unfortunately, it crashes once I've opened some expenses. I am trying to figure it out.

Details

Android.mp4

[rezkiy37]

I've synced it up.

[rezkiy37]

@waterim I noticed that a blank screen briefly appears when I open an expense report and press the back button. This issue is particularly noticeable on Android/native.

Screen.Recording.2024-12-23.at.18.10.12.mov

I can confirm the blank screen exists during navigation.