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fix: chat.sendMessage accepts message fields that only the server may set - #42975
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WalkthroughThe API restricts message fields, validates blocks, and removes attachment markdown. Room, system, and thread messages display a fallback when rendering fails. Reaction normalization handles missing username lists. ChangesMessage payload and rendering safeguards
Reaction username normalization
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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Client->>chat.sendMessage: Submit message payload
chat.sendMessage->>splitSendMessageFields: Separate supported and unsupported fields
chat.sendMessage->>assertValidMessageBlocks: Validate blocks
chat.sendMessage->>removeAttachmentMarkdown: Remove attachment markdown
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@apps/meteor/client/components/message/variants/RoomMessage.tsx:
- Line 29: Update GuardedRoomMessageContent and the corresponding thread/system
error-boundary wrappers to reset or remount when the message revision changes,
so corrected malformed content retries rendering without unmounting the parent
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@apps/meteor/client/components/message/variants/SystemMessage.tsx:
- Line 134: Remove the outer withErrorBoundary wrapper from the default export
and place the fallback boundary around only the potentially throwing action-link
content inside SystemMessage, preserving the surrounding sender, timestamp, and
selection controls.
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@apps/meteor/server/lib/utils/lib/normalizeMessagesForUser.ts:
- Line 81: In the reaction normalization flow, initialize reaction.usernames to
an empty array when it is absent before deriving reaction.names, then map
directly over that guaranteed array so the returned reaction satisfies the
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📚 Learning: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learnt from: gabriellsh
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 38778
File: packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts:192-192
Timestamp: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learning: In this repository (RocketChat/Rocket.Chat), Biome lint rules are not used even if a biome.json exists. When reviewing TypeScript files (e.g., packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts), ensure lint suggestions do not reference Biome-specific rules. Rely on general ESLint/TypeScript lint rules and project conventions instead.
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📚 Learning: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learnt from: gabriellsh
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 38778
File: packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts:192-192
Timestamp: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learning: In the Rocket.Chat repository, do not reference Biome lint rules in code review feedback. Biome is not used even if biome.json exists; only reference Biome rules if there is explicit, project-wide usage documented. For TypeScript files, review lint implications without Biome guidance unless the project enables Biome rules.
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apps/meteor/server/api/lib/assertValidMessageBlocks.spec.tsapps/meteor/server/api/lib/removeAttachmentMarkdown.spec.tsapps/meteor/server/lib/utils/lib/normalizeMessagesForUser.spec.tsapps/meteor/server/api/v1/chat.tspackages/rest-typings/src/v1/chat.ts
📚 Learning: 2026-08-12T15:13:29.331Z
Learnt from: ricardogarim
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 41747
File: packages/rest-typings/src/v1/users/UsersSetPreferenceParamsPOST.ts:187-191
Timestamp: 2026-08-12T15:13:29.331Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat REST request schema TypeScript files, represent optional array fields with `nullable: true` in the schema even when the corresponding TypeScript property is optional, such as `roles?: string[]`. Follow the established convention used by neighboring preference and user request schemas.
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packages/rest-typings/src/v1/chat.ts
📚 Learning: 2026-05-11T23:14:59.316Z
Learnt from: ricardogarim
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 40469
File: packages/rest-typings/src/v1/users.ts:337-337
Timestamp: 2026-05-11T23:14:59.316Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat REST endpoint typings (e.g., packages/rest-typings/src/v1/users.ts and other rest-typings files), keep the established convention of deriving field types from the domain model (e.g., use IUser indexed access like IUser['statusExpiresAt']) rather than swapping individual fields to serialized primitives (like string) in an ad-hoc way. If a truly different “serialized” representation is needed, perform the refactor consistently across the codebase (not just a single endpoint/field) and ensure all related REST typings stay aligned with the shared serialization types.
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packages/rest-typings/src/v1/chat.ts: 1
132-135: Verify thatcontentande2eMentionsstay in the schema.
chatSendMessageFieldNamesis derived from the schema keys. Any field removed from the schema is also dropped at runtime bysplitSendMessageFields. The current list covers the fields that the e2e tests and encrypted rooms need. The spec insplitSendMessageFields.spec.tsguards this contract. No issue found.apps/meteor/server/api/lib/assertValidMessageBlocks.ts: 1
6-16: Reject non-finite or non-integer scale bounds consistently, and reject inverted ranges.
Number.isIntegerrejectsNaNandInfinity, so the guard is sound. A range withmaxValue < minValuepasses validation. The renderer then shows one point (Math.max(..., 1)). This is a safe fallback, so no change is required.apps/meteor/server/api/v1/chat.ts: 2
959-963: Pass validated, sanitized fields toexecuteSendMessagewithout the type cast.The code mutates
messageFields.attachments. It then casts the whole object toPick<IMessage, 'rid'>.ridis required by the schema, so a value is present. The cast hides the weaker type ofmessageFields(Record<string, unknown>). This is acceptable for now.
945-947: 🎯 Functional CorrectnessThe plain
Erroris handled by the API's default error path, but the available evidence does not show whether that path returns HTTP 500 or a client-error status. The claim that this rejection may become HTTP 500 cannot be established from the supplied inspection.apps/meteor/server/api/lib/assertValidMessageBlocks.spec.ts: 1
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… set The route keeps a fixed list of message fields and drops the rest, with a deprecation header until 9.0.0. It rejects blocks that the client cannot render. normalizeMessagesForUser no longer fails on a reaction without a list of users. The prune-messages e2e fixture pinned a message through chat.sendMessage. It now pins through chat.pinMessage.
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chat.sendMessagetook every field of the message from the request. It stored fields that only the server must set, such as pinned state, reactions and link previews. A malformed value in some of these fields made the room unreadable for all members.x-deprecation-type: parameter-deprecation) and the server logs one warning.applyBreakingChangesflag.blocksthat the client cannot render. It also limitslinear_scaleto 100 points.normalizeMessagesForUserno longer fails on a reaction that has no list of users.LinearScaleElementshows at most 100 points.prune-messagese2e test no longer creates a pinned message throughchat.sendMessage. It useschat.pinMessage. The pin adds a system message, so one expected count changes from 2 to 3.Issue(s)
https://rocketchat.atlassian.net/browse/VLN-706
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