fix: run handleDelete finds and prepares inside the writer lock

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Proposed changes

handleDelete in MessageErrorActions prepared its WatermelonDB changes before acquiring the writer lock. On the thread branch (tmid set) it called message.prepareDestroyPermanently() and then awaited three find calls messages.find(message.id), messages.find(tmid), threads.find(tmid) — all outside db.write, only opening the write at the very end to run the batch.

That leaves a window where the record carries a pending prepared change but nothing holds the lock. If a saga writes the same record during it, one of two things happens:

• the concurrent writer throws Cannot update a record with pending changes (...), or
• it commits first, which resets our record's _preparedState to null, so our db.batch then throws Cannot batch a record that doesn't have a prepared
  create/update/delete.

Either way, deleting a failed thread message fails and the thread count / thread record are left inconsistent. The plain (non-thread) branch had noawait between prepare and batch, so it was never exposed.

Issue(s)

https://rocketchat.atlassian.net/browse/NATIVE-1467

How to test or reproduce

• Run TZ=UTC npx jest app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx — 3 tests, all pass on this branch.
  • To see the bug the tests catch: git stash push app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx, re-run the command (race test fails with Cannot update a
    record with pending changes (thread_messages#msg-1)), then git stash pop.
  • Affected screen: RoomView's failed-message action sheet (app/views/RoomView/index.tsx:1572) — specifically when the view is opened as a thread
    (tmid set).
  • Manual repro (timing-dependent, window is only as long as the three find calls): open a thread → go offline → send a message so it enters the
    failed state → have a second user post to the same thread (or reconnect so the sync saga writes it) → tap the failed message and choose Delete while
    that write lands.
  • Before the fix: the delete silently fails (the error is swallowed by log), the failed message stays in the list, and the thread header keeps a
    stale tcount.
  • Unchanged-path check: tap a failed message in the main channel view (not a thread) and delete it — it disappears as before.
  • Not verified by running the app — the manual steps are reasoning about the window, only the unit-level behavior was observed.

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Types of changes

• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• Improvement (non-breaking change which improves a current function)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Documentation update (if none of the other choices apply)

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING doc
• I have signed the CLA
• Lint and unit tests pass locally with my changes
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works (if applicable)
• I have added necessary documentation (if applicable)
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

Further comments

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved deletion of failed messages by completing related message and thread updates safely within a single database transaction.
  • Preserved thread counts and cleanup behavior when deleting messages, including messages without threads.
  • Prevented conflicting database writes during deletion.
  • Improved reliability when multiple message actions occur at the same time, helping ensure changes are applied consistently without incomplete cleanup.

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Walkthrough

handleDelete now prepares message and thread database operations inside the WatermelonDB write transaction. Shared test utilities model writer serialization, prepared batches, and concurrent database operations across related tests.

Changes

Message deletion transaction

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Transactional deletion flow app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx, app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx	handleDelete prepares deletion and thread updates inside db.write. Tests cover concurrent threaded deletion, thread-count updates, standalone deletion, batching, and error logging.
Shared WatermelonDB test infrastructure app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx	Shared utilities model fake records, deferred execution, serialized writers, prepared batches, database lookups, and pending-change logging.
Concurrency test migration app/lib/methods/handleMediaDownload.test.ts, app/lib/methods/sendMessage.test.ts, app/lib/methods/subscriptions/room.test.ts, jest.config.js	Existing tests use the shared database utilities. Jest excludes the shared mock file from test discovery.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 80cf3

The PR moves thread-message deletion preparation inside the writer lock, preventing concurrent writes from causing failed deletes and stale thread counts. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

Possibly related PRs

• RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative#7550: Both PRs move database lookups and deletion preparation inside WatermelonDB writer transactions for different deletion flows.
• RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative#7551: Both PRs move WatermelonDB preparation and batch execution into the same writer transaction.

Suggested labels: type: bug

Suggested reviewers: rohit3523

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🧹 Nitpick comments (3)

app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx (3)

29-29: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add explicit TypeScript signatures to the new functions.

• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx#L29-L29: declare the writer callback return type, for example async (): Promise<void> =>.
• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx#L28-L146: declare parameter and return types for the new helpers and FakeDatabase methods.

As per coding guidelines, TypeScript function parameters and return types must have explicit annotations.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx` at line 29, Annotate the writer
callback passed to db.write in MessageErrorActions.tsx with an explicit
Promise<void> return type. In MessageErrorActions.test.tsx, add explicit
parameter and return-type annotations to every new helper and FakeDatabase
method within lines 28-146; no direct changes are needed outside these affected
functions.

Source: Coding guidelines

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32-60: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the comments explain the transaction reason.

The comments describe the next operation. Replace them with one short comment that explains why preparation must occur inside db.write: a concurrent writer must not create conflicting pending changes.

As per coding guidelines, comments must explain the “why” behind code decisions, not the “what”.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx` around lines 32 - 60, Update the
comments in the message/thread deletion preparation flow within the relevant
db.write transaction to explain why these operations must be prepared there:
preventing concurrent writers from creating conflicting pending changes. Remove
the comments that merely describe deleting objects, finding the thread tree,
updating the header, or deleting the thread.

Source: Coding guidelines

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38-46: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use role-specific record names.

Line 38 uses msg for the persisted failed-message record. Line 46 uses msg for the thread header. Rename these variables to names such as failedMessage and threadHeader.

As per coding guidelines, function variables must use descriptive names that convey their purpose.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx` around lines 38 - 46, In the message
cleanup flow, rename the persisted failed-message variable in the first try
block to a descriptive name such as failedMessage, and rename the thread-header
variable in the following try block to threadHeader. Update all corresponding
method calls and references while preserving the existing behavior.

Source: Coding guidelines

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Nitpick comments:
In `@app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx`:
- Line 29: Annotate the writer callback passed to db.write in
MessageErrorActions.tsx with an explicit Promise<void> return type. In
MessageErrorActions.test.tsx, add explicit parameter and return-type annotations
to every new helper and FakeDatabase method within lines 28-146; no direct
changes are needed outside these affected functions.
- Around line 32-60: Update the comments in the message/thread deletion
preparation flow within the relevant db.write transaction to explain why these
operations must be prepared there: preventing concurrent writers from creating
conflicting pending changes. Remove the comments that merely describe deleting
objects, finding the thread tree, updating the header, or deleting the thread.
- Around line 38-46: In the message cleanup flow, rename the persisted
failed-message variable in the first try block to a descriptive name such as
failedMessage, and rename the thread-header variable in the following try block
to threadHeader. Update all corresponding method calls and references while
preserving the existing behavior.

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🧠 Learnings (3)

📚 Learning: 2026-04-30T17:07:51.020Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7274
File: app/lib/services/voip/MediaCallEvents.ts:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-30T17:07:51.020Z
Learning: In this Rocket.Chat React Native codebase, the ESLint rule `no-void: error` is enforced. When you see a promise returned from an async call that is not awaited (a “floating promise”), do not silence it with the `void somePromise()` pattern. Instead, handle the promise explicitly by attaching `.catch(...)` (or otherwise awaiting/handling the error) so unhandled-rejection risks are addressed in a way that satisfies the existing ESLint configuration.

Applied to files:

• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx
• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.tsx

📚 Learning: 2026-06-25T18:37:25.526Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7434
File: app/views/ScreenLockConfigView.test.tsx:16-22
Timestamp: 2026-06-25T18:37:25.526Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat ReactNative tests that mock selectors for `useAppSelector`, don’t require the mocked selector input to be typed as `IApplicationState` when the fixture only includes a partial Redux state slice (e.g., only `server` and `settings`). Requiring the full `IApplicationState` type in that scenario forces unsafe `as IApplicationState` casts and undermines type-safety. For these narrowly scoped selector-mock fixtures, use a less strict type (e.g., `any`) to keep the mock focused on the slice under test.

Applied to files:

• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx

📚 Learning: 2026-06-25T18:37:44.793Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7434
File: app/views/ScreenLockConfigView.tsx:101-141
Timestamp: 2026-06-25T18:37:44.793Z
Learning: In the Rocket.Chat React Native codebase, do not treat passing an `async` function directly to an event prop in React/React Native UI components (e.g., `onPress={async () => ...}` in TSX) as a “floating promises” CI-blocking lint issue—this repo does not enable the ESLint `no-floating-promises` rule (while `no-void` is enforced). Only raise robustness follow-ups when there are genuinely unhandled promise paths (e.g., fire-and-forget calls like `save()` that return a Promise that is neither awaited nor handled), and prefer making sure failure paths are explicitly handled/reported rather than blocking on lint-style floating-promise concerns.

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app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx (1)

3-14: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Add explicit return types to the shared mock API.

The exported helpers and public mock methods rely on inferred return types. Add explicit return types to make the reusable test-double contract clear.

As per coding guidelines, “add explicit type annotations to function parameters and return types.”

Also applies to: 34-74, 76-106, 121-167

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In `@app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx` around lines 3 - 14, Add
explicit parameter and return type annotations to the exported helpers tick,
flush, and deferred, plus the public mock methods in the referenced sections.
Preserve their existing behavior and use precise types matching each method’s
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In `@app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx`:
- Around line 3-14: Add explicit parameter and return type annotations to the
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Keep functions small and focused on a single responsibility
Use const by default, let when reassignment is needed, and avoid var
Prefer async/await over .then() chains for handling asynchronous operations
Use explicit error handling with try/catch blocks for async operations
Avoid deeply nested code; refactor complex logic into helper functions

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• jest.config.js
• app/lib/methods/handleMediaDownload.test.ts
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Prefer interfaces over type aliases for defining object shapes in TypeScript
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📚 Learning: 2026-07-28T17:45:07.430Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7521
File: jest.config.js:4-6
Timestamp: 2026-07-28T17:45:07.430Z
Learning: In RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative, PR `#7521` intentionally restores the pre-#7298 `jest.config.js` `transformIgnorePatterns` by removing `rocket.chat/sdk` and `tiny-events` from its transform allowlist. This is rollback fidelity; the branch’s full Jest suite passes without TypeScript parse errors from `rocket.chat/sdk`.

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• jest.config.js

📚 Learning: 2026-04-30T17:07:51.020Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7274
File: app/lib/services/voip/MediaCallEvents.ts:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-30T17:07:51.020Z
Learning: In this Rocket.Chat React Native codebase, the ESLint rule `no-void: error` is enforced. When you see a promise returned from an async call that is not awaited (a “floating promise”), do not silence it with the `void somePromise()` pattern. Instead, handle the promise explicitly by attaching `.catch(...)` (or otherwise awaiting/handling the error) so unhandled-rejection risks are addressed in a way that satisfies the existing ESLint configuration.

Applied to files:

• app/lib/methods/handleMediaDownload.test.ts
• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx
• app/lib/methods/subscriptions/room.test.ts
• app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx
• app/lib/methods/sendMessage.test.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-06-25T18:37:25.526Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7434
File: app/views/ScreenLockConfigView.test.tsx:16-22
Timestamp: 2026-06-25T18:37:25.526Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat ReactNative tests that mock selectors for `useAppSelector`, don’t require the mocked selector input to be typed as `IApplicationState` when the fixture only includes a partial Redux state slice (e.g., only `server` and `settings`). Requiring the full `IApplicationState` type in that scenario forces unsafe `as IApplicationState` casts and undermines type-safety. For these narrowly scoped selector-mock fixtures, use a less strict type (e.g., `any`) to keep the mock focused on the slice under test.

Applied to files:

• app/lib/methods/handleMediaDownload.test.ts
• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx
• app/lib/methods/subscriptions/room.test.ts
• app/lib/methods/sendMessage.test.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-06-25T18:37:44.793Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7434
File: app/views/ScreenLockConfigView.tsx:101-141
Timestamp: 2026-06-25T18:37:44.793Z
Learning: In the Rocket.Chat React Native codebase, do not treat passing an `async` function directly to an event prop in React/React Native UI components (e.g., `onPress={async () => ...}` in TSX) as a “floating promises” CI-blocking lint issue—this repo does not enable the ESLint `no-floating-promises` rule (while `no-void` is enforced). Only raise robustness follow-ups when there are genuinely unhandled promise paths (e.g., fire-and-forget calls like `save()` that return a Promise that is neither awaited nor handled), and prefer making sure failure paths are explicitly handled/reported rather than blocking on lint-style floating-promise concerns.

Applied to files:

• app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx
• app/lib/database/__tests__/mockedWatermelonDB.tsx

📚 Learning: 2026-07-28T19:33:20.418Z

Learnt from: diegolmello
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative PR: 7523
File: app/views/RoomView/index.tsx:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-07-28T19:33:20.418Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat.ReactNative, `lastOpen` is the server-derived room synchronization cursor. The subscription `ls` value is server-stamped by `subscriptions.read` and delivered through the subscription stream; after PR `#7523`, `ls` is only used by `app/views/RoomView/index.tsx` to position the unread separator and must not be written optimistically from the device clock.

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• app/lib/methods/subscriptions/room.test.ts

🔇 Additional comments (5)

app/containers/MessageErrorActions.test.tsx (1)

8-8: LGTM!

app/lib/methods/handleMediaDownload.test.ts (1)

1-34: LGTM!

Also applies to: 145-200

app/lib/methods/sendMessage.test.ts (1)

1-226: LGTM!

jest.config.js (1)

3-9: LGTM!

app/lib/methods/subscriptions/room.test.ts (1)

170-173: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality

Keep the mock callback unchanged.

The callback contains one return statement, not three duplicate statements.

			> Likely an incorrect or invalid review comment.