mattermost-community/focalboard

Bug: Link boards doesn't work first time

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#4839 opened on Nov 3, 2022

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Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create new user
  2. With new user account, create new channel
  3. In new channel, click Boards icon on RHS
  4. Click Link boards to <channel_name>
  5. Click Create a board
  6. See Welcome to Boards page, with offer to take tour
  7. Click No thanks, I figure it out
  8. See no newly created board; no board appears in linked boards list

Expected behavior

New board is created and linked to channel

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Edition and Platform

  • Edition: Mattermost Boards (plugin)
  • Version: 7.5 bug bash
  • Browser and OS: Linux FF

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  • Sev 1: Affects critical functionality without a workaround
  • Sev 2: Affects major functionality with a difficult or non-obvious workaround
  • Sev 3: Affects minor, non-critical functionality

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreacthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with ReactUnderstanding of Focalboard boards UI
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the board creation flow in the Focalboard plugin. Focus on the 'Link boards to channel' button handler and the board creation API call. Look for missing state updates or conditional rendering that prevents the board from appearing after initial creation.