{"record":{"id":"ea9a56644fa03710","repo":"RocketChat/Rocket.Chat","slug":"invalid-user-ea9a56","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"invalid user","messagePattern":"invalid user","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"apps/meteor/server/modules/core-apps/cloudAnnouncements.module.ts","lineNumber":59,"sourceCode":"\t\treturn settings.get('Cloud_Url');\n\t}\n\n\tblockAction(payload: UiKitCoreAppBlockActionPayload): Promise<UiKit.ServerInteraction | undefined> {\n\t\treturn this.handlePayload(payload);\n\t}\n\n\tviewSubmit(payload: UiKitCoreAppViewSubmitPayload): Promise<UiKit.ServerInteraction | undefined> {\n\t\treturn this.handlePayload(payload);\n\t}\n\n\tasync viewClosed(payload: UiKitCoreAppViewClosedPayload): Promise<UiKit.ServerInteraction | undefined> {\n\t\tconst {\n\t\t\tpayload: { view: { viewId, id } = {} },\n\t\t\tuser: { _id: userId } = {},\n\t\t} = payload;\n\n\t\tif (!userId) {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error('invalid user');\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif (!id && !viewId) {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error('invalid view');\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif (!payload.triggerId) {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error('invalid triggerId');\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t// For backwards compatibility: we prefer to use viewId, but some legacy banners\n\t\t// may only have id. We fetch all matching banners and prioritize viewId match.\n\t\tconst bannerIds = [viewId, id].filter((bannerId) => isTruthy(bannerId));\n\t\tconst banners = await Banners.findByIds(bannerIds).toArray();\n\t\tconst announcement = banners.find((b) => b._id === viewId) || banners.find((b) => b._id === id);\n\t\tif (!announcement) {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error('Banner not found');\n\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":41,"sourceCodeEnd":77,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/blob/b2c16d5842cbe6b69b59bdf6fc5e5f1afcd1f0b0/apps/meteor/server/modules/core-apps/cloudAnnouncements.module.ts#L41-L77","documentation":"`CloudAnnouncementsModule` (appId `cloud-announcements-core`) handles Rocket.Chat Cloud announcement banners. Its `viewClosed()` dismisses the announcement for the acting user and notifies Cloud, so it requires `payload.user._id`; when missing it throws a plain `Error('invalid user')` before any dismissal or Cloud call happens.","triggerScenarios":"A `viewClosed` interaction for a cloud announcement banner where `payload.user` / `payload.user._id` is undefined — e.g. a synthetic payload from custom code, or an interaction dispatched after the user's session context was lost.","commonSituations":"Custom automation that closes announcement banners by dispatching UiKit events; test payloads built without the user field; stale clients after logout or session expiry.","solutions":["Include `user: { _id: userId }` in the viewClosed payload.","For programmatic dismissal, call `Banner.dismiss(userId, bannerId)` from `@rocket.chat/core-services` directly instead of going through the module.","Verify the dispatcher (uiKit core app bus) attaches the current user to every interaction it forwards."],"exampleFix":"// before\nawait announcementsModule.viewClosed({\n  appId: 'cloud-announcements-core',\n  payload: { view: { viewId: bannerId }, triggerId },\n} as any);\n\n// after\nawait announcementsModule.viewClosed({\n  appId: 'cloud-announcements-core',\n  user: { _id: userId },\n  payload: { view: { viewId: bannerId }, triggerId },\n} as any);","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const canDismiss = (payload: UiKitCoreAppViewClosedPayload): boolean =>\n  Boolean(payload.user?._id && (payload.payload?.view?.viewId || payload.payload?.view?.id) && payload.triggerId);\n\nif (canDismiss(payload)) {\n  await announcementsModule.viewClosed(payload);\n}","typeGuard":"function isCompleteAnnouncementClosePayload(\n  payload: UiKitCoreAppViewClosedPayload,\n): payload is UiKitCoreAppViewClosedPayload & { user: { _id: string }; triggerId: string } {\n  return Boolean(payload.user?._id && payload.triggerId);\n}","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await announcementsModule.viewClosed(payload);\n} catch (error) {\n  if (error instanceof Error && error.message === 'invalid user') {\n    return; // cannot attribute the dismissal to a user\n  }\n  throw error;\n}","preventionTips":["Attach user._id to every core-app interaction payload","Use Banner.dismiss for programmatic dismissal of cloud announcements","Cover payload shape in unit tests of interaction handlers"],"tags":["uikit","cloud","announcements","payload-validation","core-apps"],"backgroundTag":"uikit-interaction-payload-invalid","analyzedSha":"b2c16d5842cbe6b69b59bdf6fc5e5f1afcd1f0b0","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T15:26:39.429Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-18T15:26:39.429Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}