fix: profile picture is not showing in forum responses (#850)

Wrap learnerPostsLink creation in useMemo with guard to prevent
'Missing :learnerUsername param' error. The generatePath function
was being called unconditionally during render even when the link
wouldn't be displayed, causing errors when author was null, undefined,
or the 'anonymous' string.

The fix ensures generatePath is only called when showUserNameAsLink
is true, which validates that author is a valid username.

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-updates:
-    # Adding new check for github-actions
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-        interval: "weekly"

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Setup Nodejs
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
     - name: Install dependencies

package.json

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@edx/brand": "npm:@openedx/brand-openedx@^1.2.2",
     "@edx/frontend-component-footer": "^14.6.0",
-    "@edx/frontend-component-header": "^8.1.0",
+    "@edx/frontend-component-header": "^6.2.0",
     "@edx/frontend-platform": "^8.3.3",
-    "@edx/openedx-atlas": "^0.7.0",
+    "@edx/openedx-atlas": "^0.6.0",
     "@openedx/paragon": "^23.4.5",
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "1.9.7",
     "@tinymce/tinymce-react": "5.1.1",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "classnames": "2.5.1",
     "core-js": "3.21.1",
     "dompurify": "^2.4.3",
-    "formik": "2.4.9",
+    "formik": "2.4.5",
     "lodash.snakecase": "4.1.1",
     "prop-types": "15.8.1",
     "raw-loader": "4.0.2",
@@ -56,20 +56,20 @@
     "redux": "4.2.1",
     "regenerator-runtime": "0.14.1",
     "timeago.js": "4.0.2",
-    "tinymce": "5.10.9",
+    "tinymce": "5.10.7",
     "yup": "0.32.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@edx/browserslist-config": "1.5.0",
+    "@edx/browserslist-config": "1.2.0",
     "@openedx/frontend-build": "^14.6.2",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "5.17.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "14.3.1",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "13.5.0",
-    "axios": "^0.30.0",
+    "axios": "^0.28.0",
     "axios-mock-adapter": "1.22.0",
     "babel-plugin-react-intl": "8.2.25",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "7.0.0",
-    "glob": "7.2.3",
+    "glob": "7.2.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "rosie": "2.1.1"
   }

src/components/FilterBar.jsx

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ const FilterBar = ({
                       <ActionItem
                         key={toString(cohort.id)}
                         id={toString(cohort.id)}
-                        label={capitalize(cohort.name)}
+                        label={cohort.name}
                         value={toString(cohort.id)}
                         selected={selectedFilters.cohort}
                       />

src/discussions/data/hooks.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react';
 
 import { breakpoints, useWindowSize } from '@openedx/paragon';
+import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import {
   matchPath, useLocation, useMatch, useNavigate,
@@ -20,10 +21,13 @@ import { ContentActions, RequestStatus, Routes } from '../../data/constants';
 import { selectTopicsUnderCategory } from '../../data/selectors';
 import fetchCourseBlocks from '../../data/thunks';
 import DiscussionContext from '../common/context';
+import { selectTopics as selectInContextTopics } from '../in-context-topics/data/selectors';
+import fetchCourseTopicsV3 from '../in-context-topics/data/thunks';
 import PostCommentsContext from '../post-comments/postCommentsContext';
 import { clearRedirect } from '../posts/data';
 import { threadsLoadingStatus } from '../posts/data/selectors';
 import { selectTopics } from '../topics/data/selectors';
+import fetchCourseTopics from '../topics/data/thunks';
 import tourCheckpoints from '../tours/constants';
 import selectTours from '../tours/data/selectors';
 import { updateTourShowStatus } from '../tours/data/thunks';
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ import { checkPermissions, discussionsPath } from '../utils';
 import { ContentSelectors } from './constants';
 import {
   selectAreThreadsFiltered,
+  selectDiscussionProvider,
   selectEnableInContext,
   selectIsPostingEnabled,
   selectIsUserLearner,
@@ -104,6 +109,21 @@ export function useCourseBlockData(courseId) {
   }, [courseId, isEnrolled, courseStatus, isUserLearner]);
 }
 
+export function useTopicsData(courseId, enableInContextSidebar) {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const enableInContext = useSelector(selectEnableInContext);
+  const provider = useSelector(selectDiscussionProvider);
+  const topics = useSelector(enableInContext ? selectInContextTopics : selectTopics);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isEmpty(topics) && provider) {
+      dispatch((enableInContext || enableInContextSidebar)
+        ? fetchCourseTopicsV3(courseId)
+        : fetchCourseTopics(courseId));
+    }
+  }, [topics, provider, enableInContext, enableInContextSidebar]);
+}
+
 export function useRedirectToThread(courseId, enableInContextSidebar) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const navigate = useNavigate();

src/discussions/discussions-home/DiscussionsHome.jsx

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { ALL_ROUTES, DiscussionProvider, Routes as ROUTES } from '../../data/con
 import DiscussionContext from '../common/context';
 import ContentUnavailable from '../content-unavailable/ContentUnavailable';
 import {
-  useCourseBlockData, useCourseDiscussionData, useIsOnTablet, useRedirectToThread, useSidebarVisible,
+  useCourseBlockData, useCourseDiscussionData, useIsOnTablet, useRedirectToThread, useSidebarVisible, useTopicsData,
 } from '../data/hooks';
 import { selectDiscussionProvider, selectEnableInContext, selectIsUserLearner } from '../data/selectors';
 import { EmptyLearners, EmptyTopics } from '../empty-posts';
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const DiscussionsHome = () => {
   useCourseDiscussionData(courseId);
   useRedirectToThread(courseId, enableInContextSidebar);
   useCourseBlockData(courseId);
+  useTopicsData(courseId, enableInContextSidebar);
   useFeedbackWrapper();
   /*  Display the content area if we are currently viewing/editing a post or creating one.
   If the window is larger than a particular size, show the sidebar for navigating between posts/topics.

src/discussions/discussions-home/DiscussionsHome.test.jsx

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import { fetchThreads } from '../posts/data/thunks';
 import fetchCourseTopics from '../topics/data/thunks';
 import DiscussionsHome from './DiscussionsHome';
 
-import '../posts/data/__factories__/threads.factory';
-import '../in-context-topics/data/__factories__/inContextTopics.factory';
-import '../topics/data/__factories__/topics.factory';
 import '../../components/NavigationBar/data/__factories__/navigationBar.factory';
+import '../in-context-topics/data/__factories__/inContextTopics.factory';
+import '../posts/data/__factories__/threads.factory';
+import '../topics/data/__factories__/topics.factory';
 
 const courseConfigApiUrl = getCourseConfigApiUrl();
 let axiosMock;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ describe('DiscussionsHome', () => {
 
   it('should display post editor form when click on add a post button in legacy topics view', async () => {
     axiosMock.onGet(getDiscussionsConfigUrl(courseId)).reply(200, {
-      enable_in_context: false, hasModerationPrivileges: true, isEmailVerified: true,
+      enable_in_context: false, hasModerationPrivileges: true, isEmailVerified: true, provider: 'legacy',
     });
     await executeThunk(fetchCourseConfig(courseId), store.dispatch, store.getState);
     await renderComponent(`/${courseId}/topics`);

src/discussions/in-context-topics/TopicsView.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import React, {
-  useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo,
-} from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { Spinner } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
@@ -9,8 +7,7 @@ import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import SearchInfo from '../../components/SearchInfo';
 import { RequestStatus } from '../../data/constants';
-import DiscussionContext from '../common/context';
-import { selectAreThreadsFiltered, selectDiscussionProvider } from '../data/selectors';
+import { selectAreThreadsFiltered } from '../data/selectors';
 import { clearFilter, clearSort } from '../posts/data/slices';
 import NoResults from '../posts/NoResults';
 import { handleKeyDown } from '../utils';
@@ -19,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   selectNonCoursewareTopics, selectTopicFilter, selectTopics,
 } from './data/selectors';
 import { setFilter } from './data/slices';
-import fetchCourseTopicsV3 from './data/thunks';
 import { ArchivedBaseGroup, SectionBaseGroup, Topic } from './topic';
 
 const TopicsList = () => {
@@ -71,20 +67,12 @@ const TopicsList = () => {
 
 const TopicsView = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const { courseId } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
-  const provider = useSelector(selectDiscussionProvider);
   const topicFilter = useSelector(selectTopicFilter);
   const filteredTopics = useSelector(selectFilteredTopics);
   const loadingStatus = useSelector(selectLoadingStatus);
   const isPostsFiltered = useSelector(selectAreThreadsFiltered);
   const topics = useSelector(selectTopics);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (provider) {
-      dispatch(fetchCourseTopicsV3(courseId));
-    }
-  }, [provider]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isPostsFiltered) {
       dispatch(clearFilter());

src/discussions/learners/LearnerPostsView.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {
+import {
   useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo,
 } from 'react';
 

src/discussions/learners/LearnersView.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { Button, Spinner } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';

src/discussions/learners/data/selectors.js

@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ export const selectLearnerSorting = () => state => state.learners.sortedBy;
 export const selectLearnerNextPage = () => state => state.learners.nextPage;
 
 export const selectLearnerAvatar = author => state => (
-  state.learners.learnerProfiles[author]?.profileImage?.imageUrlLarge
+  state.learners.learnerProfiles[author]?.profileImage?.imageUrlSmall
 );

src/discussions/post-comments/PostCommentsView.test.jsx

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {
 } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 
-import { camelCaseObject, initializeMockApp } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+import {
+  camelCaseObject, getConfig, initializeMockApp, setConfig,
+} from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 import { AppProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
 
@@ -738,6 +740,20 @@ describe('ThreadView', () => {
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('comment-comment-4'))
         .toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    it('it show avatar for reply author when ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE is true', async () => {
+      setConfig({
+        ...getConfig(),
+        ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE: 'true',
+      });
+      await waitFor(() => renderComponent(discussionPostId));
+
+      const comment = await waitFor(() => screen.findByTestId('comment-comment-1'));
+
+      expect(comment).toBeInTheDocument();
+      const replyAuthorAvatar = within(comment).getAllByAltText('edx');
+      expect(replyAuthorAvatar.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('for question thread', () => {

src/discussions/post-comments/comments/comment/Comment.jsx

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const Comment = ({
   const {
     id, parentId, childCount, abuseFlagged, endorsed, threadId, endorsedAt, endorsedBy, endorsedByLabel, renderedBody,
     voted, following, voteCount, authorLabel, author, createdAt, lastEdit, rawBody, closed, closedBy, closeReason,
-    editByLabel, closedByLabel, users: postUsers,
+    editByLabel, closedByLabel, users: commentUsers,
   } = comment;
   const intl = useIntl();
   const hasChildren = childCount > 0;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const Comment = ({
             closed={closed}
             createdAt={createdAt}
             lastEdit={lastEdit}
-            postUsers={postUsers}
+            commentUsers={commentUsers}
           />
           {isEditing ? (
             <CommentEditor

src/discussions/post-comments/comments/comment/CommentHeader.jsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const CommentHeader = ({
   closed,
   createdAt,
   lastEdit,
-  postUsers,
+  commentUsers,
 }) => {
   const colorClass = AvatarOutlineAndLabelColors[authorLabel];
   const hasAnyAlert = useAlertBannerVisible({
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const CommentHeader = ({
   const authorAvatar = useSelector(selectAuthorAvatar(author));
 
   const profileImage = getConfig()?.ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE === 'true'
-    ? Object.values(postUsers ?? {})[0]?.profile?.image
+    ? Object.values(commentUsers ?? {})[0]?.profile?.image
     : null;
 
   return (
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const CommentHeader = ({
         <Avatar
           className={`border-0 ml-0.5 mr-2.5 ${colorClass ? `outline-${colorClass}` : 'outline-anonymous'}`}
           alt={author}
-          src={profileImage?.hasImage ? profileImage?.imageUrlSmall : authorAvatar}
+          src={profileImage?.hasImage ? profileImage?.imageUrlSmall : authorAvatar?.imageUrlSmall}
           style={{
             width: '32px',
             height: '32px',
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ CommentHeader.propTypes = {
     editorUsername: PropTypes.string,
     reason: PropTypes.string,
   }),
-  postUsers: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
+  commentUsers: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
 };
 
 CommentHeader.defaultProps = {

src/discussions/post-comments/comments/comment/CommentHeader.test.jsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
   closed: false,
   createdAt: '2025-09-23T10:00:00Z',
   lastEdit: null,
-  postUsers: {
+  commentUsers: {
     'test-user': {
       profile: { image: { hasImage: true, imageUrlSmall: 'http://avatar.test/img.png' } },
     },

src/discussions/post-comments/comments/comment/Reply.jsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Avatar, useToggle } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import * as timeago from 'timeago.js';
 
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import HTMLLoader from '../../../../components/HTMLLoader';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import CommentEditor from './CommentEditor';
 const Reply = ({ responseId }) => {
   timeago.register('time-locale', timeLocale);
   const {
-    id, abuseFlagged, author, authorLabel, endorsed, lastEdit, closed, closedBy,
+    id, abuseFlagged, author, authorLabel, endorsed, lastEdit, closed, closedBy, users: replyUsers,
     closeReason, createdAt, threadId, parentId, rawBody, renderedBody, editByLabel, closedByLabel,
   } = useSelector(selectCommentOrResponseById(responseId));
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ const Reply = ({ responseId }) => {
     [ContentActions.REPORT]: handleAbusedFlag,
   }), [handleEditContent, handleReplyEndorse, showDeleteConfirmation, handleAbusedFlag]);
 
+  const profileImage = getConfig()?.ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE === 'true'
+    ? Object.values(replyUsers ?? {})[0]?.profile?.image
+    : null;
+
   return (
     <div className="d-flex flex-column mt-2.5 " data-testid={`reply-${id}`} role="listitem">
       <Confirmation
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ const Reply = ({ responseId }) => {
           <Avatar
             className={`ml-0.5 mt-0.5 border-0 ${colorClass ? `outline-${colorClass}` : 'outline-anonymous'}`}
             alt={author}
-            src={authorAvatar?.imageUrlSmall}
+            src={profileImage?.hasImage ? profileImage?.imageUrlSmall : authorAvatar?.imageUrlSmall}
             style={{
               width: '32px',
               height: '32px',

src/discussions/post-comments/data/__factories__/comments.factory.js

@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ Factory.define('comment')
     parent_id: null,
     children: [],
     abuse_flagged_any_user: false,
+    users: {
+      edx: {
+        profile: {
+          image: {
+            hasImage: true,
+            imageUrlSmall: 'http://test.site/default-avatar-small.png',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
   });
 
 Factory.define('commentsResult')

src/discussions/posts/PostsView.jsx

@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
-import React, {
-  useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo,
-} from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import SearchInfo from '../../components/SearchInfo';
 import { selectCurrentCategoryGrouping, selectTopicsUnderCategory } from '../../data/selectors';
 import DiscussionContext from '../common/context';
-import { selectEnableInContext } from '../data/selectors';
-import { selectTopics as selectInContextTopics } from '../in-context-topics/data/selectors';
-import fetchCourseTopicsV3 from '../in-context-topics/data/thunks';
-import { selectTopics } from '../topics/data/selectors';
-import fetchCourseTopics from '../topics/data/thunks';
 import { handleKeyDown } from '../utils';
 import { selectAllThreadsIds, selectTopicThreadsIds } from './data/selectors';
 import { setSearchQuery } from './data/slices';
@@ -51,27 +43,12 @@ CategoryPostsList.propTypes = {
 };
 
 const PostsView = () => {
-  const {
-    topicId,
-    category,
-    courseId,
-    enableInContextSidebar,
-  } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
+  const { topicId, category } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const enableInContext = useSelector(selectEnableInContext);
   const searchString = useSelector(({ threads }) => threads.filters.search);
   const resultsFound = useSelector(({ threads }) => threads.totalThreads);
   const textSearchRewrite = useSelector(({ threads }) => threads.textSearchRewrite);
   const loadingStatus = useSelector(({ threads }) => threads.status);
-  const topics = useSelector(enableInContext ? selectInContextTopics : selectTopics);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isEmpty(topics)) {
-      dispatch((enableInContext || enableInContextSidebar)
-        ? fetchCourseTopicsV3(courseId)
-        : fetchCourseTopics(courseId));
-    }
-  }, [topics]);
 
   const handleOnClear = useCallback(() => {
     dispatch(setSearchQuery(''));

src/discussions/posts/PostsView.test.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ describe('PostsView', () => {
 
     test('test that the cohorts filter works', async () => {
       await act(async () => {
-        fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Cohort 1'));
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('cohort 1'));
       });
 
       dropDownButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ describe('PostsView', () => {
         queryParam: { group_id: undefined },
       },
       {
-        label: 'Cohort 1',
+        label: 'cohort 1',
         queryParam: { group_id: 'cohort-1' },
       },
     ])(

src/discussions/posts/post-filter-bar/PostFilterBar.jsx

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ const PostFilterBar = () => {
                 <ActionItem
                   key={cohort.id}
                   id={toString(cohort.id)}
-                  label={capitalize(cohort.name)}
+                  label={cohort.name}
                   value={toString(cohort.id)}
                   selected={currentFilters.cohort}
                 />

src/discussions/topics/TopicsView.jsx

@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-import React, {
-  useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo,
-} from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import SearchInfo from '../../components/SearchInfo';
 import { RequestStatus } from '../../data/constants';
-import DiscussionContext from '../common/context';
 import { selectDiscussionProvider } from '../data/selectors';
 import NoResults from '../posts/NoResults';
 import { handleKeyDown } from '../utils';
 import { selectCategories, selectNonCoursewareTopics, selectTopicFilter } from './data/selectors';
 import { setFilter, setTopicsCount } from './data/slices';
-import fetchCourseTopics from './data/thunks';
 import LegacyTopicGroup from './topic-group/LegacyTopicGroup';
 import Topic from './topic-group/topic/Topic';
 import countFilteredTopics from './utils';
@@ -64,19 +60,11 @@ const TopicsView = () => {
   const topicsSelector = useSelector(({ topics }) => topics);
   const filteredTopicsCount = useSelector(({ topics }) => topics.results.count);
   const loadingStatus = useSelector(({ topics }) => topics.status);
-  const { courseId } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
 
   const handleOnClear = useCallback(() => {
     dispatch(setFilter(''));
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // Don't load till the provider information is available
-    if (provider) {
-      dispatch(fetchCourseTopics(courseId));
-    }
-  }, [provider]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const count = countFilteredTopics(topicsSelector, provider);
     dispatch(setTopicsCount(count));

src/setupTest.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
+import { mergeConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';
 import 'babel-polyfill';
 
@@ -66,3 +68,10 @@ global.ResizeObserver = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
 }));
 
 jest.setTimeout(1000000);
+
+mergeConfig({
+  LEARNING_BASE_URL: process.env.LEARNING_BASE_URL,
+  LEARNER_FEEDBACK_URL: process.env.LEARNER_FEEDBACK_URL,
+  STAFF_FEEDBACK_URL: process.env.STAFF_FEEDBACK_URL,
+  ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE: process.env.ENABLE_PROFILE_IMAGE || 'false',
+}, 'DiscussionsConfig');