FIX: remove complicated 'chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity' site setting (#30516)

And change the "formula" to check for duplicate messages to

- no duplicate check in 1:1 DMs
- only duplicate check in group DMs / channels, for posts made by the
same user, in the past 10 seconds

Internal ref - t/144262

plugins/chat/lib/chat/duplicate_message_validator.rb

@@ -2,45 +2,26 @@
 
 module Chat
   class DuplicateMessageValidator
-    attr_reader :chat_message
+    attr_reader :chat_message, :chat_channel
 
     def initialize(chat_message)
       @chat_message = chat_message
+      @chat_channel = chat_message&.chat_channel
     end
 
     def validate
-      return if SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity.zero?
+      return if chat_message.nil? || chat_channel.nil?
-      matrix =
+      return if chat_message.user.bot?
-        DuplicateMessageValidator.sensitivity_matrix(SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity)
+      return if chat_channel.direct_message_channel? && chat_channel.user_count <= 2
 
-      # Check if the length of the message is too short to check for a duplicate message
+      if chat_channel
-      return if chat_message.message.length < matrix[:min_message_length]
-
-      # Check if there are enough users in the channel to check for a duplicate message
-      return if (chat_message.chat_channel.user_count || 0) < matrix[:min_user_count]
-
-      # Check if the same duplicate message has been posted in the last N seconds by any user
-      if !chat_message
-           .chat_channel
            .chat_messages
-           .where("created_at > ?", matrix[:min_past_seconds].seconds.ago)
+           .where(created_at: 10.seconds.ago..)
-           .where(message: chat_message.message)
+           .where("LOWER(message) = ?", chat_message.message.strip.downcase)
+           .where(user: chat_message.user)
            .exists?
-        return
+        chat_message.errors.add(:base, I18n.t("chat.errors.duplicate_message"))
       end
-
-      chat_message.errors.add(:base, I18n.t("chat.errors.duplicate_message"))
-    end
-
-    def self.sensitivity_matrix(sensitivity)
-      {
-        # 0.1 sensitivity = 100 users and 1.0 sensitivity = 5 users.
-        min_user_count: (-1.0 * 105.5 * sensitivity + 110.55).to_i,
-        # 0.1 sensitivity = 30 chars and 1.0 sensitivity = 10 chars.
-        min_message_length: (-1.0 * 22.2 * sensitivity + 32.22).to_i,
-        # 0.1 sensitivity = 10 seconds and 1.0 sensitivity = 60 seconds.
-        min_past_seconds: (55.55 * sensitivity + 4.5).to_i,
-      }
     end
   end
 end

plugins/chat/spec/fabricators/chat_fabricator.rb

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ Fabricator(:direct_message_channel, from: :chat_channel) do
   end
 end
 
+def fake_chat_message
+  Faker::Alphanumeric.alpha(number: [15, SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length].max)
+end
+
 Fabricator(:chat_message, class_name: "Chat::Message") do
   transient use_service: false
 
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ end
 Fabricator(:chat_message_without_service, class_name: "Chat::Message") do
   user
   chat_channel
-  message { Faker::Alphanumeric.alpha(number: SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length) }
+  message { fake_chat_message }
 
   after_build { |message, attrs| message.cook }
   after_create { |message, attrs| message.upsert_mentions }
@@ -96,9 +100,7 @@ Fabricator(:chat_message_with_service, class_name: "Chat::CreateMessage") do
       resolved_class.call(
         params: {
           chat_channel_id: channel.id,
-          message:
+          message: transients[:message].presence || fake_chat_message,
-            transients[:message] ||
-              Faker::Alphanumeric.alpha(number: SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length),
           thread_id: transients[:thread]&.id,
           in_reply_to_id: transients[:in_reply_to]&.id,
           upload_ids: transients[:upload_ids],

plugins/chat/spec/lib/chat/duplicate_message_validator_spec.rb

@@ -1,121 +1,108 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 describe Chat::DuplicateMessageValidator do
-  let(:chat_channel) { Fabricate(:chat_channel) }
+  let(:message) { "goal!" }
+  fab!(:category_channel) { Fabricate(:chat_channel) }
+  fab!(:dm_channel) { Fabricate(:direct_message_channel) }
+  fab!(:user)
 
-  def message_blocked?(message)
+  def message_blocked?(message:, chat_channel:, user:)
-    chat_message = Fabricate.build(:chat_message, message: message, chat_channel: chat_channel)
+    chat_message = Fabricate.build(:chat_message, user:, message:, chat_channel:)
     described_class.new(chat_message).validate
     chat_message.errors.full_messages.include?(I18n.t("chat.errors.duplicate_message"))
   end
 
-  it "adds no errors when chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity is 0" do
+  it "blocks a message if it was posted in a category channel in the last 10 seconds by the same user" do
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0
+    Fabricate(
-    expect(message_blocked?("test")).to eq(false)
+      :chat_message,
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
+      user:,
+      message:,
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
+    )
+
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(true)
   end
 
-  skip "errors if the message meets the requirements for sensitivity 0.1" do
+  it "doesn't block a message if it's different" do
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0.1
+    Fabricate(
+      :chat_message,
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
+      user:,
+      message:,
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
+    )
 
-    chat_channel.update!(user_count: 100)
+    expect(message_blocked?(message: "BUT!", user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(false)
-    message = "this is a 30 char message for test"
-    dupe =
-      Fabricate(
-        :chat_message,
-        created_at: 1.second.ago,
-        message: message,
-        chat_channel: chat_channel,
-      )
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(true)
-
-    expect(message_blocked?("blah")).to eq(false)
-
-    dupe.update!(created_at: 11.seconds.ago)
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(false)
   end
 
-  skip "errors if the message meets the requirements for sensitivity 0.5" do
+  it "doesn't block a message if it was posted more than 10 seconds ago" do
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0.5
+    Fabricate(
-    chat_channel.update!(user_count: 57)
+      :chat_message,
-    message = "this is a 21 char msg"
+      created_at: 11.seconds.ago,
-    dupe =
+      user:,
-      Fabricate(
+      message:,
-        :chat_message,
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
-        created_at: 1.second.ago,
+    )
-        message: message,
-        chat_channel: chat_channel,
-      )
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(true)
 
-    expect(message_blocked?("blah")).to eq(false)
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(false)
-
-    dupe.update!(created_at: 33.seconds.ago)
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(false)
   end
 
-  skip "errors if the message meets the requirements for sensitivity 1.0" do
+  it "blocks a message case insensitively" do
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 1.0
+    Fabricate(
-    chat_channel.update!(user_count: 5)
+      :chat_message,
-    message = "10 char msg"
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
-    dupe =
+      user:,
-      Fabricate(
+      message:,
-        :chat_message,
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
-        created_at: 1.second.ago,
+    )
-        message: message,
-        chat_channel: chat_channel,
-      )
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(true)
 
-    expect(message_blocked?("blah")).to eq(false)
+    expect(message_blocked?(message: message.upcase, user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(
-
+      true,
-    dupe.update!(created_at: 61.seconds.ago)
+    )
-    expect(message_blocked?(message)).to eq(false)
   end
 
-  describe "#sensitivity_matrix" do
+  it "doesn't block a message if it was posted by a different user" do
-    describe "#min_user_count" do
+    Fabricate(
-      it "calculates correctly for each of the major points from 0.1 to 1.0" do
+      :chat_message,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.1)[:min_user_count]).to eq(100)
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.2)[:min_user_count]).to eq(89)
+      user: Fabricate(:user),
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.3)[:min_user_count]).to eq(78)
+      message:,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.4)[:min_user_count]).to eq(68)
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.5)[:min_user_count]).to eq(57)
+    )
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.6)[:min_user_count]).to eq(47)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.7)[:min_user_count]).to eq(36)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.8)[:min_user_count]).to eq(26)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.9)[:min_user_count]).to eq(15)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(1.0)[:min_user_count]).to eq(5)
-      end
-    end
 
-    describe "#min_message_length" do
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(false)
-      it "calculates correctly for each of the major points from 0.1 to 1.0" do
+  end
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.1)[:min_message_length]).to eq(30)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.2)[:min_message_length]).to eq(27)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.3)[:min_message_length]).to eq(25)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.4)[:min_message_length]).to eq(23)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.5)[:min_message_length]).to eq(21)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.6)[:min_message_length]).to eq(18)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.7)[:min_message_length]).to eq(16)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.8)[:min_message_length]).to eq(14)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.9)[:min_message_length]).to eq(12)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(1.0)[:min_message_length]).to eq(10)
-      end
-    end
 
-    describe "#min_past_seconds" do
+  it "doesn't block a message if it was posted in a different channel" do
-      it "calculates correctly for each of the major points from 0.1 to 1.0" do
+    Fabricate(
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.1)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(10)
+      :chat_message,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.2)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(15)
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.3)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(21)
+      user:,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.4)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(26)
+      message:,
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.5)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(32)
+      chat_channel: Fabricate(:chat_channel),
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.6)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(37)
+    )
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.7)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(43)
+
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.8)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(48)
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user:, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(false)
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(0.9)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(54)
+  end
-        expect(described_class.sensitivity_matrix(1.0)[:min_past_seconds]).to eq(60)
+
-      end
+  it "doesn't block a message if it was posted by a bot" do
-    end
+    bot = Fabricate(:bot)
+
+    Fabricate(
+      :chat_message,
+      created_at: 1.second.ago,
+      user: bot,
+      message:,
+      chat_channel: category_channel,
+    )
+
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user: bot, chat_channel: category_channel)).to eq(false)
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't block a message if it was posted in a 1:1 DM" do
+    Fabricate(:chat_message, created_at: 1.second.ago, user:, message:, chat_channel: dm_channel)
+
+    expect(message_blocked?(message:, user:, chat_channel: dm_channel)).to eq(false)
   end
 end

plugins/chat/spec/models/chat/message_spec.rb

@@ -616,18 +616,15 @@ describe Chat::Message do
   end
 
   describe "blocking duplicate messages" do
-    fab!(:channel) { Fabricate(:chat_channel, user_count: 10) }
+    let(:message) { "this is duplicate" }
-    fab!(:user1) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    fab!(:chat_channel)
-    fab!(:user2) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    fab!(:user)
 
-    before { SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 1 }
+    it "blocks duplicate messages" do
-
+      Fabricate(:chat_message, message:, chat_channel:, user:)
-    it "blocks duplicate messages for the message, channel user, and message age requirements" do
+      msg = described_class.new(message:, chat_channel:, user:)
-      Fabricate(:chat_message, message: "this is duplicate", chat_channel: channel, user: user1)
+      msg.valid?
-      message =
+      expect(msg.errors.full_messages).to include(I18n.t("chat.errors.duplicate_message"))
-        described_class.new(message: "this is duplicate", chat_channel: channel, user: user2)
-      message.valid?
-      expect(message.errors.full_messages).to include(I18n.t("chat.errors.duplicate_message"))
     end
   end
 

plugins/chat/spec/plugin_helper.rb

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module ChatSystemHelpers
             chat_channel_id: channel.id,
             in_reply_to_id: in_reply_to,
             thread_id: thread_id,
-            message: Faker::Alphanumeric.alpha(number: SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length),
+            message: fake_chat_message,
           },
         )
 
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ module ChatSpecHelpers
           )
   end
 
+  def fake_chat_message
+    Faker::Alphanumeric.alpha(number: [15, SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length].max)
+  end
+
   def update_message!(message, text: nil, user: Discourse.system_user, upload_ids: nil)
     Chat::UpdateMessage.call(
       guardian: user.guardian,

plugins/chat/spec/requests/chat/api/channels_archives_controller_spec.rb

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ RSpec.describe Chat::Api::ChannelsArchivesController do
   before do
     SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
     SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0
   end
 
   describe "#create" do

plugins/chat/spec/requests/chat/api/channels_status_controller_spec.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RSpec.describe Chat::Api::ChannelsStatusController do
   before do
     SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
     SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
-    SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0
   end
 
   def status(status)

plugins/chat/spec/services/chat/update_message_spec.rb

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ RSpec.describe Chat::UpdateMessage do
     before do
       SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
       SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
-      SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 0
       Jobs.run_immediately!
 
       [admin1, admin2, user1, user2, user3, user4].each { |user| public_chat_channel.add(user) }
@@ -580,23 +579,14 @@ RSpec.describe Chat::UpdateMessage do
       fab!(:upload1) { Fabricate(:upload, user: user1) }
       fab!(:upload2) { Fabricate(:upload, user: user1) }
 
-      before do
-        SiteSetting.chat_duplicate_message_sensitivity = 1.0
-        public_chat_channel.update!(user_count: 50)
-      end
-
       it "errors when editing the message to be the same as one that was posted recently" do
         chat_message_1 =
           create_chat_message(user1, "this is some chat message", public_chat_channel)
         chat_message_2 =
-          create_chat_message(
+          create_chat_message(user1, "another different chat message here", public_chat_channel)
-            Fabricate(:user),
-            "another different chat message here",
-            public_chat_channel,
-          )
 
-        chat_message_1.update!(created_at: 30.seconds.ago)
+        chat_message_1.update!(created_at: 15.seconds.ago)
-        chat_message_2.update!(created_at: 20.seconds.ago)
+        chat_message_2.update!(created_at: 5.seconds.ago)
 
         expect do
           described_class.call(
@@ -619,7 +609,7 @@ RSpec.describe Chat::UpdateMessage do
             public_chat_channel,
             upload_ids: [upload1.id, upload2.id],
           )
-        chat_message.update!(created_at: 30.seconds.ago)
+        chat_message.update!(created_at: 5.seconds.ago)
 
         updater =
           described_class.call(

plugins/chat/spec/system/message_notifications_mobile_spec.rb

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ RSpec.describe "Message notifications - mobile", type: :system, mobile: true do
     chat_system_bootstrap
   end
 
-  def create_message(channel, text: "this is fine", user: Fabricate(:user))
+  def create_message(chat_channel, message: nil, user: Fabricate(:user))
-    Fabricate(:chat_message_with_service, chat_channel: channel, message: text, user: user)
+    Fabricate(:chat_message_with_service, chat_channel:, message:, user:)
   end
 
   context "as a user" do
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Message notifications - mobile", type: :system, mobile: true do
               create_message(
                 channel_1,
                 user: user_1,
-                text: "hello @#{current_user.username} what's up?",
+                message: "hello @#{current_user.username} what's up?",
               )
 
               expect(page).to have_css(".chat-header-icon .chat-channel-unread-indicator")
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Message notifications - mobile", type: :system, mobile: true do
               create_message(
                 channel_1,
                 user: user_1,
-                text: "Are you busy @#{current_user.username}?",
+                message: "Are you busy @#{current_user.username}?",
               )
 
               3.times { create_message(channel_1, user: user_1) }

plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/chat_channel.rb

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module PageObjects
       end
 
       def send_message(text = nil)
-        text ||= Faker::Lorem.characters(number: SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length)
+        text ||= fake_chat_message
         text = text.chomp if text.present? # having \n on the end of the string counts as an Enter keypress
         composer.fill_in(with: text)
         click_send_message

plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/chat_thread.rb

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module PageObjects
       end
 
       def send_message(text = nil)
-        text ||= Faker::Lorem.characters(number: SiteSetting.chat_minimum_message_length)
+        text ||= fake_chat_message
         text = text.chomp if text.present? # having \n on the end of the string counts as an Enter keypress
         composer.fill_in(with: text)
         click_send_message