Review of #156 (Request changes) flagged the new CLIENT logic as untested. Extract
the decision logic from chat-thread.tsx into pure, unit-testable helpers and cover
both branches the reviewer called out:
- `roleLaunchMessage(role, default)` — the three-way handleRolePick behavior:
autoStart=false -> null (send nothing); autoStart=true + custom -> trimmed
message; autoStart=true + empty/null/whitespace -> default fallback.
- `shouldResetRolePicked(chatId, roleId, flag)` — the #149 render-phase reset; the
regression test asserts the stuck-flag case (New chat after an autoStart=false
pick -> cards return) that the pre-fix code never handled, and that a still-bound
role keeps the cards hidden.
chat-thread.tsx now calls these helpers (behavior unchanged). 9 new pure tests.
Also folded the review's cosmetic suggestion: `x ? x : null` -> `x || null` in
ai-agent-roles.repo.ts (identical for string|null|undefined).
Client tsc clean; role-launch + role-cards green; repo spec green.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Agent role cards always auto-sent a hardcoded "Take a look at the current
document" on pick. Make it configurable per role:
- autoStart (bool, default true): whether picking the role auto-sends a message.
- launchMessage (nullable text): the text sent on auto-start; empty -> the
built-in default. autoStart=false -> bind the role and send nothing (the user
types the first message, which still carries the roleId).
Existing roles default to autoStart=true / launchMessage=null => identical old
behavior.
Full-stack:
- migration 20260624T120000 adds `auto_start boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT true` +
`launch_message text` (additive; down drops both); db.d.ts updated by hand.
- DTO: autoStart (@IsBoolean) + launchMessage (trim @Transform, @MaxLength 2000).
- repo/service: thread + normalize (undefined=unchanged, ""=>null, autoStart??true).
Both fields exposed in the picker-view for ordinary members (they decide
whether/what to auto-send); instructions/modelConfig stay ADMIN-ONLY.
- client: IAiRole types, role form (Switch + Textarea, re-hydrated on edit),
handleRolePick branches on autoStart; i18n en-US + ru-RU.
Review follow-ups folded in: reset the `rolePickedNoSend` flag when the thread
returns to an empty role-less state (the "New chat after autoStart=false pick"
stuck-UI bug — render-phase one-shot reset); made create/update launchMessage
normalization symmetric (raw value, server normalizes ""→null).
Server: 68 role tests pass, tsc clean. Client: tsc clean, role tests pass.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
