chore: Hide discussions created for Video Conference Calls

apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/addUserToRoom.ts

@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ export const addUserToRoom = async function (
 	{
 		skipSystemMessage,
 		skipAlertSound,
+		createAsHidden = false,
 	}: {
 		skipSystemMessage?: boolean;
 		skipAlertSound?: boolean;
+		createAsHidden?: boolean;
 	} = {},
 ): Promise<boolean | undefined> {
 	const now = new Date();
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ export const addUserToRoom = async function (
 
 	const { insertedId } = await Subscriptions.createWithRoomAndUser(room, userToBeAdded as IUser, {
 		ts: now,
-		open: true,
-		alert: !skipAlertSound,
+		open: !createAsHidden,
+		alert: createAsHidden ? false : !skipAlertSound,
 		unread: 1,
 		userMentions: 1,
 		groupMentions: 0,

apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/createRoom.ts

@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ async function createUsersSubscriptions({
 
 		memberIds.push(member._id);
 
-		const extra: Partial<ISubscriptionExtraData> = options?.subscriptionExtra || {};
-
-		extra.open = true;
+		const extra: Partial<ISubscriptionExtraData> = { open: true, ...options?.subscriptionExtra };
 
 		if (room.prid) {
 			extra.prid = room.prid;

apps/meteor/server/services/video-conference/service.ts

@@ -1159,6 +1159,9 @@ export class VideoConfService extends ServiceClassInternal implements IVideoConf
 			},
 			{
 				creator: user._id,
+				subscriptionExtra: {
+					open: false,
+				},
 			},
 		);
 
@@ -1190,7 +1193,7 @@ export class VideoConfService extends ServiceClassInternal implements IVideoConf
 
 	private async addUserToDiscussion(rid: IRoom['_id'], uid: IUser['_id']): Promise<void> {
 		try {
-			await Room.addUserToRoom(rid, { _id: uid }, undefined, { skipAlertSound: true });
+			await Room.addUserToRoom(rid, { _id: uid }, undefined, { skipAlertSound: true, skipSystemMessage: true, createAsHidden: true });
 		} catch (error) {
 			// Ignore any errors here so that the subscription doesn't block the user from participating in the conference.
 			logger.error({

apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/apps/video-conferences.ts

@@ -581,6 +581,33 @@ describe('Apps - Video Conferences', () => {
 								.that.satisfies((msg: string) => msg.includes('Chat History'));
 						});
 				});
+
+				it('should have created the discussion room with hidden subscription flag', async function () {
+					if (!process.env.IS_EE) {
+						this.skip();
+						return;
+					}
+
+					await request
+						.get(api('subscriptions.getOne'))
+						.set(credentials)
+						.query({
+							roomId: discussionRid,
+						})
+						.expect(200)
+						.expect((res) => {
+							expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', true);
+							expect(res.body).to.have.property('subscription').and.to.be.an('object');
+							expect(res.body.subscription).to.have.a.property('rid').equal(discussionRid);
+							expect(res.body.subscription)
+								.to.have.a.property('fname')
+								.that.is.a('string')
+								.that.satisfies((msg: string) => !msg.startsWith('Chat History'))
+								.that.satisfies((msg: string) => msg.includes('Chat History'));
+							expect(res.body.subscription).to.have.a.property('open', false);
+							expect(res.body.subscription).to.have.a.property('alert', false);
+						});
+				});
 			});
 
 			describe('[Persistent Chat provider with the persistent chat feature enabled and custom discussion names]', () => {

packages/core-services/src/types/IRoomService.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface IRoomService {
 		options?: {
 			skipSystemMessage?: boolean;
 			skipAlertSound?: boolean;
+			createAsHidden?: boolean;
 		},
 	): Promise<boolean | undefined>;
 	removeUserFromRoom(roomId: string, user: IUser, options?: { byUser: Pick<IUser, '_id' | 'username'> }): Promise<void>;