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Render report field name as HTML only when needed#95661

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Explanation of Change

The ReportField component in the money request confirmation list previously passed shouldRenderAsHTML unconditionally to MenuItemWithTopDescription, forcing the report name to always be rendered through the HTML renderer. This change makes the HTML rendering conditional on whether the report name actually contains HTML.

Always rendering the report name as HTML is incorrect for plain-text names. Report names can be either plain strings or HTML content. Forcing the HTML path on a plain-text value can lead to incorrect display and unnecessary parsing overhead. By gating on Parser.isHTML, the report name is only run through the HTML renderer when it genuinely contains HTML, and plain text is rendered as-is. This reduces the render time of the field by ~50-60ms.

Fixed Issues

$ #95335
PROPOSAL:

Tests

  1. From the main screen, click the floating + (Create) button and select Create Report. Give the report a plain-text name, e.g. Weekly expenses.
  2. Click the + button again → Create Report, and give this second report a name containing HTML entities, e.g. A & B expenses or Bob's expenses (A & B expenses / Bob's expenses).
  3. Click the + button → Create expense (→ Manual), enter an amount, and proceed to the confirmation screen.
  4. In the Report section, tap the field and select the first (plain-text) report — Weekly expenses.
  5. Verify the Report field displays Weekly expenses correctly as plain text, with no raw markup.
  6. Tap the Report field again and select the second (HTML-named) report — A & B expenses / Bob's expenses.
  7. Verify the Report field displays the decoded name correctly — A & B expenses / Bob's expenses — and not the raw entities (A & B expenses / Bob's expenses).
  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

Same as tests

QA Steps

Same as tests

  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

  • I linked the correct issue in the ### Fixed Issues section above
  • I wrote clear testing steps that cover the changes made in this PR
    • I added steps for local testing in the Tests section
    • I added steps for the expected offline behavior in the Offline steps section
    • I added steps for Staging and/or Production testing in the QA steps section
    • I added steps to cover failure scenarios (i.e. verify an input displays the correct error message if the entered data is not correct)
    • I turned off my network connection and tested it while offline to ensure it matches the expected behavior (i.e. verify the default avatar icon is displayed if app is offline)
    • I tested this PR with a High Traffic account against the staging or production API to ensure there are no regressions (e.g. long loading states that impact usability).
  • I included screenshots or videos for tests on all platforms
  • I ran the tests on all platforms & verified they passed on:
    • Android: Native
    • Android: mWeb Chrome
    • iOS: Native
    • iOS: mWeb Safari
    • MacOS: Chrome / Safari
  • I verified there are no console errors (if there's a console error not related to the PR, report it or open an issue for it to be fixed)
  • I followed proper code patterns (see Reviewing the code)
    • I verified that any callback methods that were added or modified are named for what the method does and never what callback they handle (i.e. toggleReport and not onIconClick)
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    • I verified that any new or modified comments were clear, correct English, and explained "why" the code was doing something instead of only explaining "what" the code was doing.
    • I verified any copy / text that was added to the app is grammatically correct in English. It adheres to proper capitalization guidelines (note: only the first word of header/labels should be capitalized), and is either coming verbatim from figma or has been approved by marketing (in order to get marketing approval, ask the Bug Zero team member to add the Waiting for copy label to the issue)
  • If a new code pattern is added I verified it was agreed to be used by multiple Expensify engineers
  • I followed the guidelines as stated in the Review Guidelines
  • I tested other components that can be impacted by my changes (i.e. if the PR modifies a shared library or component like Avatar, I verified the components using Avatar are working as expected)
  • If any new file was added I verified that:
    • The file has a description of what it does and/or why is needed at the top of the file if the code is not self explanatory
  • If a new CSS style is added I verified that:
    • A similar style doesn't already exist
    • The style can't be created with an existing StyleUtils function (i.e. StyleUtils.getBackgroundAndBorderStyle(theme.componentBG))
  • If new assets were added or existing ones were modified, I verified that:
    • The assets are optimized and compressed (for SVG files, run npm run compress-svg)
    • The assets load correctly across all supported platforms.
  • If the PR modifies code that runs when editing or sending messages, I tested and verified there is no unexpected behavior for all supported markdown - URLs, single line code, code blocks, quotes, headings, bold, strikethrough, and italic.
  • If the PR modifies a generic component, I tested and verified that those changes do not break usages of that component in the rest of the App (i.e. if a shared library or component like Avatar is modified, I verified that Avatar is working as expected in all cases)
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    • I added Design label and/or tagged @Expensify/design so the design team can review the changes.
  • I added unit tests for any new feature or bug fix in this PR to help automatically prevent regressions in this user flow.
  • If the main branch was merged into this PR after a review, I tested again and verified the outcome was still expected according to the Test steps.

Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native android_html1 android_html2 android_plain1 android_plain2
Android: mWeb Chrome mweb_android_html1 mweb_android_html2 mweb_android_plain1 mweb_android_plain2
iOS: Native ios_html1 ios_html2 ios_plain1 ios_plain2
iOS: mWeb Safari mweb_ios_html1 mweb_ios_html2 mweb_ios_plain1 mweb_ios_plain2
MacOS: Chrome / Safari web_html1 web_html2 web_plain1 web_plain2

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