[MM-37118] Don't mark channel as read for reply posts with CRT on (#17965)

Summary
With CRT on, posting a reply to a thread should NOT mark the channel containing the the thread as read

Ticket Link
https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-37118

app/post.go

@@ -86,11 +86,14 @@ func (a *App) CreatePostAsUser(c *request.Context, post *model.Post, currentSess
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Update the LastViewAt only if the post does not have from_webhook prop set (e.g. Zapier app),
+	// Update the Channel LastViewAt only if:
-	// or if it does not have from_bot set (e.g. from discovering the user is a bot within CreatePost).
+	// the post does NOT have from_webhook prop set (e.g. Zapier app), and
+	// the post does NOT have from_bot set (e.g. from discovering the user is a bot within CreatePost), and
+	// the post is NOT a reply post with CRT enabled
 	_, fromWebhook := post.GetProps()["from_webhook"]
 	_, fromBot := post.GetProps()["from_bot"]
-	if !fromWebhook && !fromBot {
+	isCRTReply := post.RootId != "" && a.isCRTEnabledForUser(post.UserId)
+	if !fromWebhook && !fromBot && !isCRTReply {
 		if _, err := a.MarkChannelsAsViewed([]string{post.ChannelId}, post.UserId, currentSessionId, true); err != nil {
 			mlog.Warn(
 				"Encountered error updating last viewed",

app/post_test.go

@@ -964,6 +964,77 @@ func TestCreatePostAsUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 		testlib.AssertNoLog(t, th.LogBuffer, mlog.LevelWarn, "Failed to get membership")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("marks channel as viewed for reply post when CRT is off", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
+		defer th.TearDown()
+
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
+			*cfg.ServiceSettings.CollapsedThreads = model.CollapsedThreadsDefaultOff
+		})
+
+		post := &model.Post{
+			ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id,
+			Message:   "test",
+			UserId:    th.BasicUser2.Id,
+		}
+		rootPost, appErr := th.App.CreatePostAsUser(th.Context, post, "", true)
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		channelMemberBefore, nErr := th.App.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMember(context.Background(), th.BasicChannel.Id, th.BasicUser.Id)
+		require.NoError(t, nErr)
+
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		replyPost := &model.Post{
+			ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id,
+			Message:   "test reply",
+			UserId:    th.BasicUser.Id,
+			RootId:    rootPost.Id,
+		}
+		_, appErr = th.App.CreatePostAsUser(th.Context, replyPost, "", true)
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		channelMemberAfter, nErr := th.App.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMember(context.Background(), th.BasicChannel.Id, th.BasicUser.Id)
+		require.NoError(t, nErr)
+
+		require.NotEqual(t, channelMemberAfter.LastViewedAt, channelMemberBefore.LastViewedAt)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("does not mark channel as viewed for reply post when CRT is on", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
+		defer th.TearDown()
+
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
+			*cfg.ServiceSettings.ThreadAutoFollow = true
+			*cfg.ServiceSettings.CollapsedThreads = model.CollapsedThreadsDefaultOn
+		})
+
+		post := &model.Post{
+			ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id,
+			Message:   "test",
+			UserId:    th.BasicUser2.Id,
+		}
+		rootPost, appErr := th.App.CreatePostAsUser(th.Context, post, "", true)
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		channelMemberBefore, nErr := th.App.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMember(context.Background(), th.BasicChannel.Id, th.BasicUser.Id)
+		require.NoError(t, nErr)
+
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		replyPost := &model.Post{
+			ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id,
+			Message:   "test reply",
+			UserId:    th.BasicUser.Id,
+			RootId:    rootPost.Id,
+		}
+		_, appErr = th.App.CreatePostAsUser(th.Context, replyPost, "", true)
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		channelMemberAfter, nErr := th.App.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMember(context.Background(), th.BasicChannel.Id, th.BasicUser.Id)
+		require.NoError(t, nErr)
+
+		require.Equal(t, channelMemberAfter.LastViewedAt, channelMemberBefore.LastViewedAt)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestPatchPostInArchivedChannel(t *testing.T) {