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Explanation of Change

Both MapView.tsx and MapViewImpl.website.tsx maintain a local distanceUnit state that syncs from the unit prop via a useEffect. The guard condition if (!unit || distanceUnit) was preventing the state from ever updating once it had a truthy value. This meant that if the component initially received the wrong unit (e.g., km from the active policy fallback before the transaction's P2P rate loaded), it would get stuck on that value even when the correct mi unit arrived on subsequent renders.

The fix adds a userToggledUnit ref that tracks whether the user has manually toggled the unit on the map. The useEffect now always syncs from the unit prop unless the user has explicitly toggled, preserving the toggle feature while allowing legitimate prop updates to take effect.

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$ #84801
PROPOSAL: #84801 (comment)

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  1. Sign in to New Dot
  2. Create a USD workspace with distance rates enabled
  3. Open Distance rates page > Settings > Unit > tap Kilometers
  4. Navigate to Inbox > FAB > Start chat > select another user
  5. In the 1:1 chat tap "+" button > Track distance > Map > enter valid waypoints
  6. Verify the distance and unit on the green route line on the map shows miles (mi), not kilometers
  7. Tap on the distance label on the map to toggle the unit
  8. Verify the unit toggles to km and stays toggled (doesn't revert back to mi)
  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

N/A — This change only affects distance unit display on the map, which requires an online connection to render (Mapbox).

QA Steps

  1. Sign in to New Dot
  2. Create a USD workspace with distance rates enabled
  3. Open Distance rates page > Settings > Unit > tap Kilometers
  4. Navigate to Inbox > FAB > Start chat > select another user
  5. In the 1:1 chat tap "+" button > Track distance > Map > enter valid waypoints
  6. Verify the distance and unit on the green route line on the map shows miles (mi)
  7. Verify the confirmation page also shows miles
  8. Tap on the distance label on the map to toggle the unit — verify it toggles correctly
  • Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Android: mWeb Chrome
iOS: Native
iOS: mWeb Safari
MacOS: Chrome / Safari

In MapView and MapViewImpl, the useEffect that syncs the unit prop
to local distanceUnit state had a flawed guard condition that prevented
updates once distanceUnit had any truthy value. This caused the map to
show the wrong unit (e.g. km instead of mi) when the correct unit
arrived on a subsequent render.

Replace the guard with a userToggledUnit ref so the unit prop is always
respected unless the user has explicitly toggled the unit on the map.

Co-authored-by: Mario Mazzotti <MarioExpensify@users.noreply.github.com>
…iewImpl.website.tsx

Co-authored-by: Mario Mazzotti <MarioExpensify@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixed the failing Changed files ESLint check: added the missing sentryLabel prop to the PressableWithoutFeedback component in MapViewImpl.website.tsx (sentryLabel="MapView-ToggleDistanceUnit").

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Files with missing lines Coverage Δ
src/components/MapView/MapView.tsx 43.75% <100.00%> (-0.70%) ⬇️
src/components/MapView/MapViewImpl.website.tsx 0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
src/components/MapView/useDistanceUnit.ts 83.33% <83.33%> (ø)
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Bug - No product review needed.

const [isAccessTokenSet, setIsAccessTokenSet] = useState(false);

const [distanceUnit, setDistanceUnit] = useState(unit);
const userToggledUnit = useRef(false);
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❌ CONSISTENCY-3 (docs)

The useState(unit) + useRef(false) + useEffect sync + toggleDistanceUnit pattern is duplicated identically in both MapView.tsx and MapViewImpl.website.tsx. This duplication means any future bug fix or behavior change must be applied in two places, increasing maintenance overhead and regression risk.

Extract the shared logic into a custom hook, for example:

// useDistanceUnit.ts
function useDistanceUnit(unit: string | undefined) {
    const [distanceUnit, setDistanceUnit] = useState(unit);
    const userToggledUnit = useRef(false);

    useEffect(() => {
        if (!unit || userToggledUnit.current) {
            return;
        }
        setDistanceUnit(unit);
    }, [unit]);

    const toggleDistanceUnit = () => {
        userToggledUnit.current = true;
        setDistanceUnit((currentUnit) =>
            currentUnit === CONST.CUSTOM_UNITS.DISTANCE_UNIT_KILOMETERS
                ? CONST.CUSTOM_UNITS.DISTANCE_UNIT_MILES
                : CONST.CUSTOM_UNITS.DISTANCE_UNIT_KILOMETERS,
        );
    };

    return {distanceUnit, toggleDistanceUnit};
}

Then use const {distanceUnit, toggleDistanceUnit} = useDistanceUnit(unit); in both components.


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Extracted the shared logic into a useDistanceUnit custom hook in src/components/MapView/useDistanceUnit.ts. Both MapView.tsx and MapViewImpl.website.tsx now use const {distanceUnit, toggleDistanceUnit} = useDistanceUnit(unit);.

const {isOffline} = useNetwork();
const {translate} = useLocalize();
const [distanceUnit, setDistanceUnit] = useState(unit);
const userToggledUnit = useRef(false);
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❌ CONSISTENCY-3 (docs)

This is the same duplicated useRef(false) + useEffect sync + toggleDistanceUnit pattern that also exists in MapView.tsx. See the comment on MapView.tsx for the suggested shared useDistanceUnit hook extraction.


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Addressed — this file now uses the shared useDistanceUnit hook, same as MapView.tsx.

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Bumped @Ollyws for review, if they are not available I'll look for another C+

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@MelvinBot please implement the suggested changes.

Deduplicate the useState + useRef + useEffect + useCallback pattern for
distance unit management that was identically repeated in MapView.tsx and
MapViewImpl.website.tsx into a single useDistanceUnit custom hook.

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Fixed the failing Prettier check: reordered imports in src/components/MapView/useDistanceUnit.ts to match Prettier's expected alphabetical ordering (CONST before type {Unit}).

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The previously failing checks have been resolved by the recent commits and all checks are now passing:

  • ESLint (missing sentryLabel prop): Fixed in commit e586657
  • Prettier (formatting in useDistanceUnit.ts): Fixed in commit 44d0f24

All checks — ESLint, typecheck, tests (all 8 jobs), builds, prettier, storybook, perf-tests, spellcheck — are now green. ✅

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LGTM.

@luacmartins luacmartins merged commit a674b9e into main Mar 11, 2026
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Fix map distance unit getting stuck on wrong value in 1:1 chat

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