Chat- OpenApp does not return an Onyx update object for key: fakePolicyID with value: null after refreshing the page

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Issue was found when executing #9906

Action Performed:

1. Open your browser console
2. Sign in to the App
3. Verify that OpenApp returns an Onyx update object, i.e. key: policy_<POLICY_ID> for each policy in your test account
4. Disable internet connect and enable it again
5. Verify that ReconnectApp returns an Onyx update object, i.e. key: policy_<POLICY_ID> for each policy in your test account
6. Refresh the App and verify that OpenApp returns an Onyx update object for key: fakePolicyID with value: null

Expected Result:

OpenApp should returns an Onyx update object for key: fakePolicyID with value: null

Actual Result:

OpenApp isn't returns an Onyx update object for key: fakePolicyID with value: null

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web

Version Number: v1.1.86-0

Reproducible in staging?: Y

Reproducible in production?: Y

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos:

Bug5662949_null.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause internal team

Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @marcochavezf (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[luacmartins]

Hmm this is likely to the fact that we pass an empty list to the server here. We should probably fix that and only send non-empty lists. @marcochavezf do you want to take this one?

[marcochavezf]

Sure! I will take this one, thanks for pointing out where we should check the empty list!

[marcochavezf]

Working on this one today

[marcochavezf]

Ah the fakePolicyID with value null only appears when it's tested locally by following step 7 of #9906. This works as expected when fakePolicyID is hardcoded from the local server as stated in the instructions: