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The problem

A person can leave at most 12 reactions on a Remote message (MessageReaction::MAX_PER_MESSAGE). MessageReactionLimit checks this while validating the request, by counting the reactions already saved. Then CreateMessageReaction inserts the new one.

When several reactions are sent at the same moment, every request counts before any of them has saved. Each one sees fewer than 12, so each one passes and inserts.

I reproduced it locally with 30 PHP processes started together. Each one validated with MessageReactionLimit and then called CreateMessageReaction with a different emoji on the same message. Over 5 runs, 30 reactions were saved every time, against a limit of 12. This takes nothing more than a script that sends the requests in parallel.

The fix

CreateMessageReaction already runs in a transaction. It now:

1. locks the message row (lockForUpdate), so reactions to the same message are saved one at a time;
2. counts the person's reactions again inside the lock;
3. stops without saving when they already have 12 and the new emoji isn't one of them.

The validation rule stays, so a normal request over the limit still gets the usual 422 error. The check in the action only catches the requests that passed validation at the same moment. Re-sending an emoji you already used is still a no-op, as before.

Tests

• New test keeps the cap when reactions sent at the same moment all passed the check: it calls the action directly, as a request that had already passed validation would. A 13th emoji is not saved, re-sending one of the 12 still works, and another person's reaction on the same message isn't affected. It fails on production and passes with the fix.
• Same 30-process script with the fix: 12 reactions saved in each of the 5 runs.
• pint, rector, phpstan: clean. Full suite with --coverage --exactly=100.0: 4292 passed, 100%. Type coverage: 100%.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Message reactions are limited to 12 distinct emojis per person on a message. Additional new reactions beyond that limit are not added, while existing reactions and reactions from other people remain unaffected. The limit is checked during the update, so simultaneous reaction attempts also respect the cap.

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Walkthrough

The message reaction action now locks the conversation and checks a user's existing reactions within a transaction. It blocks new emojis when that user reaches the reaction limit. A test checks the limit and confirms that another user can still add a reaction.

Changes: Message reaction limit

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Enforce per-user reaction limit app/Actions/CreateMessageReaction.php, tests/Feature/Controllers/MessageReactionControllerTest.php	The action locks the conversation and checks the user's existing emojis before inserting. The test verifies that a user with 12 reactions cannot add new emojis, while another user can add a reaction.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• dev-null-sh/dev-null.sh#1187: Establishes conversation-first lock ordering for message mutations, which this action follows.
• dev-null-sh/dev-null.sh#1101: Uses the conversation lock and updates the message reaction version, which this action also updates.

Suggested reviewers: xheaven

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to ed923

Concurrent add/remove requests can fail, and the regression test does not exercise simultaneous requests. Fix the lock order and add a real concurrent test before merging.

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🧹 Nitpick comments: 1

tests/Feature/Controllers/MessageReactionControllerTest.php: 1

77-78: Trivial · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Test competing transactions for the reaction cap.

The current calls run sequentially. Each CreateMessageReaction::handle call completes its transaction before the next call starts, so the test still passes if lockForUpdate() is removed. Use separate database connections or concurrent workers that add reactions to the same message, then assert that no more than 12 reactions remain.

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Review comment at @tests/Feature/Controllers/MessageReactionControllerTest.php
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Update the reaction-cap test around CreateMessageReaction::handle to run
competing reaction additions concurrently, using separate database connections
or workers against the same message. Assert that the final reaction count does
not exceed 12.

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Review comments at @tests/Feature/Controllers/MessageReactionControllerTest.php:
- Around line 77-78: Update the reaction-cap test around
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using separate database connections or workers against the same message. Assert
that the final reaction count does not exceed 12.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The new lock order can deadlock concurrent creation and deletion requests, and the sequential test does not verify serialization.

2 open issues

• Prevent deadlock by acquiring message lock before conversation lock · New
• Add concurrent regression test for reaction cap race · New

What changed in this PR

This PR aims to enforce the per-person, 12-reaction limit on Remote messages when concurrent requests pass validation together.

Changes:

• Locks the message row and rechecks the reaction cap inside the creation transaction.
• Adds regression coverage for the action-level cap, duplicate emoji handling, and independent user limits.

File	Description
tests/​Feature/​Controllers/​MessageReactionControllerTest.php	Adds direct-action coverage for enforcing the reaction cap after validation.
app/​Actions/​CreateMessageReaction.php	Adds message locking and a transactional cap check before inserting reactions.

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i check it