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Persists draft deletion from mail-thread reply composers across Google and Microsoft providers, and keeps tracked AI draft state in sync. Adds discard progress and error handling so the thread only closes after deletion succeeds.

  • Resolve provider draft IDs safely, including bounded paginated Gmail lookup and Outlook draft verification
  • Delete provider drafts through an authenticated server action and update tracked cleanup status with retry protection
  • Validate with 77 focused and affected unit tests plus Ultracite checks across all changed files
  • Linear: https://linear.app/inbox-zero-ai/issue/INB-344/draft-deletion-in-mail-thread-does-not-persist
  • Performance: Work runs only on explicit discard; it adds bounded provider lookup/deletion network calls plus one database read and at most one write, with transient database retries. There is no inbox render/list hot-path work, so hot-path risk is low.

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  • New Features

    • Added the ability to discard saved drafts directly from the email composer.
    • Draft deletion now confirms whether the draft was successfully removed.
    • Composer controls show progress and prevent duplicate discard attempts.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of missing, already deleted, or changed drafts.
    • Safer deletion prevents overwriting newer draft changes.
    • Composer closes appropriately after queued replies or uncertain outcomes.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for draft deletion, pagination, retries, and cleanup tracking.

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1 issue found across 12 files

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<file name="apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts">

<violation number="1" location="apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts:439">
P2: When the provider deletion succeeds but `markTrackedDraftDeleted` fails, this action reports an error after irreversibly deleting the draft and leaves the tracked AI state pending. According to linked Linear issue INB-344, reopening the thread must not allow the generated draft to reappear; retry the tracking write or reconcile the already-missing draft before returning failure.</violation>
</file>

Linked issue analysis

Linked issue: INB-344: Draft Deletion in /mail Thread Does Not Persist

Status Acceptance criteria Notes
Deleting an auto-generated draft from a /mail thread permanently removes the provider draft. The discard handler invokes an authenticated server action that resolves the provider draft ID and deletes the draft for Gmail and Microsoft providers.
The deleted draft no longer appears when the thread is reopened. The thread is refetched and the composer is closed only after the provider deletion succeeds, preventing the UI from treating an unsuccessful discard as complete.

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await provider.deleteDraft(draftId);
await markTrackedDraftDeleted({ draftId, emailAccountId });

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P2: When the provider deletion succeeds but markTrackedDraftDeleted fails, this action reports an error after irreversibly deleting the draft and leaves the tracked AI state pending. According to linked Linear issue INB-344, reopening the thread must not allow the generated draft to reappear; retry the tracking write or reconcile the already-missing draft before returning failure.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts, line 439:

<comment>When the provider deletion succeeds but `markTrackedDraftDeleted` fails, this action reports an error after irreversibly deleting the draft and leaves the tracked AI state pending. According to linked Linear issue INB-344, reopening the thread must not allow the generated draft to reappear; retry the tracking write or reconcile the already-missing draft before returning failure.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -416,6 +417,29 @@ export const sendEmailAction = actionClient
+      }
+
+      await provider.deleteDraft(draftId);
+      await markTrackedDraftDeleted({ draftId, emailAccountId });
+    },
+  );
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Fixed in 3cfc583. The tracking lookup and write now use the existing transient Prisma retry helper, and a persistent tracking failure is logged without converting an already-successful provider deletion into a failed discard. Focused action coverage verifies this partial-failure behavior.

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All reported issues were addressed across 15 files (changes from recent commits).

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  • apps/web/utils/email/microsoft.ts
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The change adds draft references, conditional deletion, tracked-draft cleanup, and server-action wiring. The compose UI now reports discard progress, handles deletion failures, and closes after successful draft deletion.

Changes

Draft deletion flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Provider draft contracts and implementations
apps/web/utils/email/types.ts, apps/web/utils/gmail/*, apps/web/utils/outlook/*, apps/web/utils/email/{google,microsoft}.ts, apps/web/**/email-provider*.ts
EmailProvider now resolves draft references and returns boolean deletion results. Gmail supports bounded paginated lookup. Outlook supports ETag-based conditional deletion. Tests cover lookup and deletion outcomes.
Server deletion action and tracking cleanup
apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts, apps/web/utils/ai/draft-cleanup.ts, apps/web/utils/actions/mail-draft.test.ts, apps/web/utils/ai/draft-cleanup.test.ts
deleteDraftAction passes the draft reference and version to the provider, then updates tracked-draft status. Tests cover missing drafts, changed drafts, tracking updates, and terminal statuses.
Composer discard integration
apps/web/components/email-list/EmailMessage.tsx, apps/web/app/(app)/[emailAccountId]/compose/ComposeEmailForm.tsx, apps/web/providers/ComposeModalProvider.tsx
EmailMessage invokes draft deletion for existing drafts and reports failures with a toast. The compose form disables discard during deletion and shows a spinner. Queued and uncertain reply outcomes close the composer.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f6b6a

This change persists draft deletion across supported mail providers and synchronizes cleanup state, with focused tests and validation included; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant EmailMessage
  participant deleteDraftAction
  participant EmailProvider
  participant DraftTracking
  EmailMessage->>deleteDraftAction: draftMessageId
  deleteDraftAction->>EmailProvider: resolve draft reference
  EmailProvider-->>deleteDraftAction: draft ID and optional version
  deleteDraftAction->>EmailProvider: delete draft conditionally
  EmailProvider-->>deleteDraftAction: deletion result
  deleteDraftAction->>DraftTracking: markTrackedDraftDeleted
  DraftTracking-->>deleteDraftAction: tracking result
  deleteDraftAction-->>EmailMessage: action result
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apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts (1)

88-88: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the any Gmail client fixtures.

These assertions bypass the gmail_v1.Gmail contract used by getDraftIdForMessage. Use a typed Gmail test-double helper so API contract drift fails during type checking.

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In `@apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts` at line 88, Replace the any-cast Gmail
fixture in the getDraftIdForMessage tests with a typed Gmail test-double helper
that satisfies the gmail_v1.Gmail contract while stubbing users.drafts.list.
Keep the fixture behavior unchanged and ensure contract changes surface through
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In `@apps/web/app/`(app)/[emailAccountId]/compose/ComposeEmailForm.tsx:
- Around line 487-495: Update ComposeModalProvider to pass its onClose callback
through to ComposeEmailFormLazy alongside onDiscard, ensuring the queued and
uncertain outcome branches in ComposeEmailForm can close the composer.

In `@apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts`:
- Line 438: Make Outlook draft deletion conditional on the draft’s current
state: in apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts:438, have deleteDraftAction retain the
draft’s `@odata.etag` and pass it through provider.deleteDraft; in
apps/web/utils/email/microsoft.ts:592-597, send that value as If-Match (or
equivalent provider-side precondition) and return false on a failed precondition
so markTrackedDraftDeleted() is not called. Add a test covering concurrent send
and discard.

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In `@apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts`:
- Line 88: Replace the any-cast Gmail fixture in the getDraftIdForMessage tests
with a typed Gmail test-double helper that satisfies the gmail_v1.Gmail contract
while stubbing users.drafts.list. Keep the fixture behavior unchanged and ensure
contract changes surface through TypeScript checking.
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  • apps/web/utils/__mocks__/email-provider.ts
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  • apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts
  • apps/web/utils/ai/draft-cleanup.test.ts
  • apps/web/utils/ai/draft-cleanup.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/google.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/microsoft.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/types.ts
  • apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts
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Actionable comments posted: 2

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In `@apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts`:
- Line 2: Update the gmail_v1 type import in the draft test to use the declared
`@googleapis/gmail` package instead of googleapis, preserving the existing type
usage.

In `@apps/web/utils/outlook/draft.ts`:
- Around line 156-160: Update getDraftReference to reject the lookup when
folderIds.drafts is absent, returning no reference or failing before comparing
parentFolderId. Preserve the existing deleted-draft behavior for drafts whose
parentFolderId differs from the known Drafts folder ID, preventing references to
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This is the caller boundary where the required Outlook deletion version must be
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  • apps/web/utils/actions/mail.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/google.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/microsoft.ts
  • apps/web/utils/email/types.ts
  • apps/web/utils/gmail/draft.test.ts
  • apps/web/utils/outlook/draft.test.ts
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All reported issues were addressed across 12 files (changes from recent commits).

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