Fix regression around replying to search results (#8035)

Author: t3chguy

src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx

@@ -842,28 +842,13 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                 });
                 break;
             case 'reply_to_event':
-                if (this.state.searchResults
-                        && payload.event.getRoomId() === this.state.roomId
-                        && !this.unmounted
-                        && payload.context === TimelineRenderingType.Room) {
+                if (!this.unmounted &&
+                    this.state.searchResults &&
+                    payload.event.getRoomId() === this.state.roomId &&
+                    payload.context === TimelineRenderingType.Search
+                ) {
                     this.onCancelSearchClick();
-                }
-                break;
-            case 'quote':
-                if (this.state.searchResults) {
-                    const roomId = payload.event.getRoomId();
-                    if (roomId === this.state.roomId) {
-                        this.onCancelSearchClick();
-                    }
-
-                    setImmediate(() => {
-                        dis.dispatch<ViewRoomPayload>({
-                            action: Action.ViewRoom,
-                            room_id: roomId,
-                            deferred_action: payload,
-                            metricsTrigger: "MessageSearch",
-                        });
-                    });
+                    // we don't need to re-dispatch as RoomViewStore knows to persist with context=Search also
                 }
                 break;
             case 'MatrixActions.sync':

src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx

@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ class RoomViewStore extends Store<ActionPayload> {
                 break;
             case 'reply_to_event':
                 // If currently viewed room does not match the room in which we wish to reply then change rooms
-                // this can happen when performing a search across all rooms
-                if (payload.context === TimelineRenderingType.Room) {
-                    if (payload.event
-                        && payload.event.getRoomId() !== this.state.roomId) {
+                // this can happen when performing a search across all rooms. Persist the data from this event for
+                // both room and search timeline rendering types, search will get auto-closed by RoomView at this time.
+                if ([TimelineRenderingType.Room, TimelineRenderingType.Search].includes(payload.context)) {
+                    if (payload.event?.getRoomId() !== this.state.roomId) {
                         dis.dispatch<ViewRoomPayload>({
                             action: Action.ViewRoom,
                             room_id: payload.event.getRoomId(),