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Username suggestions from API not showing until second update
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Description

One more hint would be to show more users. It seems to me the logic does not lists users, that will appear later when I type more characters. An example to demonstrate what I mean:

  1. I type @p -> the list shows only 2 users: PauTest, PPelberg-test
  2. @pp -> PPelberg-test
  3. @ppp -> Ppppowerup
  4. I delete that last character, @pp -> PPelberg-test, Ppppowerup

I'd expect Ppppowerup or another name with "pp" in it to show up for ˙@pp` and possibly @p initially too, not just after backspace-ing.

Expected behaviour:
Typing @p should show a list of "local" users beginning with 'p', followed by results from the API ("local" being users who have commented in the thread).

Event Timeline

Change 609163 had a related patch set uploaded (by Esanders; owner: Esanders):
[mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools@master] Wait for API response before updating suggestion list

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools/ /609163

Change 609163 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools@master] Wait for API response before updating suggestion list

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools/ /609163

@Esanders thank you for picking up this report and fixing it!