Investigate bug: Heimdall replies to user by id instead of name

[kb0rg]

After calling the \zoom command, a new user was referred to by id instead of username.

We suspect this bug is related to an issue filed in the flowdock adapter repo:

res.reply doesn't use user's display name if they joined flow after Hubot started

However that issue suggests that restarting Hubot will fix the issue. In the case we saw in our org, the timeline doesn't line up:

• new user joined the flow a couple days ago
• Heimdall deploys a new build this morning
• the new user calls \zoom a few hours after Heimdall's new build is released

We should investigate:

• Try restarting Heimdall
• If restarting fixes the problem, document it for future reference see test
• If restarting does not fix the problem, investigate more, and try to create another solution

Links:

• Issue filed in the flowdock adapter repo
• Manifestation of this bug in the Playground
• Discussion here

[Shadowfiend]

Feels like we can wrap this guy up?

[kb0rg]

Yeah, I think so, if you're happy with the current workaround.
(I consider the \reconnect command a workaround more than a fix, per se)

Then again, this fulfills the stated mission to investigate the bug, so yeah, I'll close it.. :)