Merge branch '119320-allow-fetching-all-projects-epics-tree' into 'master'

Support async loading & search of projects

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!26661

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/components/create_issue_form.vue

 <script>
-import { GlButton, GlDropdown, GlDropdownItem, GlFormInput } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import { mapState, mapActions } from 'vuex';
+import {
+  GlButton,
+  GlDropdown,
+  GlDropdownItem,
+  GlFormInput,
+  GlSearchBoxByType,
+  GlLoadingIcon,
+} from '@gitlab/ui';
+import { debounce } from 'underscore';
 
 import { __ } from '~/locale';
-
 import ProjectAvatar from '~/vue_shared/components/project_avatar/default.vue';
+import { SEARCH_DEBOUNCE } from '../constants';
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -11,24 +20,20 @@ export default {
     GlDropdown,
     GlDropdownItem,
     GlFormInput,
+    GlSearchBoxByType,
+    GlLoadingIcon,
     ProjectAvatar,
   },
-
-  props: {
-    projects: {
-      type: Array,
-      required: true,
-    },
-  },
-
   data() {
     return {
       selectedProject: null,
+      searchKey: '',
       title: '',
+      preventDropdownClose: false,
     };
   },
-
   computed: {
+    ...mapState(['projectsFetchInProgress', 'itemCreateInProgress', 'projects']),
     dropdownToggleText() {
       if (this.selectedProject) {
         return this.selectedProject.name_with_namespace;
@@ -36,19 +41,37 @@ export default {
 
       return __('Select a project');
     },
-
-    hasValidInput() {
-      return this.title.trim() !== '' && this.selectedProject;
+  },
+  watch: {
+    /**
+     * We're using `debounce` here as `GlSearchBoxByType` doesn't
+     * support `lazy` or `debounce` props as per https://bootstrap-vue.js.org/docs/components/form-input/.
+     * This is a known GitLab UI issue https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ui/-/issues/631
+     */
+    searchKey: debounce(function debounceSearch() {
+      this.fetchProjects(this.searchKey);
+    }, SEARCH_DEBOUNCE),
+    /**
+     * As Issue Create Form already has `autofocus` set for
+     * Issue title field, we cannot leverage `autofocus` prop
+     * again for search input field, so we manually set
+     * focus only when dropdown is opened and content is loaded.
+     */
+    projectsFetchInProgress(value) {
+      if (!value) {
+        this.$nextTick(() => {
+          this.$refs.searchInputField.focusInput();
+        });
+      }
     },
   },
-
   methods: {
+    ...mapActions(['fetchProjects']),
     cancel() {
       this.$emit('cancel');
     },
-
     createIssue() {
-      if (!this.hasValidInput) {
+      if (!this.selectedProject) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -56,6 +79,36 @@ export default {
       const { issues: issuesEndpoint } = selectedProject._links;
       this.$emit('submit', { issuesEndpoint, title });
     },
+    handleDropdownShow() {
+      this.searchKey = '';
+      this.fetchProjects();
+    },
+    handleDropdownHide(e) {
+      // Check if dropdown closure is to be prevented.
+      if (this.preventDropdownClose) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        this.preventDropdownClose = false;
+      }
+    },
+    /**
+     * As GlDropdown can get closed if any item within
+     * it is clicked, we have to work around that behaviour
+     * by preventing dropdown close if user has clicked
+     * clear button on search input field. This hack
+     * won't be required once we add support for
+     * `BDropdownForm` https://bootstrap-vue.js.org/docs/components/dropdown#b-dropdown-form
+     * within GitLab UI.
+     */
+    handleSearchInputContainerClick({ target }) {
+      // Check if clicked target was an icon.
+      if (
+        target?.classList.contains('gl-icon') ||
+        target?.getAttribute('href')?.includes('clear')
+      ) {
+        // Enable flag to prevent dropdown close.
+        this.preventDropdownClose = true;
+      }
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
@@ -67,7 +120,7 @@ export default {
         <label class="label-bold">{{ s__('Issue|Title') }}</label>
         <gl-form-input
           ref="titleInput"
-          v-model="title"
+          v-model.trim="title"
           :placeholder="__('New issue title')"
           autofocus
         />
@@ -75,11 +128,30 @@ export default {
       <div class="col-sm">
         <label class="label-bold">{{ __('Project') }}</label>
         <gl-dropdown
+          ref="dropdownButton"
           :text="dropdownToggleText"
-          class="w-100"
-          menu-class="w-100"
+          class="w-100 projects-dropdown"
+          menu-class="w-100 overflow-hidden"
           toggle-class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between text-truncate"
+          @show="handleDropdownShow"
+          @hide="handleDropdownHide"
         >
+          <div class="mx-2 mb-1" @click="handleSearchInputContainerClick">
+            <gl-search-box-by-type
+              ref="searchInputField"
+              v-model="searchKey"
+              :disabled="projectsFetchInProgress"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <gl-loading-icon
+            v-show="projectsFetchInProgress"
+            class="projects-fetch-loading align-items-center p-2"
+            size="md"
+          />
+          <div v-if="!projectsFetchInProgress" class="dropdown-contents overflow-auto p-1">
+            <span v-if="!projects.length" class="d-block text-center p-2">{{
+              __('No matches found')
+            }}</span>
             <gl-dropdown-item
               v-for="project in projects"
               :key="project.id"
@@ -90,15 +162,21 @@ export default {
               {{ project.name }}
               <div class="text-secondary">{{ project.namespace.name }}</div>
             </gl-dropdown-item>
+          </div>
         </gl-dropdown>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <div class="row my-1">
       <div class="col-sm flex-sm-grow-0 mb-2 mb-sm-0">
-        <gl-button class="w-100" variant="success" :disabled="!hasValidInput" @click="createIssue">
-          {{ __('Create issue') }}
-        </gl-button>
+        <gl-button
+          class="w-100"
+          variant="success"
+          :disabled="!selectedProject || itemCreateInProgress"
+          :loading="itemCreateInProgress"
+          @click="createIssue"
+          >{{ __('Create issue') }}</gl-button
+        >
       </div>
       <div class="col-sm flex-sm-grow-0 ml-auto">
         <gl-button class="w-100" @click="cancel">{{ __('Cancel') }}</gl-button>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/components/related_items_tree_app.vue

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ export default {
     IssueActionsSplitButton,
     SlotSwitch,
   },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      isCreateIssueFormVisible: false,
-    };
-  },
   computed: {
     ...mapState([
       'parentItem',
@@ -54,6 +49,7 @@ export default {
       'itemCreateInProgress',
       'showAddItemForm',
       'showCreateEpicForm',
+      'showCreateIssueForm',
       'autoCompleteEpics',
       'autoCompleteIssues',
       'pendingReferences',
@@ -61,7 +57,6 @@ export default {
       'issuableType',
       'epicsEndpoint',
       'issuesEndpoint',
-      'projects',
     ]),
     ...mapGetters(['itemAutoCompleteSources', 'itemPathIdSeparator', 'directChildren']),
     disableContents() {
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ export default {
         return FORM_SLOTS.createEpic;
       }
 
-      if (this.isCreateIssueFormVisible) {
+      if (this.showCreateIssueForm) {
         return FORM_SLOTS.createIssue;
       }
 
@@ -93,6 +88,7 @@ export default {
       'fetchItems',
       'toggleAddItemForm',
       'toggleCreateEpicForm',
+      'toggleCreateIssueForm',
       'setPendingReferences',
       'addPendingReferences',
       'removePendingReference',
@@ -137,15 +133,11 @@ export default {
       this.toggleCreateEpicForm({ toggleState: false });
       this.setItemInputValue('');
     },
-    showAddIssueForm() {
+    handleShowAddIssueForm() {
       this.toggleAddItemForm({ toggleState: true, issuableType: issuableTypesMap.ISSUE });
     },
-    showCreateIssueForm() {
-      return this.fetchProjects().then(() => {
-        this.toggleAddItemForm({ toggleState: false });
-        this.toggleCreateEpicForm({ toggleState: false });
-        this.isCreateIssueFormVisible = true;
-      });
+    handleShowCreateIssueForm() {
+      this.toggleCreateIssueForm({ toggleState: true });
     },
   },
 };
@@ -168,8 +160,8 @@ export default {
         <issue-actions-split-button
           slot="issueActions"
           class="ml-1"
-          @showAddIssueForm="showAddIssueForm"
-          @showCreateIssueForm="showCreateIssueForm"
+          @showAddIssueForm="handleShowAddIssueForm"
+          @showCreateIssueForm="handleShowCreateIssueForm"
         />
       </related-items-tree-header>
       <slot-switch
@@ -206,8 +198,7 @@ export default {
         />
         <create-issue-form
           :slot="$options.FORM_SLOTS.createIssue"
-          :projects="projects"
-          @cancel="isCreateIssueFormVisible = false"
+          @cancel="toggleCreateIssueForm({ toggleState: false })"
           @submit="createNewIssue"
         />
       </slot-switch>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/constants.js

@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ export const RemoveItemModalProps = {
 
 export const OVERFLOW_AFTER = 5;
 
+export const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE = 500;
+
 export const itemRemoveModalId = 'item-remove-confirmation';

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/store/actions.js

@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ export const removeItem = ({ dispatch }, { parentItem, item }) => {
 export const toggleAddItemForm = ({ commit }, data) => commit(types.TOGGLE_ADD_ITEM_FORM, data);
 export const toggleCreateEpicForm = ({ commit }, data) =>
   commit(types.TOGGLE_CREATE_EPIC_FORM, data);
+export const toggleCreateIssueForm = ({ commit }, data) =>
+  commit(types.TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM, data);
 
 export const setPendingReferences = ({ commit }, data) =>
   commit(types.SET_PENDING_REFERENCES, data);
@@ -448,42 +450,62 @@ export const reorderItem = (
     });
 };
 
+export const receiveCreateIssueSuccess = ({ commit }) =>
+  commit(types.RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_SUCCESS, { insertAt: 0, items: [] });
+export const receiveCreateIssueFailure = ({ commit }) => {
+  commit(types.RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_FAILURE);
+  flash(s__('Epics|Something went wrong while creating issue.'));
+};
 export const createNewIssue = ({ state, dispatch }, { issuesEndpoint, title }) => {
   const { parentItem } = state;
 
   // necessary because parentItem comes from GraphQL and we are using REST API here
   const epicId = parseInt(parentItem.id.replace(/^gid:\/\/gitlab\/Epic\//, ''), 10);
 
+  dispatch('requestCreateItem');
   return axios
     .post(issuesEndpoint, { epic_id: epicId, title })
-    .then(() =>
+    .then(({ data }) => {
+      dispatch('receiveCreateIssueSuccess', data);
       dispatch('fetchItems', {
         parentItem,
-      }),
-    )
+      });
+    })
     .catch(e => {
-      flash(__('Could not create issue'));
+      dispatch('receiveCreateIssueFailure');
       throw e;
     });
 };
 
-export const fetchProjects = ({ state, commit }) =>
-  axios
-    .get(state.projectsEndpoint, {
-      params: {
+export const requestProjects = ({ commit }) => commit(types.REQUEST_PROJECTS);
+export const receiveProjectsSuccess = ({ commit }, data) =>
+  commit(types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS, data);
+export const receiveProjectsFailure = ({ commit }) => {
+  commit(types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE);
+  flash(__('Something went wrong while fetching projects.'));
+};
+export const fetchProjects = ({ state, dispatch }, searchKey = '') => {
+  const params = {
     include_subgroups: true,
     order_by: 'last_activity_at',
     with_issues_enabled: true,
     with_shared: false,
-      },
+  };
+
+  if (searchKey) {
+    params.search = searchKey;
+  }
+
+  dispatch('requestProjects');
+  axios
+    .get(state.projectsEndpoint, {
+      params,
     })
     .then(({ data }) => {
-      commit(types.SET_PROJECTS, data);
+      dispatch('receiveProjectsSuccess', data);
     })
-    .catch(e => {
-      flash(__('Could not fetch projects'));
-      throw e;
-    });
+    .catch(() => dispatch('receiveProjectsFailure'));
+};
 
 // prevent babel-plugin-rewire from generating an invalid default during karma tests
 export default () => {};

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/store/mutation_types.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const COLLAPSE_ITEM = 'COLLAPSE_ITEM';
 
 export const TOGGLE_ADD_ITEM_FORM = 'TOGGLE_ADD_ITEM_FORM';
 export const TOGGLE_CREATE_EPIC_FORM = 'TOGGLE_CREATE_EPIC_FORM';
+export const TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM = 'TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM';
 
 export const SET_PENDING_REFERENCES = 'SET_PENDING_REFERENCES';
 export const ADD_PENDING_REFERENCES = 'ADD_PENDING_REFERENCES';
@@ -40,3 +41,6 @@ export const RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_FAILURE = 'RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_FAILURE';
 export const REORDER_ITEM = 'REORDER_ITEM';
 
 export const SET_PROJECTS = 'SET_PROJECTS';
+export const REQUEST_PROJECTS = 'REQUEST_PROJECTS';
+export const RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS = 'RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS';
+export const RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE = 'RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE';

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/store/mutations.js

@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ export default {
     state.showAddItemForm = false;
   },
 
+  [types.TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM](state, { toggleState }) {
+    state.showCreateIssueForm = toggleState;
+    state.showAddItemForm = false;
+  },
+
   [types.SET_PENDING_REFERENCES](state, references) {
     state.pendingReferences = references;
   },
@@ -203,7 +208,14 @@ export default {
     state.children[parentItem.reference].splice(newIndex, 0, targetItem);
   },
 
-  [types.SET_PROJECTS](state, projects) {
+  [types.REQUEST_PROJECTS](state) {
+    state.projectsFetchInProgress = true;
+  },
+  [types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS](state, projects) {
     state.projects = projects;
+    state.projectsFetchInProgress = false;
+  },
+  [types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE](state) {
+    state.projectsFetchInProgress = false;
   },
 };

ee/app/assets/javascripts/related_items_tree/store/state.js

@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ export default () => ({
   itemAddInProgress: false,
   itemAddFailure: false,
   itemCreateInProgress: false,
+  projectsFetchInProgress: false,
   showAddItemForm: false,
   showCreateEpicForm: false,
+  showCreateIssueForm: false,
   autoCompleteEpics: false,
   autoCompleteIssues: false,
   allowSubEpics: false,

ee/app/assets/stylesheets/components/related_items_tree.scss

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
   .add-item-form-container {
     border-bottom: 1px solid $border-color;
+
+    .projects-dropdown .dropdown-contents {
+      max-height: $dropdown-max-height - 50;
+    }
   }
 
   .sub-tree-root {

ee/changelogs/unreleased/119320-allow-fetching-all-projects-epics-tree.yml

+---
+title: Support async loading & search of projects within Epics Tree
+merge_request: 26661
+author:
+type: added

ee/spec/frontend/related_items_tree/components/create_issue_form_spec.js

-import CreateIssueForm from 'ee/related_items_tree/components/create_issue_form.vue';
 import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
-import { GlButton, GlDropdownItem, GlFormInput } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import {
+  GlButton,
+  GlDropdown,
+  GlDropdownItem,
+  GlFormInput,
+  GlSearchBoxByType,
+  GlLoadingIcon,
+} from '@gitlab/ui';
+import ProjectAvatar from '~/vue_shared/components/project_avatar/default.vue';
+
+import CreateIssueForm from 'ee/related_items_tree/components/create_issue_form.vue';
+import createDefaultStore from 'ee/related_items_tree/store';
+
+// https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/118456
+import {
+  mockInitialConfig,
+  mockParentItem,
+} from '../../../javascripts/related_items_tree/mock_data';
 
-const projects = getJSONFixture('static/projects.json');
+const mockProjects = getJSONFixture('static/projects.json');
 
-const GlDropdownStub = {
-  name: 'GlDropdown',
-  template: '<div><slot></slot></div>',
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const store = createDefaultStore();
+
+  store.dispatch('setInitialConfig', mockInitialConfig);
+  store.dispatch('setInitialParentItem', mockParentItem);
+
+  return shallowMount(CreateIssueForm, {
+    store,
+  });
 };
 
 describe('CreateIssueForm', () => {
   let wrapper;
 
-  const createWrapper = () => {
-    wrapper = shallowMount(CreateIssueForm, {
-      stubs: {
-        GlDropdown: GlDropdownStub,
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    wrapper = createComponent();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    wrapper.destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('data', () => {
+    it('initializes data props with default values', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.vm.selectedProject).toBeNull();
+      expect(wrapper.vm.searchKey).toBe('');
+      expect(wrapper.vm.title).toBe('');
+      expect(wrapper.vm.preventDropdownClose).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('computed', () => {
+    describe('dropdownToggleText', () => {
+      it('returns project name with namespace when `selectedProject` is not empty', () => {
+        wrapper.setData({
+          selectedProject: mockProjects[0],
+        });
+
+        return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.dropdownToggleText).toBe(mockProjects[0].name_with_namespace);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('methods', () => {
+    describe('cancel', () => {
+      it('emits event `cancel` on component', () => {
+        wrapper.vm.cancel();
+
+        return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.emitted('cancel')).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('createIssue', () => {
+      it('emits event `submit` on component when `selectedProject` is not empty', () => {
+        wrapper.setData({
+          selectedProject: {
+            ...mockProjects[0],
+            _links: {
+              issues: 'foo',
             },
-      propsData: {
-        projects,
           },
+          title: 'Some issue',
         });
-  };
 
-  const findButton = text =>
-    wrapper.findAll(GlButton).wrappers.find(button => button.text() === text);
+        wrapper.vm.createIssue();
 
-  const findDropdownItems = () => wrapper.findAll(GlDropdownItem);
+        return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.emitted('submit')[0]).toEqual(
+            expect.arrayContaining([{ issuesEndpoint: 'foo', title: 'Some issue' }]),
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
 
-  const getDropdownToggleText = () => wrapper.find(GlDropdownStub).attributes().text;
+    describe('handleDropdownShow', () => {
+      it('sets `searchKey` prop to empty string and calls action `fetchProjects`', () => {
+        const handleDropdownShow = jest
+          .spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'fetchProjects')
+          .mockImplementation(jest.fn());
 
-  const clickDropdownItem = index =>
-    findDropdownItems()
-      .at(index)
-      .vm.$emit('click');
+        wrapper.vm.handleDropdownShow();
 
-  it('renders projects dropdown', () => {
-    createWrapper();
+        expect(wrapper.vm.searchKey).toBe('');
+        expect(handleDropdownShow).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
 
-    expect(findDropdownItems().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(findDropdownItems().length).toBe(projects.length);
+    describe('handleDropdownHide', () => {
+      it('sets `searchKey` prop to empty string and calls action `fetchProjects`', () => {
+        const event = {
+          preventDefault: jest.fn(),
+        };
+        const preventDefault = jest.spyOn(event, 'preventDefault');
 
-    const itemTexts = findDropdownItems().wrappers.map(item => item.text());
-    itemTexts.forEach((text, index) => {
-      const project = projects[index];
+        wrapper.setData({
+          preventDropdownClose: true,
+        });
+        wrapper.vm.handleDropdownHide(event);
 
-      expect(text).toContain(project.name);
-      expect(text).toContain(project.namespace.name);
+        return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(wrapper.vm.preventDropdownClose).toBe(false);
+        });
       });
     });
 
-  it('uses selected project as dropdown button text', () => {
-    createWrapper();
-    expect(getDropdownToggleText()).toBe('Select a project');
+    describe('handleSearchInputContainerClick', () => {
+      it('sets `preventDropdownClose` to `true` when target element contains class `gl-icon`', () => {
+        const target = document.createElement('span');
+        target.setAttribute('class', 'gl-icon');
 
-    clickDropdownItem(1);
+        wrapper.vm.handleSearchInputContainerClick({ target });
 
-    return wrapper.vm.$nextTick().then(() => {
-      expect(getDropdownToggleText()).toBe(projects[1].name_with_namespace);
+        expect(wrapper.vm.preventDropdownClose).toBe(true);
       });
+
+      it('sets `preventDropdownClose` to `true` when target element href contains text `clear`', () => {
+        const target = document.createElement('user');
+        target.setAttribute('href', 'foo.svg#clear');
+
+        wrapper.vm.handleSearchInputContainerClick({ target });
+
+        expect(wrapper.vm.preventDropdownClose).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('templates', () => {
+    it('renders Issue title input field', () => {
+      const issueTitleFieldLabel = wrapper.findAll('label').at(0);
+      const issueTitleFieldInput = wrapper.find(GlFormInput);
+
+      expect(issueTitleFieldLabel.text()).toBe('Title');
+      expect(issueTitleFieldInput.attributes('placeholder')).toBe('New issue title');
     });
 
-  describe('cancel button', () => {
-    const clickCancel = () => findButton('Cancel').vm.$emit('click');
+    it('renders Projects dropdown field', () => {
+      const projectsDropdownLabel = wrapper.findAll('label').at(1);
+      const projectsDropdownButton = wrapper.find(GlDropdown);
+
+      expect(projectsDropdownLabel.text()).toBe('Project');
+      expect(projectsDropdownButton.props('text')).toBe('Select a project');
+    });
 
-    it('emits cancel event', () => {
-      createWrapper();
+    it('renders Projects dropdown contents', () => {
+      wrapper.vm.$store.dispatch('receiveProjectsSuccess', mockProjects);
 
-      clickCancel();
+      return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+        const projectsDropdownButton = wrapper.find(GlDropdown);
+        const dropdownItems = projectsDropdownButton.findAll(GlDropdownItem);
 
-      expect(wrapper.emitted()).toEqual({ cancel: [[]] });
+        expect(projectsDropdownButton.find(GlSearchBoxByType).exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(projectsDropdownButton.find(GlLoadingIcon).exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(dropdownItems.length).toBe(mockProjects.length);
+        expect(dropdownItems.at(0).text()).toContain(mockProjects[0].name);
+        expect(dropdownItems.at(0).text()).toContain(mockProjects[0].namespace.name);
+        expect(
+          dropdownItems
+            .at(0)
+            .find(ProjectAvatar)
+            .exists(),
+        ).toBe(true);
       });
     });
 
-  describe('submit button', () => {
-    const dummyTitle = 'some issue title';
+    it('renders Projects dropdown contents containing only matching project when searchKey is provided', () => {
+      const searchKey = 'Underscore';
+      const filteredMockProjects = mockProjects.filter(project => project.name === searchKey);
+      jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'fetchProjects').mockImplementation(jest.fn());
+
+      wrapper.find(GlDropdown).trigger('click');
 
-    const clickSubmit = () => findButton('Create issue').vm.$emit('click');
-    const fillTitle = title => wrapper.find(GlFormInput).vm.$emit('input', title);
+      wrapper.setData({
+        searchKey,
+      });
+
+      return wrapper.vm
+        .$nextTick()
+        .then(() => {
+          wrapper.vm.$store.dispatch('receiveProjectsSuccess', filteredMockProjects);
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.findAll(GlDropdownItem).length).toBe(1);
+        });
+    });
 
-    it('does not emit submit if project is missing', () => {
-      createWrapper();
-      fillTitle(dummyTitle);
+    it('renders Projects dropdown contents containing string string "No matches found" when searchKey provided does not match any project', () => {
+      const searchKey = "this-project-shouldn't exist";
+      const filteredMockProjects = mockProjects.filter(project => project.name === searchKey);
+      jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'fetchProjects').mockImplementation(jest.fn());
 
-      clickSubmit();
+      wrapper.find(GlDropdown).trigger('click');
 
-      expect(wrapper.emitted()).toEqual({});
+      wrapper.setData({
+        searchKey,
       });
 
-    it('does not emit submit if title is missing', () => {
-      createWrapper();
-      clickDropdownItem(1);
+      return wrapper.vm
+        .$nextTick()
+        .then(() => {
+          wrapper.vm.$store.dispatch('receiveProjectsSuccess', filteredMockProjects);
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.find('.dropdown-contents').text()).toContain('No matches found');
+        });
+    });
 
-      clickSubmit();
+    it('renders `Create issue` button', () => {
+      const createIssueButton = wrapper.findAll(GlButton).at(0);
 
-      expect(wrapper.emitted()).toEqual({});
+      expect(createIssueButton.exists()).toBe(true);
+      expect(createIssueButton.text()).toBe('Create issue');
     });
 
-    it('emits submit event for filled form', () => {
-      createWrapper();
-      fillTitle(dummyTitle);
-      clickDropdownItem(1);
+    it('renders loading icon within `Create issue` button when `itemCreateInProgress` is true', () => {
+      wrapper.vm.$store.dispatch('requestCreateItem');
+
+      return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+        const createIssueButton = wrapper.findAll(GlButton).at(0);
+
+        expect(createIssueButton.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(createIssueButton.props('disabled')).toBe(true);
+        expect(createIssueButton.props('loading')).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
 
-      clickSubmit();
+    it('renders `Cancel` button', () => {
+      const cancelButton = wrapper.findAll(GlButton).at(1);
 
-      const issuesEndpoint = projects[1]._links.issues;
-      const expectedParams = [{ issuesEndpoint, title: dummyTitle }];
-      expect(wrapper.emitted()).toEqual({ submit: [expectedParams] });
+      expect(cancelButton.exists()).toBe(true);
+      expect(cancelButton.text()).toBe('Cancel');
     });
   });
 });

ee/spec/frontend/related_items_tree/components/related_items_tree_app_spec.js

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { getJSONFixture } from 'helpers/fixtures';
 import {
   mockInitialConfig,
   mockParentItem,
+  mockEpics,
+  mockIssues,
 } from '../../../javascripts/related_items_tree/mock_data';
 
 const mockProjects = getJSONFixture('static/projects.json');
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ const createComponent = () => {
 
   store.dispatch('setInitialConfig', mockInitialConfig);
   store.dispatch('setInitialParentItem', mockParentItem);
+  store.dispatch('setItemChildren', {
+    parentItem: mockParentItem,
+    children: [...mockEpics, ...mockIssues],
+  });
 
   return shallowMount(RelatedItemsTreeApp, {
     store,
@@ -41,7 +47,6 @@ describe('RelatedItemsTreeApp', () => {
   const findIssueActionsSplitButton = () => wrapper.find(IssueActionsSplitButton);
   const showCreateIssueForm = () => {
     findIssueActionsSplitButton().vm.$emit('showCreateIssueForm');
-    return axios.waitFor(mockInitialConfig.projectsEndpoint).then(() => wrapper.vm.$nextTick());
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -273,11 +278,10 @@ describe('RelatedItemsTreeApp', () => {
       it('shows create item form', () => {
         expect(findCreateIssueForm().exists()).toBe(false);
 
-        return showCreateIssueForm().then(() => {
-          const form = findCreateIssueForm();
+        showCreateIssueForm();
 
-          expect(form.exists()).toBe(true);
-          expect(form.props().projects).toBe(mockProjects);
+        return wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(findCreateIssueForm().exists()).toBe(true);
         });
       });
     });

ee/spec/frontend/related_items_tree/store/mutations_spec.js

@@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ describe('RelatedItemsTree', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe(types.TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM, () => {
+        it('should set value of `showCreateIssueForm` as it is and `showAddItemForm` as false on state', () => {
+          const data = { toggleState: true };
+
+          mutations[types.TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM](state, data);
+
+          expect(state.showCreateIssueForm).toBe(data.toggleState);
+          expect(state.showAddItemForm).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe(types.SET_PENDING_REFERENCES, () => {
         it('should set `pendingReferences` to state based on provided `references` param', () => {
           const reference = ['foo'];
@@ -546,6 +557,33 @@ describe('RelatedItemsTree', () => {
           );
         });
       });
+
+      describe(types.REQUEST_PROJECTS, () => {
+        it('should set `projectsFetchInProgress` to true within state', () => {
+          mutations[types.REQUEST_PROJECTS](state);
+
+          expect(state.projectsFetchInProgress).toBe(true);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe(types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS, () => {
+        it('should set `projectsFetchInProgress` to false and provided `projects` param as it is within the state', () => {
+          const projects = [{ id: 1, name: 'foo' }, { id: 2, name: 'bar' }];
+
+          mutations[types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS](state, projects);
+
+          expect(state.projects).toBe(projects);
+          expect(state.projectsFetchInProgress).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe(types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE, () => {
+        it('should set `projectsFetchInProgress` to false within state', () => {
+          mutations[types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE](state);
+
+          expect(state.projectsFetchInProgress).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });

ee/spec/javascripts/related_items_tree/store/actions_spec.js

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   mockEpic1,
 } from '../mock_data';
 
+const mockProjects = getJSONFixture('static/projects.json');
+
 describe('RelatedItemTree', () => {
   describe('store', () => {
     describe('actions', () => {
@@ -801,6 +803,19 @@ describe('RelatedItemTree', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('toggleCreateIssueForm', () => {
+        it('should set `state.showCreateIssueForm` to true and `state.showAddItemForm` to false', done => {
+          testAction(
+            actions.toggleCreateIssueForm,
+            {},
+            {},
+            [{ type: types.TOGGLE_CREATE_ISSUE_FORM, payload: {} }],
+            [],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('setPendingReferences', () => {
         it('should set param value to `state.pendingReference`', done => {
           testAction(
@@ -1325,6 +1340,52 @@ describe('RelatedItemTree', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('receiveCreateIssueSuccess', () => {
+        it('should set `state.itemCreateInProgress` & `state.itemsFetchResultEmpty` to false', done => {
+          testAction(
+            actions.receiveCreateIssueSuccess,
+            { insertAt: 0, items: [] },
+            {},
+            [{ type: types.RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_SUCCESS, payload: { insertAt: 0, items: [] } }],
+            [],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('receiveCreateIssueFailure', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          setFixtures('<div class="flash-container"></div>');
+        });
+
+        it('should set `state.itemCreateInProgress` to false', done => {
+          testAction(
+            actions.receiveCreateIssueFailure,
+            {},
+            {},
+            [{ type: types.RECEIVE_CREATE_ITEM_FAILURE }],
+            [],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should show flash error with message "Something went wrong while creating issue."', () => {
+          const message = 'Something went wrong while creating issue.';
+          actions.receiveCreateIssueFailure(
+            {
+              commit: () => {},
+            },
+            {
+              message,
+            },
+          );
+
+          expect(document.querySelector('.flash-container .flash-text').innerText.trim()).toBe(
+            message,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('createNewIssue', () => {
         const issuesEndpoint = `${TEST_HOST}/issues`;
         const title = 'new issue title';
@@ -1382,6 +1443,8 @@ describe('RelatedItemTree', () => {
               .createNewIssue(context, payload)
               .then(() => {
                 expect(requestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedRequest);
+                expect(context.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('requestCreateItem');
+                expect(context.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('receiveCreateIssueSuccess', '');
                 expect(context.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
                   'fetchItems',
                   jasmine.objectContaining({ parentItem }),
@@ -1405,14 +1468,120 @@ describe('RelatedItemTree', () => {
               .then(() => done.fail('expected action to throw error!'))
               .catch(() => {
                 expect(requestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedRequest);
-                expect(context.dispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-                expect(flashSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(context.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('receiveCreateIssueFailure');
               })
               .then(done)
               .catch(done.fail);
           });
         });
       });
+
+      describe('requestProjects', () => {
+        it('should set `state.projectsFetchInProgress` to true', done => {
+          testAction(actions.requestProjects, {}, {}, [{ type: types.REQUEST_PROJECTS }], [], done);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('receiveProjectsSuccess', () => {
+        it('should set `state.projectsFetchInProgress` to false and set provided `projects` param to state', done => {
+          testAction(
+            actions.receiveProjectsSuccess,
+            mockProjects,
+            {},
+            [{ type: types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_SUCCESS, payload: mockProjects }],
+            [],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('receiveProjectsFailure', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          setFixtures('<div class="flash-container"></div>');
+        });
+
+        it('should set `state.projectsFetchInProgress` to false', done => {
+          testAction(
+            actions.receiveProjectsFailure,
+            {},
+            {},
+            [{ type: types.RECIEVE_PROJECTS_FAILURE }],
+            [],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should show flash error with message "Something went wrong while fetching projects."', () => {
+          const message = 'Something went wrong while fetching projects.';
+          actions.receiveProjectsFailure(
+            {
+              commit: () => {},
+            },
+            {
+              message,
+            },
+          );
+
+          expect(document.querySelector('.flash-container .flash-text').innerText.trim()).toBe(
+            message,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('fetchProjects', () => {
+        let mock;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          mock = new MockAdapter(axios);
+          state.parentItem = mockParentItem;
+          state.issuableType = issuableTypesMap.EPIC;
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+          mock.restore();
+        });
+
+        it('should dispatch `requestProjects` and `receiveProjectsSuccess` actions on request success', done => {
+          mock.onGet(/(.*)/).replyOnce(200, mockProjects);
+
+          testAction(
+            actions.fetchProjects,
+            '',
+            state,
+            [],
+            [
+              {
+                type: 'requestProjects',
+              },
+              {
+                type: 'receiveProjectsSuccess',
+                payload: mockProjects,
+              },
+            ],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should dispatch `requestProjects` and `receiveProjectsFailure` actions on request failure', done => {
+          mock.onGet(/(.*)/).replyOnce(500, {});
+
+          testAction(
+            actions.fetchProjects,
+            '',
+            state,
+            [],
+            [
+              {
+                type: 'requestProjects',
+              },
+              {
+                type: 'receiveProjectsFailure',
+              },
+            ],
+            done,
+          );
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });

locale/gitlab.pot

@@ -5633,9 +5633,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not create group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Could not create issue"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Could not create project"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5645,9 +5642,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not delete chat nickname %{chat_name}."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Could not fetch projects"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Could not find design"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -7843,6 +7837,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while creating child epics."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while creating issue."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while fetching child epics."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -13181,6 +13178,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No licenses found."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "No matches found"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "No matching labels"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -18323,6 +18323,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Something went wrong while fetching projects"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Something went wrong while fetching projects."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Something went wrong while fetching related merge requests."
 msgstr ""