fix: Use local Onyx key to throttle location permission prompts.

src/CONST.ts

@@ -2046,6 +2046,7 @@ const CONST = {
         OPTIMISTIC_TRANSACTION_ID: '1',
         // Note: These payment types are used when building IOU reportAction message values in the server and should
         // not be changed.
+        LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT_THRESHOLD_DAYS: 7,
         PAYMENT_TYPE: {
             ELSEWHERE: 'Elsewhere',
             EXPENSIFY: 'Expensify',

src/ONYXKEYS.ts

@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ const ONYXKEYS = {
     /** The NVP with the last payment method used per policy */
     NVP_LAST_PAYMENT_METHOD: 'nvp_private_lastPaymentMethod',
 
+    /** Last date (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss) when the location permission prompt was shown. */
+    NVP_LAST_LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT: 'nvp_lastLocalPermissionPrompt',
+
     /** This NVP holds to most recent waypoints that a person has used when creating a distance expense */
     NVP_RECENT_WAYPOINTS: 'nvp_expensify_recentWaypoints',
 
@@ -903,6 +906,7 @@ type OnyxValuesMapping = {
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_DISMISSED_HOLD_USE_EXPLANATION]: boolean;
     [ONYXKEYS.FOCUS_MODE_NOTIFICATION]: boolean;
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_LAST_PAYMENT_METHOD]: OnyxTypes.LastPaymentMethod;
+    [ONYXKEYS.NVP_LAST_LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT]: string;
     [ONYXKEYS.LAST_EXPORT_METHOD]: OnyxTypes.LastExportMethod;
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_RECENT_WAYPOINTS]: OnyxTypes.RecentWaypoint[];
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_INTRO_SELECTED]: OnyxTypes.IntroSelected;

src/libs/DateUtils.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
     addHours,
     addMilliseconds,
     addMinutes,
+    differenceInDays,
     eachDayOfInterval,
     eachMonthOfInterval,
     endOfDay,
@@ -825,6 +826,25 @@ function isCardExpired(expiryMonth: number, expiryYear: number): boolean {
     return expiryYear < currentYear || (expiryYear === currentYear && expiryMonth < currentMonth);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the difference in the number of days from the provided date to/from now.
+ * @param - The date to compare.
+ * @returns The difference in days as an integer.
+ */
+function getDifferenceInDaysFromNow(date: Date) {
+    return differenceInDays(new Date(), date);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a boolean value indicating whether the provided date string can be parsed as a valid date.
+ * @param dateString string
+ * @returns True if the date string is valid, otherwise false.
+ */
+function isValidDateString(dateString: string) {
+    const date = new Date(dateString);
+    return !Number.isNaN(date.getTime());
+}
+
 const DateUtils = {
     isDate,
     formatToDayOfWeek,
@@ -870,6 +890,8 @@ const DateUtils = {
     getFormattedTransportDate,
     doesDateBelongToAPastYear,
     isCardExpired,
+    getDifferenceInDaysFromNow,
+    isValidDateString,
 };
 
 export default DateUtils;

src/libs/actions/IOU.ts

@@ -8289,6 +8289,10 @@ function mergeDuplicates(params: TransactionMergeParams) {
     API.write(WRITE_COMMANDS.TRANSACTION_MERGE, params, {optimisticData, failureData});
 }
 
+function updateLastLocationPermissionPrompt() {
+    Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.NVP_LAST_LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT, new Date().toISOString());
+}
+
 /** Instead of merging the duplicates, it updates the transaction we want to keep and puts the others on hold without deleting them */
 function resolveDuplicates(params: TransactionMergeParams) {
     const originalSelectedTransaction = allTransactions[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${params.transactionID}`];
@@ -8479,6 +8483,7 @@ export {
     updateMoneyRequestTaxAmount,
     updateMoneyRequestTaxRate,
     mergeDuplicates,
+    updateLastLocationPermissionPrompt,
     resolveDuplicates,
     getIOUReportActionToApproveOrPay,
 };

src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepConfirmation.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import useWindowDimensions from '@hooks/useWindowDimensions';
+import DateUtils from '@libs/DateUtils';
 import * as DeviceCapabilities from '@libs/DeviceCapabilities';
 import * as FileUtils from '@libs/fileDownload/FileUtils';
 import getCurrentPosition from '@libs/getCurrentPosition';
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ function IOURequestStepConfirmation({
     const [receiptFile, setReceiptFile] = useState<OnyxEntry<Receipt>>();
     const requestType = TransactionUtils.getRequestType(transaction);
     const isDistanceRequest = requestType === CONST.IOU.REQUEST_TYPE.DISTANCE;
+    const [lastLocationPermissionPrompt] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_LAST_LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT);
 
     const receiptFilename = transaction?.filename;
     const receiptPath = transaction?.receipt?.source;
@@ -580,9 +582,17 @@ function IOURequestStepConfirmation({
 
     const onConfirm = (listOfParticipants: Participant[]) => {
         setSelectedParticipantList(listOfParticipants);
+
         if (gpsRequired) {
-            setStartLocationPermissionFlow(true);
-            return;
+            const shouldStartLocationPermissionFlow =
+                !lastLocationPermissionPrompt ||
+                (DateUtils.isValidDateString(lastLocationPermissionPrompt ?? '') &&
+                    DateUtils.getDifferenceInDaysFromNow(new Date(lastLocationPermissionPrompt ?? '')) > CONST.IOU.LOCATION_PERMISSION_PROMPT_THRESHOLD_DAYS);
+
+            if (shouldStartLocationPermissionFlow) {
+                setStartLocationPermissionFlow(true);
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         createTransaction(listOfParticipants);
@@ -617,7 +627,10 @@ function IOURequestStepConfirmation({
                             startPermissionFlow={startLocationPermissionFlow}
                             resetPermissionFlow={() => setStartLocationPermissionFlow(false)}
                             onGrant={() => createTransaction(selectedParticipantList, true)}
-                            onDeny={() => createTransaction(selectedParticipantList, false)}
+                            onDeny={() => {
+                                IOU.updateLastLocationPermissionPrompt();
+                                createTransaction(selectedParticipantList, false);
+                            }}
                         />
                     )}
                     <MoneyRequestConfirmationList