fix(duo-chat): prevent code blocks from overflowing message bubble

What does this MR do?

Fixes a layout bug in Duo Chat where fenced code blocks containing long, unbroken lines (URLs, tokens, hashes, minified JS, etc.) would either wrap mid-character or push the chat bubble past the conversation container's width.

How to test locally with the overflow stress-test stories

overflow-stress-stories.patch

Apply the patch

  1. Save the patch block named overflow-stress-stories.patch at the repo root.

  2. Check out this MR's branch:

    git fetch origin aregnery/fixed-nested-code-snippet
    git checkout aregnery/fixed-nested-code-snippet
  3. Apply the patch:

    git am overflow-stress-stories.patch

    Or, if you prefer not to create a commit:

    git apply overflow-stress-stories.patch

Run the stories

yarn storybook

Then in the Storybook sidebar, navigate to:

chat → duo-chat-message → overflow-stress (temporary)

Each story is wrapped in a fixed-width dashed-border container so the bubble's parent boundary is visible. The width arg is a Storybook control — try toggling between narrow (320px), medium (480px), and wide (720px).

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Before After
CleanShot_2026-05-11_at_13.40.41_2x CleanShot_2026-05-11_at_14.49.46_2x
CleanShot_2026-05-11_at_13.40.49_2x CleanShot_2026-05-11_at_14.49.57_2x

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Edited by Austin Regnery

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