Update assignees in sidebar when the /assign or /reassign quick actions are used
Description
When I first started using quick actions I was surprised that using the /assign or /reassign actions don't also update the assignees in the sidebar. For me the sidebar is the SSOT when it comes to assignees, labels etc. so I expected that the automatic update would happen. Instead, the user has to refresh the page to see the confirmation of the change. I know that we say user x assigned to user y in the discussion but the UI would feel more responsive and the UX flow better if we did this automatically in the sidebar too. As it is now, the user needs to learn that this doesn't happen automatically and that it will only get updated on page refresh.
It's a typical case of microinteractions where there are four key parts: Trigger > Rules > Feedback > Loops & Modes.
Loops & modes don't apply to this example but our interaction suffers from lack of visual feedback where it's expected.
In our case:
- Trigger: quick action to assign is used
- Rules: assignee changes happen in sidebar
- Feedback: visual feedback in the discussion section
Proposal
When /assign or /reassign actions are used, update the assignees in the sidebar.