Restrict reactions to a single emoji

src/HtmlUtils.js

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const ZWJ_REGEX = new RegExp("\u200D|\u2003", "g");
 const WHITESPACE_REGEX = new RegExp("\\s", "g");
 
 const BIGEMOJI_REGEX = new RegExp(`^(${EMOJIBASE_REGEX.source})+$`, 'i');
+const SINGLE_EMOJI_REGEX = new RegExp(`^(${EMOJIBASE_REGEX.source})$`, 'i');
 
 const COLOR_REGEX = /^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/;
 
@@ -63,10 +64,19 @@ const PERMITTED_URL_SCHEMES = ['http', 'https', 'ftp', 'mailto', 'magnet'];
  * need emojification.
  * unicodeToImage uses this function.
  */
-export function containsEmoji(str) {
+export function mayContainEmoji(str) {
     return SURROGATE_PAIR_PATTERN.test(str) || SYMBOL_PATTERN.test(str);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the string definitely contains a single emoji.
+ * @param {String} str String to test
+ * @return {Boolean}
+ */
+export function isSingleEmoji(str) {
+    return mayContainEmoji(str) && SINGLE_EMOJI_REGEX.test(str);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the shortcode for an emoji character.
  *
@@ -428,7 +438,7 @@ export function bodyToHtml(content, highlights, opts={}) {
         if (opts.stripReplyFallback && formattedBody) formattedBody = ReplyThread.stripHTMLReply(formattedBody);
         strippedBody = opts.stripReplyFallback ? ReplyThread.stripPlainReply(content.body) : content.body;
 
-        bodyHasEmoji = containsEmoji(isHtmlMessage ? formattedBody : content.body);
+        bodyHasEmoji = mayContainEmoji(isHtmlMessage ? formattedBody : content.body);
 
         // Only generate safeBody if the message was sent as org.matrix.custom.html
         if (isHtmlMessage) {

src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import { isContentActionable } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
+import { isSingleEmoji } from '../../../HtmlUtils';
 import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 
 export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
 
         const ReactionsRowButton = sdk.getComponent('messages.ReactionsRowButton');
         const items = reactions.getSortedAnnotationsByKey().map(([content, events]) => {
+            if (!isSingleEmoji(content)) {
+                return null;
+            }
             const count = events.size;
             if (!count) {
                 return null;