Cleanup

src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js

@@ -586,27 +586,14 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
                 if(data && data.email_body_text) {
                     actionNeededEmail.value = data.email_body_text
 
-                    // Show the text field
-                    showElement(actionNeededEmail);
 
-                    // Hide the "no email" message
-                    if(noEmailMessage) {
-                        hideElement(noEmailMessage);
-                    }
 
                 }else if (data && !data.email_body_text) {
-                    if (!noEmailMessage) {
-                        noEmailMessage = document.createElement("p");
-                        noEmailMessage.id = "no-email-message";
-                        noEmailMessage.textContent = "No email will be sent";
-                        actionNeededEmail.parentNode.appendChild(noEmailMessage);
+                    actionNeededEmail.value = "No email will be sent";
                 }
 
-                    // Hide the text field
-                    hideElement(actionNeededEmail);
-
-                    // Show the message
-                    showElement(noEmailMessage);
+                if (data) {
+                    actionNeededEmail.value = data.email_body_text ? data.email_body_text : "No email will be sent";
                 }
             });
         });

src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss

@@ -791,7 +791,8 @@ div.dja__model-description{
     textarea {
         width: 100%;
         resize: none;
-        cursor: pointer;
+        cursor: auto;
+        border-width: medium;
 
         &::-webkit-scrollbar {
             background-color: transparent;
@@ -821,5 +822,5 @@ div.dja__model-description{
 }
 
 .no-border {
-    border: none
+    border: none;
 }

src/registrar/models/domain_request.py

@@ -557,30 +557,6 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         blank=True,
     )
 
-    def get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(self, action_needed_reason: str):
-        """Returns the default email associated with the given action needed reason"""
-        if action_needed_reason is None or action_needed_reason == self.ActionNeededReasons.OTHER:
-            return {
-                "subject_text": None,
-                "email_body_text": None,
-            }
-
-        # Get the email body
-        template_path = f"emails/action_needed_reasons/{action_needed_reason}.txt"
-        template = get_template(template_path)
-
-        # Get the email subject
-        template_subject_path = f"emails/action_needed_reasons/{action_needed_reason}_subject.txt"
-        subject_template = get_template(template_subject_path)
-
-        # Return the content of the rendered views
-        context = {"domain_request": self}
-
-        return {
-            "subject_text": subject_template.render(context=context),
-            "email_body_text": template.render(context=context),
-        }
-
     def sync_organization_type(self):
         """
         Updates the organization_type (without saving) to match
@@ -623,12 +599,9 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Save override for custom properties"""
 
-        if self.action_needed_reason and not self.action_needed_reason_email:
-            text = self.get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(self.action_needed_reason)
-            self.action_needed_reason_email = text.get("email_body_text")
-
         self.sync_organization_type()
         self.sync_yes_no_form_fields()
+        self.sync_action_needed_reason_email()
 
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -639,6 +612,12 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         # Update the cached values after saving
         self._cache_status_and_action_needed_reason()
 
+    def sync_action_needed_reason_email(self):
+        """If no action_needed_reason_email is defined, add a default one"""
+        if self.action_needed_reason and not self.action_needed_reason_email:
+            text = self.get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(self.action_needed_reason)
+            self.action_needed_reason_email = text.get("email_body_text")
+
     def sync_action_needed_reason(self):
         """Checks if we need to send another action needed email"""
         was_already_action_needed = self._cached_status == self.DomainRequestStatus.ACTION_NEEDED
@@ -1241,3 +1220,27 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
             return False
 
         return True
+
+    def get_action_needed_reason_default_email_text(self, action_needed_reason: str):
+        """Returns the default email associated with the given action needed reason"""
+        if action_needed_reason is None or action_needed_reason == self.ActionNeededReasons.OTHER:
+            return {
+                "subject_text": None,
+                "email_body_text": None,
+            }
+
+        # Get the email body
+        template_path = f"emails/action_needed_reasons/{action_needed_reason}.txt"
+        template = get_template(template_path)
+
+        # Get the email subject
+        template_subject_path = f"emails/action_needed_reasons/{action_needed_reason}_subject.txt"
+        subject_template = get_template(template_subject_path)
+
+        # Return the content of the rendered views
+        context = {"domain_request": self}
+
+        return {
+            "subject_text": subject_template.render(context=context),
+            "email_body_text": template.render(context=context),
+        }

src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html

@@ -106,16 +106,14 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
 
-                {% if original_object.action_needed_reason_email %}
                 <div class="dja-readonly-textarea-container padding-1 margin-top-2 thin-border display-none">
                     <label class="max-full" for="action_needed_reason_email_view_more">
                         <strong>Auto-generated email (sent to submitter)</strong>
                     </label>
                     <textarea id="action_needed_reason_email_view_more" cols="40" rows="20" class="no-border" readonly>
-                        {{ original_object.action_needed_reason_email|strip_beginning_newline_and_spaces }}
+                        {{ original_object.action_needed_reason_email }}
                     </textarea>
                 </div>
-                {% endif %}
             </div>
             
 

src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py

@@ -145,13 +145,3 @@ def format_phone(value):
             phone_number = PhoneNumber.from_string(value)
         return phone_number.as_national
     return value
-
-
-@register.filter
-def strip_beginning_newline_and_spaces(value):
-    """Removes any newline characters (and spaces)
-    on the first line of a given string"""
-    if value and isinstance(value, str):
-        return value.lstrip("\n").lstrip(" ")
-    else:
-        return value

src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py

@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ class TestDomainRequestAdmin(MockEppLib):
 
         _domain_request = completed_domain_request(
             status=DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.ACTION_NEEDED,
-            action_needed_reason=DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.BAD_NAME
+            action_needed_reason=DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.BAD_NAME,
         )
 
         p = "userpass"
@@ -1614,11 +1614,6 @@ class TestDomainRequestAdmin(MockEppLib):
 
         self.assertContains(response, "DOMAIN NAME DOES NOT MEET .GOV REQUIREMENTS")
 
-        _domain_request.action_needed_reason = DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.OTHER
-        _domain_request.save()
-
-        self.assertContains(response, "No email will be sent")
-
     @override_settings(IS_PRODUCTION=True)
     def test_save_model_sends_submitted_email_with_bcc_on_prod(self):
         """When transitioning to submitted from started or withdrawn on a domain request,