UX: removes silence from chat message actions (#19282)

plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-message.js

@@ -213,14 +213,6 @@ export default Component.extend({
       });
     }
 
-    if (this.showSilenceButton) {
-      buttons.push({
-        id: "silence",
-        name: I18n.t("chat.silence"),
-        icon: "microphone-slash",
-      });
-    }
-
     if (this.showDeleteButton) {
       buttons.push({
         id: "deleteMessage",
@@ -256,7 +248,6 @@ export default Component.extend({
       edit: this.edit,
       selectMessage: this.selectMessage,
       flag: this.flag,
-      silence: this.silence,
       deleteMessage: this.deleteMessage,
       restore: this.restore,
       rebakeMessage: this.rebakeMessage,
@@ -393,15 +384,6 @@ export default Component.extend({
     );
   },
 
-  @discourseComputed("message")
-  showSilenceButton(message) {
-    return (
-      this.currentUser?.staff &&
-      this.currentUser?.id !== message.user?.id &&
-      !message.chat_webhook_event
-    );
-  },
-
   @discourseComputed("message")
   canManageDeletion(message) {
     return this.currentUser?.id === message.user?.id
@@ -693,11 +675,6 @@ export default Component.extend({
     }
   },
 
-  @action
-  silence() {
-    this.adminTools.showSilenceModal(EmberObject.create(this.message.user));
-  },
-
   @action
   expand() {
     this.message.set("expanded", true);

plugins/chat/test/javascripts/acceptance/chat-test.js

@@ -236,21 +236,6 @@ acceptance("Discourse Chat - without unread", function (needs) {
       currentUserDropdown.rowByValue("rebakeMessage").exists(),
       "it shows the rebake button"
     );
-
-    assert.notOk(
-      currentUserDropdown.rowByValue("silence").exists(),
-      "it hides the silence button"
-    );
-
-    const notCurrentUserDropdown = selectKit(
-      ".chat-message-actions-container[data-id='175'] .more-buttons"
-    );
-    await triggerEvent(".chat-message-container[data-id='175']", "mouseenter");
-    await notCurrentUserDropdown.expand();
-    assert.ok(
-      notCurrentUserDropdown.rowByValue("silence").exists(),
-      "it shows the silence button"
-    );
   });
 
   test("Message controls are present and correct for permissions", async function (assert) {
@@ -288,11 +273,6 @@ acceptance("Discourse Chat - without unread", function (needs) {
       "it hides the flag button"
     );
 
-    assert.notOk(
-      currentUserDropdown.rowByValue("silence").exists(),
-      "it hides the silence button"
-    );
-
     assert.ok(
       currentUserDropdown.rowByValue("deleteMessage").exists(),
       "it shows the delete button"