fix: Inconsistent Markdown Formatting in Custom Status Field (#32574)

.changeset/kind-drinks-joke.md

+---
+'@rocket.chat/meteor': patch
+---
+
+Fixed issue with asterisk-wrapped text not becoming bold when user enters profile custom status.

apps/meteor/client/components/MarkdownText.tsx

@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@ type MarkdownTextParams = {
 	withTruncatedText: boolean;
 } & ComponentProps<typeof Box>;
 
+const walkTokens = (token: marked.Token) => {
+	const boldPattern = /^\*.*\*$|^\*.*|.*\*$/;
+	const italicPattern = /^__(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)__(?!_)|^_(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)_(?!_)/;
+	if (boldPattern.test(token.raw)) {
+		token.type = 'strong';
+	} else if (italicPattern.test(token.raw)) {
+		token.type = 'em';
+	}
+};
+
+marked.use({ walkTokens });
 const documentRenderer = new marked.Renderer();
 const inlineRenderer = new marked.Renderer();
 const inlineWithoutBreaks = new marked.Renderer();
 
-marked.Lexer.rules.gfm = {
-	...marked.Lexer.rules.gfm,
-	strong: /^\*\*(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)\*\*(?!\*)|^\*(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)\*(?!\*)/,
-	em: /^__(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)__(?!_)|^_(?=\S)([\s\S]*?\S)_(?!_)/,
-};
-
 const linkMarked = (href: string | null, _title: string | null, text: string): string =>
 	`<a href="${href}" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">${text}</a> `;
 const paragraphMarked = (text: string): string => text;
@@ -112,7 +117,6 @@ const MarkdownText = ({
 				const markedHtml = /inline/.test(variant)
 					? marked.parseInline(new Option(content).innerHTML, markedOptions)
 					: marked.parse(new Option(content).innerHTML, markedOptions);
-
 				if (parseEmoji) {
 					// We are using the old emoji parser here. This could come
 					// with additional processing use, but is the workaround available right now.