Fix confidential note atttribute getter

- don't display cofidential note icon on
confidential issue public notes

app/models/note.rb

@@ -350,8 +350,10 @@ class Note < ApplicationRecord
     self.special_role = Note::SpecialRole::FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR
   end
 
-  def confidential?
-    confidential || noteable.try(:confidential?)
+  def confidential?(include_noteable: false)
+    return true if confidential
+
+    include_noteable && noteable.try(:confidential?)
   end
 
   def editable?

app/services/notes/post_process_service.rb

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Notes
       return unless @note.project
 
       note_data = hook_data
-      hooks_scope = @note.confidential? ? :confidential_note_hooks : :note_hooks
+      hooks_scope = @note.confidential?(include_noteable: true) ? :confidential_note_hooks : :note_hooks
 
       @note.project.execute_hooks(note_data, hooks_scope)
       @note.project.execute_services(note_data, hooks_scope)

changelogs/unreleased/217616-fix-note-confidential.yml

+---
+title: Don't display confidential note icon on confidential issue public notes
+merge_request: 32571
+author:
+type: fixed

lib/gitlab/data_builder/note.rb

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def build_base_data(project, user, note)
-        event_type = note.confidential? ? 'confidential_note' : 'note'
+        event_type = note.confidential?(include_noteable: true) ? 'confidential_note' : 'note'
 
         base_data = {
           object_kind: "note",

spec/models/note_spec.rb

@@ -304,11 +304,22 @@ describe Note do
 
   describe '#confidential?' do
     context 'when note is not confidential' do
-      it 'is true when a noteable is confidential' do
-        issue = create(:issue, :confidential)
-        note = build(:note, noteable: issue, project: issue.project)
+      context 'when include_noteable is set to true' do
+        it 'is true when a noteable is confidential ' do
+          issue = create(:issue, :confidential)
+          note = build(:note, noteable: issue, project: issue.project)
 
-        expect(note.confidential?).to be_truthy
+          expect(note.confidential?(include_noteable: true)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when include_noteable is not set to true' do
+        it 'is false when a noteable is confidential ' do
+          issue = create(:issue, :confidential)
+          note = build(:note, noteable: issue, project: issue.project)
+
+          expect(note.confidential?).to be_falsey
+        end
       end
 
       it 'is false when a noteable is not confidential' do
@@ -318,7 +329,7 @@ describe Note do
         expect(note.confidential?).to be_falsy
       end
 
-      it "is falsey when noteable can't be confidential" do
+      it "is false when noteable can't be confidential" do
         commit_note = build(:note_on_commit)
 
         expect(commit_note.confidential?).to be_falsy