Introduce a trigger field for each Saved Reply

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Context

With the release of Saved Replies (currently being rolled out), usage is bound to pick up.

As the list of saved replies grows, so does the difficulty and the steps needed to select the right one.

Perhaps we could facilitate the injection of a saved reply by not needing the dropdown in the first place.

Proposal

1. Add an optional field to each Saved Reply: trigger
2. Whenever user types a pre-defined "trigger" word (eg: ;[triggerword]) it would immediately expand to the full saved reply

(Note: when ; is detected, it could show an autocomplete like we do for emoji, issues, epics, or MRs)

;suggNB

would transform to

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