Automattic / Automattic/chatrix
Expose the Invalid Room Alias error in a better way
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 45
- Forks
- 3
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
When you set an invalid alias, you can only see this in the developer tools of the browser
```
HomeServerError: Room alias invalid on GET https://wporg.automattrix.com/_matrix/client/v3/directory/room/%20%23training%3Acommunity.wordpress.org?
```
- [ ] Validate the room alias field for syntax (in the above example I had an accidental space in front of the room name).
- [ ] Expose the error message if the room alias is invalid despite being syntactically correct.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the room alias input and the request handling for the Matrix room-directory lookup. Reproduce the leading-space example, then verify both checklist items: syntactically invalid aliases are rejected in the field, and valid-looking aliases that the server rejects display the error outside browser developer tools.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100