ConfigHubPub / ConfigHubPub/ConfigHubPlatform

Render Missing Properties Better

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

Currently when a file renders with a context where a property does not exist, the file renders invalid json. Instead, it would be better if the property was included in the file as a null value so the file is still valid.

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Research direction

Locate the rendering path responsible for substituting context properties, then inspect how missing properties are currently emitted. Reproduce a render with an absent property and verify that the result remains valid JSON with that property represented as null.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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