HarperFast / HarperFast/harper

[Epic] HTTP error-hygiene (500-vs-4xx / info-leak)

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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89
Forks
10
Avg merge
2d 6h
Merged PRs (30d)
200

Description

Tracking epic for malformed/edge-case HTTP requests that return a 500 instead of a clean 4xx, sometimes leaking internal error details or persisting bad data.

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_Filed by Claude (Opus 4.8), issue-backlog triage & grouping pass._

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Research direction

This is a tracking epic rather than a self-contained task, and it names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by enumerating the malformed and edge-case HTTP requests covered by the epic and their current responses. Done means each affected request returns a clean 4xx, does not leak internal error details, and does not persist bad data.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
api, backend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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