MozillaSecurity / MozillaSecurity/WebCompatManager

Drop invalid URLs/hostnames

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Description

We have a bit of malformed data in the DB - stuff that's clearly not a URL (probably because the user accidentally pasted something into the field?). We should drop those before importing, there's no reason to keep them.

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Start by tracing the import path and locating where URL or hostname data is validated. Done means malformed values are excluded before import while valid URLs and hostnames continue to be imported; no specific files or tests are named in the issue.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Newbie friendliness
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