Northeastern-Electric-Racing / Northeastern-Electric-Racing/Calypso

[Validate] - Ensure topic names correct

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Rust
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Description

Description

Topic names should not contain any leading or trailing slashes.

Acceptance Criteria

Check for both can and meta messages!

Proposed Solution

Do it in validate.rs. Add a new enum to the thiserror block.

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Research direction

Start in validate.rs and inspect the existing thiserror block and validation paths for CAN and meta messages. Ensure topic names with leading or trailing slashes are rejected consistently, adding the requested error enum, and verify both message types are covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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