Improve GitHub Sync error handling when dropdown disabled
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Description
Describe the bug A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
Users see this and can't select GitHub installations dropdown:
It's not clear what they need to do but is normally because their GitHub token is expired.
The steps to fix this is to go into User Profile, disconnect GitHub and reconnect GitHub and it works again.
This isn't a great experience and should be improved.
Version number The version of Lightning you have seen the bug on: v2.16.8 (1.5.89-pre)
I have reproduced this locally on main:
- Yes
- No
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to a project
- Settings > Sync to GitHub
Expected behavior User can select from the dropdown. If they can't, it should be clear what to do to resolve and not leave the user stuck.
Additional context Not sure why this message appears but we should handle it more gracefully.
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Research direction
Start at Settings > Sync to GitHub and trace the GitHub installations dropdown, then inspect the User Profile disconnect/reconnect flow described in the report. Reproduce the disabled dropdown with an expired GitHub token and verify that the resulting experience clearly explains the next step instead of leaving the user stuck.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- elixir, github
- Domain
- authentication, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100