Handle expired GitHub auth tokens gracefully
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feature/desktop
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
We currently have no handling for when a user's GitHub auth token expires. If a token becomes invalid the app will silently fail on GitHub API calls with no indication to the user about what went wrong or how to fix it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the GitHub API call and token-handling entry points, then trace the behavior when the token is invalid. Done means expired-token failures no longer disappear silently and the user is told what went wrong and how to fix it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, python
- Domain
- api, authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100