ReadYouApp / ReadYouApp/ReadYou
Line and column numbers are swapped in error messages
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- Kotlin
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Description
Checklist
- I've already searched in existing issues and haven't found a similar problem reported.
- I'm using the latest version of the app
- This error caused the app to crash
- This error is reproducible
Which category best fits this error?
User Interface
App version
0.16.2
Reproduction steps
- Paste a URL to an invalid RSS feed
- The app shows a parsing error, but the line and column numbers are swapped, eg. error is on line 3 column 138, but it is shown as being on line 138, column 3
[!NOTE]
The feed at https://tpaau.dev/feed.xml will be likely modified before someone reviews this, so I'm attaching the contents of the feed at the time of writing.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the parsing error in the Android app with the attached feed.xml and compare the reported line and column values with the displayed message. Trace the parsing-error presentation from the invalid RSS feed to the UI; done means the line and column numbers appear in the correct order.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100