RealDevSquad / RealDevSquad/website-backend

The create Badges API

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backend beginner friendly enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
74
Forks
276
Avg merge
1d 26m
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Details

  • The Badges API works with form-data instead of raw JSON.
  • This is inconsistent with other APIs.
  • This inconsistency can cause confusion for developers.
  • Developers are used to working with raw JSON in other APIs.
  • It is important to have consistency in the API design.
  • Consistency improves the developer experience and reduces errors.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the create Badges API entry point and compare its request handling with the other APIs mentioned in the issue. Done means the endpoint accepts raw JSON instead of form-data while preserving the expected badge-creation behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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