RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

/api/v1/users.register requires the internet for avatar fetch

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area: backend triaged type: improvement
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Description

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Expected behavior:
Actual behavior:
Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 2.4.11
  • Operating System: UBUNTU
  • Deployment Method:
  • Number of Running Instances: 4
  • DB Replicaset Oplog: TRUE
  • NodeJS Version: 8.8
  • MongoDB Version: 4.*
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version:
  • Operating System:

When we use rest /api/v1/users.register to regist user,it will not reponse anything util timeout....but the user has been registered.
it seems that if we use rest api for registing users the server must have ability to visit internet .

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Research direction

Start by tracing the /api/v1/users.register endpoint and the avatar-fetching path in a local Rocket.Chat server configured without internet access. Reproduce the timeout while checking server logs; done means registration returns a response promptly and still behaves correctly when the avatar cannot be fetched.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js, typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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