Vector35 / Vector35/snippets

Update snippets fails with uninformative log error when snippets have already been downloaded

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Python
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Description

  1. Uninstall plugin
  2. Delete all snippets
  3. Install plugin
  4. Run update snippets from menu
  5. Restart Binary Ninja
  6. Verify snippets are visible in Snippets plugin menu
  7. Run update snippets from menu
  8. Observe failure in log:
[Default] Update failed.

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure using the listed uninstall, reinstall, restart, and repeated Update snippets menu steps, then start from the menu action that performs the update. Trace the failure handling and make the log identify the cause instead of only reporting "Update failed." Done when the repeated update no longer produces an uninformative error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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