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Factom-Asset-Tokens/fatd: cli/gettransactions.go; 9 LoC
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Description
Found a possible issue in [Factom-Asset-Tokens/fatd](https://www.github.com/Factom-Asset-Tokens/fatd) at [cli/gettransactions.go](https://github.com/Factom-Asset-Tokens/fatd/blob/f8331d1d63aad652e6ae481475458bb57a037f5b/cli/gettransactions.go#L202-L210)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to txID is reassigned at line 204
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/Factom-Asset-Tokens/fatd/blob/f8331d1d63aad652e6ae481475458bb57a037f5b/cli/gettransactions.go#L202-L210)
Click here to show the 9 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.
```go
for _, txID := range transactionIDs {
vrbLog.Printf("Fetching tx details... %v", txID)
params.Hash = &txID
if err := FATClient.Request(context.Background(),
"get-transaction", params, &result); err != nil {
errLog.Fatal(err)
}
printTx(result)
}
```
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commit ID: f8331d1d63aad652e6ae481475458bb57a037f5b
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Research direction
Inspect cli/gettransactions.go at lines 202-210 and review how the transaction request uses params.Hash inside the loop. Run the repository's available tests or checks and confirm that each transaction request uses the intended transaction ID without the reported analyzer finding.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100