graphite-project / graphite-project/graphite-web

[BUG] metrics with utf8 strings in path are not displayed

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Description

Describe the bug
metrics with utf8 strings in path are not displayed in graphs

To Reproduce
just send any metric with national chars in it

ex.
echo "local.random.gówno 5 date +%s" | nc ${SERVER} ${PORT}

Expected behavior
metrics show in graphs

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Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS flavor: Ubuntu
  • Graphite-web version: latest docker - graphiteapp/graphite-statsd
  • Django/Python version: latest docker - graphiteapp/graphite-statsd
  • Setup type latest docker - graphiteapp/graphite-statsd

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by sending the provided UTF-8 metric through the nc command and checking whether it appears in Graphite graphs. Trace the metric from ingestion through graph lookup and graph rendering, then verify that metrics containing national characters are displayed successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
django, python
Domain
backend, data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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