maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-backend

Can't create a Challenge due to existing deleted challenge with same name

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Description

  • Create a challenge named "This is a test"
  • Then delete that challenge (soft) so it still shows up when you get a list of challenges from the project.
  • then try to create a challenge with the same name: "This is a test".

I get an error: 500
{
"status": "KO",
"message": "Challenge with name This is a test already exists in the database"
}

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the challenge creation and soft-deletion sequence through the backend API, then trace the challenge creation and name-uniqueness handling. Done means creating a challenge with the same name after soft deletion succeeds without a 500 error, while the reported behavior for an existing active challenge remains clear.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
api, backend, database
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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