maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-backend

Creating a challenge with duplicate name yields 500 error

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Scala
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Description

We should do this more gracefully (for example checking the name before moving on to the geometry part of the challenge creation process)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing challenge creation with a duplicate name and trace the back-end/API flow through the name check and geometry-processing step. Done means duplicate names receive a graceful non-500 response rather than failing with a 500 error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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