maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-backend

Challenge identifier not used

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Description

I had a challenge with lots of tasks and re-generated those tasks and uploaded again. Now I have them all twice. I would have expected Maproulette to understand the unique identifiers and do a de-duplication.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the challenge-task upload path and how challenge identifiers are handled, then reproduce uploading regenerated tasks. Done means repeated uploads recognize existing unique identifiers and do not create duplicate tasks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
api, backend
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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