maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-backend

Attempt to clone and save challenge without renaming causes 500

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Dominant language
Scala
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53
Forks
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Avg merge
1d 17h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Repo - take a challenge, clone it, click through it - produces http 500. Renaming it solves the issue.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the challenge flow described: take a challenge, clone it, click through it, and save it without renaming. Inspect the backend error produced by that save path and compare it with the renamed case. Done means saving the unrenamed clone no longer returns HTTP 500.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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