matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-hookshot

Bot creates duplicate messages when creating issues

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Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
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Forks
95
Avg merge
1d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Whenever I create an issue the bot sends two messages for some reason:

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the duplicate-message behavior when creating an issue and trace the bot's issue-creation message handling. The issue names no files or tests; done means creating an issue produces one bot message instead of two.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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