micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Failed to decode repository data: json: cannot unmarshal number into Go value of type main.PluginPackages

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

Press Ctrl+e, run plugin related commands such as plugin search whatever or plugin install vcs, hit return.

Micro becomes "minimized" (not visible) and shows this error:

Failed to decode repository data:
 json: cannot unmarshal number into Go value of type main.PluginPackages

Press enter to continue

Specifications

$ micro -version
Version: 1.4.1
Commit hash: 1856891
Compiled on August 10, 2018

Running the linux64 binary from the 1.4.1 github release. Running in urxvt v9.22 on Debian Unstable with no custom config at all.

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure from Ctrl+e with plugin search whatever or plugin install vcs using the Linux 1.4.1 binary. Trace the plugin repository-data decoding that produces the PluginPackages error, then verify that those commands no longer minimize Micro or show the decode error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
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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