Avoid processing the same Slack button click multiple times
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Description
If the same user or different users clicked on the same button multiple times, it should execute only one.
We might later want to allow different users to click on the same button for use cases like feedback, but that’s for later when there is a use case for that.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Slack button click handling entry point and any existing tests for button interactions. Confirm how repeated clicks are currently processed; done means repeated clicks on the same button result in only one execution, regardless of whether they come from the same or different users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100