ndmitchell / ndmitchell/hoogle
Don't log people who ask for robots.txt
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- Dominant language
- Haskell
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Description
A clear sign they are probably a robot. Store such a list of IP addresses and avoid them.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the request logging path and the handling for robots.txt requests, then determine how IP addresses could be stored and checked. Done means requests for robots.txt no longer add their IP addresses to the logged or stored list.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- backend, observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100