nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts

Show users circle name validation errors

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. Go to contacts app
  2. Click on create new circle
  3. Enter a name (length 1 or 2)
  4. See error
Expected behavior

Show a meaningful error or better: Validate the input before sending it so users know that there is a minimum length

Actual behavior

Obscure error message "Error while creating circle A"

Server operating system

Docker

Web server

Apache

Database engine version

MySQL

PHP engine version

PHP 8.0

Nextcloud version

master branch

Updated from an older installed version or fresh install

None

Signing status

No response

List of activated apps

No response

Nextcloud configuration

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Browser

No response

Client operating system

No response

CardDAV-clients

No response

Web server error log

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Nextcloud log

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Browser log

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Browser log

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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 error in the contacts app while creating a circle with a one- or two-character name, then trace the circle creation flow and its validation or error handling. Done means users receive a meaningful minimum-length validation message before the request is sent, rather than “Error while creating circle A.”

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
frontend
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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