nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts
Show users circle name validation errors
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 642
- Forks
- 220
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Go to contacts app
- Click on create new circle
- Enter a name (length 1 or 2)
- 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
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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 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