getTagByName will fail for tag without tag message
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Description
When calling getTagByName on a tag without tag message, it will throw an error:
Error: the requested type does not match the type in the ODB errno: -3
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Research direction
Start at the getTagByName entry point and reproduce the failure with a tag that has no tag message. Trace the reported ODB type-mismatch error, then verify that calling getTagByName for such a tag completes without throwing and preserves existing behavior for tagged messages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, javascript, node.js
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100