pepkit / pepkit/pephub

Forking PEP sometimes gives unknown error

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bug
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
22
Forks
2
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Forking a PEP sometimes throws an error (unknown error) but always seems to succeed behind the scenes.

Contributor guide

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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 fork operation through the PEPHub web API and compare the reported error with the resulting PEP state. Trace the fork request and its response handling; the issue is done when successful forks no longer report an unknown error and genuine failures remain distinguishable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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