popcodeorg / popcodeorg/popcode
Runtime errors should clear when you press the Refresh button
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 191
- Forks
- 143
- Avg merge
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Description
Pressing the “Refresh” button should clear runtime errors.
To reproduce:
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Write some JS code that will generate an error, e.g.
$('body').click(function() { window.bogus.thisWillError(); }); -
Trigger the error
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Click the “refresh” button in the top-left of the preview
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Expect the error notification to disappear
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Observe that it doesn’t
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Research direction
Start at the preview's Refresh button handler and reproduce the runtime error with the JavaScript example from the issue. Trace how the error notification is stored and cleared, then verify that pressing Refresh removes it while preserving the expected preview behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100