popcodeorg / popcodeorg/popcode

401 unauthorized error when trying to export to Github from Popcode

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Description

Describe the bug
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When you click on the "Export Repo" button, the call POST https://api.github.com/user/repos produces a 401 unauthorized error. This leads to the repo not being created for the person on Github.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Login to an account with Github Linked
  2. Click the arrow to the right of "Create Snapshot"
  3. Click "Export Repo" option in the dropdown list
  4. See the error

Expected behavior
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After clicking "Export Repo" a repo should be created with the PopCode code and a user should be taken to the Github page.

Screenshots
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PopCode_Export_Github_401_Unathorized

Desktop (please complete the following information):

User-Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:98.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/98.0

Additional context
This might be a global PopCode issue, which means the Unit 9 project where students export to Github might be stalled if it is not fixed.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Export Repo flow: log in with a linked GitHub account, choose Export Repo, and inspect the POST request to https://api.github.com/user/repos. Trace the linked-account credentials used for that request and verify that the completed flow creates the repository and redirects the user to GitHub.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, javascript
Domain
api, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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