posit-dev / posit-dev/connectapi

flatten nested list-columns in `get_content()` output

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Description

get_content() includes a number of nested list-columns that should probably be un-nested, as the nestedness hurts more than it helps when exploring the data.

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Research direction

Locate the get_content() implementation and inspect how its output columns are assembled. Identify which list-columns are nested and determine the expected flattened output; done means get_content() returns the intended non-nested columns without breaking existing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
api
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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