tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql

`.dump` fails if the request is sent to replica

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Description

Recently, a user tried to take an export, but the database panicked. The logs pointed to an unwrap here: https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql/blob/f66dcf794887834810f36f9f6d6e6094c1fc5aa0/libsql-server/src/http/user/dump.rs#L93-L95

As a workround, user was able to take the export by force connecting to primary and calling .dump

first reported in discord: https://discord.com/channels/933071162680958986/933071163184283651/1256427537328767009

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Research direction

Start in libsql-server/src/http/user/dump.rs around lines 93-95 and trace the unwrap reached when .dump is sent to a replica. Reproduce the export request against a replica, then verify that the request no longer causes a database panic and that the export behavior is handled consistently with the primary workaround.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, sqlite
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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