wpilibsuite / wpilibsuite/native-utils

Vendordep update fails on empty jsonURL.

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Description

The current vendordep behavior causes it to fail if the jsonUrl property is not null, but still an empty string. For example, in the WPILibNewCommands.json vendordep, the jsonUrl value is set to "". This causes the vendordep --update task to fail with an invalid URL error.

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Research direction

Start with the vendordep --update task and trace how the jsonUrl property is validated. Use the WPILibNewCommands.json example to reproduce the failure, then verify that an empty jsonUrl no longer produces an invalid URL error while non-empty URLs continue to update correctly.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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