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With offlineHandler and without offlineMode, the client always serves flags from the local json file even thought flagsmith server is available

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
nodejs, typescript
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start with the linked offline-handler documentation and trace how offlineHandler and offlineMode are interpreted when the server is available. Reproduce the behavior with a local JSON environment document and an available server, then confirm whether the documented expectation is correct and capture the intended behavior in a test or documentation update.

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Description

Hello,
We are using flagsmith inhouse in local evaluation mode.
We were trying to implement offline handler as described in the second point here

Our expectation is:-
If flagsmith server is available then use the environment document fetched from the server for the flag evaluation.
If flagsmith server is unavailable then use the environment document present in the .json file in the local.

Actual Behaviour:-
Even if flagsmith server is available, the flags are served from the .json file in the local

Note:-we only have offlineHandler set. The offlineMode is false

Can someone please clarify if our expectation is correct? If yes then why its not behaving this way?

Thanks!

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