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MD5 checksum validation fails for custom code containing non-ASCII characters

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Connector Builder failure with a custom component containing Chinese text or Unicode escape sequences, then trace the checksum validation that raises AirbyteCodeTamperedError. Done means the expected and actual MD5 checksums agree and the custom component validates successfully for non-ASCII code.

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Description

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Custom components in Connector Builder fail with AirbyteCodeTamperedError: md5 checksum does not match when the code contains non-ASCII characters (Chinese, Unicode escape sequences, etc.).

Actual Behavior:
AirbyteCodeTamperedError: md5 checksum does not match.
{'expected_checksum': '34bde9a8a116ea115d9abaf5132e71e8', 'actual_checksum': '39fbda431ca51e16ec08945e08cd3a3f'}....

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