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The forgiving decoder implementation is ignoring padding and whitespaces in crypto-algorithm.cpp

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
c
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start with the discussion linked in the issue and inspect crypto-algorithm.cpp, where the forgiving decoder is implemented. Check how the decoder handles padding and whitespace, then compare its behavior with the expectations in the discussion. Done means the decoder handles both as requested and the relevant tests pass; the payload does not name a test file.

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Avg merge
1d 18h
Merged PRs (30d)
15

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