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Parenthesis in rss urls being escaped

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#219 opened on Sep 14, 2024

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Description

A rather niche issue that is affecting me. I've created an API that converts the output from https://boardgamegeek.com/xmlapi2/hot?boardgame into an RSS feed that can be read using the RSS widget. However, if you look in the link the urls have parenthesis in them which get escaped. When I look at my glance homepage the image urls have %28%29 in place of ().

Is this something I can fix with a setting?

I'm fairly sure it's not an issue on my end as all my debugging indicates the () are being sent correctly and the escaping to %28%29 is happening on the glance server.

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Tech stack
go
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backend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of Gounderstanding of URL encoding
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the RSS widget's handling of URLs. Look for where the feed URL is parsed and how links are extracted. The issue suggests that parentheses are being percent encoded, which may be due to an HTTP client or URL builder. Check the rss source file (likely `internal/rss/` or similar) for URL construction logic. Consider testing with a feed containing parentheses to reproduce the bug.