mattermost-community/focalboard

Bug: error when rendering a board with a bad group by property

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#4845 opened on Aug 11, 2022

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Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create a new board without using a template. You should get a kanban view grouped by status
  2. Create a new card and change the type of the status property to be a non-groupable one (for example, URL)
  3. The board should cause an error when trying to be visited

Expected behavior

We should define a way to render the kanban when no groupable property exists or the one selected is non-groupable

Edition and Platform

  • Edition: Mattermost Boards (plugin)
  • Version: v7.2-RC3
  • Browser and OS: Firefox on Linux

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
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.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Understanding of Focalboard's data model for board properties
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the board rendering logic, specifically the kanban view component. Focus on how the 'group by' property is validated and what fallback exists when the property is non groupable. Look at files related to board view rendering, property types, and error handling in the frontend codebase.