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Update BUGZY_BZ_API_KEY config var to use API key from a bot

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start at src/server/queryUtils.ts around line 306 and trace how BUGZY_BZ_API_KEY is used for Bugzilla WebService calls. Coordinate the bot account and configure its shared API key for the Bugzy instance running on Heroku; done means the instance uses the bot key successfully.

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Description

bug

Scope of this bug is to request a bugzilla bot account which can share API key that can be used to make WebService API calls from bugzy instance running on Heroku Server.

https://github.com/mozilla/bugzy/blob/8504916d4bc709b2541d53f2c3374d68198e9329/src/server/queryUtils.ts#L306

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
11
Forks
14
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No merged PRs in 30d

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