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šŸ› Bug Report: Rate limit mismatch

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend

Research direction

The report shows Reddit returning 403 responses while Redlib parses the rate limit check as JSON, but it does not identify the responsible files or tests. Start by tracing the rate limit check and Reddit response handling in the Rust client, then look for existing tests covering 403 responses. Done when the mismatch is understood and the reported error is handled or explained accurately.

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Description

docker logs -f redlib
ERROR redlib::client > Got an invalid response from reddit expected value at line 1 column 1. Status code: 403 Forbidden
Rate limit check failed: Failed to parse page JSON data: expected value at line 1 column 1 | /r/reddit/hot.json?&raw_json=1
This may cause issues with the rate limit.
Please report this error with the above information.
https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/issues/new?assignees=sigaloid&labels=bug&title=%F0%9F%90%9B+Bug+Report%3A+Rate+limit+mismatch
Starting Redlib...
Running Redlib v0.36.0 on [::]:8080!
ERROR redlib::client > Got an invalid response from reddit expected value at line 1 column 1. Status code: 403 Forbidden
ERROR redlib::utils > Error page rendered: Failed to parse page JSON data: expected value at line 1 column 1
ERROR redlib::client > Got an invalid response from reddit expected value at line 1 column 1. Status code: 403 Forbidden
Rate limit check failed: Failed to parse page JSON data: expected value at line 1 column 1 | /r/reddit/hot.json?&raw_json=1
This may cause issues with the rate limit.
Starting Redlib...
Please report this error with the above information.

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