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Downloads tab should function without Transmission connection

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start with the Downloads tab and its handling of a disconnected Transmission connection, then trace how the ledger file is accessed. The change is done when the tab remains responsive and displays all information available from the ledger even without a Transmission connection.

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Description

Problem

When Transmission is disconnected from Privateer, the Downloads tab shows an error and is blank and unresponsive.

Fix

When there's no connection to Transmission we should show as much information as we can using the ledger file.

Dominant language
Rust
Stars
3
Forks
0
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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