when a validation already exists, the error message is not nice and is displayed after entering the password
Metadata
Current evaluation
Duplicate validation still prompts for a passphrase before the store returns a raw 409; current code signs before posting and needs a preflight error.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The report provides an exact reproduction, and the current command lists validations, signs the assertion, and only then calls post_validation without rejecting a duplicate, preserving the reported ordering problem. The store-labeled report was filed by a maintainer, and the later workaround comments explicitly belong to LP #1912332 rather than resolving this issue.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
32
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
38
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
88
Issue body
I tried to create the same validation twice. The second time it fails displaying an error; but this error is shown after I entered my password. I think the error should be shown before signing the validation.
$ snapcraft validate u1test20161026 ubuntu-core=3
Getting details for ubuntu-core
Signing validation ubuntu-core=3
You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "default"
4096-bit RSA key, ID D017FEB3, created 2016-01-01
Received error 409: 'There is already a validation assertion stored for snap-id y8gqFXGKAfN5NoZtNRZHqWhB1C4jt3Gi in this context.'
In addition to that, the error is not for humans. It shows the error code, the snap-id, and it's not nicely formatted.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
32
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
38
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
88
|
keep open | Duplicate validation still prompts for a passphrase before the store returns a raw 409; current code signs before posting and needs a preflight error. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
28
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
88
|
close resolved | Duplicate validate requests previously prompted for signing before exposing a raw 409; the current code preloads validations and advances assertion revisions, avoiding that conflict path. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
22
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
80
Actionability:
80
|
keep open | The `snapcraft validate` command prompts for a GPG passphrase before checking if a validation assertion already exists, then shows a raw 409 error with internal snap-id. The duplicate check should happen before signing. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
45
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | snapcraft validate shows a raw 409 error (with snap-id) only after the user enters their GPG passphrase when a validation already exists; the error should appear before signing and be human-readable. No comments, no activity for ~5.6 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | snapcraft validate displays a cryptic 409 API error with internal snap-IDs after prompting for a GPG passphrase. The error should appear before signing and be human-readable. No maintainer response in over 5 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Duplicate validation assertion error displays after password prompt and shows raw internal details instead of a user-friendly message. Issue is over 9 years old with no activity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Duplicate validation assertions trigger a raw 409 API error with internal snap-IDs after GPG passphrase entry, lacking pre-validation checks and human-readable formatting. No maintainer response in over 5 years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1912332
(confidence 95%)
A commenter explicitly stated that the revocation workaround documentation should have been added to LP #1912332 instead.
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