There is too many duplicates

[hackerncoder]

The new error page, while great and gives us a lot of information, also produces too many duplicate issues. We should find a way to lower that number, e.g. add some text about checking for duplicates, maybe (also) here on github.

~HackerNCoder.

[Perflyst]

A link to the github issue tracker with the correct search terms would be nice. It would automatically show the end user if a bug with the same error already exists.

[hackerncoder]

Searching for the title should reveal if any has already been opened or a closed issue with the duplicate tag.

[saltycrys]

Somebody suggested to add a button to copy the issue template which would help with formatting.

It's possible to get the file and line that caused the error by matching src/invidious on backtrace frames. This would help with common errors that can be caused in multiple files, like JSON parsing or accessing. The suggested title should include this information. See https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/blob/5999ae29beacf4cfd54e232ca83c1a46b79f26a5/src/exception.cr#L59

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The error message is created here: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/d8629e61d615e2c0c7fc4d4ee1d88324170b2cb8/src/invidious/helpers/errors.cr#L25-L44 and is rendered with this template: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/d8629e61d615e2c0c7fc4d4ee1d88324170b2cb8/src/invidious/views/error.ecr#L1-L7

When editing the template keep in mind that expected errors (InfoExceptions) get rendered with the error template, too.

[hackerncoder]

The issue template is a good idea, but it might not be done correctly. People are still opening the issue, but also not providing a title. I might take a look at creating something I think is better.

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