Dev Tools · 1h ago
Zulip Fixes Silent Slack Import Bug That Corrupted Message Order
Zulip's Slack importer crashed on missing timestamps or silently misordered messages when 'ts' was 'NaN'. A fix now skips malformed messages with warnings and requires finite floats. The regression test ensures the old failure is caught.
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The fix highlights a broader lesson: import tools must handle dirty data gracefully, not just fail loudly.
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