[bug] Follow success check uses reply.statusCode which is always 200 at that point — logs are wrong

[MehtabSandhu11]

In apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts, the code checks reply.statusCode to decide whether to log a successful follow:

if (reply.statusCode === 200 || reply.statusCode === 204) {
  app.prisma.followLog.create({ data: { status: 'success' } })...
}

However, reply.statusCode is 200 by default before any response is sent. So this condition is always true at that point, meaning failed follows (e.g. 401, 404 from GitHub) are also logged as status: 'success'.

Expected behaviour

Only genuine successful follows should be logged as 'success'.

Proposed fix

Instead of checking reply.statusCode, check the actual response from the platform API directly:

// In followGitHub, return a boolean or throw on failure
// Then log based on that result, not reply.statusCode

Files to touch

• apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts
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[nazneen-p1]

Hi @MehtabSandhu11,

I’ve gone through the issue and understand that relying on reply.statusCode here can lead to incorrect success logs since it defaults to 200 before the actual response is processed.

I would like to work on fixing this by validating the actual API response instead of the default status code, ensuring only genuine successful follows are logged.

I would like to work on this issue as part of GirlScript Summer of Code 2026 (GSSoC'26). I have reviewed the codebase and understand the root cause and the fix required.

Could you please assign this issue to me?

Thank you!

[Harxhit]

@MehtabSandhu11 Please wait for 24 hours, as this is the assignment protocol we follow before assigning issues. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

[anshul23102]

Hi, I would like to work on this bug. I can see the issue clearly in follow.ts - after followGitHub() sends the reply via reply.send(), the statusCode check will always read the default 200 rather than the actual outcome. I plan to fix this by tracking success with a boolean flag before checking. Could you please assign this issue to me?

[Harxhit]

@MehtabSandhu11 I have assigned the issue to you.