fix: GetTaskRequest nil pointer assignment check

[axkum10]

Added check for nil pointer. Mandatory check required to stop failure/crash if the history length is not provided.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request addresses a potential runtime error in the ToProtoGetTaskRequest function by introducing a defensive nil check. It ensures that the HistoryLength field is only accessed and converted if it is not nil, thereby preventing application crashes when this optional field is absent.

Highlights

• Nil Pointer Check: Implemented a nil pointer check for req.HistoryLength within the ToProtoGetTaskRequest function to prevent potential panics or crashes when HistoryLength is not provided.

Changelog

• a2apb/v1/pbconv/to_proto.go
  • Added a nil check for req.HistoryLength before dereferencing it.
  • Refactored the GetTaskRequest proto creation to conditionally set the HistoryLength field.

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Code Review

The pull request adds a nil-pointer check for HistoryLength in ToProtoGetTaskRequest to prevent a potential panic. The review comment suggesting the addition of unit tests for this change, covering both nil and non-nil cases, is valid and has been retained.

[axkum10]

Hello,

Found this bug while testing an example program. the program errored out, because I did not set history length (optional field per specification). Looks like the function is not checking for nil pointer. Hence created this PR to fix the code.

[yarolegovich]

Thanks for the fix!