[tor-bugs] #21036 [Metrics/Onionoo]: Onionoo doesn't return JSON for error responses

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#21036: Onionoo doesn't return JSON for error responses
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 Reporter:  lukechilds       |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Low              |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Onionoo  |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor            |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                   |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by lukechilds):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Yeah fair enough, I've just a had a look around and found a few other APIs
 that also return HTML for errors. Just using the response codes seems
 perfectly reasonable.

 I still think JSON errors would be preferable but I suppose this is more
 of a design decision than a bug.

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