microsoft/restler-fuzzer

improve bucketization for the invalid value checker

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#609 opened on Aug 18, 2022

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See comment in PR #607.

The following should be investigated: is the bucketization too coarse-grained? can this be resolved by marking which parameter was fuzzed to the bug bucket?

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Investigate the bucketization granularity in the invalid value checker and consider marking which parameter was fuzzed to the bug bucket.
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python
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backendapisecuritytesting
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Needs investigation
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