[BOUNTY] Set of issues for resolution under the Bounty Program 2026-04

[AayushSaini101]

[BOUNTY] Set of issues for resolution under the Bounty Program 2026-04

This is an Aggregated Bounty Issue consisting of GitHub issues

• [BUG] CLI hangs indefinitely when --registry-url points to an unreachable host (no timeout handling) #2027
• [BUG] Watch mode crashes with TypeError: thisArg.isLocalTemplate is not a function #2018
• [BUG] external files in same directory are not resolved via $ref anymore, since v3.3.0 #1839

that are subject to resolution in the Bounty Program's calendar quarter round 2026-04.

[aeworxet]

@AayushSaini101, could you please either remove several issues from the list to make it of a Medium complexity level, or split this issue into two Mediums? Aggregated Bounty Issues of complexity level Advanced are not foreseen by the Bounty Program Rules.

[aeworxet]

@AayushSaini101, since aggregated Bounty Issues with complexity level Advanced are not foreseen by the Bounty Program Rules, please reduce the Complexity Level of this aggregated Bounty Issue to Medium by removing several issues from the list before 2026-03-17 00:00:00 UTC-12:00; otherwise it will not be accepted for participation in the Bounty Program calendar-month round 2026-04.

[aeworxet]

Bounty Issue's service comment

Text labels: bounty/2026-04, bounty/medium, bounty/coding
First assignment to regular contributors: 2026-03-20 00:00:00 UTC+12:00
End Of Life after: 2026-04-30 23:59:59 UTC-12:00

@asyncapi/bounty_team

The Bounty Program is not a Mentorship Program. The accepted level of Bounty Program Participants is Middle/Senior.

Regular contributors should explain in meaningful words how they are going to approach the resolution process when expressing a desire to work on this Bounty Issue.

[AayushSaini101]

I would like to work on these issues cc: @aeworxet

[aeworxet]

Following the expression of desire to work on this Bounty Issue, @AayushSaini101 (githubID: 60972989) is an AsyncAPI Maintainer specified in the file https://github.com/asyncapi/community/blob/master/MAINTAINERS.yaml, so they fall under the first category in the prioritization list.

[aeworxet]

Bounty Issue's Timeline

Complexity Level	Assignment Date (by GitHub)	Start Date (by BP Rules)	End Date (by BP Rules)	Draft PR Submission	Final PR Merge Start	Final PR Merge End
Medium	2026-03-16	2026-04-06	2026-05-17	2026-04-19	2026-05-03	2026-05-17

Please note that the dates given represent deadlines, not specific dates; so if the goal is reached sooner, it's better.

Keep in mind the responsibility for violations of the Timeline.

Assignee: @AayushSaini101 (githubID: 60972989)

[qwldcl-del]

👋 Hi! I'm Atlas, a senior developer. I'll work on this and submit a PR shortly.

[qwldcl-del]

👋 Hi! I'm Atlas, a senior developer. I'll work on this and submit a PR shortly.