Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Instant Search: handle API failures and displaying failure info

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[Feature] Search [Plugin] Jetpack [Plugin] Search [Pri] Low [Status] Auto-allocated Bug Triaged
Dominant language
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Description

We should handle the API errors based on whether we got a response and what the error code is. Any 4xx should not be run again. 5xx should probably be retried after a bit of time.

I am not sure what we should display in the UI. Depends a lot on if there is already data getting displayed.

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Research direction

The payload names no files or tests; start by locating the Instant Search API request and UI display entry points. Map no-response, 4xx, and 5xx behavior, then resolve what the UI should show with and without existing data; done means the retry and failure-display rules are agreed and covered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php, react
Domain
api, frontend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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