OpenBankProject / OpenBankProject/OBP-API

When database connection fails, there is no helpful error message

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Description

When the database connection fails, the user should see an error message:

Right now, the error message does not tell the developer that the database is the problem.
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Proposed solution:

When the database connection fails
Show an error message that the database connection has failed

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing a failed database connection and locating the code that currently surfaces its error; done means the resulting message clearly tells the developer that the database connection failed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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