base / base/account-sdk

Bug: Account SDK does not return detailed errors when signer fails to sign transactions

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Description

### Describe the bug

When using the Base Account SDK to prepare and submit a transaction, if the configured signer fails (for example, due to missing private key, user rejection, or invalid signer state), the SDK often returns a generic error without detailed information about the cause. This makes it difficult for developers to differentiate between signer failure modes and handle them appropriately in the UI.

### Steps

Steps to reproduce:
1. Integrate the Base Account SDK in a test application.
2. Configure the account with a signer that will reject signing (e.g., prompt user rejection or undefined private key).
3. Invoke a transaction signing method (e.g., prepare and submit a simple transfer).
4. Catch the error returned by the SDK.
5. Observe that the error lacks structured details indicating why the signing failed.

### Expected behavior

When the signer fails to sign a transaction, the SDK should return a structured error object containing specific failure information (e.g., "user_rejected", "missing_private_key", "invalid_signer_state"). This enables applications to display the correct UI message and handle different failure scenarios programmatically.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Base Account SDK transaction signing flow described in the reproduction steps, focusing on how signer failures are caught and returned. Reproduce the cases involving user rejection, an undefined private key, and invalid signer state. Done means callers receive structured failure information that distinguishes these scenarios, with coverage for the observed failures.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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