camunda / camunda/task-testing

Better guidance for a failed start instance

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

If task testing fails to start an instance, no detailed error is shown, even though it's available on the API.

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Describe the solution you'd like

A more detailed error is shown.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the task-testing flow that starts an instance and identify where failures are reported. Check how the API exposes the detailed error, then verify that a failed start displays that detail to the user.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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