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Add a CaptureStartupErrors overload with RequestDelegate.

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Description

## Background and Motivation

Allow to return Json or a custom error page on startup errors.

## Proposed API
```

.CaptureStartupErrors((context, exception) =>
{
context.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError;
return context.ExecuteObjectResultAsync(exception);
})
```

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Research direction

The issue names CaptureStartupErrors but does not identify a file, test, or entry point. Locate the existing API and its related tests, then compare the proposed RequestDelegate overload and verify that startup errors can produce JSON or a custom error page as shown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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