influxdata / influxdata/influxdb
Improve error message: unsupported input type for mean aggregate: string
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Description
__Proposal:__
The error message should add more details to guide diagnosis:
unsupported input type for mean aggregate: string
__Current behavior:__
Error message shown in Grafana doesn't give guidance as to what field causes/caused the problem.
__Desired behavior:__
Either show field or query or value that is being aggregated.
__Use case:__
Diagnose Grafana dashboard errors. Without aggregation the query works on limited data. With aggregation and more data the query fails for unclear reason.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Search for the exact error text, then trace the mean aggregate path and its tests to determine what field, query, or value is available for diagnostic context. Done means the error identifies the input that caused the unsupported string type and the relevant tests cover the new message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100