microg / microg/GmsCore

Improve error handling and logging (exposure notification)

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Yes, post-mortem of https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/1708

Describe the solution you'd like
The error handling should be improved by:

  • logging stuff that is relevant
  • showing more relevant/specific error messages

Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A

Additional context
In the issue, there was a missing permission, but the error it yielded was sth. about some interface not being connected.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the post-mortem in issue 1708 and tracing the exposure-notification failure described there. Identify where the missing-permission failure becomes an interface-not-connected error; done means relevant details are logged and the user receives a specific error message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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