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[Feature] Query history: show error details of the failed query

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Description

Repro steps:

  1. A user had a failure in the query.
  2. Then run the query again and it succeeds.
  3. Go to query history to get details of the original error. Query is show as failed - good. But there are no no error message, mor other details.

Ask:
Show error details of the query in the history. May be old results set of the query as well.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the query history view and the stored record for a failed query, then inspect how the original error is retained after a later retry succeeds. Done means history exposes the failed query's error details; whether old result sets are included needs clarification.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql
Domain
database
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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