nextflow-io / nextflow-io/nextflow
Improve error message when failures happen due to proxy settings
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error-improvements
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Description
We should have a useful message on the console when the failures happen due to proxy settings.
At the moment, these are only available in the .nextflow.log files
Jul-21 11:01:18.239 [main] ERROR o.p.update.DefaultUpdateRepository - Unable to tunnel through proxy. Proxy returns "HTTP/1.1 407 Proxy Authentication Required"
java.io.IOException: Unable to tunnel through proxy. Proxy returns "HTTP/1.1 407 Proxy Authentication Required"
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the proxy failure details currently available in .nextflow.log with what reaches the console. Reproduce the HTTP 407 proxy-authentication failure and trace the existing update or proxy error path. Done means a useful proxy-related message, including the failure reason, is shown on the console.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- groovy
- Domain
- cli, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100