oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/hubris

Audit `From<Error> for ResponseCode`

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Description

task-validate requires the driver-specific error type to implement From<Error> for ResponseCode.

This is awkward in cases where the driver-specific error type includes variants that aren't ResponseCode-flavored. Some drivers panic in the From implementation; others return BadResponse.

We should probably switch this to TryFrom; then, we could catch the error case in one place (i.e. in the task-validate implementation) and have a consistent behavior.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating task-validate and the driver-specific From for ResponseCode implementations. Review how each driver handles error variants that are not ResponseCode-flavored, then trace the validation path where failures should be handled consistently. Done means the conversion behavior is consistent across drivers and task-validate handles conversion errors in one place.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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