provide meaningful exception on clientside callback's JS function absence
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Description
In Dash 1.11.0, suppose we have
app.clientside_callback(
ClientsideFunction('cbs', 'display_export_view'),
On window.dash_clientside.cbs absence at all, I get:

On window.dash_clientside.cbs.display_export_view absence, I get:

Propose to have a meaningful exception.
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Research direction
Reproduce both missing cases through app.clientside_callback with ClientsideFunction('cbs', 'display_export_view'), starting with the clientside callback path and the window.dash_clientside lookup. Done means an absent namespace and an absent function each produce a meaningful exception instead of the current failures.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, python
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100