temporalio / temporalio/sdk-python
[Feature Request] Better error message when trying to upsert a datetime search attribute with non-tz-aware datetime.
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Description
See https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-python/issues/572
The SDK should raise an exception with a helpful error message if the datetime object is invalid for use as a datetime search attribute (e.g. lacks a timezone), rather than waiting for the server to fail the WFT Completion.
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Research direction
Start by reading the related sdk-python issue 572 and trace the upsert path for datetime search attributes. Add validation for datetimes without timezone information, with an actionable exception before workflow-task completion reaches the server. Add or update tests to confirm invalid datetimes fail locally with the helpful message.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100