tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql

Improve authentication failure error

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enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

Currently, if authentication fails, we send return confusing gRPC error message. Let's add a proper AuthenticationFailed error to make the error case more obvious.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the authentication failure path and the gRPC error construction, then check nearby error tests or callers; done means authentication failures return the distinct AuthenticationFailed error with an unambiguous message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, grpc
Domain
authentication, backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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