Handle API query errors gracefully and inform the user of failures

[nmcharlton]

We've had several instances recently of errors in API responses not being handled gracefully and not being reported to the user.
In several places, we have no error handling at all, so either quietly ignore errors or assume success, often resulting in unexpected behaviour.

Ideally, we would have a mechanism in the Admin Panel to allow users to report errors directly when they occur, along with the network request and response details, but a good start would be graceful handling of failures.

[xxGreyscale]

Hello, @nmcharlton I think I might be able to handle this if assigned. This would need a UI consultation too, don't you think?

[nmcharlton]

@xxGreyscale That would be awesome. I think a UI consultation would be good, but it doesn’t need to be anything too fancy 😀

[nmcharlton]

Hi @xxGreyscale. Have you been able to make any progress on this issue? The team has been discussing the best strategy for API error handling across the Admin Panel, and @gwynndp has proposed some changes in #566, focussed on the Messaging tool. It would be good to share and align the work on this area.

[xxGreyscale]

So far I haven't made any significant progress ready to be aligned with the main repository. Just figured out a way of handling most errors. But yet to be implemented

[OlhaD]

@nmcharlton I would like to work on it.