Include exception info in Client._get_log_message

opbeat/base.py

@@ -418,8 +418,9 @@ def _get_log_message(self, data):
         # decode message so we can show the actual event
         try:
             data = self.decode(data)
-        except Exception:
-            message = '<failed decoding data>'
+        except Exception as exc:
+            message = '<failed decoding data ({0}: {1})>'.format(
+                exc.__class__.__name__, exc)
         else:
             message = data.pop('message', '<no message value>')
         return message

tests/client/client_tests.py

@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ def test_message_event(self):
         self.assertFalse('stacktrace' in event)
         self.assertTrue('timestamp' in event)
 
+    @mock.patch('opbeat.base.Client.decode', side_effect=Exception('boom!'))
+    def test_get_log_message_exception(self, decode):
+        message = self.client._get_log_message(0)
+        self.assertEquals(message, "<failed decoding data (Exception: boom!)>")
+        decode.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
     # def test_stack_explicit_frames(self):
     #     def bar():
     #         return inspect.stack()