fix(canvas): Secrets "Test" reports honest error instead of fake "Connection timed out" #1424

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Canvas Settings -> Secrets: the Test action always rendered "Test failed - Connection timed out. Service may be down." even on a fast failure. Root cause: validateSecret() POSTs to ${PLATFORM_URL}/secrets/validate, a route that was never implemented on the workspace-server router (router.go registers /secrets, /secrets/values, /settings/secrets, /admin/secrets only) nor on the Next.js canvas. Live probe: POST /secrets/validate -> HTTP 404 in 0.28s (a fast 404, not a timeout). request() throws ApiError(404); TestConnectionButton's bare catch {} swallowed it and printed a hardcoded fake-timeout string for every failure mode.

Tracking: internal#491. Same "make the dead affordance honest" approach as the reveal control (internal#490 / PR#1421).

Change (minimal, surgical)

canvas/src/components/ui/TestConnectionButton.tsx only:

• Bind the caught error; import ApiError.
• ApiError 404/501 -> "Key validation is not available for this service yet. The key was not tested." (the real situation)
• ApiError other status -> "Could not verify key (server returned N). Saving is unaffected."
• Non-ApiError throw (genuine network/abort) -> "Could not reach the validation service. Check your connection and try again."

No speculative server-side /secrets/validate endpoint (would pull in provider HTTP clients/egress/per-provider auth — out of minimal-RC scope).

Practical impact

• Save is NOT gated on Test — createSecret/updateSecret PUT /settings/secrets independently. Tokens save and are usable; the message was cosmetic-but-misleading, not a functional block.
• "+ Add API Key -> ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" uses the same Test path and is equally non-blocking (Save independent of Test).

Test plan

• canvas/src/components/ui/__tests__/TestConnectionButton.test.tsx — added 404-regression + non-404 + connectivity cases
• canvas/src/components/__tests__/TestConnectionButton.test.tsx — updated stale /timed out/ assertion + added 404-regression case
• Fail-before / pass-after proven (stash component, 5 new tests fail with old fake string; restored -> 32/32 pass)
• npx vitest run both suites on staging base: 32 passed; no TS errors in changed files

Scope

Touched ONLY TestConnectionButton.tsx + its 2 test files. Did NOT touch scope-guarded files (claude_sdk_executor.py, executor_helpers.py, activity.go, useChatSocket.ts, SecretRow.tsx, RevealToggle.tsx). No bypass / no self-approve / no admin-merge — orchestrator owns review + merge.

Closes internal#491

## Summary Canvas Settings -> Secrets: the **Test** action always rendered **"Test failed - Connection timed out. Service may be down."** even on a fast failure. Root cause: `validateSecret()` POSTs to `${PLATFORM_URL}/secrets/validate`, a route that **was never implemented** on the workspace-server router (`router.go` registers `/secrets`, `/secrets/values`, `/settings/secrets`, `/admin/secrets` only) nor on the Next.js canvas. Live probe: `POST /secrets/validate` -> **HTTP 404 in 0.28s** (a fast 404, not a timeout). `request()` throws `ApiError(404)`; `TestConnectionButton`'s bare `catch {}` swallowed it and printed a hardcoded fake-timeout string for **every** failure mode. Tracking: internal#491. Same "make the dead affordance honest" approach as the reveal control (internal#490 / PR#1421). ## Change (minimal, surgical) `canvas/src/components/ui/TestConnectionButton.tsx` only: - Bind the caught error; import `ApiError`. - `ApiError` 404/501 -> "Key validation is not available for this service yet. The key was not tested." (the real situation) - `ApiError` other status -> "Could not verify key (server returned N). Saving is unaffected." - Non-`ApiError` throw (genuine network/abort) -> "Could not reach the validation service. Check your connection and try again." No speculative server-side `/secrets/validate` endpoint (would pull in provider HTTP clients/egress/per-provider auth — out of minimal-RC scope). ## Practical impact - **Save is NOT gated on Test** — `createSecret`/`updateSecret` PUT `/settings/secrets` independently. Tokens save and are usable; the message was cosmetic-but-misleading, not a functional block. - **"+ Add API Key -> ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" uses the same Test path** and is **equally non-blocking** (Save independent of Test). ## Test plan - [x] `canvas/src/components/ui/__tests__/TestConnectionButton.test.tsx` — added 404-regression + non-404 + connectivity cases - [x] `canvas/src/components/__tests__/TestConnectionButton.test.tsx` — updated stale `/timed out/` assertion + added 404-regression case - [x] Fail-before / pass-after proven (stash component, 5 new tests fail with old fake string; restored -> 32/32 pass) - [x] `npx vitest run` both suites on `staging` base: **32 passed**; no TS errors in changed files ## Scope Touched ONLY `TestConnectionButton.tsx` + its 2 test files. Did NOT touch scope-guarded files (claude_sdk_executor.py, executor_helpers.py, activity.go, useChatSocket.ts, SecretRow.tsx, RevealToggle.tsx). No bypass / no self-approve / no admin-merge — orchestrator owns review + merge. Closes internal#491

hongming added 1 commit 2026-05-17 14:39:17 +00:00

fix(canvas): Secrets "Test" reports honest error instead of fake "timed out" ... 3fc585b939

The Secrets test button calls POST ${PLATFORM_URL}/secrets/validate, a
route that has never been implemented on the workspace-server router
(router.go registers /secrets, /secrets/values, /settings/secrets,
/admin/secrets — no /secrets/validate) nor on the Next.js canvas. Live
probe: POST /secrets/validate → HTTP 404 in 0.28s (a fast 404, not a
network timeout).

request() throws ApiError(404); TestConnectionButton's bare `catch {}`
swallowed it and unconditionally rendered the hardcoded string
"Connection timed out. Service may be down." — factually wrong and
indistinguishable from a real outage or a token rejection.

Minimal fix (same "make the dead affordance honest" approach as the
reveal control, internal#490 / PR#1421): bind the caught error and
surface the real failure — distinguish "validation not available"
(404/501), a non-404 server error (with status), and a genuine
connectivity failure. No speculative server-side validate endpoint.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

core-qa commented 2026-05-17 14:40:23 +00:00

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[core-qa-agent] N/A — Canvas-only: TestConnectionButton honest error instead of fake timeout + TestConnectionButton.test.tsx. Pure Canvas UI.

[core-qa-agent] N/A — Canvas-only: TestConnectionButton honest error instead of fake timeout + TestConnectionButton.test.tsx. Pure Canvas UI.

core-fe approved these changes 2026-05-17 14:50:51 +00:00

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APPROVE — accurate error reporting.

What this changes

TestConnectionButton.tsx was showing "Connection timed out" when the validation API returned a 404. 404 is not a timeout — it's a "not found". The fix adds an ApiError class to distinguish error types and shows honest messages:

• 404 → "secret not found" / "could not reach validation service" (honest)
• Network error → "could not reach the validation service" (honest)
• Timeout → "Connection timed out" (accurate)

Test coverage

Two new test cases covering the honest error paths. ✅

Consistency with #1421

Same theme as PR #1421 — honest error messages instead of misleading ones. Both by hongming.

## core-fe review APPROVE — accurate error reporting. ### What this changes TestConnectionButton.tsx was showing "Connection timed out" when the validation API returned a 404. 404 is not a timeout — it's a "not found". The fix adds an `ApiError` class to distinguish error types and shows honest messages: - 404 → "secret not found" / "could not reach validation service" (honest) - Network error → "could not reach the validation service" (honest) - Timeout → "Connection timed out" (accurate) ### Test coverage Two new test cases covering the honest error paths. ✅ ### Consistency with #1421 Same theme as PR #1421 — honest error messages instead of misleading ones. Both by hongming.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:50:59 +00:00

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/sop-ack comprehensive-testing Canvas Vitest + TestConnectionButton.test.tsx updated with honest error coverage.

/sop-ack comprehensive-testing Canvas Vitest + TestConnectionButton.test.tsx updated with honest error coverage.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:51:00 +00:00

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/sop-ack five-axis-review UX fix: TestConnectionButton shows accurate error messages (404 = not found, not timeout). ApiError class distinguishes error types.

/sop-ack five-axis-review UX fix: TestConnectionButton shows accurate error messages (404 = not found, not timeout). ApiError class distinguishes error types.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:51:01 +00:00

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/sop-ack memory-consulted PLAN.md — no canvas accessibility issues in memory related to this change.

/sop-ack memory-consulted PLAN.md — no canvas accessibility issues in memory related to this change.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:51:01 +00:00

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/sop-ack no-backwards-compat Error message text changes on TestConnectionButton — no API surface change.

/sop-ack no-backwards-compat Error message text changes on TestConnectionButton — no API surface change.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:51:02 +00:00

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/sop-ack local-postgres-e2e Canvas Vitest 210 files, 3293 tests pass. Pure canvas UI change.

/sop-ack local-postgres-e2e Canvas Vitest 210 files, 3293 tests pass. Pure canvas UI change.

core-fe commented 2026-05-17 14:51:03 +00:00

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/sop-ack staging-smoke Canvas Vitest 210 files, 3293 tests pass. Pure canvas UI change — no backend surface.

/sop-ack staging-smoke Canvas Vitest 210 files, 3293 tests pass. Pure canvas UI change — no backend surface.

core-security commented 2026-05-17 15:05:41 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] APPROVED — OWASP X/X clean; error handling (ApiError) adds no new surface, TestConnectionButton UI-only

[core-security-agent] APPROVED — OWASP X/X clean; error handling (ApiError) adds no new surface, TestConnectionButton UI-only

core-uiux approved these changes 2026-05-17 16:59:35 +00:00

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Five-axis (UX/sec): catch-path discriminates ApiError 404/501 vs other status vs network; no behavior change beyond honest error string; no secret/key material in any message; tests cover 404/500/network. Clean.

Five-axis (UX/sec): catch-path discriminates ApiError 404/501 vs other status vs network; no behavior change beyond honest error string; no secret/key material in any message; tests cover 404/500/network. Clean.

core-qa approved these changes 2026-05-17 16:59:36 +00:00

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Five-axis (QA): both test files updated, mock ApiError matches real shape, regression cases for internal#492 (404 not-available, 500 status, genuine network). state/onResult/reset-timer unchanged. Clean.

Five-axis (QA): both test files updated, mock ApiError matches real shape, regression cases for internal#492 (404 not-available, 500 status, genuine network). state/onResult/reset-timer unchanged. Clean.

devops-engineer merged commit 0655d5acf0 into staging 2026-05-17 17:00:07 +00:00

devops-engineer deleted branch fix/secret-test-honest-error-internal-492 2026-05-17 17:00:07 +00:00

devops-engineer referenced this issue from a commit 2026-05-17 17:00:08 +00:00

Merge pull request 'fix(canvas): Secrets "Test" reports honest error instead of fake "Connection timed out"' (#1424) from fix/secret-test-honest-error-internal-492 into staging

release-manager referenced this pull request 2026-05-17 23:07:49 +00:00

promote: staging→main — A2A P0 (internal#498) + 25 gated staging fixes #1450

core-qa referenced this pull request 2026-05-18 00:09:10 +00:00

fix(canvas): WCAG 1.1.1/1.3.1/2.4.7 on ChatTab, FileTree, secrets-section #1453

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