benchmark/errors.py

import httpx


def clean_error_message(e: Exception, action: str) -> str:
    """
    Produce a short, actionable status message for a failed API call.
    Never surfaces raw exception/HTTP text (stack traces, MDN links, etc.)
    to end users — those are confusing and unprofessional in a live demo.
    """
    if isinstance(e, httpx.HTTPStatusError):
        status = e.response.status_code
        if status == 500:
            return (
                f"{action} failed — the server hit an internal error. This is often caused by "
                "a source text too large for the model's context window, or a temporary resource "
                "issue. Try a smaller token count or try again in a moment."
            )
        if status in (502, 503, 504):
            return f"{action} failed — the server is temporarily unavailable (HTTP {status}). Try again in a moment."
        return f"{action} failed — the server returned an error (HTTP {status})."
    if isinstance(e, (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ConnectTimeout)):
        return f"{action} failed — could not connect to the service. It may be waking up from sleep; try again shortly."
    if isinstance(e, (httpx.ReadTimeout, httpx.TimeoutException)):
        return f"{action} failed — the request timed out. Try a smaller request, or try again."
    return f"{action} failed — an unexpected error occurred."