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Improve import result message interface

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#394 opened on Mar 25, 2020

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Description

Feature requests on the forum

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Upon successful import, a null message is displayed, which is very difficult to associate with a successful import. And if import fails, the message {"message": "Internal Server Error"} is displayed all the time, which also does not say what the problem is.

Describe the solution you'd like If import is successful, the message Import completed successfully! is displayed. And if import fails, a message is displayed that the import could not be completed, and the specific reason why (and also its solution is possible).

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context The server should give the correct error messages, which can be displayed in the web interface to the user.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
pythonjavascripthtmlcss
Domain
backendfrontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic Pythonbasic JavaScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the server side import endpoint (likely in aw server/aw server) to identify where error messages are generated, and the frontend code (likely in aw webui) where the import result is displayed. Look for the specific null message on success and 'Internal Server Error' on failure. Modify the server to return meaningful success/failure messages and update the frontend to display them.