Handle Redis connection failures gracefully

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
fastapi, python, redis
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start by locating the FastAPI API boundary and rate-limit service code that accesses Redis, then identify the connection exception currently exposed to callers. Decide and document the appropriate HTTP or WebSocket failure behavior, add a test that simulates Redis being unavailable, and run the relevant service tests to verify a controlled response.

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Description

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Goal

Return a controlled service response when Redis is unavailable instead of exposing an unhandled connection exception.

Acceptance criteria

  • Catch the relevant Redis connection error at the API boundary or rate-limit service.
  • Choose and document an appropriate HTTP/WebSocket error behavior.
  • Add a test that simulates Redis being unavailable.
Dominant language
Python
Stars
3
Forks
10
Avg merge
14h 44m
Merged PRs (30d)
9

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