{"record":{"id":"b0210cd67b362bd1","repo":"ruvnet/RuView","slug":"an-internal-error-occurred-please-try-again-later","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"An internal error occurred. Please try again later.","messagePattern":"An internal error occurred\\. Please try again later\\.","errorType":"http","errorClass":"HTTPException","httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"archive/v1/src/api/routers/pose.py","lineNumber":138,"sourceCode":"):\n    \"\"\"Get current pose estimation from WiFi signals.\"\"\"\n    try:\n        logger.info(f\"Processing pose estimation request from user: {current_user.get('id') if current_user else 'anonymous'}\")\n        \n        # Get current pose estimation\n        result = await pose_service.estimate_poses(\n            zone_ids=request.zone_ids,\n            confidence_threshold=request.confidence_threshold,\n            max_persons=request.max_persons,\n            include_keypoints=request.include_keypoints,\n            include_segmentation=request.include_segmentation\n        )\n        \n        return PoseEstimationResponse(**result)\n        \n    except Exception as e:\n        logger.error(f\"Error in pose estimation: {e}\")\n        raise HTTPException(\n            status_code=500,\n            detail=\"An internal error occurred. Please try again later.\"\n        )\n\n\n@router.post(\"/analyze\", response_model=PoseEstimationResponse)\nasync def analyze_pose_data(\n    request: PoseEstimationRequest,\n    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,\n    pose_service: PoseService = Depends(get_pose_service),\n    current_user: Dict = Depends(require_auth)\n):\n    \"\"\"Trigger pose analysis with custom parameters.\"\"\"\n    try:\n        logger.info(f\"Custom pose analysis requested by user: {current_user['id']}\")\n        \n        # Trigger analysis\n        result = await pose_service.analyze_with_params(","sourceCodeStart":120,"sourceCodeEnd":156,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ruvnet/RuView/blob/4685618388a5e49fad5b3005806f3bdd6a7c25c3/archive/v1/src/api/routers/pose.py#L120-L156","documentation":"Generic HTTP 500 from POST /pose/estimate when pose_service.estimate_poses raises anything. The handler hides the cause from the client ('An internal error occurred') but logs 'Error in pose estimation: <e>' server-side, so the log is the only place with the real reason. Root causes are service-state problems: model not loaded, empty CSI frame buffer, or unknown zone ids.","triggerScenarios":"POST /pose/estimate with zone_ids the service does not know, or while the service is not warm (model not loaded, no CSI frames ingested yet) — estimate_poses raises and the handler converts it to the generic 500.","commonSituations":"Starting the API before model weights are loaded; calling estimation before any CSI data flows from the firmware node; hardware not attached in real-hardware mode so the frame buffer stays empty.","solutions":["Read the server log — the 'Error in pose estimation:' line names the actual exception","Verify readiness (model loaded, CSI data flowing) via /health or /ready before estimating","Validate zone_ids against known zones first","If it is warm-up related and transient, retry once after a short delay"],"exampleFix":"# before\nresp = await client.post('/pose/estimate', json=body)\nresp.raise_for_status()\n\n# after\nfor attempt in range(3):\n    resp = await client.post('/pose/estimate', json=body)\n    if resp.status_code != 500:\n        break\n    await asyncio.sleep(2 ** attempt)\nresp.raise_for_status()","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"ready = (await client.get('/ready')).json().get('ready', False)\nif not ready:\n    raise ServiceNotReady('wait for model load + CSI data before estimating')","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"last_exc = None\nfor attempt in range(3):\n    try:\n        resp = await client.post('/pose/estimate', json=body)\n        resp.raise_for_status()\n        return resp.json()\n    except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:\n        if e.response.status_code != 500 or attempt == 2:\n            raise\n        await asyncio.sleep(2 ** attempt)","preventionTips":["Warm up via /health or /ready before the first estimation call","Retry 500s with exponential backoff, bounded attempts only","Correlate client request ids with server 'Error in pose estimation' log lines"],"tags":["python","fastapi","http-500","pose-estimation","service-state"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"4685618388a5e49fad5b3005806f3bdd6a7c25c3","analyzedAt":"2026-08-16T06:09:40.886Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-16T08:17:34.114Z"}