{"record":{"id":"eacd32229028af66","repo":"affaan-m/ECC","slug":"fal-upload-failed-provider-details-omitted","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"fal upload failed; provider details omitted","messagePattern":"fal upload failed; provider details omitted","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"FalError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"skills/taste-application/scripts/falapi.py","lineNumber":317,"sourceCode":"    if not p.exists():\n        raise FalError(f\"cannot upload, file does not exist: {p}\")\n\n    key = _cache_key(p)\n    with _UPLOAD_LOCK:\n        hit = _UPLOAD_CACHE.get(key)\n    if hit and (is_dry_run() == hit.startswith(DRY_RUN_HOST + \"/\")):\n        log.debug(\"upload cache hit: %s\", p.name)\n        return hit\n\n    if is_dry_run():\n        url = f\"{DRY_RUN_HOST}/uploads/{_digest(str(key))}/{p.name}\"\n        log.info(\"[dry-run] would upload %s (%d bytes) -> %s\", p, key[2], url)\n    else:\n        api_key()\n        try:\n            url = _fal().upload_file(str(p))\n        except Exception:\n            raise FalError(\"fal upload failed; provider details omitted\") from None\n        log.info(\"uploaded %s -> %s\", p.name, safe_url(url))\n\n    with _UPLOAD_LOCK:\n        _UPLOAD_CACHE[key] = url\n    return url\n\n\ndef upload_many(paths: Iterable[str | Path]) -> list[str]:\n    return [upload(p) for p in paths]\n\n\ndef clear_upload_cache() -> None:\n    with _UPLOAD_LOCK:\n        _UPLOAD_CACHE.clear()\n\n\n# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n# response parsing","sourceCodeStart":299,"sourceCodeEnd":335,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/8321021c54d670126ce3b2969d5deb880b4b0c2a/skills/taste-application/scripts/falapi.py#L299-L335","documentation":"FalError raised when the underlying fal client's upload_file() call throws for any reason. The library intentionally omits provider details (network errors, auth failures, API changes) from the message and suppresses the exception chain with `from None`, so the original cause is not surfaced.","triggerScenarios":"upload() calls _fal().upload_file(str(p)) and any Exception occurs: network outage, invalid or missing FAL API key, provider-side 4xx/5xx, unsupported file type, or SDK version change in the client.","commonSituations":"Expired or unset FAL_KEY environment variable; corporate proxy blocking uploads to fal.ai; fal client library upgrade that changed upload_file behavior; transient network failure during a large file upload.","solutions":["Confirm the fal API key is set and valid (check api_key()/FAL_KEY) before retrying","Retry the upload — transient network failures are a common cause","Temporarily catch and print the underlying exception by calling _fal().upload_file directly in a debug script","Update/verify the fal client package version matches what this script expects"],"exampleFix":"// debug: surface the suppressed cause\ntry:\n    url = _fal().upload_file(str(p))\nexcept Exception as e:\n    raise FalError(f\"fal upload failed: {e}\")","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"import os\nkey = os.environ.get(\"FAL_KEY\") or os.environ.get(\"FAL_API_KEY\")\nif not key:\n    raise SystemExit(\"FAL key not configured\")\nif not Path(path).is_file():\n    raise SystemExit(f\"nothing to upload: {path}\")","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    url = upload(path)\nexcept FalError:\n    logging.exception(\"fal upload failed for %s; check key/network and retry\", path)\n    raise","preventionTips":["Pre-validate the FAL key and connectivity before batch uploads","Retry uploads with backoff for transient failures","Keep the fal client package version pinned","Upload promptly after generation to avoid files being cleaned up"],"tags":["network","upload","api"],"backgroundTag":"api-request-failed","analyzedSha":"8321021c54d670126ce3b2969d5deb880b4b0c2a","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T10:08:13.343Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T10:08:13.343Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}