From 79e2bcb711ba4685cc625fee2d35fb1c44be0ac3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun Komath <arjunkomath@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:55:14 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep failure notifications concise

---
 web/lib/notifications/index.ts  |  7 +++++--
 web/tests/notifications.test.ts | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/lib/notifications/index.ts b/web/lib/notifications/index.ts
index f978fc46..70cf50f5 100644
--- a/web/lib/notifications/index.ts
+++ b/web/lib/notifications/index.ts
@@ -79,14 +79,17 @@ export async function renderInAppNotification(event: NotificationEvent) {
 	if (event.kind === "build.failed") {
 		return {
 			title: `Build failed: ${context.serviceName}`,
-			body: event.error ?? `A build for ${context.serviceName} failed.`,
+			body: `A build for ${context.serviceName} failed.`,
 			href: `${serviceHref}/builds/${event.buildId}`,
 		};
 	}
 	if (event.kind === "cron.failed") {
 		return {
 			title: `Cron failed: ${context.serviceName}`,
-			body: `${event.path}: ${event.error ?? "Cron request failed"}`,
+			body:
+				event.statusCode === null
+					? `${event.path} failed.`
+					: `${event.path} failed with HTTP status ${event.statusCode}.`,
 			href: serviceHref,
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/web/tests/notifications.test.ts b/web/tests/notifications.test.ts
index 8450deb6..c09983c5 100644
--- a/web/tests/notifications.test.ts
+++ b/web/tests/notifications.test.ts
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ describe("notification pipeline", () => {
 		).resolves.toBeNull();
 	});
 
-	it("renders cron failures with the service deep link", async () => {
-		mocks.select.mockReturnValueOnce({
+	it("omits raw build and cron errors from in-app notifications", async () => {
+		mocks.select.mockReturnValue({
 			from: vi.fn(() => ({
 				innerJoin: vi.fn(() => ({
 					innerJoin: vi.fn(() => ({
@@ -119,6 +119,19 @@ describe("notification pipeline", () => {
 			})),
 		});
 
+		await expect(
+			renderInAppNotification({
+				kind: "build.failed",
+				occurrenceId: "build-1",
+				serviceId: "service-1",
+				buildId: "build-1",
+				error: "buildctl failed\n".repeat(1_000),
+			}),
+		).resolves.toEqual({
+			title: "Build failed: API",
+			body: "A build for API failed.",
+			href: "/dashboard/projects/cloud/production/services/service-1/builds/build-1",
+		});
 		await expect(
 			renderInAppNotification({
 				kind: "cron.failed",
@@ -130,7 +143,21 @@ describe("notification pipeline", () => {
 			}),
 		).resolves.toEqual({
 			title: "Cron failed: API",
-			body: "/jobs/nightly: HTTP status 500",
+			body: "/jobs/nightly failed with HTTP status 500.",
+			href: "/dashboard/projects/cloud/production/services/service-1",
+		});
+		await expect(
+			renderInAppNotification({
+				kind: "cron.failed",
+				occurrenceId: "cron-2",
+				serviceId: "service-1",
+				path: "/jobs/nightly",
+				statusCode: null,
+				error: "Connection refused",
+			}),
+		).resolves.toEqual({
+			title: "Cron failed: API",
+			body: "/jobs/nightly failed.",
 			href: "/dashboard/projects/cloud/production/services/service-1",
 		});
 	});