1157783 - Misleading error message for bad dates

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Socorro :: Webapp, task, P2)

Description

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Notice that I mis-typed the end date as 2014

Result: Pink error box
> Oops, an error occured
> Please fix the following issues:
>     500: internal server error (http://socorro-mware-zlb.webapp.phx1.mozilla.com/bpapi/supersearch/)

That makes me think the server's down, when really it's my fault.

[0] https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/search/?product=Firefox&version=37.0&process_type=!plugin&cpu_name=x86&date=%3E%3D3%2F1%2F2015&date=%3C3%2F8%2F2014&signature=%24OOM&release_channel=beta&_facets=signature&_facets=version&_facets=process_type&_columns=date&_columns=signature&_columns=product&_columns=version&_columns=build_id&_columns=platform#facet-signature

Comment 1

[[DEACTIVATED] Adrian Gaudebert]

Bug 1281540 makes this invalid, because we will have a much better UI for date picking which will make it much harder to mess up the date format.