Enhanced Jinja Error Handling and Stack Trace Logging

nornir_nautobot/plugins/tasks/dispatcher/default.py

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 from nornir_napalm.plugins.tasks import napalm_configure, napalm_get
 from nornir_netmiko.tasks import netmiko_send_command
 from nornir_nautobot.exceptions import NornirNautobotException
-from nornir_nautobot.utils.helpers import make_folder, is_truthy
+from nornir_nautobot.utils.helpers import make_folder, get_stack_trace, is_truthy
+
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ def generate_config(
         jinja_filters: Optional[dict] = None,
         jinja_env: Optional[jinja2.Environment] = None,
     ) -> Result:
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         """A small wrapper around template_file Nornir task.
 
         Args:
@@ -173,29 +175,22 @@ def generate_config(
                 jinja_env=jinja_env,
             )[0].result
         except NornirSubTaskError as exc:
-            if isinstance(exc.result.exception, jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError):  # pylint: disable=no-else-raise
-                error_msg = (
-                    f"`E1010:` There was a jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError error: ``{str(exc.result.exception)}``"
-                )
-                logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
-                raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
-
-            elif isinstance(exc.result.exception, jinja2.TemplateSyntaxError):
-                error_msg = (f"`E1011:` There was a jinja2.TemplateSyntaxError error: ``{str(exc.result.exception)}``",)
-                logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
-                raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
-
-            elif isinstance(exc.result.exception, jinja2.TemplateNotFound):
-                error_msg = f"`E1012:` There was an issue finding the template and a jinja2.TemplateNotFound error was raised: ``{str(exc.result.exception)}``"
-                logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
-                raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
-
-            elif isinstance(exc.result.exception, jinja2.TemplateError):
-                error_msg = f"`E1013:` There was an issue general Jinja error: ``{str(exc.result.exception)}``"
-                logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
-                raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
-
-            error_msg = f"`E1014:` Failed with an unknown issue. `{exc.result.exception}`"
+            stack_trace = get_stack_trace(exc.result.exception)
+
+            error_mapping = {
+                jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError: ("E1010", "Undefined variable in Jinja2 template"),
+                jinja2.TemplateSyntaxError: ("E1011", "Syntax error in Jinja2 template"),
+                jinja2.TemplateNotFound: ("E1012", "Jinja2 template not found"),
+                jinja2.TemplateError: ("E1013", "General Jinja2 template error"),
+            }
+
+            for error, (code, message) in error_mapping.items():
+                if isinstance(exc.result.exception, error):
+                    error_msg = f"`{code}:` {message} - ``{str(exc.result.exception)}``\n```\n{stack_trace}\n```"
+                    logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
+                    raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
+
+            error_msg = f"`E1014:` Unknown error - `{exc.result.exception}`\n```\n{stack_trace}\n```"
             logger.error(error_msg, extra={"object": obj})
             raise NornirNautobotException(error_msg)
 

nornir_nautobot/utils/helpers.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import logging
 import importlib
+import traceback
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ def import_string(dotted_path):
         return None
 
 
+def get_stack_trace(exc: Exception) -> str:
+    """Converts the provided exception's stack trace into a string."""
+    stack_trace_lines = traceback.format_exception(type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__)
+    return "".join(stack_trace_lines)
+
+
 def is_truthy(arg):
     """Convert "truthy" strings into Booleans.