Improve the Test Connection error message (#1175)

2016-09-22 13:09:10 -07:00 · 2016-09-22 13:09:10 -07:00 · 49cefc8b00
parent cbc70d3738
commit 49cefc8b00
1 changed files with 4 additions and 3 deletions
--- a/caravel/views.py
+++ b/caravel/views.py
@ -1422,9 +1422,10 @@ class Caravel(BaseCaravelView):
            engine = create_engine(uri, connect_args=connect_args)
            engine.connect()
            return json.dumps(engine.table_names(), indent=4)
-        except Exception:
-            return Response(
-                traceback.format_exc(),
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response((
+                "Connection failed!\n\n"
+                "The error message returned was:\n{}").format(e),
                status=500,
                mimetype="application/json")