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Closes #1890.

What changed

  • Return ParseTopologyPath failures from rate-limit and token-rate-limit WASM spec builders instead of silently returning empty specs.
  • Propagate the errors through the generic rate-limit helper.
  • Record and log failures in both Istio and Envoy Gateway extension reconcilers before skipping the affected path.
  • Add unit coverage ensuring invalid topology paths surface as errors.

Validation: gofmt, goimports, lint, CodeQL, and unit tests pass in the fork validation PR.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Invalid topology paths now report an error instead of being silently treated as having no actions.
    • Errors building rate-limit configuration are recorded in diagnostics, and processing skips the affected path while continuing with other paths.
    • Failures are clearly marked in tracing, making it easier to identify which path could not be processed.

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Rate-limit action-spec helpers now return topology path parsing errors. Envoy Gateway and Istio reconcilers log and trace these errors, mark the path span as failed, and skip the affected path. Tests cover invalid topology paths.

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Rate-limit error propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Helper error contracts and validation
internal/controller/ratelimit_workflow_helpers.go, internal/controller/ratelimit_workflow_test.go
The rate-limit action-spec helpers now return ([]wasm.ActionSpec, error). ParseTopologyPath failures return wrapped errors instead of empty action lists. Tests verify invalid topology paths produce errors.
Reconciler error handling
internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go, internal/controller/istio_extension_reconciler.go
Both reconcilers handle rate-limit and token-rate-limit builder errors. They log and record each error, mark the path span as failed, end the span, and continue with the next path.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Reconciler
  participant ActionSpecHelper
  participant ParseTopologyPath
  participant PathSpan
  Reconciler->>ActionSpecHelper: build action specs
  ActionSpecHelper->>ParseTopologyPath: parse topology path
  ParseTopologyPath-->>ActionSpecHelper: error for invalid path
  ActionSpecHelper-->>Reconciler: return wrapped error
  Reconciler->>PathSpan: record error and mark failed
  Reconciler->>Reconciler: skip current path
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Both controllers now report topology parsing failures while skipping the affected path. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed changes.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 4 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: propagating topology path errors from rate limit helpers.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed [#1890] The rate-limit, token-rate-limit, and shared builders now return ParseTopologyPath errors instead of empty action specifications. The Istio and Envoy Gateway reconcilers log each failure, re…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reviewed changes stay within [#1890]. They modify topology error propagation, reconciler logging and tracing, and related unit coverage. No unrelated changes are identified.
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🟡 Minor · Record topology parse failures before skipping… · envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go:450-452

internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go:450-452
📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Record topology parse failures before skipping them.

The rate-limit builders return errors only when ParseTopologyPath fails. Each reconciler parses the selected path first and continues on pathErr, so the new helper-error branches cannot report that failure. Envoy drops it; Istio logs it at V(1) but does not record it on a span. This skip predates the PR, so the gap affects observability, not path handling.

Create an error span before each skip, record the error and set the span status. Also log the error in Envoy.

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diff --git a/internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go b/internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go
@@
 		parsed, pathErr := kuadrantpolicymachinery.ParseTopologyPath(path)
 		if pathErr != nil {
+			logger.Error(pathErr, "failed to parse topology path", "pathID", pathID)
+			_, pathSpan := tracer.Start(ctx, "wasm.BuildConfigForPath")
+			pathSpan.SetAttributes(attribute.String("path_id", pathID))
+			pathSpan.RecordError(pathErr)
+			pathSpan.SetStatus(codes.Error, "failed to parse topology path")
+			pathSpan.End()
 			continue
 		}

diff --git a/internal/controller/istio_extension_reconciler.go b/internal/controller/istio_extension_reconciler.go
@@
 		parsed, pathErr := kuadrantpolicymachinery.ParseTopologyPath(path)
 		if pathErr != nil {
 			logger.V(1).Info("skipping path - failed to parse", "pathID", pathID, "error", pathErr)
+			_, pathSpan := tracer.Start(ctx, "wasm.BuildConfigForPath")
+			pathSpan.SetAttributes(attribute.String("path_id", pathID))
+			pathSpan.RecordError(pathErr)
+			pathSpan.SetStatus(codes.Error, "failed to parse topology path")
+			pathSpan.End()
 			continue
 		}
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In `@internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go` around lines 450 -
452, In the Envoy and Istio reconciler branches that handle ParseTopologyPath
errors, record the parse failure on a span, set its status to error, and end it
before continuing; also log the error in the Envoy branch. Reuse the existing
tracing and logging symbols in each reconciler, and preserve the current skip
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Outside diff comments:
In `@internal/controller/envoy_gateway_extension_reconciler.go`:
- Around line 450-452: In the Envoy and Istio reconciler branches that handle
ParseTopologyPath errors, record the parse failure on a span, set its status to
error, and end it before continuing; also log the error in the Envoy branch.
Reuse the existing tracing and logging symbols in each reconciler, and preserve
the current skip behavior.

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1998LJ force-pushed the fix/1890-propagate-topology-errors branch from 69271ea to 840b36b Compare September 26, 2026 15:58
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1998LJ force-pushed the fix/1890-propagate-topology-errors branch from 1453b2f to 034aa92 Compare September 26, 2026 15:58
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