From 7564dae48260059d1d0cc6774acd9edd59c0688a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: podliashanyk <60876078+podliashanyk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:10:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] More precise error msg on destination delete (#1148)

* Show original exception message on destination delete
---
 changelog.d/1147.fixed.md           | 1 +
 src/argus/htmx/destination/views.py | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog.d/1147.fixed.md

diff --git a/changelog.d/1147.fixed.md b/changelog.d/1147.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e489a6978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1147.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show relevant error message on destination delete by passing the original exception message to the UI.
diff --git a/src/argus/htmx/destination/views.py b/src/argus/htmx/destination/views.py
index fdd4cd489..df3c102c4 100644
--- a/src/argus/htmx/destination/views.py
+++ b/src/argus/htmx/destination/views.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def delete_htmx(request, pk: int) -> HttpResponse:
     try:
         medium = api_safely_get_medium_object(destination.media.slug)
         medium.raise_if_not_deletable(destination)
-    except NotificationMedium.NotDeletableError:
-        error_msg = "That destination cannot be deleted."
+    except NotificationMedium.NotDeletableError as e:
+        error_msg = " ".join(e.args)
     else:
         destination.delete()