Revert "[core] add optional status_code to error events (#6865)" (#6955)

This reverts commit c2ec477d93.

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codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ use crate::context_manager::ContextManager;
 use crate::environment_context::EnvironmentContext;
 use crate::error::CodexErr;
 use crate::error::Result as CodexResult;
-use crate::error::http_status_code_value;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use crate::exec::StreamOutput;
 use crate::mcp::auth::compute_auth_statuses;
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ use crate::protocol::ApplyPatchApprovalRequestEvent;
 use crate::protocol::AskForApproval;
 use crate::protocol::BackgroundEventEvent;
 use crate::protocol::DeprecationNoticeEvent;
+use crate::protocol::ErrorEvent;
 use crate::protocol::Event;
 use crate::protocol::EventMsg;
 use crate::protocol::ExecApprovalRequestEvent;
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ use codex_protocol::user_input::UserInput;
 use codex_utils_readiness::Readiness;
 use codex_utils_readiness::ReadinessFlag;
 use codex_utils_tokenizer::warm_model_cache;
-use reqwest::StatusCode;
 
 /// The high-level interface to the Codex system.
 /// It operates as a queue pair where you send submissions and receive events.
@@ -1197,11 +1196,9 @@ impl Session {
         &self,
         turn_context: &TurnContext,
         message: impl Into<String>,
-        http_status_code: Option<StatusCode>,
     ) {
         let event = EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent {
             message: message.into(),
-            http_status_code: http_status_code_value(http_status_code),
         });
         self.send_event(turn_context, event).await;
     }
@@ -1693,7 +1690,6 @@ mod handlers {
                 id: sub_id.clone(),
                 msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
                     message: "Failed to shutdown rollout recorder".to_string(),
-                    http_status_code: None,
                 }),
             };
             sess.send_event_raw(event).await;
@@ -1948,8 +1944,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_task(
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 info!("Turn error: {e:#}");
-                sess.send_event(&turn_context, EventMsg::Error(e.to_error_event(None)))
-                    .await;
+                let event = EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+                    message: e.to_string(),
+                });
+                sess.send_event(&turn_context, event).await;
                 // let the user continue the conversation
                 break;
             }
@@ -2073,7 +2071,6 @@ async fn run_turn(
                     sess.notify_stream_error(
                         &turn_context,
                         format!("Reconnecting... {retries}/{max_retries}"),
-                        e.http_status_code(),
                     )
                     .await;
 

codex-rs/core/src/compact.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::error::Result as CodexResult;
 use crate::features::Feature;
 use crate::protocol::AgentMessageEvent;
 use crate::protocol::CompactedItem;
+use crate::protocol::ErrorEvent;
 use crate::protocol::EventMsg;
 use crate::protocol::TaskStartedEvent;
 use crate::protocol::TurnContextItem;
@@ -127,8 +128,10 @@ async fn run_compact_task_inner(
                     continue;
                 }
                 sess.set_total_tokens_full(turn_context.as_ref()).await;
-                sess.send_event(&turn_context, EventMsg::Error(e.to_error_event(None)))
-                    .await;
+                let event = EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+                    message: e.to_string(),
+                });
+                sess.send_event(&turn_context, event).await;
                 return;
             }
             Err(e) => {
@@ -138,14 +141,15 @@ async fn run_compact_task_inner(
                     sess.notify_stream_error(
                         turn_context.as_ref(),
                         format!("Reconnecting... {retries}/{max_retries}"),
-                        e.http_status_code(),
                     )
                     .await;
                     tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
                     continue;
                 } else {
-                    sess.send_event(&turn_context, EventMsg::Error(e.to_error_event(None)))
-                        .await;
+                    let event = EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+                        message: e.to_string(),
+                    });
+                    sess.send_event(&turn_context, event).await;
                     return;
                 }
             }

codex-rs/core/src/compact_remote.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::codex::TurnContext;
 use crate::error::Result as CodexResult;
 use crate::protocol::AgentMessageEvent;
 use crate::protocol::CompactedItem;
+use crate::protocol::ErrorEvent;
 use crate::protocol::EventMsg;
 use crate::protocol::RolloutItem;
 use crate::protocol::TaskStartedEvent;
@@ -29,8 +30,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_remote_compact_task(sess: Arc<Session>, turn_context: Ar
 
 async fn run_remote_compact_task_inner(sess: &Arc<Session>, turn_context: &Arc<TurnContext>) {
     if let Err(err) = run_remote_compact_task_inner_impl(sess, turn_context).await {
-        let event = err.to_error_event(Some("Error running remote compact task".to_string()));
-        sess.send_event(turn_context, EventMsg::Error(event)).await;
+        let event = EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+            message: format!("Error running remote compact task: {err}"),
+        });
+        sess.send_event(turn_context, event).await;
     }
 }
 

codex-rs/core/src/error.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use chrono::Local;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use codex_async_utils::CancelErr;
 use codex_protocol::ConversationId;
-use codex_protocol::protocol::ErrorEvent;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RateLimitSnapshot;
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use serde_json;
@@ -431,37 +430,6 @@ impl CodexErr {
     pub fn downcast_ref<T: std::any::Any>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
         (self as &dyn std::any::Any).downcast_ref::<T>()
     }
-
-    pub fn http_status_code(&self) -> Option<StatusCode> {
-        match self {
-            CodexErr::UnexpectedStatus(err) => Some(err.status),
-            CodexErr::RetryLimit(err) => Some(err.status),
-            CodexErr::UsageLimitReached(_) | CodexErr::UsageNotIncluded => {
-                Some(StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS)
-            }
-            CodexErr::InternalServerError => Some(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
-            CodexErr::ResponseStreamFailed(err) => err.source.status(),
-            CodexErr::ConnectionFailed(err) => err.source.status(),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn to_error_event(&self, message_prefix: Option<String>) -> ErrorEvent {
-        let error_message = self.to_string();
-        let message: String = match message_prefix {
-            Some(prefix) => format!("{prefix}: {error_message}"),
-            None => error_message,
-        };
-
-        ErrorEvent {
-            message,
-            http_status_code: http_status_code_value(self.http_status_code()),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn http_status_code_value(http_status_code: Option<StatusCode>) -> Option<u16> {
-    http_status_code.as_ref().map(StatusCode::as_u16)
 }
 
 pub fn get_error_message_ui(e: &CodexErr) -> String {
@@ -807,43 +775,4 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(err.to_string(), expected);
         });
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_event_includes_http_status_code_when_available() {
-        let err = CodexErr::UnexpectedStatus(UnexpectedResponseError {
-            status: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-            body: "oops".to_string(),
-            request_id: Some("req-1".to_string()),
-        });
-        let event = err.to_error_event(None);
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            event.message,
-            "unexpected status 400 Bad Request: oops, request id: req-1"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            event.http_status_code,
-            Some(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST.as_u16())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_event_omits_http_status_code_when_unknown() {
-        let event = CodexErr::Fatal("boom".to_string()).to_error_event(None);
-
-        assert_eq!(event.message, "Fatal error: boom");
-        assert_eq!(event.http_status_code, None);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_event_applies_message_wrapper() {
-        let event = CodexErr::Fatal("boom".to_string())
-            .to_error_event(Some("Error running remote compact task".to_string()));
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            event.message,
-            "Error running remote compact task: Fatal error: boom"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(event.http_status_code, None);
-    }
 }

codex-rs/docs/protocol_v1.md

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ For complete documentation of the `Op` and `EventMsg` variants, refer to [protoc
   - `EventMsg::AgentMessage` – Messages from the `Model`
   - `EventMsg::ExecApprovalRequest` – Request approval from user to execute a command
   - `EventMsg::TaskComplete` – A task completed successfully
-  - `EventMsg::Error` – A task stopped with an error (includes an optional `http_status_code` when available)
+  - `EventMsg::Error` – A task stopped with an error
   - `EventMsg::Warning` – A non-fatal warning that the client should surface to the user
   - `EventMsg::TurnComplete` – Contains a `response_id` bookmark for last `response_id` executed by the task. This can be used to continue the task at a later point in time, perhaps with additional user input.
 

codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl EventProcessor for EventProcessorWithHumanOutput {
     fn process_event(&mut self, event: Event) -> CodexStatus {
         let Event { id: _, msg } = event;
         match msg {
-            EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message, .. }) => {
+            EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message }) => {
                 let prefix = "ERROR:".style(self.red);
                 ts_msg!(self, "{prefix} {message}");
             }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl EventProcessor for EventProcessorWithHumanOutput {
             EventMsg::BackgroundEvent(BackgroundEventEvent { message }) => {
                 ts_msg!(self, "{}", message.style(self.dimmed));
             }
-            EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent { message, .. }) => {
+            EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent { message }) => {
                 ts_msg!(self, "{}", message.style(self.dimmed));
             }
             EventMsg::TaskStarted(_) => {

codex-rs/exec/tests/event_processor_with_json_output.rs

@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ fn error_event_produces_error() {
         "e1",
         EventMsg::Error(codex_core::protocol::ErrorEvent {
             message: "boom".to_string(),
-            http_status_code: Some(500),
         }),
     ));
     assert_eq!(
@@ -579,7 +578,6 @@ fn stream_error_event_produces_error() {
         "e1",
         EventMsg::StreamError(codex_core::protocol::StreamErrorEvent {
             message: "retrying".to_string(),
-            http_status_code: Some(500),
         }),
     ));
     assert_eq!(
@@ -598,7 +596,6 @@ fn error_followed_by_task_complete_produces_turn_failed() {
         "e1",
         EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
             message: "boom".to_string(),
-            http_status_code: Some(500),
         }),
     );
     assert_eq!(

codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs

@@ -686,8 +686,6 @@ pub struct ExitedReviewModeEvent {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, TS)]
 pub struct ErrorEvent {
     pub message: String,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub http_status_code: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, TS)]
@@ -1365,8 +1363,6 @@ pub struct UndoCompletedEvent {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, TS)]
 pub struct StreamErrorEvent {
     pub message: String,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub http_status_code: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema, TS)]

codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs

@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                 self.on_rate_limit_snapshot(ev.rate_limits);
             }
             EventMsg::Warning(WarningEvent { message }) => self.on_warning(message),
-            EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message, .. }) => self.on_error(message),
+            EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message }) => self.on_error(message),
             EventMsg::McpStartupUpdate(ev) => self.on_mcp_startup_update(ev),
             EventMsg::McpStartupComplete(ev) => self.on_mcp_startup_complete(ev),
             EventMsg::TurnAborted(ev) => match ev.reason {
@@ -1697,9 +1697,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             }
             EventMsg::UndoStarted(ev) => self.on_undo_started(ev),
             EventMsg::UndoCompleted(ev) => self.on_undo_completed(ev),
-            EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent { message, .. }) => {
-                self.on_stream_error(message)
-            }
+            EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent { message }) => self.on_stream_error(message),
             EventMsg::UserMessage(ev) => {
                 if from_replay {
                     self.on_user_message_event(ev);

codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs

@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_agent(
                 eprintln!("{message}");
                 app_event_tx_clone.send(AppEvent::CodexEvent(Event {
                     id: "".to_string(),
-                    msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
-                        message,
-                        http_status_code: None,
-                    }),
+                    msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message }),
                 }));
                 app_event_tx_clone.send(AppEvent::ExitRequest);
                 tracing::error!("failed to initialize codex: {err}");

codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs

@@ -2596,7 +2596,6 @@ fn stream_error_updates_status_indicator() {
         id: "sub-1".into(),
         msg: EventMsg::StreamError(StreamErrorEvent {
             message: msg.to_string(),
-            http_status_code: None,
         }),
     });