Improve error messages for exam availability in Http404 responses

2026-02-02 17:02:02 +00:00
parent e3241b503d
commit 3c0deec140
1 changed files with 4 additions and 2 deletions
@@ -783,10 +783,12 @@ class ExamOrCollectionGenericBase(models.Model, AuthorMixin):
            if self.start_date >= timezone.now() or (
                self.end_date is not None and self.end_date <= timezone.now()
            ):
-                raise Http404("Exam not found")
+                # Raise with an explanatory message so the frontend can
+                # surface the reason to the end user.
+                raise Http404("Exam not currently available (outside allowed dates)")
        # If it is not active no one can take
        elif active_only and not self.active:
-            raise Http404("Exam not found")
+            raise Http404("Exam currently inactive")

        # If candidates only check they have access
        if self.candidates_only: