Element template ~ Field length error message

[vikkee57]

Describe the bug

It's not quite a bug but feature that has room for improvement. When using element templates, the error messages associated with the field length properties are inaccurate. Can we rephrase them to be more precise?

Current error for max length:

Suggested: Field cannot exceed 10 characters

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Current error for min length:

Suggested: Field must be atleast 2 characters

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Steps to reproduce

1. Create an element template for a String field
2. Set the max length and min length using the syntax below
   The element template has the following config for this example:
   "constraints": { "notEmpty": true, "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 10, . .
3. Observe the error message, and actual behavior.

Expected behavior

Error messages reflect appropriate system behavior.

eg: Field cannot exceed 10 characters instead of Must have max length 10

Environment

• OS: [Windows 11]
• Camunda Modeler Version: [5.21.0]
• Execution Platform: [e.g. Camunda 7]
• Installed plug-ins: []

Additional context

No response

[nikku]

@vikkee57 Thanks for this bug report. As I understand you, you want to feature characters as a word to make the error more precise? Or what else do you think is missing / to be improved?

[vikkee57]

Thanks for taking a look @nikku. Yes, it's just grammatical.

The current message "Must have max length 10" indicates that it should be exactly 10 characters. This is misleading because it the expectation is that it will accept 0-10 characters. A more accurate message then would be something like, "Cannot exceed 10 characters".

[barmac]

I checked how different browsers handle min/max length.

Chrome and Firefox are super verbose:

Safari is concise but helpful:

If we are to change the error message, I think Safari is a great inspiration.

[nikku]

Thanks both of you. Added to backlog for now but also moved into our spring cleaning item bucket. Should be a straight forward thing to improve given the suggestions you provided. ❤️