fix(mosaic): show localized errors in reverification instead of raw error text by alexcarpenter · Pull Request #10518 · clerk/javascript

alexcarpenter · 2026-10-29T01:38:25Z

Description

Reverification showed raw error text. A cancelled passkey prompt rendered Clerk: The operation either timed out or was not allowed. … (code="passkey_retrieval_cancelled") in the banner.

The reverification controller kept only error.message / longMessage through its own errorDetail helper, so error codes never reached the catalog. It now resolves errors the same way as the other Mosaic flows, with toLocalizableError and useErrorText:

A cancelled passkey prompt shows "Passkey verification was cancelled or timed out."
Known codes such as form_password_incorrect use catalog copy and can be overridden per locale. Codes without an entry still fall back to the server's message, then to the generic message.
passkey_operation_aborted no longer shows an error. The step just becomes ready again, which matches the current UI (UVFactorTwoPasskeyCard, SignIn/shared.ts).
form_password_incorrect now reads "Password is incorrect." The change-password form keeps "Your current password is incorrect." through form_password_incorrect__current_password.

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pnpm test runs as expected. (@clerk/mosaic unit and feature suites only)
pnpm build runs as expected.
(If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
(If applicable) Documentation has been updated

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-29T01:38:43Z

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Reverification errors now use localized error descriptions and a generic localized fallback. The password error catalog distinguishes general incorrect passwords from incorrect current passwords. Passkey cancellation displays a localized message. An aborted passkey prompt leaves the step ready for another attempt without an alert. Tests cover these behaviors and configured French messages.

Priority: Normal

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

Possibly related PRs

clerk/javascript#10458: Updates the reverification localization tree and controller fallback used by this change.
clerk/javascript#10519: Localizes passkey cancellation and retrieval failures in the same reverification controller and error catalog.

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Merge Risk: Low · up to b4a9d

The feature test may fail intermittently on slower runs. Synchronizing it with the displayed outcome would remove that risk.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: using localized errors in reverification instead of raw error text.
Description check		The description directly explains the reverification localization changes, passkey error behavior, fallback handling, and test status.
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+        await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }));
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Wait for the abort outcome instead of a fixed delay.

getCredential being called does not guarantee that the abort has rendered. If processing takes longer than 100 ms, this test can fail even when the feature works. Wait for the enabled button and empty alert with waitFor. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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