Fix bug in ray.errors and update its default behavior (#5576)

python/ray/state.py

@@ -945,8 +945,9 @@ class GlobalState(object):
                 None, then this method retrieves the errors for all jobs.
 
         Returns:
-            A dictionary mapping driver ID to a list of the error messages for
-                that driver.
+            A list of the error messages for the specified driver if one was
+                given, or a dictionary mapping from job ID to a list of error
+                messages for that driver otherwise.
         """
         self._check_connected()
 
@@ -1057,12 +1058,11 @@ class DeprecatedGlobalState(object):
             "instead.")
         return ray.available_resources()
 
-    def error_messages(self, job_id=None):
+    def error_messages(self, all_jobs=False):
         logger.warning(
             "ray.global_state.error_messages() is deprecated and will be "
-            "removed in a subsequent release. Use ray.errors() "
-            "instead.")
-        return ray.errors(job_id=job_id)
+            "removed in a subsequent release. Use ray.errors() instead.")
+        return ray.errors(all_jobs=all_jobs)
 
 
 state = GlobalState()
@@ -1185,19 +1185,22 @@ def available_resources():
     return state.available_resources()
 
 
-def errors(include_cluster_errors=True):
+def errors(all_jobs=False):
     """Get error messages from the cluster.
 
     Args:
-        include_cluster_errors: True if we should include error messages for
-            all drivers, and false if we should only include error messages for
-            this specific driver.
+        all_jobs: False if we should only include error messages for this
+            specific job, or True if we should include error messages for all
+            jobs.
 
     Returns:
-        Error messages pushed from the cluster.
+        Error messages pushed from the cluster. This will be a single list if
+            all_jobs is False, or a dictionary mapping from job ID to a list of
+            error messages for that job if all_jobs is True.
     """
+    if not all_jobs:
         worker = ray.worker.global_worker
         error_messages = state.error_messages(job_id=worker.current_job_id)
-    if include_cluster_errors:
-        error_messages += state.error_messages(job_id=ray.JobID.nil())
+    else:
+        error_messages = state.error_messages(job_id=None)
     return error_messages

python/ray/tests/test_stress.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import time
 
 import ray
 from ray.tests.cluster_utils import Cluster
+from ray.tests.utils import flat_errors
 import ray.ray_constants as ray_constants
 
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ def wait_for_errors(error_check):
     errors = []
     time_left = 100
     while time_left > 0:
-        errors = ray.errors()
+        errors = flat_errors()
         if error_check(errors):
             break
         time_left -= 1

python/ray/tests/utils.py

@@ -75,8 +75,15 @@ def run_string_as_driver_nonblocking(driver_script):
             [sys.executable, f.name], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
 
+def flat_errors():
+    errors = []
+    for job_errors in ray.errors(all_jobs=True).values():
+        errors.extend(job_errors)
+    return errors
+
+
 def relevant_errors(error_type):
-    return [info for info in ray.errors() if info["type"] == error_type]
+    return [error for error in flat_errors() if error["type"] == error_type]
 
 
 def wait_for_errors(error_type, num_errors, timeout=10):

python/ray/worker.py

@@ -1764,8 +1764,8 @@ def listen_error_messages_raylet(worker, task_error_queue, threads_stopped):
     # worker.error_message_pubsub_client.psubscribe("*")
 
     try:
-        # Get the exports that occurred before the call to subscribe.
-        error_messages = ray.errors(include_cluster_errors=False)
+        # Get the errors that occurred before the call to subscribe.
+        error_messages = ray.errors()
         for error_message in error_messages:
             logger.error(error_message)