[DEPR]: Learner Dashboard network failure detection

[arbrandes]

RFC Start Date

2025-08-01

Target Plan Accepted Date

2025-08-15

Target Transition Unblocked Date

October 2025

Earliest Breaking Changes Unblocked Date

January 2026

Earliest Open edX Named Release with Breaking Changes

Verawood - 2026-04

Rationale

The purpose of the network failure detection code seems to be to direct the user to send a message to a support email address, as seen here:

frontend-app-learner-dashboard/src/App.jsx

Lines 84 to 88 in eb38bee

	{hasNetworkFailure
	? (
	<Alert variant="danger">
	<ErrorPage message={formatMessage(messages.errorMessage, { supportEmail })} />
	</Alert>

However, the support email address is itself fetched from the backend, something which will not work in case of an initial network failure.

Furthermore, if we're to have any kind of network failure detection, the code should live in frontend-base and be part of the shell.

Removal

frontend-app-learner-dashboard/src/App.jsx

Lines 84 to 88 in eb38bee

	{hasNetworkFailure
	? (
	<Alert variant="danger">
	<ErrorPage message={formatMessage(messages.errorMessage, { supportEmail })} />
	</Alert>

Replacement

No replacement is planned, for the time being.

Deprecation

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Additional Info

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