Improve display of kubernetes errors

src/servala/core/models/service.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import json
+
 import kubernetes
 import urlman
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import IntegrityError, models
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from encrypted_fields.fields import EncryptedJSONField
@@ -492,7 +494,21 @@ class ServiceInstance(ServalaModelMixin, models.Model):
     def create_instance(cls, name, organization, context, created_by, spec_data):
         # Ensure the namespace exists
         context.control_plane.get_or_create_namespace(organization.namespace)
+        try:
+            instance = cls.objects.create(
+                name=name,
+                organization=organization,
+                created_by=created_by,
+                context=context,
+            )
+        except IntegrityError:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                _(
+                    "An instance with this name already exists in this organization. Please choose a different name."
+                )
+            )
 
+        try:
             group = context.service_definition.api_definition["group"]
             version = context.service_definition.api_definition["version"]
             kind = context.service_definition.api_definition["kind"]
@@ -506,7 +522,9 @@ class ServiceInstance(ServalaModelMixin, models.Model):
                 "spec": spec_data or {},
             }
             if label := context.control_plane.required_label:
-            create_data["metadata"]["labels"] = {settings.DEFAULT_LABEL_KEY: label}
+                create_data["metadata"]["labels"] = [
+                    {settings.DEFAULT_LABEL_KEY: label}
+                ]
             api_instance = client.CustomObjectsApi(
                 context.control_plane.get_kubernetes_client()
             )
@@ -521,10 +539,14 @@ class ServiceInstance(ServalaModelMixin, models.Model):
                 plural=plural,
                 body=create_data,
             )
-
+        except Exception as e:
-        return cls.objects.create(
+            instance.delete()
-            name=name,
+            if isinstance(e, ApiException):
-            organization=organization,
+                try:
-            created_by=created_by,
+                    error_body = json.loads(e.body)
-            context=context,
+                    reason = error_body.get("message", str(e))
-        )
+                    raise ValidationError(_("Kubernetes API error: {}").format(reason))
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    raise ValidationError(_("Kubernetes API error: {}").format(str(e)))
+            raise ValidationError(_("Error creating instance: {}").format(str(e)))
+        return instance

src/servala/frontend/views/service.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.contrib import messages
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ class ServiceOfferingDetailView(OrganizationViewMixin, HtmxViewMixin, DetailView
                     spec_data=form.get_nested_data().get("spec"),
                 )
                 return redirect(service_instance.urls.base)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                messages.error(self.request, e.message or str(e))
             except Exception as e:
                 messages.error(self.request, str(e))