fix: downgrade queue size limit errors to warnings

apps/webapp/app/runEngine/services/triggerTask.server.ts

@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ export class RunEngineTriggerTaskService {
 
         if (!queueSizeGuard.ok) {
           throw new ServiceValidationError(
-            `Cannot trigger ${taskId} as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`
+            `Cannot trigger ${taskId} as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`,
+            undefined,
+            "warn"
           );
         }
       }

apps/webapp/app/v3/scheduleEngine.server.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ScheduleEngine } from "@internal/schedule-engine";
+import type { TriggerScheduledTaskErrorType } from "@internal/schedule-engine";
 import { stringifyIO } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
 import { prisma } from "~/db.server";
 import { env } from "~/env.server";
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { singleton } from "~/utils/singleton";
 import { TriggerTaskService } from "./services/triggerTask.server";
 import { meter, tracer } from "./tracer.server";
 import { workerQueue } from "~/services/worker.server";
+import { ServiceValidationError } from "./services/common.server";
 
 export const scheduleEngine = singleton("ScheduleEngine", createScheduleEngine);
 
@@ -111,9 +113,20 @@ function createScheduleEngine() {
 
         return { success: !!result };
       } catch (error) {
+        const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+        let errorType: TriggerScheduledTaskErrorType = "SYSTEM_ERROR";
+
+        if (
+          error instanceof ServiceValidationError &&
+          errorMessage.includes("queue size limit for this environment has been reached")
+        ) {
+          errorType = "QUEUE_LIMIT";
+        }
+
         return {
           success: false,
-          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+          error: errorMessage,
+          errorType,
         };
       }
     },

apps/webapp/app/v3/services/batchTriggerV3.server.ts

@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ export class BatchTriggerV3Service extends BaseService {
 
           if (!queueSizeGuard.isWithinLimits) {
             throw new ServiceValidationError(
-              `Cannot trigger ${newRunCount} tasks as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`
+              `Cannot trigger ${newRunCount} tasks as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`,
+              undefined,
+              "warn"
             );
           }
 

apps/webapp/app/v3/services/common.server.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+export type ServiceValidationErrorLevel = "error" | "warn" | "info";
+
 export class ServiceValidationError extends Error {
-  constructor(message: string, public status?: number) {
+  constructor(
+    message: string,
+    public status?: number,
+    public logLevel?: ServiceValidationErrorLevel
+  ) {
     super(message);
     this.name = "ServiceValidationError";
   }

apps/webapp/app/v3/services/triggerTaskV1.server.ts

@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ export class TriggerTaskServiceV1 extends BaseService {
 
         if (!queueSizeGuard.isWithinLimits) {
           throw new ServiceValidationError(
-            `Cannot trigger ${taskId} as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`
+            `Cannot trigger ${taskId} as the queue size limit for this environment has been reached. The maximum size is ${queueSizeGuard.maximumSize}`,
+            undefined,
+            "warn"
           );
         }
       }

internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/errors.ts

@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ export function runStatusFromError(
   }
 }
 
+export type ServiceValidationErrorLevel = "error" | "warn" | "info";
+
 export class ServiceValidationError extends Error {
   constructor(
     message: string,
     public status?: number,
-    public metadata?: Record<string, unknown>
+    public metadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    public logLevel?: ServiceValidationErrorLevel
   ) {
     super(message);
     this.name = "ServiceValidationError";

internal-packages/schedule-engine/src/engine/index.ts

@@ -497,17 +497,28 @@ export class ScheduleEngine {
 
               span.setAttribute("trigger_success", true);
             } else {
-              this.logger.error("Failed to trigger scheduled task", {
-                instanceId: params.instanceId,
-                taskIdentifier: instance.taskSchedule.taskIdentifier,
-                durationMs: triggerDuration,
-                error: result.error,
-              });
+              const isQueueLimit = result.errorType === "QUEUE_LIMIT";
+
+              if (isQueueLimit) {
+                this.logger.warn("Scheduled task trigger skipped due to queue limit", {
+                  instanceId: params.instanceId,
+                  taskIdentifier: instance.taskSchedule.taskIdentifier,
+                  durationMs: triggerDuration,
+                  error: result.error,
+                });
+              } else {
+                this.logger.error("Failed to trigger scheduled task", {
+                  instanceId: params.instanceId,
+                  taskIdentifier: instance.taskSchedule.taskIdentifier,
+                  durationMs: triggerDuration,
+                  error: result.error,
+                });
+              }
 
               this.scheduleExecutionFailureCounter.add(1, {
                 environment_type: environmentType,
                 schedule_type: scheduleType,
-                error_type: "task_failure",
+                error_type: isQueueLimit ? "queue_limit" : "task_failure",
               });
 
               span.setAttribute("trigger_success", false);

internal-packages/schedule-engine/src/engine/types.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ export type TriggerScheduledTaskParams = {
   exactScheduleTime?: Date;
 };
 
+export type TriggerScheduledTaskErrorType = "QUEUE_LIMIT" | "SYSTEM_ERROR";
+
 export interface TriggerScheduledTaskCallback {
-  (params: TriggerScheduledTaskParams): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string }>;
+  (params: TriggerScheduledTaskParams): Promise<{
+    success: boolean;
+    error?: string;
+    errorType?: TriggerScheduledTaskErrorType;
+  }>;
 }
 
 export interface ScheduleEngineOptions {

internal-packages/schedule-engine/src/index.ts

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export type {
   ScheduleEngineOptions,
   TriggerScheduleParams,
   TriggerScheduledTaskCallback,
+  TriggerScheduledTaskErrorType,
 } from "./engine/types.js";

packages/redis-worker/src/worker.ts

@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ class Worker<TCatalog extends WorkerCatalog> {
       const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
 
       const shouldLogError = catalogItem.logErrors ?? true;
+      const errorLogLevel =
+        error && typeof error === "object" && "logLevel" in error ? error.logLevel : undefined;
 
       const logAttributes = {
         name: this.options.name,
@@ -906,10 +908,14 @@ class Worker<TCatalog extends WorkerCatalog> {
         errorMessage,
       };
 
-      if (shouldLogError) {
-        this.logger.error(`Worker error processing item`, logAttributes);
-      } else {
+      if (!shouldLogError) {
         this.logger.info(`Worker failed to process item`, logAttributes);
+      } else if (errorLogLevel === "warn") {
+        this.logger.warn(`Worker error processing item`, logAttributes);
+      } else if (errorLogLevel === "info") {
+        this.logger.info(`Worker error processing item`, logAttributes);
+      } else {
+        this.logger.error(`Worker error processing item`, logAttributes);
       }
 
       // Attempt requeue logic.
@@ -922,13 +928,18 @@ class Worker<TCatalog extends WorkerCatalog> {
         const retryDelay = calculateNextRetryDelay(retrySettings, newAttempt);
 
         if (!retryDelay) {
-          if (shouldLogError) {
-            this.logger.error(`Worker item reached max attempts. Moving to DLQ.`, {
+          if (!shouldLogError || errorLogLevel === "info") {
+            this.logger.info(`Worker item reached max attempts. Moving to DLQ.`, {
+              ...logAttributes,
+              attempt: newAttempt,
+            });
+          } else if (errorLogLevel === "warn") {
+            this.logger.warn(`Worker item reached max attempts. Moving to DLQ.`, {
               ...logAttributes,
               attempt: newAttempt,
             });
           } else {
-            this.logger.info(`Worker item reached max attempts. Moving to DLQ.`, {
+            this.logger.error(`Worker item reached max attempts. Moving to DLQ.`, {
               ...logAttributes,
               attempt: newAttempt,
             });