From 13845c69da578aae52aeb3ad00742398815567f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Mair <code@mjmair.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 02:25:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(backend): Improve error message on INVE-7 (#10518)

* feat(backend): Improve error message on INVE-7

* change wording

* fix test

* another fix
---
 src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py      | 7 ++++++-
 src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/test_middleware.py | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
index a886aa3eac..be2c7e37fd 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from error_report.middleware import ExceptionProcessor
 from common.settings import get_global_setting
 from InvenTree.AllUserRequire2FAMiddleware import AllUserRequire2FAMiddleware
 from InvenTree.cache import create_session_cache, delete_session_cache
+from InvenTree.config import CONFIG_LOOKUPS, inventreeInstaller
 from users.models import ApiToken
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger('inventree')
@@ -252,7 +253,11 @@ class InvenTreeHostSettingsMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
                 # The used url might not be the primary url - next check determines if in a trusted origins
                 pass
             else:
-                msg = f'INVE-E7: The used path `{accessed_scheme}` does not match the SITE_URL `{settings.SITE_URL}`'
+                source = CONFIG_LOOKUPS.get('INVENTREE_SITE_URL', {}).get(
+                    'source', 'unknown'
+                )
+                dpl_method = inventreeInstaller()
+                msg = f'INVE-E7: The visited path `{accessed_scheme}` does not match the SITE_URL `{settings.SITE_URL}`. The INVENTREE_SITE_URL is set via `{source}` config method - deployment method `{dpl_method}`'
                 logger.error(msg)
                 return render(
                     request, 'config_error.html', {'error_message': msg}, status=500
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/test_middleware.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/test_middleware.py
index 5793d9949d..00c0d65091 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/test_middleware.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/test_middleware.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class MiddlewareTests(InvenTreeTestCase):
             SITE_LAX_PROTOCOL_CHECK=False,
         ):
             response = self.client.get(reverse('web'))
-            self.assertContains(response, 'INVE-E7: The used path', status_code=500)
+            self.assertContains(response, 'INVE-E7: The visited path', status_code=500)
 
     def test_site_url_checks_multi(self):
         """Test that the site URL check is correctly working in a multi-site setup."""
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ class MiddlewareTests(InvenTreeTestCase):
         ):
             response = self.client.get(reverse('web'))
             self.assertContains(
-                response, 'INVE-E7: The used path `http://testserver` ', status_code=500
+                response,
+                'INVE-E7: The visited path `http://testserver` ',
+                status_code=500,
             )
             self.assertNotContains(
                 response, 'window.INVENTREE_SETTINGS', status_code=500
@@ -212,6 +214,6 @@ class MiddlewareTests(InvenTreeTestCase):
             # Check that the correct step triggers the error message
             self.assertContains(
                 response,
-                'INVE-E7: The used path `http://testserver` does not match',
+                'INVE-E7: The visited path `http://testserver` does not match',
                 status_code=500,
             )