add detailed error message

routstr/wallet.py

@@ -2647,11 +2647,18 @@ async def periodic_routstr_fee_payout() -> None:
                     logger.warning("Routstr fee payout was already claimed")
                     continue
                 except BaseException as e:
-                    logger.critical(
-                        "Routstr fee payout outcome is unknown; awaiting quote reconciliation",
-                        extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
-                        exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
-                    )
+                    if attempt_quote_id is None:
+                        logger.error(
+                            "Routstr fee payout failed before melt dispatch",
+                            extra={"payout_msats": paid_msats},
+                            exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        logger.critical(
+                            "Routstr fee payout outcome is unknown; awaiting quote reconciliation",
+                            extra={"payout_in_progress_msats": paid_msats},
+                            exc_info=isinstance(e, Exception),
+                        )
                     if not isinstance(e, Exception):
                         raise
                     continue

tests/unit/test_fee_payout_crash_safety.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from routstr import wallet
 from routstr.core import db
+from routstr.payment.lnurl import LNURLError
 
 
 class _SessionContext:
@@ -525,6 +526,47 @@ async def test_fee_payout_keeps_legacy_checkpoint_without_quote_locked() -> None
     critical.assert_called_once()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fee_payout_failure_before_quote_is_not_reported_as_unknown() -> None:
+    session = Mock()
+    fee = SimpleNamespace(
+        accumulated_msats=1_061_000,
+        payout_in_progress_msats=0,
+        payout_started_at=None,
+    )
+    reset = AsyncMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_DEFAULT_PAYOUT", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_FEE_PAYOUT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 1),
+        patch("routstr.auth.ROUTSTR_LN_ADDRESS", "fees@example.com"),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.asyncio.sleep",
+            AsyncMock(side_effect=[None, asyncio.CancelledError()]),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.db.create_session", return_value=_session_context(session)
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.get_routstr_fee", AsyncMock(return_value=fee)),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.db.reset_routstr_fee", reset),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_wallet", AsyncMock(return_value=Mock())),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.get_proofs_per_mint_and_unit", return_value=[]),
+        patch(
+            "routstr.wallet.raw_send_to_lnurl",
+            side_effect=LNURLError("Cashu melt fees leave no payable LNURL amount"),
+        ),
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.error") as error,
+        patch("routstr.wallet.logger.critical") as critical,
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await wallet.periodic_routstr_fee_payout()
+
+    reset.assert_not_awaited()
+    critical.assert_not_called()
+    error.assert_called_once()
+    assert error.call_args.args[0] == "Routstr fee payout failed before melt dispatch"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_fee_payout_keeps_checkpoint_when_send_outcome_is_unknown() -> None:
     session = Mock()

tests/unit/test_lnurl_amount_and_destination.py

@@ -347,21 +347,21 @@ async def test_send_to_lnurl_does_not_reserve_before_lnurl_validation() -> None:
     assert raw_send.await_args.kwargs["amount"] == 1000
 
 
-def test_select_melt_proofs_stops_at_minimal_cover_when_over_budget() -> None:
+def test_select_melt_proofs_ignores_fees_for_unneeded_wallet_proofs() -> None:
     from routstr.payment.lnurl import _select_melt_proofs
 
     wallet = MagicMock()
     wallet.get_fees_for_proofs = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda selected: len(selected))
-    proofs = [MagicMock(amount=600, reserved=False) for _ in range(3)]
+    proofs = [MagicMock(amount=2048, reserved=False) for _ in range(1100)]
 
     selected, shortfall = _select_melt_proofs(
         wallet,
         proofs,
-        quote_amount=1000,
-        fee_reserve=0,
-        gross_budget=1000,
+        quote_amount=1061,
+        fee_reserve=1,
+        gross_budget=1061,
     )
 
     assert selected is None
     assert shortfall == 2
-    assert wallet.get_fees_for_proofs.call_count == 2
+    assert wallet.get_fees_for_proofs.call_count == 1