/error suppresses /fail replies

Hi All,

Quick query:

The documentation for /error says "Turn on or off error messages sent to =
the SuperCollider post window.=E2=80=9D

It does this, but also turns off /fail replies, a behaviour that is not =
documented. Quick test:

b =3D Synth.basicNew(\default, s, 2000)

OSCFunc.trace(hideStatusMsg: true)

b.query; // node not found and /fail received

s.sendBundle(0.1, ['/error', -1], ['/n_query', 2000]) // silence

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I think the /fail replies are harmless probably, as if you=E2=80=99re =
not interested, you=E2=80=99re not listening anyway.  It could be useful =
to be able to suppress the posts but still handle fails in other ways, =
e.g. to implement custom error responses. As another I was just trying =
to test if a node exists, and wanted to do that without worrying the =
user with a =E2=80=98FAILURE=E2=80=99.

Would this be worth changing to match the documented behaviour? I =
don=E2=80=99t imagine anyone is counting on this, since it doesn=E2=80=99t=
 work as it says on the tin.

Thoughts?

S.=

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