Better impl

spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py

@@ -564,25 +564,10 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
             "lane_assignment_id": lane_assignment_id,
         }
 
-    def check_task_data_size(self, tasks_dict: dict) -> None:
-        """CheckTaskDataSize."""
-        task_data = [v["data"] for v in tasks_dict.values() if len(v["data"]) > 0]
-        task_data_len = len(json.dumps(task_data))
-        task_data_limit = 1024
-
-        if task_data_len > task_data_limit:
-            raise (
-                ApiError(
-                    error_code="task_data_size_exceeded",
-                    message=f"Maximum task data size of {task_data_limit} exceeded."
-                )
-            )
-
     def spiff_step_details_mapping(self) -> dict:
         """SaveSpiffStepDetails."""
         bpmn_json = self.serialize()
         wf_json = json.loads(bpmn_json)
-        self.check_task_data_size(wf_json["tasks"])
         task_json = {"tasks": wf_json["tasks"], "subprocesses": wf_json["subprocesses"]}
 
         return {
@@ -1283,8 +1268,33 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
         except WorkflowTaskExecException as we:
             raise ApiError.from_workflow_exception("task_error", str(we), we) from we
 
+    def user_defined_task_data(self, task_data: dict) -> dict:
+        """UserDefinedTaskData."""
+        return {k: v for k, v in task_data.items() if k != "current_user"}
+
+    def check_task_data_size(self) -> None:
+        """CheckTaskDataSize."""
+        tasks_to_check = self.bpmn_process_instance.get_tasks(TaskState.FINISHED_MASK)
+        task_data = [self.user_defined_task_data(task.data) for task in tasks_to_check]
+        task_data_to_check = list(filter(len, task_data))
+
+        if len(task_data_to_check) == 0:
+            return
+
+        task_data_len = len(json.dumps(task_data_to_check))
+        task_data_limit = 1024
+
+        if task_data_len > task_data_limit:
+            raise (
+                ApiError(
+                    error_code="task_data_size_exceeded",
+                    message=f"Maximum task data size of {task_data_limit} exceeded."
+                )
+            )
+
     def serialize(self) -> str:
         """Serialize."""
+        self.check_task_data_size()
         return self._serializer.serialize_json(self.bpmn_process_instance)  # type: ignore
 
     def next_user_tasks(self) -> list[SpiffTask]: