trace which part of foo.bar.baz errors

Turns errors like:

let
  somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
in somepkg.src.meta

error:
       … while evaluating the attribute 'src.meta'
         at «string»:2:3:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
             |   ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       … while calling the 'throw' builtin
         at «string»:2:17:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
             |                 ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       error: invalid foobar

into errors like:

let
  somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
in somepkg.src.meta

error:
       … while evaluating the attribute 'src.meta'
         at «string»:2:3:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
             |   ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       … while evaluating 'somepkg.src' to select 'meta' on it
         at «string»:3:4:
            2|   somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
            3| in somepkg.src.meta
             |    ^

       … while calling the 'throw' builtin
         at «string»:2:17:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = throw "invalid foobar";
             |                 ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       error: invalid foobar

And for type errors, from:

let
  somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
in somepkg.src.meta

error:
       … while evaluating the attribute 'src.meta'
         at «string»:2:3:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
             |   ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       … while selecting an attribute
         at «string»:3:4:
            2|   somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
            3| in somepkg.src.meta
             |    ^

       error: expected a set but found a string: "I'm not an attrset"

into:

let
  somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
in somepkg.src.meta

error:
       … while evaluating the attribute 'src.meta'
         at «string»:2:3:
            1| let
            2|   somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
             |   ^
            3| in somepkg.src.meta

       … while selecting 'meta' on 'somepkg.src'
         at «string»:3:4:
            2|   somepkg.src = "I'm not an attrset";
            3| in somepkg.src.meta
             |    ^

       error: expected a set but found a string: "I'm not an attrset"

For the low price of an enumerate() and a lambda you too can have the
incorrect line of code actually show up in the trace!

Change-Id: Ic1491c86e33c167891bdac9adad6224784760bd6
This commit is contained in:
Qyriad 2024-06-22 21:59:47 -06:00
parent d00edfb28d
commit 14bf54bd39
2 changed files with 75 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
---
synopsis: "Trace when the `foo` part of a `foo.bar.baz` expression errors"
cls: 1505
synopsis: "Trace which part of a `foo.bar.baz` expression errors"
cls: 1505, 1506
credits: Qyriad
category: Improvements
---
Previously, if an expression like `linux_4_9.meta.description` errored in the `linux_4_9` part, it wouldn't show you that that's the part of the expression that failed to evaluate, or even that that line of code is what caused evaluation of the failing expression.
Previously, if an attribute path selection expression like `linux_4_9.meta.description` it wouldn't show you which one of those parts in the attribute path, or even that that line of code is what caused evaluation of the failing expression.
The previous error looks like this:
```
let
inherit (pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels) linux_4_9;
in linux_4_9.meta.description
pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9.meta.description
error:
… while evaluating the attribute 'linux_4_9'
… while evaluating the attribute 'linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9.meta.description'
at /nix/store/dk2rpyb6ndvfbf19bkb2plcz5y3k8i5v-source/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix:278:5:
277| } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
278| linux_4_9 = throw "linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11";
@ -33,6 +31,36 @@ error:
Now, the error will look like this:
```
pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9.meta.description
error:
… while evaluating the attribute 'linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9.meta.description'
at /nix/store/dk2rpyb6ndvfbf19bkb2plcz5y3k8i5v-source/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix:278:5:
277| } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
278| linux_4_9 = throw "linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11";
| ^
279| linux_4_14 = throw "linux 4.14 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 23.11";
… while evaluating 'pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9' to select 'meta' on it
at «string»:1:1:
1| pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9.meta.description
| ^
… caused by explicit throw
at /nix/store/dk2rpyb6ndvfbf19bkb2plcz5y3k8i5v-source/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix:278:17:
277| } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
278| linux_4_9 = throw "linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11";
| ^
279| linux_4_14 = throw "linux 4.14 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 23.11";
error: linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11
```
Not only does the line of code that referenced the failing attribute show up in the trace, it also tells you that it was specifically the `linux_4_9` part that failed.
This includes if the failing part is a top-level binding:
```
let
inherit (pkgs.linuxKernel.kernels) linux_4_9;
@ -60,5 +88,3 @@ error:
error: linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11
```
Not only does the line of code that referenced the failing binding show up in the trace, it also tells you that it was specifically the `linux_4_9` part that failed.

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@ -1458,12 +1458,46 @@ void ExprSelect::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
showAttrPath(state, env, attrPath))
: nullptr;
for (auto const & currentAttrName : attrPath) {
for (auto const & [partIdx, currentAttrName] : enumerate(attrPath)) {
state.nrLookups++;
Symbol const name = getName(currentAttrName, state, env);
state.forceValue(*vCurrent, pos);
// For formatting errors, which should be done only when needed.
auto partsSoFar = [&]() -> std::string {
std::stringstream ss;
// We start with the base thing this ExprSelect is selecting on.
assert(this->e != nullptr);
this->e->show(state.symbols, ss);
// Then grab each part of the attr path up to this one.
assert(partIdx < attrPath.size());
std::span<AttrName> const parts(
attrPath.begin(),
attrPath.begin() + partIdx
);
// And convert them to strings and join them.
for (auto const & part : parts) {
auto const partName = getName(part, state, env);
ss << "." << state.symbols[partName];
}
return ss.str();
};
try {
state.forceValue(*vCurrent, pos);
} catch (Error & e) {
state.addErrorTrace(
e,
getPos(),
"while evaluating '%s' to select '%s' on it",
partsSoFar(),
state.symbols[name]
);
throw;
}
if (vCurrent->type() != nAttrs) {
@ -1479,7 +1513,10 @@ void ExprSelect::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
"expected a set but found %s: %s",
showType(*vCurrent),
ValuePrinter(state, *vCurrent, errorPrintOptions)
).withTrace(pos, "while selecting an attribute").debugThrow();
).addTrace(
pos,
HintFmt("while selecting '%s' on '%s'", state.symbols[name], partsSoFar())
).debugThrow();
}
// Now that we know this is actually an attrset, try to find an attr