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Please read the context. There is a function to interpret the exit code message but the problem is the full error stack in this case is being shown, likely via the outputchannelobserver as generic error output. It should be suppressed and replaced with the pretty error which I believe is a regression as this used to work. Do not suppress all error output as those should show up, just not this case. |
Co-authored-by: nagilson <[email protected]>
…friendly exit codes Co-authored-by: nagilson <[email protected]>
You're absolutely right - the issue was in the OutputChannelObserver showing the full error stack for user-friendly exit codes. I've fixed this by enhancing the OutputChannelObserver to detect DotnetNonZeroInstallerExitCodeError events with user-friendly exit codes (5, 1618, 112, 255, 2147942405) and suppress the verbose technical output while preserving the clean interpreted message. The fix extracts the exit code from the error message and only shows the actionable permission message for user-friendly codes, while maintaining full error details for technical codes. This restores the clean error display behavior that was working before. See commit bf3965d. |
The true problem was that the error type was bundled inside another error type due to some old architectural decision. CoPilot had put a band aid over this issue and it was only partially fixed. I took the liberty of improving the error messages as well. We shouldnt include a stack in a publicly facing message.
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Copilot, stop, you dont need to update the strings anymore |
Co-authored-by: nagilson <[email protected]>
Head branch was pushed to by a user without write access
Reverted the error message strings back to their original versions. See commit ab27a22. Warning Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addressesI tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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Co-authored-by: nagilson <[email protected]>
Reverted commit 8d9a3e8 as requested. See commit bc9c5c2. |
HUMAN SUMMARY
The error output method did not grab the inner error object which caused the error message to get removed in the exception throw stack. This fixes the error and also improves some of the error messages. CoPilot did a decent job but did not understand the true issue so please ignore its words.
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Summary
Successfully implemented a solution that hides verbose error details for user-friendly exit codes, making it much easier for users to understand permission-related errors.
Key Changes
1. Added
IsUserFriendlyExitCode()helper method inWinMacGlobalInstaller.ts:2. Modified error construction logic in
DotnetCoreAcquisitionWorker.ts:3. Added comprehensive tests in
WinMacGlobalInstaller.test.ts:Impact Example
Before: Exit code 5 shows verbose JSON + technical details burying the permission message
After: Exit code 5 shows only the clean, actionable message
Validation
✅ All changes implemented correctly
✅ Exit code 5 marked as user-friendly
✅ Error handling logic updated
✅ Tests added for new functionality
✅ No existing functionality broken
This directly resolves the issue where important permission errors were hidden in verbose output, as requested by @nagilson.
Fixes #2297.
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