[SAOC 2024] Improve D Error Messages - Weekly Update #8
Royal Simpson Pinto
royalpinto007 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 11 06:22:21 UTC 2024
## Summary of Progress (November 04 – November 10)
This week, I focused on refining SARIF report generation,
including handling successful executions, consolidating reports,
and implementing regular expressions to improve version detail
accuracy.
### What I Worked On:
- **Key PRs**:
1) feat(errors): generate sarif report on successful execution
[#17052](https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/17052)
- Implemented the generation of SARIF reports for successful
executions, allowing the compiler to document not only errors but
also instances where the code compiled successfully. This
enhancement provides a fuller view of the compilation process and
improves tracking of build outcomes.
2) feat(errors): consolidate multiple sarif reports into a
single report [#17054](https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/17054)
- Worked on merging multiple SARIF reports into a single
comprehensive report, especially for cases where multiple errors
or informational messages are generated. This consolidated format
improves readability and simplifies report parsing.
### Learning and Implementation:
- I also worked on learning regular expressions (regex) to
improve data handling within SARIF test reports. Specifically, I
implemented regex patterns to accurately capture version
information, ensuring consistency and accuracy in version fields
across the TEST_OUTPUT.
### Challenges:
- Combining multiple SARIF reports while preserving the correct
format and structure, especially with the addition of successful
execution data, presented some challenges.
### Next Steps:
- Develop additional utilities for enhanced error handling, such
as customizable error messages and extended formatting options.
- Explore ways to implement visual markers like squiggles and
carets to make error messages more user-friendly and intuitive.
- Document these error-handling utilities to facilitate future
integration and customization.
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