Generic error message when type alias is missing 'alias'
ianmackenzie opened this issue · 0 comments
ianmackenzie commented
For example, something like
type MaybeInt =
Maybe.Maybe Int
leads to a pretty generic error message
-- UNEXPECTED SYMBOL ------------------------------------------ ErrorMessage.elm
I ran into an unexpected symbol:
5| = Maybe.Maybe Int
^
I was not expecting to see a . here. Try deleting it? Maybe I can give a better
hint from there?
This seems like it might be a bit of a regression in 0.19.1, since when I tried on Ellie I instead got
Line 22, Column 10
Something went wrong while parsing a union type.
21| type MaybeInt =
22| Maybe.Maybe Int
^
I was expecting:
- a type, like Int or (List String)
- a vertical bar (|) followed by more union type constructors
- more of that union type. Maybe you forgot some code? Or you need more
indentation?
which is significantly better (at least it highlights that Elm is parsing the declaration as a custom type instead of a type alias).