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This PR improves the error handling for Mermaid diagrams by providing more helpful error messages with specific suggestions for common syntax errors.

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  • Enhanced error messages with specific suggestions for:

    • Unclosed square brackets [ in node labels
    • Unclosed curly braces { in decision nodes
    • Incomplete arrow connections (diagrams ending with -->)
    • Missing diagram type declarations
    • Special characters in node labels that need proper enclosure
  • Improved error display with proper whitespace formatting (whiteSpace: "pre-wrap")

  • Added comprehensive test coverage for all error handling scenarios

Testing

  • All existing tests pass ✅
  • New test suite added with 11 tests covering various error scenarios
  • Manual testing confirms improved error messages are displayed correctly

Example

When a user enters an incomplete Mermaid diagram like:

flowchart TD A[Users Credentials] --> B{AuthController@che
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Instead of just showing a generic parse error, the enhanced error message now includes:

"Parse error on line 2: Expecting 'AMP', 'COLON', got 'LINK_ID'

Suggestion: You have unclosed square brackets '['. Make sure all node labels are properly closed with ']'.

Suggestion: You have unclosed curly braces '{'. Make sure all decision nodes are properly closed with '}'."

Fixes #6712


Important

Improves Mermaid diagram error handling with specific suggestions for common syntax errors and adds comprehensive test coverage.

  • Error Handling:
    • enhanceErrorMessage() in MermaidBlock.tsx provides suggestions for unclosed brackets, unclosed braces, incomplete arrow connections, and missing diagram type declarations.
    • Improved error display with whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" for better formatting.
  • Testing:
    • Added 11 new tests in MermaidBlock.spec.tsx to cover various error scenarios, ensuring enhanced error messages are displayed correctly.
    • Tests include scenarios for unclosed brackets, unclosed braces, incomplete arrows, and missing diagram types.
  • Misc:
    • Manual testing confirms improved error messages are displayed correctly.

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- Add enhanced error messages with specific suggestions for common syntax errors
- Detect unclosed brackets, braces, incomplete arrows, and missing diagram types
- Add comprehensive test coverage for error handling scenarios
- Improve error display with proper whitespace formatting

Fixes #6712
@roomote roomote bot requested review from cte, jr and mrubens as code owners August 5, 2025 10:18
@dosubot dosubot bot added size:L This PR changes 100-499 lines, ignoring generated files. bug Something isn't working labels Aug 5, 2025
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Reviewing my own code. The irony is not lost on the circuits.


if (openBrackets > closeBrackets) {
enhancedMessage +=
"\n\nSuggestion: You have unclosed square brackets '['. Make sure all node labels are properly closed with ']'."
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The error suggestion messages are hardcoded in English. Could we consider using the translation system with the t() function to support internationalization? This would make the error messages accessible to users in other languages.

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"\n\nSuggestion: You have unclosed square brackets '['. Make sure all node labels are properly closed with ']'."
enhancedMessage +=
"\n\n" + t("common:mermaid.suggestion.unclosed_brackets")

!code.trim().startsWith("graph") &&
!code.trim().startsWith("flowchart") &&
!code.trim().startsWith("sequenceDiagram") &&
!code.trim().startsWith("classDiagram")
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Is this list of diagram types comprehensive? Mermaid supports additional diagram types like stateDiagram, erDiagram, gantt, pie, gitGraph, etc. Could we expand this check to include all supported types, or perhaps use a more flexible approach?

}

// Check for incomplete node definitions
if (code.includes("@") && !code.includes("]") && !code.includes("}")) {
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Currently only checking for '@' character, but could there be other special characters that might need proper enclosure in node labels? Perhaps we could expand this check to include other common special characters that cause parsing issues?

const errorDetails = screen.getByText(/Make sure your diagram starts with a valid diagram type/)
expect(errorDetails).toBeInTheDocument()
})
})
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Would it be helpful to add a test case for the special character detection with '@'? I noticed the implementation checks for this scenario but there's no corresponding test to verify it works correctly.

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@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added the Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. label Aug 5, 2025
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Closing, this looks like the model made a mistake

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