Emit diagnostic if file is not installed

Author: mbg

lib/actions-util.js

@@ -426,6 +426,14 @@ export function getWorkflowRunAttempt(): number {
   return workflowRunAttempt;
 }
 
+export class FileCmdNotFoundError extends Error {
+  constructor(msg: string) {
+    super(msg);
+
+    this.name = "FileCmdNotFoundError";
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Tries to obtain the output of the `file` command for the file at the specified path.
  * The output will vary depending on the type of `file`, which operating system we are running on, etc.
@@ -442,7 +450,9 @@ export const getFileType = async (filePath: string): Promise<string> => {
     core.info(
       "The `file` program is required, but does not appear to be installed. Please install it.",
     );
-    throw e;
+    throw new FileCmdNotFoundError(
+      `The \`file\` program is not installed: ${e}`,
+    );
   }
 
   try {

lib/actions-util.js.map

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { safeWhich } from "@chrisgavin/safe-which";
 import { v4 as uuidV4 } from "uuid";
 
 import {
+  FileCmdNotFoundError,
   getActionVersion,
   getFileType,
   getOptionalInput,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { getGitHubVersion } from "./api-client";
 import { CodeQL } from "./codeql";
 import * as configUtils from "./config-utils";
+import { addDiagnostic, makeDiagnostic } from "./diagnostics";
 import { EnvVar } from "./environment";
 import { Feature, Features } from "./feature-flags";
 import { checkInstallPython311, initCodeQL, initConfig, runInit } from "./init";
@@ -372,6 +374,27 @@ async function run() {
         logger.warning(
           `Failed to determine the location of the Go binary: ${e}`,
         );
+
+        if (e instanceof FileCmdNotFoundError) {
+          addDiagnostic(
+            config,
+            Language.go,
+            makeDiagnostic(
+              "go/workflow/file-program-unavailable",
+              "The `file` program is required, but does not appear to be installed",
+              {
+                markdownMessage:
+                  "CodeQL was unable to find the `file` program on this system. Ensure that the `file` program is installed on the runner and accessible.",
+                visibility: {
+                  statusPage: true,
+                  telemetry: true,
+                  cliSummaryTable: true,
+                },
+                severity: "warning",
+              },
+            ),
+          );
+        }
       }
     }