Better logging for ctags exection

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,41 +4,46 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)\
 
+## UNRELEASED
+
+### Changed
+- Better logging for ctags exection errors
+
 ## [1.15.0] - 2024-08-26
 
-## Added
+### Added
 
 - Pass arguments to lsp [#446][https://github.com/mshr-h/vscode-verilog-hdl-support/issues/446]
 
-## Fixed
+### Fixed
 
 - Fix #479 by add parameters back into Module instantiation [#496](https://github.com/mshr-h/vscode-verilog-hdl-support/pull/496)
 
 ## [1.14.3] - 2024-07-30
 
-## Added
+### Added
 - Verilator linter stderr passthrough [#489](https://github.com/mshr-h/vscode-verilog-hdl-support/issues/489)
 - When linting using Verilator, all detected problems are highlighted (By default it's just current file and it's dependencies. Verilator launch config can be adjusted in linting settings)
 
-## Fixed
+### Fixed
 - Imroved regex matcher for Verilator output
 - Verilator output blocks are correctly tagged with `[error]` or `[warning]`
 
 ## [1.14.2] - 2024-07-24
 
-## Fixed
+### Fixed
 
 - Show error log when verilator cannot be executed [#489](https://github.com/mshr-h/vscode-verilog-hdl-support/issues/489)
 
 ## [1.14.1] - 2024-04-19
 
-## Added
+### Added
 
 - Enable verible-verilog-ls for Verilog filetype
 
 ## [1.14.0] - 2024-04-19
 
-## Changed
+### Changed
 
 - Update SystemVerilog syntax highlighting
 

src/ctags.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as child_process from 'child_process';
+import {exec as execNonPromise} from 'child_process';
+import * as util from 'util';
 import { Logger } from './logger';
-import { text } from 'stream/consumers';
+const exec = util.promisify(execNonPromise);
 
 // Internal representation of a symbol
 export class Symbol {
@@ -169,11 +170,21 @@
     if (binPath !== 'none') {
       let command: string = binPath + ' -f - --fields=+K --sort=no --excmd=n --fields-SystemVerilog=+{parameter} "' + filepath + '"';
       this.logger.info('Executing Command: ' + command);
-      return new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-        child_process.exec(command, (_error: Error, stdout: string, _stderr: string) => {
-          resolve(stdout);
-        });
-      });
+      try {
+        const {stdout, stderr} = await exec(command);
+        if(stdout) {
+          return stdout.toString();
+        }
+        if(stderr) {
+          this.logger.error('stderr> ' + stderr);
+        }
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        this.logger.error('Exception caught: ' + e.message + ' ' + e.data);
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      this.logger.trace('Ctags binpath not set');
     }
     // Return empty promise if ctags path is not set to avoid errors when indexing
     return Promise.resolve('');
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@
       // pattern = parts[2];
       type = parts[3];
       // override "type" for parameters (See #102)
       if (parts.length == 6 && parts[5] === 'parameter:') {
         type = 'parameter';
       }
       if (parts.length >= 5) {
@@ -268,7 +279,7 @@
   async index(): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info('indexing ', this.doc.uri.fsPath);
 
-    let output = await this.execCtags(this.doc.uri.fsPath)
+    let output = await this.execCtags(this.doc.uri.fsPath);
     await this.buildSymbolsList(output);
   }
 }