Error message: Suggest module in place of value where it makes sense #7384
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nojaf
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| match as_module with | ||
| | None -> () | ||
| | Some module_path -> | ||
| Format.fprintf ppf "@,@[<v 2>@,@[%s to use the module @{<info>%a@}?@]@]" |
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What is "@,@[<v 2>@,@[%s here exactly?
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Yeah, I meant more specially the @,@[< incantation.
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Damn, just asked an LLM, this is some gourmet camel you are cooking.
| a lowercase identifier in JS but a module in ReScript. | ||
| 'Console' is a typical example, where JS is `console.log` and ReScript is `Console.log`. *) | ||
| (* TODO(codemods) Add codemod for refering to the module instead. *) |
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Is the todo for a code action here?
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Yeah, this is one of those places we can add a code action for when we get that setup.
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cknitt
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| const fixtures = readdirSync("fixtures").filter( | ||
| fileName => path.extname(fileName) === ".res", | ||
| const fixtures = readdirSync(path.join(import.meta.dirname, "fixtures")).filter( | ||
| (fileName) => path.extname(fileName) === ".res" |
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Why did the formatting change here?
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You mean the parenthesis on (fileName)?
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There are some subtle differences between how certain common things are called in ReScript vs in JS. One example is logging to the console:
This difference (value vs module) can be subtle and not easily discoverable. So, this PR does a small addition to the "missing value" error message, and suggests the module version of the identifier if it exists in scope. This is intended to give a small hint for what you might be looking for, instead of just telling you to "go fish".