[ts-command-line] Fix env var name shown in EnvironmentVariableParser error messages#5831
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…e in error messages When a list parameter's environment variable contained an invalid JSON array, the two error messages in EnvironmentVariableParser.parseAsList accidentally interpolated the variable's value (environmentValue) where the variable's name (envVarName) was intended. The result was confusing messages like "The [u environment variable value looks like a JSON array but failed to parse" instead of "The MY_VAR environment variable value looks like a JSON array but failed to parse". Update the two affected template strings to use envVarName, and correct the corresponding test assertion and snapshot that were written to match the old (wrong) output.
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When parseAsList encounters a malformed JSON array in an environment variable, it throws
two possible error messages. Both messages were accidentally interpolating the variable's
value (environmentValue) instead of the variable's name (envVarName). This means a user
who set MY_VAR='[u' would see:
The [u environment variable value looks like a JSON array but failed to parse: ...
instead of the expected:
The MY_VAR environment variable value looks like a JSON array but failed to parse: ...
The fix is a two-character change in each template string, swapping environmentValue for
envVarName. The existing test assertion and snapshot were written against the wrong output,
so those are corrected to match the intended behavior.
I noticed this while reading EnvironmentVariableParser.ts. No open issue existed for it
so I'm filing the fix directly. Happy to open a tracking issue first if that's preferred.