Error Messages

Elm/Rust error message guidelines

Usage Guidelines

1. Clarity: Make error messages clear and actionable
2. Context: Show relevant source code context with precise location
3. Suggestions: Provide fix suggestions when possible
4. Cascades: Suppress cascading errors to avoid overwhelming users
5. Machine-Readable: Support JSON output for tooling integration

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "errorFormat": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["human", "json", "sarif"]
    },
    "features": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "colorSupport": { "type": "boolean" },
    "generatedFiles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    }
  }
}