Add proper, helpful error messages for the dict decoder

schroffl · Dec 24, 2024 · b8ef9c9 · b8ef9c9
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commit b8ef9c9
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
@@ -283,8 +283,10 @@
                         if (isOk(child_value)) {
                             result[key] = child_value.value;
                         } else {
-                            // TODO Wrap in key info
-                            return child_value;
+                            var msg = 'Failed to decode dictionary, because attempting to decode the field \'' + key + '\' failed with the following error:\n\n';
+                            msg += child_value.msg;
+                            msg += '\nwhen attempting to decode the field \'' + key + '\' of\n' + toDebugString(value);
+                            return err(msg);
                         }
                     }