Error Messages

- Improved error messages with specific field names rather than types.

src/columns/ColDate.cpp

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void ColumnDate::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
       minimum = maximum = Duration (now - date).formatCompact ().length ();
     }
     else
-      throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+      throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _attribute + "." + _style + "'";
   }
 }
 

src/columns/ColDepends.cpp

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ColumnDepends::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
     }
   }
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'depends.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColDescription.cpp

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void ColumnDescription::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   }
 
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'description.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/columns/ColID.cpp

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void ColumnID::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   minimum = maximum = length;
 
   if (_style != "default")
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'id.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColPriority.cpp

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void ColumnPriority::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
     else if (priority == "L") minimum = maximum = 3;
   }
   else if (_style != "default")
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'priority.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColProject.cpp

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void ColumnProject::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
       project = project.substr (0, period);
   }
   else if (_style != "default")
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'project.") + _style + "'";
 
   minimum = longestWord (project);
   maximum = project.length ();

src/columns/ColRecur.cpp

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void ColumnRecur::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
       minimum = maximum = context.config.get ("recurrence.indicator").length ();
   }
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'recur.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColStatus.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ColumnStatus::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   else if (_style == "short")
     minimum = maximum = 1;
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'status.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColString.cpp

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void ColumnString::measure (const std::string& value, int& minimum, int& maximum
     minimum = longestWord (value);
   }
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'string.") + _style + "'";
 
 }
 

src/columns/ColTags.cpp

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void ColumnTags::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
     }
   }
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'tags.") + _style + "'";
 
 }
 

src/columns/ColUUID.cpp

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void ColumnUUID::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
        if (_style == "default") minimum = maximum = 36;
   else if (_style == "short")   minimum = maximum = 8;
   else
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'uuid.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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src/columns/ColUrgency.cpp

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void ColumnUrgency::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   minimum = maximum = format (task.urgency (), 4, 3).length ();
 
   if (_style != "default")
-    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
+    throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format 'urgency.") + _style + "'";
 }
 
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