Color on errors

[dataf3l]

When I make msitakes on my code, inside the HTTP SERVER TINY "servlet" code, I see Perl6 prints "===== SORRY! =====" which usually has colors, but within the context of HTTP::Server::Tiny doesn't have any color. I'd like colors in the output, can this be enabled by default?

[jonathanstowe]

Hi, the ==== SORRY! ===== messages are compile time errors and the colours are generated in the .gist of the exception by rakudo itself. If the exception is caught and the exception is interpolated into a string (as it is here,) the .Str method of the Exception is used instead which doesn't have the ==== SORRY! =====' nor the colours (and has less detail around the context and so forth,) this is intentional in the design of the exceptions (and infact all of perl 6 - if you pass say a non-string object it will call its .gist method )

So the module isn't doing anything particular to remove the colours but rather it is just the way that the presentation of the exceptions works in general.

[dataf3l]

I guess my problem is that it's hard for me to tell apart the error message from the rest of the program output when Using HTTP::Server::Tiny, since it's all in the same color:

this is a typical error message:

[ERROR] [82112] [15] No such method 'ac_duck' for invocant of type 'usr_controller::Usr' in method throw at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 24539 in sub at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 26868 in method dispatch at /Users/a/Desktop/ab/htdocs/gis/backend2/Route.pm6 (Route) line 57 in sub at serve3.p6 line 86 in sub at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 254 in method run-app at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 247 in block at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 224 in method parse-body at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 172 in method handle at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 89 in block at /usr/local/Cellar/rakudo-star/2016.10/share/perl6/site/sources/41D120CC8C5AC1ADBAA2CC7E606E4F8710D84044 (HTTP::Server::Tiny) line 534 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 36567 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 36538 in method protect at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35623 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 36538 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 37782 in method emit at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 37779 in method emit at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 37819 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 38432 in method emit-events at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 3492 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 3480 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 3475 in method protect at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35625 in method process at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 3472 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 38435 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35773 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35770 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35769 in block at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 35766

I think color would help make this error message more awesome... Perhaps by highlighting the relevant error text: I don't really understand what the error numbers mean "[ERROR] [82112] [15]", this error is too cryptic, and I think color or some line breaks would help. I also don't understand why is my error on my code reported on

in method throw at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 24539 in sub at gen/moar/m-CORE.setting line 26868

I don't see how those lines relate to my program, or why they are at the top of the StackTrace, I'm confused by the output, this generates anxiety.

Maybe color can help?

[dataf3l]

Hi, I'd like to know if this issue was addressed...