cmd/hakurei/json: friendly error messages

This change handles errors returned by encoding/json and prints significantly cleaner messages.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

cmd/hakurei/command.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -227,8 +226,11 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg message.Msg, early *earlyHardeningErr
 				} else {
 					if f, err := os.Open(flagDBusConfigSession); err != nil {
 						log.Fatal(err.Error())
-					} else if err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&config.SessionBus); err != nil {
-						log.Fatalf("cannot load session bus proxy config from %q: %s", flagDBusConfigSession, err)
+					} else {
+						decodeJSON(log.Fatal, "load session bus proxy config", f, &config.SessionBus)
+						if err = f.Close(); err != nil {
+							log.Fatal(err.Error())
+						}
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -236,8 +238,11 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg message.Msg, early *earlyHardeningErr
 				if flagDBusConfigSystem != "nil" {
 					if f, err := os.Open(flagDBusConfigSystem); err != nil {
 						log.Fatal(err.Error())
-					} else if err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&config.SystemBus); err != nil {
-						log.Fatalf("cannot load system bus proxy config from %q: %s", flagDBusConfigSystem, err)
+					} else {
+						decodeJSON(log.Fatal, "load system bus proxy config", f, &config.SystemBus)
+						if err = f.Close(); err != nil {
+							log.Fatal(err.Error())
+						}
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg message.Msg, early *earlyHardeningErr
 
 	c.Command("version", "Display version information", func(args []string) error { fmt.Println(internal.Version()); return errSuccess })
 	c.Command("license", "Show full license text", func(args []string) error { fmt.Println(license); return errSuccess })
-	c.Command("template", "Produce a config template", func(args []string) error { printJSON(os.Stdout, false, hst.Template()); return errSuccess })
+	c.Command("template", "Produce a config template", func(args []string) error { encodeJSON(log.Fatal, os.Stdout, false, hst.Template()); return errSuccess })
 	c.Command("help", "Show this help message", func([]string) error { c.PrintHelp(); return errSuccess })
 
 	return c

cmd/hakurei/json.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// decodeJSON decodes json from r and stores it in v. A non-nil error results in a call to fatal.
+func decodeJSON(fatal func(v ...any), op string, r io.Reader, v any) {
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(v)
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var (
+		syntaxError        *json.SyntaxError
+		unmarshalTypeError *json.UnmarshalTypeError
+
+		msg string
+	)
+
+	switch {
+	case errors.As(err, &syntaxError) && syntaxError != nil:
+		msg = syntaxError.Error() +
+			" at byte " + strconv.FormatInt(syntaxError.Offset, 10)
+
+	case errors.As(err, &unmarshalTypeError) && unmarshalTypeError != nil:
+		msg = "inappropriate " + unmarshalTypeError.Value +
+			" at byte " + strconv.FormatInt(unmarshalTypeError.Offset, 10)
+
+	default:
+		// InvalidUnmarshalError: incorrect usage, does not need to be handled
+		// io.ErrUnexpectedEOF: no additional error information available
+		msg = err.Error()
+	}
+
+	fatal("cannot " + op + ": " + msg)
+}
+
+// encodeJSON encodes v to output. A non-nil error results in a call to fatal.
+func encodeJSON(fatal func(v ...any), output io.Writer, short bool, v any) {
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(output)
+	if !short {
+		encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
+	}
+
+	if err := encoder.Encode(v); err != nil {
+		var marshalerError *json.MarshalerError
+		if errors.As(err, &marshalerError) && marshalerError != nil {
+			// this likely indicates an implementation error in hst
+			fatal("cannot encode json for " + marshalerError.Type.String() + ": " + marshalerError.Err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		// UnsupportedTypeError, UnsupportedValueError: incorrect usage, does not need to be handled
+		fatal("cannot write json: " + err.Error())
+	}
+}

cmd/hakurei/json_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package main_test
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	_ "unsafe"
+
+	"hakurei.app/container/stub"
+)
+
+//go:linkname decodeJSON hakurei.app/cmd/hakurei.decodeJSON
+func decodeJSON(fatal func(v ...any), op string, r io.Reader, v any)
+
+func TestDecodeJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		t    reflect.Type
+		data string
+		want any
+		msg  string
+	}{
+		{"success", reflect.TypeFor[uintptr](), "3735928559\n", uintptr(0xdeadbeef), ""},
+
+		{"syntax", reflect.TypeFor[*int](), "\x00", nil,
+			`cannot load sample: invalid character '\x00' looking for beginning of value at byte 1`},
+		{"type", reflect.TypeFor[uintptr](), "-1", nil,
+			`cannot load sample: inappropriate number -1 at byte 2`},
+		{"default", reflect.TypeFor[*int](), "{", nil,
+			"cannot load sample: unexpected EOF"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			var (
+				gotP   = reflect.New(tc.t)
+				gotMsg *string
+			)
+			decodeJSON(func(v ...any) {
+				if gotMsg != nil {
+					t.Fatal("fatal called twice")
+				}
+				msg := v[0].(string)
+				gotMsg = &msg
+			}, "load sample", strings.NewReader(tc.data), gotP.Interface())
+			if tc.msg != "" {
+				if gotMsg == nil {
+					t.Errorf("decodeJSON: success, want fatal %q", tc.msg)
+				} else if *gotMsg != tc.msg {
+					t.Errorf("decodeJSON: fatal = %q, want %q", *gotMsg, tc.msg)
+				}
+			} else if gotMsg != nil {
+				t.Errorf("decodeJSON: fatal = %q", *gotMsg)
+			} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotP.Elem().Interface(), tc.want) {
+				t.Errorf("decodeJSON: %#v, want %#v", gotP.Elem().Interface(), tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+//go:linkname encodeJSON hakurei.app/cmd/hakurei.encodeJSON
+func encodeJSON(fatal func(v ...any), output io.Writer, short bool, v any)
+
+func TestEncodeJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		v    any
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"marshaler", errorJSONMarshaler{},
+			`cannot encode json for main_test.errorJSONMarshaler: unique error 3735928559 injected by the test suite`},
+		{"default", func() {},
+			`cannot write json: json: unsupported type: func()`},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			var called bool
+			encodeJSON(func(v ...any) {
+				if called {
+					t.Fatal("fatal called twice")
+				}
+				called = true
+
+				if v[0].(string) != tc.want {
+					t.Errorf("encodeJSON: fatal = %q, want %q", v[0].(string), tc.want)
+				}
+			}, nil, false, tc.v)
+
+			if !called {
+				t.Errorf("encodeJSON: success, want fatal %q", tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// errorJSONMarshaler implements json.Marshaler.
+type errorJSONMarshaler struct{}
+
+func (errorJSONMarshaler) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return nil, stub.UniqueError(0xdeadbeef) }

cmd/hakurei/parse.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -42,10 +41,7 @@ func tryPath(msg message.Msg, name string) (config *hst.Config) {
 		r = os.Stdin
 	}
 
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&config); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("cannot load configuration: %v", err)
-	}
-
+	decodeJSON(log.Fatal, "load configuration", r, &config)
 	return
 }
 

cmd/hakurei/print.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 )
 
+// printShowSystem populates and writes a representation of [hst.Info] to output.
 func printShowSystem(output io.Writer, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	t := newPrinter(output)
 	defer t.MustFlush()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func printShowSystem(output io.Writer, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	app.CopyPaths().Copy(&info.Paths, info.User)
 
 	if flagJSON {
-		printJSON(output, short, info)
+		encodeJSON(log.Fatal, output, short, info)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func printShowSystem(output io.Writer, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	t.Printf("RunDirPath:\t%s\n", info.RunDirPath)
 }
 
+// printShowInstance writes a representation of [state.State] or [hst.Config] to output.
 func printShowInstance(
 	output io.Writer, now time.Time,
 	instance *state.State, config *hst.Config,
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ func printShowInstance(
 
 	if flagJSON {
 		if instance != nil {
-			printJSON(output, short, instance)
+			encodeJSON(log.Fatal, output, short, instance)
 		} else {
-			printJSON(output, short, config)
+			encodeJSON(log.Fatal, output, short, config)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ func printShowInstance(
 	return
 }
 
+// printPs writes a representation of active instances to output.
 func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s state.Store, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	var entries state.Entries
 	if e, err := state.Join(s); err != nil {
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s state.Store, short, flagJSON boo
 		for id, instance := range entries {
 			es[id.String()] = instance
 		}
-		printJSON(output, short, es)
+		encodeJSON(log.Fatal, output, short, es)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s state.Store, short, flagJSON boo
 			for i, e := range exp {
 				v[i] = e.s
 			}
-			printJSON(output, short, v)
+			encodeJSON(log.Fatal, output, short, v)
 		} else {
 			for _, e := range exp {
 				mustPrintln(output, e.s[:8])
@@ -249,40 +251,39 @@ func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s state.Store, short, flagJSON boo
 	}
 }
 
+// expandedStateEntry stores [state.State] alongside a string representation of its [state.ID].
 type expandedStateEntry struct {
 	s string
 	*state.State
 }
 
-func printJSON(output io.Writer, short bool, v any) {
-	encoder := json.NewEncoder(output)
-	if !short {
-		encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
-	}
-	if err := encoder.Encode(v); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("cannot serialise: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
+// newPrinter returns a configured, wrapped [tabwriter.Writer].
 func newPrinter(output io.Writer) *tp { return &tp{tabwriter.NewWriter(output, 0, 1, 4, ' ', 0)} }
 
+// tp wraps [tabwriter.Writer] to provide additional formatting methods.
 type tp struct{ *tabwriter.Writer }
 
+// Printf calls [fmt.Fprintf] on the underlying [tabwriter.Writer].
 func (p *tp) Printf(format string, a ...any) {
 	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(p, format, a...); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot write to tabwriter: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// Println calls [fmt.Fprintln] on the underlying [tabwriter.Writer].
 func (p *tp) Println(a ...any) {
 	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(p, a...); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot write to tabwriter: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// MustFlush calls the Flush method of [tabwriter.Writer] and calls [log.Fatalf] on a non-nil error.
 func (p *tp) MustFlush() {
 	if err := p.Writer.Flush(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot flush tabwriter: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
 func mustPrint(output io.Writer, a ...any) {
 	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(output, a...); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot print: %v", err)