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fix: improve project import error messages #435

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/main/services/projects.service.ts
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Expand Up @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ export default class ProjectsService {
const dbtRoot = await this.findDbtProjectRoot(projectPath);
if (!dbtRoot) {
throw new Error(
'No dbt_project.yml found. Please ensure this is a valid dbt project.',
`"${path.basename(selectedPath)}" does not contain a dbt_project.yml file. Please select a valid dbt project folder.`,

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not let the selected basename determine error classification.

path.basename(selectedPath) can contain "compressed". The renderer still maps any message containing that substring to the compressed-file toast at src/renderer/screens/selectProject/index.tsx Line 718. Selecting a folder named compressed_models without dbt_project.yml will hide this specific message. Use a typed error code, or classify the failure before composing the display message.

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In `@src/main/services/projects.service.ts` at line 528, Update the invalid dbt
project error flow in the service method containing the message so error
classification does not depend on path.basename(selectedPath) or message text;
assign a dedicated typed error code or classify the failure before composing the
display message, and ensure folders whose names include “compressed” still
produce the missing-dbt_project.yml error rather than the compressed-file toast.

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);
}
projectPath = dbtRoot;
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11 changes: 3 additions & 8 deletions src/renderer/screens/selectProject/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -715,20 +715,15 @@ const SelectProject: React.FC = () => {
return;
}

// Show more specific error messages
if (error.message.includes('compressed')) {
toast.error(
'Failed to extract compressed file. Please ensure it contains a valid dbt project.',
);
} else if (error.message.includes('validation')) {
toast.error(
'Invalid dbt project structure. Please ensure the folder contains a valid dbt_project.yml file.',
);
} else if (error.message.includes('already exists')) {
toast.error(error.message);
} else {
toast.error(
'Failed to import project. Please try again.',
error instanceof Error
? error.message
: 'Failed to import project. Please try again.',
);
}
}
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