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Better error messages when no matching view was found in an Espresso test
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Description
### Description
Currently, when no matching view is found, Espresso throws an error message with a description of the view matcher itself (via decribeTo), with no mismatching message that could potentially help users understand why mismatching happens.
It will become painful when debugging a nested matcher like:
onView(firstOf(allOf(
withId(R.id.overflow_button),hasSibling(hasDescendant(withText("some title"))))))
.perform(CustomAction.click());
### Steps to Reproduce
An Espresso test that no View matches the given matcher.
### Expected Results
A more concise error message for debugging purposes, e.g. highlights potential matching views, suggesting correct matchers.
### Actual Results
Espresso prints out the matcher + entire view hierarchy.
### AndroidX Test and Android OS Versions
### Link to a public git repo demonstrating the problem:
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