eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext
Bad error Message from INTValueConverter
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Description
a failing INTValueConverter leeds to following error message
For input string: "999999999999999999999"
it would be nice to have better error messages
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Research direction
Start by locating INTValueConverter in the Xtext codebase and reproduce the failure with the input string shown in the issue. Determine which conversion path emits the current message; done means the same invalid integer input produces a more informative error message and the behavior is covered by appropriate project tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100