Add more helpful error messages for common CLI mistakes
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 7
- Forks
- 2
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Make error messages more user-friendly when users make common mistakes.
**Tasks:**
- Add specific error when file doesn't exist
- Add hint when Ollama is not running (for PDF→MD)
- Add suggestion when wrong file type is provided
- Improve error formatting with colors (using chalk)
**Files to modify:**
- `src/cli.ts`
- `src/converters/pdf-to-markdown.ts`
**Good First Issue:** Simple TypeScript changes with clear requirements!
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Research direction
Start in src/cli.ts and src/converters/pdf-to-markdown.ts; trace the existing error paths for missing files, a stopped Ollama service, wrong file types, and formatting. Confirm each mistake produces the requested hint or suggestion and that error output uses chalk for colors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, ollama, typescript
- Domain
- ai, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100