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Improve error messages for mssing fields

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Description

Currently, if you have a query containing a missing field you get this sort of error:

{
	"message": "Internal error: `(Internal error: `Couldn't get field named \"repo_name\" from schema.`., split_id: 01GTFCVJXZZS6HCQQGGR9KXXNG), (Internal error: `Couldn't get field named \"repo_name\" from schema.`., split_id: 01GTFCVX897SH37QZDPCV6ZY0Q), (Internal error: `Couldn't get field named \"repo_name\" from schema.`., split_id: 01GTFCXDJ2Y1T03FN9QN6Q0H46), (Internal error: `Couldn't get field named \"repo_name\" from schema.`., split_id: 01GTFCZ8BN97C3ZQW9PSX8NA82), (Internal error: `Couldn't get field named \"repo_name\" from schema.`., split_id: 01GTFD138HV6HE8Y1CT572EC9X)`."
}

This is fine when you only have a couple of splits as I do here to some extent, but when you have more splits, the error gets a bit more spammy, it's also probably best for the user to abstract away the duplicates in the event that it's the same error.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing a query with a missing field and trace where the schema error is assembled across splits; done means duplicate missing-field errors are abstracted into a concise user-facing message.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
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