fix(openapi-typescript): include location in error messages

Author: patzick

.changeset/three-bobcats-mate.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"openapi-typescript": patch
+---
+
+Improved error messages to contain locations.

packages/openapi-typescript/src/lib/redoc.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Source,
   type Document,
   lintDocument,
+  type NormalizedProblem,
 } from "@redocly/openapi-core";
 import { performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
 import { Readable } from "node:stream";
@@ -81,6 +82,25 @@ export async function parseSchema(schema: unknown, { absoluteRef, resolver }: Pa
   throw new Error(`Expected string, object, or Buffer. Got ${Array.isArray(schema) ? "Array" : typeof schema}`);
 }
 
+function _processProblems(problems: NormalizedProblem[], options: { silent: boolean }) {
+  if (problems.length) {
+    let errorMessage: string | undefined = undefined;
+    for (const problem of problems) {
+      const problemLocation = problem.location?.[0].pointer;
+      const problemMessage = problemLocation ? `${problem.message} at ${problemLocation}` : problem.message;
+      if (problem.severity === "error") {
+        errorMessage = problemMessage;
+        error(problemMessage);
+      } else {
+        warn(problemMessage, options.silent);
+      }
+    }
+    if (errorMessage) {
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate an OpenAPI schema and flatten into a single schema using Redocly CLI
  */
@@ -127,20 +147,7 @@ export async function validateAndBundle(
     config: options.redoc.styleguide,
     externalRefResolver: resolver,
   });
-  if (problems.length) {
-    let errorMessage: string | undefined = undefined;
-    for (const problem of problems) {
-      if (problem.severity === "error") {
-        errorMessage = problem.message;
-        error(problem.message);
-      } else {
-        warn(problem.message, options.silent);
-      }
-    }
-    if (errorMessage) {
-      throw new Error(errorMessage);
-    }
-  }
+  _processProblems(problems, options);
   debug("Linted schema", "lint", performance.now() - redocLintT);
 
   // 3. bundle
@@ -150,21 +157,7 @@ export async function validateAndBundle(
     dereference: false,
     doc: document,
   });
-  if (bundled.problems.length) {
-    let errorMessage: string | undefined = undefined;
-    for (const problem of bundled.problems) {
-      if (problem.severity === "error") {
-        errorMessage = problem.message;
-        error(problem.message);
-        throw new Error(problem.message);
-      } else {
-        warn(problem.message, options.silent);
-      }
-    }
-    if (errorMessage) {
-      throw new Error(errorMessage);
-    }
-  }
+  _processProblems(bundled.problems, options);
   debug("Bundled schema", "bundle", performance.now() - redocBundleT);
 
   return bundled.bundle.parsed;

packages/openapi-typescript/src/transform/schema-object.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export function transformSchemaObjectWithComposition(
   }
   // for any other unexpected type, throw error
   if (Array.isArray(schemaObject) || typeof schemaObject !== "object") {
-    throw new Error(`Expected SchemaObject, received ${Array.isArray(schemaObject) ? "Array" : typeof schemaObject}`);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Expected SchemaObject, received ${Array.isArray(schemaObject) ? "Array" : typeof schemaObject} at ${options.path}`,
+    );
   }
 
   /**

packages/openapi-typescript/test/invalid.test.ts

@@ -19,4 +19,34 @@ describe("Invalid schemas", () => {
   test("Other missing required fields", async () => {
     await expect(() => openapiTS({} as any)).rejects.toThrowError("Unsupported schema format, expected `openapi: 3.x`");
   });
+
+  test("Unresolved $ref error messages", async () => {
+    const consoleErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await expect(() =>
+      openapiTS({
+        openapi: "3.1",
+        info: { title: "test", version: "1.0" },
+        components: {
+          schemas: {
+            Pet: {
+              type: "object",
+              properties: {
+                category: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/NonExistingSchema" },
+                type: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/AnotherSchema" },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrowError("Can't resolve $ref at #/components/schemas/Pet/properties/type");
+
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Can't resolve $ref at #/components/schemas/Pet/properties/category"),
+    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Can't resolve $ref at #/components/schemas/Pet/properties/type"),
+    );
+  });
 });