Detect invalid step return

src/arcaflow_plugin_sdk/schema.py

@@ -5989,10 +5989,16 @@ def __call__(
             input.validate(params, tuple(["input"]))
         # Run the step
         result = self._handler(step_local_data.initialized_object, params)
+        if not isinstance(result, tuple):
+            raise BadArgumentException(
+                f"The implementation of step {run_id}/{self.id} returned"
+                f" type {type(result)}; expected a tuple with two"
+                " values: output ID string and a step-specific value."
+            )
         if len(result) != 2:
             raise BadArgumentException(
-                "The step returned {} results instead of 2. Did your step"
-                " return the correct results?".format(len(result))
+                f"The implementation of step {run_id}/{self.id} returned"
+                f"{len(result)} results instead of 2. Got {result}."
             )
         output_id, output_data = result
         if output_id not in self.outputs:

src/arcaflow_plugin_sdk/test_plugin.py

@@ -4,30 +4,30 @@
 import typing
 import unittest
 
-from arcaflow_plugin_sdk import plugin
+from arcaflow_plugin_sdk import plugin, schema
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
-class StdoutTestInput:
+class EmptyTestInput:
     pass
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
-class StdoutTestOutput:
+class EmptyTestOutput:
     pass
 
 
 @plugin.step(
     "stdout-test",
     "Stdout test",
     "A test for writing to stdout.",
-    {"success": StdoutTestOutput},
+    {"success": EmptyTestOutput},
 )
 def stdout_test_step(
-    input: StdoutTestInput,
-) -> typing.Tuple[str, StdoutTestOutput]:
+    _: EmptyTestInput,
+) -> typing.Tuple[str, EmptyTestOutput]:
     print("Hello world!")
-    return "success", StdoutTestOutput()
+    return "success", EmptyTestOutput()
 
 
 class StdoutTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -52,5 +52,26 @@ def cleanup():
         self.assertEqual("Hello world!\n", e.getvalue())
 
 
+@plugin.step(
+    "incorrect-return",
+    "Incorrect Return",
+    "A step that returns a bad output which omits the output ID.",
+    {"success": EmptyTestOutput},
+)
+def incorrect_return_step(
+    _: EmptyTestInput,
+) -> typing.Tuple[str, EmptyTestOutput]:
+    # noinspection PyTypeChecker
+    return EmptyTestOutput()
+
+
+class CallStepTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_incorrect_return_args_count(self):
+        s = plugin.build_schema(incorrect_return_step)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(schema.BadArgumentException):
+            s.call_step(self.id(), "incorrect-return", EmptyTestInput())
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()