fix: add hint to simple parser error message (#3399)

Closing #3394
tolgee · Nov 6, 2024 · 3587074 · 3587074
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commit 3587074
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/FormatSimple/FormatError.ts b/packages/core/src/FormatSimple/FormatError.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ export class FormatError extends Error {
   public readonly index: number;
   constructor(code: ErrorCode, index: number, text: string) {
     let error: string;
+    let hint = '';
     if (code === ERROR_PARAM_EMPTY) {
       error = 'Empty parameter';
     } else if (code === ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR) {
       error = 'Unexpected character';
+      hint = 'Did you forget to use FormatIcu to render ICU message syntax?';
     } else {
       error = 'Unexpected end';
     }
-    super(`Tolgee parser: ${error} at ${index} in "${text}"`);
+    super(
+      `Tolgee parser: ${error} at ${index} in "${text}"` +
+        (hint ? '\n' + hint : '')
+    );
     this.code = code;
     this.index = index;
   }