vfile-message

vfile-message

Create vfile messages.

Contents

• What is this?
• When should I use this?
• Install
• Use
• API
  • VFileMessage(reason[, place][, origin])
  • Well-known fields
• Types
• Compatibility
• Contribute
• License

What is this?

This package provides a (lint) message format.

When should I use this?

In most cases, you can use file.message from VFile itself, but in some cases you might not have a file, and still want to emit warnings or errors, in which case this can be used directly.

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with npm:

npm install vfile-message

In Deno with esm.sh:

import {VFileMessage} from 'https://esm.sh/vfile-message@3'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import {VFileMessage} from 'https://esm.sh/vfile-message@3?bundle'
</script>

Use

import {VFileMessage} from 'vfile-message'

const message = new VFileMessage(
  'Unexpected unknown word `braavo`, did you mean `bravo`?',
  {line: 1, column: 8},
  'spell:typo'
)

console.log(message)

Yields:

[1:8: Unexpected unknown word `braavo`, did you mean `bravo`?] {
  reason: 'Unexpected unknown word `braavo`, did you mean `bravo`?',
  line: 1,
  column: 8,
  source: 'spell',
  ruleId: 'typo',
  position: {start: {line: 1, column: 8}, end: {line: null, column: null}}
}

API

This package exports the identifier VFileMessage. There is no default export.

VFileMessage(reason[, place][, origin])

Create a message for reason at place from origin. When an error is passed in as reason, the stack is copied.

Parameters

reason

Reason for message (string or Error). Uses the stack and message of the error if given.

place

Place at which the message occurred in a file (Node, Position, or Point, optional).

origin

Place in code the message originates from (string, optional).

Can either be the ruleId ('rule'), or a string with both a source and a ruleId delimited with a colon ('source:rule').

Extends

Error.

Returns

An instance of itself.

Properties

reason

Reason for message (string).

fatal

Whether this is a fatal problem that marks an associated file as no longer processable (boolean?). If true, marks associated file as no longer processable. If false, necessitates a (potential) change. The value can also be null or undefined, for things that might not need changing.

line

Starting line of error (number?).

column

Starting column of error (number?).

position

Full range information, when available (Position). Has start and end properties, both set to an object with line and column, set to number?.

source

Namespace of message (string?, example: 'my-package').

ruleId

Category of message (string?, example: 'my-rule-name').

stack

Stack of message (string?).

file

Path of a file (used throughout the vfile ecosystem).

Well-known fields

It’s OK to store custom data directly on the VFileMessage, some of those are handled by utilities.

actual

Specify the source value that’s being reported, which is deemed incorrect (string?).

expected

Suggest values that should be used instead of actual, one or more values that are deemed as acceptable ((string|Array<string>)?)

url

Link to documentation for the message (string).

note

Long form description of the message (supported by vfile-reporter).

Types

This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports no additional types.

Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js. As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+. Our projects sometimes work with older versions, but this is not guaranteed.

Contribute

See contributing.md in vfile/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.

This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

MIT © Titus Wormer