Provide secondary source location for error messages in standard json.

Changelog.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Compiler Features:
  * eWasm: Highly experimental eWasm output using ``--ewasm`` in the commandline interface or output selection of ``ewasm.wast`` in standard-json.
  * Metadata: Update the swarm hash, changes ``bzzr0`` to ``bzzr1`` and urls to use ``bzz-raw://``.
  * Standard JSON Interface: Compile only selected sources and contracts.
+ * Standard JSON Interface: Provide secondary error locations (e.g. the source position of other conflicting declarations).
 
 
 

docs/using-the-compiler.rst

@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@ Output Description
             "start": 0,
             "end": 100
           ],
+          // Optional: Further locations (e.g. places of conflicting declarations)
+          "secondarySourceLocations": [
+            {
+              "file": "sourceFile.sol",
+              "start": 64,
+              "end": 92,
+              "message": "Other declaration is here:"
+            }
+          ],
           // Mandatory: Error type, such as "TypeError", "InternalCompilerError", "Exception", etc.
           // See below for complete list of types.
           "type": "TypeError",

libsolidity/interface/StandardCompiler.cpp

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ using namespace langutil;
 using namespace dev::solidity;
 using namespace yul;
 
-namespace {
+namespace
+{
 
 Json::Value formatError(
 	bool _warning,
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ Json::Value formatError(
 	string const& _component,
 	string const& _message,
 	string const& _formattedMessage = "",
-	Json::Value const& _sourceLocation = Json::Value()
+	Json::Value const& _sourceLocation = Json::Value(),
+	Json::Value const& _secondarySourceLocation = Json::Value()
 )
 {
 	Json::Value error = Json::objectValue;
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ Json::Value formatError(
 	error["formattedMessage"] = (_formattedMessage.length() > 0) ? _formattedMessage : _message;
 	if (_sourceLocation.isObject())
 		error["sourceLocation"] = _sourceLocation;
+	if (_secondarySourceLocation.isArray())
+		error["secondarySourceLocations"] = _secondarySourceLocation;
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +74,34 @@ Json::Value formatFatalError(string const& _type, string const& _message)
 	return output;
 }
 
+Json::Value formatSourceLocation(SourceLocation const* location)
+{
+	Json::Value sourceLocation;
+	if (location && location->source && !location->source->name().empty())
+	{
+		sourceLocation["file"] = location->source->name();
+		sourceLocation["start"] = location->start;
+		sourceLocation["end"] = location->end;
+	}
+
+	return sourceLocation;
+}
+
+Json::Value formatSecondarySourceLocation(SecondarySourceLocation const* _secondaryLocation)
+{
+	if (!_secondaryLocation)
+		return {};
+
+	Json::Value secondarySourceLocation = Json::arrayValue;
+	for (auto const& location: _secondaryLocation->infos)
+	{
+		Json::Value msg = formatSourceLocation(&location.second);
+		msg["message"] = location.first;
+		secondarySourceLocation.append(msg);
+	}
+	return secondarySourceLocation;
+}
+
 Json::Value formatErrorWithException(
 	Exception const& _exception,
 	bool const& _warning,
@@ -81,23 +113,20 @@ Json::Value formatErrorWithException(
 	string message;
 	string formattedMessage = SourceReferenceFormatter::formatExceptionInformation(_exception, _type);
 
-	// NOTE: the below is partially a copy from SourceReferenceFormatter
-	SourceLocation const* location = boost::get_error_info<errinfo_sourceLocation>(_exception);
-
 	if (string const* description = boost::get_error_info<errinfo_comment>(_exception))
 		message = ((_message.length() > 0) ? (_message + ":") : "") + *description;
 	else
 		message = _message;
 
-	Json::Value sourceLocation;
+	return formatError(
-	if (location && location->source && location->source->name() != "")
+		_warning,
-	{
+		_type,
-		sourceLocation["file"] = location->source->name();
+		_component,
-		sourceLocation["start"] = location->start;
+		message,
-		sourceLocation["end"] = location->end;
+		formattedMessage,
-	}
+		formatSourceLocation(boost::get_error_info<errinfo_sourceLocation>(_exception)),
-
+		formatSecondarySourceLocation(boost::get_error_info<errinfo_secondarySourceLocation>(_exception))
-	return formatError(_warning, _type, _component, message, formattedMessage, sourceLocation);
+	);
 }
 
 map<string, set<string>> requestedContractNames(Json::Value const& _outputSelection)

test/cmdlineTests/standard_secondary_source_location/exit

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0

test/cmdlineTests/standard_secondary_source_location/input.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"language": "Solidity",
+	"sources":
+	{
+		"A":
+		{
+			"content": "pragma solidity >=0.0; contract A { constructor(uint) public {} } contract B is A(2) { } contract C is A(3) {} contract D is B, C {}"
+		}
+	}
+}

test/cmdlineTests/standard_secondary_source_location/output.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"errors":[{"component":"general","formattedMessage":"A:1:112: DeclarationError: Base constructor arguments given twice.\npragma solidity >=0.0; contract A { constructor(uint) public {} } contract B is A(2) { } contract C is A(3) {} contract D is B, C {}\n                                                                                                               ^-------------------^\nA:1:81: First constructor call is here: \npragma solidity >=0.0; contract A { constructor(uint) public {} } contract B is A(2) { } contract C is A(3) {} contract D is B, C {}\n                                                                                ^--^\nA:1:104: Second constructor call is here: \npragma solidity >=0.0; contract A { constructor(uint) public {} } contract B is A(2) { } contract C is A(3) {} contract D is B, C {}\n                                                                                                       ^--^\n","message":"Base constructor arguments given twice.","secondarySourceLocations":[{"end":84,"file":"A","message":"First constructor call is here: ","start":80},{"end":107,"file":"A","message":"Second constructor call is here: ","start":103}],"severity":"error","sourceLocation":{"end":132,"file":"A","start":111},"type":"DeclarationError"}],"sources":{}}