Parse Error Logs

Parse error and validation output from various tools into structured, actionable data.

When to Use

• Quality gate validation (type-check, build, tests)
• Parse TypeScript compiler errors
• Extract test failure information
• Process npm/pnpm command output
• Summarize validation results
• Feed error data to bug-fixer or other workers

Instructions

Step 1: Receive Raw Output

Accept raw command output as input.

Expected Input:

• output: String (raw stdout/stderr from command)
• type: String (typescript|jest|npm|build|generic)

Step 2: Identify Error Patterns

Detect error patterns based on type.

TypeScript Patterns:

error TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.
src/file.ts(10,5): error TS2322

Jest Patterns:

FAIL src/test.spec.ts
● Test Suite › test name
  Expected: 5
  Received: 3

npm/pnpm Patterns:

ERR! code ENOENT
ERR! syscall open
ERR! path /path/to/file

Build Patterns:

ERROR in ./src/file.ts
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'module'

Step 3: Extract Error Details

Parse each error into structured format.

For Each Error Extract:

• file: File path (if available)
• line: Line number (if available)
• column: Column number (if available)
• code: Error code (e.g., "TS2322", "ENOENT")
• message: Error message
• severity: error|warning|info
• type: Classification (type-error, test-failure, dependency, etc.)

Step 4: Categorize and Count

Group errors by type and count occurrences.

Categories:

• Type errors
• Test failures
• Dependency issues
• Build errors
• Linting errors
• Runtime errors

Step 5: Return Structured Data

Return complete error analysis.

Expected Output:

{
  "success": false,
  "totalErrors": 15,
  "totalWarnings": 3,
  "summary": {
    "typeErrors": 8,
    "testFailures": 5,
    "buildErrors": 2
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "file": "src/utils.ts",
      "line": 42,
      "column": 10,
      "code": "TS2322",
      "message": "Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'",
      "severity": "error",
      "type": "type-error"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [
    {
      "file": "src/deprecated.ts",
      "line": 15,
      "code": "TS6133",
      "message": "'oldFunction' is declared but never used",
      "severity": "warning",
      "type": "unused-variable"
    }
  ]
}

Error Handling

• Empty Output: Return success with zero errors
• Unrecognized Format: Return generic parse with raw message
• Partial Parse: Include what was parsed, note unparsable lines
• Invalid Type: Warn and default to "generic" parsing

Examples

Example 1: TypeScript Errors

Input:

{
  "output": "src/app.ts(10,5): error TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.\nsrc/utils.ts(25,12): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'undefined'.",
  "type": "typescript"
}

Output:

{
  "success": false,
  "totalErrors": 2,
  "totalWarnings": 0,
  "summary": {
    "typeErrors": 2
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "file": "src/app.ts",
      "line": 10,
      "column": 5,
      "code": "TS2322",
      "message": "Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'",
      "severity": "error",
      "type": "type-error"
    },
    {
      "file": "src/utils.ts",
      "line": 25,
      "column": 12,
      "code": "TS2304",
      "message": "Cannot find name 'undefined'",
      "severity": "error",
      "type": "type-error"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": []
}

Example 2: Jest Test Failures

Input:

{
  "output": "FAIL src/utils.test.ts\n  ● Math › addition\n    expect(received).toBe(expected)\n    Expected: 5\n    Received: 3\n      at Object.<anonymous> (src/utils.test.ts:10:15)",
  "type": "jest"
}

Output:

{
  "success": false,
  "totalErrors": 1,
  "totalWarnings": 0,
  "summary": {
    "testFailures": 1
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "file": "src/utils.test.ts",
      "line": 10,
      "column": 15,
      "code": null,
      "message": "expect(received).toBe(expected) - Expected: 5, Received: 3",
      "severity": "error",
      "type": "test-failure",
      "testName": "Math › addition"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": []
}

Example 3: Successful Build

Input:

{
  "output": "✓ Built successfully\nCompleted in 2.3s",
  "type": "build"
}

Output:

{
  "success": true,
  "totalErrors": 0,
  "totalWarnings": 0,
  "summary": {},
  "errors": [],
  "warnings": []
}

Example 4: Mixed Errors and Warnings

Input:

{
  "output": "Warning: React Hook useEffect has a missing dependency\nerror TS2339: Property 'foo' does not exist on type 'Bar'",
  "type": "typescript"
}

Output:

{
  "success": false,
  "totalErrors": 1,
  "totalWarnings": 1,
  "summary": {
    "typeErrors": 1,
    "lintWarnings": 1
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "TS2339",
      "message": "Property 'foo' does not exist on type 'Bar'",
      "severity": "error",
      "type": "type-error"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [
    {
      "message": "React Hook useEffect has a missing dependency",
      "severity": "warning",
      "type": "lint-warning"
    }
  ]
}

Validation

• Parses TypeScript errors correctly
• Parses Jest test failures
• Parses npm/pnpm errors
• Parses build errors
• Extracts file, line, column when available
• Categorizes errors by type
• Returns summary counts
• Handles successful output (zero errors)
• Handles mixed errors and warnings

Supporting Files

• patterns.json: Regex patterns for common error formats