Improved error messages

src/commands/content-type/audit.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class AuditCommand extends Command {
       const output = buildOutput(audit.logs, users)
       this.printOutput(output, 'Audit Logs', flags['content-type'], stack.name)
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/commands/content-type/compare-remote.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default class CompareRemoteCommand extends Command {
       const remoteStackApi = flags['remote-stack'] as string
 
       if (originStackApi === remoteStackApi) {
-        this.warn('Comparing the same Stack does not produce useful results.')
+        this.warn('You cannot compare the same stack. Please choose different stacks to compare.')
       }
 
       const spinner = cliux.loaderV2(Command.RequestDataMessage)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class CompareRemoteCommand extends Command {
       const output = await buildOutput(flags['content-type'], originContentTypeResp, remoteContentTypeResp)
       this.printOutput(output, 'changes', flags['content-type'], `${originStackResp.name} <-> ${remoteStackResp.name}`)
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/commands/content-type/compare.ts

@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ export default class CompareCommand extends Command {
       this.printOutput(output, 'changes', flags['content-type'], stack.name)
 
       if (flags.left && flags.left === flags.right) {
-        this.warn('Comparing the same version does not produce useful results.')
+        this.warn('You cannot compare the same version. Please select different versions to compare.')
       }
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/commands/content-type/details.ts

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default class DetailsCommand extends Command {
       })
       this.printOutput(output, 'details', flags['content-type'], stack.name)
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/commands/content-type/diagram.ts

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class DiagramCommand extends Command {
       const output = await createDiagram(diagramOptions)
       this.log(`Created Graph: ${output.outputPath}`)
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/commands/content-type/list.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class ListCommand extends Command {
       const output = buildOutput(contentTypes, flags.order)
       this.printOutput(output, 'Content Types', null, stack.name)
     } catch (error: any) {
-      this.error(error, { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
+      this.error(error?.message || 'An error occurred.', { exit: 1, suggestions: error.suggestions })
     }
   }
 }

src/core/command.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class ContentTypeCommand extends Command {
   setup(flags: any) {
     const authToken = configHandler.get('authtoken')
     if (!authToken) {
-      this.error('You need to login, first. See: auth:login --help', {
+      this.error('You\'re not logged in. Run auth:login to sign in. Use auth:login --help for more details.', {
         exit: 2,
         suggestions: ['https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/cli/authentication/']
       })
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class ContentTypeCommand extends Command {
     const mTokenAlias = flags['token-alias'] || flags.alias
 
     if (!mTokenAlias && !stackAPIKey) {
-      cliux.print('Error: You must provide either a token alias or a Stack UID.', { color: 'red' })
+      cliux.print('Error: You must provide either a token alias or a stack UID.', { color: 'red' })
       process.exit(1)
     }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class ContentTypeCommand extends Command {
 
       if (token.type !== 'management') {
         cliux.print(
-          'Possibly using a delivery token. You may not be able to connect to your Stack. Please use a management token.',
+          'Connection failed. You might be using a delivery token. Use a management token to connect to your stack.',
           { color: 'yellow' }
         )
       }