Disallow spreading lists automatically when calling externals #11857
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lmao, I was just searching PRs trying to find more info on this. Thank you for improving the error message! |
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…l#11857) <!-- if this PR closes one or more issues, you can automatically link the PR with them by using one of the [*linking keywords*](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue#linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue-using-a-keyword), e.g. - this PR should close #xxxx - fixes #xxxx you can also mention related issues, PRs or discussions! --> # Description <!-- Thank you for improving Nushell. Please, check our [contributing guide](../CONTRIBUTING.md) and talk to the core team before making major changes. Description of your pull request goes here. **Provide examples and/or screenshots** if your changes affect the user experience. --> Spreading lists automatically when calling externals was deprecated in 0.89 (nushell#11289), and this PR is to remove it in 0.91. # User-Facing Changes <!-- List of all changes that impact the user experience here. This helps us keep track of breaking changes. --> The new error message looks like this: ``` > ^echo [1 2] Error: nu::shell::cannot_pass_list_to_external × Lists are not automatically spread when calling external commands ╭─[entry nushell#13:1:8] 1 │ ^echo [1 2] · ──┬── · ╰── Spread operator (...) is necessary to spread lists ╰──── help: Either convert the list to a string or use the spread operator, like so: ...[1 2] ``` The old error message didn't say exactly where to put the `...` and seemed to confuse a lot of people, so hopefully this helps. # Tests + Formatting <!-- Don't forget to add tests that cover your changes. Make sure you've run and fixed any issues with these commands: - `cargo fmt --all -- --check` to check standard code formatting (`cargo fmt --all` applies these changes) - `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used` to check that you're using the standard code style - `cargo test --workspace` to check that all tests pass (on Windows make sure to [enable developer mode](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/get-started/developer-mode-features-and-debugging)) - `cargo run -- -c "use std testing; testing run-tests --path crates/nu-std"` to run the tests for the standard library > **Note** > from `nushell` you can also use the `toolkit` as follows > ```bash > use toolkit.nu # or use an `env_change` hook to activate it automatically > toolkit check pr > ``` --> There was one test to check that implicit spread was deprecated before, updated that to check that it's disallowed now. # After Submitting <!-- If your PR had any user-facing changes, update [the documentation](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io) after the PR is merged, if necessary. This will help us keep the docs up to date. -->
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Description
Spreading lists automatically when calling externals was deprecated in 0.89 (#11289), and this PR is to remove it in 0.91.
User-Facing Changes
The new error message looks like this:
The old error message didn't say exactly where to put the
...and seemed to confuse a lot of people, so hopefully this helps.Tests + Formatting
There was one test to check that implicit spread was deprecated before, updated that to check that it's disallowed now.
After Submitting