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59 changes: 59 additions & 0 deletions apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenanceRunner.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -713,6 +713,65 @@ describe("providerMaintenanceRunner", () => {
),
);

it.effect("reports the updater's error rather than a trailing hint after it", () =>
Effect.forEach(
[
{
stdout: "Current version: 2.1.310\nChecking for updates to latest version...\n",
stderr: [
"Error: Failed to install native update",
"TelemetrySafeError: Failed to fetch version from https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-code-releases/latest after 3 attempt(s): Request failed with status code 403",
'Try running "claude doctor" for diagnostics',
"",
].join("\n"),
reason: "Request failed with status code 403",
hint: "claude doctor",
},
{
stdout: "",
stderr: [
"Failed to check for updates",
"Unable to fetch latest version from npm registry",
"",
"Possible causes:",
" • Network connectivity issues",
" • npm registry is unreachable",
" • Corporate proxy/firewall blocking npm",
"",
"Try:",
" • Check your internet connection",
" • Run with --debug flag for more details",
" • Manually check: npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code version",
" • Check if you need to login: npm whoami",
"",
].join("\n"),
reason: "Failed to check for updates",
hint: "npm whoami",
},
],
({ stdout, stderr, reason, hint }) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const { registry } = yield* makeRegistry(baseNativeCliProvider);
const updater = yield* makeTestRunner(registry);

const result = yield* updater.updateProvider(NATIVE_CLI_DRIVER);
const message = result.providers[0]?.updateState?.message ?? "";

assert.include(message, reason);
assert.notInclude(message, hint);
}).pipe(
Effect.provide(
Layer.mergeAll(
layerNonWindowsPlatform,
layerLatestVersionHttpClient("0.0.0"),
layerMockSpawner(() => ({ stdout, stderr, code: 1 })),
),
),
),
{ discard: true },
),
);

it.effect("keeps the exit code message when a failed command prints nothing", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const { registry } = yield* makeRegistry();
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24 changes: 13 additions & 11 deletions apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenanceRunner.ts
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Expand Up @@ -250,18 +250,20 @@ function commandOutput(result: ProviderMaintenanceCommandResult): string | null
return truncateText(output, UPDATE_OUTPUT_MAX_BYTES);
}

// Updaters print their reason last, usually on stderr.
function lastOutputLine(result: ProviderMaintenanceCommandResult): string | null {
for (const output of [result.stderr, result.stdout]) {
const line = output
// Updaters report on stderr, but may follow their error with hints (`claude update`
// ends with "Try running claude doctor"), so prefer the last line naming an error.
function failureReason(result: ProviderMaintenanceCommandResult): string | null {
const streams = [result.stderr, result.stdout].map((output) =>
output
.split(/\r\n|\r|\n/)
.map(toProgressLine)
.findLast(Boolean);
if (line) {
return line;
}
}
return null;
.filter((line) => line !== null),
);
return (
streams.map((lines) => lines.findLast((line) => /error|fail/i.test(line))).find(Boolean) ??

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Select a specific cause after a generic failure heading.

If stderr contains Failed to check for updates followed by Unable to fetch latest version from npm registry: HTTP 403, this expression selects the first line and hides the 403. The new second fixture has the same line ordering, but expects the generic heading. Include specific cause lines in the selection before diagnostic hints, and test that the failure message retains the cause.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenanceRunner.ts at line 263:
Update the error-line selection around streams.map and findLast so specific cause lines, such as the HTTP 403 detail, take priority over generic failure headings and diagnostic hints. Ensure the resulting failure message retains the specific cause, and add or update a test that verifies this behavior.

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streams.map((lines) => lines.at(-1)).find(Boolean) ??
null
);
}

function failureMessage(result: ProviderMaintenanceCommandResult): string {
Expand All @@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ function failureMessage(result: ProviderMaintenanceCommandResult): string {
result.exitCode !== null && result.exitCode !== 0
? `Update command exited with code ${result.exitCode}`
: "Update command failed";
const reason = lastOutputLine(result);
const reason = failureReason(result);
return reason ? `${summary}: ${reason}` : `${summary}.`;
}

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