When attempting to publish an extension with an unsupported category through vsce or the Visual Studio Marketplace web UI, users encounter a non-descriptive error message that leads to confusion and unnecessary issues being filed.
Current Behavior:
The current error message displayed is:
Error: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. (Parameter 'start')
This message does not clearly indicate the actual problem, resulting in users filing issues against vsce (e.g., vscode-vsce#977) and the Marketplace (e.g., vsmarketplace#595).
Proposed Solution:
A more informative error message would significantly improve the user experience. For example:
Error: The provided category 'CATEGORY_NAME' is not supported. Please refer to the following documentation for a list of supported categories: LINK_TO_DOCS
This change would help users self-diagnose the issue and take corrective action without the need to file additional support issues.
When attempting to publish an extension with an unsupported category through
vsceor the Visual Studio Marketplace web UI, users encounter a non-descriptive error message that leads to confusion and unnecessary issues being filed.Current Behavior: The current error message displayed is:
Error: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. (Parameter 'start')This message does not clearly indicate the actual problem, resulting in users filing issues against
vsce(e.g., vscode-vsce#977) and the Marketplace (e.g., vsmarketplace#595).Proposed Solution: A more informative error message would significantly improve the user experience. For example:
Error: The provided category 'CATEGORY_NAME' is not supported. Please refer to the following documentation for a list of supported categories: LINK_TO_DOCSThis change would help users self-diagnose the issue and take corrective action without the need to file additional support issues.