error message improvement / make inputs/outputs/parameters typesafe?

[straszheim]

RuntimeError: Module Throttle_0 threw
in does not exist!

1. it would be good to know where we are (process or configure?)
2. suggest "are you looking in the wrong place? For example, are you looking in the parameters for something you declared as an output?

OR

But I think this should probably just be compile-time typesafe... e.g. input/output/params are different kinds of spores and can't just be connected to one another; perhaps provide a spore_cast for situations where you do want to make this kind of connection, or maybe make a more general type.

[ethanrublee]

Do you have ideas for compile time safety?

[straszheim]

I'll think about it. I'm doing some other testing at the moment...

[ethanrublee]

I vote for not having compile time safety for this. It throws right away, so it shouldn't be an issue.

[ethanrublee]

The exceptions are starting to look like this:

'a' does not exist in this tendrils object. Possible keys are:  'c':type(ExceptionalModule1) 'd':type(double) 'e':type(std::string)
  Hint   : 'a' does exist in parameters 
  Module : NotExist
  Function: process

[ethanrublee]

This is getting there. Reopen if you notice badness.