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This is an example of documentation generated by ZigDoc, an alternative to Zig's built-in Auto Doc feature. See also examples in other modes/formats. The project being documented here (as the example) is the Zig standard library. Public Struct

ErrorBundle

Public Struct

To support incremental compilation, errors are stored in various places so that they can be created and destroyed appropriately. This structure is used to collect all the errors from the various places into one convenient place for API users to consume.

There is one special encoding for this data structure. If both arrays are empty, it means there are no errors. This special encoding exists so that heap allocation is not needed in the common case of no errors.

Fields

string_bytes: []const u8
extra: []const u32

The first thing in this array is an ErrorMessageList.

Namespaces

Structs

Types

Values

Functions

pub fn deinit(eb: *ErrorBundle, gpa: Allocator) void
pub fn errorMessageCount(eb: ErrorBundle) u32
pub fn getErrorMessageList(eb: ErrorBundle) ErrorMessageList
pub fn getMessages(eb: ErrorBundle) []const MessageIndex
pub fn getErrorMessage(eb: ErrorBundle, index: MessageIndex) ErrorMessage
pub fn getSourceLocation(eb: ErrorBundle, index: SourceLocationIndex) SourceLocation
pub fn getNotes(eb: ErrorBundle, index: MessageIndex) []const MessageIndex
pub fn getCompileLogOutput(eb: ErrorBundle) [: 0]const u8
pub fn nullTerminatedString(eb: ErrorBundle, index: String) [: 0]const u8

Given an index into string_bytes returns the null-terminated string found there.

pub fn renderToStderr(eb: ErrorBundle, io: Io, options: RenderOptions, color: std.zig.Color) RenderToStderrError!void
pub fn renderToWriter(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void
pub fn renderToTerminal(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions, t: Io.Terminal) Io.Terminal.SetColorError!void
fn renderErrorMessage(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions, err_msg_index: MessageIndex, t: Io.Terminal, kind: []const u8, color: Io.Terminal.Color, indent: usize) Io.Terminal.SetColorError!void
fn writeMsg(eb: ErrorBundle, err_msg: ErrorMessage, w: *Writer, indent: usize) !void

Splits the error message up into lines to properly indent them to allow for long, good-looking error messages.

This is used to split the message in @compileError("hello\nworld") for example.

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//! To support incremental compilation, errors are stored in various places
//! so that they can be created and destroyed appropriately. This structure
//! is used to collect all the errors from the various places into one
//! convenient place for API users to consume.
//!
//! There is one special encoding for this data structure. If both arrays are
//! empty, it means there are no errors. This special encoding exists so that
//! heap allocation is not needed in the common case of no errors.
const ErrorBundle = @This();

const std = @import("std");
const Io = std.Io;
const Writer = std.Io.Writer;
const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
const assert = std.debug.assert;

string_bytes: []const u8,
/// The first thing in this array is an `ErrorMessageList`.
extra: []const u32,

/// Index into `string_bytes`.
pub const String = u32;
/// Index into `string_bytes`, or null.
pub const OptionalString = u32;

/// Special encoding when there are no errors.
pub const empty: ErrorBundle = .{
    .string_bytes = &.{},
    .extra = &.{},
};

// An index into `extra` pointing at an `ErrorMessage`.
pub const MessageIndex = enum(u32) {
    _,
};

// An index into `extra` pointing at an `SourceLocation`.
pub const SourceLocationIndex = enum(u32) {
    none = 0,
    _,
};

/// There will be a MessageIndex for each len at start.
pub const ErrorMessageList = struct {
    len: u32,
    start: u32,
    /// null-terminated string index. 0 means no compile log text.
    compile_log_text: OptionalString,
};

/// Trailing:
/// * ReferenceTrace for each reference_trace_len
pub const SourceLocation = struct {
    src_path: String,
    line: u32,
    column: u32,
    /// byte offset of starting token
    span_start: u32,
    /// byte offset of main error location
    span_main: u32,
    /// byte offset of end of last token
    span_end: u32,
    /// Does not include the trailing newline.
    source_line: OptionalString = 0,
    reference_trace_len: u32 = 0,
};

/// Trailing:
/// * MessageIndex for each notes_len.
pub const ErrorMessage = struct {
    msg: String,
    /// Usually one, but incremented for redundant messages.
    count: u32 = 1,
    src_loc: SourceLocationIndex = .none,
    notes_len: u32 = 0,
};

pub const ReferenceTrace = struct {
    /// null terminated string index
    /// Except for the sentinel ReferenceTrace element, in which case:
    /// * 0 means remaining references hidden
    /// * >0 means N references hidden
    decl_name: String,
    /// Index into extra of a SourceLocation
    /// If this is 0, this is the sentinel ReferenceTrace element.
    src_loc: SourceLocationIndex,
};

pub fn deinit(eb: *ErrorBundle, gpa: Allocator) void {
    gpa.free(eb.string_bytes);
    gpa.free(eb.extra);
    eb.* = undefined;
}

pub fn errorMessageCount(eb: ErrorBundle) u32 {
    if (eb.extra.len == 0) return 0;
    return eb.getErrorMessageList().len;
}

pub fn getErrorMessageList(eb: ErrorBundle) ErrorMessageList {
    return eb.extraData(ErrorMessageList, 0).data;
}

pub fn getMessages(eb: ErrorBundle) []const MessageIndex {
    const list = eb.getErrorMessageList();
    return @as([]const MessageIndex, @ptrCast(eb.extra[list.start..][0..list.len]));
}

pub fn getErrorMessage(eb: ErrorBundle, index: MessageIndex) ErrorMessage {
    return eb.extraData(ErrorMessage, @backingInt(index)).data;
}

pub fn getSourceLocation(eb: ErrorBundle, index: SourceLocationIndex) SourceLocation {
    assert(index != .none);
    return eb.extraData(SourceLocation, @backingInt(index)).data;
}

pub fn getNotes(eb: ErrorBundle, index: MessageIndex) []const MessageIndex {
    const notes_len = eb.getErrorMessage(index).notes_len;
    const start = @backingInt(index) + @typeInfo(ErrorMessage).@"struct".field_names.len;
    return @as([]const MessageIndex, @ptrCast(eb.extra[start..][0..notes_len]));
}

pub fn getCompileLogOutput(eb: ErrorBundle) [:0]const u8 {
    return nullTerminatedString(eb, getErrorMessageList(eb).compile_log_text);
}

/// Returns the requested data, as well as the new index which is at the start of the
/// trailers for the object.
fn extraData(eb: ErrorBundle, comptime T: type, index: usize) struct { data: T, end: usize } {
    const field_names = @typeInfo(T).@"struct".field_names;
    const field_types = @typeInfo(T).@"struct".field_types;
    var i: usize = index;
    var result: T = undefined;
    inline for (field_names, field_types) |field_name, field_type| {
        @field(result, field_name) = switch (field_type) {
            u32 => eb.extra[i],
            MessageIndex => @as(MessageIndex, @fromBackingInt(@intCast(eb.extra[i]))),
            SourceLocationIndex => @as(SourceLocationIndex, @fromBackingInt(@intCast(eb.extra[i]))),
            else => @compileError("bad field type"),
        };
        i += 1;
    }
    return .{
        .data = result,
        .end = i,
    };
}

/// Given an index into `string_bytes` returns the null-terminated string found there.
pub fn nullTerminatedString(eb: ErrorBundle, index: String) [:0]const u8 {
    const string_bytes = eb.string_bytes;
    var end: usize = index;
    while (string_bytes[end] != 0) {
        end += 1;
    }
    return string_bytes[index..end :0];
}

pub const RenderOptions = struct {
    include_reference_trace: bool = true,
    include_source_line: bool = true,
    include_log_text: bool = true,
};

pub const RenderToStderrError = Io.Cancelable || Io.File.Writer.Error;

pub fn renderToStderr(eb: ErrorBundle, io: Io, options: RenderOptions, color: std.zig.Color) RenderToStderrError!void {
    var buffer: [256]u8 = undefined;
    const stderr = try io.lockStderr(&buffer, color.terminalMode());
    defer io.unlockStderr();
    renderToTerminal(eb, options, stderr.terminal()) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.WriteFailed => return stderr.file_writer.err.?,
        else => |e| return e,
    };
}

pub fn renderToWriter(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
    return renderToTerminal(eb, options, .{ .writer = w, .mode = .no_color }) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.WriteFailed => |e| return e,
        else => unreachable,
    };
}

pub fn renderToTerminal(eb: ErrorBundle, options: RenderOptions, t: Io.Terminal) Io.Terminal.SetColorError!void {
    if (eb.extra.len == 0) return;
    for (eb.getMessages()) |err_msg| {
        try renderErrorMessage(eb, options, err_msg, t, "error", .red, 0);
    }

    if (options.include_log_text) {
        const log_text = eb.getCompileLogOutput();
        if (log_text.len != 0) {
            try t.writer.writeAll("\nCompile Log Output:\n");
            try t.writer.writeAll(log_text);
        }
    }
}

fn renderErrorMessage(
    eb: ErrorBundle,
    options: RenderOptions,
    err_msg_index: MessageIndex,
    t: Io.Terminal,
    kind: []const u8,
    color: Io.Terminal.Color,
    indent: usize,
) Io.Terminal.SetColorError!void {
    const w = t.writer;
    const err_msg = eb.getErrorMessage(err_msg_index);
    if (err_msg.src_loc != .none) {
        const src = eb.extraData(SourceLocation, @backingInt(err_msg.src_loc));
        var prefix: Writer.Discarding = .init(&.{});
        try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
        prefix.count += indent;
        try t.setColor(.bold);
        try w.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: ", .{
            eb.nullTerminatedString(src.data.src_path),
            src.data.line + 1,
            src.data.column + 1,
        });
        try prefix.writer.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: ", .{
            eb.nullTerminatedString(src.data.src_path),
            src.data.line + 1,
            src.data.column + 1,
        });
        try t.setColor(color);
        try w.writeAll(kind);
        prefix.count += kind.len;
        try w.writeAll(": ");
        prefix.count += 2;
        // This is the length of the part before the error message:
        // e.g. "file.zig:4:5: error: "
        const prefix_len: usize = @intCast(prefix.count);
        try t.setColor(.reset);
        try t.setColor(.bold);
        if (err_msg.count == 1) {
            try writeMsg(eb, err_msg, w, prefix_len);
            try w.writeByte('\n');
        } else {
            try writeMsg(eb, err_msg, w, prefix_len);
            try t.setColor(.dim);
            try w.print(" ({d} times)\n", .{err_msg.count});
        }
        try t.setColor(.reset);
        if (src.data.source_line != 0 and options.include_source_line) {
            try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
            const line = eb.nullTerminatedString(src.data.source_line);
            for (line) |b| switch (b) {
                '\t' => try w.writeByte(' '),
                else => try w.writeByte(b),
            };
            try w.writeByte('\n');
            try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
            // TODO basic unicode code point monospace width
            const before_caret = src.data.span_main - src.data.span_start;
            // -1 since span.main includes the caret
            const after_caret = src.data.span_end -| src.data.span_main -| 1;
            try w.splatByteAll(' ', src.data.column - before_caret);
            try t.setColor(.green);
            try w.splatByteAll('~', before_caret);
            try w.writeByte('^');
            try w.splatByteAll('~', after_caret);
            try w.writeByte('\n');
            try t.setColor(.reset);
        }
        for (eb.getNotes(err_msg_index)) |note| {
            try renderErrorMessage(eb, options, note, t, "note", .cyan, indent);
        }
        if (src.data.reference_trace_len > 0 and options.include_reference_trace) {
            try t.setColor(.reset);
            try t.setColor(.dim);
            try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
            try w.print("referenced by:\n", .{});
            var ref_index = src.end;
            for (0..src.data.reference_trace_len) |_| {
                const ref_trace = eb.extraData(ReferenceTrace, ref_index);
                ref_index = ref_trace.end;
                try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
                if (ref_trace.data.src_loc != .none) {
                    const ref_src = eb.getSourceLocation(ref_trace.data.src_loc);
                    try w.print("    {s}: {s}:{d}:{d}\n", .{
                        eb.nullTerminatedString(ref_trace.data.decl_name),
                        eb.nullTerminatedString(ref_src.src_path),
                        ref_src.line + 1,
                        ref_src.column + 1,
                    });
                } else if (ref_trace.data.decl_name != 0) {
                    const count = ref_trace.data.decl_name;
                    try w.print(
                        "    {d} reference(s) hidden; use '-freference-trace={d}' to see all references\n",
                        .{ count, count + src.data.reference_trace_len - 1 },
                    );
                } else {
                    try w.print(
                        "    remaining reference traces hidden; use '-freference-trace' to see all reference traces\n",
                        .{},
                    );
                }
            }
            try t.setColor(.reset);
        }
    } else {
        try t.setColor(color);
        try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
        try w.writeAll(kind);
        try w.writeAll(": ");
        try t.setColor(.reset);
        const msg = eb.nullTerminatedString(err_msg.msg);
        if (err_msg.count == 1) {
            try w.print("{s}\n", .{msg});
        } else {
            try w.print("{s}", .{msg});
            try t.setColor(.dim);
            try w.print(" ({d} times)\n", .{err_msg.count});
        }
        try t.setColor(.reset);
        for (eb.getNotes(err_msg_index)) |note| {
            try renderErrorMessage(eb, options, note, t, "note", .cyan, indent + 4);
        }
    }
}

/// Splits the error message up into lines to properly indent them
/// to allow for long, good-looking error messages.
///
/// This is used to split the message in `@compileError("hello\nworld")` for example.
fn writeMsg(eb: ErrorBundle, err_msg: ErrorMessage, w: *Writer, indent: usize) !void {
    var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, eb.nullTerminatedString(err_msg.msg), '\n');
    while (lines.next()) |line| {
        try w.writeAll(line);
        if (lines.index == null) break;
        try w.writeByte('\n');
        try w.splatByteAll(' ', indent);
    }
}

pub const Wip = struct {
    gpa: Allocator,
    string_bytes: std.ArrayList(u8),
    /// The first thing in this array is a ErrorMessageList.
    extra: std.ArrayList(u32),
    root_list: std.ArrayList(MessageIndex),

    pub fn init(wip: *Wip, gpa: Allocator) !void {
        wip.* = .{
            .gpa = gpa,
            .string_bytes = .empty,
            .extra = .empty,
            .root_list = .empty,
        };

        // So that 0 can be used to indicate a null string.
        try wip.string_bytes.append(gpa, 0);

        assert(0 == try addExtra(wip, ErrorMessageList{
            .len = 0,
            .start = 0,
            .compile_log_text = 0,
        }));
    }

    pub fn deinit(wip: *Wip) void {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;
        wip.root_list.deinit(gpa);
        wip.string_bytes.deinit(gpa);
        wip.extra.deinit(gpa);
        wip.* = undefined;
    }

    pub fn toOwnedBundle(wip: *Wip, compile_log_text: []const u8) !ErrorBundle {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;
        if (wip.root_list.items.len == 0) {
            assert(compile_log_text.len == 0);
            // Special encoding when there are no errors.
            wip.deinit();
            wip.* = .{
                .gpa = gpa,
                .string_bytes = .empty,
                .extra = .empty,
                .root_list = .empty,
            };
            return empty;
        }

        const compile_log_str_index = if (compile_log_text.len == 0) 0 else str: {
            const str: u32 = @intCast(wip.string_bytes.items.len);
            try wip.string_bytes.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, compile_log_text.len + 1);
            wip.string_bytes.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(compile_log_text);
            wip.string_bytes.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
            break :str str;
        };

        wip.setExtra(0, ErrorMessageList{
            .len = @intCast(wip.root_list.items.len),
            .start = @intCast(wip.extra.items.len),
            .compile_log_text = compile_log_str_index,
        });
        try wip.extra.appendSlice(gpa, @as([]const u32, @ptrCast(wip.root_list.items)));
        wip.root_list.clearAndFree(gpa);

        try wip.string_bytes.shrinkToLen(gpa);
        try wip.extra.shrinkToLen(gpa);

        return .{
            .string_bytes = wip.string_bytes.toOwnedSliceAssert(),
            .extra = wip.extra.toOwnedSliceAssert(),
        };
    }

    pub fn tmpBundle(wip: Wip) ErrorBundle {
        return .{
            .string_bytes = wip.string_bytes.items,
            .extra = wip.extra.items,
        };
    }

    pub fn addString(wip: *Wip, s: []const u8) Allocator.Error!String {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;
        const index: String = @intCast(wip.string_bytes.items.len);
        try wip.string_bytes.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, s.len + 1);
        wip.string_bytes.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(s);
        wip.string_bytes.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
        return index;
    }

    pub fn printString(wip: *Wip, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) Allocator.Error!String {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;
        const index: String = @intCast(wip.string_bytes.items.len);
        try wip.string_bytes.print(gpa, fmt, args);
        try wip.string_bytes.append(gpa, 0);
        return index;
    }

    pub fn addRootErrorMessage(wip: *Wip, em: ErrorMessage) Allocator.Error!void {
        try wip.root_list.ensureUnusedCapacity(wip.gpa, 1);
        wip.root_list.appendAssumeCapacity(try addErrorMessage(wip, em));
    }

    pub fn addRootErrorMessageWithNotes(
        wip: *Wip,
        msg: ErrorMessage,
        notes: []const ErrorMessage,
    ) !void {
        try wip.addRootErrorMessage(msg);
        const notes_start = try wip.reserveNotes(@intCast(notes.len));
        for (notes_start.., notes) |i, note| {
            wip.extra.items[i] = @backingInt(wip.addErrorMessageAssumeCapacity(note));
        }
    }

    pub fn addErrorMessage(wip: *Wip, em: ErrorMessage) Allocator.Error!MessageIndex {
        return @fromBackingInt(@intCast(try addExtra(wip, em)));
    }

    pub fn addErrorMessageAssumeCapacity(wip: *Wip, em: ErrorMessage) MessageIndex {
        return @fromBackingInt(@intCast(addExtraAssumeCapacity(wip, em)));
    }

    pub fn addSourceLocation(wip: *Wip, sl: SourceLocation) Allocator.Error!SourceLocationIndex {
        return @fromBackingInt(@intCast(try addExtra(wip, sl)));
    }

    pub fn addReferenceTrace(wip: *Wip, rt: ReferenceTrace) Allocator.Error!void {
        _ = try addExtra(wip, rt);
    }

    pub fn addBundleAsNotes(wip: *Wip, other: ErrorBundle) Allocator.Error!void {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;

        try wip.string_bytes.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, other.string_bytes.len);
        try wip.extra.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, other.extra.len);

        const other_list = other.getMessages();

        // The ensureUnusedCapacity call above guarantees this.
        const notes_start = wip.reserveNotes(@intCast(other_list.len)) catch unreachable;
        for (notes_start.., other_list) |note, message| {
            // This line can cause `wip.extra.items` to be resized.
            const note_index = @backingInt(wip.addOtherMessage(other, message) catch unreachable);
            wip.extra.items[note] = note_index;
        }
    }

    pub fn addBundleAsRoots(wip: *Wip, other: ErrorBundle) !void {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;

        try wip.string_bytes.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, other.string_bytes.len);
        try wip.extra.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, other.extra.len);

        const other_list = other.getMessages();

        try wip.root_list.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, other_list.len);
        for (other_list) |other_msg| {
            // The ensureUnusedCapacity calls above guarantees this.
            wip.root_list.appendAssumeCapacity(wip.addOtherMessage(other, other_msg) catch unreachable);
        }
    }

    pub fn reserveNotes(wip: *Wip, notes_len: u32) !u32 {
        try wip.extra.ensureUnusedCapacity(wip.gpa, notes_len +
            notes_len * @typeInfo(ErrorBundle.ErrorMessage).@"struct".field_names.len);
        wip.extra.items.len += notes_len;
        return @intCast(wip.extra.items.len - notes_len);
    }

    pub fn addZirErrorMessages(
        eb: *ErrorBundle.Wip,
        zir: std.zig.Zir,
        tree: std.zig.Ast,
        source: [:0]const u8,
        src_path: []const u8,
    ) !void {
        const Zir = std.zig.Zir;
        const payload_index = zir.extra[@backingInt(Zir.ExtraIndex.compile_errors)];
        assert(payload_index != 0);

        const header = zir.extraData(Zir.Inst.CompileErrors, payload_index);
        const items_len = header.data.items_len;
        var extra_index = header.end;
        for (0..items_len) |_| {
            const item = zir.extraData(Zir.Inst.CompileErrors.Item, extra_index);
            extra_index = item.end;
            const err_span = blk: {
                if (item.data.node.unwrap()) |node| {
                    break :blk tree.nodeToSpan(node);
                } else if (item.data.token.unwrap()) |token| {
                    const start = tree.tokenStart(token) + item.data.byte_offset;
                    const end = start + @as(u32, @intCast(tree.tokenSlice(token).len)) - item.data.byte_offset;
                    break :blk std.zig.Ast.Span{ .start = start, .end = end, .main = start };
                } else unreachable;
            };
            const err_loc = std.zig.findLineColumn(source, err_span.main);

            {
                const msg = zir.nullTerminatedString(item.data.msg);
                try eb.addRootErrorMessage(.{
                    .msg = try eb.addString(msg),
                    .src_loc = try eb.addSourceLocation(.{
                        .src_path = try eb.addString(src_path),
                        .span_start = err_span.start,
                        .span_main = err_span.main,
                        .span_end = err_span.end,
                        .line = @intCast(err_loc.line),
                        .column = @intCast(err_loc.column),
                        .source_line = try eb.addString(err_loc.source_line),
                    }),
                    .notes_len = item.data.notesLen(zir),
                });
            }

            if (item.data.notes != 0) {
                const notes_start = try eb.reserveNotes(item.data.notesLen(zir));
                const block = zir.extraData(Zir.Inst.Block, item.data.notes);
                const body = zir.extra[block.end..][0..block.data.body_len];
                for (notes_start.., body) |note_i, body_elem| {
                    const note_item = zir.extraData(Zir.Inst.CompileErrors.Item, body_elem);
                    const msg = zir.nullTerminatedString(note_item.data.msg);
                    const span = blk: {
                        if (note_item.data.node.unwrap()) |node| {
                            break :blk tree.nodeToSpan(node);
                        } else if (note_item.data.token.unwrap()) |token| {
                            const start = tree.tokenStart(token) + note_item.data.byte_offset;
                            const end = start + @as(u32, @intCast(tree.tokenSlice(token).len)) - item.data.byte_offset;
                            break :blk std.zig.Ast.Span{ .start = start, .end = end, .main = start };
                        } else unreachable;
                    };
                    const loc = std.zig.findLineColumn(source, span.main);

                    // This line can cause `wip.extra.items` to be resized.
                    const note_index = @backingInt(try eb.addErrorMessage(.{
                        .msg = try eb.addString(msg),
                        .src_loc = try eb.addSourceLocation(.{
                            .src_path = try eb.addString(src_path),
                            .span_start = span.start,
                            .span_main = span.main,
                            .span_end = span.end,
                            .line = @intCast(loc.line),
                            .column = @intCast(loc.column),
                            .source_line = if (loc.eql(err_loc))
                                0
                            else
                                try eb.addString(loc.source_line),
                        }),
                        .notes_len = 0, // TODO rework this function to be recursive
                    }));
                    eb.extra.items[note_i] = note_index;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn addZoirErrorMessages(
        eb: *ErrorBundle.Wip,
        zoir: std.zig.Zoir,
        tree: std.zig.Ast,
        source: [:0]const u8,
        src_path: []const u8,
    ) !void {
        assert(zoir.hasCompileErrors());

        for (zoir.compile_errors) |err| {
            const err_span: std.zig.Ast.Span = span: {
                if (err.token.unwrap()) |token| {
                    const token_start = tree.tokenStart(token);
                    const start = token_start + err.node_or_offset;
                    const end = token_start + @as(u32, @intCast(tree.tokenSlice(token).len));
                    break :span .{ .start = start, .end = end, .main = start };
                } else {
                    break :span tree.nodeToSpan(@fromBackingInt(@intCast(err.node_or_offset)));
                }
            };
            const err_loc = std.zig.findLineColumn(source, err_span.main);

            try eb.addRootErrorMessage(.{
                .msg = try eb.addString(err.msg.get(zoir)),
                .src_loc = try eb.addSourceLocation(.{
                    .src_path = try eb.addString(src_path),
                    .span_start = err_span.start,
                    .span_main = err_span.main,
                    .span_end = err_span.end,
                    .line = @intCast(err_loc.line),
                    .column = @intCast(err_loc.column),
                    .source_line = try eb.addString(err_loc.source_line),
                }),
                .notes_len = err.note_count,
            });

            const notes_start = try eb.reserveNotes(err.note_count);
            for (notes_start.., err.first_note.., 0..err.note_count) |eb_note_idx, zoir_note_idx, _| {
                const note = zoir.error_notes[zoir_note_idx];
                const note_span: std.zig.Ast.Span = span: {
                    if (note.token.unwrap()) |token| {
                        const token_start = tree.tokenStart(token);
                        const start = token_start + note.node_or_offset;
                        const end = token_start + @as(u32, @intCast(tree.tokenSlice(token).len));
                        break :span .{ .start = start, .end = end, .main = start };
                    } else {
                        break :span tree.nodeToSpan(@fromBackingInt(@intCast(note.node_or_offset)));
                    }
                };
                const note_loc = std.zig.findLineColumn(source, note_span.main);

                // This line can cause `wip.extra.items` to be resized.
                const note_index = @backingInt(try eb.addErrorMessage(.{
                    .msg = try eb.addString(note.msg.get(zoir)),
                    .src_loc = try eb.addSourceLocation(.{
                        .src_path = try eb.addString(src_path),
                        .span_start = note_span.start,
                        .span_main = note_span.main,
                        .span_end = note_span.end,
                        .line = @intCast(note_loc.line),
                        .column = @intCast(note_loc.column),
                        .source_line = if (note_loc.eql(err_loc))
                            0
                        else
                            try eb.addString(note_loc.source_line),
                    }),
                    .notes_len = 0,
                }));
                eb.extra.items[eb_note_idx] = note_index;
            }
        }
    }

    fn addOtherMessage(wip: *Wip, other: ErrorBundle, msg_index: MessageIndex) !MessageIndex {
        const other_msg = other.getErrorMessage(msg_index);
        const src_loc = try wip.addOtherSourceLocation(other, other_msg.src_loc);
        const msg = try wip.addErrorMessage(.{
            .msg = try wip.addString(other.nullTerminatedString(other_msg.msg)),
            .count = other_msg.count,
            .src_loc = src_loc,
            .notes_len = other_msg.notes_len,
        });
        const notes_start = try wip.reserveNotes(other_msg.notes_len);
        for (notes_start.., other.getNotes(msg_index)) |note, other_note| {
            wip.extra.items[note] = @backingInt(try wip.addOtherMessage(other, other_note));
        }
        return msg;
    }

    fn addOtherSourceLocation(
        wip: *Wip,
        other: ErrorBundle,
        index: SourceLocationIndex,
    ) !SourceLocationIndex {
        if (index == .none) return .none;
        const other_sl = other.getSourceLocation(index);

        var ref_traces: std.ArrayList(ReferenceTrace) = .empty;
        defer ref_traces.deinit(wip.gpa);

        if (other_sl.reference_trace_len > 0) {
            var ref_index = other.extraData(SourceLocation, @backingInt(index)).end;
            for (0..other_sl.reference_trace_len) |_| {
                const other_ref_trace_ed = other.extraData(ReferenceTrace, ref_index);
                const other_ref_trace = other_ref_trace_ed.data;
                ref_index = other_ref_trace_ed.end;

                const ref_trace: ReferenceTrace = if (other_ref_trace.src_loc == .none) .{
                    // sentinel ReferenceTrace does not store a string index in decl_name
                    .decl_name = other_ref_trace.decl_name,
                    .src_loc = .none,
                } else .{
                    .decl_name = try wip.addString(other.nullTerminatedString(other_ref_trace.decl_name)),
                    .src_loc = try wip.addOtherSourceLocation(other, other_ref_trace.src_loc),
                };
                try ref_traces.append(wip.gpa, ref_trace);
            }
        }

        const src_loc = try wip.addSourceLocation(.{
            .src_path = try wip.addString(other.nullTerminatedString(other_sl.src_path)),
            .line = other_sl.line,
            .column = other_sl.column,
            .span_start = other_sl.span_start,
            .span_main = other_sl.span_main,
            .span_end = other_sl.span_end,
            .source_line = if (other_sl.source_line != 0)
                try wip.addString(other.nullTerminatedString(other_sl.source_line))
            else
                0,
            .reference_trace_len = other_sl.reference_trace_len,
        });

        for (ref_traces.items) |ref_trace| {
            try wip.addReferenceTrace(ref_trace);
        }

        return src_loc;
    }

    fn addExtra(wip: *Wip, extra: anytype) Allocator.Error!u32 {
        const gpa = wip.gpa;
        const fields = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(extra)).@"struct".field_names;
        try wip.extra.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, fields.len);
        return addExtraAssumeCapacity(wip, extra);
    }

    fn addExtraAssumeCapacity(wip: *Wip, extra: anytype) u32 {
        const fields = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(extra)).@"struct".field_names;
        const result: u32 = @intCast(wip.extra.items.len);
        wip.extra.items.len += fields.len;
        setExtra(wip, result, extra);
        return result;
    }

    fn setExtra(wip: *Wip, index: usize, extra: anytype) void {
        const extra_info = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(extra)).@"struct";
        const field_names = extra_info.field_names;
        const field_types = extra_info.field_types;
        var i = index;
        inline for (field_names, field_types) |field_name, field_type| {
            wip.extra.items[i] = switch (field_type) {
                u32 => @field(extra, field_name),
                MessageIndex => @backingInt(@field(extra, field_name)),
                SourceLocationIndex => @backingInt(@field(extra, field_name)),
                else => @compileError("bad field type"),
            };
            i += 1;
        }
    }

    test addBundleAsRoots {
        var bundle = bundle: {
            var wip: ErrorBundle.Wip = undefined;
            try wip.init(std.testing.allocator);
            errdefer wip.deinit();

            var ref_traces: [3]ReferenceTrace = undefined;
            for (&ref_traces, 0..) |*ref_trace, i| {
                if (i == ref_traces.len - 1) {
                    // sentinel reference trace
                    ref_trace.* = .{
                        .decl_name = 3, // signifies 3 hidden references
                        .src_loc = .none,
                    };
                } else {
                    ref_trace.* = .{
                        .decl_name = try wip.addString("foo"),
                        .src_loc = try wip.addSourceLocation(.{
                            .src_path = try wip.addString("foo"),
                            .line = 1,
                            .column = 2,
                            .span_start = 3,
                            .span_main = 4,
                            .span_end = 5,
                            .source_line = 0,
                        }),
                    };
                }
            }

            const src_loc = try wip.addSourceLocation(.{
                .src_path = try wip.addString("foo"),
                .line = 1,
                .column = 2,
                .span_start = 3,
                .span_main = 4,
                .span_end = 5,
                .source_line = try wip.addString("some source code"),
                .reference_trace_len = ref_traces.len,
            });
            for (&ref_traces) |ref_trace| {
                try wip.addReferenceTrace(ref_trace);
            }

            try wip.addRootErrorMessage(ErrorMessage{
                .msg = try wip.addString("hello world"),
                .src_loc = src_loc,
                .notes_len = 1,
            });
            const i = try wip.reserveNotes(1);
            const note_index = @backingInt(wip.addErrorMessageAssumeCapacity(.{
                .msg = try wip.addString("this is a note"),
                .src_loc = try wip.addSourceLocation(.{
                    .src_path = try wip.addString("bar"),
                    .line = 1,
                    .column = 2,
                    .span_start = 3,
                    .span_main = 4,
                    .span_end = 5,
                    .source_line = try wip.addString("another line of source"),
                }),
            }));
            wip.extra.items[i] = note_index;

            break :bundle try wip.toOwnedBundle("");
        };
        defer bundle.deinit(std.testing.allocator);

        var bundle_buf: Writer.Allocating = .init(std.testing.allocator);
        const bundle_bw = &bundle_buf.interface;
        defer bundle_buf.deinit();
        try bundle.renderToWriter(bundle_bw);

        var copy = copy: {
            var wip: ErrorBundle.Wip = undefined;
            try wip.init(std.testing.allocator);
            errdefer wip.deinit();

            try wip.addBundleAsRoots(bundle);

            break :copy try wip.toOwnedBundle("");
        };
        defer copy.deinit(std.testing.allocator);

        var copy_buf: Writer.Allocating = .init(std.testing.allocator);
        const copy_bw = &copy_buf.interface;
        defer copy_buf.deinit();
        try copy.renderToWriter(copy_bw);

        try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(bundle_bw.written(), copy_bw.written());
    }
};