engine: explain why each candidate build was skipped in Flutter web loader#186238
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…oader When the Flutter web loader picks a build for the current browser, it walks `buildConfig.builds` and takes the first one whose compileTarget, renderer and WASM-allowlist constraints all match. Today, builds that fail those checks are silently filtered out, so: * If every build is rejected, the user sees the generic "FlutterLoader could not find a build compatible..." error and has no way to tell which constraint blocked which build. * If a preferred build (e.g. dart2wasm + skwasm) is rejected and the loader silently falls back to a less-preferred build (e.g. dart2js + canvaskit), the user has no way to tell that a fallback even happened, much less why. Refactor the compatibility check to return either `null` (compatible) or a short human-readable reason. Use that to: * Print a `console.warn` for each skipped build when no compatible build is found, before throwing the existing error. * Print a single `console.info` summarizing skipped candidates when the loader falls back from a preferred build to a later one. Co-addresses the diagnostic gap discussed in flutter#143603 and is the fallback-side complement to the COOP/COEP warning in flutter#142822.
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This pull request refactors the Flutter Web loader to provide detailed reasons for build incompatibility by replacing boolean checks with descriptive string reasons. It adds logging for rejected builds and a summary when falling back to a compatible build. Review feedback suggests using strict inequality operators, enhancing the readability of console warnings, and throwing Error objects instead of string literals.
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| return "dart2wasm requires WasmGC support; this browser does not implement it yet."; | ||
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| if (config.renderer && config.renderer != build.renderer) { |
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Use the strict inequality operator !== instead of != to avoid unexpected type coercion. This is a standard best practice in JavaScript and aligns with the Google JavaScript Style Guide.
| if (config.renderer && config.renderer != build.renderer) { | |
| if (config.renderer && config.renderer !== build.renderer) { |
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- Use === and !== over == and !=. (link)
| // build" failure can see exactly which constraint blocked each. | ||
| for (const skipped of skippedBuilds) { | ||
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| `Flutter Web: build ${JSON.stringify(skipped.candidate)} was rejected: ${skipped.reason}` |
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For better readability in the console warning, consider using a concise string representation of the build candidate (e.g., compileTarget/renderer) instead of the full JSON string. This makes the output more human-friendly and consistent with the summary message logged later in the process.
| `Flutter Web: build ${JSON.stringify(skipped.candidate)} was rejected: ${skipped.reason}` | |
| "Flutter Web: build " + skipped.candidate.compileTarget + "/" + skipped.candidate.renderer + " was rejected: " + skipped.reason |
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- Error messages should be useful: Every error message is an opportunity to make someone love our product.
| `Flutter Web: build ${JSON.stringify(skipped.candidate)} was rejected: ${skipped.reason}` | ||
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| throw "FlutterLoader could not find a build compatible with configuration and environment."; |
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It is a best practice in JavaScript to throw an Error object rather than a string literal. Throwing an Error ensures that a stack trace is captured, which is invaluable for debugging.
| throw "FlutterLoader could not find a build compatible with configuration and environment."; | |
| throw new Error("FlutterLoader could not find a build compatible with configuration and environment."); |
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- Always use new Error() when throwing an exception, rather than throwing a string literal. (link)
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Three small fixes from gemini-code-assist review on flutter#186238: * Use strict inequality (!==) when comparing config.renderer to build.renderer to avoid accidental type coercion. * Format skipped-build console.warn with `compileTarget/renderer` instead of JSON.stringify so the output is concise and human-readable. * Throw new Error(...) instead of a bare string literal so the rejection captures a stack trace. Addresses gemini-code-assist review on flutter#186238
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@stuartmorgan-g — fair callout, thank you. I went back through each of the four flagged PRs with the test bot's question in mind — "is there anything in your PR that you feel it is important we not accidentally revert back to how it was before your fix?" — and addressed them as follows:
For the cases where I'm requesting an exemption, the rule of thumb the bot suggests doesn't apply cleanly — there's no functional behavior to revert because the changes are either annotations + docs or pure additive console output. Genuinely sorry for the cumulative cost on the test bot's noise — I'll be more deliberate about the test checklist going forward (specifically: not blanket-checking the Tree Hygiene box without first asking myself the bot's question per-PR). |
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Closing for a clean conversation timeline. Replaced by #186254 with identical content (only your authored commit). Sorry for the noise. |
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…oader (flutter#186254) ## Description When the Flutter web loader picks a build for the current browser, it walks `buildConfig.builds` and takes the first one whose `compileTarget`, `renderer`, and WASM-allowlist constraints all match. Today, builds that fail those checks are silently filtered out, so: * If every build is rejected, the user sees the generic *"FlutterLoader could not find a build compatible..."* error and has no way to tell which constraint blocked which build. * If a preferred build (e.g. `dart2wasm` + `skwasm`) is rejected and the loader silently falls back to a less-preferred build (e.g. `dart2js` + `canvaskit`), the user has no way to tell that a fallback even happened, much less why. This was suggested by @yjbanov in flutter#143603 (comment) and is the fallback-side complement to the COOP/COEP load-failure warning in flutter#142822. ## What changed `loader.js`'s `buildIsCompatible` was a `bool`-returning predicate. Refactored to `buildIncompatibilityReason` that returns either `null` (compatible) or a short human-readable string. The selection loop captures the reason for each skipped candidate, then: * If **no compatible build is found**, prints a `console.warn` unconditionally so the silently-blank-page case is never silent. The warning hints at `verboseBuildSelection` for follow-up. * If **`verboseBuildSelection: true`** is set on the Flutter config, prints one `console.warn` per skipped candidate explaining its rejection reason — useful both for the no-build case and for the "why does the loader keep falling back to canvaskit when I expected skwasm?" debug case. Off by default to keep the typical user's console quiet. Sample output a developer would see on a browser without WasmGC, with `verboseBuildSelection: true`: ``` [warn] Flutter Web: build dart2wasm/skwasm was skipped: dart2wasm requires WasmGC support; this browser does not implement it yet. ``` And without `verboseBuildSelection`, when no compatible build is found: ``` [warn] Flutter Web: no compatible build found for this browser. Set `verboseBuildSelection: true` in your Flutter configuration to see why each candidate was rejected. ``` ## Tests No JS test infrastructure exists for `engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/flutter_js/`. The change is also pure additive logging — the build-selection algorithm picks the same build it picked before. Requesting a test exemption. This PR replaces flutter#186238 (closed for a clean conversation timeline). ## Pre-launch Checklist - [x] I read the [Contributor Guide]. - [x] I read the [Tree Hygiene] page. - [x] I read and followed the [Flutter Style Guide]. - [x] I signed the [CLA]. - [x] No behavioral change beyond the new opt-in diagnostic logging. [Contributor Guide]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/docs/contributing/Tree-hygiene.md#overview [Tree Hygiene]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/docs/contributing/Tree-hygiene.md [Flutter Style Guide]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/docs/contributing/Style-guide-for-Flutter-repo.md --------- Co-authored-by: Harry Terkelsen <[email protected]>
Description
When the Flutter web loader picks a build for the current browser, it walks
buildConfig.buildsand takes the first one whosecompileTarget,renderer, and WASM-allowlist constraints all match. Today, builds that fail those checks are silently filtered out, so:dart2wasm+skwasm) is rejected and the loader silently falls back to a less-preferred build (e.g.dart2js+canvaskit), the user has no way to tell that a fallback even happened, much less why.This was suggested by @yjbanov in #143603 (comment) and is the fallback-side complement to the COOP/COEP load-failure warning in #142822.
What changed
loader.js'sbuildIsCompatiblewas abool-returning predicate. Refactored tobuildIncompatibilityReasonthat returns eithernull(compatible) or a short human-readable string. The selection loop captures the reason for each skipped candidate, then:console.warnper skipped build before throwing the existing error.console.infosummarizing the fallback path.Sample output a developer would see when running on a browser without WasmGC:
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