ts: Improve error message of unsupported view method (#3177)

coral-xyz · Aug 17, 2024 · 275b28a · 275b28a
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ The minor version will be incremented upon a breaking change and the patch versi
 - cli: Fix installation with `--locked` argument using Rust v1.80 due to `time` crate issue ([#3143](https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor/pull/3143)).
 - lang: Fix compilation warnings due to unused deprecated program id macros ([#3170](https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor/pull/3170)).
 - ts: Remove `crypto-hash` dependency ([#3171](https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor/pull/3171)).
+- ts: Improve error message of unsupported `view` method ([#3177](https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor/pull/3177)).
 
 ### Breaking
 

diff --git a/ts/packages/anchor/src/program/namespace/methods.ts b/ts/packages/anchor/src/program/namespace/methods.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,12 @@ export class MethodsBuilder<
  }
 
  if (!this._viewFn) {
- throw new Error("Method does not support views");
+ throw new Error(
+ [
+ "Method does not support views.",
+ "The instruction should return a value, and its accounts must be read-only",
+ ].join(" ")
+ );
  }
 
  // @ts-ignore